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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: willy_principal on June 05, 2005, 05:52:57 pm
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Volition Bulletin Board Survivors...is there any here?
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Most of the old members (myself included), are VBB survivors.
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Do you remember someone called 'An Argentinean'?
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Me, and no.
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I was a lurker for a few weeks, and was on my way to register the day it went down. I remember seeing the name, but nothing else.
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Originally posted by Hades
was on my way to register the day it went down.
Nice timing :p
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Couldn't have picked a better time... :p
And, no, I don't remember anyone by that nick. Then again, I was only around long enough to get about ~200 posts.
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I do not remember that person. sorry.
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Dam FS2 had bad advertiseing. Plus, i never saw a comercial of FS2. Anyone got the 'clip' ?
Btw, before PXO died, i never heard of the VBB or HLP.
Corection, iv heard HLP mentioned a few times not knowing what it was. Sad.
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What?
Advertising and commercials have nothing to do with whether you know a person from the VBB...
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I was banned from the VBB shortly after I found it. :( They were discussing warez, I asked what 'warez' meant in a thread, and when the thread got closed, I got the boot. :(
This is loooooong ago, though. And I never went back there.
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Yup, I was Gemini over there.
Just over a hundred post as I recall.
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memememememe!!111!!!!!1!11!!1!
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I lurked there
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Originally posted by Nuke
memememememe!!111!!!!!1!11!!1!
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I was there until we had to migrate over here.
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I was one of the first members on the VBB. So yes, I'm a survivor :)
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Well...'An argentinean'...............was me....
i called myself The Troll Commander....
just,.........imagine the thing i did up there...
of course...i have changed.....i just got bored to troll around...
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I only registered a few weeks before it went down, and I did post there a few times. However, those were during my Droidarena/BF days, when I was active on forums elsewhere, so I paid little attention then.
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I had an account there and posted on occasion so I guess that technically makes me a "survivor"...
edit: oops! misread the title (sleep deprivation does that to you...). I thought it said "Volition Watch Bulletin Board Survivors". I had a fair posts on the old VBB, I forget the exact number but I'm pretty sure I haven't beaten it on any other board I've registered at since.
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Originally posted by willy_principal
Well...'An argentinean'...............was me....
i called myself The Troll Commander....
just,.........imagine the thing i did up there...
of course...i have changed.....i just got bored to troll around...
Hang on a sec. You're proud of your dickheadery?
If I'd acted like a prick in my past I'd try to prevent people from finding out about it rather than starting a whole new thread to point out the fact.
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As with Ice, I was one of the older folk there. The memories...
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i dinn't post mucth there but yeat i was around VBB for a good time
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i made fanboy there so in guess im a vet too.
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I'm an old survivor of the VBB I had a similar nickname over there..!
I was a registered member for about a year or 2 cant remember exactly. Then folowed a period where I had no place "to go" since the place closed shop. But then as i was fliing around in mi Herc MKII blasting some shivans I saw a red spot on the horizon.
I started fling towards it and extended mi sensors to maximum but I culd not understand what it was.
Then as I aproaced the red spot I started getting some readings I havent seen in quite some time!
"Could it be....should I allow miself to believe again...?.."
"Yes it is.....its another.........dear god how lucky can a man get...???"
"This is the happyest day of mi life!!!"
And ther I was I parked mi HERC mkII outside and some vasudan touck it to go fishing but I did'nt care I was HOME once more.
:D
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Wow I feel dumber after reading that...
And wait, are you the AlphaOne from the VBB? The one who was the ubertroll, along with HemroidFrogButt?
(Both of these characters are in the HLP movie, and they were based on the real things).
Anyway, I registered first as "Fighter_Captain," but I did got flamed or something under that name, so I switched to "Unkown_Target" (yes, I misspelled it :D). I registered on HLP with that name after it collapsed, and eventually one of the admins was kind enough to correct it for me :D
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I found VBB and instead of registering I went to HLP from a forum link there and didn't go back till like 2 years later so I got maybe a year of actual posting there off abd on despite being active in FS2 modding since like 2/02
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w00t. VBB. I wish I could remember my Post count though :(.
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yes i remember this guy: HemroidFrogButt
I also remember you Alpha 1
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I am. Although I used to be Thunder there, back in the days of Ross 128.
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Originally posted by willy_principal
Well...'An argentinean'...............was me....
i called myself The Troll Commander....
just,.........imagine the thing i did up there...
of course...i have changed.....i just got bored to troll around...
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No, I am An argentinean!
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I used to surf on there for about 4 months. Then my connection went down and I left it for 6 months. Came back and it was all down. If I ever posted it would have been only once or twice.
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Were there ever any comercial clips or videos released for FS 1 or 2?
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I think there's some trailers on http://www.freespace2.com .
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http://www.3dactionplanet.com/hlp/hosted/stealth/ has links to all of them...
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His website is still up? Wow...
EDIT: Well, most of it anyway...
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the swooh half is dead...
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Not dead yet. Just in a semi-alive state of workaholism.
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Another survivor here. I remember I had about 3300 posts... Don't remember no argentinean, though.
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Originally posted by Janos
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No, I am An argentinean!
:lol: Will the real an argentinean please stand up?
Originally posted by Zarathud
Not dead yet. Just in a semi-alive state of workaholism.
How is it that you continue to pop up so miraculously around the place? Cool to see you. :)
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Originally posted by Setekh
:lol: Will the real an argentinean please stand up?
*Savagely beats Steak with a tuna.*
Never, ever, ever, say anything remotely linked to eminem again! :p
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My teas gone cold and I'm wondering why...
:P
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Originally posted by Setekh
As with Ice, I was one of the older folk there. The memories...
I guess you're actually the one with the most posts. I can remember you reaching 7 or 8000 posts, I think. (of course that's nothing compared to your current HLP ranking :p)
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Or mine for that matter. :nervous:
I'm sure that had I not been initially banned, I'd probably had had about as many also.
Originally posted by Admiral LSD
My teas gone cold and I'm wondering why...
:P
That's not Eminem, that's Dido. f00l.
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Originally posted by Raa
That's not Eminem, that's Dido. f00l.
Oh, it was part from lyrics. I just thought he was posting on LSD. :nervous:
I joined VBB just before it closed down.
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Originally posted by Kalfireth
I am. Although I used to be Thunder there, back in the days of Ross 128.
Oh Ross128....and FreeSpace Command....and Descent Chronicals...back in the day.
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Originally posted by Raa
That's not Eminem, that's Dido. f00l.
I know that, but you said:
Originally posted by Raa
Never, ever, ever, say anything remotely linked to eminem again! :p
And I was just stirring the pot a little:
http://www.lyricsstyle.com/e/eminem/stan.html
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
I know that, but you said:
And I was just stirring the pot a little:
http://www.lyricsstyle.com/e/eminem/stan.html
You haven't heard this gem, then:
http://www.ni9e.com/
Songs to make love to I tell ya!
Edit: Only listen to this with headphones or if you are lonely - all those songs include is swearing.
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Originally posted by Raa
Or mine for that matter. :nervous:
I'm sure that had I not been initially banned, I'd probably had had about as many also.
Now add your VWBB posts to that and we're set :o
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I had how many on there? Do you remember? Somewhere in the several thousand range.
(Since I was the only regular user with enough posts to change my title whenever I felt like it)
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Hey Goober, where's the grammer police? Isn't it supposed to be "are there any here" not "is there any here"? :p
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I remember you...Raa............and Carl too...
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my memory sucks, i remember i was hated there as much as i am here. :D
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Originally posted by willy_principal
I remember you...Raa............and Carl too...
Eh? I was Sniper997 on the VBB. I was Snipes on the VWBB... I have Snipes on the HLPBB too, but it's inactive, in favour of this account.
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Originally posted by Raa
*Savagely beats Steak with a tuna.*
Never, ever, ever, say anything remotely linked to eminem again! :p
Cultural ignoramus. That phrase originated with the game show "To Tell the Truth". :p
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Originally posted by Goober5000
Cultural ignoramus. That phrase originated with the game show "To Tell the Truth". :p
Buh? I'm a cultural ignoramus for not killing my brain cells with idiot television? Should be the other way around, Sir spamsalot. :p
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/raise hand
I don't seem to remember anything about the VBB except a few names (Kalfireth was R128 Thunder and such) and Tell a Story. Some time after it died a horrible death I remembered a place people mentioned: HLP, so I came here.
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I was there.
Just too in love with the flaming about.
1500 posts of pure crap.
I think flaming the "Will there be an FS3"'ers was the most fun. That, and RAMALAMADINGDONG.
Also no memory of any Argentinians whatsoever.
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i had never heard of the VBB until i came to HLP.
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Originally posted by Raa
Buh? I'm a cultural ignoramus for not killing my brain cells with idiot television?
I never saw the show either, but I have a keen interest in phrase etymology. :p Remember: "The more you know, the more fun it is to know." :) Should be the other way around, Sir spamsalot. :p
*looks at post count*
*looks at Raa's post count*
You were saying? :p
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*looks at join date*
*looks at your join date*
Respect your elders son! *takes off his belt*
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Originally posted by IceFire
Oh Ross128....and FreeSpace Command....and Descent Chronicals...back in the day.
I miss DC... and PFS.
If Volition didn't become console-centric, I do think Volition Watch would have survived. Red Faction simply couldn't compete UT2k3 in the modding scene, which killed the community.
To a certain extent I'd say that the Red Faction boards on the VBB are also what led to its being closed. Hard to moderate the influx of users, etc. Then again, I think that the boards would have died quickly after the game hit retail due to the competition from other games like UT.
Let's see, as for the VBB-
TaS
RAMALAMADINGDONG Squadron
Kazan!
Le Campaignne De Faux Prommisses
*sigh* Where's Plasma when you need him?
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I do remember those ridiculous flamewars.
Pages after pages of SHOUTING and cursing. For what? No one really knew..
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Red Faction did have the slight disadvantage of being utter pish, though.
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Originally posted by Raa
*looks at join date*
*looks at your join date*
Respect your elders son! *takes off his belt*
AUGH!
Put suspenders on if you're going to do that! :shaking:
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What? It's all concealed in my sexy reptilian body. ;)
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Not me, sadly.. I may have clicked around it once or twice, but the earliest time I can remember looking around the FS community was Hard Light in its infancy... I used to have aaaaaaaaalllllll of Setekh's old art on my compy... they was nice.
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Originally posted by Ace
Where's Plasma when you need him?
Around.
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Originally posted by Ghost
Not me, sadly.. I may have clicked around it once or twice, but the earliest time I can remember looking around the FS community was Hard Light in its infancy... I used to have aaaaaaaaalllllll of Setekh's old art on my compy... they was nice.
Wasn't he supposed to start making new ones? ;7
(And for all the newbs out there - HE USES A CUSTOM PROGRAM! YOU CAN'T GET IT! :p)
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
Wasn't he supposed to start making new ones? ;7
Hell, I'm still waiting for him to fix the Array so I can get all his old pics again.
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I lurked... but I was too young too register.
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You could've just lied about your age (not like it wouldn't have shown, but still) :p
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Ahh, the days of the VBB... keeping TAS alive far longer than it deserved...
... and then breaking the forum when the thread became longer than 100 pages...:nervous:
I ended up starting a spinoff of TAS on a different board altogether. It was, oddly enough, well-received. ;7
And it involved Elvis and his army of Smurfs, prune-throwing gnomes, Mr.T (of course), multicolored intelligent black holes, the UES Iron Fish, an evil scientist named Von Herringberg, his clone Von Cerringberg, the Uzbekistani Commandos, and Newfoundland flying through space with its amazing half-timezone powers. :lol:
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I vaguely remember asking some stupid fred questions on the VBB, and using it to find my way over to HLP and WS. I think I had a few hundred posts...
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hmmm, i do remember browsing the VBB. I think it did register shortly before it went down, or was that the VWBB :confused:
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Originally posted by Pilot Of The US
hmmm, i do remember browsing the VBB. I think it did register shortly before it went down, or was that the VWBB :confused:
Was it Blue and White or Black and Green? ;)
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I think RF board was part-wise in Red, though :D
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Originally posted by Unknown Target
You could've just lied about your age (not like it wouldn't have shown, but still) :p
Yeah but one parents kept close tabs on internet, and two realized it would have shown!
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T'was blue and white
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Originally posted by Pilot Of The US
T'was blue and white
VWBB then.