Old folks.

Arzock · Post by **Arzock** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:27 am

W00t! I'm old!

satan_n_stuff · Post by **satan_n_stuff** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:35 am

Relax and Play wrote:Ok Guy No. 2 has me corrected, UESP is actually in its Early Cretacious Period.

(Triassic = 2006, when Jeff and Weka and so on were around and active.

Jurassic = 2007, after the arrival of folks like Cactus.

Cretaceous = 2008, started upon the arrival of me, Raven, and a few others.)

>_>

<_<

Edit:

Logius wrote:Long time no see, Arotos. Always good to see older members returning, even if it's just for a visit.

And I could have sworn I saw something that said TES V was confirmed for 2010. Might have been in either GameInformer or Xbox Magazine...
See here http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/b ... e-for-2010

So I'm from the Triassic? Didn't realise I was that old, but then again, you tend to forget after a while. And hello by the way, I'm still here.

The King · Post by **The King** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:56 pm

I guess that means I joined in the birth stages of Cretacious or death of Jurassic, doesn't matter.

Dark Spark · Post by **Dark Spark** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:06 pm

The King wrote:
Blue the Thief wrote:It seems I joined the forums as it was entering its dark days...

The night is darkest before the dawn.

...Somehow I'm still here to explain,
The darkest hour never comes in the night.
— "The Sound of Madness"

I'm pretty much like the Goths who sacked Rome: I was actually just trying to join in on the fun of the Golden Age but, as I was kicking the walls for hollow spots, everything started falling down instead.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:43 pm

The Dark Ages began on 12 May 2007: When MHL joined, became a mod, and talked Daveh into the General Forums.

The (new) Veterans

, are the ones who pushed it into the Prehistoric Era. Following that leadership will only ensure more darkness, not dawn.

Deandra wrote:... Or would everyone leave in disgust?

Jeff wrote:...the alternative could also be that people leave in disgust bacause the Forum has turned into nothing but uselesspostfloodingspamage...???

That is exactly what happened... but it wasn't just Weka & I who left, it was most of the Adults.... the few left are the moderators, and you don't see them that much (and that's only to tell the kiddies to get back on topic). Continue the way you are, and you might see them leave too...

Bear has been ready to leave, even back when I took off at the beginning of the year.

Codex had planned to leave on his 2nd Aniversary, it was when King and a few others back then said they were leaving that he changed his mind.

Seriously... how many times do you think it takes for them to get tired of reprimanding the same people, about the same thing...???

Just look at how many times you all have to get told to get on topic in the "Welcome/goodbye" topic... every couple of pages...

Dark Lord Cam · Post by **Dark Lord Cam** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 7:58 pm

you know having the adults leave only makes the problem worse.
leaving us kids by ourselves isnt always a good idea

some of us are more mature than others
but there have always been a few clowns
you cant deny that

like i said
if the mods leave that only makes the problem worse.
not better

anyway before i anger someone i am off as this thread is not exactly for me.................

i am only one of the new guys...........

The King · Post by **The King** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 8:46 pm

Jeff........ is back!!!! Yay!!!! Oblivion forums aren't the same without you.

On topic: The forums have a certain learning curve, it takes people a while to get used to it, given, it seems it takes/took some longer to understand(including myself) yet most come around.

suped · Post by **suped** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:18 pm

Jeffs back awesome!!!!
whos Jeff?

The King · Post by **The King** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:30 pm

suped wrote:Jeffs back awesome!!!!
whos Jeff?

One of the two greatest forum members of all time.

Arzock · Post by **Arzock** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 11:36 pm

Yes! Jeff is second only to one: Cheesus! Let us pray. I thank the father the mother and our holy and blue veined lord.

For a Copy of our bible, Pm me!

Coulsonji · Post by **Coulsonji** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:30 am

Wow I didn't know the dark ages started that long ago... I'm pretty sure the forums started the dark ages when Jeff and Weka left. (Good to see you around by the way Jeff) Things have just gone downhill since then. We can't just kick the immature kiddies our of the forum (not mentioning any names) but I think we need someone like you Jeff to really put them in their place. I would of left a long time ago, but then my Battleground thread got going so I have stayed behind to... moderate it.

Bear · Post by **Bear** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:25 am

I am not sure what to say here! I have so much going through my head at the moment.

How about this!

Length of time here and post count don't really hold all that much weight around here as to the quality of the poster in itself. I have been around since just after Weka, Jeff, Codex, and many more; but one of the people I looked up to the most when I read through the archives(and before I joined) was Vook. He had left just before I joined!

I've seen people come and go, but mostly I think of the ones that have helped others with there ES problems the most. This is not a point of naming specifically whom has done this or that, but the manner in which they represented themselves in doing so.

I have come to understand that I myself am even disliked in a good and a bad sense! I do believe that everything I have done here has been for the betterment of the game in which I've discussed, and the better for the forums as a whole. Some will disagree with that point of view, and I'm ok with that. I am still here for the moment and I would like to think that the weight of what I say is still respected. I didn't volunteer to be a moderator because I thought it would be a popularity contest, I did so because I thought I could help! And I believe is the same with the other moderators.

n0va · Post by **n0va** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:42 am

That's pretty deep, Bear

Well said.

Deandra · Post by **Deandra** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:50 am

Hey there Arotos!

I'm still around, although RL does get in the way sometimes.

ArotosMarkos wrote:I've been here since before July of 2007 on another account that I didn't quite keep that active...
I forgot the exact name, too...It was...some series of numbers.

Ah, well...

Smitty_01209

Phear my 1337 mod skillz

Dark Lord Cam · Post by **Dark Lord Cam** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:52 am

you know we do.

Relax and Play · Post by **Relax and Play** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:47 am

Deandra wrote:Hey there Arotos!

I'm still around, although RL does get in the way sometimes.

ArotosMarkos wrote:I've been here since before July of 2007 on another account that I didn't quite keep that active...
I forgot the exact name, too...It was...some series of numbers.

Ah, well...
Smitty_01209

Phear my 1337 mod skillz

Don't hurt me!

satan_n_stuff · Post by **satan_n_stuff** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 12:46 pm

Bear wrote:I am not sure what to say here! I have so much going through my head at the moment.

How about this!

Length of time here and post count don't really hold all that much weight around here as to the quality of the poster in itself. I have been around since just after Weka, Jeff, Codex, and many more; but one of the people I looked up to the most when I read through the archives(and before I joined) was Vook. He had left just before I joined!

I've seen people come and go, but mostly I think of the ones that have helped others with there ES problems the most. This is not a point of naming specifically whom has done this or that, but the manner in which they represented themselves in doing so.

I have come to understand that I myself am even disliked in a good and a bad sense! I do believe that everything I have done here has been for the betterment of the game in which I've discussed, and the better for the forums as a whole. Some will disagree with that point of view, and I'm ok with that. I am still here for the moment and I would like to think that the weight of what I say is still respected. I didn't volunteer to be a moderator because I thought it would be a popularity contest, I did so because I thought I could help! And I believe is the same with the other moderators.

You speak all the right words.
( Vook is awesome. 900 posts in a time where the number 2 had like 200, and all of them good helpful posts, no spam. )

EDIT: You're awesome too, you saved the forum two years ago.
( At least I think so. )

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 2:27 pm

Back... hardly... I tossed OB & MW (and all games from my home).

That last topic had nothing to do with my departure.

In an attempt to help guide the oblivious children, I was only making things worse for the Moderators.

I left out of respect to Bear & Codex.

weka · Post by **weka** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:30 pm

Relax and Play wrote:(Triassic = 2006, when Jeff and Weka and so on were around and active.

We were both active, barrin a few short interludes, right through to Aug2008, so don't write us off that easily!!

Like Bear, Vook I have always missed, he was a brilliant asset to UESP. But I hadn't realised Bear, that you weren't here during Vook's time.

Daedricmudcrab · Post by **Daedricmudcrab** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:16 pm

I think king was right a few pages back that the reason the forums were so great before was because so many people were playing oblivion. It's been quite a while since it came out so people stopped going on. I'm pretty guilty. I can't remember the last time I went to the Oblivion or Morrowind section.

The Most Unholy · Post by **The Most Unholy** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:20 pm

Hey weka and Jeff, glad to see you around, even if it is only for a short time.

Cactus · Post by **Cactus** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:40 am

I've been here since September '07. Does that make me "old"? Middle-aged, perhaps...

I joined right at the tail-end of the "golden age." I definitely remember it fondly, but I'd like to think the forum can be steered into a second golden age. We'll see.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:59 am

Can't do that, until you understand what made the golden age... Golden.

HINT: Less is MORE

WolfGang IceEye · Post by **WolfGang IceEye** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:01 am

You wan't to eliminate some of the lower level members and some of the use less members don't you jeff?

The King · Post by **The King** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:02 am

Not exactly, he wants no General Forum, that I know.