All Good Things

[Acebot44]

I can give the monies

[Jason1]

I think we should keep it .net!

[Ginkasa]

I think the best option is to let GameTavern die and we can separate by having to choose between two, different gaming forums. One could be called "GamePub" and the other would be named after the 3DS for some reason.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Ginkasa

I think the best option is to let GameTavern die and we can separate by having to choose between two, different gaming forums. One could be called "GamePub" and the other would be named after the 3DS for some reason.

I see what you did there. -_-

[Neo]

After many tense hours of negotiation, my people have finally reached a deal with Vampyr's people. It was touch and go for a while, but cooler heads prevailed and a compromise was finally reached.

On February 14th, 2012, the 11th anniversary of GameTavern, I will transfer ownership of the site to Vampyr.

We really dodged a bullet this time. I'm know Vampyr is the one who is perfect for the job. Vampyr has all the right moves and even knows kung fu. This site still needs a lot of work.

Don't worry about the financial situation; money's not on this Vampyr's mind. Instead the only currency......is blood. YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!

At this Tavern, all the drinks.......are colored red. YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!

There's no need to study astronomy. If you want to see stars, just look......under your name. YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!

Not every post can be seen. There are some messages that will always be........private. YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!

Jerry Sandusky may have had all the right moves, but on this play.......I'm calling a penalty. YEAAAAAAAHHHH!!

[Vampyr]

My first official move as CEO of GameTavern is to outlaw David Caruso jokes.

As Neo stated, I will be taking the helm of GT in a quest to lead it down the path of greatness. Neo will be taking the blue pill.

I actually already have a server of my own that I pay for each month ($20), that I use for hosting my personal projects and just playing around with. I have a 200GB monthly limit, which is way above the 8GB that Neo says we use. My other projects don't generate anything close to 1GB (yet). 200GB seems low compared to the 30,000GB that Neo mentioned we currently have, but my server is a VPS (virtual private server), as opposed to a shared host. We may actually see some speed increases (not that GT is slow anyway).

I also have 200GB of space available, and GT is currently just over .5GB, so no worries there. I have a registrar that I currently use for my other domain names, so I'll just be transferring GameTavern.net to there. That will be about $15 a year.

That being said, I'm going to look into upgrading our version of vbulletin. I would really like to have some of the newer features. It is pretty expensive, so we'll see about doing a round of donations. I won't clutter the forums with advertisements, but we might look into having a small one on the front page or something.

Some people may be wondering about my qualifications to run a website, but rest easy knowing that it's actually my real life job to build and maintain web applications.

As for the future of GameTavern, I have some plans. We won't be going down the route of video game reviews & news. That's been done a thousand times before, and there are bigger sites than us out there that do it better than we ever could. Instead we will focus on finding our own niche and continue doing what we already do best: having a tight knit community.

And of course, a special thanks to Neo for giving us vagabonds a place to hang out all these years. As we can now see, it wasn't exactly cheap for him.

[Neo]

Now that I'm in my lame duck phase, I feel like I should be handing out pardons.

Anyone feel like they need absolution for something?

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Neo

Now that I'm in my lame duck phase, I feel like I should be handing out pardons.

Anyone feel like they need absolution for something?

Sure, I'll like to be redeemed for the whole dubloon stuff.. ran quite the trade back then...

Then there was shadowLink's baby pool...

And.. well I've done a lot of things.. er.. so just clear them all.

[Fox 6]

Viva El presidente! Viva!

[Neo]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

Sure, I'll like to be redeemed for the whole dubloon stuff.. ran quite the trade back then...

Then there was shadowLink's baby pool...

And.. well I've done a lot of things.. er.. so just clear them all.

*spouts off something in Latin*

You are now cleansed of any sins you may have committed.

Go forth my son, and rejoice. Be not seduced by the temptations of the flesh, unless she cometh with no strings attached and be dtf.

[Typhoid]

The day this forum dies is the day the internet gets shut down.

And of course, a special thanks to Neo for giving us vagabonds a place to hang out all these years. As we can now see, it wasn't exactly cheap for him.

Agreed. It honestly never really occurred to me (I mean, it occurred to me, but I never really thought about it) that someone is actually paying out of pocket so we can continue to all communicate with each other. Neo should be revered as a Saint in the future of the site.


So, will there be sweeping changes? 100% overhaul, new members, new forum staff, new look, new colours?

[Neo]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

So, will there be sweeping changes? 100% overhaul, new members, new forum staff, new look, new colours?

I like that I can make suggestions now instead of being the one shooting them down. Awesome.

Though at the same time it's going to feel weird. I'm so used to just jamming whatever I want down your throats and hahahaha SCREW YOU if you don't like it.

[Neo]

vBulletin 4 does look pretty bad ass. It has an integrated article publishing system that would make it easy to post news or whatever. It also allows users to setup and maintain their own blogs. Is that something you guys would be interested in?

[KillerGremlin]

Although I have contributed nothing meaningful to this empire, I would be open to helping brainstorm new directions....

[Teuthida]

Thank you Neo for keeping the lights on all these years.

GT's been a great way for me to keep track of what movies I've watched and music currently listening to. And I guess you folks are tolerable enough.

It could become the forum for NOTR. It does link here...