Subj : Re: hey To : All From : Kemper3 Date : Wed Jan 08 2003 07:17 pm I wouldn't get you hopes up. He's said the same thing at least 6 or 7 times now. On 8 Jan 2003 at 16:02, Doctor Who wrote: > > wooohoooo > he's gonna be quiet about it now! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Silver Dragon" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:55 PM > Subject: [twgsdotorg] Re: hey > > > > > > So Sue me I am through explaining myself, this isnt directed at you miss > rogue just telling everyone. This is my first time running USO infact its my > first tournament, I wanted to adapt it and make it mine. its 39 days till > the game runs and yes I changed my mind on releasing the TWA file. If you > think that ruins my word, as a rediculous as that is what can I do. Take me > or leave me nothing else I have to say on this. > > Silver Dragon > > > > >From a message by LadyRogue about Re: hey: > > > I think he's basing the statement on "your word" on the fact you said > you > > would release a file that you have since chosen not to. *shrug* doesn't > > matter to me. I doubt I will be playing. > > > > Bernice (LadyRogue) > > > > On 8 Jan 2003 at 14:48, Silver Dragon wrote: > > > > > > My word isnt good? Ok dude you need to stop right now, you dont know me, > > you have never spoken to me and it sounds to me youre pretty much out of > > the loop the past year. You have no idea how good my word is. I have done > > much for TW and dont appreciate you just showing up and putting me on > > blast. A simple switch of opinion on a minor thing like the TWA hardly > would > > present any evidence that I would change anything when a game has started. > > Dont question my loyalty to tradewars or this game because you think you > > know something based on a year ago. You have no idea what youre speaking > > about. > > Silver Dragon > > >From a message by Animal about Re: hey: > > > ok whatever it was on your board last year and was screwed up. You > allready said you were going to do something this year and changed you mind > how many more time you going to cahnge your mind before and after the game > starts? Don't matter to me i'm not playing anyways but might matter to those > > that are they just need to be aware if you change your mind now what's > stopping you from changing then? Your word? Which is not too good at this > point > > > > > > >From a message by Silver Dragon about Re: hey: > > > > Ok, up until then I had never run a server before my server was on a > > POS of a machine which I had massive problems with and caused issues > > with the server. It took me a while to get my bearings on how to run a > proper > > server. Since then I have not had a single issue and my server runs on a > dual > > 850 dell server which I purchased soley to run the TWGS if that shows you > > any dedication. By my second year I was voted #1 sysop and #1 server at > > the 2002 EIS awards. I helped put together planet TW which is a very > > advanced site and took mass time to setup. I dont know what else to tell > ya > > man. I dedicated alot of time to TW, sure I had a rough start with falty > > equipment and 0 knowledge of the TWGS but I think I have done very well > > since then. I would hope you would look at my career as a whole and see > > what I have done before you go telling people I am not trustworthy. > > > > And yes team Hardcoded won BOTE, would these elite players play on > > my server if I screwd people all the time? Shrug thats all I got to say. > > > > Silver Dragon > > > > >From a message by Animal about Re: hey: > > > > > was like the first couple or three months > > > > > > > > > > >From a message by Silver Dragon about Re: hey: > > > > > > Thank You cherokee, Like I said I think he played the first > week I > > ever ran a server if he did this is what happened, I refilled terra with > collies > > when it ran dry in a high turn game, my bad the only other thing I can > > remember was my second game when I tried to do some edits and totally > > messed up the planets lol, the top fig producer made 1 fig for every 500 > > collies lol. So I repaired the error the second day without a rebang. Oh > yes > > now I remember the game he is talking about a rebang had to do with aliens > > that ran rampant. Shrug all in the first week as sysop since then he hasnt > > been back and thats fine, but to judge my whole career on my first week is > > unfair. Shrug. > > > > > > Silver Dragon > > > > > > >From a message by Cherokee about Re: hey: > > > > > > > Everyone makes mistakes. I know I have. I don't know the > > details of > > > > > > what you are describing, but I seriously doubt Silver Dragon > > > > > > intentionally screwed you over. ANY shortcomings he may have > > shown a > > > > > > few years ago have been more than made up for. He's a good > guy, > > and he > > > > > > deserves to be cut some slack. > > > > > > > > > > > > To correct your point on the tournaments, Hardcoded is now the > > home of > > > > > > USO, and for 2003, will host BOTE as a result of Team > > Hardcoded's > > > > > > victory in BOTE 2002. I don't know for sure what is going to > > happen > > > > > > with WTC, as both Eleq and Fuse seem to have other priorities > > now. > > > > > > > > > > > > I thought about asking to take over the WTC, but I believe > that the > > > > > > WTC, as a game with no rules, is fatally flawed. I'm sure > people > > have > > > > > > some terrific memories of the WTC from years past, but I think > it's > > > > > > time to let go, and move on to something new. > > > > > > > > > > > > In fact, I'd be perfectly happy if Jerry would be willing to > run > > > > > > another TW Chess Championships this summer when WTC would > > normally run. > > > > > > Then we'd have USO, Chess, BOTE, and HHT. > > > > > > > > > > > > Of course, a lot of us would like a few minor changes to Chess > > before > > > > > > accepting it whole-heartedly as one of the major tournies, but > that > > > > > > conversation is for another day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Animal wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bone i am not questioning his honesty. Silver Dragon has > > screwed me > > > > > > > at least three times twice in tedit and once by banging a > game > > four > > > > > > > to five days after it started with out warning. There is no > question > > > > > > > of his honesty i know what it is by experience. I stated i > won't > > ever > > > > > > > play in any game on his server i have told him this and > other > > people, > > > > > > > i keep waiting for him to throw a temper tantrum like > another > > sysop > > > > > > > that, name also start with a "S". When i read all the post > it > > > > > > > bothered me that he stated it would be released and all of a > > sudden > > > > > > > it wasn't, i was just wondering why?, What is being hidden? > > > > > > > Maybe when you have played in as many tournies as i have and > > have > > > > > > > changes made when the game started that were different than > > > > > > > advertised or spent something like 216 days every night at 2 > or > > 3 am > > > > > > > at extern which i got Rebel Alliance a second place in the > Bote > > you > > > > > > > will know what i mean. I beleive if he is going to host uso > > someone > > > > > > > else should do the wtc he shouldn't have two of the 4 major > > touries. > > > > > > > Now Jerry is a great sysop so is Mac, Sure miss Eleq, > Never > > had any > > > > > > > problems on any of their servers, Silver Dragon's isn't the > only > > > > > > > board i don't trust by experience. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From a message by bone collector about Re: Re:hey: > > > > > > > > I cannot believe that ANYONE would question the integrity > or > > > > > > > honesty of Silver. Maybe it is just that I havent played in > many > > > > > > > tournies, but for someone to accuse one of the BEST sysops > to > > ever be > > > > > > > involved in TW of not being honest is ridiculous. The game > hasnt > > > > > > > even started and yet people are already ASSUMING something > > will go > > > > > > > wrong. Get off of his back. Who cares how he came to the > > decision > > > > > > > to not release the file? If you really think he is gonna > change > > > > > > > something midstream, dont play. I personally think that > Silver > > along > > > > > > > with Jerry are the most honest and trustworthy TW people > > around. > > > > > > > Quit griping until you have a legitimate reason. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bone > > > > > > > > >From a message by SLG about Re:hey: > > > > > > > > > animal! :) long time no hear.. hope all is well :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 12:51 AM 1/8/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hey All i'm not one to post in the forums but after > reading > > this > > > > > > > forum > > > > > > > > >for a while now the last few days have been great. Do > most > > of you > > > > > > > need a > > > > > > > > >little cheese to go with all the whine? > > > > > > > > >I saw where Silver said he was going to release the twa > file > > for > > > > > > > the uso > > > > > > > > >then cahnged his mind. Wonder why? maybe there are > > some edits he > > > > > > > is going > > > > > > > > >to change before or after the game starts don't know > don't > > really > > > > > > > care as > > > > > > > > >after being screwed on his board three times i won't > ever > > play > > > > > > > there > > > > > > > > >again, I was asked last to play least year and had to > refuse > > > > > > > because it > > > > > > > > >was on Harcoded now this year after taking a break from > > major > > > > > > > tournies for > > > > > > > > >a year was thinking about it then i saw it and think he > said > > wtc > > > > > > > is on > > > > > > > > >hardcoded what a shame two tournies i won't be playing. > I > > have > > > > > > > been trough > > > > > > > > >two uso fiascos and not wanting to go through another > one. > > > > > > > > >To all of you starting to play tournies remember don't > start it > > > > > > > unless you > > > > > > > > >are committed to be on every night at extern whether it > be > > at 1 > > > > > > > am, 2am, 3 > > > > > > > > >am, 4 am whatever that is the only way to win or place > you > > have > > > > > > > to commit > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Sorry about the long post didn't mean to bore you > > > > > > > > >Happy hunting > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- FEddy 1.4.03/modPHX * Origin: http://www.twgs.org -- THE Trade Wars web forum! 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