Good Idea, if the members will police themselves on this forum. I am sure some here remember the old "No Wonder" board, which was very popular a few years ago, and it got completely out of bounds, so the owners of the forum shut it down, renamed it E-People and it shut down shortly afterward due to no input. Let's don't let that happen here. Delete the Lounge if it begins to become like No Wonder did. I am really not worried that members will abuse the priviledge that the new forum offers. However, I AM greatly surprised (but grateful) to see it at all. Happy yakking.
SuperSparks
October 23rd, 2004, 02:01 PM
Don't worry, all the mod staff will be keeping a very close eye on this forum, at least to start with.
I do indeed remember NoWonder, and I for one will not allow our OT forum to go the way of that one. But I also remember there were some very interesting threads there.
104456
October 23rd, 2004, 02:17 PM
Are we having a specifically written set of rules for the Lounge so that it is quite clear to posters whats allowed and whats taboo?
BTW I too was suprised by its appearence too as I normally just use the new posts links as a shorcut.It wasnt till I responded to a previous post from here that it became apparent.
SuperSparks
October 23rd, 2004, 02:54 PM
Nope, the AUP will apply just the same. As long as the threads are polite, and don't discuss anything illegal, then there won't be any problems.
I would urge members to remember that this is a kid-friendly site, and not to start topics that are not what you would want your own children to see.
jgande
October 23rd, 2004, 03:52 PM
Kid-friendly- - - Well said supersparks, and I agree with you that there were many excellent threads on NoWonder. I would indeed like to see those types of threads come about on this forum, for they were both entertaining and informative. Maybe if they had had different or additional monitors, it might not have gone the way of the DoDo bird.
:)
jenae
October 23rd, 2004, 08:51 PM
Well done VDr ,wait till I tell Big Fred.:)
Ghouldini
October 23rd, 2004, 11:12 PM
I would suggest refraining from the usual hot spot topics, such as this upcoming election.
Most have their minds made up, and nothing said here would likely sway anyone anyway; and any undecided's likely won't make up their mind till they are in the booth, so no need for that issue to be discussed, IMO.
Those kind of topics are what gets things posted that are later regretted.
But troll-like behavior will some time show up, as there are always some who just happen by, or we have somebody mad at another.
I would imagine the regulars here would be on their best behavior, seeing how difficult it was to get this allowed here.
As for Nowonder, I too remember it, but was barely there. I do know that a lot of the trouble that happened there just before that OT forum was dumped, was caused by somebody who was here as well, and was later "convinced" to move on from here.
Rumour had it, more than one ID at the NW OT was the same person, even arguing with himself now and then in threads.
yeah, the good old days.
maxximilian
October 25th, 2004, 07:57 PM
Long time no post......:cool:
Good idea adding this forum. And I am not saying that just because I lobbied for one years ago....
Ummmm..............
OK.....yes that is the reason......LOL :eek: :D
Best of luck with it.....
BIG JOHN
October 25th, 2004, 10:01 PM
Hey Max, great to see ya. :D BJ
greengoose1
October 25th, 2004, 10:35 PM
Wow. Max and Ghouldini on the same page. Nice. Now where is Bistro? :D :D
Ridgerunr
October 26th, 2004, 01:02 AM
I totally agree GG1,,really nice to see some of the ol' group comin' around again. :)
Ahh,,for the days of the original Delta threads...:cool:
Abhoth
October 26th, 2004, 02:06 AM
Haven't noticed the new forum, but will be fine I'm sure.... and do remember NoWonder.... wow, many moons ago!
And must agree, good to see Max around! And you must remember GG... the Bistro's down in the GreenGoose valley, took the Train if memory serves! Think we were supposed to meet Max there but he was runnin' ridges or some such!
greengoose1
October 26th, 2004, 09:49 AM
LOL - That was funny Abhoth. Double intendre' all the way looks like. :D :D
maxximilian
October 26th, 2004, 03:02 PM
Nice to see ya folks......:)
I am semi-retired from tech support. Well....more like a strike until Bill Gates recalls XP and sends everyone back to Win98.....when everything was right in the world. ;):cool:
greengoose1
October 26th, 2004, 08:23 PM
Maxx, You can't be semi retired. I'm still workin' the bugs out of WIN98SE and the Bomid Stuff of Compaqs. I might need some help. :D :D
Ridgerunr!! Did you see the job Abhoth did on us in the post after yours? LOL
Abhoth
October 26th, 2004, 09:14 PM
And for those not "in the know" about the Greengoose valley ... some excerpts from the past ...
Originally posted by Abhoth
..... Ah yes, back in the day... days of taking the Train, Running_on_Wheel(s) to the Greengoose valley to visit the last Bistro in TooLoopy2 province. Then the KGG, affiliated with the JLS came along, and we didn't have enough seats! But, Jubal(ation), someone said "Philgo, get another car from Nix"..... but, Anarchyreigns and Billmanhart highjacked the train! Little did they know that taking us through Calpitor pass went straight to the Bistro, as written in Luke92881. They pressed on but the Mkuspider scared Billmanhart, falling against the brake just in time. Could still hear jslater25 yelling, "let's go! Off to the Bistro!", as I sit sipping a freshly made capppucino... contemplating my next build..... AMD? Intel? Where's that Cyrix manual again? I hear Commodore 64's are all the rage this fall... hummmmmm.
Used most everyone's moniker that had posted in that thread... fun.
Originally posted by greengoose1
(portions omitted)
And Bistro got on a Train and came down to Greengoose valley to help me, along with others, depending on what I needed. (Abhoth, I be thinkin' of you as I write this. :D )
(end portions omitted)
Originally posted by Abhoth
Yes... the Greengoose valley was once a dark place, shrouded in fog and gloom... could have brought the light sooner but someone (Bistro) kept shining that big flashlight in our eyes and then hiding in the dark places! ;-)
Just have too much fun here to leave thus far...
And that's the Train we took! Runnin' the same ridge there I do believe!
Train
October 26th, 2004, 11:02 PM
Not that one. It did not have enough pull.
We used this one (http://www.mrsr.com/gallery/Roster/imga10c.jpg)
http://www.mrsr.com/roster-steam.html
Abhoth
October 27th, 2004, 12:36 AM
Yes, that was it... well, can't trust me. I was doin' Jagermiester shots all the way up!
pommiemom
October 27th, 2004, 10:49 AM
Thanks Abhoth, really enjoyed the postings Recognized many of the names of people who have helped me in the past and wondered where they'd gone. You have a way with words.:)
Brily
October 27th, 2004, 03:27 PM
Wow maxximilian, you're back! Good to hear from you bud.
Take care!
maxximilian
October 27th, 2004, 04:22 PM
Yeah....been lost for awhile. I was abducted by aliens and subjected to horrible experiments, that I won't go into.....:eek:
They were trying to force me to give the location of the famed and all-powerful Emachine. Something about not be able to dominate Earth until they had it or something. I kept my secret, though.....
BTW, gang......that machine is STILL running......LOL:D
BIG JOHN
October 27th, 2004, 04:49 PM
Hey Maxx, well im glad they at least dropped you off back on earth, heck no telling where you could have been stranded. :D BJ
Sarrkazztic
October 27th, 2004, 06:42 PM
Yeah but they could have dropped him off anywhere but where they did
greengoose1
October 27th, 2004, 07:24 PM
Maxx, I'll put my lean mean compaqting machine up againt yours. :p
Kazz, now he's been subjugated to all sorts of things. ;)
Ridgerunr
October 28th, 2004, 01:42 AM
Yep GG1,don't mind these guys running up my ridge at all. Got to say that train is rumblin' my boulders around a' bit tho'. :p
All this memorabilia is making me snarfll into my hankie fer shure too. :rolleyes:
Now if Bistro's an(n)als would creep out of Maxx's remembrance's,I don't know how I'd get off Intel mountain without slippin' n' slidin' all the way down into that valley I can't remember the name of??!! :D
Calpitor
October 28th, 2004, 04:07 AM
Well Ridge just keep an eye out for Calpitor Pass and you'll be fine. http://www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/~milamber/Canada/photos/hells_gate1.jpg
Abhoth
October 28th, 2004, 04:16 AM
Yes, as memory serves me it was quite a picturesque journey! Fraught with peril and danger of course, but picturesque nonetheless!
Train
October 28th, 2004, 07:13 AM
Hells Gate, Rafting time!
Sarrkazztic
October 28th, 2004, 08:23 AM
Oh the glory days of VDR......can you say.....dare you say.....DELTA.....
greengoose1
October 28th, 2004, 11:27 AM
DELTA
I said it.
bistro
October 28th, 2004, 10:02 PM
Originally posted by greengoose1
Wow. Max and Ghouldini on the same page. Nice. Now where is Bistro? :D :D
I'm still here, GG :D Helloooooooo everybody......
BIG JOHN
October 28th, 2004, 10:22 PM
Originally posted by bistro
I'm still here, GG :D Helloooooooo everybody......
Hey buddy, great to see you how have ya been? BJ
Train
October 28th, 2004, 10:42 PM
Originally posted by bistro
I'm still here, GG :D Helloooooooo everybody......
Good to see you again.
bistro
October 29th, 2004, 02:27 PM
I've been hither, thither, and yawn...er...."yon". Went back to Pentium Mountain to get some more of my stuff I left behind.....books (comic-type), manuals (like the Official Pac-Man walkthrough), my M&M candy wrapper collection, my photo album with close-up pictures of snow, my statue of Elvis made entirely of rubber bands.......you know....important stuff.
SuperSparks
October 29th, 2004, 02:32 PM
Hey Bistro, we've been missing you over in Hardware. Good to see you again :)
greengoose1
October 29th, 2004, 03:29 PM
Bistro, I can't find my copy of the "Preferred Paths" for Pac Man. If you have a copy I sure would like a copy of your copy.
Heard you were modding alot. Any pictures or are they coming out in MaxximumPC?
bistro
October 30th, 2004, 12:05 AM
:) The editor of MaximumPC sent me a cool T-shirt a few months ago after I sent him a letter regarding their "Speed" issue. He passed it around the staff and they all had a good time laughing at my commentary. It's black and has this on the back (http://www.boomspeed.com/bistro/TShirtBack.jpg). Pretty cool. I wear it only to special occasions like weddings, funerals, black tie parties, etc..
As for mods (are we off the thread topic here? Whoa....): The only thing I've done lately is get this Antec case (http://www.boomspeed.com/bistro/11Front_Done.jpg), completely soundproofed it, added a 500w Thermaltake Silent psu and a few other goodies. I also did this mod (http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=12617&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 ) to the side panel. Cooled down my CPU and motherboard by seven to eight degrees. Took me probably an hour. That's about it for any mods lately.
Train
October 30th, 2004, 12:30 AM
And it looks like a handy one to whip out. Thanks for the idea and links.
bistro
October 30th, 2004, 01:19 AM
I failed to mention....I installed a Zalman 7000 Aluminum/Copper HSF (http://www.boomspeed.com/bistro/7000_small.jpg) with that mod. Seems to work best with that type of duct. I modded the HSF just a little bit by placing soft rubber grommets on the mounts...added a little more cushion to quiet it down even further. Can't hear it now unless you are right up on it, yet it's set on high rpm's.
greengoose1
October 30th, 2004, 06:10 AM
Looks like your partial to blue Bistro. Nice and clean looking too. Sharp. :)
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