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roadfix 04-08-08 11:01 PM

Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!

San Q!

felt1 04-08-08 11:05 PM

"I am felt1. And I see a whole army of my socalmen,
here in defiance of tyranny! You have come to fight as free men. And
free man you are! What will you do without freedom? Will you fight?"
"Two thousand against ten?" - the veteran shouted. "No! We will
run - and live!"
"Yes!" felt1 shouted back. "Fight and you may die. Run and you
will live at least awhile. And dying in your bed many years from now,
would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for
one chance, just one chance, to come back here as young men and tell
our enemies that they may take our lives but they will never take
our freedom!"

Chucklehead 04-08-08 11:12 PM

^^^ totally brought tears to my eyes, man.

Siu Blue Wind 04-08-08 11:16 PM


Originally Posted by roadfix (Post 6486808)
Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!

San Q!

Q Q Q???

umd 04-08-08 11:17 PM

Did Chucklehead's socal jersey thread get deleted again?

umd 04-08-08 11:21 PM

It's funny, I almost bought a red star for kuf the other day. I'm glad I kept my money now.

Chucklehead 04-08-08 11:24 PM

now, now... things promise to go in a better direction now that volt is the MAN.

kuf 04-08-08 11:26 PM


Originally Posted by umd (Post 6486895)
It's funny, I almost bought a red star for kuf the other day. I'm glad I kept my money now.

+1

Reading Brian's comments have really shown me the ugly side of this forum.
Completely opposite from what he intended, his comments show me how unprofessional he is.

umd 04-08-08 11:27 PM


Originally Posted by Chucklehead (Post 6486904)
now, now... things promise to go in a better direction now that volt is the MAN.

Voltman seems to have been the voice of reason during this whole thing. But I'm still glad I didn't give the "company" any more of my money. Edit: I'll give Voltman the money if he'll give her a red star :p

voltman 04-08-08 11:31 PM

As a form of goodwill, here's one, on the house.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...d_star.svg.png

iamtim 04-08-08 11:32 PM

So did something happen whilst I was watching Hell's Kitchen that spawned this thread and made everything OK?

umd 04-08-08 11:33 PM

Thanks

http://aethlos.com/welt/uploaded_ima...ill-751171.jpg

Jaguar27 04-08-08 11:36 PM

http://www.ccfc.premiumtv.co.uk/java...3275666,00.jpg

Sixty Fiver 04-09-08 01:25 AM

In reading I can only get a sense that the aim of many posters is to continue to bash and belittle BikeForums, it's moderators, and admins in a rather thinly veiled attempt to increase interest in that other sandbox (which I have visited) and for lack of a better words, poach members from the Bike Forum's SoCal sub forum.

I hope the other sand box grows beyond people's wildest expectations and then the folks running things over there will probably start to experience a lot of issues with trolls, spammers, and general ne'er do wells and in dealing with those, draw the ire of it's members.

And then the shoe will be on the other foot.

The only reason it bothers me is that I like a bunch of you and it seems that many people have been sucked into this whole conspiracy theory that keeps getting promoted when in reality, there is no conspiracy but rather, just a bunch of folks trying to maintain the peace and smooth running of the world's best all round cycling forum.

If you don't like things, go play in the other sandbox and if you do choose to play here, try and make things a better place.

It's pretty simple really.

kb5ql 04-09-08 01:55 AM

Better luck next year Arsenal... Ah. Gotta love good 'ol Steve Gerrard.

Condorita 04-09-08 08:51 AM

He who fights and runs away lives to run another day.

Brian 04-09-08 08:59 AM


Originally Posted by iamtim (Post 6486933)
So did something happen whilst I was watching Hell's Kitchen that spawned this thread and made everything OK?

Not exactly. We're just assigning moderators to individual forums now. Voltman gets SoCal.

Sixty Fiver's post rings very true.

prendrefeu 04-09-08 09:01 AM

Okay, I'm very confused now.

DScott 04-09-08 09:02 AM

Say, waddya think of that Lance guy? I hear he's an up and comer in the bike racing world.

Heard of him?


Kinda good at climbing, from what I understand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiCIJ2JewPE

GP 04-09-08 09:03 AM


Originally Posted by prendrefeu (Post 6488280)
Okay, I'm very confused now.

It's simple. Kiss Voltman's feet the next time you see him.

Some of us were doing that before he became a mod but that's a story for another time.

cjbruin 04-09-08 09:04 AM


Originally Posted by Brian (Post 6488264)
We're just assigning moderators to individual forums now. Voltman gets SoCal.

I think it's a good idea.

Brian 04-09-08 09:11 AM


Originally Posted by umd (Post 6486941)

He's looking for this:

http://www.industryoutsider.com/images/bills.jpg

herbm 04-09-08 09:15 AM


Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver (Post 6487167)
In reading I can only get a sense that the aim of many posters is to continue to bash and belittle BikeForums, it's moderators, and admins in a rather thinly veiled attempt to increase interest in that other sandbox (which I have visited) and for lack of a better words, poach members from the Bike Forum's SoCal sub forum.
I hope the other sand box grows beyond people's wildest expectations and then the folks running things over there will probably start to experience a lot of issues with trolls, spammers, and general ne'er do wells and in dealing with those, draw the ire of it's members.

And then the shoe will be on the other foot.

The only reason it bothers me is that I like a bunch of you and it seems that many people have been sucked into this whole conspiracy theory that keeps getting promoted when in reality, there is no conspiracy but rather, just a bunch of folks trying to maintain the peace and smooth running of the world's best all round cycling forum.

If you don't like things, go play in the other sandbox and if you do choose to play here, try and make things a better place.

It's pretty simple really.


That is so not true...and I have to totally disagree with your conclusion.

urbanknight 04-09-08 09:18 AM

My only complaint is that I keep seeing posts regarding this whole issue littering the So Cal main page. When does this end and when can we go back to being a forum of local enthusiasts who get together for rides and races, discuss local traffic and law topics, and otherwise keep each other informed of local events?

Finally, I have a suggestion regarding the recent events, but would like to know whom it would be best to PM them to. It's not worth public discussion/flaming.


Originally Posted by Brian (Post 6488264)
We're just assigning moderators to individual forums now.

You weren't doing that already? :eek: Any forum this large needs juris dictions.

roadfix 04-09-08 09:22 AM


Originally Posted by Siu Blue Wind (Post 6486877)
Q Q Q???

The three Q's = thank you


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