Pete_C Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 My first post here in ages and I appologize.I had thought I had got somewhere at G4 and the Tech Support board was doing very well.However, after fifteen months of good work, strong growth and no problems G4 has let me know that they plan to kill it off tommorrow (or maybe today) amongst other changes.I have recommended that regulars who moved there from TechTV meet up here to find out where everyone is at and get their problems solved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkestDream Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 so you know that Chappy is banned from G4 by MissFae? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted August 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 They made Miss Fae a senior, but not us.With Tech Support closed, neither of us has much of a reason to be there and they said they will "assign boards" to us "juniors" . So basically we would be told we have to take care of some gaming or anime board. No thanks.Dave said his goodbyes, and I have too. I would not be surprised if I get demodded or banned as a result of the shakeup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhema7 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Yeah Pete I should apologize myself looks like it has been just as long for me. Honestly I did not even know g4 tech support were on it's way out until this morning. I have to admit it has been steady on the decline for quite awhile, so I limited my time there. Maybe this will be a chance to recapture the old fire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
murtu52 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Oh, now they are killing this off too....Fortunately, ASAP can help take over, but i'd rather have G4 tech boards open anyday....This is going to cause a lot of problems.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HPoirot36 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 They made Miss Fae a senior, but not us.With Tech Support closed, neither of us has much of a reason to be there and they said they will "assign boards" to us "juniors" . So basically we would be told we have to take care of some gaming or anime board. No thanks.Dave said his goodbyes, and I have too. I would not be surprised if I get demodded or banned as a result of the shakeup.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well Pete you showed what you are made of. Seems like, among the mods,you stand alone in the self-respect department. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baker7 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 I think Pete is a Gentlemen: I think that based on what he has heard in the last few hours that he has the RIGHT to be upset at any G4ions that would want to kill off a board where it helps users like myself - I respect Pete because he has the gumption to stand up for what he believes........same with Dave Thanks Pete.....You are amazing Baker7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi5 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Thanks Pete.....You are amazing Baker7<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ditto that.Whether I was asking a question or just lurking, Pete always seemedto have the answer ready for everyone.Look forward to being on this site for a long time!Raf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rhema7 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 what the crap is the warn thingy under my profiles i'm I doing something wrong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Besttechie Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi Preston,Nope. You didn't do anything wrong at all. Let me try to explain what it is. Everyone gets a warning bar. But only admins and mods and yourself can see it no one else can see your warning bar. It is at zero right now and it will stay at zero unless there is a reason to change it. That goes for everyone. No need to worry over the warning bar.Hope that clears up the confusion, sorry about that. B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 What? What? WHAT???? Come on, I'm only on my second cup of coffee!!! I'm shocked and dissapointed to read this news. I never joined over "there" because I'm sure I would have gotten in trouble but Tech Support was a wealth of information.One very bright note are the fine folks migrating here!! Welcome!! When it comes to noobies like me, we need a village of experts (hint, I'm blim, I'm helpless, I need very simple words and screenshots.....).And I want to say thank you for all the knowledge I gleaned from the helpful posters over there and here (I know you folks at BTs are probably sick of hearing me say thanks, but it needs to be said again!!). Tech Support and Besttechies have been enormous help with that next step beyond the Dummies Books.What in the world did you do, Chappy??? Hope you went out with a bang!! *whoops, nevermind its in Open Chat Forum* Thats what I get for posting before reading everything!To G4--- CAN'T PLAY GAMES ON A BROKEN COMPUTER! Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dan72 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 good to have you posting here i will be here to I am going to post and the crap hole to post java exploits for tech questions to redirect them to the tech support boards here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hitest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) My first post here in ages and I appologize.I had thought I had got somewhere at G4 and the Tech Support board was doing very well.However, after fifteen months of good work, strong growth and no problems G4 has let me know that they plan to kill it off tommorrow (or maybe today) amongst other changes.I have recommended that regulars who moved there from TechTV meet up here to find out where everyone is at and get their problems solved.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Welcome aboard, Pete_C!! It's good to see another G4 poster here! G4's loss is our gain. That is very short-sighted of G4.Pete_C is a technology guru! It's good to see you, man! Edited August 16, 2005 by hitest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearskin Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 so many great people at the "other board" and I hope they will all come here...I hope il_wiccan brings his JD with him... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quickbasicguru Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Did anyone else notice that the annoucment came around the 15th, and it was 15 months since the G4 merger (or TechTV murder ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pierce Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Best words i can say is dont get upset, oh okay your stats cant be transfered but seriously this is life. The better people in life are the ones who can adapt to a new situation. Im sure if theres anything you dont like on these board's, if you offer a suggestion jeff would at least consider it.Ive never watched G4, as i dont have it in ireland. So im not going to rant about it .Hope you enjoy the forumsPierce Quote Link to post Share on other sites
screi Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 My first post here in ages and I appologize.I had thought I had got somewhere at G4 and the Tech Support board was doing very well.However, after fifteen months of good work, strong growth and no problems G4 has let me know that they plan to kill it off tommorrow (or maybe today) amongst other changes.I have recommended that regulars who moved there from TechTV meet up here to find out where everyone is at and get their problems solved.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Pete..you did a great job over there..too bad they are so clueles..i sincerly hope you find it comfortable over here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billshackle Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 No probs, you did a fantastic job over there. Good to see so many old timers here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlegg510 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi Pete, and everyone else .....I guess after having an account here for almost a year it is time to start using it To all, we only found out yesterday sometime ! I wasn't on during the daytime and went online at 11 PM and had a message from an admin to go read a thread about some changes.My eyes almost fell out of my head when I was done reading the news So it was a great run there with everyone for the last several years.I want to thank you all for making my "job" a bit easier. It was never the Tech board that had issues, it was all the other ones.See ya round here nowMike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Pheonix5000 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) ... Edited January 31, 2006 by Pheonix5000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted August 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Just wanted to say hi again and let you all know that they demodded me over there without even giving me a chance to resign. After all the time I stuck up for them and kept on for the good of the community they did not even give me the courtesy of resigning, they just demodded me while I was offline.What really gets me is they kill tech support but keep off topic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bar5 Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Just wanted to say hi again and let you all know that they demodded me over there without even giving me a chance to resign. After all the time I stuck up for them and kept on for the good of the community they did not even give me the courtesy of resigning, they just demodded me while I was offline.What really gets me is they kill tech support but keep off topic.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Pete:I'm delighted you are over here. You were the first person at TTV, among others, who helped this poor newbie to learn. You gave me a lot of good advice, and I thank you. Thank heavens I joined a good board (TTV) at that time when I first got a computer. We all hope you stay with us. What do you care what they (G4) think or say. This action towards it's mods and members shows you who they really are. All they wanted was the traffic that you would bring, by having a Tech forum. They had too many restrictions yet they will allow porn and swearing, but don't spam. This board is much better. No comparsion. We have the nicest people, who treat each other with respect. So welcome to BestTechie.Barb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Just wanted to say hi again and let you all know that they demodded me over there without even giving me a chance to resign. After all the time I stuck up for them and kept on for the good of the community they did not even give me the courtesy of resigning, they just demodded me while I was offline.What really gets me is they kill tech support but keep off topic.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>What?? WHAT?? WHAT????? First Chappy, now you.....oooooooh. OK, I'm ticked. Oooh, now I'm really ticked.... (where's your dog??)Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms1033 Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Hi G4 people!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cherokeechief Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 HI ya Pete, and mlegg.well we thought the writing was on the wall from the take over.looks like all G4 wanted was the viewers from TTV and did not care how they got them. destroy tech, so they can just play around.well with out tech, their game machines will be useless.but guess they do not see that.well i guess i better get ready to start helping a little more here now.besides, i like this one better. it's more fun here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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