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 Proposition for everyone to consider
Colosseum
Posted: Sep 10 2009, 10:07 PM


hey dudes


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Posts: 3,684
Member No.: 1
Joined: 4-June 08



So, I received an interesting email last night.

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Hello sir,

I have been a longtime lurker on your Shipbucket.com website. However, I have noticed that both you and Gollevainen are especially abusive of the newer members and very abrasive towards anyone that questions your work. As an experienced forum administrator/moderator, human relations expert, and resources manager at a large corporation, I don't think I need to tell you that my credentials regarding this sort of thing are substantial, and it's my professional opinion that Shipbucket is one of the worst moderated and most repressive forums/sites on the internet. This is not particularly a slight at your drawing experience, which is quite good, but rather an observation concerning your short temper and frequent anger. Perhaps you're not the best choice to run this forum? Gollevainen is no better; his comments about the board being some sort of military dictatorship are laughable, at best. I take it he's from a Communist bloc country. A wise man knows when to delegate priorities to his underlings, and also knows when to accept the fact that he's wrong. You have banned several very good members who were big contributors (erik_t and Pride of the Fleet come to mind). As I recall, Pride of the Fleet offered several times to help you moderate your forum, and each time you turned him down. This is no place for personal pride to get in the way of getting things done, and I think your choice to ban him was indicative of your inexperience. Here was a member offering his time and energy to help you out, and you basically spat in his face (then you banned him! Mature!).

Also, your constant whining (let's call it for what it is) about having to pay $110 for one year of webhosting is idiotic. I talked to our web design folks and they tell me it costs us in the $1000s each MONTH to maintain our website. Do not try to hold this small sum over our heads. You chose to build the website, so don't complain when you have to pay for it.

I'm proposing that you let myself and a few other Shipbucket forum members take control of the website. I can offer you $350 for the rights to the domain name, hosting, and any associated trademarks and copyrights, which would of course be transferred into my name. I can pay you via PayPal, personal check or USPS certified money order. I know this is a lot to put on you right now, but please understand where we're coming from.

Please contact me with your answer.

Regards,
Kenneth D. Sullivan
Phone: XXX-XXX-XXXX Extension XXX
Email: (removed)


Phone number and email removed for privacy purposes.

Anyways, here's my proposition: You guys fork up $10,000 USD and wire it directly to my bank account. You'll then get full control over every aspect of the Shipbucket site. The domain name, site design, all the images, any associated fair use trademarks/copyrights/whatever, hell, even my .psd files transferred to your name. I'll then leave, and never come back, and never draw another ship ever again.

But first you have to pay me $10,000; Mr. Sullivan's offer of $350 is, frankly, insulting. So it's completely up to all of you.

I eagerly await your responses.
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MihoshiK
Posted: Sep 10 2009, 11:16 PM


Great Old One


Group: Moderators
Posts: 474
Member No.: 338
Joined: 23-December 08



QUOTE (Colosseum @ Sep 11 2009, 12:07 AM)
So, I received an interesting email last night.

QUOTE
Hello sir,

I have been a longtime lurker on your Shipbucket.com website. However, I have noticed that both you and Gollevainen are especially abusive of the newer members and very abrasive towards anyone that questions your work. As an experienced forum administrator/moderator, human relations expert, and resources manager at a large corporation, I don't think I need to tell you that my credentials regarding this sort of thing are substantial, and it's my professional opinion that Shipbucket is one of the worst moderated and most repressive forums/sites on the internet. This is not particularly a slight at your drawing experience, which is quite good, but rather an observation concerning your short temper and frequent anger. Perhaps you're not the best choice to run this forum? Gollevainen is no better; his comments about the board being some sort of military dictatorship are laughable, at best. I take it he's from a Communist bloc country. A wise man knows when to delegate priorities to his underlings, and also knows when to accept the fact that he's wrong. You have banned several very good members who were big contributors (erik_t and Pride of the Fleet come to mind). As I recall, Pride of the Fleet offered several times to help you moderate your forum, and each time you turned him down. This is no place for personal pride to get in the way of getting things done, and I think your choice to ban him was indicative of your inexperience. Here was a member offering his time and energy to help you out, and you basically spat in his face (then you banned him! Mature!).

Also, your constant whining (let's call it for what it is) about having to pay $110 for one year of webhosting is idiotic. I talked to our web design folks and they tell me it costs us in the $1000s each MONTH to maintain our website. Do not try to hold this small sum over our heads. You chose to build the website, so don't complain when you have to pay for it.

I'm proposing that you let myself and a few other Shipbucket forum members take control of the website. I can offer you $350 for the rights to the domain name, hosting, and any associated trademarks and copyrights, which would of course be transferred into my name. I can pay you via PayPal, personal check or USPS certified money order. I know this is a lot to put on you right now, but please understand where we're coming from.

Please contact me with your answer.

Regards,
Kenneth D. Sullivan
Phone: XXX-XXX-XXXX Extension XXX
Email: (removed)


Phone number and email removed for privacy purposes.

Anyways, here's my proposition: You guys fork up $10,000 USD and wire it directly to my bank account. You'll then get full control over every aspect of the Shipbucket site. The domain name, site design, all the images, any associated fair use trademarks/copyrights/whatever, hell, even my .psd files transferred to your name. I'll then leave, and never come back, and never draw another ship ever again.

But first you have to pay me $10,000; Mr. Sullivan's offer of $350 is, frankly, insulting. So it's completely up to all of you.

I eagerly await your responses.

You know, I really DO get the idea that this is a message from Pride Of The Fleet. Or at least some asskissing friend of his.

As for the webhost costs, heck, I'm not gonna pony up 10,000 dollar. :P
But next time those 110 dollar come up, contact me. I'm willing to help pay for the site, and you can remain El Presidente for all I care B)
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Philbob
Posted: Sep 10 2009, 11:23 PM


Future Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces


Group: Premium Members
Posts: 717
Member No.: 292
Joined: 21-December 08



if its not a joke which i really hope it is I would tell him to fuck himself repeatedly with a splintery 2x4 especially if hes only been a 'lurker'.

what ever happend with pride of the fleet he drew some grade A stuff when it came to tanks anyone have his contact info?
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erik_t
Posted: Sep 10 2009, 11:31 PM


Heroic Member


Group: Moderators
Posts: 1,111
Member No.: 288
Joined: 21-December 08



I've been banned?!!??!?!


SHIT!
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MihoshiK
Posted: Sep 10 2009, 11:36 PM


Great Old One


Group: Moderators
Posts: 474
Member No.: 338
Joined: 23-December 08



QUOTE (erik_t @ Sep 11 2009, 01:31 AM)
I've been banned?!!??!?!


SHIT!

Nobody ever TELLS you these things over here!

Mr. Kenneth D. Sullivan is RIGHT! Management of this forum really IS shit! Here you are, being all banned and stuff, and no one from management is even polite enough to inform you of it.
Bastards, all of em. Especially that Colosseum guy.

Unreliable dictatori... I mean Viva El Presidente!
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klagldsf
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 12:23 AM


even Colo thinks I'm an asshole


Group: Members
Posts: 1,509
Member No.: 488
Joined: 16-April 09



What the eff? Who the hell even writes like that?
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Faroe-Asatru
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 01:26 AM


New Member


Group: Members
Posts: 27
Member No.: 372
Joined: 6-January 09



All of this repression is leading to ever increasing membership numbers and an ever elevating standard of art.

How dare you cull the morons! They are tender. And fragile. And delicate. And stuff.

Epic lulz here.
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Colosseum
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 01:51 AM


hey dudes


Group: Administrators
Posts: 3,684
Member No.: 1
Joined: 4-June 08



I'm totally serious about that $10,000, by the way.

For $10,000 I'd draw my own dick, for Christ's sake.
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Viking
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 02:13 AM


Regular Member


Group: Members
Posts: 339
Member No.: 282
Joined: 21-December 08



:lol:


:lol:


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is that the large corporation? His website his down... :lol:
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Philbob
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 02:13 AM


Future Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces


Group: Premium Members
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Member No.: 292
Joined: 21-December 08



QUOTE (Colosseum @ Sep 11 2009, 01:51 AM)
I'm totally serious about that $10,000, by the way.

For $10,000 I'd draw my own dick, for Christ's sake.

is it going to be to shipbucket scale?
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Demon Lord Razgriz
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 02:23 AM


Grand Duke of the Principality of Belkaland


Group: Members
Posts: 495
Member No.: 378
Joined: 13-January 09



Please respond to him with this short, sweet, & to the point message:

FUCK YOU PRIDE

EDIT: If you want to, we can all sign it if you'll forward the message to us first, then we send it back to you where you can send it on to Mr. Sullivan.
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Philbob
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 02:33 AM


Future Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces


Group: Premium Members
Posts: 717
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Joined: 21-December 08



what the hell did pride do?
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Demon Lord Razgriz
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 02:39 AM


Grand Duke of the Principality of Belkaland


Group: Members
Posts: 495
Member No.: 378
Joined: 13-January 09



QUOTE (Philbob @ Sep 10 2009, 10:33 PM)
what the hell did pride do?

He bashing the Admins, Mods, & Respected Members on how things were run and the way the drawings were done.
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CanisD
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 02:49 AM


Junior Member


Group: Members
Posts: 113
Member No.: 311
Joined: 22-December 08



I've seen better propositions from deposed African princes in my Yahoo email!
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Bobtdwarf
Posted: Sep 11 2009, 04:25 AM


Regular Member


Group: Members
Posts: 426
Member No.: 300
Joined: 21-December 08



QUOTE (erik_t @ Sep 10 2009, 11:31 PM)
I've been banned?!!??!?!


SHIT!

they probably sent the memo about that to your board email...

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