This place has lost it [Archive] - Video Games Live Forums

sm_twinz

01-20-2007, 01:46 AM

This forum is pritty much people trying to sell junk that no one wants to see. Scince the show I will see is coming up I have checked out the board more often and all I see here is "LOOK STUFF I CAN SELL ON EBAY IS BEING ADVERTISED HERE".

THis is no EBay or anything of the likes. I see as the discription "ask questions about the show" and nothing else. If I wanted to come here it is to ask questions or answer others, not buy a $240 Ipod.
Seriously if this is a place to sell things the website would be called Sell Junk Here not Video Games Live. The only thing closest to what this forum is related to is "Hollywood bowl request"

If Tommy or Jack are reading this set this place up and add to the forums ToS.

My 2 cents.

P.S. If it seems like I repeat myself I noticed that.

Dead Rats

01-20-2007, 09:54 AM

This forum has been dire since the moment I arrived.

Wait...that didn't come out right...

Swish

01-20-2007, 10:04 AM

Yeah, and it's been full of spam since before even then.

Zing!

Dead Rats

01-20-2007, 10:40 AM

Make no mistake, even with my god-like MAD TROLLING SKILLZ, nothing seems to have any substance on this forum. I thought that chick from America was supposed to be sorting all the crap out.

Casewraps.com

01-24-2007, 07:32 PM

You need a moderator that zaps these posts in a timely fasion (less then 24hrs perhaps) and terminate each user that posts even one of these crap spam messages.

A bit of work, but better then having negative press and comments concerning your website which your forums are part of.

Swish

01-25-2007, 11:33 AM

Yeah, we really do.

Becky would be taking on that responsiblity but she's busy with the tour, and for the same reason she's not been around to appoint a moderator from one of us.

leftyfb

01-26-2007, 01:43 AM

We could start posting about other things having to do with VGL or video games in general.

Jack Wall

02-14-2007, 06:14 AM

Yes!! Getting rid of this stuff right now!!!!!!!!!!

j

Swish

02-14-2007, 12:37 PM

Hurrah! Maybe this forum can return to how it was back when VGL was all fields.

I think I've used the 'all fields' joke too many times this week...

Becky "Aktrez" Young

02-14-2007, 06:11 PM

Be sure to spread the word that the forums are back on line. It would be wonderful to populate them with awesome activity once more!

Dragon God

02-14-2007, 06:24 PM

Good to see the forums free of spam. It was truly annoying to go through all those spam messages, so thank you very much for cleaning that up :)

Jack Wall

02-14-2007, 08:14 PM

My pleasure! (well, actually it was a pain in the a@#!)

j

Dead Rats

02-17-2007, 09:27 AM

Jack wall, is there any chance of you giving me a signed autograph of yourself topless?

Birdo

02-26-2007, 03:21 AM

Remember me, folks? I'm back!!!

Glad to see the board's back up! :)

I just bought tickets to the Jones Hall in Houston!!!

:D

Themo

02-26-2007, 04:15 AM

I'm gonna buy tickets for VGL Dallas when they're available this next month! Hopefully I can get just about in the middle or back of the orchestra seating like I did in Jones Hall when I went last year.

My friend Nathan and I are considering buying tickets for VGL Houston too, but I'm not sure if we will or not since we're gonna go to the one in Dallas. We'll see, I guess!

Swish

02-26-2007, 07:57 AM

Blimey! Birdo!

Magus turned up a while ago, posted once, and disappeared. Apart from him, Tommy, Jack and Becky I think I'm the only person here who would remember you.

Welcome back.

Birdo

02-27-2007, 03:52 AM

Thanks, Swish! :p

I'm glad to see that there are still some of the old boardies here :)

I can't believe how much I've missed you guys! :( Darn hackers...

Anyway, I noticed we have no miscellaneous "Other" discussion forum.:eek:

so what's up?

Brainiac

02-27-2007, 12:50 PM

Blimey! Birdo!

Magus turned up a while ago, posted once, and disappeared. Apart from him, Tommy, Jack and Becky I think I'm the only person here who would remember you.

You forgot me. I may not have been around much recently, what with the forums being effectively useless, but I still remember the good old days of discussion forums and avatars! :D

Welcome back, One-who-is-named-after-a-once-gender-confused-fantasy-being. :p

Swish

02-27-2007, 05:30 PM

Oh, sorry there Brainiac.

I'd put an apologetic smiley, but I just don't like them.

Birdo

02-28-2007, 12:08 AM

Welcome back, One-who-is-named-after-a-once-gender-confused-fantasy-being. :p
thanks, love... ;)

Magus

02-28-2007, 05:23 AM

Blimey! Birdo!

Magus turned up a while ago, posted once, and disappeared. Apart from him, Tommy, Jack and Becky I think I'm the only person here who would remember you.

Welcome back.

Surprise.

And hey Birdo-- I do remember you. Nice seeing some of these faces again, hehe.

Been a long time gone [constantinople]

Brainiac

02-28-2007, 01:32 PM

Okay, so Swish, Birdo, Magus, and I are all back...any other oldtimers we need to track down?

Magus

02-28-2007, 04:38 PM

Who was the guy who played drums [it was in his sig] and lived around atlanta?

Was that you, Brainiac? I remember names, but don't link them well to faces. =X

Themo

03-01-2007, 05:40 AM

Surprise.

And hey Birdo-- I do remember you. Nice seeing some of these faces again, hehe.

Been a long time gone [constantinople]

And now you're my favorite member because not only are you obviously a fan of Chrono Trigger, but They Might Be Giants as well.... not that I'll reward you or give you special treatment, but you're my favorite now anyway!

Feel special, go on! :D

Brainiac

03-01-2007, 12:56 PM

Who was the guy who played drums [it was in his sig] and lived around atlanta?

Was that you, Brainiac? I remember names, but don't link them well to faces. =X

Nope, not me; my sig's the same as it's always been. I'm from Ohio, anyways. And as to linking to faces, it's not like I've ever shown mine around here. :cool:

And Themo, admins shouldn't be showing favoritism. Especially not when half the reason is likely to apply to most everyone on the board. :D

Swish

03-01-2007, 03:56 PM

Okay, so Swish, Birdo, Magus, and I are all back...any other oldtimers we need to track down?

Major oldskool posters I can think of are Terraguy, Tom-Tom (or however he had it formatted), and... erm...

Hang on.

Let's look through that .txt file of that thread I started for some research into how people got into games music...

Ah, I forgot about Z-Freak and TurnOnTheBrightLights.

It's all coming back to me now.

Trusty old Notepad.

Also, I remember that guy who made a custom VGL sig of him with his thumb down and the caption "Failure". I think his name was ManInHisThirtiesHavingATemperTantrumMoreBefittingO fATwoYearOld or something.

Dragon God

03-01-2007, 06:31 PM

Major oldskool posters I can think of are Terraguy, Tom-Tom (or however he had it formatted), and... erm...

Hang on.

Let's look through that .txt file of that thread I started for some research into how people got into games music...

Ah, I forgot about Z-Freak and TurnOnTheBrightLights.

It's all coming back to me now.

Trusty old Notepad.

Also, I remember that guy who made a custom VGL sig of him with his thumb down and the caption "Failure". I think his name was ManInHisThirtiesHavingATemperTantrumMoreBefittingO fATwoYearOld or something.

I'm still here. Just a diffrent nick. I still didn't get to go to VGL, but I'm not losing hope. I'll have my chance eventually.

Themo

03-01-2007, 06:48 PM

Nope, not me; my sig's the same as it's always been. I'm from Ohio, anyways. And as to linking to faces, it's not like I've ever shown mine around here. :cool:

And Themo, admins shouldn't be showing favoritism. Especially not when half the reason is likely to apply to most everyone on the board. :D

Oh, no worries, I was mostly just kidding around... but liking TMBG and/or good RPGs makes ya cool in my book! :cool: Or just being a good forum member who abides by the rules, that's cool too!

Brainiac

03-02-2007, 02:40 PM

Oh, no worries, I was mostly just kidding around...

So was I. :D

Swish, I can't believe I forgot about Terraguy! He had more posts than anybody on this forum before the hacks. Somebody get him back here!

Eleri

03-02-2007, 02:48 PM

I'm arguably 'old guard', but I never posted much. :) Becky! Saxy and I want you guys back in Seattle!

Terraguy

03-03-2007, 05:16 AM

Hmm... I haven't checked the website or VGL for like forever... but after getting an email and seeing that the forums are finally back after the hacks (and that people actually remember me!), I had to register and post again. :D
Hi everyone! It's good to see some of the old members still here. :)

Swish

03-03-2007, 11:10 AM

Welcome back!

*sniff* It's just like the old days.

Magus

03-03-2007, 04:42 PM

Hahah wow. Nice to see ya again. :D

Tommy Tallarico

03-04-2007, 06:50 PM

I'm back too!

:)

It's been an incredible 4 months for us with touring all over the world and setting up lots of shows for 2007! We're going to be putting out a big e-mail blast to everyone letting them know what's been going on. Next week is crazy for us because of the Game Developers Conference and our San Fran show with Koji Kondo... but it should be coming within the next few weeks.

Thanks! Glad to be back!!!!

T.T.

Swish

03-04-2007, 07:31 PM

Maaan, I wish I could go to GDC this year. Maybe next ti- wait no, third year. Maybe the time after that. Oh wait, girlfriend's third year. Damn.

Oh well, next Thursday I'll probably be surrounded by games developing Notherners in Liverpool who feel the same way.

Get Koji Kondo to record a new video segment, seeing as he hasn't been "busy working on Twilight Princess" for quite some time.

Oh, and tell him if he comes over here I'll buy him a packet of crisps. Not just any crisps. McCoy's for you Kondo-san.

Orionsaint

03-05-2007, 06:36 AM

Hey Welcome back Tommy. Glad to hear everything went well. I wanna take this time to say I appreciate all the work you and everyone at VGL has been doing. Keep up the great work and game on!

For all those still worried about the spam. Don't worry I check the site everyday. If anyone Spams. It'll either be gone the same day or the next day. In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the VGL Forum will be reorganized into the first Spamless Forum, for a safe and secure Forum.

Themo

03-05-2007, 01:26 PM

And also, all your questions are more likely to be answered now because I'm gathering them and e-mailing them to Tommy, Jack and Becky! So... no spam, answered questions, and cool people! Sounds like a good forum to me! :)

Brainiac

03-05-2007, 02:38 PM

So... no spam, answered questions, and cool people! Sounds like a good forum to me! :)

I second that opinion, and welcome back, Terraguy! :D

Orionsaint

03-05-2007, 10:16 PM

Yes Themo, well stated my trusty partner.

Terraguy

03-06-2007, 01:55 AM

Heh, sounds good. Although I question exactly how "squeaky-clean" this place can get... :P... I'm sure that it'll do fine.

And welcome back to TT, and thanks Brainiac, Swish, Magus. :) It's great to see you guys again!

Magus

03-06-2007, 06:30 AM

Ah! Great to see you again Terraguy! You too, Tommy!

Glad to see this place coming back to life! ^_^

Swish

03-06-2007, 08:22 AM

So... um...

General Discussion forum? Even if it would just have about 6 or 7 people generally discussing for now, it'd make the boards appear more social from their front page - potentially encouraging new and interesting people to join - and stop us hijacking threads or trying to squeeze general-shaped-posts into specific-shaped-topics they don't fit.

Like how I'm asking for a General Discussion forum, in a thread about prolific spammers, under the topic of "General Questions" about Video Games Live.

... ... ...

Terraguy

03-07-2007, 03:51 AM

It's got nothing whatsoever to do with the Cheesy Awards. Shame on you for thinking that.

Was SO wondering when you were going to bring that up again. :D

chozo_ninpo

03-07-2007, 07:18 AM

I heard about this place from bungie.net

Thanks to the HALO team and MARTY O DONNELL W000000000000T!

Swish

03-07-2007, 09:24 AM

Was SO wondering when you were going to bring that up again. :D
Bring what up? I didn't say anything. It must've been you, trying to frame me.

What's a Cheesy Awards? I don't know. Never heard the phrase in my life.

Stranth

05-30-2009, 08:25 AM

Stranth

05-30-2009, 08:28 AM

Let's look through that .txt file of that thread I started for some research into how people got into games music...

I was wondering if you would still have that .txt file and could send it to me by any chance. it would seem like something interesting to me.

Swish

05-30-2009, 09:12 AM

I was wondering if you would still have that .txt file and could send it to me by any chance. it would seem like something interesting to me.

Found one of them again, specifically the one mentioned earlier containing the poster formerly known as Z-Freak. I had a few other people's responses to those questions in another file but it appears to have been lost to the ether. I don't even appear to have the PowerPoint presentation they ended up in anymore.

Terraguy

05-30-2009, 09:54 AM

I remember that topic.... Wow, that was a long time ago.

And way to bring back a really old topic.

Myrph

05-30-2009, 10:24 AM

Makes me wish I'd been around for the good old days of several years ago.

Still, nothing wrong with the current goings on, so can't complain ;p

Makes me wonder whats up with Terraguy's old posts though... What happened there?

Swish

05-30-2009, 10:51 AM

He was unjustly banned in an early spam clearout. I think it was before you were appointed.

Myrph

05-30-2009, 11:18 AM

Yeah, most likely. This entire conversation happened in the 6-7 month hiatus that I took away from the forums, so its likely I missed lots during that period! At least we've got him back now, and still going strong!!

Terraguy

05-30-2009, 11:27 AM

That you do! Perhaps too strong though. If I still had the posts I had made before I had gotten banned, I'd be really close to 1000! :p

Brainiac

05-30-2009, 04:58 PM

Imagine if you had all of your posts from the old forums as well. You'd be atop Everest, postwise.

Stranth

05-30-2009, 07:50 PM

Found one of them again, specifically the one mentioned earlier containing the poster formerly known as Z-Freak. I had a few other people's responses to those questions in another file but it appears to have been lost to the ether. I don't even appear to have the PowerPoint presentation they ended up in anymore.

Thank you for looking and i did find it an interesting read i even learned a few things.

Terraguy

05-30-2009, 08:23 PM

I don't even appear to have the PowerPoint presentation they ended up in anymore.

Just noticed this. Were you using us as a sample base for some research report?

And nah, I wouldn't have been on Everest for posts. It'd only be, say 1600 or so?

Swish

05-30-2009, 09:17 PM

Yeah, I did say so in the first post of that thread way back then. I and a couple of friends were presenting a tedious ramble about the culture surrounding videogame music.

... time passes...

I just checked the archived version of the old boards. The thread, entitled "Research, Research I say!" (God, I really hate everything I ever wrote before 2007), was recent enough to be listed in the Favorite Video Game Music subforum, but it's not archived so I doubt the rest of the responses will be found any time soon. Shame really.

Songbird

05-30-2009, 09:37 PM

I remember those dark days of endless spamage; granted I wasn't on the site then, but before joining I'd watch the fourms untill it happened. It was a long time before I ever came back because for some stupid reason I forgot all about VGL.

B.T.W - What will happen to Terraguy when the 1,000 post comes? Will the post counter go beyond 999 or will it start all over at 0? *Insert creepy music background.*

Terraguy

05-30-2009, 09:52 PM

Maybe the counter will start going backwards?!

Myrph

05-31-2009, 12:16 AM

Its like the Millennium Bug all over again, except even more earth-shattering!!!!

Brainiac

05-31-2009, 02:05 AM

Wanted to point out that sticking "I say" at the end of a sentence is no substitute for actual humour.

As a matter of fact, we're still waiting for that actual humor from you, Swish. :D

Someone had to say it. :p