April Fool: New forum administration

Post by **BurnIt!** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 01:19

Our community grows ever bigger - so much so that we are rapidly approaching the 300,000 user mark - and the number of active posters grows with it. With the release of X³: Terran Conflict in the 3rd quarter of the year will come yet more new users, while the forum administrators, particularly those working for Egosoft, have less and less time to look after the forum.

As a result of all this we have decided to move our servers and forums.

With the new, improved servers, our new host "EA-FD" provides a team for forum administrators and moderators who will, from now on, provide a professional moderating service for our forums.

We would naturally like to thank our volunteer moderators for the fantastic job that they have done, and to all other users we apologise in advance for any brief interruptions in service during the server changeover.

Thank you all - you have made the forum what it is today.

Your Egosoft Team.

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 01:51

you are all very welcome,

it's been an honor and a pleasure ... no a privilege - to be a part of something great and wonderful

while I am glad to see that the new mods will provide the new and professional environment, compared to the current ones
I have a warning to leave you all with

you cannot play God then wash your hands of the things that you've created

Merroc · Post by **Merroc** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:02

If you needed a new moderator, you could've asked me if i would like to join the team again

XGamer · Post by **XGamer** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:05

Merroc wrote:If you needed a new moderator, you could've asked me if i would like to join the team again

they wanted professionals as it seems though

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:14

XGamer wrote:
Merroc wrote:If you needed a new moderator, you could've asked me if i would like to join the team again
they wanted professionals as it seems though

yeah, I was just going to say that.

on the other hand ... I am available, on sundays

Al · Post by Al » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:18

Bah I dont bow down to any draconian measures. Stand up and be counted X-ers.......they'll never take me alive

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:20

So my time is over. It was a great work I could do for Egosoft in the past and I will miss it, but time changes everything. I'm sure the boys and girls from EA-FD will make a good job, but sure they can't be as good as we was

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:20

everyone totally missed my battlestar Galactica quote

Al wrote:Bah I dont bow down to any draconian measures. Stand up and be counted X-ers.......they'll never take me alive

yeah... we will remember you

Belisarius wrote:but sure they can't be as good as we was

like at spelling?

Clock_Work · Post by **Clock_Work** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:23

sweet. but are the volunteer moderators gonna lose their jobs? cause if they are it would really suck

Post by **Nanook** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:27

I certainly hope these new professionals are also X gamers, or they probably won't understand us.

'Professional Moderator' seems somehow very impersonal. Oh well, progress, I guess.

And another big Thanks to all the volunteers who kept this forum running smoothly.

MarkB · Post by **MarkB** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:28

I suppose with the new financial year every company has to re-assess it's position regarding the whole gamut of their holdings. Then again...

...I'm sure EA-FD (if I could find them through Google) will perform admirably, though I can't help rambling on, I am getting old...

....is this Early? It's early in the UK, nearly bedtime.

Douglas Adams Liked 42 I believe, does Burnit! like 41?

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:29

Nanook wrote: 'Professional Moderator' seems somehow very impersonal. Oh well, progress, I guess.

I have a strange feeling about the moderator EA-FD Six

not sure about others

Antilogic · Post by **Antilogic** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:34

What?!?!? I missed out on my chance? oh man...

A Team · Post by **A Team** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:41

Intresting date to post this on......

Post by **Geek** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:44

Yes, something like Early April - Fool's Day...

THESPEEKER · Post by **THESPEEKER** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:49

HE HE HE

Not a bad April fools day BurnIt

Post by **Nanook** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 02:50

No fair! It's still March 31 here.

blazer1121 · Post by **blazer1121** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 04:46

Not fair, that is the second time I have been fooled by an April fools joke today.

The other one was "The Destruction of Infinity", that scared me.
Hmm was wondering why the forums were all still exactly the same

bob hope · Post by **bob hope** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 06:31

i actually visited this forum to see what the april fools joke was, and it wasnt posted early either, dont forget to allow for area time differences

wathman00 · Post by **wathman00** » Tue, 1. Apr 08, 06:53

This has April Fools written all over it

I remember back when I was playing X2 heavily and for the April Fool's Prank BurnIt created a "patch" that improved game performance by blowing up just about everything in your universe when installed

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April Fool: New forum administration

April Fool: New forum administration