Introducing 711

[Com]

Actually, a WHOIS reveals some Tucows thing. Anonymous. Trust me, I tried

Check the Administrator line. It refers to a chap in Copenhagen, complete with a street address and an e-mail address that contains the phrase "mindbuster."

 

[Euroman]

As for having rights to know who bought the forum I attend to, I disagree with Euroman.

Feel like having the right to know, and to actualy being able to demand to know is two different things Ofcourse people should be allowed to know who is in controle, but we do not have the right to and if we don't like it, we can just get out of here - Same thing as I have been punked for a few times, if I don't like it, go somwhere else, it's a private owned forum

Just to debate...........
But if things werent ready why did he come in and start "Modding"?
If he had done nothing and just sat I could see, but the fact hes PM'ed and Locked stuff says things are gravy.

I think this is all just for entertainment and to watch the forums go nutz Ive been enjoying this soap-opera

Agreed, he should not have moderated untill he was ready to face the people, but nothing to do about that now - We can all make mistakes

 

[ViagraFalls]

Just wanted to point out the irony of the fact someone a few posts up got banned for multiple accounts...

From everything I read here, it seems to imply the new owner has multiple accounts (711 being a second account)....


Sorry MS9 - not a critisism, but ironic dont ya think

Very valid point.

My statement about the ever growing banlist still stands.

There has been selective banning here recently. Some people somehow get away with stuff others do not.

Perhaps the change in ownership actually is a good thing?

To 711:

- Ensure consistancy.
- Do not be afraid to allow discussion.
- Do not be afraid to allow MA-criticising threads.
- Don't buy MOD fap, IMK2, etc.
- Do prepare to see this place be abondoned as soon as any other RCE game comes out.

 

[Etopia]

- Do prepare to see this place be abondoned as soon as any other RCE game comes out.

Rectum Casino Enlarger is a special MA word , so far , other Universe use the word "game"... and thats very funny.

For me , the main problem here is there my personal info avaible to someone i maybe to whant to get access.
Until now , it seemed to me MB was very sensible to the privatie problem... here he just give or sold all our info without infor us in first place...
Maybe i would change my email or something before 711 get the admin power ...
If mod dont got access to IP there maybe a valid reson...

 

[shroeder]

Only 1 (one) account on EF is allowed.

711's "real" identity is currently "secret", but I can mention that he plays EU alot and already have another account here on EF, many of you know him already.

Just wanted to point out the irony of the fact someone a few posts up got banned for multiple accounts...

From everything I read here, it seems to imply the new owner has multiple accounts (711 being a second account)....


Sorry MS9 - not a critisism, but ironic dont ya think

First....second order of business is to ban himself.

 

[ViagraFalls]

If mod dont got access to IP there maybe a valid reson...

That actually makes sense from a business perspective.

IP info should only be allowed to upper managemnt. Mods can do their job without it, but they can voice their worries to those with more power.

The fact "upper management" is/was just 1 guy is debatable, more so due to lingual restrictions, but that's how it is/was.

Personally, I'd have handled the whole mod-thing differently, but what do I know? I'm just a forum user.

 

[Kaiser]

I find the unauthorized sale of our personal information to be a violation personally. Although for me it may be a moot point for a number of reasons:

1) YEAH RIGHT!! Like I used real info when I signed up anyway
2) I am able to change my MAC address at anytime (gotta love Windows sometimes) so I can get as many IP's as I want.
3) Nothing here (username, password, etc.) is anywhere near what I use for EU.

Just some thoughts. I will say this though, if need be I will help ya out VF

 

[onyx oZ Zombie]

the sky is falling

 

[CaseyKale]

Well, given that I'm a newbie, I know it's probably best to just stay quiet on all of this. However, I feel I should point out a few things to those of you who are getting upset about having your IP or e-mail in the hands of Mr. 711.

1) EVERY webserver you've ever accessed could theoretically have recorded your IP. If you've visited a corporate-run website lately (i.e. Google or Yahoo), any Junior Assistant Deputy Temporary Intern in the IT Department would have access to it, and plenty of other info. Same goes for e-mails; if you've ever entered or posted your address anywhere, why worry about one more person having it?

2) From what I know, MB seems like a good guy. Do you honestly think he would just give info to a new person without serious thought?

3) Most ISPs give you a new IP each time you connect. If you're really so concerned, just re-connect after each visit to EF.

BTW, I can understand your concern if you've donated and therefore have financial info on file. If that's the case, this post isn't directed at you.

Remember: paranoia is fine, as long as it's not SELECTIVE paranoia.

 

[ViagraFalls]

Recording an IP is not a problem. If that was my main issue, I'd have used a few scripts which would hide my true visit inbetween millions of visists.

As for MB, ever googled his nickname? Ever had a Danish person translate? MB was trying to plug Pe/EF on a hardware forums( stating he made 4 times more than what he put in) but he got shot down.

Give THAT some thought, and consider why this forum does not allow criticism.

 

[Teilk]

Well, if 711 wanted to make a sensational entrance, they have accomplished that goal.

 

[Euroman]

I think this is all a stunt to make sure noone bothers to post about where the answers from Marco for the Q&A thread are

MB and 711 are in fact both Marco's accounts, and he runs EF to make sure he can controle the masses, the heat was getting closer, so he decided to make a new owner for EF


How about that theory ?

 

[Novacula]

I think this is all a stunt to make sure noone bothers to post about where the answers from Marco for the Q&A thread are

MB and 711 are in fact both Marco's accounts, and he runs EF to make sure he can controle the masses, the heat was getting closer, so he decided to make a new owner for EF


How about that theory ?

 

[Lighterthief]

VF, i have a bank account, my bank was recently aquired by a larger bank, i didnt need to give permission for that and i didnt have a say at all

lets chill a bit and see how this goes, yep the secrecy thing is real old real fast but lets give the dude some time and see how it pans out

i am not happy about how this has happened with all the secrecy and 711 prolly hasnt helped with his 1st post being a lock but i have had a think and if i suddeny had a popular forum, id prolly wanna try out some of the new buttons too

i am big enough to admit i was angry earlier at the secrecy, but i am also big enough to admit i was out of order in my reaction. i urge the mob to pause and have a think

i am sure a statement from 711 telling us, a) who he is, b) what his plans are and c) how we the community can help that to happen, would help to clear the air]

edit : lets not start a arguement on forum criticisms tho, thats another subject

 

[Airedale]

BTW, I can understand your concern if you've donated and therefore have financial info on file. If that's the case, this post isn't directed at you.

I've donated to this forum using Paypal and I have no regrets. I have no fear of Mindbuster or 711 knowing the email address I use for Paypal. Since I sell my RL merchandise through Paypal, lots of people have that information. Without the password, that email address is only good for SENDING me money, not taking it.

I didn't provide any information to to Mindbuster that he or 711 could use to do me harm. What information did the rest of you give to Mindbuster that you are so worried about him sharing?

I honestly don't know what everyone is worried about. Sure, the new owner could ruin the forum, but if that is worst he can do to me I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

If you are one of those people that uses the same password for ALL of your online accounts, or you use your first name or something equally as simple for a password on financial site you could suffer a loss... But only if 711 is a crook.

If you do use the same password on all sites, go to your bank and credit card sites NOW and change your passwords. Change them to a combination of letter, numbers and special characters. Make them at least 8 characters long. Use a different password on every site.

Then maybe you'll be able to sleep as soundly as I'm going to.

 

[MindStar9]

Just wanted to point out the irony of the fact someone a few posts up got banned for multiple accounts...

From everything I read here, it seems to imply the new owner has multiple accounts (711 being a second account)....

Sorry MS9 - not a critisism, but ironic dont ya think

Let's keep this on topic plz, but with all due respect to your observation, decisions made by the administrator and/or moderators are founded with good reason, and I would respectfully like to request that observations such as this not be brought into forum discussion without having all of the information involved. Thx!

 

[Status]

i hope this ends soon, I dont think I have enough popcorn to last me to the end

 

[dub]

How do you like the idea of a top society member having access to all your PM's? Perhaps a player a bit more aggressive than MB. All those negotiations, strategies, EULA violating activities you think are being held in confidence...

Yikes!

 

[LostInEntropia]

Too bad I couldn't bid on the forum, it must have been a buyout before I got my peds ready ... I think 711 just popped out of the CND egg, another mistery solved

 

[711]

Greetings EntropiaForum Members!

I apologize for not posting in this thread sooner; unfortunately my sleep schedule did not coincide with the announcement. I had stayed up quite late last night hoping to catch Mindbuster when he came online, but finally sleep overtook me.

There are several issues I would like to clear up:

1. First of all, I would like to publicly congratulate Mindbuster on a tremendous effort in building EntropiaForum into the wonderful, vibrant community it is today. He has poured countless time, energy and soul into building this place, and he deserves all of our thanks, respect and support.

2. Mindbuster will continue to be the primary forum administrator. My role will primarily be behind the scenes, working to promote the forum, add new features (see below), and improve the technical infrastructure so that EF continues to be able to accommodate this growth. By dividing these duties, I believe Mindbuster will in fact have more time to spend on his role as forum administrator, so expect him to be even more active and visible in the forums.

3. I made a mistake in choosing to perform admin/moderator duties before having given Mindbuster the opportunity to make an announcement to the EF community and the moderators. For this I sincerely apologize to the EF community, and I can understand now how this caused the confusion that it did. MS9 very quickly demanded to know who I was via PM and was quite tenacious in protecting the EF community. I feel very fortunate to have her on board, and I would like to take the chance to apologize to her personally for causing any distress.

4. Regarding personal information, and privacy: I can understand that many of you are concerned about your personal privacy, and I want to assure you that all of your personal information is as secure as it has ever been in the past. The ONLY information that administrators have access to is that which you provide in your profile, which includes your email address, and IP address when joining. I CANNOT view anyone's Private messages (nor can Mindbuster, nor has he ever been able to see PMs). One of the very first things I will work on is to create a publicly viewable privacy policy, with a link at the bottom of every forum page, so that users can view it at any time.

5. As for my identity, I have not yet decided how to handle this issue. While reading this thread, I have taken a lot of member's concerns into account, and I will make a decision very soon on how to handle this. For now, please respect my wish to keep my in-game avatar and forum persona separate. I can, however, put to rest some of the conspiracy theories: I have no affiliation with Mindark whatsoever. I also have no affiliation with NeverDie or CND. Like most of you, I am simply a very dedicated EntropiaUniverse participant, who wishes to do everything I can to help grow EU into an even more wonderful virtual universe. I believe that EntropiaForum plays a large role in that effort, hence my desire to get involved and make it even greater by adding more features, getting more EU members to participate, etc.



I will outline my plans for future feature additions (roadmap) in a new thread, and will open the floor for EF members to contribute as well.

 

[shroeder]

Well Hello, I think most of us realized you were probably asleep or working or not around a computer because there is no way you could of missed this thread. Although I think most of us would still like to know who you are especially if you are mostly interested in promoting/bettering the forums. Although I find it hard to believe you do not in some way have access to the PM's seeing as you are now the new owner.

 

[Sonya Heart]

Ok so you dont want to tell us who u are. Very cloak and dagger. Can you tell us why ur identity is such an issue?

 

[Creature]

I will outline my plans for future feature additions (roadmap) in a new thread, and will open the floor for EF members to contribute as well.

thanks for saying Hi 711 - glad thats over - i think Status said he was running out of popcorn haha.

but seriously you sound like a very stand up kind of guy and with a comment like that one abbove - hmm you SHOULD be with MA haha sorry j/k

 

[Euroman]

Ok so you dont want to tell us who u are. Very cloak and dagger. Can you tell us why ur identity is such an issue?

How much conspiracy and shit has been said about ND after he bought CND ?
Is it any wonder that the new owner would like at least some time to consider how to go about this.

And now that it has been said that the only thing 711 will actualy handle, is to improve EF in the best ways that he can - As I see it, the only thing that has changed, is that now EF has an owner who can afford to throw a little money this way to improve the functions and make a new and hopefully in some ways better EF

MB will still be the daily opperator of EF, and the mods will remain the same - So why is it so importent to know whos name is on the domain ?

 

[onyx oZ Zombie]

thanks for saying Hi 711 - glad thats over - i think Status said he was running out of popcorn haha.

haha, you think it's over? not a chance -- some peeps won't even allow a small period of time for 711 to get his feet wet and settle in before flaming him :|

 

[NetStalker]

I will outline my plans for future feature additions (roadmap) in a new thread, and will open the floor for EF members to contribute as well.

Roadmap??!??!

Well that proves it for me, you are certainly not an MA employee then.

Im pretty sure the word roadmap is not in the swedish language.

Much less the ability to publish one.

Regards,

 

[safara]

Well welcome 711

I hope you enjoy your time here as 711. But I do wonder why you feel it neccessary to hide behind another account

 

[Morg]

And considering they stated they do not know, just assume they do not have access to IP-addresses.

4. The ONLY information that administrators have access to is that which you provide in your profile, which includes your email address, and IP address when joining.

edited: admins and mods are different...Tennessee public education wasnt strong on reading skills

 

[demoniac]

MB will still be the daily opperator of EF, and the mods will remain the same - So why is it so importent to know whos name is on the domain ?

Personally I don't think it is that important.

To a certain extent people have learned to respect and trust the name Mindbuster even though they probably know next to nothing about him. Hopefully the same will be true of 711 (regardless of whether he reveals what avatar he plays on).

 

[Doer]

the sky is falling

LMAO

I've seen some explosive compounds, but the stuff this forum is made of is worse than TNT, HMX and a whole lot of other stuff.

Hi 711. My favorite Slurpee flavor is cherry, please keep that in mind as you renovate. ty