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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Re: Insim under new management!
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on: 2008 December 03, 17:57:12
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At this point, I wouldn't put ANYTHING past what Kathy and Eric are capable of.
Judging from Walt's join date on InSim of 11-12-08, until the date the domain was transferred to him 11-18-08, that would have given them more than ample time to concoct a "woe is me" story that Walt unfortunately was just gullible enough to buy, literally and figuratively.
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Re: Insim under new management!
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on: 2008 December 03, 17:52:11
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Inge, I'm inclined to believe that Walt was just in the dark about what he was buying as we were in finding out it was sold. I know it's been suggested that Walt is potentially Eric or Kathy masquerading as someone new. But according to the (publicly available) domain records, it was transferred into Walt's name on November 18th. http://tinyurl.com/69nkdwAnd from what I remember, Kathy and Eric are in a completely different state than the one Walt resides in (not that that means a whole lot). But I tend to believe that Kathy and Eric went to Walt's site, specifically the "We Buy Websites" section http://www.dirtcheapadvertising.com/we-buy-websites.asp and filled out the form. With other information that is available, you can pretty much fill in the blanks from there. From what I've been able to gather throughout this 150+ page thread, transferring the domain would have cost some money, and I doubt the money hungry Kathy and Eric would have forked out the cash just to pull some elborate stunt like this. ~ Syn |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Re: Insim under new management!
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on: 2008 December 03, 12:46:30
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Devilfish, great minds think alike. I've posted this in my profile page on InSim. You are more than welcome to copy and paste it where ever you choose. Attention everyone:
Here's a rundown of what has happened.
Kathy and Eric listed the site for sale on 11-10-08 or earlier. Walt, being the businessman he is bought the site. In essence Kathy and Eric sold it to the highest bidder. Walt then announced on 11-26-08 that he was the new Admin.
Walt then proceeded to announce that he was considering voluntary subscriptions for the main site, and mandatory subscriptions for the adult site. He has sinse taken that off the board, or so he says. However, at every turn he has been quick to point out just what a great investment InSim will be and how profitable it could be.
It was also discovered on a site where Kathy and Eric listed InSim for sale, that according to their numbers, the costs to run the site are $500/mo. They also claimed Ad Revenue of $2,000 and Other Revenue of $1,200. For you math whizzes out there, that would equal a profit of $2,700/mo. Yet we were still having donation drives whenever Kathy and Eric felt like it. And subsequently followed by threat of site closure of "X" amount wasn't reached within a few days. But remember, they claimed to be receive $2,700/mo in profit. These numbers were most probably inflated. Either way, Walt and the rest of the InSim community was duped.
All of the above was done behind the backs of the other Admins, Mods, SuperMods, Talent, and Members. Walt has been a member of this site since 11-12-08. Ample time, fourteen days in fact, to discuss what was going on with the staff prior to making his announcements and his handful of polls.
Walt however, despite many pleas and words of advice, ignored the advice that he reportedly was seeking from the Site Staff. Walt then slipped off into quiet oblivion to enjoy his Thanksgiving Holiday, leaving the InSim Community as we know it to crumble behind him. When he returned to hot tempers on Thanksgiving, he promptly told us to "Get Over It."
Delphy of MTS2 has offered to purchase the domain and servers from Walt. This too was ignored. Our favorite cranky pirate has seen to it during Walt's period of inaction that a proper backup of InSim and InSimAdult has been made.
The current situation you see on the site now is the result of Walt's uninformed business acquisition. Walt was mislead, there is no doubt about that. But anyone who has ever studied business should know that you MUST research your investment before throwing all your money into it.
He has offered us salvation in the form of possibly creating a Board of Directors, and buying him out. What he fails to realize is that all of those who have donated have paid MORE than their fair share already.
Various InSim refugee camps (aka sites) have sprung up all over the internet. Keep an eye on these. They are made up of the heart and soul of the old InSimenator.net.
Walt, you might be able to purchase a domain and a server. But you will never be able to purchase a community. Especially one you clearly do not understand. |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Re: Insim under new management!
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on: 2008 November 28, 08:05:38
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I'm not sure how much validity we can place in this, but I remembered here at work that I had this website value calculator saved in my favorites. I plugged in InSim and InSimAdult and this was the result: http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.insimenator.nethttp://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.insimadult.netBut a combined estimated worth of $137,196.20 is outrageous considering the donation drives. And a combined Daily Ad Revenue of $187.94 just adds to that. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but is that number saying that in a month you could make $5,638.20 (based on 187.94 x 30 Days). And the combined page views of 61,703 seems more in line with what Delphy and Pescado has posted earlier. Maybe InSim IS a cash cow afterall. Damn Walt for thinking of this take over first, lol. I don't know if the website value calculator can be verified or not, I suppose a site owner that knows his financials could see how accurate it was. Anyhow, just found this interesting, and like before in the interest of staying informed, decided to share it with y'all. ~ Syn PS - Thanx for the welcome btw. I was kinda looking forward to the newbie macros though.  |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Re: Insim under new management!
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on: 2008 November 28, 03:05:25
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Well, one one side, I do care for Insim, I don't care for what Walt's about to do with it after Kathy and Eric sold it to him, so I agree with that point. If you want to shake hands and forget about the nasty things we told eachother I'm more than happy to.  I'll bring the rum so we can toast.  I'm more than happy to let the past be the past. Thanks. At least something good has come from this madness. And thank you for the suggestions Saraswati. I like the idea of a preview section. ~ Syn |
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The Pirate Ship / ARR! / Re: Insim under new management!
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on: 2008 November 27, 23:55:19
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Anouk, my reasons for leaving InSim is because of Walt's mentality. He's treating this like a business, and my number one concern is that he thinks because he bought InSim, he bought everything on it. And I don't want anyone thinking that they own my stuff besides me and the people that download it to use in their games. As far as the situation between us goes, I'm sorry that things went down the way they did. I'm sure I could have found a better way to handle things, but I don't have a time machine so I can't change it. At the time, I did consider InSim my home, and that included Kathy and Eric. But this has put the final nail in the coffin for me. And you are 100% right, I don't care about InSim anymore. I do care about a lot of the people there however, and I hope they can find a new home, because I don't see InSim bouncing back from this if I'm being completely honest. As far as BeosBoxBoy goes (and judging by what I've seen here, what I'm about to say probably doesn't bode well for me here) I still consider him a friend. He has helped me out a lot along the way, and I'll always be grateful for that. And in that sense, with what happened between you and I, Anouk, was a result of me standing up for my friend. Whether that was misguided or not.
saraswati, the reason that I don't allow guests into my site is because I'm anal-retentive and some members would forget to log in, so I was getting "Guest" posts all over the site, with no way of knowing who said what. I'm sure there's a way I could fix this better, but I needed a quick fix for it. But I will look into a better solution.
~ Syn
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PMBD
