Insim under new management!

[Tamarind]

But Tamarind, that is not how it would be.  The Insimenator forum has a huge contingent of 12s who will continue to be tricked out of their pocket money and click on ads.  They won't understand the issues.  The bridge needs burning.  In fact I would have put the burning at higher priority than the pillaging.

Well that's nice Quorneater.  It's great that you have your priorities sorted.  However you obviously don't have a year's work on the site that you are maybe going to lose.  I will continue to be grateful to Pes for his efforts on behalf of those of us who have something to lose. 

But seeing as we have chocolate mentioned in a recent post here is a cautionary tale of pirates.  A pirate crew boarded a ship sailing from the New World to Spain and were angered to find the hold full of sheep droppings rather than treasure, so they burned it.  Turned out those sheep droppings were cocoa pods worth their weight in silver.  A silly story but I think it makes a point.  Don't be quick to burn until you are sure you have all the booty.  Argue the value after you have it.  Any good pirate should know that.

[scrappysim]

My issue with Walt is not that he bought it, it is that he bought it without research and has not done anything to address the concerns of the members or the staff since his initial postings. (all 12 of them).  He may not be culpable in the way people feel about the fact that the site was sold the way it was but he definitely is at fault with how he has treated people since joining the site.  His staff has tried to get him to talk to them many times and he has simply ignored them.  He has rebooted the site so it isnt like he can claim he was away from the computer for all these days and had no way of getting in touch with anyone.  He has made a choice and his choice has consequences.  

Kath and Eric also made thier choice and they have consequences as well but with them gone they dont exactly have to contend with thiers.  I agree that everyone has every reason to be completely angry with them but that doesnt mean Walt isnt without fault as well.  I dont agree with the mentality that is showing up however that since K & E are no where to be found that we should use Walt as a scapegoat but if we divide up the blame for how people are feeling there is a large slice there for him as well.

[Paden]

He's still ignoring the staff, the silly bastard.

[calalily]

ETA: Quick calalily is QUICK! Woman, have you been taking speed-typist sessions or something??

Nup - I'm relatively slow and cogitate, backspace and spell check by eye (no firefox for me). Just the mucho time I spent here means I need to be quick on my feet to beat you all to the first macro for the trolls/whiners.  Otherwise you'd never see my babies.

My issue with Walt is not that he bought it, it is that he bought it without research and has not done anything to address the concerns of the members or the staff since his initial postings. (all 12 of them).  

I have to agree with this - while I don't think Walt is the worst one in this situation, I do think he's not a fluffy lambikins who should be kissed better.  It speaks to his character that he didn't take that 2 weeks or so while he was registered at Insim to approach staff or get the lay of the land.  Even the very worst of bosses greets you and gives you a little speech and tries at least to get you on his side before moving ahead with radical management plans.

[neriana]

Neriana speaks bluntly and to the point. If she wants a fight, she'll go for your throat methinks. Best way to avoid said/perceived invitation to fight? Ignore what you think is said/perceived threat. Also, I thought you liked MOAR FIGHT?

Thank you Paden. If anyone ever just "thinks" I'm trying to pick a fight, they're wrong. When I want a fight you'll know, trust me.

As I see it, this ties in directly to what we let Kathy and Eric get away with. Because they had the insiminator, because they were a free site, they could do no wrong. I've bitten my tongue plenty over shenanigans, and I happen to have learned again in the past year that it doesn't help. Besides, I just gotta be me .

Oh, and everyone who's been in the Sims community since TS2 came out and who's posted semi-regularly on some of the same boards I frequent, who I haven't disagreed with over something, will now find a million dollars magically deposited into their bank accounts.

Anyway, I think it's great that this seems to be bringing a lot of people together. It would be nice if we could make sure something like this doesn't happen again, though.

[SamanthaS]

Ha! Paden, your post count is 3333. Awesome!

*Sorry for the OT*  

[Quorneater]

Okay okay okay!  But I want to watch someone *else* fight, not have one of my own.  I only just recovered from the battle to stay in the Senate  

[calalily]

Okay okay okay!  But I want to watch someone *else* fight, not have one of my own.  I only just recovered from the battle to stay in the Senate  

A wait is acceptable, but I wish to have one on my desk before this week's end. 

[Paden]

Samantha, I went and took a screenie of that post cause you pointed that out! And, the plotting and planning is still going on, muahahahahahah! And cala, my folder grows by leaps and bounds when you are posting those macros, keep 'em coming, please!

[Skadi]

That wasn't all bad, you released a new shiny teleporter cat after that.

[kenmtl]

*streaks through the bingo parlor*

[scrappysim]

Ahhh!  My eyes!!  My Delicate Little Eyes!!!

[TKPurrrrs]

Well that's nice Quorneater.  It's great that you have your priorities sorted.  However you obviously don't have a year's work on the site that you are maybe going to lose.  I will continue to be grateful to Pes for his efforts on behalf of those of us who have something to lose. 

But seeing as we have chocolate mentioned in a recent post here is a cautionary tale of pirates.  A pirate crew boarded a ship sailing from the New World to Spain and were angered to find the hold full of sheep droppings rather than treasure, so they burned it.  Turned out those sheep droppings were cocoa pods worth their weight in silver.  A silly story but I think it makes a point.  Don't be quick to burn until you are sure you have all the booty.  Argue the value after you have it.  Any good pirate should know that.

The poor defenceless chocolate! burned by stupidity... what a waist!

[Anyerfillag]

*streaks through the bingo parlor*

Are we collectively that old to be playing bingo in a parlor?

yes. notice the fact I haven't screamed in horror

[Julie J]

Walt has a relative in the movies maybe this is how he was able to buy InSIM