New Owner of Amiga.org to be on Amiga Roundtable.

[A1260]

oh well, there goes Amiga.org

[AmigaHeretic]

This reminds me of the time that guy said the Boxer was coming...

This reminds me of the time the Walker was coming...

This reminds me of the time that guy said there would be an MMC(Magical Mystery Computer)...

This reminds me of the time OS4 would be done in 2 more weeks...

This reminds me of the time they said I could plug my A1200 MB into the new A1 motherboard...

This reminds me of the time that Amiga OS5 was suppose to be better that OS X....

This reminds me of the time I was suppose to be able to buy a Dragon...

This reminds me of the time Merlancia said....ANYTHING....


In other news, Amigans bend over and touch their toes for yet another dude they never met.



Amiga, "The Glory Hole of the Internet!!"


Amiga, "Put Your Self In Our Glory Hole!"

[orb85750]

Many need to get a grip -- this is not a catastropic incident.  Amiga[TM] is on the rebound, which is what really matters IMO.

[ffastback]

Sometimes you just have to put down your guard and realize that not everything is a conspiracy.

Not saying its a conspiracy.  Its just weird stuff lately that wastes people's time.  The show hyped info about Hyperion's project it did not have recently.  It now hyped this, and one of the hosts of the show was middleman in the deal to get the site.

This is Bill P.'s 2nd Mr. Anonymous.  And he is a host on your show.

 Your recent commentary about our show leads me to think that you have a podcast up your sleeve perhaps..

Uh, let me answer with your own words:  "put down your guard and realize that not everything is a conspiracy".  No I am not.

ffastback I really don't know what your motives are - but I got to tell you..you are quickly becoming once of the most ponderous guys in our community that I have ever come across.

My "motive"?  I'm simply speaking my mind, nothing odd about that on a forum.  You are welcome to your opinion about me just as I am entitled to mine about recent behavior from some of the hosts.

[Pyromania]

I have been assigned the task of Site Admin so I will work hard to earn everyone's trust. I can understand how some can get jaded in this community. It's been  a long road to travel since Commodore's death in 1994. We have a great moderation team in place and Amiga.org has a great legacy that must be preserved for the Amiga community and it's offshoots. Please give us a chance to do the best we can and prove ourselves. There are also other great Amiga sites, and it takes a team of sites to rebuild this exciting community.

[AmigaHeretic]

I have been assigned the task of Site Admin

By whom?

;-)

[Piru]

are you saying Wayne is lying?

Are you saying I am?

[Piru]

I have been assigned the task of Site Admin so I will work hard to earn everyone's trust.

Good. You can start by naming the new owner.

That'd be a good start in earning our trust.

[mpiva]

I think I can understand why the new owner(s) would want to keep their identity a secret.  Having read through this thread, if I had bought Amiga.org, I wouldn't want to say anything.  Regardless of who it is, it seems there are a bunch of people who have already decided that this person is the devil, hell-bent on ruining all of lives. Even if the owner(s) posted a simple "hello" anonymously as "TheNewOwner", they would be flooded with replies accusing them all sorts of atrocities. Personally, I'd rather stay completely silent for a year or so trying to win the users' trust first. I'd let people get used to me, show them that their fears were unwarrented, and try to make things better.  Then, if people were generally happy, I'd pop in and say, "Hi! BTW, I'm the new owner. I'm glad you're mostly happy with the way things are running around here."  However, truthfully, if that really annoying vocal minority were still being just as "vocal", I'd probably never tell people who I was.  I would live knowing that I'd never be able to satisfy those idiots and just be content with the knowledge that most people are happy without having to put myself through the needless headache of the constant harassment.

Seriously, I think the most amazing thing about the Amiga is that there are still developers, retailers, and web admins willing to put up with this constant bickering and harassment. Give it a rest people!

[Wayne]

Good. You can start by naming the new owner.

That'd be a good start in earning our trust.

If and when the new owner(s) decide(s) to come forward, you'll have the name.  

I'm betting that the negative comments of some is simple resistance to any change, but the Web site was sold, the owner(s) and Bill have been in play for at least 2 weeks now, and nothing's changed whatsoever... Right?

Until then, I've explained repeatedly that nothing changes, and that neither Buck, McEwen, or Doomy are involved, so PLEASE feel free to explain here and now, why any of you might have any complaint whatsoever?

If you will do that, in a non-bitchy, non hostile manner, perhaps there is something we can discuss to help calm your nerves?  Of course, just like every time I change a font, or a menu location, there are always some people who -- no matter what -- won't be happy about anything.  I was once married to someone like that, so I'm familiar with the type.

Considering how much some of you overreact to such trivial things, I
honestly had the thought today of wondering which amongst you has already done a godaddy search for another mutinous exile...?  

:lol:

Seriously guys, it will be ok.  Stop freaking out over something that frankly doesn't matter.  If anything, things will be better as you won't have me around to blame things on.

The site you see before you is true.  The facts are also true.  Only the names have changed to protect the innocent..

Wayne

[AmigaHeretic]

If you will do that, in a non-bitchy, non hostile manner, perhaps there is something we can discuss to help calm your nerves?

I guess the question is, "Why not tell us?"  I mean do we really need more secrets around this community?  As always, secrets and non-disclosure are a large part of why this community is so torn apart and why so many people are gone.

I mean it's such a non-trivial thing so why all the games?   Seems like they are trying to use the old "Streisand Effect".  So it naturally draws some suspicion.

And, of course while no one forces us to use this site, there is a certain amount of "our" personal information this person has purchased so it would be nice to know who is in control of it now.

[amigadave]

@Wayne, I'll bet you are really glad to have sold this looney farm and can walk away from it now, or in the near future (but I hope you won't).

I am just as disappointed that the new owner(s) have decided to wait longer to reveal themselves to us (well maybe almost as disappointed as some), but there are a few here that are trying to blow this way out of proportion.  I would have to agree with the few members that I have not seen post here too often, but have taken the time to come out and call the vocal minority on the carpet for making this bad situation so much worse than it should be.  This vocal minority acts like they have a right to know and probably a right to tell the new owners how to run this site as well.

I am afraid that this vocal minority is going to do far more damage to this site than the new owners might ever do.  I certainly think that all the bitching about the fact that the owner(s) changed their minds and did not reveal themselves has wasted ten times the bandwidth than the fact itself.

I am sorry that some have a dislike or problem with the fact that Bill P. is the new administrator of this site.  I think he may do a fine job here and look forward to the future of Amiga.org and hope that everyone will give the new owner(s) and Bill P., as well as all of the former moderators who are staying a chance to show that Amiga.org is still the best Amiga focused website anywhere on the planet.  If he does a crappy job and screws up my favorite Amiga website I will be one of the first to join the vocal minority in the bitch party, but until that time, I will give him and the owner(s) the benefit of the doubt and let their actions here speak louder than all the bitching that is going on just because we don't know their names and don't like that they changed their mind(s) at the last moment about telling us who they are.

As others have pointed out, it is us, the members of A.org that make 90% of the contributions to what makes this site great, so as long as we, the members are still here, this site should be just as great as it ever has been.

Go ahead and flame me now, but I wish everyone could just calm down.  This does not have to be such a dramatic change for any of us.

[J-Golden]

After reading everyones posts I can't shake the question: What if their was never an announcment about the trade of ownership?

I mean seariously, why is it such a hangup that we don't know the owner?  As Wayne said, nothing has changed on the site and if the new owners were thinking of doing drastic and insideous things to it, members have voiced their opinions well enough to curb any of that.

The last time I checked, I came to this site because we are all, in one shape or another, freinds.  So can't we all just take a deap breath, count to ten and relax?

[Marcb]

So...

Once the domain is transferred to the new owner(s),
wouldn't the curious among us simply be able to do a whois?

I'm curious about the new owners myself but I don't see what the fuss is all about, sure, it is odd that the new owner pulled out of an interview at the last minute, but hey, I think by definition all us Amiga owners are a little odd/unconventional...

Maybe the big reveal will be a huge anti climax anyway... It may well be just some boring Joe we've never heard of and unremarkable in any other way...

If I'd had 10k that I wouldn't miss I would have bought it with no ulterior motive other than to preserve Amiga.org... Why does there need to be a conspiracy when the mundane is much more likely?

In short, chillax! :roflmao:

[Schoenfeld]

Until then, does it really, really matter?

Yes, it does. The man owns the site, and with it, access to personal information. I'd like to know who has access to that, and because I don't, I kindly request to delete my account and all it's accompanied personal data. Please do so before the end of the week. I may re-register if I like the new owner.

goodbye and thanks for all the fish,
Jens

[crawff]

Hi,

I only joined Amiga org earlier in the year and have found the members to be very useful with information when i needed it.

I hope that this issue doesnt cause any more members with good knowledge to leave this website.

All we need is closure on this...