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Blinx
26 Jul 2006, 20:36
Is utter bull.

Made up by myself, Slick, Andrew and SupSuper.

Keep the ball going.

Sel is closing down the Fanart forum due to constraints on server space and spam.

SupSuper
26 Jul 2006, 20:37
Amazing how gullable forumers on MSN can be.

thomasp
26 Jul 2006, 20:40
I just hope nobody sees this thread: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=29872

Blinx
26 Jul 2006, 20:46
Deleting it when he comes back.

thomasp
26 Jul 2006, 20:49
You do know user mods and admins can view deleted threads ;)

MtlAngelus
26 Jul 2006, 20:50
He probably meant that Sel is suposed to be deleting the forum when he comes back in this prank :p
edit: I wonder how many of this pranks/fads/poking-fun-at-non-OD T17 are gonna let us make before they take OD away from us... :p
Or, to that matter, what's they're general impression of us messing with their forum.
Well, the non-too-busy T17 staff that can check the forum every once in a while, like the Beer-Go-Getter.

Star Worms
26 Jul 2006, 21:09
I can't believe they actually fell for it. I mean... MSN... Sel being the only one who can lock it (or other admins), with him being on holiday and I doubt anyone has him on MSN. If he'd close it he'd close it after an announcement. I can't believe some people are so gullible.

Slick
26 Jul 2006, 21:18
I can't believe they actually fell for it. I mean... MSN... Sel being the only one who can lock it (or other admins), with him being on holiday and I doubt anyone has him on MSN. If he'd close it he'd close it after an announcement. I can't believe some people are so gullible.
Thats nothing, I got them looking for a invisable ball that didnt excist.:p
10 minutes.

AndrewTaylor
26 Jul 2006, 21:32
That was a pathetic display from both sides. Frankly, I wish I'd gone with my first instinct and ignored you.

SupSuper
26 Jul 2006, 21:44
Thats nothing, I got them looking for a invisable ball that didnt excist.:p
10 minutes.Oh yeah that was genius.

Oh, and BuffaloKid's gay.

Yeah.

Slick
26 Jul 2006, 21:47
Oh, and BuffaloKid's gay.

Yeah.

http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=515513&postcount=1
I know.:(

Pigbuster
26 Jul 2006, 22:30
I better act like I didn't notice. If I didn't know it was a joke, I'd probably say "But... doesn't Sel have the final say on that? Have we actually heard from him?"
:p

philby4000
27 Jul 2006, 00:04
Absolutely classic.

Here's hoping that Iguana or one of his lot don't ruin this.

Pigbuster
27 Jul 2006, 00:09
Maybe Sel could actually genuinely lock it like what was supposed to happen on April Fools.
THAT would be a hoot.
He won't do it, but it would still be pretty great if it did.

SupSuper
27 Jul 2006, 00:22
Absolutely classic.

Here's hoping that Iguana or one of his lot don't ruin this.Actually he did show up in the MSN convo and turned it into an "elitist argument", but still bought it.

Also, these guys would fall for anything: (Wiggity wig is Slick)

(19:41) Wiggity wig: just one question...how did you get that ball up there?
(19:41) Shakalamon: Ball?
(19:41) Liketysplitt/Bob: ?
(19:41) Chicken Drumstic: I think he means 'le spinning head of DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM'
(19:42) Wiggity wig: no
(19:42) Shakalamon: What you mean then?
(19:42) Chicken Drumstic: DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM altogether?
(19:42) < SupSuper >: you lost it, haven't you?
(19:42) Liketysplitt/Bob: im confused
(19:43) Shakalamon: Explain yourself slick
(19:43) Wiggity wig: what?
(19:43) < SupSuper >: can't you see? it's clearly that ball
(19:43) Shakalamon: What ball>
?
(19:43) < SupSuper >: that
(19:43) Chicken Drumstic: The ball by your dick?
(19:43) Liketysplitt/Bob: wormthingy's ball avatar?
(19:43) Shakalamon: There are two

Xinos
27 Jul 2006, 01:37
Finally FanArt is going down..
Let's just hope for img tags from then on :3

FutureWorm
27 Jul 2006, 02:39
Maybe Sel could actually genuinely lock it like what was supposed to happen on April Fools.
THAT would be a hoot.
He won't do it, but it would still be pretty great if it did.
APJ would have.

Pigbuster
27 Jul 2006, 05:54
AGH.
I SO want to just say "Isn't Sel on vacation, now? Seems like a weird thing to do right when he gets back..."
It's just something that I'd normally say.

EDIT-OOO

If you don't mind my asking, how are you guys going to effectively get out of this?
A lot of people are going to be rather mad at the user mods and everyone else involved in this...
Not "Fwd. Adm." mad, but still pretty mad, I'm guessing.

Especially Pinoocho... and I like Pinoocho.

EDIT-NUMBO TWOO

I think that the best way to get out is to say that Sel reconsidered... or something.
Or you could just say "HA"s in their face, but I'll have everyone know that I had nothing to do with this. :p

Slick
27 Jul 2006, 06:28
I think that the best way to get out is to say that Sel reconsidered... or something.
Or you could just say "HA"s in their face, but I'll have everyone know that I had nothing to do with this. :p
Naah, it's fine. I think we'll just say HA in everones faces. It's not like I never did anything like this before. Me and Splapp are kinda known for messing with people...and besides, it seems only the "idiots" are really accually falling for it. So no biggy.:p

MtlAngelus
27 Jul 2006, 06:50
http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=518625&postcount=34
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

thomasp
27 Jul 2006, 11:55
I'm staying out of that thread and having nothing to do with it :p

Zero72
27 Jul 2006, 12:19
...Watching Licketyspli make an ass of himself is indeed fun, but on the whole, I find this a bit evil, even for us. :p

PS:Finally FanArt is going down..
Let's just hope for img tags from then on :3
.....

SupSuper
27 Jul 2006, 15:00
Lol, many people don't actually care if Fan Art got deleted. Now I'm actually disappointed that it's not for real. :p

AndrewTaylor
27 Jul 2006, 15:04
A lot of people are going to be rather mad at the user mods and everyone else involved in this...
Involved? Now I wouldn't go that far. All I did was sit in the conversation and say nothing. Most of the time I was playing with Media Portal in fullscreen mode and couldn't see it. Apparently that confers a whole new level of credibility on things Blinx says. How that works, exactly, I'm not sure.

SupSuper
27 Jul 2006, 15:32
Involved? Now I wouldn't go that far. All I did was sit in the conversation and say nothing. Most of the time I was playing with Media Portal in fullscreen mode and couldn't see it. Apparently that confers a whole new level of credibility on things Blinx says. How that works, exactly, I'm not sure.I personally liked how you saying random things like "Yes, that." and "Chocolate." increased the credibility. :p

Oh, and apparently now everyone's blaming each other for FA shutting down. This should be fun: http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=518795&postcount=154

thomasp
27 Jul 2006, 16:36
So, when is it going to be announced that this was all a large prank?

philby4000
27 Jul 2006, 16:39
If you don't mind my asking, how are you guys going to effectively get out of this?
A lot of people are going to be rather mad at the user mods and everyone else involved in this...
Not "Fwd. Adm." mad, but still pretty mad, I'm guessing.

Especially Pinoocho... and I like Pinoocho.

EDIT-NUMBO TWOO

I think that the best way to get out is to say that Sel reconsidered... or something.
Or you could just say "HA"s in their face, but I'll have everyone know that I had nothing to do with this. :p
I think the best way to get out of this is to wait untill sel gets back then post something allong the lines of 'Sorry fellas, you've been had.' If the members of the fanart forum have even the tinest sence of humour (a long shot, I know) then they'll all laugh the whole thing off.

thomasp
27 Jul 2006, 16:48
I think the best thing to do would be for Slick to announce it (since he created the thread) in that thread, and then one of the user mods (ok, me I guess) quickly lock the thread so there can't be too much of a backlash.

philby4000
27 Jul 2006, 16:55
Is it me or is the fanart forum a lot more active since this little prank began?

KamikazeBananze
27 Jul 2006, 17:00
Oh dear. I thought this sounded fishy.

I won't say anything for now. Lurking is fun.

Wonder what'll happen if people leave the forum cause they think Fanart is going down.

Wonder what Sel'll say.

MtlAngelus
27 Jul 2006, 19:09
I... think this isn't gonna end right
Now everyone wants to move their threads to OO :p

edit: also, I sense user mods loosing a LOT of credibility :p

Slick
27 Jul 2006, 19:49
Well should I end it now? :-/

SupSuper
27 Jul 2006, 19:56
Personally, I wanna see what Sel makes of it when he comes back.

AndrewTaylor
27 Jul 2006, 22:01
Well should I end it now? :-/
Probably. The longer it goes on the worse it'll get.

Slick
28 Jul 2006, 00:04
Well, its done.
Maybe AT should go stand somewhere near by, so people beleive it.

FutureWorm
28 Jul 2006, 04:22
I think it would be better to come along and say something like "after re-evaluating the situation, we've decided that the Fan Art forum will stay open."

Pigbuster
28 Jul 2006, 04:45
Involved? Now I wouldn't go that far. All I did was sit in the conversation and say nothing. Most of the time I was playing with Media Portal in fullscreen mode and couldn't see it. Apparently that confers a whole new level of credibility on things Blinx says. How that works, exactly, I'm not sure.
Then why is everyone...
JEEZUS, they're over-reacting.

AndrewTaylor
28 Jul 2006, 08:47
I mean, when they believed that all they'd have to do to get to beta test the next game was to amass the four webcams you needed to run it, that was mildly amusing, but telling them something eminently reasonable and jeering when they believe you is much less fun. By that stage things had sort of gathered a momentum of their own and telling them something was looking like the only way to stop their incessant abuse of MSN's nudge feature.

thomasp
28 Jul 2006, 08:50
Thread now closed - me & AT seemed to post at exactly the same time.....

Zero72
28 Jul 2006, 09:02
Personally, I wanna see what Sel makes of it when he comes back.
I'll be frank: If I were Sel, I would be cheesed right the hell off.

This whole prank was over the top, IMO.

Edit: Then again, I guess the only victims are the ones dumb enough to believe it, especially considering nothing was said in Announcements.

AndrewTaylor
28 Jul 2006, 09:27
Well, I wouldn't blame him. Granted the overspill onto the forum was basically one thread, so it's not as if it got too far out of hand, but I certainly shouldn't have got even as involved as I did.

Slick
28 Jul 2006, 09:32
Granted the overspill onto the forum was basically one thread
And there accually was fanart in that thread, so it wasnt too off topic.:p

thomasp
28 Jul 2006, 09:59
To be honest, I'm surprised at how little backlash there was - although we don't know what state Sel's PM inbox is in....

And for the record, nobody on the forum knows my current MSN account, so I wasn't chatting to ANY of them about this - I had nothing to do with it, I just put an end to their silly shenanigans. :p

SupSuper
28 Jul 2006, 11:19
I didn't even know you had an MSN account.

thomasp
29 Jul 2006, 19:30
Exactly - out of all the forum members, only AT and Cyclaws do, and they only know of my old, inactive MSN account.