The Watercooler : Founding Members Check In Here…

All right cms…for old times sake…

You've teased us all long enough through the years so I'm asking

Exactly what does mjeyds mean?



To do is to be - Socrates
To be is to do - Descartes
Do be do be - Sinatra

Re: All right cms…for old times sake…

I haven't come here in almost 9 years, but I remember your signature & many of the emoji shortcuts

Important advice (I i k ,)
[spoiler][/spoiler]

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TEST

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The Sandbox would never have lasted so long without your effort and attention. It was always impressive the level of care granted to a community that generally amounted to little more than an anarchic, boundary-testing strain on software and bandwidth. I know we were ungrateful to the administrators much of the time, particularly as things like the post quota became necessary compromises, but I just wanted to say thanks for making all of this possible. I hope we balanced some of your frustration out with a little amusement from time to time.

Is this bittersweet for you, having devoted so much effort to it, or mostly a relief?

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Eulogy / Apology for the boards, by cms

https://www.beatworm.co.uk/blog/internet/imdb-boards-no-more

I made this!

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Who else did Control F for "mjeyds"?

Your port in my heavy storms harbors the blackest thoughts

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Just kidding. I read it all. I've always loved you, btw.

Your port in my heavy storms harbors the blackest thoughts

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I can't pretend I understand most of what you wrote with regards to programming (did I mention that I work in software for a living? But I just sell the stuff ), but that did make me a little misty.

My husband and I met here and "dated" here before he moved across the pond to do the real life thing. At one point, these boards were our whole world. So I guess I just wanted to say thank you one last time. Your work really did change lives.

PlusI'm a SO happy to finally understand mjeyds!



You know I almost lost my mind, but now I'm home. And I'm free.

We finally know what mjeyds means.

Now I can die in peace.

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That was lovely. Thank you for the history, the tribute, the mjeyds explanation, the advice and insight you've given to me about message board development, and for making this place in the first place.

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That you, cms. That was informative and beautiful. I wish you all the best in all your current and future endeavors. Also, you have gained a Twitter follower.

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P.S. I actually tried to enter an urban dictionary definition for mjeyds last night, but it insisted that I enter my email address or log in with FaceBook and I didn't want anyone to know it was me. So, you might want to do that before someone else does. My definition was going to be really dirty.

I'm going for the most replies to one cms post, so you guys better step up your game.

Your port in my heavy storms harbors the blackest thoughts

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So this whole time the Danish users like Slit Wrist Theory could have told us what it meant.

That ginger-haired assh-le..

Holding out on us this entire time.

Re: That ginger-haired assh-le..

I was hoping to say bye to you. I bet you are having a wonderful, fun, beautiful life.

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Not going to lie, the aftermath of this election sent me into a depression. But other than that, I've been healthy and very busy. Thank you!

I just read that you had another child recently, that's so wonderful. Congrats to you both!

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I feel you. Every day is a new nightmare. I struggle so much with this.

Now we know….

What a lovely eulogy for the boards and no apology needed. This place has been a special place for all of us to meet, mingle and become friends. Trolls could not keep this place down nor could glitches in the system. I remember how much fun it was to try and predict the glitches so we all could make fun of them..Lol! And we had so much, so much fun trying to figure out when and where you were going to pop up next. We actually had a pool going about when you were going to appear.


I once spent an evening in a darkened restuarant patio overwhelmed to tears as a kind man explained to me his young daughter, hospital-bound and dying of cancer, had used the Harry Potter IMDb boards as her main social life in the final year of her life, and how much that had meant to him and her.


This is why you created the boards. You created a world where people connected and had pleasure in their lives. There is no better gift than that!



To do is to be - Socrates
To be is to do - Descartes
Do be do be - Sinatra

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Thanks so much for everything you and the other members did to start up the boards. I have met a lot of wonderful people in the 10+ years that I have been on IMDb. Some of us also became friends in 'real life'. I'm happy that I had the ability to met people from other countries on the boards too. The boards helped fill a hole in my life back then and I will be forever grateful for the experiences here, even dealing with the trolls. Even though many of those people I met have been gone from here for awhile now, I will still miss this place when it's gone. Thanks again!!




~*~*~ ~*~*~

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image for user cms
by cms
IMDb member since December 2001
Mon Feb 6 2017 10:08:54
Eulogy / Apology for the boards, by cms
https://www.beatworm.co.uk/blog/internet/imdb-boards-no-more
I made this!

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Add this to Your Profile Page
so it will be read . later

http://www.imdb.com/user/ur1488088/

http://www.imdb.com/user/ur1488088/boards/ (this may be gone too?)







ACT1
www.actwon.com/imdb/profiles.htm

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I don't know what will happen to user profiles, but that's a good tip, thanks. It should be easy enough to google, I don't plan on taking my website down any time soon.


I made this!

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image for user cms
by cms
Tue Feb 7 2017 00:00:35
I don't know what will happen to user profiles, but that's a good tip, thanks.
It should be easy enough to google,
I don't plan on taking my website down any time soon.

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Just any link with 'boards' may be gone
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur1488088/boards/

My Profile pages look different
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur0706096/
http://www.imdb.com/user/ur0706096/boards/


[ Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: CH board moving to Get Satisfaction ]
by ACT_l
Sat Feb 4 2017 08:00:00
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000042/thread/265706940?d=265754578#265754578

IMDb may see a drop in the number of visitors and registered Users
IMDb should just hide the Boards for a while
and not delete them
so they can bring them all back later

Change 'board'
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000042/threads/
to ??
http://www.imdb.com/feb2017/bd0000042/threads/

http://www.imdb.com/board/21000000/board
to ??
http://www.imdb.com/board/21000000/feb2017






ACT1
www.actwon.com/imdb/profiles.htm

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IMDb should just hide the Boards for a while
and not delete them
so they can bring them all back later
That's a good idea.


Now, propose it on Get Satisfaction.

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by Jeorj Euler
Tue Feb 7 2017 08:19:27

IMDb should just hide the Boards for a while
and not delete them
so they can bring them all back later

That's a good idea.
Now, propose it on Get Satisfaction.

= = =



I am Not going to register on Get Satisfaction

I have replied to the Boss and others
it is stooopud to post a comment / complaint / suggestion over there
about problems etc over here

We Had a Help Board for that kind of stuff
of course IMDb deleted That Board a long time ago
for us to Get Satisfaction at Get Satisfaction








ACT1
www.actwon.com/imdb/profiles.htm

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I know. Right. To hell with them.

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cms, I just want to apologize for making you and your admin friends ban me so many times back in the day.

I hope we can still be friends and go out for the occasional bagel.

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From the boards closure FAQ:

What will happen to my boards profile text?
User profile information is not affected and will
continue to be editable and displayed on the site.
       /help/show_leaf?boardsclosurefaq

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Re: Founding Members Check In Here
by cms
IMDb member since December 2001
Mon Feb 6 2017 10:08:54
Eulogy / Apology for the boards, by cms
https://www.beatworm.co.uk/blog/internet/imdb-boards-no-more
I made this!

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Boards Closure FAQ
by IMDb Staff Member Col Needham
Tue Feb 7 2017 23:34:22

The original announcement thread at
http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000042/flat/265706940
has reached the 600 post limit
(which is itself another issue with the boards software;

for more on that, see
https://www.beatworm.co.uk/blog/internet/imdb-boards-no-more).


http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000042/thread/265872385 Contributors Help






ACT1
www.actwon.com/imdb/profiles.htm

Re: Eulogy

Thx for that.

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Cool eulogy, cms. So long (and thanks for all the fish)


People say that life is the thing; but I prefer reading.

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I was thinking about this place yesterday and all the good times. I guess we won't be reviving it.

This was a wonderful, fun, enlightening place in it's heyday.

Things Change.love and miss you all, even some of the trolls.

Red


Entropy is not what it used to be.

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Darling.

I'm old not dead.

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Entropy is not what it used to be.

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ολγρια

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Hi, Red! How's the life and whatnot? Is the daughter poised to take over the world?

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I was also thinking of this place yesterday and then heard the news about the shutdown. Red and I first met on here back in the day when we both had Westies. I have not really been on this site for years but it is sad to see it go. She and I still talk on FB.

Best wishes to all of the old timers whose names I recognize. Even though I didn't start many topics, I did make a lot of friends here and that's a good thing for an old man. I have actually been an IMDB member since Feb., 2000.


From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California, a good evening.

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Bye.




A post without an OMG is a post incomplete.

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Bye.

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Bye everyone! I'm still married to Vijay and we have two kids. I still love Joaquin Phoenix. I really only go on Facebook but old friends can look me up and maybe add me? Amber Mehta. I hate Donald Trump though.

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Hello. Is it true that the scar on Joaquin Phoenix's lip is the result of a cleft palate?

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Never heard of him.

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I hate Donald Trump though.


I knew we were soulmates the moment I met you.

(I figured out how to do markup again, so I could quote you, that's how much I like you)

Your port in my heavy storms harbors the blackest thoughts

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Hey Pugsy..the user formerly known as Deolicious1 here hope you and Melissa are well.

10:32 am mountain standard time.

I'm old not dead.

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We are in the right time zone now! Hello from Denver!

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I thought as much but i thought i'd throw it in anyway.

I'm old not dead.

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Hi Deo, Goz here.

Please note I gave you equal credit for being a founder.

I am older and not dead either.

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Whatever turns your crank i guess.

I'm old not dead.

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Well, at least I am not 'cranky' like some!

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I concede that your Mountain Time is now correct, but your actual mountains are garbage. Our mountains are way better than yours.

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I'm sorry i don't speak Swahili.

I'm old not dead.
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