What's Area 25? - Page 2

Provost Harrison · February 24, 2002, 09:13

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
IT was not merely spam. There was pornography and other such things there.

Pornography? Damn, I must have missed that one!

Oh it was a laugh, shame the humourless mods and admins here failed to see the funny side of it all

Bugs ****ing Bunny · February 24, 2002, 10:34

Area 25 was a shameful blot on the history of this site. It was pointless, childish and damnable. It is with great pride that I can announce that I took no part in it and never even considered posting there.

The fact that no bugger told me about it is irrelevant. You gits.

orange · February 24, 2002, 10:59

Memories

There was also another communal DL that a few of us knew about...I don't know if it was ever deleted.

"'Sup I am God"

We were hoping to get it to deity and then make its grand entrance into the OT

Btw: DarkCloud there was no "porn" it was one softcore nude posted by.....hmmmm, I forget who. I got 30% pcr and 2 weeks!

But it's how I got started at CGN (during my ban from poly) so I guess it was all ok in the end.

DarkCloud · February 24, 2002, 14:32

I think WarVoid may have posted it- I am not sure however.

(I too was not invited

) oh well- that's why I am an emperor now and you are but a king.

[even with my pcr

]

-Actually- have any of the emperors not received a PCR at one time or another here?

(I got mine the day I reached 3000

)

Ming · February 24, 2002, 14:39

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
-Actually- have any of the emperors not received a PCR at one time or another here?

MarkG and I never got a PCR while we were emperors

DarkCloud · February 24, 2002, 14:47

...I don't know about you Ming, but MarkG sure as heck deserved one.

Every now and then, Mark gets spammy

But it's his board...

Gramphos · February 24, 2002, 15:08

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
-Actually- have any of the emperors not received a PCR at one time or another here?

I've not, but I've only been Emeror for a day or two I think.

So I have longe time to upset any mod.

Dauphin · February 24, 2002, 15:10

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Originally posted by Ming
I never got a PCR while we were emperors

I wonder why.

It also explains your collosal post count - it wouldn't seem so big if the competition hadn't been "tripped".

Ming · February 24, 2002, 15:21

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Originally posted by Sagacious Dolphin
It also explains your collosal post count - it wouldn't seem so big if the competition hadn't been "tripped".

Even without PCR's... nobody would be close

For some strange reason, I spend a lot of time at Apolyton, and I post a lot on topic

Lancer · February 24, 2002, 15:46

Ming, I imagine that when you chit chat like this that you wear a private smile at the humor of it all as one whose seen so much around here of a dubious nature.

Ming · February 24, 2002, 15:51

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Originally posted by Lancer
Ming, I imagine that when you chit chat like this that you wear a private smile at the humor of it all as one whose seen so much around here of a dubious nature.

Gramphos · February 24, 2002, 16:01

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Originally posted by Ming
Even without PCR's... nobody would be close

For some strange reason, I spend a lot of time at Apolyton, and I post a lot on topic

Are posts in the staff room counted to your post count?

Ming · February 24, 2002, 16:15

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Originally posted by Gramphos
Are posts in the staff room counted to your post count?

Yes they are... but sometimes, the staff room is as active as the dino forum

Most of my posts still come from Civ III and Civ II.
And I get a "few" from this forum too

H Tower · February 24, 2002, 16:54

so maybe that's what forum 142 is. ming's private spam forum.

DarlinKell · February 24, 2002, 18:38

i'm just getting used to this place, only posed in 3 forums.... and one of which is OT, but oh well....... when you dont exaclty know whats going on and how to participate .... i guess maybe i should find a message board with more things i'm knowledgable of... but i'm not a quitter so, i'm here for a while i suppose! just gonna be posting in here if i want it to count! lol

Alexander's Horse · February 24, 2002, 18:43

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Originally posted by H Tower

actually he confessed to posting a link to area 25 in the OT, and then ming found it, and that as we say, is history

Actually I wasn't the only one posting links - got the idea off one of the ring leaders

Ming · February 24, 2002, 18:46

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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Actually I wasn't the only one posting links - got the idea off one of the ring leaders

While that may be true or not... either way, it doesn't change what happened

Alexander's Horse · February 24, 2002, 18:49

Which is Ming? Here is your opportunity to clear the air.

Ming · February 24, 2002, 18:54

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Originally posted by H Tower
actually he confessed to posting a link to area 25 in the OT, and then ming found it, and that as we say, is history

That sums it up pretty well... I was online and saw it before you edited it out

*End Is Forever* · February 24, 2002, 19:27

This whole thread is spam. It should be closed immediately.

Zealot · February 24, 2002, 19:41

Ah, guys, you seem to have had a lot of fun! I wish I knew what was going on back then!

Alexander's Horse · February 24, 2002, 19:49

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Originally posted by Ming

That sums it up pretty well... I was online and saw it before you edited it out

That doesn't sum it up. "Confessed"? I didn't "confess" to anything. Ming found the link because some of the stupid young spammers like Orange and Comrade DAN led him right to it (they always leave out that part).

It had been open off and on for days, a kind of Area 25 portal for people to fall through

Other Area 25ers were doing the same. I got the idea off one of them.

So I'd say Orange and co were realy responsible for the discovery of Area 25.

Lancer · February 24, 2002, 21:25

Alexander's Horse · February 24, 2002, 22:06

Hey Lancer, try harder.

There's an injoke about my role in the discovery of Area 25 which you aren't party to. I'm not the only one whose amused by your efforts to stoke it. Keep up the good work.

Lancer · February 25, 2002, 01:14

Thanx

Actually, all trolling aside, I don't see you as the type that would do that to his friends AH. I believe you to be innocent of intentionally posting a link to lead Ming to area 25 and thereby ratting out your friends. In fact I see the link as a screw up, nothing more.

Hey, what's a few years of mutual trolling between friends?

Truly AH, I've harbored some deep seated animosity towards you in the past, but I've let it go as being too silly to support.

DarlinKell · February 25, 2002, 01:24

I dont know you all taht wall ....... ok not at all, Lancer but if you meant that sincerely.... that was a nice thing to say! Letting by gones be by gones is a hard thing for most ppl to do!

Imran Siddiqui · February 25, 2002, 01:28

Ah, everyone is to blame... don't you know that?

except me

DarlinKell · February 25, 2002, 01:33

The only thing i'm to blame for is....... well....... starting this thread

Alexander's Horse · February 25, 2002, 01:39

Okay that's good news Lancer

I'll stop baiting you too

But I never stopped thinking of you as my friend

Now you can be in on the joke too

There is a lot more to this than people know - Ming saved my arse with MarkG, who wanted to give me the highest category of penalty.

I knew Area 25 would go down sooner or later. Ming saved me because I had been talking to him on a hypothetical basis about if something "naughty" was discovered (I didn't say what) that there be no overreaction like the Yo Yo/ Spink incident. I think the Area 25er's should thank Ming because I think Mark and Dan were pretty annoyed about the whole thing and could have reacted much worse - except Ming went into bat for them.

Now why wasn't I banned? A couple of reasons. Firstly I didn't post there much - except a couple of times to predict doom for the Area 25er's.

Secondly and more importantly Ming told me that he persuaded Mark that if I didn't get a ban then the Area 25ers would think I was stool pidgeon and that would be a much more fun punishment for the mods i.e. watching old horsie take the heat

So there you have it - more Area 25 trivia revealed.

Ming · February 25, 2002, 02:08

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Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Now why wasn't I banned? A couple of reasons. Firstly I didn't post there much - except a couple of times to predict doom for the Area 25er's.

Secondly and more importantly Ming told me that he persuaded Mark that if I didn't get a ban then the Area 25ers would think I was stool pidgeon and that would be a much more fun punishment for the mods i.e. watching old horsie take the heat

Well... at least you said something true, as for the rest of your story