Erik

William Avery Bishop

Nothing ... I extended an offer and discovered that open source development or modding wasn't something of interest at the time.

At one point in time we opened a dialogue as well, given the amount of modders hanging around, and what we thought was a perfect fit like pepperoni and cheese turned out more like peanut butter and Brussels sprouts.

I'm so terribly tarnished in my old age. I hear the younger generation talk about a day of honor as a long weekend, games, parties, and hot dogs that I literally have to walk away before I commit a crime. Men not much older than these entitled bastards gave their lives knowing the fight they gave that day provided a better life for younger generations. I will not celebrate a day like Memorial Day. I will observe it with dignity and respect for all those who were brave enough to stand and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. *a moment of silence* THANK YOU!

LOL so sorry buddy but that's why they invented water.

I'll start us off ... Callsign: TEFLON SLAB

Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee. Law of Gravity Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe. Law of Probability The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. Law of Random Numbers If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal; someone always answers. Variation Law If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now. Law of the Bath When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring. Law of Close Encounters The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with. Law of the Result When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!!! Law of Biomechanics The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. Law of the Theaters & Sports Arenas At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance. The aisle people also are very surly folk. The Coffee Law As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold Murphy's Law of Lockers If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers. Law of Physical Surfaces The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug. Law of Logical Argument Anything is possible IF you don't know what you are talking about. Law of Physical Appearance If the clothes fit, they're ugly. Law of Public Speaking -- A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET! Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it OR the store will stop selling it! Doctors' Law If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there, you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment and you'll stay sick.

Reading the pages of the LA Times this morning in the reading room and ... http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-may-it-s-been-31-years-where-is-the-top-1495653379-htmlstory.html

In a rare show of support the National party offered some music they purchased for upcoming Rocket Labs advertisements. Skip to the chorus at 1:05. Welcome to space Kiwis.

I know you'd never want my pity or sorrow because you all are a proud people and rightfully so. What happened in your city last night is unacceptable and I pray we all muster the strength and wisdom to find the solution so it never happens again. It won't be easy but whatever it takes the people here in the USA will support you. God bless you all. E

The bird had some wings on her that's for sure.

I think the only Moderator was Hauksbee. The other moderation was done by the devs which is most likely the confusion here. Hauksbee probably didn't realize his Moderator account had special access because the devs handled everything. I will upgrade one or two of the regulars into the moderators roll if you'll agree who those two should be and then let me know. Our member icons are great ... I love them and I can't bear to part with them and probably never will because of all the hard work that was put into them. E That's really weird about the moderators changing because I didn't do it. I wonder if the Devs stripped your moderation abilities before they left.

We can ... send me a PM with your questions. Thanks.

I bet they flailed around the cockpit like a fish out of water keeping watch on enemy aircraft above, below, behind, and in every direction. Any padding they could give themselves I'm sure was welcome, of course should I also opine.

Not sure it would have sparked off WWIII but it surely would have provoked a response (stern talking to) from China.

This is my point exactly. You have the power friend. All the tools for doing just those things are at your disposal. If you need help using them let me know by PM.

Anything is possible and with the small amount of debris found it would lead you to hope the aircraft is intact. At the same time there's some evidence from what was found that the impact wasn't controlled. It's hard to really know. I think most of these people speculating are hard pressed to offer any real evidence of either water entries.

It sounds like 95% of what you need is for the moderators to do some housekeeping. Maybe the OFF moderators need to reach out so we can go over the moderation tools they have their disposal? E

Here's an article by CNN that shows what has been found of the missing aircraft 3 years after the fatal accident that took all lives onboard. http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/08/asia/mh370-debris-found/ A mystery for sure one that I hope one day we solve.

You're lucky it's the Microsoft version because just imagine the Microhard version which probably changes daily.

Nice to "see" you too!

You guys can do whatever you like. If you want a Two Eggs Over My Hammy section it can be done. My point is feel free to create.

A humble request for a mission/campaign to nuke the Microsoft Campus. Now that's hilarious and iOS might use such a venture for their in-house humor roll. I've officially seen it all now. I can rest easy tonight that someone officially just broke the internet. May the force be with you.

I will be happy to use the advice from the moderators of this forum to rename, move, or otherwise manage the forums for better use. I do not know what you need so therefore it needs to come from someone who does. As for merging older posts and changing them to read only content ... I'm not sure I understand the need for this. Pruning happens on boards where the resources of the machine need to be freed up. We do not need to prune for that reason. All our topics are generated in chronological order so if new posts are what's needed then by all means post away. The boards here will keep up with your demand. We don't prune old posts for another very important reason. Research and history. This is a community wide philosophy because answers come from posts 2 days old and 2 years old. We believe in protecting that asset. I don't know about moving OFF to a sub-category of WWI. OFFers have always wanted to be set apart and NOT lumped into a group with other sims. This may have changed but that was the last take I had on it. As a recap most of this stuff your moderators can already do. I do hope they will keep with our philosophy of preserving history when they do. If they need a course in managing their tools for this board I will be happy to help them with that. They have a staff forum where any questions or concerns can be posed. E

Most recent posts in these forums are links to content elsewhere and "most" may be an over exaggeration of the facts since I'm hyper sensitive to such things. For every link you provide to SimHQ on our site that link back to them from here it promotes them and degrades us in search engine ranking. In non-technical terms it's much like stolen valor. Hence, my un-appreciation for such things. It's unfortunate but I'm not going to sabotage your community by forbidding it or pulling our content. I have no vast illusions and I'm not trying to lure anyone. If you guys want to use the services here great. The door is open since it was never closed. I think we can be more flexible with your needs, provide more services, have a higher search index (explains the traffic count) and do it all in a cohesive manner but those are my opinions and it's why they make chocolate and vanilla ice cream. I've enjoyed having you all here and have done what I could when I could free of charge with no strings attached. As far as membership is concerned you guys have to decide what you want to do. Pick a leader. Start posting information that traffic wants to see. It's your community and ultimately I can't do everything. I handle paying the bills, handle all the equipment and technical issues, and take care of the day to day which provides the things you guys need for your community to flourish. Anything else you'd like for me to do to help you in your quest please let me know. As for my response the OP I quoted made it sound as if I was sitting on my hands and solely responsible for the state of affairs the OFF community is in. I wanted to set the record straight.