tiltjlp
PN co-founder
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2003
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- Favorite Pinball Machine
- Flying Trapeze 1934
Jon has decide not to close Pinball Nirvana, but instead has made me the Site Admin, so say a prayer I don't goof things up too much on a technical end. My original comments made before Jon decided not to close the site follow, just to clear up any confusion.
As most of you may have seen on the front page, Jon has decided to close Pinball Nirvana. If it were just a matter of money, I'd figure some way to split the cost with him. If I tried, maybe I could talk him into changing him mind, but I'm not going to try. Maintaining a site takes a lot of time and effort, and if it's not fun anymore, why keep doing it?
I'd like to thank Jon for co-founding the site with me, and letting me pretty much run it the way I wanted. And for footing the bills month after month, but especially keeping it running as well as he did. I consider JPH one of my best friends, and closing Pinball Nirvana won't change that.
I'd like to thank our authors for allowing us to host their tables, especially Druadic, because in the beginning, his work accounted for over a 1/3 of the tables we had. But every author who had any work here was important to us. Patrick and I will keep making our tables, look for them at IRP and VP Originals.
But most important, I'd like to thanks our active members, many of them who really did help make us unique. We basically had one rule, Don't Make A Fool Of Yourself. Most of the regulars broke that rule. I know I felt foolish a lot of times. But the Dude, Destruk, Elton, Bob, Steve, Panda, and even Leon, and countless others joined in our discussions and debates, and made this a site where anyone could have their say, even if neither Jon or I agreed with their opinion.
That's what I'll miss the most, the openess we had. We realized that a cuss word now and then wouldn't cause the end of the world. We also knew that insults and even flames didn't matter that much, at the end of the day we could and did disagree and do battle, and still like, if not always respect each other. So as the final days of Pinball Nirvana tick off, Thanks For The Memories.
I'll still be around, even if I don't post that often. VPF doesn't seem to want my thoughts and opinions posted there, and VP Originals doesn't need the hassle either. So as we ride off into the sunset, keep a good thought, and know that I've had the time of my life.
John
As most of you may have seen on the front page, Jon has decided to close Pinball Nirvana. If it were just a matter of money, I'd figure some way to split the cost with him. If I tried, maybe I could talk him into changing him mind, but I'm not going to try. Maintaining a site takes a lot of time and effort, and if it's not fun anymore, why keep doing it?
I'd like to thank Jon for co-founding the site with me, and letting me pretty much run it the way I wanted. And for footing the bills month after month, but especially keeping it running as well as he did. I consider JPH one of my best friends, and closing Pinball Nirvana won't change that.
I'd like to thank our authors for allowing us to host their tables, especially Druadic, because in the beginning, his work accounted for over a 1/3 of the tables we had. But every author who had any work here was important to us. Patrick and I will keep making our tables, look for them at IRP and VP Originals.
But most important, I'd like to thanks our active members, many of them who really did help make us unique. We basically had one rule, Don't Make A Fool Of Yourself. Most of the regulars broke that rule. I know I felt foolish a lot of times. But the Dude, Destruk, Elton, Bob, Steve, Panda, and even Leon, and countless others joined in our discussions and debates, and made this a site where anyone could have their say, even if neither Jon or I agreed with their opinion.
That's what I'll miss the most, the openess we had. We realized that a cuss word now and then wouldn't cause the end of the world. We also knew that insults and even flames didn't matter that much, at the end of the day we could and did disagree and do battle, and still like, if not always respect each other. So as the final days of Pinball Nirvana tick off, Thanks For The Memories.
I'll still be around, even if I don't post that often. VPF doesn't seem to want my thoughts and opinions posted there, and VP Originals doesn't need the hassle either. So as we ride off into the sunset, keep a good thought, and know that I've had the time of my life.
John