Poll
Question:
You want Peter back?
Option 1: Yes!!
votes: 11
Option 2: No.
votes: 0
Option 3: Don't care...
votes: 0
So, what's wrong?
Peter, our dear administrator and captain, has disappeared!
We all thought he went on a long vacation, but he's missing since April 26!!
That's almost half a year!!!
His final words were "tiddly-pom", which is of course a quote from the immortal words of Winnie the (almighty) Pooh.
Why he leaves us with these words remains a complete mystery. Peter would never say such a thing. Maybe it's a sign of some sort.
There's also the possibility that it wasn't Peter, but an imposter, and that the real Peter has been held hostage in Iceland. Imposter-Peter would have taken command of this forum and is now controlling our behaviour and minds. He's sending waves from the forum to your brain via the screen. Be alert!
Another theory is that Peter went to the Olympic Games as a swimmer. And he was captured at the border because he brought some weapons with him. Of course we hope this isn't the case.
Perhaps Peter was in fact Clive Nolan all along and, as we know, Arena has taken a break from doing anything that has to do with Arena at the moment. Therefore he won't post anymore.
Or, Peter was captured by aliens!
But the most possible reason for his departure could be that he moved to the beaches of Spain and completely forgot about us!
Please! Come back Peter! We miss you!
Yep he's been MIA too long.
:(
Hey Peter, wo bist du? Melde dich bitte! *horns* ;D
Just a week or two ago the Room went down, and obviously came up again. That usually requires a human touch, and who else than Cap would have got it going again ? Of course, one can wonder, what is his interest in the Room, when he doesnt post at all ... but let's see (to use a great cliché) ;D :)
Re your poll, Paxi, your question should have been "Do you want Peter's back?", and I know your answer to that :D
Nicky.
He seems to have vanished round about the time I first appeared. This could well mean that either a) we're one and the same person, or b) he really, really doesn't like me.
Experience suggests 'b' is more probable. ;)
Can someone check their IP addresses please?
And to be honest, yes, I could use a new back. Mine is completely damaged...
Thanks to 3 years stocking shelves...
Maybe he just petered out ???
So we lost our peter - ouch :D
Nicky.
I'm gonna try something clever here, now...
Steve, do you dislike yourself?
Quote from: Deenfan on Fri, 2008-09-26, 16:06:58
I'm gonna try something clever here, now...
Steve, do you dislike yourself?
You're trying to make my brain hurt! ;D
;D Is it working?!
Quote from: Deenfan on Fri, 2008-09-26, 20:43:50
;D Is it working?!
I'm not even sure I can tell these days :o
OK, guys, that was real funny ;D altho your question, Deenie, is too clever for me ??? What's it gotta do with exhuming (or exmarining) Cap ?
Nicky.
Good call, Paco.
I've been missing Peter too. It's been wayyyy to long i'd say.
Oh Peter, Where are thou? ???
:o Might he be biblical?
I just send him an PM.
oh by the way, the last time he was active in the Room was...
Quote from: The Room StatisticsSun, 2008-09-21, 13:12:11
He just was too shy to say something. ;D
Quote from: maddox on Sun, 2008-09-28, 11:26:18
He just was too shy to say something. ;D
Perhaps his keyboard has been stolen? ;)
Quote from: Deenfan on Sun, 2008-09-28, 10:22:18
:o Might he be biblical?
Quote from: Steve Jones on Sun, 2008-09-28, 13:37:57
Perhaps his keyboard has been stolen? ;)
Saint Peter's keyboard ? ;D
Bups, as you can see, I'm spookin around here :D
Just updated my LP too. The one who first reports what's new gets a bottle of Blue Chimay ;) (tryin to trick Cap back) :)
Nicky.
Quote from: maddox on Sun, 2008-09-28, 11:05:52
I just send him an PM.
Which unfortunately he hasn't answered yet. :(
Quote from: maddox on Thu, 2008-10-02, 20:28:37
Which unfortunately he hasn't answered yet. :(
He's a very naughty boy! ;)
Quote from: Steve Jones on Thu, 2008-10-02, 20:34:14
He's a very naughty boy! ;)
Hehe, i don't wanna know. ;D
Quote from: maddox on Thu, 2008-10-02, 20:28:37
Which unfortunately he hasn't answered yet. :(
Which either means that he doesn't read his emails, or he's VERY busy, or he's tired of us...
Or very forgetful. ;)
-Paco
Quote from: PH on Fri, 2008-10-03, 09:20:19
Which either means that he doesn't read his emails, or he's VERY busy, or he's tired of us...
Or very forgetful. ;)
Or he's taking a trip around the world in 80 weeks. ;D
Nah, unlikely.
He would've taken his laptop with him. ;)
Since April 26th, Peter is missing from this board.
And I've done my homework:
He's missing from this board (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=91232) too. Since April 30th.
From this board (http://melosprogbazaar.com/index.php?action=profile;u=344) he's missing since the 9th of August.
13th of May was his last activity here (http://www.sylvan.de/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=7).
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:23:56
Since April 26th, Peter is missing from this board.
And I've done my homework:
He's missing from this board (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=91232) too. Since April 30th.
From this board (http://melosprogbazaar.com/index.php?action=profile;u=344) he's missing since the 9th of August.
13th of May was his last activity here (http://www.sylvan.de/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=7).
You are certainly missing him. A detective can't do any better ;).
It gets worse:
Check this. (http://www.dprp.net/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=327)
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:23:56
Since April 26th, Peter is missing from this board.
And I've done my homework:
He's missing from this board (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=91232) too. Since April 30th.
From this board (http://melosprogbazaar.com/index.php?action=profile;u=344) he's missing since the 9th of August.
13th of May was his last activity here (http://www.sylvan.de/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=7).
Quote from: maddox on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:30:36
It gets worse:
Check this. (http://www.dprp.net/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=327)
Wow, you guys must be so terribly bored :-\...................
.....I like! ;D
Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:39:51
Wow, you guys must be so terribly bored :-\...................
Well you must admit: it's quite weird.
I can understand it if he got borred of a forum, either one of them.
It's natural. Even i have that sometimes.
But all of them?
That's weird. :-\
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:23:56
He's missing from this board (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=91232) too. Since April 30th.
Paxi, what makes you think that this is
our Peter ?
Have you gotten too much bongo on your mind ? ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:50:39
Paxi, what makes you think that this is our Peter ?
I just know. (This forum was called "ricochet" a long time ago.)
Quote from: Nicky007 on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:50:39Have you gotten too much bongo on your mind ? ;D
Bingo!
The big bonobo bongo bingo.
BANG!!
(scared)
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:58:29
I just know. (This forum was called "ricochet" a long time ago.)
Bingo!
Which is also more likely because he's called 'RicochetPeter' on the Ayreon board too.
Quote from: maddox on Mon, 2008-10-06, 22:45:54
Well you must admit: it's quite weird.
I can understand it if he got borred of a forum, either one of them.
It's natural. Even i have that sometimes.
But all of them?
That's weird. :-\
I don't think it's that weird. Maybe he went to Africa for a year (to play bongo) or something, I don't know. Of course, he can do whatever he wants, without telling anyone on some online-forum.
Hmmm, but maybe you're right that it's a bit strange, considering he is the (only) moderator on this board. I do tend to think that it's slowly getting a bit of a mess around here, because of all this off-topicness in a lot of topics. ::)
Just my 2 cents... :-\
Tom
Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Mon, 2008-10-06, 23:31:16
Hmmm, but maybe you're right that it's a bit strange, considering he is the (only) moderator on this board. I do tend to think that it's slowly getting a bit of a mess around here, because of all this off-topicness in a lot of topics. ::)
Just my 2 cents... :-\
Tom
You're right about the off-topicness. We're kind of masters in doing that arround here.
But it never gets out of hand if you ask me.
In fact, to me this board is the representation of how great a board can be without a moderator, though having said that i also must say that every board needs at least one moderator.
The fact is why it works on the Arena Forum is because small amount of members, especially the very small amount of members who are actually online.
Quote from: maddox on Tue, 2008-10-07, 21:43:42
You're right about the off-topicness. We're kind of masters in doing that arround here.
If off-topic is defined as not talking about Arena, then I guess I'm pretty guilty. But Arena themselves are pretty low profile at the moment, and I'll hazard a guess that if a new album eventually heaves itself over the horizon then conversation on here will be on-topic pretty damned quickly. ;D Just look at the Marillion forum to see how it goes!
Digressing slightly, despite the small number of regular contributors on here, the reason I like it is the overwhelming LOVE of music people seem to display. Most other forums I lurk on seem to have a fair amount of HATE floating around, which isn't really a vibe I get from music. Consequently I'll take heed of recommendations on here and investigate further (Demians, Nevermore, etc) if I think it's worth a shot. But if I see someone petulantly slagging off Pendragon elsewhere, to take a topical example, I'm highly unlikely to take anything they ever say in the future seriously. My head is wired in a completely different fashion and I presume we have no common ground!
Re what belongs and doesnt belong in the Room, the way I see it is that the structure of the forum invites to discussions, in prioritised order, on Arena music, other stuff related to Arena, Arena-related bands, all other bands, issues related to music, and even stuff remote from music (like personal issues, religion, philosophy, food and beverages). We just should try to put things in the right categories and topics, allowing for some flexibility, like if a post invites to a discussion on an issue formally outside of the topic.
I agree with you on the friendly tone in the Room. Furthermore I'm happy that there isnt too much small talk. (On the Neverboard, there's too much food talk and raw exclamations for my taste.)
Re criticism of groups and albums, unless it's obvious trash, I always try to find reasons for listening to a group or album, rather than reasons for rejecting them.
Nicky.
When I look at other forums, I can only conclude that we're doing fine actually. Like Steve just said, The Shattered Room seems to ooze friendliness, which is VERY different from what I see on other boards. Everywhere else, people are bashing each other and people are narrow minded. They drag almost anything in the negative.
Since a few weeks, I'm an administrator myself on a forum for biology students at my school, and I know it's a pain in the literal butt when it comes to moderating such a board. Imagine, 5 people like my age are causing more damage on that forum in three weeks than has ever been done to this forum.
This is a grown-up forum, people know when to take things seriously and when to make a joke. And that's what keeps this forum interesting. It's not flat, not superficial, but full of good ideas and recommendations, theories and general mindfood. And still there's room for jokes. It's these jokes what makes the members actual persons and makes me want to meet you guys in real life. ;D
I have to congratulate Peter for this, because even in his absence, nothing bad has happened. The only thing when things got out of hand was a few years ago with a member who was being a troll. And precisely there Peter showed what kind of person he is. He could have used his ban-powers, but he choose to give the person in question a freedom of choice, which he took and he left. We have responsibilites ourselves.
Of course, we go off topic often enough, but I think it never gets out of hand. And it's only natural in some way, 'cause we're human, not robots who were designed for some topic. It also helps that we actually know when we're going off topic. And most of the time we get things on the rails again. On other forums they REALLY need a moderator for that, or else the topic is doomed.
-Paco
You guys wrote what I think better than I could have !
Basically, I came for Arena and I stayed because there are nothing but nice people here ...
And I think we self-moderate pretty well.
But I still miss Peter though :'(
Quote from: Bupie on Wed, 2008-10-08, 10:12:01
Basically, I came for Arena and I stayed because there are nothing but nice people here ...
Bups, putain de toi :P ;D
Yup, Roomies Are Doin It For Themselves :) :D
Quote from: PH on Wed, 2008-10-08, 09:44:59
... and I know it's a pain in the literal butt when it comes to moderating such a board.
Or else there's another reason, Paxi :D ;D
Nicky.
Update:
I've ask Bart, an Administrator of the DPRP forum about Peter....
No answer yet but i'm hopeful. 8)
"21 September 2008" was still his last activity...
...as was the last time we checked.
-Paco
Quote from: PH on Tue, 2008-10-28, 21:53:59
"21 September 2008" was still his last activity...
...as was the last time we checked.
-Paco
I know but the reason why i asked Bart in the first place is because Peter is also an Administrator on the DPRP forum.
That's why.
Quote from: maddox on Tue, 2008-10-28, 21:59:32
I know but the reason why i asked Bart in the first place is because Peter is also an Administrator on the DPRP forum.
That's why.
Ahh ok.
Now Ich begrijp.
*quoted from the How Do You Feel-topic:Quote from: PH on Wed, 2008-10-29, 16:46:12
...
Well?
Peter usually did some maintenance on the DPRP forum as well, which means work on the server etc etc (boring IT stuff ;)).
We already know that he hasn't been on line over there for quite some time but Bart also has him on MSN and hasn't been able to contact him for quite some time too.
So...he's not only MIA on many boards he's a member/administrator of, he also is MIA on MSN. :-\
It's getting weirder by the day. :(
Man... I hope it's nothing serious... :(
Quote from: PH on Wed, 2008-10-29, 17:14:24
Man... I hope it's nothing serious... :(
I hope too :(
Peter, give us some news, please.
Quote from: PH on Wed, 2008-10-29, 17:14:24
Man... I hope it's nothing serious... :(
Quote from: Bupie on Wed, 2008-10-29, 19:06:15
I hope too :(
Peter, give us some news, please.
I agree with you both on this one. :(
Folks, I'm all fine, no need to worry :)
I'm very touched by the fact that you guys care about your ol' Cap going astray. To give you all an explanation, which I definitely owe you all: It's just that my interests and duties have changed for some time now. Mid April I started to work with a company I already worked with from 2000-2006, and they're basically eating up all my resources. What's left goes to my family and other smaller pastimes. Sitting around the machine and hacking myself into stuffs is just not my thing that much anymore. Also, I basically seem to have no time neither the energy to sit down and listen to a complete album, which again is the way I want to listen to music. When I have free time, it's mostly in the late evenings and then all I do is read a few book pages and talk to my lady... That's how things change, never would have believed that it would be like that ever. Sorry for giving you a hard time, I will try to be here from time to time, not only on a quarter-year-basis or so :)
Yes, I've seen him. Loud and clear in red, the name of Peter. He's back, the return of the legend ;D.
Yay!
Peter's back!
For now that is. ;)
You've got us worried there, mate. Don't ever do that again, will ya? :D
I'm just glad that everything is okay over there. *horns*
;D PETER!! YAY! *ola*
Glad to see you again. Thanks for the explanation, and good luck and all that with your job! *horns*
-Paco
8) 8) 8)
No further comment needed. One bad news was enough for today.
Yeah, Cap, I too am glad to see you back again, even if it's just to say hello and explain your absence. You got us seriously worried. Good to hear that it's nothing worse than demanding work.
There were some adjustments in the Room during your absence that made it clear to me that somebody was in charge, and that "somebody" had to be either you or your deputy, so I wasnt overly worried.
Hope you're enjoying your extra responsibilities somewhat and that prog can help make your day.
And thanks again for your caretaking of the Room. In that way you're with us all the time (sounding sentimental here, but I really mean it) :)
Nicky.