Welcome to the NEW Horror Etc forum!

[anthonydpmann]

Hi folks, and welcome to our new portal into Horror Etc's online community.

So - why a new forum, when the old one was running so smoothly? Well, actually it wasn't...

Without getting into the nitty-gritty details, it became very evident to Ted and I that we needed to assume complete control of our program's forum, and the only way to do so was to start from scratch.

We feel that it should be the discretion of the show's hosts and listeners to have the ability to determine which threads can be retained or deleted, and which subjects should be locked-down if an unsettling opinion is presented. On the subject of the latter, ALL opinions are valid, and our view is that a thread should only be discontinued if legitimate harrassment, misconduct, etc has occurred - not if someone simply "disagrees" with another member's / members' personal sentiments. This is the nature of free broadcasting... there will be no censorship here.

With that in mind, we're sure that you can appreciate why we have had to reset the forum... we hope you'll sign back up, get involved, and continue to assist in allowing this great community to thrive!

Cheers all...
-Anthony

[cookyman]

Woohoo first!

Been listening from episode 1 and have sent the occasional voicemail and email to Tony and Ted. You'll know my voicemails by the strong Scottish accent - sorry!

Shame about the forum reset - but hey if it's for the good of the site then I wholeheartedly approve.

Still waiting on the give Lance a chance episode ;D ;D .

[doug]

This sucks,

I could see the fight coming and I was going to start a pool to see how the battle between hosts, and forum administrator would end.

[Captain Midnight]

Indeed. Give Lance a chance. Look at his performance in Pumpkinhead, the Citizen Kane of movies about Pumpkinheads.

[Captain Midnight]

Mar 1, 2010 19:46:00 GMT -5 doug said:

This sucks,

I could see the fight coming and I was going to start a pool to see how the battle between hosts, and forum administrator would end.

Perhaps I should change my name to Captain Oblivious, cos I didn't know anything was amiss. Then again, I didn't look at anything but the news, trailers, game and movies parts of the forum.

[bigmac]

Don't feel bad, Captain. Looking back, I remember a few things brewing, but that was only after the email I got today.

Totally clueless as well.

[Captain Midnight]

Mar 1, 2010 19:53:07 GMT -5 bigmac said:

Don't feel bad, Captain. Looking back, I remember a few things brewing, but that was only after the email I got today.

Totally clueless as well.

Thanks I feel like less of a tool now ;D

[wolfemann]

Heck, I was less observant than that even - of course, I'm not that active on the forums here, I'll admit.

But I hope things pick up here too! I'll even try posting more often!

...

Hey! You! That wasn't a reason to leave! Get back here!

Though I'll admit - the color schemes are hard on the eyes.

[deadlydolls]

Hiho,

It's Emily, and I too was an absentee forum peruser who kind of forgot they were buzzing and then apparently missed some sort of juicy/awkward controversy. Ah well, I too shall make it something a duty to hang around here.

And I echo wolfemanne's comment on the colors. Electric blue blends a little too easily with the black background.

Or maybe I just need to toughen up like the Jedi Timothy Olyphant in A Perfect Getaway claimed to be.

[Scary Gary]

RIP old forum.

But like the phoenix, greatness shall once again rise from the ashes.

[thedia]

Well, I´m also in and I´m also never checked that something was going on.

About the colors - please think about your older listeners. It´s not funny if you´re forced to wear your reading glasses in front of the screen.

[kingstownted]

Great to see everyone participating. We'll be tinkering with the colour (yeah it's the Canadian spelling, hockey gold has me feeling brash), schemes for the next while - suggestions are welcome.

The emoticons are in progress, your patience is appreciated.

[chainsawadam]

Looking forward to hanging out on the new forum, spent too much time lurking before will try and be more active this time around.

[misterd]

Mar 1, 2010 19:50:04 GMT -5 Captain Midnight said:

Mar 1, 2010 19:46:00 GMT -5 doug said:

This sucks,

I could see the fight coming and I was going to start a pool to see how the battle between hosts, and forum administrator would end.

Perhaps I should change my name to Captain Oblivious, cos I didn't know anything was amiss. Then again, I didn't look at anything but the news, trailers, game and movies parts of the forum.

I guess that makes me Mister Oblivious. Other than seemingly minor grumblings about the "What I'm watching" thread, and the discord in the Kevin Smith thread, I didn't notice any problems at all.

And while I can appreciate Anthony's desire to have all views represented, from past experience I know some topics (religion, politics more often than not) can create problems. Some boards ban them outright, some thrive on the debate, others tend to ignore them until they swim right up and bite the mods in the ass. I've participated in, and had fun on, all types so it doesn't much sway me one way or the other, I hope T&T have considered how they want to handle this issue (or not) if it does rear its head.

[cassiel11]

Mar 1, 2010 21:30:52 GMT -5 kingstownted said:

Great to see everyone participating. We'll be tinkering with the colour (yeah it's the Canadian spelling, hockey gold has me feeling brash), schemes for the next while - suggestions are welcome.

Canada gets the most gold medals, the US gets the most medals and you win the hockey final...

Everyone can feel brash.

Now that I'm on the ground floor of the new and improved forum, I hope to post once in a while.

Thanks for doing what you do Ted, Tony and (sometimes) Doug. I've been listening from almost the beginning and I look forward to many, many more episodes.