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I probably don't have to tell you, but...

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:36 pm
by Xouqoa
The site wasn't reeaaaaaaaaally sold to anyone. Was just a joke. =)

Thanks to everyone who played along! I ended up telling some people to help incite the masses. The moderators all knew, as well as a few people that I told because I was afraid they would be going to spend money or time on a new board.

Anyway, I hope at least some people think it's funny. I've received somewhat mixed feedback but I think most will appreciate it for the joke that it was intended for.

Edit: Nobody is pregnant or getting married either. That was just a compelling story to make the 'sale' more believeable.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:37 pm
by Xyun
:lol:

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:39 pm
by Lynxe
Funny as hell and WAY too entertaining
/bow Xou :)

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:44 pm
by Trek
I will send death threats via public mail if you will post address please.




I was pretty confident it was a joke, I could not beleive someone would buy a user base that would split.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:44 pm
by Vetiria
I figured as much throughout the day, but the pictures Colal posted earlier clinched it. You almost screwed up, Xou. :lol:

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:45 pm
by rhyae
priceless
:lol:
now get to work on that kid, we'll donate.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:46 pm
by Trek
Besides we all know your boys dont swim upstream

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:46 pm
by Arundel Pajo
Vetiria wrote:I figured as much throughout the day, but the pictures Colal posted earlier clinched it. You almost screwed up, Xou. :lol:
well...that, and the "banner ads" up top were housed in the VV images folder and called in the HTML without any sort of click tracking. Basically just replaced the normal header images.

I was certain it was a joke from the start, but finding that was what cinched it for me.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:51 pm
by Canelek
Bravo :)

Let's now see all the hateful people blush. :D

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:51 pm
by Kilmoll the Sexy
It would be tought for Zoocow to actually get Raistin pregnant...unless there is something we don't know.....

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:54 pm
by Xouqoa
Vetiria wrote:I figured as much throughout the day, but the pictures Colal posted earlier clinched it. You almost screwed up, Xou. :lol:
Yeah, I accidently posted as Xou when I meant to post as Yantis. The post was there for MAYBE 5 seconds, and Colal got a screenshot of it. ><

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:55 pm
by Raistin
Im really a chick. Found me out :(

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:56 pm
by murr
xou posted early i was going to sell out to Yantis :(

Posted: March 31, 2004, 8:56 pm
by noel
Was totally worth it to see the Holmes stooges and Shaerra gripping/enjoying it.

Thanks for the PM Nilaman, I appreciate it. I couldn't believe how many PMs/IMs I got in the last two days.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:01 pm
by masteen
Holmes stooges?

I hope Raist does get prego just to show you fuckers!

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:05 pm
by Sargeras
I admit, I fell for it. But $20k for the board, no input from Py, there were all these little things that made it sound like something wasn't right. So I sat back and watched it unravel.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:09 pm
by noel
Hammerstalker, Atokal and Kilrain are all real life brothers... Last name Holmes.

Since they want to call me by my real name all the time, I see no reason for me to do otherwise.

-Noel

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:15 pm
by Atokal
Aranuil wrote:Was totally worth it to see the Holmes stooges and Shaerra gripping/enjoying it.

Thanks for the PM Nilaman, I appreciate it. I couldn't believe how many PMs/IMs I got in the last two days.
You know there is a TV sitcom here somewhere. You could have as the main star some marginally ugly grammar nazi, with delusions of being some kind of Don Juan. Further he could be narcissistic and dating a midget. No creative ability and a huge suck up at work.

Call it the Noel Reynolds show. "Metro Sexual at large"

Hi Noel.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:16 pm
by Keverian FireCry
I believe it really was sold and this whole thread is a cover up!! Bastards!!

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:17 pm
by pyrella
Sargeras wrote:I admit, I fell for it. But $20k for the board, no input from Py, there were all these little things that made it sound like something wasn't right. So I sat back and watched it unravel.

You were supposed to call here last night!


Also, very few people noticed the 'I need a nice wedding ring' from rangers glade.

Edit: oops!

Speaking of communities - it's really good to see the people still have the same instincts/beliefs that they did before which caused us to move here.


We (or at least I) promise no more trix0rs for at least 345 days...



Also:

People who changed the email address in profiles, and got hosed - let us know so we can fix you.

People who said they want donation money back, and still do - PM me, and I'll take care of that.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:25 pm
by Raistin
Sunmoon not Diae!

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:45 pm
by Dregor Thule
Was a great joke, the reactions were just priceless.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 9:45 pm
by Cartalas
you mean I pranked called Yantis Parents for no reason

Posted: March 31, 2004, 10:13 pm
by cid
Hey Xou, can you unban me please!

to funny

Posted: March 31, 2004, 10:15 pm
by Colal
There are some serious ninja mods on this site. Could not believe how fast this got taken down.

http://www.siguild.org/xou.jpg

http://www.siguild.org/yantis.jpg

Posted: March 31, 2004, 10:24 pm
by Kguku
Don't yank a prankster!

Are you being a stiffly stifferson?

Posted: March 31, 2004, 10:34 pm
by Tenuvil
Awesome stunt Xou. Had me fooled completely!

Posted: March 31, 2004, 10:45 pm
by Animalor
Aww crap.. I wonder if I can get back that packet of flour I sent Yantis and labeled Anthrax....

Truly great joke however =)

Posted: March 31, 2004, 11:34 pm
by VariaVespasa
rhyae wrote:priceless
:lol:
now get to work on that kid, we'll donate.
Um, I dont think he actually wants anyone donating to the effort to make a kid for him... There are probably laws about sending specimens in the mail anyway... :P

*Hugs*
Varia

Posted: March 31, 2004, 11:41 pm
by Drustwyn
weee :) that was fun.

Posted: March 31, 2004, 11:56 pm
by Elf
I thought it was real. I had my doubt though when Yantis had the south park graphic of Satan as his avatar. Then I started thinking, hmmm this is something cartman would do. Go through all the trouble of pissing everyone off, sticking to the story to drive everyone crazy, then burst out laughing hahahahahahah I got you KIND OF.

Well something like that.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 12:32 am
by Runcade
quick question. was yantis posting about selling plat real or just a set up?

Posted: April 1, 2004, 12:40 am
by Sionistic
I told you, xou was proving he could out drama anyone

Posted: April 1, 2004, 12:59 am
by Xouqoa
Runcade wrote:quick question. was yantis posting about selling plat real or just a set up?
All a set up for the fun of yesterday and today. =)

Posted: April 1, 2004, 1:29 am
by Skogen
I want my 3,000,000,000 vv's deposited ASAP.

you *almost* had me. Had it not been so close to April 1st, it might have been complete.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 2:00 am
by Animalor
Can we keep that ige banner?

Put it in a banner rotation or something?

Posted: April 1, 2004, 2:08 am
by Soreali
Zoocow you are one very sick and twisted son of a bitch

Posted: April 1, 2004, 3:36 am
by Pherr the Dorf
The whole thing was pure fucking genius, to any that don't see that I have no clue what to say. To any of the folks that PMed me (I got more then a few) and I flat out lied to, don't be pissed, I abhor lying, but to sell a joke in my eyes that is totally different.

All hail Xou, what a great setup, loved every second of it :twisted:

So last year.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 3:41 am
by garborg
<a target="_blank" href="http://pub130.ezboard.com/feqasylumgene ... 8331.topic"> So Last Year </a>

Posted: April 1, 2004, 11:40 am
by masteen
Some gimp server board wrote:Well, looks like the best EQ forums joke ever has now been copycated this year. Almost to the letter.

Thats right, VeeshanVault is now acting as if they have been bought out by Yantis/IGE...

Um, right...

It was a great joke last year by Tarot, Leo, Cak, et all. But now it's being redone without anything original to it.

Check it out.

Veeshan Vault 'Now Bought by Yantis and IGE'

Posers.
I knew you fuckers weren't smart enough to come up with this on your own. PLAGARISTISMS!!!!

Posted: April 1, 2004, 11:51 am
by XunilTlatoani
BB FIGHT!! We pwn them....soo l33t

Posted: April 1, 2004, 12:01 pm
by Vailex Darkfury
Shit even I knew this was a joke and im pretty damn gullable.

Re: So last year.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 12:30 pm
by Xouqoa
garborg wrote:<a target="_blank" href="http://pub130.ezboard.com/feqasylumgene ... 8331.topic"> So Last Year </a>
Actually, my roomie and I thought of it after hearing about the whole Yantis being hired by IGE a while ago. I've never heard of your board (EZ Board is below me.) so there's really no way we could have 'copied' your idea. If it makes you feel better though, you can go back and tell everyone that you're sure we aren't creatvie and we must have ripped you off.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 12:37 pm
by Voronwë
you really did have me for a little while.

i thought it was funny too =)

not so sure people need to be so thin skinned, i think it was in good fun.

some things that kind of sealed it for me:

i didn't get ops in the IRC channel, only a tiny few did :p
the donations link was still active
and this site is worth way more than $20K!!

:p

Re: So last year.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 12:56 pm
by Voronwë
garborg wrote:<a target="_blank" href="http://pub130.ezboard.com/feqasylumgene ... 8331.topic"> So Last Year </a>
load up the short bus and bring all your pals over. i aint clicking on your link, and i'm pretty sure nothing about your server inspired shit. yeah, we are trolling EZBOARD shit....

quite honestly, i'm sure 99.9% of the people on Veeshan didnt know there was a server called Lanys or whatever.

its been awhile since a group of clowns from another server tried to make their claim here, so please please endulge us.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 1:22 pm
by Krimson Klaw
I was actually bummed out that the community was going to be broken up. I bought it, now time to go read through all of the hate posts with some popcorn.

Posted: April 1, 2004, 1:29 pm
by Sylvus
The thing we need to realize in this Holiday Season is that the community cannot be broken up, merely relocated as we've done in the past. Thanks Xou for helping to teach us all that!

Posted: April 1, 2004, 1:30 pm
by Voronwë
one thing that also was curious to me was the Yantis account did not receive PMs.

i was trying to initiate negotiations with him to keep people from bolting....for a tidy sum of course :p

Posted: April 1, 2004, 1:33 pm
by Fesuni Chopsui
Eh the joke itself was found to be most hilarious among those who knew...but the reactions are priceless for all :P

Posted: April 1, 2004, 1:36 pm
by Skogen
Are we going to keep Aranuil banned?