US&D Opening Back up Soon!

[Dead Kev]

We will be opening up US&D soon. We will have a dedicated mod in there to keep things on topic.

[Iron Knuckles]

FANTASTIC NEWS! Already looking forward to it!

[Darkness]

"So say we all!!" :clap:

[Corpse Grinder]

HOORAY!!! I can't wait! I joined sometime after they closed it down and I would love to share my ideas and inputs."

http://www.the-frat-pack.com/crashers-images/cheering.jpg

[8mmUltra]

Thank You!

[Propaganda13]

Yeah! (and enough letters to pass the filter)

[Hitman]

thanks guys . is there going to be a big sticky FAQ at the top of the page?

[Jimmy]

Awesome! Thanks DeadKev! :mrgreen:

[Amsterdamm]

:clap: Awesome!

I'm glad to see that the squeaky wheel got the grease...

[LittleLebowski]

As long as people aren't dumb (like talking about homemade suppressors, illegal full auto conversions, etc), it should be fun and legal forum.

[detpat]

there's plenty of fun legal stuff to talk about, i have no sympathy for the fools who insist on getting themselves into trouble/banned for such foolishness.
pat

[UNDEAD FRED]

I agree, remember its about surviving in a undead world.

[zombieslayr]

awesome. Now that you mention home made supressors...... ha ha ha just kidding

[mattifikation]

woohoo! excitement horray and all that mess.

[SurvivalOfTheLeastTasty]

I think big props should go to all those involved in getting the USD forum cleaned up so that it could be opened back up for us. Much appreciation for all the time and hard work put into this, without payment and very little thanks through the long process.:clap:

[Slayer]

Great news!

I pretty much stopped coming here when the board was locked, can't wait to see it open again!

[dead and loving it]

I think big props should go to all those involved in getting the USD forum cleaned up so that it could be opened back up for us. Much appreciation for all the time and hard work put into this, without payment and very little thanks through the long process.:clap:

I agree.
Thanks guys.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j126/shempfan/ATZ/1118168108.gif

[Whackjob]

I think big props should go to all those involved in getting the USD forum cleaned up so that it could be opened back up for us. Much appreciation for all the time and hard work put into this, without payment and very little thanks through the long process.:clap:

Indeed!

<insert cool graphic that I'm just to0 lame to go out and find> :x

[8mmUltra]

Just so I know and everyone else too.... Just How Long, Is Soon?

[zombiekilling101]

"So say we all!!" :clap:

whats up battlestar galactica quote

man that was nerdy of me

[Darkness]

whats up battlestar galactica quote

man that was nerdy of me

"It just seemed appropriate for the moment." :lol:

[ryan112ryan]

Great news!

I pretty much stopped coming here when the board was locked, can't wait to see it open again!

i did stop coming here when i saw it was closed

On that note, I would love to help out with a FAQ/sticky/wiki mods please shoot me a email, I would love to help out

[Z-Day is very soon]

yay i cant wait

[Amsterdamm]

Been checking in every other week or so since the glorious news that US&D would be reopened was announced. :drinking: Seems now that US&D has but one thread, which leaves me to believe that ought to be ready; if not, how's about just deleting that thread so that we can get back to business.

How long is soon?

[taifOOm]

I agree! I demand a location to talk about shooting things and sexy parties!

[Darkness]

Been checking in every other week or so since the glorious news that US&D would be reopened was announced. :drinking: Seems now that US&D has but one thread, which leaves me to believe that ought to be ready; if not, how's about just deleting that thread so that we can get back to business.

How long is soon?

"Scroll to the bottom of the list and you will find a drop down menu that ends in 'beginning'. Select that, and then try again. It's still got about 6 pages, it's just that it has been un-posted in for so long, that they all went to temporary archive." ;-)

[RogueAI]

If your doing an FAQ, a few quotes from posts that got that place closed in the first place might be fairly hilarious. ^_^

As for home made supressers, bombs, and full auto conversions. Why, oh why would somebody come to a fictional Zombie Website to talk about that sorta stuff? :loon: Seems like there would be better websites where you can find instructions that will break your gun, and cause you to blow off your hand.

[Jimmy]

If a zombie outbreak did occur, I think homemade silencers and full-auto conversions would be pretty useful tips. I just think those "not-so-legal-tips" are the kind of tips best left in PMs. O_O

[RogueAI]

If a zombie outbreak did occur, I think homemade silencers and full-auto conversions would be pretty useful tips. I just think those "not-so-legal-tips" are the kind of tips best left in PMs. O_O

Go read a text file BBS archive's Anarchy section. I've not seen much on silencers and full-auto conversions, but I think its a good enough example of why you shouldnt follow peoples less-then-legal plans.

I remember one guy, talking about how to make a bomb. He had you mixing chemicals together that, once in contact with aluminum, would react & explode. That was his detonator solution. The problem? His plans had you mixing it up in a soda can... an ALUMINUM soda can... I wonder if he still has both of his hands?

[Amsterdamm]

Go read a text file BBS archive's Anarchy section. I've not seen much on silencers and full-auto conversions, but I think its a good enough example of why you shouldnt follow peoples less-then-legal plans.

I remember one guy, talking about how to make a bomb. He had you mixing chemicals together that, once in contact with aluminum, would react & explode. That was his detonator solution. The problem? His plans had you mixing it up in a soda can... an ALUMINUM soda can... I wonder if he still has both of his hands?

No offense, and this isn't really directed solely at RogueAI, but isn't this the kinda talk that got US&D forum closed in the first place? :x

If you wanna talk about the details of how to illegally modify guns, how to build bombs, what's the most efficient means to kill (living) people, how to touch little boys and get away with it, or want to share your experiences of doing any of these like things, please do us a favor and taking it elsewhere; however, if you fancy a hypothetical conversation about surviving an undead outbreak, you've come to the right place -- at least this will be the right place if they ever get the US&D forum back up. :)

Speaking of which, how much longer is "soon"?

[The Blind Dead]

...whoa...did...did I just see somebody from the US&D forum pointing out to one of their own that their conversation was out of bounds?

*stumbles*

*passes out*

[Amsterdamm]

...whoa...did...did I just see somebody from the US&D forum pointing out to one of their own that their conversation was out of bounds?


Curious that you'd put that is such a divisive away. Was that a whiff of malcontent for "[us] from the US&D forum" that I smell? :)

Generally, I just ignore posts that are off topic; however, I watched the conversation go unchecked by (continuing with TDB's divisiveness) "US&D outsiders", "US&D insiders", and admins alike, so I figured I'd step up and say something.

Somebody's gotta do it.

[The Blind Dead]

Give it a rest Malcolm X. Nobody is trying to divide the forums into an "us against them" scenario.

I would like to point out, seeing as how you decided to make this an issue, though that many members of the US&D forums don't work too hard at being contributing members of this community which does, to some small degree, cultivate a sense of "they" and "us." For instance...

I pretty much stopped coming here when the board was locked...
i did stop coming here when i saw it was closed...

Hmm...sounds like the kind of comments "united" ATZ members would make, right? :lol: Actually...I find them a bit insulting considering some of us actually CONTRIBUTE to this entire forum unconditionally. Just my opinion though.

[Amsterdamm]

Give it a rest Malcolm X. Nobody is trying to divide the forums into an "us against them" scenario.

Come now (racially insensitive reference made to me aside), you know what you were doing. If not, why the bother to troll through the thread looking for the slightest quotes that could be misconstrued to support your "well if I was, they started it" defense? No need for that.

My point was simply that, no one should start that nonsense. I consider myself and all of those here zombiephiles, who for different reasons or another, enjoy discussing the broad choice of zombie related topics offered here.

Hmm...sounds like the kind of comments "united" ATZ members would make, right? :lol: Actually...I find them a bit insulting and ignorant to those of usthat actually CONTRIBUTE to this entire forum. Just my opinion though.

Well, generally speaking, the only aspect of the genre that I find interesting is the Apocalyptic survival of it. Does that mean I am not welcome here because I chose not to contribute to all of the forums as you do?

We're all the same here, live and let live. We should put this clique nonsense behind us.

Oh and open the US&D forum.

[mattifikation]

Show me the rule that says we are required to post in every section of the forum. There isn't one, because that would be a silly rule. Only being interested in one part of the forum is not being divisive, nor does it make us inferior, it's simply a matter of having different interests than other people.

Your comments seem to suggest that you think you're better than us just because you have a wider interest in zombies (now there's pathetic system to measure people by.) THAT is where the "us vs. them" crap gets started. Why don't you just say "Oh, as a SUPERIOR poster in ALL the forums, I have been offended by your meager contributions in just one area" with your best "Thursten Howell the Third" impression?

And comments like taifoom's only post in this thread are just trolling, plain and simple. No opinion on the matter, no expression of rational thought, no helpful information to other people, just a sarcastic jab at somebody. How much of that are we going to have to put up with when US&D opens back up? It seems kind of childish to open up a thread about something you have no interest in and just start making fun of people there when you have every option to just go read something else instead.

We get it. People got out of hand. We'll work on it. Steps are being taken to make sure it doesn't happen again. Why are the Great Posters of All Threads so condescending towards the people who are specifically interested in US&D, regardless of whether or not they're talking to one of the few crazies who migrated in here from militia land?

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

mainly because this is a forum for fans of zombies, and if you have no intrest in zombie movies, or zombie games or zombie books, and are only interested in what gun is the sweetest for shooting "zombies" in the head.

are you really a fan of zombies?

though I digress, I have no problems personaly with someone coming here just to use the UD&D forum, or any of the other forums for that matter, takes all kinds to make the world go round right?

I agree, lets get it back open, there is some *responsable* fun to be had there.

[The Blind Dead]

Come now (racially insensitive reference made to me aside), you know what you were doing.

Seriously, turn your PC sensitivity radar down a bit. You're trying your hardest to find a boogeyman where there isn't one. I simply made a lighthearted comment and in no way meant to single anybody out.

First I'm divisive and now I'm racially insensitive. :roll: Dude, man up and thicken that skin a bit. Christ. Report the goddamn post and stop whining.
:lol:

[Amsterdamm]

mainly because this is a forum for fans of zombies, and if you have no intrest in zombie movies, or zombie games or zombie books, and are only interested in what gun is the sweetest for shooting "zombies" in the head.

Point well made. I hope that those that fit your description will find a better home elsewhere.

are you really a fan of zombies?

Of course! I would like to offer that an enormous part of the genre is the apocalyptic situation it creates and survival thereof; just look at the plot of nearly every major zombie movie in the last few years: 28ML, 28WL, DoTD 04; and books, Z-Day, Z-War etc.

I, and assume other US&D regulars, are ones who just find this component of the genre the most fascinating. Discussion often reference the movies and books. Of course we are zombie fans.

though I digress, I have no problems personaly with someone coming here just to use the UD&D forum, or any of the other forums for that matter, takes all kinds to make the world go round right?

I agree, lets get it back open, there is some *responsable* fun to be had there.

Amen.

Seriously, turn your PC sensitivity radar down a bit. You're trying your hardest to find a boogeyman where there isn't one. I simply made a lighthearted comment and in no way meant to single anybody out.

First I'm divisive and now I'm racially insensitive. :roll: Dude, man up and thicken that skin a bit. Christ. Report the goddamn post and stop whining.
:lol:

Then why are you calling me the N word in private messages? That's not cool... j/k ;)

[C J]

Great news!!! This will make this forum A LOT more interesting again. So when does the party start?!

[RogueAI]

No offense, and this isn't really directed solely at RogueAI, but isn't this the kinda talk that got US&D forum closed in the first place? :x

If you wanna talk about the details of how to illegally modify guns, how to build bombs, what's the most efficient means to kill (living) people, how to touch little boys and get away with it, or want to share your experiences of doing any of these like things, please do us a favor and taking it elsewhere; however, if you fancy a hypothetical conversation about surviving an undead outbreak, you've come to the right place -- at least this will be the right place if they ever get the US&D forum back up. :)

Speaking of which, how much longer is "soon"?

Not sure how I fit into it at all. You say don't post it because it'll cause bad forum related things, I say don't do it here because it can cause bodily harm which is bad for the forums.
Same message, two different ways of saying it.

...whoa...did...did I just see somebody from the US&D forum pointing out to one of their own that their conversation was out of bounds?

One of their own? I've never posted in US&D, never posted how to fix a gun, nor how to make a bomb. How do I fit into their group, and why is that such a bad thing in your mind? Infact, I've poped on 3-4 forums yet never on US&D. Yet those you call 'them' people who only post in US&D? I'm missing something.

Since you've posted this whole thing has gotten way off topic debating your "'you' vs 'us'" stance yet you've added nothing to the origional topic, nor even expressed an opinion of it other then being derogatory to ATZ members who prefer to mainly post in US&D. Your mightyness seems to be nothing more then a troll & thread hijacker who is here to start trouble. No offense to him.

None the less, its good news US&D gets opened again soon. ^_^ This time with stronger moderation it seems, but its still open. \o/ Not exactly sure what it is, but to have this many posts its gotta be fun.

[Crusher Of Flowers]

Oh... I get it now! Alright. Gawd I hate being such a newb! Yay for Undead Survival and Defense! Its all I talk about IRL and I think my friends are getting tired of it. (to hell with them, most of them are on the expendable list anyway)

[RogueAI]

Oh... I get it now! Alright. Gawd I hate being such a newb! Yay for Undead Survival and Defense! Its all I talk about IRL and I think my friends are getting tired of it. (to hell with them, most of them are on the expendable list anyway)

Is expendable anything like bait class?

Cole: "Great, another three way intersection. We're never going to lose those zombies at this rate... hey, I have an idea, Bob, you head left yelling at the top of your lungs. The rest of us will go right, we'll meet you at the safe house, deal?"

Bob: "Ugh, how will I get to the safe house?"

Cole: "Easy, turn left here, go two lights down, turn right, then left again."

Bob: "Ugh, thats the wrong way..."

Cole: "Better hurry."

[Crusher Of Flowers]

Is expendable anything like bait class?

Cole: "Great, another three way intersection. We're never going to lose those zombies at this rate... hey, I have an idea, Bob, you head left yelling at the top of your lungs. The rest of us will go right, we'll meet you at the safe house, deal?"

Bob: "Ugh, how will I get to the safe house?"

Cole: "Easy, turn left here, go two lights down, turn right, then left again."

Bob: "Ugh, thats the wrong way..."

Cole: "Better hurry."

Bait class is another excellent way of putting it. Lawl. Im takin that. The Hubby will lorve it.

[RogueAI]

One last question remains....

Whats keeping it from opening? Its been a month, and only has one thread left. If you need a mod for it, there is always 8mm or Amster of the Dammed. If that last thread is standing in the way its just one 'delete' key away... ^_^

Edit: I can obviously spell damned, but there is no 'n' in his name.

[Darkness]

One last question remains....

Whats keeping it from opening? Its been a month, and only has one thread left. If you need a mod for it, there is always 8mm or Amster of the Dammed. If that last thread is standing in the way its just one 'delete' key away... ^_^

Edit: I can obviously spell damned, but there is no 'n' in his name.

"As I stated earlier in this thread, scroll to the bottom of the list in the US&D Section and you will find a drop down menu that ends in 'beginning'. Select that, and then try again. It's still got about 6 pages, it's just that it has been un-posted in for so long, that they all went to temporary archive." ;-)

[Crombie]

If you need a mod for it, there is always 8mm :doh: :loon: :lol:

[Amsterdamm]

If we hope to keep the US&D forum open (once it is reopened), we must admit two things:

First, we must admit, in order to have any sort of meaningful discussion of surviving an outbreak, it would require the topic of firearms. (Could you imagine trying to do so without them?!?) They are simply too integral to the topic; Moreover, any discussions of zombies absent of surviving an outbreak is incomplete and ignores a huge component of the genre.

Second, we also have to admit that the firearm discussions have sometimes meandered from relevance to irrelevance to occasionally inappropriate. This is as unfortunate, but also to be expected; and although I don't believe it can been completely prevented, it can be greatly suppressed.

Once it reopens, I think the US&D forum could again be a huge success, and even an greater one, with just a touch more administrative oversight. This is not to suggest any neglect on the part of the current admins; for I do believe they have been doing an excellent job; however, I do believe that an additional admin (or two) to oversee the US&D could do the trick in keeping the discussions on topic, relevant, fun and in line.

[RogueAI]

"As I stated earlier in this thread, scroll to the bottom of the list in the US&D Section and you will find a drop down menu that ends in 'beginning'. Select that, and then try again. It's still got about 6 pages, it's just that it has been un-posted in for so long, that they all went to temporary archive."

Fine, fine, the archive counts too I suppose. *sigh*

:doh: :loon: :lol:

I just picked to active people who appear to be active, and would love to see that forum open. I've only been here a few days, and am a no body on the forums so the two names don't really matter. Either way, if a mod does not work out the powers that be can always demoderate them.

Still, 8mm does not seem overly crazy, he just believes Zombies are attacking people in Peru, and that the goverment is covering it up. Hes not once showed a sign (that I have seen) of the taint that got US&D closed in the first place. Plus, he is fairly active.

On the other hand, Amster openly and actively opposes the kind of talk that got US&D shut down in the first place. Hes nearly as active, prefers posting in US&D, and hes been on the forums a while. Plus, he is named after Amsterdam, which is one of the coolest cities ever. :drinking:

[SurvivalOfTheLeastTasty]

If we hope to keep the US&D forum open (once it is reopened), we must admit two things:

First, we must admit, in order to have any sort of meaningful discussion of surviving an outbreak, it would require the topic of firearms. (Could you imagine trying to do so without them?!?) They are simply too integral to the topic; Moreover, any discussions of zombies absent of surviving an outbreak is incomplete and ignores a huge component of the genre.

Second, we also have to admit that the firearm discussions have sometimes meandered from relevance to irrelevance to occasionally inappropriate. This is as unfortunate, but also to be expected; and although I don't believe it can been completely prevented, it can be greatly suppressed.

Once it reopens, I think the US&D forum could again be a huge success, and even an greater one, with just a touch more administrative oversight. This is not to suggest any neglect on the part of the current admins; for I do believe they have been doing an excellent job; however, I do believe that an additional admin (or two) to oversee the US&D could do the trick in keeping the discussions on topic, relevant, fun and in line.


I think most of the US&D refugees will agree with you on both points, but a look at the recent weaponofchoice thread that got locked for going off topic shows that we still have some work to do.

[Amsterdamm]

I but a look at the recent weaponofchoice thread that got locked for going off topic shows that we still have some work to do.

Aye, there is work to still to do; however, the problem, which apparently is not unique to the US&D forum (as seen by the weaponofchoice thread) will never be completely solved and can only be minimized by vigilant moderation by the admins and the continuous education of the user base.

Just how it is...

[8mmUltra]

One last question remains....

Whats keeping it from opening? ... If you need a mod for it, there is always 8mm ...


I thank you, and I am will to accept this challenge to assist the members of ATZ. Long live 8mmUltra!:evil:

[8mmUltra]

Still, 8mm does not seem overly crazy, he just believes Zombies are attacking people in Peru, and that the goverment is covering it up. Hes not once showed a sign (that I have seen) of the taint that got US&D closed in the first place. Plus, he is fairly active.:drinking:

I thank you, and I am will to accept this challenge to assist the members of ATZ. Long live 8mmUltra!

To be honest being a Mod for USD would be a dream come true for me and the worse nightmare for others. However, if the job needs to be done I would be happy to.

[Amsterdamm]

To be honest being a Mod for USD would be a dream come true for me...

Damn man. Way to shoot for the stars :)

As for myself, I'd be happy to do it as well, so long if it would help get US&D open and keep it open.

[8mmUltra]

Damn man. Way to shoot for the stars :)

As for myself, I'd be happy to do it as well, so long if it would help get US&D open and keep it open.

The last time I shot for the stars, I hit them.... :lol::lol::lol:

[RogueAI]

The last time I shot for the stars, I hit them.... :lol::lol::lol:

That musta hurt.

[8mmUltra]

I Still, 8mm does not seem overly crazy, he just believes Zombies are attacking people in Peru, and that the goverment is covering it up. Hes not once showed a sign (that I have seen) of the taint that got US&D closed in the first place. Plus, he is fairly active.


Damn Straight! ! ! Remember 8mmUltra is a .22 fanatic. The only thing better than a .22 is the 8mm ULTRA.

[Faran Brigo]

Hell yeah, I've been looking forward to US&D since I was lurking this site quite awhile ago.

[8mmUltra]

How long is soon? ? ? ? ?

[Slayer]

I believe soon could mean several months, I have my bet on sometime this year.

[MaxVeers]

I believe soon could mean several months, I have my bet on sometime this year.

Yeah, "temporarily" turned in six months real quick.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Dont worry, help from Ft Pastor is on its way:lol:

[Amsterdamm]

Dont worry, help from Ft Pastor is on its way:lol:

lol

Any interest in starting a betting pool?

[mattifikation]

20 monopoly dollars says the dead ACTUALLY walk before that forum reopens.

(To the mods and administrators: I'm kidding! So please don't take that as being rude!)

[8mmUltra]

20 monopoly dollars says the dead ACTUALLY walk before that forum reopens.

(To the mods and administrators: I'm kidding! So please don't take that as being rude!)

I see your $20.00 (of Monopoly dollars) and raise (from the dead) a “Get out of Jail Free” card. The Mods will open US&D before 2000 & ATE.

[Pain]

The Mods won't be doing anything, as I have stated numerous times before it is something that only a site administrator can do.

[vortec1]

Dont worry, help from Ft Pastor is on its way:lol:

Ya that was good, FRED.:)

[Augustus Desius]

No way man, I just came from Ft. Pastor. Bloodbath city.

And on subject, YES FOR US&D!!!!

[Zombiekilla55]

So when is this thing opening back up? It's been closed now forever. I'm ready to discuss survival tactics again, like back in the old days :(

[Z-Day is very soon]

So when is this thing opening back up? It's been closed now forever. I'm ready to discuss survival tactics again, like back in the old days :(

ahh the good old days i remember..........:drinking::puke::x:cry:

[Z-Day is very soon]

Dont worry, help from Ft Pastor is on its way:lol:

hahahahah:lol::lol::lol:

[Zombiekilla55]

ahh the good old days i remember..........:drinking::puke::x:cry:

hope we dun gotta wait too much longer

[Amsterdamm]

No takers on starting a betting pool? Figure we could create a calendar, people bet on the dates, and the winner gets the last can of beans come Z-day.

[detpat]

my bet would be on not opening back up.

[Corpse Grinder]

No takers on starting a betting pool? Figure we could create a calendar, people bet on the dates, and the winner gets the last can of beans come Z-day.

I don't think I want to be holed up with someone after they ate a whole can of beans! :lol:

[Cornflakes]

give them a lighter and it could give a few laughs before everyones final moments :)

[Amsterdamm]

With US&D still down (and presumably won't open again), I have no where else to post this but here.

Zombie Survival Quiz: http://www.justsayhi.com/bb/zombie

[8mmUltra]

You Have a 92% Chance of Survival!


I was hoping for better....

[nirvroxx]

67%? awww crap.

[Behemoth]

57%, ha! oh well, it was a good quiz.

[vortec1]

Got a 96% tried like hell.

[Pain]

Pussies:evil:

You Have a 97% Chance of Survival!

In the words of Joe from Family Guy...."Bring it on!!"

[Amsterdamm]

I credit my 97% score to what I had learned in US&D. Too bad future generations won't be able to benefit as I had ;)

[8mmUltra]

I credit my 97% score to what I had learned in US&D. Too bad future generations won't be able to benefit as I had ;)

LMFAO... :lol: :lol: :lol: That was Too Funny!

[retro zombie killer]

I got a 97% chance of Survival. Fancy that. Of course you have to be an absolut a**hole in order to survive folks. I have a kid who depends on me so I can' afford to F**k around.

[AN OLD SHOE]

You Have a 84% Chance of Survival!


what the hell did i do wrong?? damn i think i shouldnt have attempted to save the other group....

[ERiKDude]

71%.....well, i guess i'm boned

[Darkness]

"97%!! Not bad for a girl, huh?" :-P

:lol::drinking:

[Delta38]

So what´s up with the US and D? Is it snarfed for good? :( That was (maybe) the best part of allthingszombie :(

BTW, I got a 75% chance of surviving. I have a kid, whom I will never leave behind.

Delta38

[Z-Day is very soon]

94% survival i geuss it's pretty good

[Pain]

So what´s up with the US and D? Is it snarfed for good? :(

I haven't heard from Dead Kev for awhile, but last time we did speak he did plan on reopening. I think he was looking for a seperate Moderator for it.

[mil-collector]

Fine, fine, the archive counts too I suppose. *sigh*



I just picked to active people who appear to be active, and would love to see that forum open. I've only been here a few days, and am a no body on the forums so the two names don't really matter. Either way, if a mod does not work out the powers that be can always demoderate them.

Still, 8mm does not seem overly crazy, he just believes Zombies are attacking people in Peru, and that the goverment is covering it up. Hes not once showed a sign (that I have seen) of the taint that got US&D closed in the first place. Plus, he is fairly active.

:


perhaps it was the whole multiple personality /posting as 15 other people / mud slinging thing that would make him the ideal choice for moderator of a forum that he's been banned from multiple times? :) or is that you again?

i do miss the polls, and the polite discussion though.

[8mmUltra]

perhaps it was the whole multiple personality /posting as 15 other people / mud slinging thing that would make him the ideal choice for moderator of a forum that he's been banned from multiple times? :) or is that you again?

i do miss the polls, and the polite discussion though.


I would make a GR8 moderator!

[zombieslayr]

I think 8mm would make a great moderator

[Amsterdamm]

Not that I feel that posting here would increases my chances of becoming one, I do feel that I would be a good moderator as well and would be up for the challenge.

For that matter, I believe a couple of good moderators (2-3), opposed to just one, would serve to greatly improve the coverage required to manage that forum.

[hatefuldisplay]

Kev's been MIA for four months. Can one of the moderators or staff members who still comes here open this? If not, I'm guessing it might never be opened.

[Amsterdamm]

Kev's been MIA for four months. Can one of the moderators or staff members who still comes here open this? If not, I'm guessing it might never be opened.

My guess is that the issue hasn't been abandoned, but ignored. Obviously those who own this site haven't abandoned it, nor have they abandoned the management of it, because as can be seen by all the ads on this site, it is generating advertising revenue and those checks are going somewhere.

I've never shared this, but I've had my suspicions that, given the relatively sudden and without warning way in which US&D was closed, I speculate that the real reason it was instantly shut down was due to one of the advertisers complaining about something they read on a whim.

If my (granted unfounded) suspicions were true, it'd be a sad realization that we would all have to face that their bottom line would be more important to them than providing an environment where fans of the genre could commune and have intellectual conversations about it.

Face it: without the US&D component of the genre, this site might as well be called: www.somethingszombie.com

[Pain]

Shit, you know more than I do then.

And no Moderators can't re-open it; only DK or JV can.

[The Blind Dead]

The companies responsible for the ads that are generated at the top of this forum have absolutely no contact with the management of this website nor have they dictated anything about anything. It's irresponsible to make assumptions like that without even one shred of evidence. I have a messageboard community with the same ads and have YET to be contacted by Wal-Mart or Frank TV regarding my forum and its topics. The ads are generated by Google and are key word sensitive. :roll:

The forum was closed because people began conversing about killing living, breathing human beings (including people claiming they actually had) and the focus was shifting from zombies to guns in a major way. Undermining the real issues isn't going to open the forum any faster nor is dropping unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.

[Amsterdamm]

The companies responsible for the ads that are generated at the top of this forum have absolutely no contact with the management of this website nor have they dictated anything about anything. It's irresponsible to make assumptions like that without even one shred of evidence.

If you adjust your reading comprehension and retention a bit, you will notice that I referenced the owners of the site. My reference to management was only to highlight that it is determined by the owners; who must be involved, because revenue is at stake.

To infer that the owners have nothing to do with the management of this site is naive.

It's irresponsible to make assumptions like that without even one shred of evidence.

You should also note that I admitted that my assertions were simply suspicions and even outright stated that they were unfounded. As for making assumptions and assertions, I (and anyone here) should be free to make them -- just as you made one that advertising revenue had nothing to do with the closure.

You may be right, but at least mine was qualified in that I stated it was unfounded; whereas, you passed yours off as absolute fact.

Undermining the real issues isn't going to open the forum any faster nor is dropping unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.

Truth be told, it's been 7 months now. By now, and by evidence of the all the protests, pleas, threats, bribes, and offers of assistance, all-of-which have seemingly have gone unacknowledged; nothing of what is discussed or omitted from this thread will have any bearing or influence on whether it opens or not.

[mattifikation]

How come zombies come back from the dead and US&D doesn't? It's just not fair. US&D never tried to bite anyone and zombify them...

[The Blind Dead]

If you adjust your reading comprehension and retention a bit

I'm able to comprehend and retain just fine. No need to play sly with insults. I read what you wrote, I felt it was silly and I responded. Have you dealt with the Google banner ads program before?


You should also note that I admitted that my assertions were simply suspicions and even outright stated that they were unfounded. As for making assumptions and assertions, I (and anyone here) should be free to make them -- just as you made one that advertising revenue had nothing to do with the closure.

True, you are free to make unfounded assertions no matter how immature and paranoid they may come across.


You may be right, but at least mine was qualified in that I stated it was unfounded; whereas, you passed yours off as absolute fact.

I stated exactly what forum members were told by moderators after the section was closed down. I seriously doubt they were lying to cover up some kind of Google banner ad bullying of management.


Truth be told, it's been 7 months now. By now, and by evidence of the all the protests, pleas, threats, bribes, and offers of assistance, all-of-which have seemingly have gone unacknowledged; nothing of what is discussed or omitted from this thread will have any bearing or influence on whether it opens or not.

It's been longer since the main site has been updated. And? Some of you are acting like waiting for nothing to happen is something new at ATZ.

Why do you seem so intent on creating a culprit for the closing? It was stated quite awhile back that members of the US&D had broken the rules and the section needed a major overhaul.

[Amsterdamm]

No need to play sly with insults. [...] no matter how immature and paranoid [...]

It's obvious you hold others to a higher standard than you do yourself.

Why do you seem so intent on creating a culprit for the closing? It was stated quite awhile back that members of the US&D had broken the rules and the section needed a major overhaul.

Because frankly, while I understand their explanation, I don't understand their response.

Throughout the other forums, there is a myriad of examples of infractions of forum rules and yet none of them have been met with such draconian sanctions. Granted most of these are of a technical or innocuous nature (e.g. getting off topic of zombies, flaming, sexual suggestive references, post-count-padding, etc.) and few are as seemingly-disturbing as the comments that 2-3 kids made; However, did anyone really take those kids seriously? Personally, I rolled my eyes at those posts as I did back in high school when the best way to tell who was still a virgin was by who bragged about banging the most chicks.

I wonder what management would do if 2-3 kids decided to make several rule-breaking-posts throughout the other forums. Would their decision be to simply shut the entire site down?

Something here just doesn't makes sense. I appreciate you enlightening me on how the ads work (although perhaps not the manner in which you did), so I have to admit that my theory is less feasible than before; however, I still do think something else is at play here beyond the "we-were-a-bad-doggie" explanation we got.

[Pain]

Being as no one here knows the the personal reasons as to why Admin are not available right now I would suggest that assumptions stop being made.

[RogueAI]

I doubt it was the ads, their by Google so they don't place them on the site, they are random. The only way they'd know where there clicks come from is by checking the last page people saw before going to their site. Even then, most of the ads are from places that embrace zombies so I doubt they'd ask 'em be removed.

However, while we are making assumptions, I have my own theories. I believe it was Nixon. Why? Lets look at the facts. Secretly he is a zombaphile. In 74 he faked his own death so he could attempt to turn himself into the first intelligent zombie by injecting himself with both the disease and the pseudocure at the same time. Since then I believe he has slowly been planning out how to infect the earth knowing that a simple-minded unintelligent shambler would not be able to engulf the planet on its own. Obviously he must have thought US&D was a threat as they found out the zombies ultimate weakness, the 22 caliber rifle. How exactly he got the site owner to shut it down, though, I still do not know.

An unlikely theory? Maybe, but it is also more plausible then my other theories. Honestly, the other ones were kinda strange.

~~~EDIT~~~
Being as no one here knows the the personal reasons as to why Admin are not available right now I would suggest that assumptions stop being made.

Bah, didn't see that before posting. >.>
How strongly are you suggesting? Is it an idle suggestion or Wrath of Thor style affair?

[Faran Brigo]

I have my own theories. I believe it was Nixon. Why? Lets look at the facts. Secretly he is a zombaphile. In 74 he faked his own death so he could attempt to turn himself into the first intelligent zombie by injecting himself with both the disease and the pseudocure at the same time. Since then I believe he has slowly been planning out how to infect the earth knowing that a simple-minded unintelligent shambler would not be able to engulf the planet on its own. Obviously he must have thought US&D was a threat as they found out the zombies ultimate weakness, the 22 caliber rifle. How exactly he got the site owner to shut it down, though, I still do not know.


Does this have anything to do with the strange zombie-like disease outbreaks, the fact that people keep spotting dead celebrities and the fact that US&D has closed when there is no reliable sign of a zombie outbreak ocurrying at all (the calm before the storm perhaps?) !?

I for one do not believe in huge coincidences like these and it's obvious to me, that the owners of the site always have been or at some point became liches and so pulled the plug on US&D as a way of network-centric warfare! :loon:

Either that or, you know, they got tired of the bitching :P

[MaxVeers]

I wanna see US&D back up! I'm reading Day By Day Armagedeon, I Am Legend, Feild Guide to the Apocalypse, AND World War Z. That shit stirs up some questions.

[wyvern1096]

Looking forward to seeing it back up. Useful Q&A resource for writing.

[ZombieFreeWorld]

yea i hope to see it up soon

[detpat]

don't hold your breath!

[Darkness]

*Darkness wonders how many of the people, posting in this thread, have bothered to PM Dead Kev or Jason to inquired about the progress of this particular section.* :think: :lol:

[detpat]

not recently.....

[ZombieFreeWorld]

I am pretty sure most of the staff here are not going to be doing any big works anytime soon. seems to me that most of the staff don't really come around here often. i haven't been a member long but i been on everyday and i still haven't seen more then one staff member who came on. and that staff member was online for like 20 mins and didn't come back. it really dis-hearting to see such a forum have the lack of staff. i heard US&D been shut down for like 7 months now.

Also, this topic was started 8-19-07. that is almost 5 months ago. so i doubt im going to hold my breath on this one.

and why did it shut down in the first place?

[Slayer]

It's been told time and time again, but I suppose it doesn't matter, people should know what happened. Apparently, a few people started talking in great detail about how to kill people in the most "effective" way's (and in great detail). Now, in a case of self defence, life or death, you would do what you had to do to survive. But what happened on the board strayed far beyond that, into a not so nice area.

US&D should and (probably will sooner or later) be reopened. The talk of guns & ammo, food, survival retreats, vehicles, etc are fine. They are all intregal parts of Undead Survival and Defence, zombie culture, and I enjoyed the debates and discussions, the sharing of ideas and information in relation to all of it. I won't lie, IMO ATZ isn't much to look at without US&D, it was the only reason I came to this site.

Thanks for reading.

[mattifikation]

Some of the more basic discussions are still ongoing in Zombie Talk, but there's only a few threads and I doubt the mods would tolerate us hijacking the whole subsection as a new US&D.

Sadly, after more than half a year of downtime, it looks like there's little choice but to move on to some other zombie survival forum or start a new one. :-(

[8mmUltra]

http://z15.invisionfree.com/Zombie_Free_World/index.php?

[ZombieFreeWorld]

Some of the more basic discussions are still ongoing in Zombie Talk, but there's only a few threads and I doubt the mods would tolerate us hijacking the whole subsection as a new US&D.

Sadly, after more than half a year of downtime, it looks like there's little choice but to move on to some other zombie survival forum or start a new one. :-(

s15.invisionfree.com/zombie_free_world

new Zombie Survival and Defense forum

[vortec1]

We have all pm'ed the big wig's with no respone's. run, find another site to talk with our friends:)

[ZombieFreeWorld]

yea well i made a forum for survival and defense and what not. it just sad seeing so many users online all the time but yet barely anyone posts in the non chat lounge forum. they seem to chat in there more then the zombie section.

[detpat]

yup, looks like it might be time to move on.

you might consider checking out the h-23 forums.

[ZombieFreeWorld]

yea i think it is time that everyone moved on at least till the forum comes back full swing

[Darkness]

"You guys act like that is the ONLY section in this forum! Come on! It's ONE SECTION out of MANY! If guns, killing, and violence are all you want to talk about then maybe you really should find some place else to play. Here, in this forum, it's not the only thing we find of interest. There are movies to discuss, games to play, stories to read and write, films to critique, and much more. Guns and that stuff isn't the be all and the end all of this site."

"So as far as I am concerned, get real, get with it, get along, or GET OUT!!!"

[ZombieFreeWorld]

but this is a zombie forum and yet no one posts about anything but current events and what not. and even then i usally see 8 users online and rarely anyone posts anymore.

[8mmUltra]

Open US&D or not. . . This is not my problem or in my control.

I enjoy the ATZ site and reading the post of others. It is true; I only post in certain areas of the ATZ, that is because I don’t know about the other topics (current music, comics, collectables, etc.) I have no interest there. So, I stay within my comfort zone and write what I know.

What I don’t like is being lied to by administrators and moderators. (maybe lie is too strong, how about being told misinformation)

In a nutshell, we are told in April 2007 the US&D is “TEMPORARILY DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE”, some clean up happened but why didn’t the thread reopen when finished. We all know this was NOT the reason that the thread is still closed but this it is the misinformation we are told by Admin & Mods.

Next, in August 2008 “Dead Kev” the ADMINISTRATOR himself posts, “We will be opening up US&D soon. We will have a dedicated mod in there to keep things on topic”. I will call this misinformation too, 6 months is NOT soon.

In November 2007 Pain writes, “I haven't heard from Dead Kev for awhile, but last time we did speak he did plan on reopening. I think he was looking for a separate Moderator for it.” I know for a fact that Dead Kev does NOT need to look too hard for a “MODERATOR” as many of us volunteered for the job. I will call this misinformation too; it’s not that hard to find a Moderator.

As I said, I enjoy reading in many sections of ATZ and post in only a few. I am sure there are others that do the same. I am content to read, post, and send a few P.M.s out to a few people I respect and enjoy the ATZ site.

I would like to hear from Dead Kev and be told one way or another, what is REALLY happening with the US&D thread. Why the big secret? I can handle the truth and so can others!

[ZombieFreeWorld]

I think maybe due to the inactivity of the Staff people have lost some love for this site. I personally, have only been here for a short period of time. I feel that people have been mis led and i feel that this forum is slowly but surely dying. I see tons of "members" online at all times of the day and no one discusses anything about zombies except the chat lounge. it is getting to the point where i feel this is a current events forums with a zombie sub type. idk it is weird i feel that it is almost time for everyone to move on.

[8mmUltra]

I do not believe that ATZ is about to take its last breath. . . I would just like to be given a straight answer if US&D will be reopened and if so when. If it is not that is fine too I enjoy many other parts of this site. :)

[ZombieFreeWorld]

I do not believe that ATZ is about to take its last breath. . . I would just like to be given a straight answer if US&D will be reopened and if so when. If it is not that is fine too I enjoy many other parts of this site. :)

I am hoping it is not the last breath as well. i just hope that things get better. i just see a lot of users online and no one discussing anything. guess people like to read more then post

[Darkness]

"I got a challenge for you. Try letting this thread fall back in to temporary archives. I'm willing to bet that shortly after we stop bumping this thread, and arguing about that section, and let it slip into temporary archives, they will re-open US&D. You guys up for the challenge? Just stop posting in this thread if your answer is yes."

[Bad Zombie Night]

I think maybe due to the inactivity of the Staff people have lost some love for this site.
Who or What in the hell are you referring to in particular? :loon:


I personally, have only been here for a short period of time. I feel that people have been mis led and i feel that this forum is slowly but surely dying.
Like you said, you've been here "a short period of time." (Since October '07)
So how would you know whether the forum was in a period of ascendancy or decline? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Confused.gif


I see tons of "members" online at all times of the day and no one discusses anything about zombies except the chat lounge. it is getting to the point where i feel this is a current events forums with a zombie sub type. idk it is weird i feel that it is almost time for everyone to move on.
Did it ever occur to you that there isn't that many Zombie flicks out at this time, or perhaps the members around here would like to discuss something other than just "Zombies" all the time? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/crazy.gif

[ZombieFreeWorld]

Who or What in the hell are you referring to in particular? :loon:



Like you said, you've been here "a short period of time." (Since October '07)
So how would you know whether the forum was in a period of ascendancy or decline? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Confused.gif



Did it ever occur to you that there isn't that many Zombie flicks out at this time, or perhaps the members around here would like to discuss something other than just "Zombies" all the time? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/crazy.gif

Your a moderator. wow your the second one i ve seen since i been here. and also seeing as everyone i talked to on the forum all pointed to the same answer. the US&D has been shut down for far to long. im just agreeing with the other members. and when are there many zombie flicks out at the same time?

[Darkness]

wow your the second one i ve seen since i been here.

"If you had bothered to read the Administrator's List you would know we have two Main Owners and two Moderators. So if you have seen two, you've seen them both."

"With that, I'm out of this conversation. This thread needs to slip into oblivion."

[ethacron]

hello hello (cue dramatic music)..........oh thats right, i was only on this sight for a short period of time before my poor ass lost my internet connection,so no i guess no one would be gasping at my return, i saw this thread and was compelled to read on, and i have to say i agree with darkness on the fact that we should stop posting on this, i just wanted to say my two cents so without futher ado (clears throught): i posted alot on US&D, and i tryed to keep to the rules of the forum, and i was saddend and angerd that it was "put on lock down" so to say, and yes i did for the most part only post on the US&D forum, i didnt keep up with movies and books, but US&D appelled to me so that is where i stayed, and when it was shut down i was bummed out, so seeing "US&D openingback up soon!"
i had to say sometihng, yes i want to see it opend back up but i dont think that us sitting here and trying to figure out why it hasnt yet and argueing about our theroys will get it opend up anytime soon, there ether going to do it or they wont, and no i dont think ATZ.com is dying, i shure hope it dont,but while i dont think we should abandon ship we should support these other sites EX: zombie free world.com, they could become big,and compatishion does make things better. there i'm done, thanks for listening to my rant, by the way, it feels good to post agin. *picks up boombox thats playing dramatic music and walks away)

[Bad Zombie Night]

Your a moderator. wow your the second one i ve seen since i been here.
How many mods would satisfy you?


and also seeing as everyone i talked to on the forum all pointed to the same answer. the US&D has been shut down for far to long. im just agreeing with the other members.
Well, I'm glad you're in agreement, but that's not my decision... Deadkev in the Admin, and he makes those calls... Not me.



and when are there many zombie flicks out at the same time?
Or any at all... Can you name any right now that would create a buzz on any forum?

[ZombieFreeWorld]

well diary of the dead...the new up coming Day of the dead. there are always tons of other other ground B rated movies coming out with Zombies. im just saying i don't mind discussing latest news or telling people my poison. I am not denying that i love this site. i do love this site i just want to see it get active again and people start posting about Zombies...

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

guess letting this thread slip inactive isnt going to happen after all ( not that I thought it would ! ) but as long as its still active.... why the hell not,

this forum is quite active, every day there are several diferent posts being made in both zombie movie sections as well as the zombie books section and the zombie talk section, plus all of the other sections,

you must have a rediculously high expection for the number of posts in a forum for it to be considered active

[ZombieFreeWorld]

guess letting this thread slip inactive isnt going to happen after all ( not that I thought it would ! ) but as long as its still active.... why the hell not,

this forum is quite active, every day there are several diferent posts being made in both zombie movie sections as well as the zombie books section and the zombie talk section, plus all of the other sections,

you must have a rediculously high expection for the number of posts in a forum for it to be considered active

well due to the fact that there is about 10-25 new posts a day. Compared to the high number of members who sign on a daily basis and don't post. Yes you can say i do have a high expectation for forums. IT says more then 20 members a day sign on...are you saying every member posts 1 post and you consider that active???

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

um, yes? active is active.

if you walk around the block you are physicly active, not as active as someone who runs 10 miles, but active just the same,,,,, same applies here.

plus it goes through its ups and downs, right now its in a lull in a month or so itll pick back up.

[ZombieFreeWorld]

um, yes? active is active.

if you walk around the block you are physicly active, not as active as someone who runs 10 miles, but active just the same,,,,, same applies here.

plus it goes through its ups and downs, right now its in a lull in a month or so itll pick back up.

O i totally agree with you. I want this forum to pick up. I enjoy coming here and as you can see i am avid poster and a avid viewer. im just saying that it is not as active as it could be

[Propaganda13]

"You guys act like that is the ONLY section in this forum! Come on! It's ONE SECTION out of MANY! If guns, killing, and violence are all you want to talk about then maybe you really should find some place else to play. Here, in this forum, it's not the only thing we find of interest. There are movies to discuss, games to play, stories to read and write, films to critique, and much more. Guns and that stuff isn't the be all and the end all of this site."

"So as far as I am concerned, get real, get with it, get along, or GET OUT!!!"

Yes, it is only one section, but it's on a site called AllThingsZombie not AllThingsZombie except... and No, it was not called the guns, killing, and violence section. There were many threads about where to move, how to keep water and gas, what MRE taste good, etc. If I just want to talk about movies, I could go to Rotten Tomatoes, Chud, AICN.
I've also mentioned before they should drop the front page and just link directly to the forums. Even if a new person googles zombies and finds the front page all they see is "news" from 2006! if it loads completely.
I haven't been here in months since it was pretty much dead and probably won't be back until I load all my bookmarks and check for dead links.

[ZombieFreeWorld]

Yes, it is only one section, but it's on a site called AllThingsZombie not AllThingsZombie except... and No, it was not called the guns, killing, and violence section. There were many threads about where to move, how to keep water and gas, what MRE taste good, etc. If I just want to talk about movies, I could go to Rotten Tomatoes, Chud, AICN.
I've also mentioned before they should drop the front page and just link directly to the forums. Even if a new person googles zombies and finds the front page all they see is "news" from 2006! if it loads completely.
I haven't been here in months since it was pretty much dead and probably won't be back until I load all my bookmarks and check for dead links.

I totally agree with you. I think that if the Admin planned on being gone this long then he should have gave someone else the reigns while he is away. this forum activity is slowly dying down. it is still active but not as active as i first joined. it getting to the point where i come on and see 9 people online and no one even talking. I think they members are just sitting back and reloading hoping thet US&D was really open lol.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner, but I've been a bit busy as of late. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/melted.gif



well diary of the dead...the new up coming Day of the dead. there are always tons of other other ground B rated movies coming out with Zombies.
What? Those two old, crusty, worn-out threads?

*The Official Diary of the Dead Thread* (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10987)
Date thread created: 10/15/2006 (1 year, 4 months & 2 days old)
Number of posts: 924 (40,855 views)Day of the Dead remake... (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4051)
Date thread created: 5/20/2005 (2 years, 8 months & 29 days old)
Number of posts: 1125 (55,467 views)

What else needs to be said about these two films that hasn't already been said yet? Besides... In case you haven't noticed, members are still posting on those two threads.



well due to the fact that there is about 10-25 new posts a day. Compared to the high number of members who sign on a daily basis and don't post. Yes you can say i do have a high expectation for forums. IT says more then 20 members a day sign on...are you saying every member posts 1 post and you consider that active???
First of all, I wouldn't solely attribute a forum's "overall activity" to just "posts." If you checked the bottom of the forum, you would see that we have anywhere from 40-80 guests visiting regularly or more (many might be members not logged on)... As long as we have people here visiting the site on a regular basis, I wouldn't be overly concerned with the post drop off... Furthermore, some of the "post drop-off" that you are referring to might be attributed to my efforts in clamping down on many of the "post boosting" threads. ;-)


I totally agree with you. I think that if the Admin planned on being gone this long then he should have gave someone else the reigns while he is away. this forum activity is slowly dying down. it is still active but not as active as i first joined. it getting to the point where i come on and see 9 people online and no one even talking. I think they members are just sitting back and reloading hoping thet US&D was really open lol.
I think you have overestimated the enthusiasm the ATZ membership overall had for the US&D forum. :roll:

[ZombieFreeWorld]

Sorry I didn't respond to this sooner, but I've been a bit busy as of late. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/melted.gif




What? Those two old, crusty, worn-out threads?

*The Official Diary of the Dead Thread* (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10987)
Date thread created: 10/15/2006 (1 year, 4 months & 2 days old)
Number of posts: 924 (40,855 views)Day of the Dead remake... (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4051)
Date thread created: 5/20/2005 (2 years, 8 months & 29 days old)
Number of posts: 1125 (55,467 views)

What else needs to be said about these two films that hasn't already been said yet? Besides... In case you haven't noticed, members are still posting on those two threads.




First of all, I wouldn't solely attribute a forum's "overall activity" to just "posts." If you checked the bottom of the forum, you would see that we have anywhere from 40-80 guests visiting regularly or more (many might be members not logged on)... As long as we have people here visiting the site on a regular basis, I wouldn't be overly concerned with the post drop off... Furthermore, some of the "post drop-off" that you are referring to might be attributed to my efforts in clamping down on many of the "post boosting" threads. ;-)



I think you have overestimated the enthusiasm the ATZ membership overall had for the US&D forum. :roll:


Actually the sad thing is your guest online is a css code to make a forum look more active. i viewed the script for the website and saw it in the script.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Actually the sad thing is your guest online is a css code to make a forum look more active. i viewed the script for the website and saw it in the script.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Signs%20and%20Gestures/Crap.gif

[ZombieFreeWorld]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Signs%20and%20Gestures/Crap.gif

there is a sample code that is found on this board. sorry to burst your bubble dude but it is in the script.


<script>

tds = document.getElementsByTagName("td");

for (s=0; s<tds.length; s++){
if (tds[s].className=="pformstrip" && tds[s].innerHTML.match("active in the past 120 minutes")) {
tds[s].innerHTML = tds[s].innerHTML.replace ("active in the past 120 minutes","active in the past 15 minutes")
}
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[Bad Zombie Night]

there is a sample code that is found on this board. sorry to burst your bubble dude but it is in the script.


This is more of Dead Kev (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/member.php?u=1)'s area of expertise than mine, so he would be the one to ask ... However, I am aware that vBulletin does have a plug-in where you have the ability post fictitious web stats... You would have to ask Dead Kev (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/member.php?u=1) whether he downloaded that plug-in or has used it in the past... I can say that I've been on this site for over 4 years now, and ATZ hasn't always used vBulletin to manage the forum... The stats during that time, and leading up to the switch over, have been consistent with the exception of a few ups & downs of the web traffic associated with the ever changing pulse of the horror movie industry... Excuse me for even having to mention that to you, since you've been a webmastering your own forum now for a total of 5 1/2 weeks... I do know this much... I wouldn't accept a piece of source code as a smoking gun... All of the members, and guests online at this time, are fully accounted for... They are all linked to specific browsing locations, and each have IP addresses & ISP IDs to account for their origin... I think the part that's confusing you about our guest count is that several of them are identified as web crawlers, and are not just randomly generated statistics.


Curious...
How come every time I visit your forum your stats always read: 1 guests, 0 members, 0 anonymous members?

I am often kept awake some nights wondering who that one sole guest could be... http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Confused.gif

[Darkness]

Curious...
How come every time I visit your forum your stats always read: 1 guests, 0 members, 0 anonymous members?

I am often kept awake some nights wondering who that one sole guest could be... http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Confused.gif

*Darkness falls over laughing.*

"Good one, BZN!" :clap:

[evilzombie20]

*Darkness falls over laughing.*

"Good one, BZN!" :clap:

Double burn!

Sorry I know I've been nowhere in this thread because I gave up over 2 months ago on this issue but DAY'M that just required my attention!

[ZombieFreeWorld]

[quote]
Curious...
How come every time I visit your forum your stats always read: 1 guests, 0 members, 0 anonymous members?

I am often kept awake some nights wondering who that one sole guest could be... [/quote

i don't need to have a guest account i have my own and i am constally doing things to my forum. I never once bashed the forum but instead provided proof that you have 85 members at all times but yet none of them join. I like this site and as you can see been on here for some time now. i have put my input and said what i needed to say. Didn't mean for you to take it to offense that your site that has been running for 4 years is dying slowly. sorry

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

Didn't mean for you to take it to offense that your site that has been running for 4 years is dying slowly

ok, ive held my tongue, but I cant no more.

now... I am not saying the site is dying, true we have lost a few long time members recently, and most forums have a realitivily high turn over rate of new people coming and other people going, that being said.

if the forum was dying ( which its not ) ,,, why might that be? would the forum be dying because of a counter that shows a few guests as being logged in all the time when there is not, and the people found out about this greivous conspiricy and are all running for the exits.

or could it be this new generation of smart mouth , know it all, been there done that board trolls who have been joining and sucking all the fun and life out of posting here that have poped up over the past several months?

im not implying anything or aiming this at anyone .

that being said, this board may be going through a bit of a lull, why would that be? how many big zombie flicks coming out soon? diary of the dead? thats bout it, how much publicity has it gotten? none? how about general horror movies? not many of them coming out right now either, my guess? traffic will pick up again when more zombie movies start to come out and maybe a few big horror movies come out, also I have this funny feeling forum membership will probaly have another spike around, oh, say, october...

let the fair weather fans come and go as they please, its the true die hard zombie fan that sticks it out around here, and those are the ones I enjoy talking with / posting with / debating with / disagreeing with and all that fun shit that comes with posting on a forum.

anyways thats enough ranting / rambling, this forum isnt dying, if you want to think that , thats fine, go post on your forum which you seem so confident is alive, well and healthy, then everyone is happy.

cheers :drinking:

[Darkness]

or could it be this new generation of smart mouth , know it all, been there done that board trolls who have been joining and sucking all the fun and life out of posting here that have poped up over the past several months?

let the fair weather fans come and go as they please, its the true die hard zombie fan that sticks it out around here, and those are the ones I enjoy talking with / posting with / debating with / disagreeing with and all that fun shit that comes with posting on a forum.

anyways thats enough ranting / rambling, this forum isnt dying, if you want to think that , thats fine, go post on your forum which you seem so confident is alive, well and healty, then everyone is happy.

:clap::clap::clap::clap:

[Bad Zombie Night]

i don't need to have a guest account i have my own and i am constally doing things to my forum.
Yeah, but if a tree falls in the middle of the woods does it make a sound?
To simplify things for you, if nobody is around to see your work, who will ever know? .... or even care??


i am constally doing things to my forum.

I'm not one to nit pick, but "constally" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-N-T-LY... I would advise you invest in a descent dictionary or spellchecker if you're going to complete that book that you are claiming to write. :roll:




I never once bashed the forum but instead provided proof that you have 85 members at all times but yet none of them join.
LOL! The surprising thing is that you actually believe your own bullshit. :poo:

You never have bashed this site?
I ran a bit of an audit on threads/posts you've created over the past 3 1/2 months... I have discovered you have said over and over again about how this forum is "slowly dying" in several threads that have nothing to do with that issue... The truth is you're just trying to recruit new members for you own pathetic excuse for a website, while trying to gather ideas for it from our members... In regards to members "joining" here, go over and visit our Introductions (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9) forum, or check in now & then and look more closely at membership count at the bottom our main page... I think you'll find our membership drive here is alive and well, unlike some people's forums I know. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/tumbleweed3.gif

Btw... It's past 4am in the morning here, which without saying it's our off-peak hours... Our forum traffic stats are currently reading: Currently Active Users: 15 (2 members and 13 guests)

If our stats are as tainted as you claim, then why are they that low, other than the fact it's after hours right now? It would appear my assumptions were correct, and yours were wrong as usual.



I like this site and as you can see been on here for some time now. i have put my input and said what i needed to say. Didn't mean for you to take it to offense that your site that has been running for 4 years is dying slowly.sorry
Just because you have been here for over 3 months now doesn't give you free license to say, and do whatever you feel like at any time... You like this site for your own sole interests my friend, so don't try to be such a suck up... It's too late for that now anyway... You postings in the Shameless Plugs forum have not only showed how weak minded your are, but it also showed everyone your true colors.

Btw... The only thing I see on the endangered species list is your own forum... Maybe you should start investing your time over there more often, instead of harassing other peoples.


-nuff said http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif

[Bad Zombie Night]

This thread topic has been limbo for some time now, and thanks to ZFW for taking it way off course, and perverting it for his own means, it time for everyone to say, bye-bye to it. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Welcome/ciao.gif


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