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CyanBlue

02-28-2003, 12:34 PM

Howdy...

I've run into this page in case you might want to know what the !@#$ happened to Were-Here... (Maybe old news to others... :D)

I remember Jesse mentioned this a week ago or something, but I wasn't able to find anything about it... Well... I got it now right HERE (http://www.actionscript.com/archives/00000441.html) in case you want... :)

farafiro

02-28-2003, 06:06 PM

thanks mate, never saw this befor

black

03-01-2003, 06:41 AM

I wonder when it will back~ :rolleyes:

CyanBlue

03-01-2003, 09:20 AM

Hopefully soon... But then, I had this 'hopefully soon' thought ever since it went down... :( BTW, I didn't know if they were in the car accident... The last thing I've heard was that they went out on the vacation or something... and I don't know how that gets connected to the car accident... Oh well... I hope they are okay now... :)

exactpixel

03-06-2003, 02:47 PM

el kicko el butt o!

awsome, killa, hella bad ass..... That is the best news i've heard in a while. thanks for the post.

CyanBlue

03-07-2003, 12:45 AM

;)

If you hear something, post it here so that other people can know too... :)

boyzdynasty

03-07-2003, 08:35 PM

never been to were-here
but it goods news either or...

Immulsifier

03-08-2003, 01:36 PM

Ive been checking every day but so far :(

boyzdynasty

03-08-2003, 07:21 PM

cheer up... you always have as.org

r u that anxious to leave us :(

checked out your flash forum site.
I guess you are done!!

Immulsifier

03-08-2003, 11:10 PM

Nah dont worry about me leaving :) Just it was such a wealth of info and for it to disappear with no advanced warning was a bit of a shock :) There where times when it was quicker to search on were-here than to use the Flash Manual :)

And no I aint done with the Flash Forums yet but it is getting there. I am re-writing the website in Flash atm to take the same sort of style as the board which can be found at http://www.flashforums.com/forum :)

CyanBlue

03-09-2003, 02:52 AM

There where times when it was quicker to search on were-here than to use the Flash Manual Ah... don't I miss those days... Sigh... Besides, there was a guy, Sx, who did a great job not only helping others, but make some sort of list which was REAL useful... Many people wished at least archive THAT information... Wonder where Sx is now...

DiDi

03-09-2003, 04:40 AM

Originally posted by CyanBlue
Wonder where Sx is now... As for whereabouts of Sx, can't help you bro' :(... He stops by every now and then on FlashKit, but that's not his favourite place :D...

As for his "Must Read List", I bet this (http://www.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=415007&pagenumber=1#post2218692) will make you VERY happy :) What do you think, maybe we should offer him a helping hand?

Cheers,

DD

PS: Check this (http://www.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=420490) too, I went on laughing for a long time after reading it...

CyanBlue

03-09-2003, 07:23 AM

Thanks, DiDi... ;)

WoW... 30 megs of data??? Geez... That was real vast list of threads... How was he able to even get them saved on the drive in that short priod of time??? Man... (I think it will actually take more time to to convert the data to PDF... Why PDF??? I hate PDF files... I wonder how big the PDF will get from 30 megs of data... :() I just hope he could find a place to host that soon...

As long as Sx hosting the data online and giving hime a helping hand, I doubt that AS.org can do anything about it since he just doesn't show up here at all... I don't think he really minds sharing the copies with others though... So, I guess all the online forums will have copy of it somewhere maybe??? ;)

(It sounded like he's got fed up with people emailing him for the backup data... lol... :D)

Haha... That thread was real funny... :D I have never seen him doing that at all... He was more likely telling others not to be too haste... Well... I guess it was his down time... That proves that Sx is not a god after all... :DWith no intention to get into a flame war, but FK forums can't be compared to the WH ones... FK has it's better sides (.flas, tutorials, articles), but FK forums are not even close to the ones on WH...Ah... Don't I miss it??? Great analysis, eh??? :)

Thanks again, sista, for the great information and the laughter... :D

DiDi

03-09-2003, 07:40 AM

You're welcome bro' :)

I didn't mean AS.org helping, but me, you or anybody else who considers all that info precious help to Flash community...proves that Sx is not a god after allNo he's not, but he's damn close to that whatever-god-like-thing a hard-core atheist like me can imagine... :D

CyanBlue

03-09-2003, 07:48 AM

Ah... Yes... yes... One way of helping him would be getting the book he promised, but I don't think that's done yet... I still remember him complaining about his big fat phone bill... :D I hope there are some ways... Let me know if you see anything... (If I have to, I'll sell one of my puppies... :D Well, if I do that, my wife is going to kick me out... :()

Not meaning to offend Sx, but he's more likely the old Egyptian king that was on the Mummy, the movie, when I imagine... He's got the knowledge, talent and the attitude... :D

farafiro

03-09-2003, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by CyanBlue
Not meaning to offend Sx, but he's more likely the old Egyptian king that was on the Mummy, the movie, when I imagine... He's got the knowledge, talent and the attitude... :D heheheeeeeeeeeeeee
so, I LOVE that SX

CyanBlue

03-09-2003, 09:04 AM

;)

DiDi

03-09-2003, 10:14 PM

With the only difference that this old Egyptian king turned 20 just a couple months ago... :D

CyanBlue

03-10-2003, 02:21 AM

Ouch... That hurts... :( Man... I don't feel like to play with Flash no more tonight... :(

farafiro

03-10-2003, 07:17 AM

lol
like king TUT> he died I think in the early 20's or something

tost

03-10-2003, 11:01 AM

"or how a thread about a flashforum becomes a lesson in ancient egyptian history" :D

pom

03-29-2003, 11:42 AM

Some news:

http://www.joshdura.com/

thanks to galaxygoo (http://www.galaxygoo.org) :)

CyanBlue

03-29-2003, 12:26 PM

Huh... Electric Rain bought the Were-Here??? I don't know how much they paid for it, but I am sure they did the right thing... Hope the site is up soon... :D

Jesse

03-30-2003, 06:30 AM

Wow. That's got to make us one of the only sites not owned by some company now...

farafiro

03-30-2003, 07:39 AM

hope you can keep on going so mate

Jesse

03-30-2003, 07:43 AM

Yeah for sure. We're not thinking of stopping or selling :)

CyanBlue

03-30-2003, 07:52 AM

Much appreciated!!! ;)

Jesse

03-30-2003, 09:20 AM

Hmm I read that's it's goign to have a fully Flash interface. Opinions? I'm personally still not keen on them. I think Ultrashock have done a great job but it'll be hard to replicate.

CyanBlue

03-30-2003, 09:32 AM

Personally... I would stay away from the Flash site if I were the owner and considerate person... I would never thought of things this way if I didn't move, but ever since the move, I am stuck with the 56k... Well... I was still using 28.8k when other people were using 56k because I didn't see much of the speed difference... But after I moved to the broadband, I did see the difference and all my things were really reflecting what I had in my mind... My users are not going to be using dial-ups... Well... Here I am, back to the dial-up... Speed difference is way too much... I can't stand it any longer, but I am out of option...

Well... It just went to side ways... Stay with what you have, Jesse... You've got all the functionalities working as it should be... The reason why I don't go to the UltraShock is/was because of the loading speed wasn't quite good even I was on the cable... I think lots of people might think about the UltraShock that way... People just go there because they don't have no other choice but to go get the right information...

Just my 2 cents and big rant... :D

Immulsifier

03-30-2003, 03:27 PM

Maybe something like what Macromedia has done with their homepage? Not 100% Flash but a long way towards it :)

CyanBlue

04-09-2003, 08:03 AM

We're Here (http://www.were-here.com) UP!!!

See it for yourself... :D

farafiro

04-09-2003, 09:23 AM

cool as a start, but where is the rest??

Jesse

04-09-2003, 11:46 AM

It's certainly good news for the Flash scene and I'm keen to see what the new site is going to be like. I also really interested in what their content base is going to be like because before all the down time started, as I recall they lost a lot of content during a server crash. I think as long as the Forums are backup up somewhere, it will come back as a great resource, because their Forums were full of great info which could be found with a little searching.
Here's hoping we can keep up with WH and FK, as we're now pretty much the only site not sponsored by a large organization.

CyanBlue

04-09-2003, 01:40 PM

Yeah... I know Jesse... Keep up the good work and much appreciated... ;)

pom

04-09-2003, 01:45 PM

Good news indeed :) I've never had the opportunity to check out WH BEFORE it crashed.

farafiro

04-09-2003, 02:03 PM

Here's hoping we can keep up with WH and FK, as we're now pretty much the only site not sponsored by a large organization. hmmmmmmmm, even Ultrashock, I donno??
I've never had the opportunity to check out WH BEFORE it crashed. You lost a lot mate

Jesse

04-09-2003, 02:12 PM

Faffy; good point re: Ultrashock. I always forget those guys when I make such statements. I dunno why, it's another great resource.

CyanBlue

04-09-2003, 07:02 PM

Cuz it sounds weird to say WH and FK and US... Don't you think??? :D

Jesse

04-10-2003, 05:20 AM

Hehe good point. Stupid symantics.

farafiro

04-10-2003, 07:00 AM

Originally posted by CyanBlue
Cuz it sounds weird to say WH and FK and US... Don't you think??? :D heheheeeeeee
and where is AS :p :D

CyanBlue

04-10-2003, 08:28 AM

It doesn't matter who says that line...

If farafiro reads that line, it will be something like this...

US == AS

:D

annexion

04-10-2003, 08:32 AM

I am right there with Pom. Hearing you guys talk about Were-Here is like watching a movie like Titanic. It makes you sad, but you can't really have an appreciation for it unless you were there.

Jesse

04-10-2003, 08:38 AM

Ahaha nice analogy. Basically I just popped in and out of WH when I wanted to search their forums DB; I was never part of the community coz I was busy running this site. In the last 6 months before it went donw, FlashKit was so slow it was totally out of the question to go there, so WH became a regular spot for me to visit. I have like 5 posts total there :)

linckx

04-10-2003, 08:51 AM

that's only 7120 to go jesse :)
you'll make it ;)

robin

boyzdynasty

04-11-2003, 01:14 AM

I'm glad to hear the good news. I can't wait to see what all the great talk about "We're Here" is all about.

It will be my first time there.

buggedcom

04-12-2003, 12:07 PM

to be honest although were-here was great i think the org has become my new home. althoug the boards aren't as big i think the overall content is better. as for the others

FK == tooSlow && FK == noContentFilter
US == annoyingFramed

but

FK == coversOtherThings
US == extremleyLargeUserBase && US == aLotOfOtherContent

So it's all horses for courses, swings and roundabouts, etc etc

boyzdynasty

04-14-2003, 07:57 PM

US ?... wat's that

buggedcom

04-14-2003, 08:01 PM

ultrashock.com

boyzdynasty

04-14-2003, 10:19 PM

o...i was thinking United States....*lol*

i'm a little retarded today *apologies*.... :D

CyanBlue

05-06-2003, 10:07 PM

I haven't done my daily chores for a while due to my lazyness, and I did it today... Little something was up at WH... ;)Update - Open beta planned for May 5th, Official launch planned for May 12thYay!!! :D

But, today is May 6th, and I don't see the beta running yet... Maybe the beta is for the selected GODs??? ;) I don't really care... I just want the site up... :D

exactpixel

05-06-2003, 11:02 PM

same here:(

CyanBlue

05-06-2003, 11:12 PM

Hey, exactpixel... Look at the bright side... ;)

The site was down for how long, and the URL actually works for a month or so with little notice... And NOW I see the update of it... You won't be knowing it when WH is up... It will be soon... :D

farafiro

05-07-2003, 08:05 AM

finally we can see some light :D

exactpixel

05-07-2003, 05:29 PM

yeah, i try checking it out once a week to see if i get a surprise or not. it was(hopefully still is/will be) an awsome community.

linckx

05-09-2003, 10:16 AM

updated were-here
the official beta release has been planned for may 12th now

robin

CyanBlue

05-09-2003, 12:00 PM

Um... One week delay??? Okay... ;)

magicwand

05-09-2003, 02:49 PM

beta is already up and working for moderators.
i guess public beta will be up 12 th.

CyanBlue

05-09-2003, 07:51 PM

Thank you for the info, my man... Who told you that though??? I'm curious... ;)

freddycodes

05-09-2003, 07:58 PM

A little eye in the sky.

http://www.were-here.com/forum/loginBeta.asp

Why did they have to go an change the forums to ASP, jerks!

magicwand

05-09-2003, 07:59 PM

bit-101
he is one of the moderator i think

CyanBlue

05-09-2003, 08:35 PM

Ouch... Bit-101 has a forum area in ther as well??? Shame on me... How come I didn't know that??? Maybe I wasn't paying much attention when I visit his site... :pmore importantly, if you were a member before, your username and password, post counts, preferences, signature, private messages, are all still there waiting for you.

most importantly, the whole database of past messages is still there! wh was probably the best repository of flash data anywhere, and all that data is still alive.I love this... ;)it's kind of like wandering around a big brand new theme park the week before it opens to the public.Wow... That's cool... ;)

CyanBlue

05-09-2003, 08:40 PM

Why did they have to go an change the forums to ASP, jerks!Yup... Don't know why they have done that... :(

Maybe they had a little too much extra time to change all the PHP scripts to ASP scripts while the site was down???

farafiro

05-11-2003, 09:00 AM

I think it's just a Beta guys :o :eek:

littleRichard

05-12-2003, 07:33 PM

public beta seems to be available now:D

freddycodes

05-12-2003, 08:13 PM

Could they have made it any slower

Jesse

05-13-2003, 06:23 AM

So I don't sound like I'm slagging them off at any point, let it be known that I'm not the sort of person who considers FK, WH etc to be 'competitor sites'. We're all around for the same purpose - to spread the knowledge.

Having said that I can safely say that the popup thing bothers me... lots :)

CyanBlue

05-13-2003, 07:59 AM

Uhoh... I see the competition going on here...

Hm... I saw that Jessica used her face as her avatar, and Jess got ticked off by that... Now, we got Jess's picture all over the forum... :D

Well... At least one thing got solved... Now, I know that Jess is a man... Um... Is that Jess' hubby's picture then??? :p

Popup??? I hate it... Yup... No doubt about that... :(

bit-101

05-13-2003, 05:40 PM

Originally posted by Jesse
So I don't sound like I'm slagging them off at any point, let it be known that I'm not the sort of person who considers FK, WH etc to be 'competitor sites'. We're all around for the same purpose - to spread the knowledge.

Having said that I can safely say that the popup thing bothers me... lots :)

glad to hear that. there's a lot of WH bashing going on in other forums, childish crap. personally, i visit WH, US, AS.org, even FK pretty much daily, in addition to my own forum and pop in to Kirupa once in a while. i say, the more the merrier.