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| Well folks, it was fun while it lasted. Misplaced Pages started out as a great idea, and quickly turned into a madhouse of overlapping rules, egos and drama. After having my name dragged through the mud enough times I'm simply too drained to bother putting in any more effort to clean it up. I'll always remember the good times, the few weeks writing quality articles, and the long process of making them into FA's (before they became massacred on the front page thanks to our idiotic policy of not protecting the main page FA). | |||
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| It seems to me that lately 70% of our effort involves the creation of, and deletion of, gobs of mind numbingly useless and irrelevant trivia. '''Actor X''' appeared in ''Show Y'' with '''Actor Z''' from ''Series Q'' that used to be on ''Series R'' from Galaxy 11512 in Year ]. ]... look beyond your TV Guides and your noses and REMEMBER THAT ]... please!!! | |||
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| : Jon is an energetic ] who grew up in the ] ] Area and was primarily exposed to ] and urban underground culture through friends and ] the largest urban ] south of ]. Growing up in a ] with kids who were mostly involved in the ] community, he began to meet kids involved in the DC ]. It would be these Graf kids who would later introduce Jon to the underground party culture. | |||
| I've met a lot of great people who seem to have their hearts in the right place, even if their egos aren't always. Jimbo and Larry's '''''JOINT''''' idea was great, and had real potential until reality set in. Clearly human psychology wasn't one of their strong suits... any group this massive is virtually guaranteed to collapse under the strain of the never ending battle of wills amongst users. Anyone who's ever read about the ] would understand that eventually people who gain power will abuse it, I guess I myself sort of fell into that trap too. For that I'm sorry... | |||
| : Attending his first ] around late 1992 he immediately gained an interest in the early DC ] culture and started attending as many ] events as possible. It was at this time he first heard ], while it was not his preferred style of music it did get him to listen to more of the ] sound. It was not until sometime in the summer of ], at a party in southern ], that he first heard ]. The banging ] and the soaring ]s had him hooked. | |||
| It is clear to me no one (outside of arbcom itself) involved in my ] seems to give a rats ass about ] and any minor discretion is apparently just a sign that I'm involved in some giant conspiracy to take down Misplaced Pages ]! | |||
| : By the time Jon was in ] he was sneaking out at least one night a week to hit up a party. Jon gained a strong interest in the ] ] ] through his next door neighbor Luchinvar while living in ]. Luchi's father Lloyd was a former ] in ] and would play his music proudly whenever the chance arose. | |||
| As has been said many times before, Misplaced Pages is an asylum run by the inmates, and I for one am locking the door behind me when I leave. I will not be back to edit, as if my administrative judgement is so questionable, my writing must be too. No amount of begging and pleading (not that there's much chance of that) will bring me back. I will be back temporarily to vote on the candidates currently running for arbcom because there are several that most decidedly DO NOT BELONG THERE. | |||
| : It was around the ] of ] that Jon with his family and several boxes of stuff moved to ]. Being put in a town he had only visited on ] put an end to his regular partying. It was not until he met several of the DJs from ] (] Radio) that he first found out about the local Maine scene. However, the parties he attended in Maine bore little resemblance to the scene he was used to; being more ] oriented, rather than ], ] and ] oriented. | |||
| I could continue writing a screed here tearing apart and pointing out the flaws in each process, but frankly, I don't give a shit anymore. Let Misplaced Pages collapse. Hopefully something better will rise from the ashes. Nupedia died... Misplaced Pages was created... Misplaced Pages dies... ??? | |||
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| ...and now just to annoy ] who hates this template so much: | |||
| : While vacationing in ] in ], he walked into a three story ] and picked up his first hardcore ] the three CD '''' set mixed by ; this began his ] to ] hardcore ]. Upon his return to the ] he moved to northern ]. | |||
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| : The parties he attended in ] bore little resemblance to the scene he was used to. It was not until a party in ] of ] called "] ]" that he first saw some of the various New England Hardcore DJ's play the tunes he knew and loved that he had not heard played out since his move. | |||
| : The following year in the early spring of ], he went to the UK on vacation. Visiting well known hardcore shops like ], ], and , it is no wonder he returned home with two large bags full of hardcore vinyl and an empty ]. Sadly Elite Records is . After returning home he began to spin. Spending long hours as frequently as he could, he began to grasp the concept of ] and ]. A few years later and quite a bit ]er, he has amassed enough vinyl to make it impossible to find what he wants when he needs it... | |||
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| :Take a look at . I am currently looking for a ] job or ] / ] position, if you know of something ''please'' post a link in my discussion forum. It has been absolutely ] for me to find a position within the field while living in Maine. I am willing to relocate anywhere, and I do mean anywhere. | |||
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| :'''Articles which made the ]:''' | |||
| ::*''']''' - I've always been into good graf, some nice stuff in this article. (] on ]) | |||
| ::*''']''' (''Oflag IVc'') - one of the best known ] ] of ]. (Featured Article on ]) | |||
| ::*''']''' - I live in New England, by law you have to love these guys. (]: ], ]). | |||
| ::*''']''' - A great man who will be sorely missed by music lovers everywhere (In the news: ], 2004). | |||
| ::*''']''' - hopefully Boston can reverse the curse, got my fingers crossed. (In the news: ], 2004) | |||
| ::*''']''' - The nailbiter to end all nailbiters. (In the news: ], 2004). | |||
| ::*''']''' - One hell of a great shot. (]: ], 2004). | |||
| :'''Selected articles which I've edited:''' | |||
| ::*''']''' - a music piracy group I was in for a few years | |||
| ::*''']''' - My grandfather flew these during ]. I'm also a member of the . | |||
| ::*''']''' - A totally hot ] ] singer who also produced Happy Hardcore. | |||
| ::*''']''' - A ] area ] home to B-26's during WW2. | |||
| ::*''']''' - I extensively redid the list of crimes for this article. | |||
| ::*''']''' - I've spent way too many years playing this game. | |||
| ::*''']''' - ]y goodness. | |||
| ::*''']''' - I've been involved in debunking myths on this article's ] for months. | |||
| ::*''']''' - Funniest name for a city ever. I think I will probably retire here. | |||
| ::*''']''' - ] Crew that was one of the originators of "Rave" | |||
| ::*''']''' - an amazingly talented ] DJ, lucky git was banging ] for a while too. | |||
| ::*''']''' - The notorious green wall in left field of ] | |||
| ::*''']''' - "Music is my first love, and it will be my last" - '''DD Zion''' ''Blue Sky Day'' | |||
| ::*''']''' - I've redone/shrunk the tables on this article to improve readability (102k -> 46k). | |||
| ::*''']''' - the original artist on the ] '']'' a great artist and a big loss. | |||
| ::*''']''' - Like wow man, totally radical to the max! ] forever man! | |||
| ::*''']''' - A simplic, earthy, and very powerful musician. A devastating loss to music lovers everywhere. | |||
| ::*''']''' - ] nutjob, but quite ]. | |||
| ::*''']''' - The end of the music industry as they know it. Its about goddamn time. | |||
| ::*''']''' - ] ] talk show host I enjoy listening to. | |||
| ::*''']''' - ] based ]. The ultimate ]. | |||
| ::*''']''' - The most important scientific group in recorded history, ]. | |||
| ::*''']''' - Quite talented ], really nice guy too. R.I.P. bro. | |||
| ::*''']''' - One of the larger Warez busts in recent history. | |||
| ::*''']''' - The Rogue Warrior, do not fuck with this guy, and ''always'' have a bottle of Bombay Sapphire around when he's near. | |||
| ::*''']''' - I've been playing RPG's for '''''years'''''. | |||
| ::*''']''' - An old skool warez group from the ] days. | |||
| ::*''']''' - a ] group I was a member of for 5 years. | |||
| ::*''']''' - even the mundane articles can have some stuff of interest. | |||
| ::*''']''' - I was involved in the illegal transfer of copyrighted software for a good 15 years. | |||
| :'''Articles which I've created/started:''' | |||
| ::*''']''' - My favorite ] ]. | |||
| ::*''']''' - I didn't really create this, but turned 2 sentances into a full bio. | |||
| ::*''']''' - One hell of a crazy drunken bastard, but Eddie is a great DJ. | |||
| ::*''']''' - My godmothers father, a highly decorated ] in the ]. | |||
| ::*''']''' - A Federal Womens Prison (for the Criminally Insane) with a history of prisoner abuse. | |||
| ::*''']''' - One of the best known urban culture documentarians, Responsible for ]. | |||
| ::*''']''' - A World War II ] Pilot and Medal of Honor winner. | |||
| ::*''']''' - self explanitory. | |||
| ::*''']''' - Another large Warez bust in recent history. | |||
| ::*''']''' and ''']''' - two tools of the Graffiti trade. | |||
| ::*''']''' - Another 2 sentance to full bio article. Old Skool ] crew. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 28 March 2017
Well folks, it was fun while it lasted. Misplaced Pages started out as a great idea, and quickly turned into a madhouse of overlapping rules, egos and drama. After having my name dragged through the mud enough times I'm simply too drained to bother putting in any more effort to clean it up. I'll always remember the good times, the few weeks writing quality articles, and the long process of making them into FA's (before they became massacred on the front page thanks to our idiotic policy of not protecting the main page FA).
It seems to me that lately 70% of our effort involves the creation of, and deletion of, gobs of mind numbingly useless and irrelevant trivia. Actor X appeared in Show Y with Actor Z from Series Q that used to be on Series R from Galaxy 11512 in Year Yekk. WIKIPEDIA IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA FOLKS... look beyond your TV Guides and your noses and REMEMBER THAT FACT... please!!!
I've met a lot of great people who seem to have their hearts in the right place, even if their egos aren't always. Jimbo and Larry's JOINT idea was great, and had real potential until reality set in. Clearly human psychology wasn't one of their strong suits... any group this massive is virtually guaranteed to collapse under the strain of the never ending battle of wills amongst users. Anyone who's ever read about the Stanford prison experiment would understand that eventually people who gain power will abuse it, I guess I myself sort of fell into that trap too. For that I'm sorry...
It is clear to me no one (outside of arbcom itself) involved in my RFAR seems to give a rats ass about WP:AGF and any minor discretion is apparently just a sign that I'm involved in some giant conspiracy to take down Misplaced Pages ZOMG!
As has been said many times before, Misplaced Pages is an asylum run by the inmates, and I for one am locking the door behind me when I leave. I will not be back to edit, as if my administrative judgement is so questionable, my writing must be too. No amount of begging and pleading (not that there's much chance of that) will bring me back. I will be back temporarily to vote on the candidates currently running for arbcom because there are several that most decidedly DO NOT BELONG THERE.
I could continue writing a screed here tearing apart and pointing out the flaws in each process, but frankly, I don't give a shit anymore. Let Misplaced Pages collapse. Hopefully something better will rise from the ashes. Nupedia died... Misplaced Pages was created... Misplaced Pages dies... ???
...and now just to annoy User:Messedrocker who hates this template so much:
Retired This user is no longer active on Misplaced Pages.