How long will Fireflyfans.net last? by OPPYH

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How long will Fireflyfans.net last?

POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Monday, August 14, 2006 18:43
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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:04 PM

I love this site. I have since the beginning. I remember very early on Joss Whedon himself posted here,(how cool is that?) and this is one of the very few sites I frequent, if not for the love of the Firefly verse, then definately a love for the fellow Browncoats who post here.

Here is why I'm worried: It seems all good sites come to an end. There was about a 2 month period for me when I didn't visit Fireflyfans.net once. Call it the post-Serenity blues or whatever, butI started getting a bit jaded, and for the first time in a long while, Firefly didn't have the spark for me that kept me going for so long. I remember when Fast Lane replaced Firefly on Fox Friday's schedule. That was low down, and Fox almost ruined my enthusiasm for one of the best shows ever created. It was Fireflyfans.net that got me through the dark times.

A few weeks back I visited again, and to my surprise, I really, really missed being here. I missed the people, the topics, and I also got into Firefly again in a big way. It seems some of the core members have vanished, while others have remained(thank you).

My question is this: If there is no Firefly/Serenity on the horizon, no light at the end of the tunnel, nothing to generate a buzz in the Firefly universe, will this site remain?

I hope so. I can say without second guessing mysely this is the best site on the net, and I won't abandon it.

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:29 PM

COPILOT

this site rules! The people here rule! When fff went down we tried sending messages through myspace but it just wasn't the same! And while we all love each other the specific clans are awsome!
LONG LIVE THE FORSAKEN! LOVING THE THOSE PONDERING FOOLS LIKE NOBODIES BUSSINESS!

P.S. Yes I'm being odd I havn't been able to sleep for days!

An I carried such a torch

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:29 PM

COPILOT

Doubly postie goodness! Come and get it!

An I carried such a torch

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:34 PM

WHOOPS

This site like everything will last as long as it needs to, hopefully till we get another series or film or maybe more. Just hope its soon though.

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"Love. You can do all the math in the 'Verse, but you take a boat in the air you
don't love, she'll shake you off sure as a turnin' of worlds. Love keeps her in
the air when she oughtta fall down. Tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens.
Makes her a home." Mal

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:42 PM

HERA

Quote:
Originally posted by OPPYH:
My question is this: If there is no Firefly/Serenity on the horizon, no light at the end of the tunnel, nothing to generate a buzz in the Firefly universe, will this site remain?

As long as people post, FFF.net will be a viable part of the 'verse.

New folks discover it everyday. FollowMal would know for certain, but I'd say roughly 4-5 new folks de-lurk and join up per week.

Fireflyfans are professionals at spreading the word, keeping the faith, and finding things to celebrate. There's a hope that the SerenityNow screenings could become an annual event (PLEASE NOTE: B!x neither confirms nor denies, since he does not want to speak for the volunteers who made this year's event such a success).

I would say it may be the friends we make who keep this fandom alive. And that's what will serve us in the long run if we aren't treated to a sequel. But we will be, IMHO.

And FFF.net will be here if we are here, by the grace of Haken.

-Hera

"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:43 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by OPPYH:
My question is this: If there is no Firefly/Serenity on the horizon, no light at the end of the tunnel, nothing to generate a buzz in the Firefly universe, will this site remain?

The Browncoat community is too large and too stuborn to just disapear so Fireflyfans or something very like it is likely to remain in existence as long as the internet itself. Individuals may come and go but the community will survive.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:46 PM

SILENCE

as long as we can keep it flyin'

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"Listen, if you got guests I can come back later."

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 1:54 PM

SIMONWHO

There are websites dedicated to shows that haven't been on air in decades. If a show is good enough, even a short run and long past cancellation won't kill off interest in it. Think about Star Trek and The Prisoner - they still carried on their fandoms for years without any new material (coming up on 40 years for The Prisoner, if you can believe it).

Long live fff.net

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 2:18 PM

EXODUS

As long as there is a community, then Firefly Fans will live. Either that or the Internet collapses due to a virus capable of eating up entire computer networks. Either way, we will prevail. I have know about Firefly Fans for about a year now I finally decided to de-lurk myself yesterday. Out of all the months I have spent here checking out this website, I have seen it grow even after Serenity blew over. There is no doubt in my mind that Firefly Fans will stay online for a long time.

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 2:33 PM

NANITE1018

fff.net will be around forever. why? because we will die, yes. But we'll all give our children and grandchildren our DVDs (or whatever will be around then) and they'll fall in love with it, and so on forever.

Long live Firefly!

I aim to misbehave.

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 2:42 PM

FLORALBUNNY

They didn't let you see it, but
on the I.A.V. Dortmunder, one of
the terminals on the bridge was
displaying fff.net.
That gives us over 500 years,
doesn't it?
:innocent grin:

/\/\/\/\/\/\bun/\/\/\/\/\/\
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
----Hide the rum! 7706----

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 3:44 PM

DAVESHAYNE

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
They didn't let you see it, but
on the I.A.V. Dortmunder, one of
the terminals on the bridge was
displaying fff.net.
That gives us over 500 years,
doesn't it?

So carefull with the spoilers folks or we'll just be giving the bad guys ideas.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 4:53 PM

UNSARDONIC

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
They didn't let you see it, but
on the I.A.V. Dortmunder, one of
the terminals on the bridge was
displaying fff.net.
That gives us over 500 years,
doesn't it?
:innocent grin:

/\/\/\/\/\/\bun/\/\/\/\/\/\
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
----Hide the rum! 7706----

surely you jest, sir and/or ma'am... I mean, really??... if so, that just makes me freakin' giggle... But, whaddaya mean, "'they' (the ubiquitous 'they') didn't let" us "see it?"

...let us see it "or your friends will think you're a stupid, inbred stack of meat."

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 5:28 PM

FLORALBUNNY

Unsardonic:
First, I'm an F, though not a ma'am,
really...

Second: "They" are --- The Alliance,
of course! Wouldn't want to show an
obvious breach of discipline. The
offending purplebelly was cashiered and
sent home to a nasty barren planet.

Additional tidbits:

The airlock guard at Niska's skyplex was
looking at that magazine only because
Cortex access had been blocked so the
staff would stay on task. The ancient
magazine was contraband, but not as easy
to detect.

On the Bushwacked ship, if you had looked
at the Favorites on the 'puter with the
personal log you'd have found fff.net.

The reason Dobson gets so annoyed when he
can't log on to the Cortex with his little
PDA is that he's looking for his fff.net fix.

Oh, there are many more examples...(why
was Fess still "not a man?")

Now, I'm not a SISOM, am I?

/\/\/\/\/\/\bun/\/\/\/\/\/\
~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
----Hide the rum! 7706----

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 6:17 PM

RMMC

I'm thinking the real answer for how long we'll be up is...as long as Haken keeps the site going.

Without him and his wonderful dedication and amazing programming, we're not here, plain and simple.

Me? I plan on being here 'til then.

*****
RMMC

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 6:53 PM

MIKAMOM

Don't forget to toss Haken some cash once in a while to help with the rent and up-grades.

mikamom

One summer.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
Starting June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.

http://serenityjune23rd.com/

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 7:17 PM

RMMC

Quote:
Originally posted by mikamom:
Don't forget to toss Haken some cash once in a while to help with the rent and up-grades.

Every chance I get.

******
RMMC

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 7:40 PM

CHRISISALL

The net will support FF fans forever, but this particular site (Haken's conjuring) is a sweet moment in time, like Camelot- if it lasts through the years (as it might, with care, and advertising), we will all be as one, in our cyber-home based in the Hawaiian Islands.

Sappy, (Magnum jokes aside) Chrisisall

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 7:47 PM

DERANGEDMILK

I bet if we asked Haken what the first rule of having a fan website is he'd say "Love. You can know all the programmin' in the verse, you put up a site you don't love it'll go unvisited and crash just as sure as the turnin' of the worlds. Love keeps 'er up when she oughta fall down. Tells ya shes hurtin for she keens. Makes her a Home."

FFF.net is my home, thats for sure. Glad to know ya'll feel the same.
-e

"Storms getting worse."
"We'll pass through it soon enough."

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 7:58 PM

AGATSU

Like I said, this site is like Serenity herself - a bit outdated (no offense, I like it), with the occasional hick-up, but it's got very fine people on it, and as long as Haken keeps taking good care of her, it'll keep flying and take on new passengers every day (and there's far more than 4-5 people a week - I was gone for about 4-5 days (<21000), and now there's more than 21060 registered members, so I'm guessing it's double Hera's estimate). New people always bring new stuff to talk about - and old stuff, too.
And yes, I will from now on refer to this site as a "she".

Apart from that, I met a lot of my very best friends through Star Trek, and although most of us aren't interested in ST anymore, we've become so tight friends like you wouldn't believe, although these days we're literally scattered across the globe. That was RL, though, weekly meetings in a pub, good times (no uniforms - only once a month with more than 100 people at a biger location). I'm not saying we should forget about FF and just stay friends, I'm just saying that our communication will keep this board buzzing.
I live in Germany and I'm gonna meet Hera this Thursday, how shiny is THAT?
And you said yourself how you realized that you missed FFF.net. Just remember that, and hopefully we'll see more of you - it's always shiny when a veteran pops up their head. Even shinier if they stay awhile (hint, hint).
I salute you, OPPYH!

Worry not, it ain't over by a longshot, and as long as Haken doesn't have a nervous breakdown, we'll always be waiting to greet both extatic new fans and veterans who pop in occasionally to get a sniff of that sweet nostalgia and the new gust of wind this summer will bring.

The Serenity Summer Campaign is on, baby - prepare to kick some serious pigu!
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=21775#326341
September 30th is Serenity 'Versary! Be there or be a purple-belted poop-head. (<- not the official slogan.)
I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 8:11 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Agatsu:
we'll always be waiting to greet both extatic new fans and veterans who pop in occasionally to get a sniff of that sweet nostalgia and the new gust of wind this summer will bring.

Poetically said, Agatsu.

My butt glows, too Chrisisall

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 8:13 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by derangedmilk:

FFF.net is my home, thats for sure. Glad to know ya'll feel the same.

See y'all in a turn of the world.

Chrisisall

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 8:32 PM

PIRATEJENNY

This has got to be one of the best boards out here, Firefly fans are a unique bunch, I've been posting here ever since I bought the firefly DVD set and found out that there was a big fanbase, so I think its going on 2 years now. there are periods of time when I don't come to the forum, but I always come back!!

there is a solidarity in our love for this show, that is unique and diffrent and thats what I love about this forum!!

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 8:41 PM

MAI

One word, Forever. Ok, that's three words... Still I don't forsee BC's abandoning this site no matter what the fate of the movies and future FF projects.

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 9:17 PM

WHITEFALL

I don't know what this's from.... it's from... something. Oh, it's a DS9 ep by the name of "Paradise", that's it. (when you own em on dvd, you call the eps by name)

"Me? I'll never leave."

(marvel of the internet, here's the quote:
Are you going to leave?

Speaking for myself... no, I'll never leave. And I'll never want to change what we have here in our community. It means too much to me.)

Ok, there's my DS9 that i thought of randomly... This site, it's like a metaphor for Firefly, it is... we've had our glorious moments, and now we're not living in the past but we're not moving on... we're just, living. Like them there crew of Serenity. Or, if we do ever get the show back up, then these few years are a minor setback, and our Serenity Valley is still decades away.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 12:14 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

This site is among the top few that I frequent every day. It's simply a 'must' to have. Don't know what I'd do w/ out it.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Monday, July 3, 2006 1:15 AM

SAMEERTIA

It'll last as long we make it last. It may change, mutate- may switch servers, Haken may get sick of us all and turn it over to someone else... but as long as we remain, so will Fireflyfans.Net.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 1:32 AM

COSMICFUGITIVE

Quote:
AuRaptor wrote:

This site is among the top few that I frequent every day. It's simply a 'must' to have. Don't know what I'd do w/ out it.

I'm a member of a few other fan sites, but I'm always drawn back here first. There's a great community spirit that's just unique.

Fireflyfans.net will be around for years to come. The only thing preventing that will be the destruction of the internet.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 1:41 AM

AGATSU

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
Poetically said, Agatsu.

Why, thank you, Chris.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 3:10 AM

SIMONB

Quote:
Originally posted by daveshayne:

The Browncoat community is too large and too stuborn to just disapear so Fireflyfans or something very like it is likely to remain in existence as long as the internet itself. Individuals may come and go but the community will survive.

David

I agree. We keep it alive - and as long as we're here, our community will hold. If this site were to dry up (god forbid) then we'd find another way. We're Browncoats - it's in the job description.

But I agree, with no new Firefly presently on the horizon people are right to wonder just how much is there to hold on to? How much is there to talk about? A great deal I say. If the Powers that be aren't presently going to make more, then we have to do it ourselves through fan fiction (not slash stuff though...I just don't get that) and drawing, poetry, and any other medium we can think of.

And at the end of the day, whatever else we have, we have each other. We may not always agree, and we have differing opions (but then, diversity is a good thing in my book) but we are united on our love for this show - and like Dave said, people may come and go, but the community will remain, and with new people finding us all the time, I think Firefly and FFF has a lot of life left in it yet.

Whoa...how did I get up on this soapbox? (excuse me...)

- Shiny. Let's be bad guys.

That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die

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Monday, July 3, 2006 4:01 AM

CYBERSNARK

FFF.net isn't going anywhere.

It's just too pretty to die.

-----
We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 9:15 AM

MSG

I know I'm here for the duration...and if my lesson plans work out, new converts could be arriving shortly:) 'Sides this is the only place where I have friends all to myself and don't have to share them:)

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Monday, July 3, 2006 9:36 AM

DAYVE

it's good to read these comments... it restores faith when faith is lacking... i've missed being here for the past week or so, and was glad to see the kinks worked out when i returned... i have no doubt that the site and this whole community of browncoats will be here for a long, long time...

i'm glad to have found this place....

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Monday, July 3, 2006 10:37 AM

TRAVELER

OPPYH:

Just look at the number of people who responded to your post. There now you know. It will last till your old and gray like me. I'm a 1930's Flash Gordon fan and they have a web site. If there are fans for a series from the 1930's I think this site will continue for a long time.

the people here have opened my eyes to see Firefly from different perspectives and enevn more interesting to watch fot umtenth time. I have lost count. I love it when I loose count.

I'm actually new to this site myself, but have already gained a lot from it. I Watch Firefly with renewed interest after learning about some aspect of the show I was unaware of before. Wonderful people have that kind of effect.

And what do we do with the chain of command?

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Monday, July 3, 2006 1:36 PM

HAKEN

Likes to mess with stuffs.

Cost and technology permitting, FFF.NET will be around for a long time more.

Though, I should give you all notice that there's a physical move (servers, network infrastructure, etc.) of FFF.NET coming up at some point within the next 6 months. The site will definately be down for a day or two. When I get the exact date, I'll let you all know.

Haken

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Monday, July 3, 2006 1:42 PM

PENGUIN

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

There will be withdrawal all over the world!

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Monday, July 3, 2006 2:17 PM

CYBERSNARK

Only for a day or two. We'll survive. Trust in the Haken, the Haken is good.

-----
We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 2:18 PM

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

but I like my teeny bit of remaining sanity

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama.php
-try it out, I dare you

98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature

I'm so into Firefly, my butt glows in the dark.

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Monday, July 3, 2006 2:44 PM

DIETCOKE

I understand your concern and wondered about that myself.

The Whedon world connects people in a unique way and I'm not sure what it is just yet even though it's been three years for me.

I think it's about being like minded souls. Having the same sense of humor. Our New York City group just keeps getting bigger and our monthly meetups now are bigger than prior to the movie.

We just like the same things and share film, theater and television with each other. 'Coats have turned me on to the best films, theater and television I've ever seen.

As the Greatful Dead said in a song: "We will survive.....we will get by....I am alive!"

The 'coat community is one of the strongest, smartest, well organized fan communities, ever. We will continue to support Joss' work as long as he produces the good stuff.

NY/NJ/CT Browncoats: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly_nyc

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Monday, July 3, 2006 3:05 PM

As long as there is life.

-------------------------------------------------

'It's Braedan. With an A.'

'Shiny moments aren't a destination any of us get to, and stay put forever. They're unknowable, brief flashes in time. That's what makes them shiny.' -GorramReevers

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Monday, July 3, 2006 6:37 PM

FIREFLYPASSENGER

<>

The only way we got Serenity was by spreading the word of Firefly.

The only way we will get our sequels is to keep doing what we are doing, sharing Firefly with others.

I love checking Amazon and seeing Firefly and Serenity in the top 20.

We are the ones who are genreating the buzz and who need to hold the line.

I appreciate all that Haken has done with this site.

Keep Flyin'

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Monday, July 3, 2006 8:01 PM

GWEK

Speaking on behalf of the folks at www.stillflying.net, we have plans to hold the line with our virtual Firefly project until the end of Season Seven (or possibly until Joss brings us more Firefly movies and/or TV on a regular basis). I believe we have about 126 episodes left to go, and fully expect that we'll be putting info about our series finale here (unless, of course, you know... sequels or a new TV series...).

www.stillflying.net: "Here's how it might have been..."

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Tuesday, July 4, 2006 5:05 PM

UNSARDONIC

Quote:
Originally posted by FloralBunny:
Unsardonic:
First, I'm an F, though not a ma'am,
really...

Second: "They" are --- The Alliance,
of course! Wouldn't want to show an
obvious breach of discipline. The
offending purplebelly was cashiered and
sent home to a nasty barren planet.

Additional tidbits:

The airlock guard at Niska's skyplex was
looking at that magazine only because
Cortex access had been blocked so the
staff would stay on task. The ancient
magazine was contraband, but not as easy
to detect.

On the Bushwacked ship, if you had looked
at the Favorites on the 'puter with the
personal log you'd have found fff.net.

The reason Dobson gets so annoyed when he
can't log on to the Cortex with his little
PDA is that he's looking for his fff.net fix.

See...

I WANNA say, OOohhh... you're good... BUT... I very carefully still-framed every, single, individual frame of the Dobson PDA scene and... well... I never saw any kudos-to-Haken, if ya know what I mean... I suspect that (with all due respect ma'am and/or sir) you're one of those LEG-pullin' types of "F's though not ma'am's"... correct me if I'm wrong

On the other hand... should you be NOT a leg-puller and, ya happen to be even SLIGHTly correct then, you've of course given me yet another reason to rererererererererere...view my cherished and-many-times-loaned boxset...

I mean... not that I actually need a reason. I mean, having a lovely mix of Benedictine & Irish Mist on hand that's... reason enough

nudge-nudge-

"or your friends will think you're a stupid, inbred stack of meat

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Tuesday, July 4, 2006 5:25 PM

UNSARDONIC

Quote:
Originally posted by Guywhowantsafireflyofhisown:
but I like my teeny bit of remaining sanity

SHYTE, Guy!!

You're still at 16 - you have yet to FIND any sanity, sir

well... all right... I sympathize: if I don't fff.net, it does seem to affect my ...ummm... "They" call it sanity...

allow me to offer my kudos to Haken, along with all the other alzheimers, I mean "Oldtimers," "or your friends will think you're a stupid, inbred stack of meat."

PS... is this site really out of Hawaii? or did I misunderstand something(?)... I thought it was out of another star system about 500 years in the future...

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 5:42 AM

ZOID

OPPYH:

Hello from a n00b! (Well, compared to you. My first post here was on April Fool's Day 2004. How apropos.)

The thing I like best about FFFn is the forum's format. It encourages posts of any length, not just brief snippets and unfinished thoughts. A body can get things off their chest.

The other FF websites break up the flow of discussion by breaking responses into separate pages, and a lengthy response sticks out like a sore thumb; it seems a bit rude to really unencumber your soul on those other sites.

That's why I admire FFFn. It invites you to say everything that's on your mind. And people do take advantage of that. With so many people baring their souls and fully explicating their ideas... Listening to you as you do likewise... Then responding at whatever length they feel is necessary... What's not to love?

I, too, hope FFFn lives forever; but, I'm a realist. Haken may someday weary of maintaining this site, and certainly he will one day perish (as we all will). So, FFFn cannot last forever.

...But I'd prefer to relish it while it lasts, and not dwell on that coming day, when I know I will lose something that has become very precious to me.

Long live Haken (seriously!), and Fireflyfans.net...

Humbly,

zoid

P.S.
I hope not to outlive any of my children. Same goes for FFFn. In memoriam: Lux Lucre (a.k.a. Kerry Pearson)...

P.P.S.
When the site was so horribly screwed up a couple weeks back, I thought The End Was Nigh. Turns out it was just gas, not a fatal heart attack...
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"I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDBOF'

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 5:52 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

I've said it before and I'll say it again; I ain't going nowhere! Haken will have to shut the site down before I ever quit coming here. This place is home and Firefly is the one 'verse where I feel I belong.

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"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 6:35 AM

ZOID

Haken:

Have you looked at 1and1 Web Hosting ( www.1and1.com)? They appear to be very affordable; well-capitalized; lots of space, bandwidth and throughput; and fully programmable, using a wide range of languages and tools. And they do dedicated servers, too, if that's your 'thang'. Oh, and highly regarded in the industry, too.

(NB: Just trying to be helpful; zoid not affiliated in any way with 1and1.com.)

Seems to me the tricky part will be the backup of the current site -- that was the problem with this latest hiccup, right? -- and then getting your scripts to work on the new server. So... Good luck with that!

Let us know if there's anything we can do to make the transition smoother. Speaking for myself, "Goddammit, I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it'd do any good!" (Barry Corbin, "WarGames")

Take care of yourself, man. We're all counting on ya', Cap'n...

Respectfully,

zoid
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"I aim to misbehave." -Capt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity, a.k.a. 'the BDBOF'

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Wednesday, July 5, 2006 7:21 PM

FLORALBUNNY

Unsardonic wrote (in chunks):
See...

I WANNA say, OOohhh... you're good... BUT... I very carefully still-framed every, single, individual frame of the Dobson PDA scene and... well... I never saw any kudos-to-Haken, if ya know what I mean...
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((((What you saw was an inability to log on to
((((the Cortex. No log-on, no kudos.
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I suspect that (with all due respect ma'am and/or sir) you're one of those LEG-pullin' types of "F's though not ma'am's"... correct me if I'm wrong
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((((Duly noted. I was inexpressive there.
((((I am a feemle human bean. I eschew
((((formalities unless they are absolutely
((((necesssary.
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On the other hand... should you be NOT a leg-puller and, ya happen to be even SLIGHTly correct then, you've of course given me yet another reason to rererererererererere...view my cherished and-many-times-loaned boxset...
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((((A leg-puller? I am a spinner of yarns,
((((a teller of tales, a dreamer, but not a
((((practitioner/ess of physical assault under
((((any label.
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I mean... not that I actually need a reason. I mean, having a lovely mix of Benedictine & Irish Mist on hand that's... reason enough
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((((Reason has nothing to do with it.
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nudge-nudge-- "or your friends will think you're a stupid, inbred stack of meat

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~2006~Firefly Summer~2006~
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Friday, July 7, 2006 12:16 AM

BIGWOLF18

th site will last a thousand winters!

although there will be no point by then coz we will be 500 years past firefly. so, maybe 500 winters, coz then we will be living in the 'verse! wooot!

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the following people kick pigu! terry pratchett, nathan fillion, jewel staite, liam neeson and finally joss whendon himself!

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Friday, July 7, 2006 11:06 AM

DONCOAT

I'm not sure how the Amazon contribution thing works. Haken, do you get the donations immediately, or only after the 30 day "back out" period?

'Cause I'd like to know whether Serenity Day produced a nice little boost in donations. I know I did my bit...

Better servers is nice.

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I'm pointin' right at it!

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