Wednesday, March 31st 2010

I will be leaving TPU!

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W1zzard
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After all the drama in the comments section of our Fermi review, I realized that continuing with hardware reviews and this tech "scene" might not be what I want to do with my time in the future.

So I looked for options out of this mess, and found one, TPU will be operated by a different company in the near future, I will be leaving the site. But fear not, most of the staff will remain here, the site and forums will stay the same in the near future (months). However, I have no idea what's going to change in the long run but I'm sure it will be for the best.

Further info and a more detailed schedule will follow when I have a better idea what will happen with my software projects and other internals of the site.

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869 Comments on I will be leaving TPU!

#251
Kreij
Senior Monkey Moderator
If W1zz goes, that could mean that Bta, Banjo and the rest of the mods could go too.
Nothing would be the same.
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#252
Kantastic
KreijIf W1zz goes, that could mean that Bta, Banjo and the rest of the mods could go too.
Nothing would be the same.
It wouldn't need to be the same because most of the usual members are probably gonna go too. I know that if this site turns bad without W1z leading it I'm leaving.
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#253
phanbuey
ShRoOmAlIsTiCim gonna have to keep hitting refresh till W1z posts april fools!
yah seriously... This is like Hugh Hefner saying that he will be leaving Playboy. Its almost april and we're all fools.
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#254
fochkoph
Noooo...the sole site that launched me into the tech frenzy I am engulfed in today is changing? :(

I really hope this has something to do with April Fools.
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#255
Taz100420
WTF!?!?!? Hell no! This aint right! Hell with what everyone says about ONE review out of the thousands you have done for us man. Drama is drama, you'll have it EVERYWHERE you go. I been using this site ever since it launched, maybe not as a user but this is the BEST tech forum on the web, hands down! Not everyone will like what you say or do but its constructive criticism. You work with what you have, period. I would never use another tech site again......

This better be a April fools joke.......
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#256
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
phanbueyyah seriously... This is like Hugh Hefner saying that he will be leaving Playboy. Its almost april and we're all fools.
April fools only counts when its April 1st though.
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#257
afw
KantasticIt wouldn't need to be the same because most of the usual members are probably gonna go too. I know that if this site turns bad without W1z leading it I'm leaving.
+1 im leaving too :( ... but I hope this is not true ... you can't do this ... you are simply giving up on us ... :shadedshu
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#258
douglatins
DrPepperApril fools only counts when its April 1st though.
but still its too close not to be related
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#259
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
douglatinsbut still its too close not to be related
It doesn't work that way. If i go downstairs right now and say I'm a father then tomorrow go hah april fools it's not funny.

I'm certainly staying on TPU. I won't abandon ship just because w1zz has decided to leave. If we all leave or even a few of the regulars the forum will surely die.
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#260
Taz100420
wait...what time was it in Germany at 12:09 pm EST???
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#261
phanbuey
DrPepperIt doesn't work that way. If i go downstairs right now and say I'm a father then tomorrow go hah april fools it's not funny.
Yeah but no one will believe you if you say something like that tomorrow, and definitely not after tomorrow. So what better day is there than today to REALLY get a rise out of people?
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#262
douglatins
Taz100420wait...what time was it in Germany at 12:09 pm EST???
its 9PM now so not really 1st, though that crossed my mind
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#263
Solaris17
Super Dainty Moderator
SystemViperso where would you go, i come to this forum because of the people, my main forum was XS but they are very strict and have some real anal people,. I also go to OCn and EVGA but i never got the feeling of home and brotherhood that i got here, it would be a shame if all the good people left.

so where would you go?
Not sure honestly. i guess for me it would just mean more time spent working on the site. I dont really like the other forums. and mine doesnt have a user base So im kinda left to my own devices. I'll probably do this for about a year before finally realizing I cracked after I get done a discussion about shader units with a chicken strip.
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#264
DrPepper
The Doctor is in the house
Taz100420wait...what time was it in Germany at 12:09 pm EST???
21:29pm.
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#265
HalfAHertz
KreijIf W1zz goes, that could mean that Bta, Banjo and the rest of the mods could go too.
Nothing would be the same.
Banjo can go away for all I care, he's scary and eeeeevil! :(
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#266
Taz100420
DrPepper21:29pm.
ok just a thought:shadedshu
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#267
Kantastic
Taz100420wait...what time was it in Germany at 12:09 pm EST???
I know what you're trying to say, I checked already. It was like 11:09 AM GMT when he posted it so that's moot.
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#268
JATownes
The Lurker
Solaris17Not sure honestly. i guess for me it would just mean more time spent working on the site. I dont really like the other forums. and mine doesnt have a user base So im kinda left to my own devices. I'll probably do this for about a year before finally realizing I cracked after I get done a discussion about shader units with a chicken strip.
I haven't had a discussion with a chicken strip. But I have gotten great advice from a Chicken Patty (with ketchup). :laugh:
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#269
Kreij
Senior Monkey Moderator
I don't have an inside line to W1zz and I can't read his thoughts.
Regardless of this is a April Fools thing or not, I appreciate everything he has done for us here on TPU and for having enought trust in me to mod GPU (rest in peace GPU).

I'm not sure why he trusts Banjo, but that is not for me to decide. ;)
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#270
SKD007
As a Microsoft trainer. i always ask my guys to browse TUP to get tech updates. but its bad that u plan to quit :( hey please stay wizzard we need you here man :(
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#271
SKD007
KantasticIt wouldn't need to be the same because most of the usual members are probably gonna go too. I know that if this site turns bad without W1z leading it I'm leaving.
:banghead: ya u r right
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#272
jellyrole
I just got into the site..now I find out it may fall apart..
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#273
Fourstaff
saikamaldossAs a Microsoft trainer. i always ask my guys to browse TUP to get tech updates. but its bad that u plan to quit :( hey please stay wizzard we need you here man :(
TUP? :shadedshu Using W1z's avatar and putting ATI on it? Heresy!

On the other hand, can we keep this website running long enough for W1z to make a tidy profit?
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#274
Master
well im sad :(, but please do us a favor at least , keep our emails , so that when the right time comes and you happen to feel to have a new start again , inform us all, you and your great team did it once , so you can do it again .
just dont leave us by ourselves .
we love you and we are gonna miss you
Thank you for everything
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#275
W1zzard
FourstaffOn the other hand, can we keep this website running long enough for W1z to make a tidy profit?
i'm not after profit .. if i were i would have been sitting behind some corporate desk for years now
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