Bmilder to sell Entmoot.com

**Nurvingiel** · 03-31-2006, 10:25 PM

In this announcement, bmilder says he will sell the Entmoot message board to a current member of this board, who will remain anonymous until the deal is complete.

He mentions that the new owner has "some radical changes in store for the community." Bmilder will keep the Tolkien Trail website.

What are your comments and thoughts on the new, future board ownership? What do you think the "drastic changes" will be?

Personally, I hope the site retains its ties to the Tolkien Trail site.

I think the drastic change might involve some minor advertising on the site like the fairly inoffensive Google text ads. After all, the new owner will probably want to cover his cost of buying the site and/or server costs.

Or maybe he will invest the money for the sheer awesomeness of owning one of the greatest message boards on the internet.

I hope bmilder continues to post here now and then. Now that he doesn't have to deal with board maintenance, maybe he'll have more time for mooting!

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-31-2006, 10:47 PM

I would point out, Nurvi, that this is the last day of March, i.e. tomorrow is April 1st, i.e. April Fool's Day, and since the announcement seems to have been posted today, I'm betting this is AFD fun.

trolls' bane · 03-31-2006, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

In this announcement, bmilder says he will sell the Entmoot message board to a current member of this board, who will remain anonymous until the deal is complete.

He mentions that the new owner has "some radical changes in store for the community." Bmilder will keep the Tolkien Trail website.

What are your comments and thoughts on the new, future board ownership? What do you think the "drastic changes" will be?

Personally, I hope the site retains its ties to the Tolkien Trail site.

I think the drastic change might involve some minor advertising on the site like the fairly inoffensive Google text ads. After all, the new owner will probably want to cover his cost of buying the site and/or server costs.

Or maybe he will invest the money for the sheer awesomeness of owning one of the greatest message boards on the internet.

I hope bmilder continues to post here now and then. Now that he doesn't have to deal with board maintenance, maybe he'll have more time for mooting!

Yeah! Wow! This is big. I'd like to thank SGH for pointing the announcement out to me.

I have my suspicions as to who it might be, but I'm not telling anyone, partially because I'm probably wrong and I'll look like a fool if I told you. Hmm...
I wonder when Ben decided this? Hmmm....

trolls' bane · 03-31-2006, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

I would point out, Nurvi, that this is the last day of March, i.e. tomorrow is April 1st, i.e. April Fool's Day, and since the announcement seems to have been posted today, I'm betting this is AFD fun.

Yeah, maybe. But it makes you wonder when half of the administrators are on at once. That's not happened since the Upgrade.

BeardofPants · 03-31-2006, 10:52 PM

[half-hearted]*gasp*[/half-hearted]
Another year, another farce, eh?

trolls' bane · 03-31-2006, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BeardofPants

[half-hearted]*gasp*[/half-hearted]
Another year, another farce, eh?

I don't know...seems kind of early for such a thing. I don't know what to think. Time will tell.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-31-2006, 10:55 PM

Quite so, my dear, quite so.

TB (O.o), it makes great sense to have a lot of moddies on, if the Grand Wool is being pulled over our eyes, methinks.

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 03-31-2006, 11:02 PM

Since when have any of you ever known Ben to ever be an active participant in any of the past jokes? I have been here for a long time and seen a lot of jokes, but never have I seen Ben in any of them.

trolls' bane · 03-31-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

Quite so, my dear, quite so.

TB (O.o), it makes great sense to have a lot of moddies on, if the Grand Wool is being pulled over our eyes, methinks.

Well, what if I'm wrong? Then I'll be very upset for being fooled. If I'm right, I'll be very upset for not being fooled.

Anyway, we'll find out, but I just can't dismiss this as non-legit.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-31-2006, 11:05 PM

There's a first time for everything, SGH.

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Originally Posted by trolls' bane

I just can't dismiss this as non-legit.

And I have to.

***azalea*** · 03-31-2006, 11:15 PM

I actually just came on to post my comments on the matter, as SGH happened to see me online and wasn't sure if I knew. I don't get on as much anymore, but I just want to say thanks for a great run, Ben! You put together a great board, and here's to its having many more years of continued success! Don't know any of the details yet, but I hope the new owner will run it in keeping with its traditions, etc.

This is actually kind of exciting -- changes?

trolls' bane · 03-31-2006, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by azalea

I actually just came on to post my comments on the matter, as SGH happened to see me online and wasn't sure if I knew. I don't get on as much anymore, but I just want to say thanks for a great run, Ben! You put together a great board, and here's to its having many more years of continued success! Don't know any of the details yet, but I hope the new owner will run it in keeping with its traditions, etc.

This is actually kind of exciting -- changes?

Wow!! LTNS!

Yeah, I agree. I'm sure they will.

***RÃan*** · 04-01-2006, 01:35 AM

Are you selling it to your brother, Ben?

Don't give him a family discount! Make him PAY! Bleed him dry! Bwahahahaha!!

(just teasin' you, Tristan!)

(I hope this is an April Fool's joke - I can't imagine the Moot with another owner

)

The only way I'll be OK with this is if you sell it to Hobbit and he eliminates the 90-second rule!

Lief Erikson · 04-01-2006, 02:25 AM

Bmilder has his own life to live, RÃ*an. He's got to do what he's got to do.

But I too really, really thank-you for the great job you've done in running this website, bmilder.

**Nurvingiel** · 04-01-2006, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sister Golden Hair

Since when have any of you ever known Ben to ever be an active participant in any of the past jokes? I have been here for a long time and seen a lot of jokes, but never have I seen Ben in any of them.

There's a first time for everything!

I've been had.

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 04-01-2006, 10:21 AM

LOL @ everyone who thinks Entmoot ownership is to remain in the States.

Oz! · 04-01-2006, 11:04 AM

betcha ten dollars jerseydevil has put a bid in for the site

Hasty Ent · 04-01-2006, 11:22 AM

ROFL!!!!!

nice to see you, Oz

Oz! · 04-01-2006, 12:08 PM

hey gorgeous!

*hugs*

we must catch up sometime, it's been aaages

***Tessar*** · 04-01-2006, 02:29 PM

Anna, my dear, you have a way of not knowing how to take a good joke

.

03-31-2006, 10:47 PM	#2
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I would point out, Nurvi, that this is the last day of March, i.e. tomorrow is April 1st, i.e. April Fool's Day, and since the announcement seems to have been posted today, I'm betting this is AFD fun. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-31-2006, 10:52 PM	#5
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	[half-hearted]gasp[/half-hearted] Another year, another farce, eh? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

03-31-2006, 10:55 PM	#7
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Quite so, my dear, quite so. TB (O.o), it makes great sense to have a lot of moddies on, if the Grand Wool is being pulled over our eyes, methinks. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-31-2006, 11:02 PM	#8
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Since when have any of you ever known Ben to ever be an active participant in any of the past jokes? I have been here for a long time and seen a lot of jokes, but never have I seen Ben in any of them. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

04-01-2006, 01:35 AM	#13
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Are you selling it to your brother, Ben? Don't give him a family discount! Make him PAY! Bleed him dry! Bwahahahaha!! (just teasin' you, Tristan!) (I hope this is an April Fool's joke - I can't imagine the Moot with another owner ) The only way I'll be OK with this is if you sell it to Hobbit and he eliminates the 90-second rule! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva! Last edited by RÃan : 04-01-2006 at 01:36 AM.

03-31-2006, 11:15 PM	#11
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I actually just came on to post my comments on the matter, as SGH happened to see me online and wasn't sure if I knew. I don't get on as much anymore, but I just want to say thanks for a great run, Ben! You put together a great board, and here's to its having many more years of continued success! Don't know any of the details yet, but I hope the new owner will run it in keeping with its traditions, etc. This is actually kind of exciting -- changes?

04-01-2006, 02:25 AM	#14
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	Bmilder has his own life to live, RÃan. He's got to do what he's got to do. But I too really, really thank-you for the great job you've done in running this website, bmilder*. __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do."

04-01-2006, 10:21 AM	#16
Rev. Justin Timberlake AndÃºril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	LOL @ everyone who thinks Entmoot ownership is to remain in the States. __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care.

04-01-2006, 11:04 AM	#17
Oz! Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 19	betcha ten dollars jerseydevil has put a bid in for the site

04-01-2006, 11:22 AM	#18
Hasty Ent Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 516	ROFL!!!!! nice to see you, Oz __________________ Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

04-01-2006, 12:08 PM	#19
Oz! Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 19	hey gorgeous! hugs we must catch up sometime, it's been aaages

04-01-2006, 02:29 PM	#20
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Anna, my dear, you have a way of not knowing how to take a good joke .

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