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Title: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 08:41:17 pm
For the purposes of this announcement, read it in your mind with a "FOR SPARTA!" voice, the one from the movie "300" (otherwise it just looks/sounds lame and you won't get it).

Tomorrow and Monday... oh, they are big days for this website. These coming hours could make FSN, or, it could break FSN. What we have here in our little niche of a society, it is golden. It is good. And we must grow it! I put this call out to all of you, the brave men and women of our EMPIRE to take up arms in our war. Our war... against the cretinous, evil, BORED OF STUDIES!

Tomorrow at high noon, the battle shall begin, as hungry VCE students start logging on to the internet for VCE results. Their search for forums, for comfort and for company during the wait... we MUST meet it. They will be the future members of our expansion, vital to our very survival. On this day, the onus is on you to do your part in bringing FreeStudyNotes to GLORY. This means logging onto BoredofStudies, raiding and pillaging their messageboards and bringing back the spoils to FSN. I cannot force you to fight our war, but if you value what we have here, you will do it for the good OF YOUR STATE. The heathenous New South Welshmen that produce the filth that is "Bogged-down old Server" would seek to take OUR traffic. They would take what is RIGHTFULLY OURS, as PROUD VICTORIANS. I SAY THAT WE CANNOT STAND FOR THIS! AND I CALL TO ARMS, ALL THOSE WARRIORS WHO WOULD SLAY THE HERETICAL BOREDOFSTUDIES! FOR FREESTUDYNOTES.COM!

<---end satire--->

In plain English: We need to divert traffic away from BoS onto our site to get the maximum coverage possible. We really need to stock up flashchat (I know, there are many of you who are still hung up on IRC but we need people to sign up so that they retain membership for next year) and have people here spreading the word, etc. I'm going to be conducting "raids" myself, but I'm going to be banned for life eventually, so if you could please help in diverting traffic to FSN it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Collin Li on December 15, 2007, 08:43:15 pm
This is a really gay post. Newcomers will read this and think, WTF?
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 08:44:20 pm
You are just so mean. :'(
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: ninwa on December 15, 2007, 08:46:54 pm
I was actually planning to do that. Now I'm too creeped out by this post to ....
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: brendan on December 15, 2007, 08:49:23 pm
so that was the war speech...
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 08:50:17 pm
Yeah, I *said* it was satire. Why does that make it creepy? Jesus. Haven't *any* of you seen 300?
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Collin Li on December 15, 2007, 08:50:59 pm
I was actually planning to do that. Now I'm too creeped out by this post to ....

No, still do it! Just because someone you don't like advocates it is not a good reason, haha.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: ninwa on December 15, 2007, 08:51:40 pm
What the hell is 300?

EDIT: Coblin - it's not so much I don't like him as the fact that that post was just way fucking weird. Lol. Of course I'll still do it though  ;)
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 08:53:03 pm
See, THIS is why you don't get it! I was mocking the overly-dramatic speech of the Spartan who leads his soldiers into war in the movie "300" which was only out a few months ago. >_>
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Toothpaste on December 15, 2007, 08:54:34 pm
Do you die in this war?

 ;D
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Collin Li on December 15, 2007, 08:54:42 pm
I got it, I just think it's lame.

Newcomers, please don't listen to this weirdo. :)
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Nick on December 15, 2007, 08:55:12 pm
LOL now that was weird haha...nice and original though. Will do.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 15, 2007, 08:56:35 pm
Lol yeh I had planned it already and this post just kinda made me feel lame for planning to do so LOL
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: brendan on December 15, 2007, 08:57:09 pm
Give me freedom or give me death!!!! *charge*
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: cara.mel on December 15, 2007, 08:59:56 pm
I likey this announcement :D
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Collin Li on December 15, 2007, 09:00:02 pm
Give me freedom or give me death!!!! *charge*

Word :)

I likey this announcement :D

Haha, I kinda like it too, sorry enwiabe for hurting your feelings, you know it was a comment that was short and jocular in nature. ;)

Now bring back your damn karma back to normal!
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 09:00:42 pm
Lol yeh I had planned it already and this post just kinda made me feel lame for planning to do so LOL

That's okay, you're pretty lame regardless. :D
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 15, 2007, 09:01:39 pm
Lol. You have no idea how often I say that about myself  :angel:
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 09:04:16 pm
Haha I was just kidding, man. But yeah, FSN needs traffic! :D
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: ninwa on December 15, 2007, 09:05:17 pm
How on earth do I go about converting BoSers? I can't PM every single one of them. Arghhh
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 15, 2007, 09:06:09 pm
Any guesses as to how many members FSN will be up to at the end of Monday the 17th?
I'll take a stab and say 325
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 09:07:38 pm
500.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Nick on December 15, 2007, 09:09:52 pm
BoS has been absolutely hacked to death anyway. I can't believe there are still people actually there.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 09:10:43 pm
'Tis surprising, but because they're higher in the search engine stakes, the bulk of the traffic will head there. Unfortunate, really. >_>
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: cara.mel on December 15, 2007, 09:11:09 pm
How on earth do I go about converting BoSers? I can't PM every single one of them. Arghhh

I have in my sig something like 'VCE part of BoS is quiet for a reason, PM me to find out where we are' and I got 1 PM so far today :D
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Nick on December 15, 2007, 09:13:01 pm
'Tis surprising, but because they're higher in the search engine stakes, the bulk of the traffic will head there. Unfortunate, really. >_>

Yeah that is unfortunate. It would be good if we could get their system to crash somehow...LOL that would be gold.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 15, 2007, 09:15:55 pm
LOL *looks at Daniel15...*
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Mao on December 15, 2007, 09:38:30 pm
FOR SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(high 5 to enwiabe for actually watching 300)

does this mean i'll actually have to register at BoS? i havent been wanting to as it's so damn slow,  (and threw up reading a couple posts in "relationships" =P)
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: joshuamorgan on December 15, 2007, 10:13:56 pm
It will be interesting to see how many will be online simultaneously on Monday (Most Online Ever).
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: droodles on December 15, 2007, 10:14:51 pm
i asked my mum and she said i'm not allowed to fight but i can stand by and give water to the people fighting, is that ok?
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 15, 2007, 10:28:44 pm
Lol droodles. you make me feel funny in a metro way ;)
hahah
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Mao on December 15, 2007, 10:36:14 pm
It will be interesting to see how many will be online simultaneously on Monday (Most Online Ever).
it will be interesting to see how slow BoS will be on top of the already slow-ness
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 15, 2007, 10:37:38 pm
I've already edited my sig on BOS so when I post on it on Monday to lure people over it will stand out.

EVeryone should make topics to exodus the site at 7am! lol
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Collin Li on December 15, 2007, 11:12:40 pm
I've already edited my sig on BOS so when I post on it on Monday to lure people over it will stand out.

Probably take the signature off, and put it on at 7am (save the code on a text file), just incase a moderator sees the signature and bans you beforehand. The best way to do it is to PM anyone who posts on VCE BoS to come to FSN for a more active VCE community instead :)

PMs won't get you banned :D Try to only have one person doing this, so that we don't get reported as spam (by the receivers of the PM)
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Mystery on December 15, 2007, 11:37:34 pm
I've already edited my sig on BOS so when I post on it on Monday to lure people over it will stand out.

Probably take the signature off, and put it on at 7am (save the code on a text file), just incase a moderator sees the signature and bans you beforehand. The best way to do it is to PM anyone who posts on VCE BoS to come to FSN for a more active VCE community instead :)

PMs won't get you banned :D Try to only have one person doing this, so that we don't get reported as spam (by the receivers of the PM)


Check out my advertising on BOS LOL!

http://community.boredofstudies.org/408/enter-vce-marks-technical/161120/2007-official-enter-score-results.html#post3212570
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Toothpaste on December 15, 2007, 11:41:18 pm
I've already edited my sig on BOS so when I post on it on Monday to lure people over it will stand out.

Probably take the signature off, and put it on at 7am (save the code on a text file), just incase a moderator sees the signature and bans you beforehand. The best way to do it is to PM anyone who posts on VCE BoS to come to FSN for a more active VCE community instead :)

PMs won't get you banned :D Try to only have one person doing this, so that we don't get reported as spam (by the receivers of the PM)


Check out my advertising on BOS LOL!

http://community.boredofstudies.org/408/enter-vce-marks-technical/161120/2007-official-enter-score-results.html#post3212570
... That's huge.

But you should do it on results day when the masses roll in. Else you'll just be banned and the advertisement deleted.

Also, it's "HSC". Haha, good job.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: enwiabe on December 15, 2007, 11:55:07 pm
I've already edited my sig on BOS so when I post on it on Monday to lure people over it will stand out.

Probably take the signature off, and put it on at 7am (save the code on a text file), just incase a moderator sees the signature and bans you beforehand. The best way to do it is to PM anyone who posts on VCE BoS to come to FSN for a more active VCE community instead :)

PMs won't get you banned :D Try to only have one person doing this, so that we don't get reported as spam (by the receivers of the PM)


Check out my advertising on BOS LOL!

http://community.boredofstudies.org/408/enter-vce-marks-technical/161120/2007-official-enter-score-results.html#post3212570

This guy is awesome!

And no, don't only go at 7 AM, there'll be PLENTY of people posting beforehand. I'll be on hand to do mass PMs as well. I'm sure Coblin won't mind, toothpick will have mass PMS anyway like she always does (:D:D:D)...
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Daniel15 on December 16, 2007, 12:23:45 am
I've already edited my sig on BOS so when I post on it on Monday to lure people over it will stand out.

Probably take the signature off, and put it on at 7am (save the code on a text file), just incase a moderator sees the signature and bans you beforehand. The best way to do it is to PM anyone who posts on VCE BoS to come to FSN for a more active VCE community instead :)

PMs won't get you banned :D Try to only have one person doing this, so that we don't get reported as spam (by the receivers of the PM)


Check out my advertising on BOS LOL!

http://community.boredofstudies.org/408/enter-vce-marks-technical/161120/2007-official-enter-score-results.html#post3212570
Hahaha  :D :2funny:
Am I the only one that laughed when I saw a little smiley among the massive text (after "The place to be")? :P
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Ahmad on December 16, 2007, 10:32:44 am
Check out my advertising on BOS LOL!

http://community.boredofstudies.org/408/enter-vce-marks-technical/161120/2007-official-enter-score-results.html#post3212570

I like it! :D
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 16, 2007, 11:32:23 am
I did PM's last night to people who posted in the laptop chat on BOS but only to the vic students, not the ns welshman
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 16, 2007, 11:33:24 am
Quote
vBulletin Message

    The Bored of Studies collection of websites is currently undergoing routine maintenance. We will endeavour to have all services online again as soon as possible, and apologise for the inconvenience.

    The Bored of Studies Team


LOL servers already down a day beforehand HAHAH
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: bilgia on December 16, 2007, 11:50:21 am
lol this is gona be madness 2moro on BoS. haha all these people posting new topics with FSN in the header spam the shit outta their site rofl.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Eriny on December 16, 2007, 12:20:21 pm
Quote
The Bored of Studies collection of websites is currently undergoing routine maintenance. We will endeavour to have all services online again as soon as possible, and apologise for the inconvenience.

The Bored of Studies Team

Probably not the best time for 'routine maintenance' when VCE results are out tomorrow indeed!

How likely is it that the site was hacked?
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: AppleXY on December 16, 2007, 12:32:03 pm
LOL. VCE BoSers who didn't join FSN are 0wn3d. LOL LOL.

love a good 0wn4ge.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 16, 2007, 12:42:28 pm
Maybe they are upgrading their servers because they know tommorow their site will crash when 10+ people try to access it at once?
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Mystery on December 16, 2007, 01:28:33 pm
Maybe they are upgrading their servers because they know tommorow their site will crash when 10+ people try to access it at once?


LMAO!! 10 people trying to access their site at once, ahahaha! rofl@@@
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Mao on December 16, 2007, 01:35:08 pm
Maybe they are upgrading their servers because they know tommorow their site will crash when 10+ people try to access it at once?


LMAO!! 10 people trying to access their site at once, ahahaha! rofl@@@
i thought it was 5 LMAO!
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: cara.mel on December 16, 2007, 04:14:01 pm
I've already edited my sig on BOS so when I post on it on Monday to lure people over it will stand out.

Probably take the signature off, and put it on at 7am (save the code on a text file), just incase a moderator sees the signature and bans you beforehand. The best way to do it is to PM anyone who posts on VCE BoS to come to FSN for a more active VCE community instead :)

PMs won't get you banned :D Try to only have one person doing this, so that we don't get reported as spam (by the receivers of the PM)


Check out my advertising on BOS LOL!

http://community.boredofstudies.org/408/enter-vce-marks-technical/161120/2007-official-enter-score-results.html#post3212570

you're banned now :(
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: bubble sunglasses on December 17, 2007, 05:21:43 am

http://community.boredofstudies.org/406/school-vce/160190/study-guides.html


  haha, I don't even know what a "fast server" is but everyone says there's one here and there isn't one at BOS
 
 
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: bubble sunglasses on December 17, 2007, 08:57:23 am


   Banned already :) took about 4 hrs
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: costargh on December 17, 2007, 09:00:59 am
I did my 2nd account and got banned within 30 min for life again LOL
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: cara.mel on December 17, 2007, 09:09:21 am
:o A mod edited my post to delete a part that said something like 'I wish I could tell you guys where we all are. umm, google is your friend?'
I tell you, they're worse than neopets, that's saying something.

Anyway, it's pretty safe to say we won, there has been what 20 posts there today? =D
Now we just need to get them off #1 google search result. :)
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: joshuamorgan on December 17, 2007, 09:28:18 am
What query are they #1 on Google for? We're working on improving our placement in search results, among other things.
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: cara.mel on December 17, 2007, 09:38:49 am
What query are they #1 on Google for? We're working on improving our placement in search results, among other things.

'VCE forum'
and probably other things
Our ads not on the side anymore :'(
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: joshuamorgan on December 17, 2007, 09:40:43 am
Ah OK, thanks. Yup, I'd say enwiabe only wanted it there until 7am this morning. Congrats with your ENTER by the way!
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Mao on December 17, 2007, 04:36:41 pm
i thought our numbers would've jumped, but it half-limped up to just under 300...
so much for the battle march, maybe next year when we have 300 full ppl (and 10,000 after that!)
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Fyrefly on December 17, 2007, 07:34:13 pm
279 members to be precise.

Lol @ the banned in 30mins...
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Mao on December 17, 2007, 08:49:04 pm
we need 21 more, then next year we can do our own march of the 300, and kill a couple thousand persians :P
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: cara.mel on December 17, 2007, 09:34:38 pm
I reckon we still did well.
Our 'results' thread had more page views than bos when I checked in the morning. Yeah they probably got more unique hits but still :P
And anyone going to bos and seeing all the accounts of people who have more than 50 posts banned has got to realise something is up. They are shooting themselves in the foot no matter what they do, them mods =D
Title: Re: Gather round, soldiers.
Post by: Fyrefly on December 17, 2007, 10:48:49 pm
280 XD

And yes Mao, if Dan had his way, we could go all 300-esque on those NSW BoSers asses. I've actually seen that movie XD