Hello

fireftr18 · 07-29-12, 08:41 PM

I think most of you know me from the UBI forum. I'm jumping ship from UBI and joining the fine crew here.

The regulars there that are regulars here have encouraged it after UBI's final straw to sabatage what was a fine boat.

For those who don't know me: I've had SH4 for several years now, I'm an old Silent Service player.

My screen name says it all, I retired from my fire dept last year.

The number behind it is the number of the company I was assigned to when I originally joined the SH community.

And the smiley's here are much better, and apparently, thanks to Kaleun, there are some that are much, much better.

CCIP · 07-29-12, 09:33 PM

Welcome!

I do not recognize you from the Ubi forum since I haven't been here in ages, but I hope you have a great time here and keep enjoying SH4! (which is also my favourite of the series)

Sailor Steve · 07-29-12, 09:36 PM

It's been years since I was there as well, but WELCOME ABOARD!

And thank you for your service. You had a tough job.

Hylander_1314 · 07-29-12, 09:59 PM

Welcome!

Glad to have another Skipper around!

Sorry about the troubles over at UBI. Signed up there once, but then could never log in, as my password was never recognized. Tried to get it sorted out over the course of 2 weeks, but was never resolved.

Armistead · 07-29-12, 11:20 PM

Fire, you will make a good member here, glad to see you join up. I'm MWolfe at Ubi, so we know each other well.

HW3 · 07-30-12, 07:33 AM

Welcome aboard!

fireftr18 · 07-30-12, 09:38 AM

Thanks for the welcome everyone. By the way, how long will I have to remain a "bilge rat"

Armistead · 07-30-12, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fireftr18

Thanks for the welcome everyone. By the way, how long will I have to remain a "bilge rat"

Make a 100 post without misspelling a word. This forum has a built in spellchecker called Sailor Steve, it's old software, but seems to work very well.

07-30-12, 11:50 AM

welcome aboard

i left ubi forums a long long time ago after they started deleting any post that had the slightest negative comments towards ubi or the game.

if you dont mind, im curious how bad things have gotten since i left, what was the latest dust up about to cause you to move?

WernherVonTrapp · 07-30-12, 12:35 PM

Hey, FF18, glad to see you made the jump.

I'm WernherVonTrapp over at UBI, hmmm, wait a mintue

, oh yeah, I'm still WVT over here too. Ahhh, what the heck. I'm still glad to see that you defected.

fireftr18 · 07-30-12, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Webster

welcome aboard

i left ubi forums a long long time ago after they started deleting any post that had the slightest negative comments towards ubi or the game.

if you dont mind, im curious how bad things have gotten since i left, what was the latest dust up about to cause you to move?

They did a software change that changed not just the look, but how it worked. Everything became more difficult except making a basic reply. The allowable picture size was reduced. The latest is a text verification for every post and reply. You know those things with the goofy letters and you have to copy them. When the forum changed, a lot of people left and participation really dropped. Only a few of the older ones stayed. Now, it seems most people there are upset over the last thing. I'm not necessarily upset about it, but if there's no one there, then there's no point in staying.

Sailor Steve · 07-30-12, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Make a 100 post without misspelling a word. This forum has a built in spellchecker called Sailor Steve, it's old software, but seems to work very well.

Unfortunately it can't be removed or bypassed, and this annoys a great many people.

Sailor Steve · 07-30-12, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Webster

i left ubi forums a long long time ago after they started deleting any post that had the slightest negative comments towards ubi or the game.

I left long before you did. That was when they started having threads like "Bestest Acting Tottie" and "Bismarck was the greatest ship ever built". I didn't mind the threads themselves so much, but they were right in the middle of the SH3 boards.

TorpX · 07-30-12, 10:28 PM

Greetings and salutations fireftr18,

I never really hung out much at Ubi's forum, but am glad to get another recruit here. Considering what you said about the text verification, I'm not surprised people are leaving.

magic452 · 07-31-12, 05:22 AM

Glad to see you here fireftr. Yep UBI sure mess a good board there.

Magic

07-29-12, 08:41 PM	#1
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Hello I think most of you know me from the UBI forum. I'm jumping ship from UBI and joining the fine crew here. The regulars there that are regulars here have encouraged it after UBI's final straw to sabatage what was a fine boat. For those who don't know me: I've had SH4 for several years now, I'm an old Silent Service player. My screen name says it all, I retired from my fire dept last year. The number behind it is the number of the company I was assigned to when I originally joined the SH community. And the smiley's here are much better, and apparently, thanks to Kaleun, there are some that are much, much better.

07-29-12, 09:33 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Welcome! I do not recognize you from the Ubi forum since I haven't been here in ages, but I hope you have a great time here and keep enjoying SH4! (which is also my favourite of the series) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

07-29-12, 09:36 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's been years since I was there as well, but WELCOME ABOARD! And thank you for your service. You had a tough job. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-29-12, 09:59 PM	#4
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Welcome! Glad to have another Skipper around! Sorry about the troubles over at UBI. Signed up there once, but then could never log in, as my password was never recognized. Tried to get it sorted out over the course of 2 weeks, but was never resolved. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

07-30-12, 07:33 AM	#6
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,574 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-29-12, 11:20 PM	#5
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Fire, you will make a good member here, glad to see you join up. I'm MWolfe at Ubi, so we know each other well.

07-30-12, 09:38 AM	#7
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the welcome everyone. By the way, how long will I have to remain a "bilge rat"

07-30-12, 11:50 AM	#9
Webster Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	welcome aboard i left ubi forums a long long time ago after they started deleting any post that had the slightest negative comments towards ubi or the game. if you dont mind, im curious how bad things have gotten since i left, what was the latest dust up about to cause you to move?

07-30-12, 12:35 PM	#10
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Hey, FF18, glad to see you made the jump. I'm WernherVonTrapp over at UBI, hmmm, wait a mintue, oh yeah, I'm still WVT over here too. Ahhh, what the heck. I'm still glad to see that you defected. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

07-30-12, 10:28 PM	#14
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Greetings and salutations fireftr18, I never really hung out much at Ubi's forum, but am glad to get another recruit here. Considering what you said about the text verification, I'm not surprised people are leaving.

07-31-12, 05:22 AM	#15
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Glad to see you here fireftr. Yep UBI sure mess a good board there. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l