Beware of spending too much time in Chief Delphi Forum!

FIRST Rumor Mill
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According to my source, a very high power in this forum, "a FIRST-a-holic positive FIRST participate has been banned… ‘for no reason’. "

After much investigation, and a brief chat with the victim, I’ve collect enough evidence to prove that the claim from the high power is in fact, authentic.

I present to the people, exhibit 1 in the attached picture.

Let all of you CD addicts be warned! Too much time reading the forum and neglecting other things will result in similar punishment!

Beware of the big brother!

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Nice job removing the IM screenname from teh screenshot - lets hope our good friend doesn’t get spammed :slight_smile:

Tom

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*Originally posted by Tom Schindler *
**Nice job removing the IM screenname from teh screenshot - lets hope our good friend doesn’t get spammed :slight_smile:

Tom **

Screen names can be seen from members’ profile anyway ;).

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indeed - i missed the fact that it had his name on the screen…

Hmm… maybe this could be a trend starter for people who want to get work done…

Tom

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Ouch, banned and spotlight

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…at least he had the willpower to ask to be banned.

So, instead of posting, he’s only reading now :stuck_out_tongue:

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no comment.

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…runs…

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*Originally posted by M. Krass *
**…at least he had the willpower to ask to be banned.

So, instead of posting, he’s only reading now :stuck_out_tongue: **

Nope, I believe if your ip is banned, you can’t read or post. You can’t do anything, and all it tell you is you are banned.

Ouch.

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good thing i dont have a static ip adress…is there a way i can view the amount of my posts?

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uh oh!!

/me gets scared. please no brandon!! dont take me!!! :ahh:

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*Originally posted by Brandon Martus *
**…runs… **

Shouldn’t that be “moonwalks”?

Why am I reminded of Duck Hunt, all of a sudden? Err…

/me runs for the foliage.

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/me laughs

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*Originally posted by FotoPlasma *
**Shouldn’t that be “moonwalks”?

Why am I reminded of Duck Hunt, all of a sudden? Err…

/me runs for the foliage. **

FLY AWAY

Awww…

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Reminds me of this song I like:

I hope someday I’ll get away
But the current keeps brining me back around
Seems the only place for me is undergound
So tomorrow when the sun comes up
I’ll be going down
Going down…

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/me exhibits shifty eyes

/me flees to lurking in the shadows

Wetzel

*peers out from the dark depths of teh interweb*
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Is this for real what happened???

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My guess is that he had it done so he could do college stuff…(you probably have finals pretty soon right?) :slight_smile:

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*Originally posted by Clark Gilbert *
**My guess is that he had it done so he could do college stuff…(you probably have finals pretty soon right?) :slight_smile: **

His being banned prolly limits his ability to respond…:stuck_out_tongue:

I’ve had the ops ban me from Tigerbolt for a few days so I could get school done.

Wetzel

*from the dark depths*
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*Originally posted by Solace *
**isn’t that JVN? **

Thats what the screenshot shows.

Wetzel

Never spends too much time posting.
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Hey Guys,
Yeah, the rumors ARE indeed true. Last night I asked Brandon to ban my IP adress from ChiefDelphi. Gasp! This means I cannot look at, post on or do anything on the web-address www.chiefdelphi.com from my computer.

Why?

Well, the truth is, this has been building for a while now. Those that know me, know I care a lot about this wonderful program, and everyone involved in it. The problem is… I’m getting TOO into it. I find myself checking ChiefDelphi about 10,000 times per day, while this is fun, it’s probably not the best thing to be doing.

So… I’m trying to wean myself off of ChiefDelphi a little bit…
Seeing as I have absolutely no self-control, I asked Brandon to help me out a little… he’s the bestest Moderator in the world, so he did it for me.

What’s next?

Well… I’ll be stepping back from FIRST a little bit. I’m not sure what exactly that means yet, but lately I’ve been finding it harder and harder to find that happy balance between
FIRST/Academics/Personal Life.
In fact… I suck at finding that balance, so I think it’s time to work on it a little.

Whuh?

Yeah… I know…
I’m not giving up on FIRST however, completely on the contrary… this is a preemptive action that will hopefully keep me from resorting to quitting entirely. (My GPA can only fall so far… note to everyone: don’t be like John!)

Here’s the kicker…
Brandon banned my IP address, but in 2 weeks, I change rooms anyways. So this “banishment” is actually more of a… forced vacation. As you can see, I’m still checking CD (on my roomie’s computer right now), but the difference between checking once a day, and checking 10,000 times a day is pretty substantial.

I’ll still be attending some offseason comps, and still hope to Ref IRI if the boys from Indy will let me?

My role within FIRST and on 229 is still in question…
I suppose… we’ll all find out together exactly what “balance” is for me.
I enjoyed reffing this season… a lot.
I also love this program, and love my team… but I don’t think I can run it anymore. I’m looking at my schedule for next year, and my brow is already sweating.

Anyways…
I digress…
I think FIRST is the greatest thing in the world, I enjoy my time interacting with all of you, and I cherish the things I have learned, and the experiences I have had…
I’ll be back around eventually (probably sooner than I want to admit), until then… goodbye.

Thanks,
A hopeless FIRST addict,
John

PS - I’m shocked I had the willpower to get myself banned… my roomie still catches me “testing” the ban every now and then…:smiley:

PPS - Advice to everyone, especially those joining college teams next year: find some balance in your life. It’s easy to get sucked into this program, especially when there are people relying on you to succeed… :wink: