The End Of An Era - OCN

[lemans81]

3 minutes ago, pioneerisloud said:

Hey, I remember BigVal too.   

 

Yeah, its bitemarks he was referring to.  "Vampire Jackass".....yup, bitemarks.  You're not wrong either, he's a good dude.....just really strict.  Nice to see you lemans! 

How have you been?  lIfe treating you decent?  You should find me on discord or something and we can catch up.

[pio]

2 minutes ago, lemans81 said:

How have you been?  lIfe treating you decent?  You should find me on discord or something and we can catch up.

Ehhhhhhh......... 

 

Been alright all things considered.  I'm on discord, but I think I'm still on the old EHW discord.  I guess we're moving discord servers or something.

[The Pook]

2 minutes ago, lemans81 said:

You're so old

 

30 is grandpa status 

 

1 minute ago, pioneerisloud said:

Hey, I remember BigVal too.   

 

Yeah, its bitemarks he was referring to.  "Vampire Jackass".....yup, bitemarks.  You're not wrong either, he's a good dude.....just really strict.  Nice to see you lemans! 

 

that makes sense, think most of my infractions were from him ... or Chimp 

[EHW Ai]

43 minutes ago, The Pook said:

30 is grandpa status 

 

so what does that make me?

 

(if you say imhotep i'll break out the book of the dead)

[Sir Beregond]

1 hour ago, lemans81 said:

You're so old....I remember BigVal, but I bet most people don't because he was done right after I became manager, which was like 2010....lol.

I am sure they are talking about bitemarksandbloodstains, who was very black and white, he wasn't a bad person at all, but he was a strict guy and there was no wiggle room.

bitemarks...yeah that was the only "vampire guy" I could think of. Yeah they aren't on here.

 

  

19 minutes ago, iamjanco said:

 

so what does that make me?

 

(if you say imhotep i'll break out the book of the dead)

Methuselah? 

Edited February 2, 2023 by Sir Beregond

[The Pook]

21 minutes ago, iamjanco said:

 

so what does that make me?

 

(if you say imhotep i'll break out the book of the dead)

 

antediluvian

adjective

of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.

 

D'Jangoian

adjective

of or belonging to the time before the big bang

Edited February 2, 2023 by The Pook

[Diffident]

24 minutes ago, iamjanco said:

 

so what does that make me?

 

(if you say imhotep i'll break out the book of the dead)

Methuselah, the oldest person on record in human history

[EHW Ai]

8 minutes ago, The Pook said:

antediluvian

adjective

of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.

 

 

High-Tech Antediluvian Giants?

 

9 minutes ago, The Pook said:

D'Jangoian

adjective

of or belonging to the time before the big bang

 

if i recall correctly, my mother said it wasn't that much of a bang.

[schuck6566]

22 hours ago, lemans81 said:

You're so old....I remember BigVal, but I bet most people don't because he was done right after I became manager, which was like 2010....lol.

I am sure they are talking about bitemarksandbloodstains, who was very black and white, he wasn't a bad person at all, but he was a strict guy and there was no wiggle room.

It's good to see the person who un perma banned me when I'd been banned for spamming after posting like 3 comments (on a first offense no less with no means to appeal)

[GanjaSMK]

I'm not nearly as active as I was previously and OCN was a fantastic place to learn and share.  Your efforts spoke to the core of the forum E! It hasn't and won't be anything like it once was, thankfully you have EXHW now - which as many have stated will be a home for those of us who miss what OCN once was.  Soon as I'm settled again and setup I'll be able to contribute more. 

 

Long era, and for 19 years of service they should at LEAST do something more than just give you notice.  Hopefully something, just something.  Ever so something. 

 

Cheers E we're all glad to be here with ya!

[ENTERPRISE]

30 minutes ago, GanjaSMK said:

I'm not nearly as active as I was previously and OCN was a fantastic place to learn and share.  Your efforts spoke to the core of the forum E! It hasn't and won't be anything like it once was, thankfully you have EXHW now - which as many have stated will be a home for those of us who miss what OCN once was.  Soon as I'm settled again and setup I'll be able to contribute more. 

 

Long era, and for 19 years of service they should at LEAST do something more than just give you notice.  Hopefully something, just something.  Ever so something. 

 

Cheers E we're all glad to be here with ya!

Thanks bud. 

 

Ha, were you thinking I would get a gold Rolex or something? While I don't expect grand gestures....it literally was an email of "Your no longer required" sort of thing. However.... it's corporate...so you cant expect much heart lol. 

 

Looking forward to you getting settled and being round these parts some more!

[pio]

3 minutes ago, ENTERPRISE said:

Thanks bud. 

 

Ha, were you thinking I would get a gold Rolex or something? While I don't expect grand gestures....it literally was an email of "Your no longer required" sort of thing. However.... it's corporate...so you cant expect much heart lol. 

 

Looking forward to you getting settled and being round these parts some more!

With what I've heard, they should've given you a lambo......

 

Exciting times for EHW regardless mate.  Enjoy the next few years, I get the feeling that with your last message on OCN, the activity boost we saw with it, and the knowledge we already had going here.......this site isn't going anywhere for a long time except up.    

[GanjaSMK]

On 03/02/2023 at 12:51, ENTERPRISE said:

*snip*

 

Well you know, not a ROLEX, but I mean at least something, right!?!?!?! Like, I dunno... a CPU, a GPU, SSD.... SOMETHING. 

 

Yeah I'm doing my damnedest to get settled.  I'm back where I started in NW Nevada, but aiming to make it no more than a year or 1.5 at best.  Got some stuff I need to handle and then ... as they say.... I'M FREE to find the next place I'd rather call home.

 

 

[ENTERPRISE]

On 03/02/2023 at 20:56, pioneerisloud said:

With what I've heard, they should've given you a lambo......

 

Exciting times for EHW regardless mate.  Enjoy the next few years, I get the feeling that with your last message on OCN, the activity boost we saw with it, and the knowledge we already had going here.......this site isn't going anywhere for a long time except up.    

 

Ha, they were tough times for sure. Stressful times, literally not good on ones health. 

 

These are super exciting times. I am really looking forward to the rest of 2023 and beyond. I know we are going to be able to make this community something to behold. An example of excellence if you will! Only way is up

 

12 hours ago, GanjaSMK said:

 

Well you know, not a ROLEX, but I mean at least something, right!?!?!?! Like, I dunno... a CPU, a GPU, SSD.... SOMETHING. 

 

Yeah I'm doing my damnedest to get settled.  I'm back where I started in NW Nevada, but aiming to make it no more than a year or 1.5 at best.  Got some stuff I need to handle and then ... as they say.... I'M FREE to find the next place I'd rather call home.

 

 

 

Well, perhaps a rig of my choice would have been nice Nah I did not expect anything, not the type of person I am. Perhaps a more "Human" email would have been nice haha. 

 

Nice, well I truly hope you find an awesome place to get settled in, get connected and spend more time on EHW haha. 

[Cerberus]

On 02/02/2023 at 15:31, The Pook said:

still trying to figure out who "that vampire jackass" is 

 

only mod I ever bumped heads with was BigVal but that was more by association when a few OCNers split into BlazingPC 

bigval, killed my OG OG account, he's responsible for ~15 people that I know of to send to the depths of blazingpc. (itslasher, renegade, ufal, myself......)

[Cerberus]

moneyless, too lmao, that guy

 

[t4ct1c47]

I literally saw the thread on OCN myself today.

 

Can't really nurture a community with an algorithm and the occasional bot posting an inane thread in the new members area.

 

I hadn't been on OCN for a good long while until looking again recently due to thinking of upgrading.

 

It feels hollow and I miss the area at the top that would show the users logged in at the time.

[ShrimpBrime]

Just wanted to shout out to E and everyone else too.

 

A member at OCN since 2007, what a place it was indeed. So much information shared by you fellas, just unremarkable. 

 

Since I feel as OG as most of you, I'll be hanging out here and will continue to read and learn and grow with you all. But I feel, from what I've read, this is a good deal.

 

Long live OG, Long live OC!!

[pio]

19 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Just wanted to shout out to E and everyone else too.

 

A member at OCN since 2007, what a place it was indeed. So much information shared by you fellas, just unremarkable. 

 

Since I feel as OG as most of you, I'll be hanging out here and will continue to read and learn and grow with you all. But I feel, from what I've read, this is a good deal.

 

Long live OG, Long live OC!!

I didn't know you were over here!  

 

I agree whole heartedly with this sentiment, I'm also a 2007 OCN'er.  For those curious (not everyone was an OG), I do believe OCN was originally started in 2004 (feel free to correct me).  I'd say anyone in that first iteration before the switch to Huddler could, in theory, be considered "OG".  I think that happened around 2011-2012 or so, ish?  Reason being, that entire time.....the USERS were what was important, both with management and staff members (myself included at the time).  After the Huddler switch, it was all about pleasing Huddler admins.

The users are what made OCN what it is.  The overclocking, modding, water cooling, TEC cooling, Phase Change, LN2, chopping up junkyard cases (who did that I forget?), custom making their own acrylic full on cases (R.I.P. Syrillian), Intel stealing nanometers, playing Crysis on a Pentium 2, etc, etc. "Enthusiasts" do a LOT for the PC communities.  And we do it because "why not".  Obviously that mentality hasn't died with OCN, but its kind of nowhere else on the internet either except for a few smaller forums with everybody all split up.

I dunno, I just think its awesome when we're all together, and have other just as crazy minds to bounce ideas off of.  Bouncing crazy ideas around is where all the fun is.   

[Sir Beregond]

1 hour ago, pioneerisloud said:

I didn't know you were over here!  

 

I agree whole heartedly with this sentiment, I'm also a 2007 OCN'er.  For those curious (not everyone was an OG), I do believe OCN was originally started in 2004 (feel free to correct me).  I'd say anyone in that first iteration before the switch to Huddler could, in theory, be considered "OG".  I think that happened around 2011-2012 or so, ish?  Reason being, that entire time.....the USERS were what was important, both with management and staff members (myself included at the time).  After the Huddler switch, it was all about pleasing Huddler admins.

The users are what made OCN what it is.  The overclocking, modding, water cooling, TEC cooling, Phase Change, LN2, chopping up junkyard cases (who did that I forget?), custom making their own acrylic full on cases (R.I.P. Syrillian), Intel stealing nanometers, playing Crysis on a Pentium 2, etc, etc. "Enthusiasts" do a LOT for the PC communities.  And we do it because "why not".  Obviously that mentality hasn't died with OCN, but its kind of nowhere else on the internet either except for a few smaller forums with everybody all split up.

I dunno, I just think its awesome when we're all together, and have other just as crazy minds to bounce ideas off of.  Bouncing crazy ideas around is where all the fun is.   

I joined in 2010 and it was definitely before the Huddler switch.

[ShrimpBrime]

1 hour ago, pioneerisloud said:

I didn't know you were over here!  

 

I'm everywhere and nowhere.

Edited February 7, 2023 by ShrimpBrime

[SamsTechStuff]

4 hours ago, pioneerisloud said:

I didn't know you were over here!  

 

I agree whole heartedly with this sentiment, I'm also a 2007 OCN'er.  For those curious (not everyone was an OG), I do believe OCN was originally started in 2004 (feel free to correct me).  I'd say anyone in that first iteration before the switch to Huddler could, in theory, be considered "OG".  I think that happened around 2011-2012 or so, ish?  Reason being, that entire time.....the USERS were what was important, both with management and staff members (myself included at the time).  After the Huddler switch, it was all about pleasing Huddler admins.

The users are what made OCN what it is.  The overclocking, modding, water cooling, TEC cooling, Phase Change, LN2, chopping up junkyard cases (who did that I forget?), custom making their own acrylic full on cases (R.I.P. Syrillian), Intel stealing nanometers, playing Crysis on a Pentium 2, etc, etc. "Enthusiasts" do a LOT for the PC communities.  And we do it because "why not".  Obviously that mentality hasn't died with OCN, but its kind of nowhere else on the internet either except for a few smaller forums with everybody all split up.

I dunno, I just think its awesome when we're all together, and have other just as crazy minds to bounce ideas off of.  Bouncing crazy ideas around is where all the fun is.   

 

 

Very true! Trying to remember how I found my way there, I think its was either unlocking pipelines on a GPU or maybe just coolbits  They definitely should have kept the 2004 logo through the years though.

Hopefully that kind of community driven success can be re-created here. I suspect there's enough interest and talent to make those things happen.

Edited February 7, 2023 by SamsTechStuff

[Cerberus]

i still have a rigshowcase account.

 

when did that die off @ENTERPRISE?

[ENTERPRISE]

15 hours ago, Cerberus said:

i still have a rigshowcase account.

 

when did that die off @ENTERPRISE?

I think that died off a couple years back now. 

[LordXeb]

It was sad to see it happen but OCN has been dying for a long time. Good to have you here and at the head. Like you, OCN helped propel me into what I do today!