I am sure many of you know this outfit. If not, please enjoy.

https://oatsstudios.com/

How do you feel about advertising our location? Adding the web address to any of the designs?

Excellent, thanks M.

Never too many hats, NF, although I apparently should retire the SSX hat to preserve its value.

LOL. No worries. It was inevitable, and it is only a name. I am just glad I pulled back on the SSX tattoo that one night in Vegas. Now that would be harder to explain.

So, disappear for a few years, and come back to find that the wall paper has been changed and the house painted? I mean, what am I supposed to do with this hat which I just happened to be wearing as I logged in for the first time in a long while?

It is time to cast your vote for arbiter. You can find their nomination speeches here.

This vote will run for one week.

Good luck all.

I am Messiah. I have been around here a long time. I am not very active, due primarily to the real world, three kids and two dogs. I check into the forums regularly, but you aren't likely to find me on irc unless I am looking for someone. I am your current arbiter, a job which has been very taxing (...

The nomination process for Arbiter was especially active and exciting this year. Four members have been nominated and are now asked to highlight their distinct qualifications that recommend them to the position. I invite myself, MS, SL33PY and Anubis to say a few words here before we move to a vote....

Okay, so I am going to close nominations now. I will post a new thread for the nominees to pontificate about their qualifications.

I am going to wrap this up in the next 24 hours or so.

Any final nominations?

QD and Winbrain.

Come on people. Can we get a few more nominees?

So, this is happening now.

Arbiter Election 2013

It has been a long a grueling year in the Office of the Arbiter. Still haven't gotten my name on the door. Just as well, I suppose, as it seems it is time for us to light the beacon and call the faithful to battle for the right to wield the Staff of Arbitration. - Nominate up to two people whom you ...

Awesome! Can't wait to see it.

Some of you have probably heard about this. It is a good story.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/26/tech/gami ... hpt=hp_bn5

Welcome back Laz. Nice pic, but I bet your wife looks better.

Thanks, I think.

For the record, I didn't vote this year. When I realized I coundn't vote myself out of this honor, or someone else into it, my vote suddenly seemed less important.



I will do my best.

Since Mech has replied already too. Messiah? What's your take on all of this too considering you are most likely going to become our new Arbiter in the next 48hrs? :) Properly worded, I see an opportunity to sabotage my election to arbiter. Tempting. I am in a unique position in that I am likely to...

Anubis wrote:I voted for Messiah if you must know

I guess I was wrong about having no foes.

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. I have been around for a while. Those who were here since before the "great schism" probably know me to be rational, impartial, and fair. To those of you who have joined us in this best of places since then, I would like to say that I am rational, impartial, and f...

I still see myself as an Exile and believe that the name is still representative of myself and the group too ~ I vote to keep the "Exiles" tag. I no longer consider myself or our group to be Exiled from anything anymore and feel it is inappropriate for us to keep it ~ I vote to remove the "Exiles" ...

Look, I went through a lot of trouble to export the SSX logo to an embroidery machine font years ago, and that shit wasn't cheap. I've got three SSX hats, for Pete's sake. We can't change the name now! I am surprised that anyone is still rehashing our past and formation. We are a community with leve...

BD.