just read shocking news

[k2bug]

Just read shocking news (for some)

Just found out merlins portal is in new hands holy god mother of all. I see merlin appears to be semi active but i can't help feeling there goes a great site on the downward slope. Always like the guy and reminded me of marmite either love it or hate it but everyone knew he was the driving force over there. Be interesting to see the path the new guys take.

[Broly]

I was looking for some stuff the other day and went to take a look over there, apparently is now a "donate" for full access kinda site. I remember that Merlin said a long time ago that the site was gonna be full featured free forever.

[k2bug]

Just checked out your claims and there is no donation whatsoever over there and second really can you expect merlin to be responsible for a site he no longer owns and any changes and as far as i can see it is fully feature. You want to try an take your blinkers of when on sites instead of posting untruths and mileading usenet users.

[Broly]

Looks like they got back to ads/affiliate links instead of accepting donations for perks in the site.


instead of posting untruths and mileading usenet users.

hahahaha, no, they DID have a "Donate for premium features" thing going on WHILE Merlin was still in charge, sorry to burst your bubble.

http://www.merlins-portal.net/usenet/showthread.php/250072-Upgraded-but-limits-still-in-place-Solved
http://www.merlins-portal.net/usenet/showthread.php/250383-Upgraded-but-still-account-has-not-been-actually-upgraded!!-Solved
http://www.merlins-portal.net/usenet/showthread.php/203641-upgraded-but-no-new-sections-or-access-to-full-features-Solved-Again

They still have the old warning page which now redirect to their astraweb affiliate link instead of the donation thing.

http://www.merlins-portal.net/usenet/nzb.php

[k2bug]

Didn't burst my bubble friend your the idiot complaining about sites that cover there costs. This is why sites should create an idiot section just for people like you. Pity even on FST which i am massive fan off for every 1 good member they have 100 like you living. Go back into the rat trap you came from.


nuff said

[teflon05]

He's an idiot for posting the truth? And I never saw him complain, only state facts. I've been a member there for a while myself, and I also remember Merlin stating that the site would always be free. You shouldn't make promises that you can't keep, simple as that. And plenty of other sites cover their costs without resorting to charging their members to access certain parts of their forums...The very forum we are discussing this on right now comes to mind.

Oh...& you spelled "their" wrong also. Calling someone else an idiot is kind of the pot calling the kettle black, don't you think?

[k2bug]

I do apologize guess am wrong (spelt correctly).

:blink:

[mjmacky]

I do apologize guess am wrong (spelt correctly).

:blink:

mulligan, try again

[Broly]

Didn't burst my bubble friend your the idiot complaining about sites that cover there costs. This is why sites should create an idiot section just for people like you. Pity even on FST which i am massive fan off for every 1 good member they have 100 like you living. Go back into the rat trap you came from.


nuff said

ok :cry:

[teflon05]

I do apologize guess am wrong (spelt correctly).

:blink:

No need to apologize. Everyone has their own opinions. I just took exception to you calling Broly an idiot for posting something that was correct not that long ago.

And you were not wrong in that, at present, the site is not charging for access to the forums...But just a short while back, while Merlin was still there, they were charging for full site access (Parts of the NZB section) & Merlin did say that he would never do that.

That is the main reason I quit using the site. Now that they stopped doing it, I might start using it again occasionally.

[dlukym]

I just went to see if there was anything new at Merlins Portal and it gave me this message.

This site is closed indefinitely.

Due to my failure to keep on top of things & monitor more what was going on & the failure of spinout as the working administrator & spinouts actions that forced many members away from the site because of his unprovoked behaviour & attacks since I took over the site back in February , refusal to add content to the members needs, refusal to add content relevant to an English site. Worse of all spinouts actions forcing off the site 2 of Usenet's most prolific content gathers & the founder of the site robodog & m3rl1n & the fact I sat back an let it happen.

I was stupid, naive & foolish to think I could fill such large shoes as m3rl1ns. I was stupid, naive & foolish to put spinout in charge. I was stupid, naive & foolish to think members were loyal to the site & have found out now it is the person (m3rl1n) they were loyal too. Between myself & spinout in the last few months we have ruined a great Usenet institution & numbers fell from around 800 or more members online at any given point to less than a 50 & fell over 89 percent of our daily traffic for this a blame spinout who looked out for his own needs & not mine, other staff, the members or the site as a whole to the point the site is a shadow of its former self & after a lot of soul searching I see no point keeping a site going for a small handful of die hard members.

I will however thank whttrsh for his dedication as I am sure this must have been hard gathering content in the atmosphere created on the site. I will openly apologize to robodog & m3rl1n & those members spinout attacked & for sitting back & letting spinout carry on as he did & for undoing all the great work everyone had put in making this great institution. Advice to the Usenet community if you have spinout on your site do not allow him any position of power, like me you will regret it.

I had contacted m3rl1n to take the site back a few days ago but his reply is unrepeatable & really who can blame him after what has happened & my own failure to deal with the situation & take that spinouts version as true. One old staff member told me to be wary of my new administrator but once again it was my own failure to see & listen to what him & what was going on.

Ultimately it stops at my feet for it all going wrong & my own lack of time with a family of 4 young children & that said I am sorry whttrsh, robodog, m3rl1n, members & to all who were involved building this great Usenet institution & community & thank the people that made me feel welcome back in February. If anyone wish to take on the site I will give it too them as it was given to me & can contact me & I will respond in due course & I am very hopeful someone will come forward

Sorry

SiD

[mjmacky]

I just went to see if there was anything new at Merlins Portal and it gave me this message.

This site is closed indefinitely.

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Sorry

SiD

Could have been shorter

[IdolEyes787]

Ultimately it stops at my feet for it all going wrong & my own lack of time with a family of 4 young children & that said I am sorry whttrsh, robodog, m3rl1n, members .......

Odd names for children.He must be Black.:unsure:

[mjmacky]

Ultimately it stops at my feet for it all going wrong & my own lack of time with a family of 4 young children & that said I am sorry whttrsh, robodog, m3rl1n, members .......

Odd names for children.He must be Black.:unsure:

Blacks are a little more formulaic than that, he must be a celebrity.

[MultiForce]

I just hope NZBMatrix will be there for a few more years. I've never really liked merlins portal because of the layout etc.

[Hypatia]

DMCA plague has started with all those sites appearing on the internet
it is mega easy for copyright trolls to spot this way stuff

I mean even indexers made their life comfortable enough i can only imagine how happy they are with nzbmatrix for instance lol

yeah i know headers(even compressed) are too large in size and it is not very convenient but at least this applied to both sides and another one lacking proper motivation didnt want to waste too much time on this.