Originally Posted by br
[02:38] <RachelFaith> My theory isnt communism tho... it is good old fashion capitalism
[10:19] <WhatMan> So, again - how many members do you want to have in a year's time?
[10:20] <Tigernetic> Do you really want to know?
[10:20] <WhatMan> Yeah.
[10:20] <Tigernetic> Over a quarter million.
[22:23] <WhatMan> You're in this to make a profit. You told me that weeks ago, and it is clear to everyone with half a brain that that's what you're here for.
[22:13] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> I know some of your config files have some anti-DDOS measures in place... any suggestions otherwise?
[22:13] <WhatMan> A piece of software called DDoS deflate, but you have worse things to worry about.
[22:13] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> What's that?
[22:13] <WhatMan> The scene seems to have ignored the pre, so that's cool. But the staff is considering a mutiny.
[22:14] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> What I don't understand is where the rub comes from -- this is no different than any other tracker using a pay to leech system.
[22:15] <WhatMan> No, it isn't. Frankly, no one likes the grand plan you guys have.
[22:15] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Who is "the staff" ?
[22:15] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> The only people giving me trouble to be honest, are a select few from your site who blew this out of proportion.
[22:16] <WhatMan> Then you obviously don't communicate very well with your staff, because I'm speaking to people that I've never spoken to before, and they're being very honest with me.
[22:17] <WhatMan> When I first spoke to you, you seemed like a very reasonable person. What happened?
[22:17] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> So what do you think stops it?
[22:17] <WhatMan> Heh
[22:17] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Can you talk on the phone?
[22:17] <WhatMan> No.
[22:17] <WhatMan> At this point, it comes down to what you're in here for.
[22:17] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Skype video?
[22:17] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> okay.
[22:18] <WhatMan> Do you want a mac tracker, or do you want to rule the bittorrent world?
[22:18] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> I'm here to make the largest Mac community I can. Because all the rest suck.
[22:18] <WhatMan> If it's the former, kick Rachel out and get your head out of the clouds. If it's the latter, you're going to have to do it without your current staff.
[22:18] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> I could give a flying fuck about the BitTorrent world.
[22:18] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Honestly speaking.
[22:18] <WhatMan> Unfortunately for you, your entire staff and userbase does.
[22:19] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> For the short term that's fine.
[22:19] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> As for Rachel, I can tell her to shut up but I can't kick her out.
[22:20] <WhatMan> Did you see the massive empornium->cheggit exodus 2 years ago?
[22:20] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Negative
[22:21] <WhatMan> Empornium got bought out by a for-profit company. The entire staff quit, and took a huge portion of the userbase with them.
[22:21] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Same thing happened to InsanelyMac.
[22:22] <WhatMan> This is going to happen here. Imminently.
[22:22] <WhatMan> Except it will be much worse, because no one is attached to vortex yet.
[22:22] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> I don't know what we can fix, since this whole thing is based on a lie.
[22:23] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Not take donations?
[22:23] <WhatMan> This whole thing is based off your grand plan to rule the fucking world.
[22:23] <WhatMan> Which Rachel has told me about, in detail, on several occaisions.
[22:24] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Do you want me to lie and say as long as we hide nobody will come for us?
[22:25] <WhatMan> I want you to get your head out of your ass and realize that there is no way you can change public perception in the time frame you have, and that your fucking staff is performing a mutiny as we speak.
[22:25] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Alright, you win.
[22:26] <Tigernetic|ootnaboot> Now how do I convince anyone else that I'm not lying?
[22:26] <WhatMan> Heh
