Isn't it about our 1 year?
I thought so, going thru some files this morning, I ran across one of my last avatars on TOB.
(http://images49.fotki.com/v1496/photos/9/90501/341997/stinkodemayo1-vi.jpg)
Quote from: bdfinally on May 03, 2009, 07:20:47 AM
I thought so, going thru some files this morning, I ran across one of my last avatars on TOB.
(http://images49.fotki.com/v1496/photos/9/90501/341997/stinkodemayo1-vi.jpg)
That would be the day.... ;)
Makes me sad.
Although this board is only one year old and I had only joined about 5 months ago, I would have to say that this is one of the best online community I have been one. The information available and the eagerness to help of the members are just awesome. Since non of my friends and family ride a bike, there is no way I can maintain and upkeep my Monster without all your support. Happy early birthday, DMF and wish there is many more years to come! [clap]
+1 happy birthday DMF. Thanks flounders. [beer]
the only thing i remember about last 5/5 was that it was our birthday official coming out party here
the rest of the day remains a blur, with flashes of red and black, with lime...
Quote from: Spidey on May 03, 2009, 08:57:48 AM
Makes me sad.
Because you ended up here...
or the DML died?
All Hail Jim!!!
Quote from: Ishmael (aka bp) on May 03, 2009, 06:47:49 PM
All Hail Jim!!!
That's make the beast with two backsin' funny!!! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Yup...I guess it's been a year or so now...
This is still SOOOOOOOOO damn good:
VS headquarters on the DML (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV7bSXSkOI8#lq-hq)
Quote from: Ducaholic on May 03, 2009, 11:06:07 AM
+1 happy birthday DMF. Thanks flounders. [beer]
+11ty billion!
[beer]
I don't think of it as a one year anniversary. This community has been around for a decade(?) now, just in a coupla different places.
Quote from: ducpainter on May 03, 2009, 06:47:07 PM
Because you ended up here...
or the DML died?
Cuz the DML died. It's bittersweet. Cuz make the beast with two backs VS, but we all (you and I and many others) spent a lot of time making the DML what it was, and then a lot of time trying to preserve it while the Canadians make the beast with two backsed it up. I was originally excited when the DMF was hatched (luckily(?) I'd highsided and had weeks to spend on the couch working on the computer ;D). But I always hoped-unrealistically--it would be an insurance policy. When months later--May 5 to be precise--the switch was flipped, it made me sad. Because it meant we'd failed to keep the community together in one place. We lost some folks along the way and a lot of work and cataloged knowledge. Like I said, it's a bittersweet memory.
I'm glad we're here though. It's a good place and we'll just keep doing what we were doing a year ago. [thumbsup] And I remember spending the eve of May 5 having "Watch Rome burn" drinks at Zeitgeist with Michael Moore (new DMF folks won't know who that is) and Drunken Monkey. That's a great memory. [drink]
I'm sure happy we're here.
Even better than when we were there.
I was lost but now am found !
The CDC was scary !
So glad Silentbob turned me on to the DMF after the DML blew up.
It's been a fast year.
Thanks to the Flounders for their " magic ." Dolph :)
That was a strange time indeed. One of the weird things about it was how far reaching the word got out on the webs. I found people on legal forums who had heard about the schism.
Anyways it's been a good thing. Thanks to the Flounders and members as a whole for an entertaining and informative year [beer]
even though i rarely post/reply here but i make sure to visit you guys at least 6 days a week.
the transition was very sad as so many were lost, i wish the change didn't happen but it had to.
big big thanks to everybody for the great efforts and late night work to create such a professional yet fun place.
Happy Anniversary DMF
I remember watching the old board go down in flames that night. I was sitting in the office trying to figure out where I would waste my time on the internet when the TOB was gone [laugh]
It was the craziest thing to watch the mass exodus of all these friends I had made, that I had never actually met.
Thankfully someone PM'ed me the new address that night as a fleeting attempt to save the community. And here we are [moto]
The exodus was as organized as we could make it really...
Little notice, a fledgling DMF not really ready for the amount of traffic, a confused few Flounders who knew that the lifeboat existed...just not whether it would evolve into the battlecruiser that would actually rival the mighty DML in just one short year.
Glad to be part of it I am... [thumbsup] [drink] [bacon]
I didn't realize the board is only one year old.
Napoleon Dynamite Voice: It's only like the best place on the internet.
But I have to say it makes me a bit nervous to see that there is maintenance being performed on the anniversary. I'm scared the board might come back up with google ads for motorcycle dating services.
Someone please reassure me this won't happen. :-\
Wow, I can't believe it's been a year already. About 11 months and 15 days ago I was watching a movie about Hitler while lamenting the death of my favourite site...
Quote from: El Matador on May 04, 2009, 11:26:43 AM
Wow, I can't believe it's been a year already. About 11 months and 15 days ago I was watching a movie about Hitler while lamenting the death of my favourite site...
Does this mean we will double celebrate anniversary of DMF when we celebrate our 1-yr in a couple weeks? I think it does! [beer] even if we did meet on TOB
I remember when I asked WTF was happening with TOB and was told something was up, but I can't tell you about it. Felt like the proverbial and untrustworthy red headed step child.
Don't remember how I finally found the new board and wondered if I was really welcomed. It's not paranoia if they're really out to get ya. :'(
It's good to be here though [coffee] and now here, I ain't leaving peaceably - DucPainter will have to pull the plug. ;D
And it never hurts to have something other than Mexican independence to celebrate.
As if I really need a reason to drink Monte Alban Mezcal - makes a mean Margarita in a 20 oz water glass. [thumbsup]
Happy birth day Y'all, [beer] [wine] [clap]
LA
Happy almost B'day DMF. No experience with TOB but when I found you'al here last June I knew my new love for Duc's was abundant here and born in a history that was full with many venues and good characters. I raise my glass of Evan Williams to you'al and wish you [bacon] forever!
Tod
Quote from: Duck-Stew on May 04, 2009, 11:10:23 AM
The exodus was as organized as we could make it really...
Little notice, a fledgling DMF not really ready for the amount of traffic, a confused few Flounders who knew that the lifeboat existed...just not whether it would evolve into the battlecruiser that would actually rival the mighty DML in just one short year.
Glad to be part of it I am... [thumbsup] [drink] [bacon]
Rival the DML? That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. This battlecruiser blows it out of the water. I have been banned like 5 times on the old board. What was that one guys name that had a hard on for Nate? Silent Bob and I had quite a bit of fun with him. Good times.
Quote from: OverCaffeinated on May 04, 2009, 11:23:42 AM
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But I have to say it makes me a bit nervous to see that there is maintenance being performed on the anniversary. I'm scared the board might come back up with google ads for motorcycle dating services.
Someone please reassure me this won't happen. :-\
Seriously?
That won't happen.
Quote from: Duck-Stew on May 03, 2009, 07:03:47 PM
That's make the beast with two backsin' funny!!! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Yup...I guess it's been a year or so now...
This is still SOOOOOOOOO damn good:
VS headquarters on the DML (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV7bSXSkOI8#lq-hq)
Classic!!! [laugh]
[thumbsup]
Quote from: Ducaholic on May 04, 2009, 02:52:17 PM
Rival the DML? That's the funniest thing I've heard all day. This battlecruiser blows it out of the water. I have been banned like 5 times on the old board. What was that one guys name that had a hard on for Nate? Silent Bob and I had quite a bit of fun with him. Good times.
I'd say (my opinion) that we've equaled the DML in a lot of respects and for such a short time...we're CERTAIN to blow *all* the DML's stats completely out of the water eventually. But, (again my opinion) I don't think we're there quite yet....but it's early yet...and I share your enthusiasm! [thumbsup]
Quote from: Duck-Stew on May 04, 2009, 03:37:51 PM
I'd say (my opinion) that we've equaled the DML in a lot of respects and for such a short time...we're CERTAIN to blow *all* the DML's stats completely out of the water eventually. But, (again my opinion) I don't think we're there quite yet....but it's early yet...and I share your enthusiasm! [thumbsup]
I agree that the DMF has equaled or suprassed the DMF in most respects. I will say that I hope the topic of stats never comes up again. A community couldn't care less about the stats. An owner with a business model does and we have already lived through that.
Oh and a "state of the DMF" report that Statler mentioned long ago would be good. Might encourage another round of needed (or not) capital.
I find it sort of amazing that a community of enthusiasts dedicated to an esoteric brand that hasn't been a sales leader could not only form, but also display a huge loyalty not only to their chosen brand and model, but to one another. It would be completely predictable for such radical and forced changes to the structure of the community to lead to its dissolution or fracture, but this community miraculously picked up and moved en masse.
I'm very happy to be a part of this community and thank the Flounders for having the ambition and foresight to facilitate this gathering place. Here's to another year and more with many new friends and informative, irritating, irreverent, and downright funny posts. [beer]
Happy Anniversary [thumbsup]
Quote from: Duck-Stew on May 04, 2009, 03:37:51 PM
I'd say (my opinion) that we've equaled the DML in a lot of respects and for such a short time...we're CERTAIN to blow *all* the DML's stats completely out of the water eventually. But, (again my opinion) I don't think we're there quite yet....but it's early yet...and I share your enthusiasm! [thumbsup]
I guess I was basing my opinion on the amount of active members we have here. I would think that would be way more than TOB. [beer]
I can't speak for all the Flounders..
But from my point of view...
We're a family...the acronym is unimportant...
the board is solvent...That is not to say we don't need donations.
I think we...the flounders...have a desire to make a difference in some way.
The DML was a great venue..
this is too.
We all could possibly be a driving force in a world that just seems to be about money.
This place...in case you haven't noticed...
is not about the money.
It's about all of us.
Quote from: ducpainter on May 04, 2009, 05:50:53 PM
This place...in case you haven't noticed...
is not about the money.
It's about all of us.
[thumbsup]
like I should talk. [laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on May 04, 2009, 05:50:53 PM
I can't speak for all the Flounders..
But from my point of view...
We're a family...the acronym is unimportant...
the board is solvent...That is not to say we don't need donations.
I think we...the flounders...have a desire to make a difference in some way.
The DML was a great venue..
this is too.
We all could possibly be a driving force in a world that just seems to be about money.
This place...in case you haven't noticed...
is not about the money.
It's about all of us.
... and THAT is the reason why this is one of the best little spots on the interwebs hands down. Thanks to everyone for making the DMF what it is...
Family. [thumbsup]
ducatimonsterfamily.org anyone??
Quote from: DesmoLu on May 04, 2009, 11:31:51 AM
Does this mean we will double celebrate anniversary of DMF when we celebrate our 1-yr in a couple weeks? I think it does! [beer] even if we did meet on TOB
God I'm lucky ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on May 04, 2009, 05:50:53 PM
I can't speak for all the Flounders..
But from my point of view...
We're a family...the acronym is unimportant...
the board is solvent...That is not to say we don't need donations.
I think we...the flounders...have a desire to make a difference in some way.
The DML was a great venue..
this is too.
We all could possibly be a driving force in a world that just seems to be about money.
This place...in case you haven't noticed...
is not about the money.
It's about all of us.
[thumbsup] [beer] [clap]
HAPPY BIRFDAY DMF!!!! [beer] [beer] [beer] [beer] [beer] [beer] [beer]
Quote from: OverCaffeinated on May 04, 2009, 11:23:42 AM
I didn't realize the board is only one year old.
Napoleon Dynamite Voice: It's only like the best place on the internet.
But I have to say it makes me a bit nervous to see that there is maintenance being performed on the anniversary. I'm scared the board might come back up with google ads for motorcycle dating services.
Someone please reassure me this won't happen. :-\
Just some colon cleansing and teeth whitening stuff.
It won't be bad. ;D
I dont wanna be flushed :'(
I'll be better
I swear
Relax...said the proctologist :-*
The reason we're doing the maintenance today is simply because this is the first chance Daryl has had...turns out he has a real life unlike many of us. ;D
We're using a custom theme and that has caused issues with the upgrades and some members functionality and the admin control panel.It's why the BoMB hasn't changed, and why the configurators aren't posted.
It's going to be time consuming, and some customizations may not get done on the first go round. That's why things may go down periodically during the week.
It'll all be fine.
Quote from: hbliam on May 04, 2009, 03:43:48 PM
I agree that the DMF has equaled or suprassed the DMF in most respects. I will say that I hope the topic of stats never comes up again. A community couldn't care less about the stats. An owner with a business model does and we have already lived through that.
Oh and a "state of the DMF" report that Statler mentioned long ago would be good. Might encourage another round of needed (or not) capital.
You are correct. I know I'm overdue for one.
I'm glad we have the DMF. I about cried when TOB died. Glad I made it here!
[beer]
[moto]
:D
maybe the down time can all be after midnight eastern time......... [evil]
Quote from: herm on May 05, 2009, 12:28:49 PM
maybe the down time can all be after midnight eastern time......... [evil]
It has to be before 7:30 pm eastern time, Nate's bedtime.
Quote from: Ducaholic on May 05, 2009, 02:38:56 PM
It has to be before 7:30 pm eastern time, Nate's bedtime.
Doood....
I'm gonna be an innocent bystander in all this.
I write checks...
pm people that can actually do stuff...
and have fun.
I can sleep later.
i happen to know that nate is a night owl.
Quote from: herm on May 05, 2009, 04:28:21 PM
i happen to know that nate is a night owl.
Must be hell keeping the feathers out of the wet paint. [laugh]
Quote from: Speeddog on May 05, 2009, 05:14:07 PM
Must be hell keeping the feathers out of the wet paint. [laugh]
ZING!
Quote from: Speeddog on May 05, 2009, 05:14:07 PM
Must be hell keeping the feathers out of the wet paint. [laugh]
[laugh]
a big thank you to everyone who keeps this place going
and
happy anniversary DMF [thumbsup]
Quote from: herm on May 05, 2009, 04:28:21 PM
i happen to know that nate is a night owl.
dp is really skynet ;D
so,.........who is the terminator?
4383 members, .... and growing ... and going strong .... [beer]
... happy anniversary! .... happy h an-niversry! ... hhhhhhhhapppy! an-iver-sery!. ;D
Thanks for making it happen. [clap]
In the right way; at the right time. [cheeky]
Cheers All [thumbsup]
Dave [moto]