VBW buyout rumours???

As we know, it's been some time since this site was updated, in fact not since before last September. But has anyone heard any rumours of a possible buyout of the VB network by Karl Moore's company White Cliff computing?
It's been a long time since I've spoken with Karl (apparently he's writing a book or something, according to his website at least) but can't get any more info at the moment.
I know he keeps in touch with another of my friends, and she did mention something a few weeks back that something was going on and that the site will get a whole new look????

Any thoughts anyone?

That's the first I've heard of any buyout

Following on from my previous message, I've just lifted this from Karl's web site at karlmoore.com

"Latest: Buyout talks with a leading development network are currently underway and details will be unveiled shortly."

So does anyone know whether he's referring to the VB network ?

Actually, John and i are about to finalise a deal.



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Thease rumors are true. Actually on March 1st the site should have been changed. hmmm. Karl is a very cool guy and he will be in charge of the VBW, but John will stick around at least for some time.

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Originally posted by Serge
Thease rumors are true. Actually on March 1st the site should have been changed. hmmm. Karl is a very cool guy and he will be in charge of the VBW, but John will stick around at least for some time.

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What does this mean to us the members though ?

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Originally posted by tumblingdown
Actually, John and i are about to finalise a deal.



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tumblingdown = Karl Moore ???
:confused:

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Originally posted by plenderj


What does this mean to us the members though ?

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Everything we've posted/uploaded becomes the property of Karl Moore, and we have to send a monthly payment to use the site!
:D :D :D

Nothing will change for the members of this site. Only the management changes, everything else stays. :)

good

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Originally posted by NotLKH
tumblingdown = Karl Moore ???
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Not unless Karl Moore is a chronic lightweight with a tendency to fall down in the gutter...

but then does this mean that we will be able to get a response when we post in forum feedback with errors

does any one know why john has decided to do this ??

John is busy with Jelsoft

so you coming for a beer next week then Dunc?




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Can't; it's my wife's birthday, and we've got plans.

Mind you, after my last crack I wouldn't feel safe anyway.

Looks like we pissed John off too much

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Originally posted by chrisjk
Looks like we pissed John off too much

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Probs :)

well he banned you ;)

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Originally posted by Serge
Nothing will change for the members of this site. Only the management changes, everything else stays. :)

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So Karl's buying it from Jelsoft?

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Originally posted by chrisjk
well he banned you ;)

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;)

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Originally posted by parksie
So Karl's buying it from Jelsoft?

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Yup, all of it VBW, VBSquare, VBAPI and VBF

As long as the forums remain the same, yet the articles in vbw are replentished as they used to be, ill be happy. Hopefully they will have enough money as a backbone to run this without that sprinks popup so i can switch back to that template.....

is he actually ganna pay money for it?

I wonder how much, if he is

Hey I just noticed Karl's browsing Chit Chat...

Good news. there will be no more popups. Karl is a very cool guy, so give him a chance.

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Originally posted by Serge
Good news. there will be no more popups. Karl is a very cool guy, so give him a chance.

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Is he as cool as you, Serge? Will the same moderators be around?:)

I think all moderators will stay. And if you think I am cool :) then you would love Karl ;)

Karl's a good bloke - if you've not spoken to him before you'll like him :)

He used to have (does he still have?) a radio show over here in the UK, and he still writes columns for things like Micro Mart.

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Originally posted by Serge
I think all moderators will stay. And if you think I am cool :) then you would love Karl ;)

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We could be in trouble guys....no more forum fights if Serge's (and got to say dude way cool handling of CyberThug), anything to go by:(

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I feel unhappy
I feel so sad
I've lost the best friend
That I ever had

She was my moderator
I ..................... her so
But it's too late now
We're let her go
I'm going through Changes
I'm going through Changes

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Strange katie, that was playing while l read this, thought l might share the music....with slight alterations;)

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Strange katie

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Hey who told you my nick-name? :D

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Originally posted by barrk


Hey who told you my nick-name? :D

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LOL:D

Am in close contact with Tom at all times of course.......

Hey Serge did John charge $1.50 extra for the copyright to all my posts, if he did Karl got ripped man;)

Am sitting watching the sun come up over the harbour bridge, with Black Sabbath Vol 4 blaring away on the head phones...

I think l might have to come clean on a scam my wife and l were running on this forum....Jamagei has way too much memory retention, and GR saw through it pretty damn quickly:eek:

Don't spoil it Jethro.......some others may not have caught on! It's never good to 'fess up too soon!

I think I missed that one...this is what happens when I go away for a week!

Dear Friends,

Whoah - I step outside for a breath of fresh air and two minutes later, I return to a forum bustling with buyout rumours. I guess it's time to call a press conference :)

Okay, the situation is pretty straight forward. Yes, the eternally-knowledgable Serge is correct - the VB-World Network is currently being transferred from Jelsoft Enterprises through to White Cliff. The move is currently underway and raises that very obvious question: what does all this mean to members?
Thankfully, nothing bad. The first thing to change will be the VB-World site. Every single piece of content currently online will be manually rechecked and filtered through for accuracy, relevance and new English-usage standards. Those that pass will be re-entered into the new site, under one of four new sections: Tutorials; Features; Code Snippets and Reviews. We're also working on new articles and writers (if you're interested in being in at the beginning, let me know!).

Elsewhere on VB-World, you'll have the Codebank, which enables you to post your own snippets for others to download (a little like the Planet Sourcecode site John talked about some time ago). There's also the new VB-World Messenger, a HTML-based messaging system that will allow members and the system itself to send messages to each other - such as reminders, questions, submission alerts and more.

What else? VB-World will see the return of the Directory that we once had here (including the ability to submit your own sites), plus you'll also find a new Events diary. A "My Network" area will also provide you with more customisation.

At the moment, we do not have an official release date for the new site. March 1st was a date we banded about during the early days, however all we can really say is that July 30th will be the absolute cut-off date. Everything will be completed by then.
Regarding the other network sites: VB-Square will undergo a complete revamp; VB-API will be updated in design only; VB-Forums may be altered in some form so it integrates with the new "personalisation" features of the site (this may include a complete rewrite of the entire Forums).

Anyway, gang - that's the situation. Yes, things are changing. But for once, it's a good change - and one that should result in a community truly better than the rest.
Incidentally, should anyone have any thoughts/ideas/suggestions on what the new VB-World Network should inlude, please post them this way. We've already had a number of consultancies on it this end (we have five developers working on the core site as I type), however we're always open to suggestions. My e-mail, as ever - [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
And in reply to MarkMan asking about the Sprinks popups - one of our first executive decisions has been to completely scrap all but a couple of frontpage advertisements. They *are* annoying, aren't they?

Big thanks to everyone for their support during this time - especially the Jelsoft crew - and I look forward to working with you all to deliver a new and greater development network that will prove an invaluable resource for years to come.

Sincere thanks,
~ Karlos
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Karl Moore MCP, MCSD
Managing Director, White Cliff
Senior Editor, VB-World
Phone: 07092 17 18 19
E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Web: www.karlmoore.com <http://www.karlmoore.com> - *updated*

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Originally posted by chrisjk
no don't do that. Half the forum would have custom ones then which would dilute the speciality of it. What would be the point in that?

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Dude out of 28,000 members, less than 40 have reached 2048

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Originally posted by Jamagei
And the longer it takes Justin to get to custom status the better I think. :p

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Shut up

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Originally posted by jpbtennisman


Shut up

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Awww, is poor widdle justy-wusty upset at me. :D

I thought more than 40 would have been above 2048. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad.

Anyway, come on Justin, be a man, stand up for yourself. Rip it back at me :D

All this new stuff sounds pretty cool. Will it all still be free thought? Where will the income come from?

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Originally posted by Jamagei


Awww, is poor widdle justy-wusty upset at me. :D

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I have a very bad temper this week, I'm sorry if I'm lashing out at everyone

I think pictures speak louder than words so I am going to post this to everyone who rubs me the wrong way
http://66.57.155.157/ftp.gif

:D

hahahahahaahaha 0wned!

did someone upload tons of kiddie pr0n to urs and u got caught? just a guess:rolleyes:

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Originally posted by nabeels786
did someone upload tons of kiddie pr0n to urs and u got caught? just a guess:rolleyes:

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No, my FTP has been down for days because I'm lazy :p

it's up on request however

Here's your chance to call me dumb (possibly)

But I don't get it.....

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Originally posted by Jamagei
Here's your chance to call me dumb (possibly)

But I don't get it.....

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I only give access to people who I like, and you're not starting out on the right track there

I'm willing to make friends, and make peace, but nooo, you don't want to

and you don't be someone's friend just for their FTP anyway, I can tell who is my friend and who isn't

(Emo and nabeels both have access on-request)

I won't call you dumb, just to prove my point, i don't want any further enemies..even if my temper this week is extremely bad.

Why would I want access to your FTP though? :confused:

I am not trying to make enemies, I am just having a laugh and hopefully giving a few of the other forum users a chuckle. I don't always aim my comments at you. You just make it easy. Tell you what I will try and cut it out a bit.

Well it's March 1st and I don't see anything new...

:confused:

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Originally posted by Jamagei
Why would I want access to your FTP though? :confused:

I am not trying to make enemies, I am just having a laugh and hopefully giving a few of the other forum users a chuckle. I don't always aim my comments at you. You just make it easy. Tell you what I will try and cut it out a bit.

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OK

I don't mind a good joke but when one does it too often...it makes me mad, and as I've said, my temper is VERY BAD

I've just permanently left one of my favorite forums for a very stupid reason which I won't get into.

Well most people do want access to 30 gigs of, um, "game demos" ;)

Ahhhh, I see. Yes, now that makes sense. But I only have a crappy 56k modem :( so your FTP is useless to me :p

Nah, like I said I will cut down. I refuse to stop completely for anyone ;)

It's only *realizes this is a thread the admins will be reading* :eek:

...a server with game demos :D :D :D

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Originally posted by jpbtennisman
It's only *realizes this is a thread the admins will be reading* :eek:

...a server with game demos :D :D :D

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Damn, now they know about it you're going to be saturated with requests ;)

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Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Dude out of 28,000 members, less than 40 have reached 2048

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that's 4x's the current number

A year ago, 4 people had custom. Now 12 people have it; that's 3x's. The same will probably happen next year, so why lower it??

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Originally posted by jpbtennisman


I have a very bad temper this week

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bit of an understatement :p

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Originally posted by Pix


bit of an understatement :p

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WHAT THE **** DID YOU ****ING SAY??

:mad: :mad: :mad:

****ing **** ****ing **** ****er, **** you, **** *** **** ****ing ****ing **** ****er **** ****er

:D :D :D

:p

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Originally posted by KarlMoore
Dear Friends,
.................VB-Forums may be altered in some form so it integrates with the new "personalisation" features of the site (this may include a complete rewrite of the entire Forums). ...............
Sincere thanks,
~ Karlos
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Karl Moore MCP, MCSD
Managing Director, White Cliff
Senior Editor, VB-World
Phone: 07092 17 18 19
E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Web: www.karlmoore.com <http://www.karlmoore.com> - *updated*

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Hmmm, I hope the existing posts remain existing. It really doesn't say one way or the other...Don't want to see our attachments, code, advice to each other go up in smoke...

:(