It's my pleasure and honor to be the first to say this: "Happy Birthday NSFCD!" It's already been three whole years since we opened up NSF, and we've seen a lot of ups and downs. There was the early rivalry with NS2, the domain selling, staff pro/demotions like crazy, PY being corrupt, a rivalry with NS2, a forum merge, a failed forum merge, NFES, NFES no more, an Arcade, an Arcade no more, board restructuring, projects left right and center, and all sorts of crazy events.
Today, the NSFCD Staff wishes to say thank you to a few people. First of all, we want to thank all of our former staff members, whom helped develop this site. Whether it was Zoidberg for helping me set up the boards, Marluxia for being hilarious, or FH for keeping NSFCD in check, we thank all of our former staff for their service.
In particular, we want to thank Vaatixganon. Without him, NSFCD would have died a few times over. He merged his forum, FCD, in to NSF to help give it new life. He hosted us when we were down and out, and he has brought us back from the brink of disaster several times.
We wish to thank NSider2 for stealing all of our ideas, but also for being a force that kept us motivated to being unique...only to have it all taken a few weeks later. But such is the internet!
Most importantly, we want to thank each and every one of you for still being here, and being the reason we, the staff, are still here. Without you, NSFCD would not exist. As such, we've got a few presents for you over the course of the day...
1. Board Changes: the board changes will be taking effect today. Power On will have a poll to rename it, the Arts boards will be merged together (this should have been done sooner...), and video game discussion will be several compact compared to before. You will still see some Boards of the Month, though. Are you ready for the Blood Gulch?
2. Wiki Projects: With Tidal being live now, we're going to start creating templates for users. Anyone that wants a page for themselves should get on making one. Help us retell our history (we're particularly nostalgic at the moment), and more. We're going to list some projects on the main page, so check it out.
3. Arcade: Did you think we forgot the arcade? Well, we did. We're going to make up for the neglect by adding in a ton of games for you guys to be the best at. Oh, and Mack might fix some graphics if homework isn't weighing him down.
4. TRIVIA: Tomorrow night at 8PM CST, Mack and I are also going to host some NSFCD related trivia. Prizes perhaps? Perhaps. We'll see you in #nsider.
5. The NSFCD Network: Officially, we are pleased to announce the creation of an official network of sites. While Area 6 and NSFCD are currently the only members, along with Tidal Wiki, we anticipate 8th-circuit will join us, as will our affiliates. This network will be encompassed by a global footer at the bottom of the forum with links to our other sites, as well as handy links to things like a privacy policy (also new!), the arcade, and...
6. NFES: This isn't a joke. This is very much so real. NFES is back in black...and grey...and red. Every game available for you to play. Yeah, we were totally neglecting the arcade. Expect the two to be best friends, because NFES is currently only loosely integrated into the site. Still, having all of those great games (and a few not so great ones, right Bored?), should mean many hours here on NSFCD. We would like to thank Jamie Sanders in particular for helping us get NFES back up and running. It wouldn't have been possible without him.
http://www.nsfcd.com/nfes
These updates are going to be works in progress over the coming days. And, of course, we have some more surprises waiting around the corner. Things get haunted around this time of year...
Happy Birthday NSFCD,
-The Staff
Couldn't have said it better myself.
So three more years now? And, oh yes, NFES, how I missed you. I was also wondering when the art boards were gonna get merged. And lets hope the other stuff will bring in some more activity and life.
Congrats on three years.
Every member from the past and present has played a vital role in the true development of this site.
Still, it's hard to believe that this site is still here. I owe it all thanks to you guys!
I have a place... a Home I can come to where I can post my opinions on things and what not and be at ease with it.
I'm sure I'm the eldest member that goes here, soon I'm sure I'll depart...Don't know when I'll get to Old to hang around here, but until then this will always be my Internet Home.
NSFCD, my baby is getting old. ^___^
Wooooooooooooo!
I joined NSF, left, missed the big dramas, and came back. I'm one of the oldest here, but I'm going to stay until it starts to get creepy. I guess when Star leaves I know my time will be comiong soon.
NFES is exciting stuff, and I know we have plans in store for it to make sure it gets some use. Did you know you can save your games now? Just save like you normally would, then hit F10 to get your save code. Copy and paste that ninny into a note or word file. Copy it in next time you play.
And three years from know, when we drive hover cars and play games with our minds, we'll still post about it here.
Quote from: BOREDFANBOY on September 21, 2010, 04:26:20 AM
Wooooooooooooo!
I joined NSF, left, missed the big dramas, and came back. I'm one of the oldest here, but I'm going to stay until it starts to get creepy. I guess when Star leaves I know my time will be comiong soon.
it's been three years already? and I think I might be a little older then you
Read the first sentence as
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on September 20, 2010, 10:10:00 PM
It's my pleasure and horror to be the first to say this
But no really. I love NSFCD so much. Been a loyal member for over 4 years (back when there was no NS prefix).
VXG continues to be awesome, mysteriously. So does everything this crazy project has been through over the years. I'm not sure what keeps me coming back, but it does, and so I gladly shall. Thanks everyone. 8)
Three years...we've really managed to survive for that long. I think that says something about us and our members. Even with the members we've lost, we're still alive, when one year ago we were wondering just how we were going to survive long enough to see a third year anniversary. With the NSFCD Network, I think we'll be just fine for a while.
I'm glad that this place is still here. I've actually learned a lot from NSF, even back when I was a (bigger) naive young boy. I don't think I'll be leaving you guys any time soon
NFES?
I came back at the right time.
I'm one of the oldest running members here, just not on this account. Silver invited me as soon as it opened, which wasn't too long after Oldsider died. I kind of drifted away for a year or so, then came back when I found the Nsiderforums.org TF2 server. Now that the drama has subsided for the most part, I hope we can make another 3 years.
I HAVE A REASON TO BUY THAT USB NES CONTROLLER! THANK YOU MODS!
Nice.
So if I get the Cake and Ice cream for NSFCD, what is everybody else gonna bring to the party?
I could bring the assorted beverages.
Also, someone get Kilroy to post. He's been lurking long enough.
Quote from: StarWindWizard7 on September 21, 2010, 01:41:44 PM
So if I get the Cake and Ice cream for NSFCD, what is everybody else gonna bring to the party?
My winning personality.
:)
...
:(
The NFES is great. It works much better than it did before, and that's awesome.
But it's missing a few games: Namely Mother 1 and FF 2 and 3.
And I know these are japanese games, but there HAS to be a way to find english versions of these.
As a note, I have a lecture on sexual health tonight (yay), and will complete, largely, the board changes after. Expect a few other things to pop up in chat tonight, too. YAY TRIVIA
I remember after the whole restructuring that I had to reregister because my account got deleted.I also remember way back when my friend, Quadium32, was an admin before this was NSFCD or FCD.
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on September 21, 2010, 02:08:51 PM
My winning personality.
:)
...
:(
Stop being so Emo, your like a God around here.
Quote from: StarWindWizard7 on September 21, 2010, 03:35:41 PM
Stop being so Emo, your like a God around here.
I was just joking. D:
It's been three years? Man, Nsider shutting down feels like so long ago. Although to be honest I like this place better. Nsider was too goody goody as far as "WE WANT THIS TO BE A HAPPY PLACE!" by the admins (go to hell Andy). Not to mention a lot of users there were jerks. So yeah, I like this place better.
LET US RESTART THE POSTING WAR WINGLESS!
Holy poop, 3 years? Damn. But it's probably a good thing in a way-oldsider was way too strict.
I seriously can't believe it's been three years...
Happy Birthday to us!
Happy birthday to the best forum ever.
Quote from: Mystic on September 21, 2010, 09:04:53 PM
Happy birthday to the best forum ever.
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Quote from: Nayrman on September 21, 2010, 04:48:25 PM
It's been three years? Man, Nsider shutting down feels like so long ago. Although to be honest I like this place better. Nsider was too goody goody as far as "WE WANT THIS TO BE A HAPPY PLACE!" by the admins (go to hell Andy). Not to mention a lot of users there were jerks. So yeah, I like this place better.
LET US RESTART THE POSTING WAR WINGLESS!
Oh, no you didn't! You never competed with me in postings... :P
Even if you did, I zoomed passed you faster then Super Sonic.
I don't know why my post count was cut by like 60% here though :|
And really I don't think I Posted THIS MUCH even if I have been here for 3 years myself.
Quote from: StarWindWizard7 on September 21, 2010, 09:09:37 PM
Oh, no you didn't! You never competed with me in postings... :P
Even if you did, I zoomed passed you faster then Super Sonic.
I don't know why my post count was cut by like 60% here though :|
And really I don't think I Posted THIS MUCH even if I have been here for 3 years myself.
You actually have legitimately posted that much in three years.
Happy birthday, etc. etc., where's the hookers and booze
Quote from: Mace on September 21, 2010, 09:37:02 PM
You actually have legitimately posted that much in three years.
really?
ok thats really scary..it shows I have no life because I dedicate myself to this site too much
o wait...
Quote from: StarWindWizard7 on September 21, 2010, 11:14:53 PM
really?
ok thats really scary..it shows I have no life because I dedicate myself to this site too much
o wait...
/me looks at his postcount
>_>
Quote from: StarWindWizard7 on September 21, 2010, 11:14:53 PM
really?
ok thats really scary..it shows I have no life because I dedicate myself to this site too much
o wait...
I guess I'll never have a life looking at the amount of posts I've made here.
Only 2,914 posts in 3 years? How lame.
Um, guys, if you guys don't have...
FUCK
Also, people kept logging on last night. So, the moral of the story is don't log on after 10 Pacific tonight, because you won't get to do anything. Unless you have an admin account. NSFCD will be offline. Other sites on the network (ie. Area 6) will be open.
3 years.
Doesn't intercourse ing feel like it.
Feels like it's only been 1.
In November I will have been a member here for three years. In three years nobody has cared whether I was here or not, who I was or what I did. I don't think I was ever mentioned... anywhere.
And yet, I don't care. I love this place and even if you all still don't know me I know all of you, as creepy as that sounds. I will stay here until, well I honestly have no idea. To you, NSFCD.
Quote from: SkyMyl on September 22, 2010, 12:37:58 PM
I guess I'll never have a life looking at the amount of posts I've made here.
You're catching up to me.
how is this possible
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on September 22, 2010, 03:42:42 PM
You're catching up to me.
how is this possible
Chat threads, boredom, lack of a social life, large amounts of spare time, contributing in discussions, ect.
I've been here about 2, and I've got this.
Pretty good, if I say so myself. (This and the fact that this forum is the only one I ever actually reached 1k)
I still can't believe how many posts I've made in the past three years... :x
I've mostly lurked, but this place sure has changed from way back when.
Hopefully you guys keep it up.
I've been here a little over one year now. Wow. And NSFCD has been around for three long years. Wow. Congrats, NSFCD. Let's double that number, eh?
...I only have this many posts because I've participated in a lot of forum games.
It's weird to think that I've been here almost since it's creation, yet I've done very little to contribute anything or become involved in the community.
Quote from: Neerb on September 28, 2010, 06:02:54 PM
It's weird to think that I've been here almost since it's creation, yet I've done very little to contribute anything or become involved in the community.
I've been here since the day of its creation, and mostly what I do is play forum games and make non-sensible posts.
Yeah I don't contribute in any way either, so it's all good.
how is this place still alive
Never mind, it's an OLD MAN ON LIFE SUPPORT like Von Bolt.
Happy birthday, NSFCD. Here's my contribution to the party:
[spoiler]"30 years... Wow... Really?"
"Yep, this placed survived for thirty long years."
"Three decades."
"10800 days."
"One third of a century."
"...Okay, I think I get it."
"In case you were wondering, yes we did have all those numbers planned out."
"Don't spoil our secrets!"
"Sh, sh! He's coming!"
"I don't hear any-"
"Shuddup!"
Darkness. Did I mention the blackness? Like emerged in a pool of murky, black paint. I couldn't tell who was talking. I wasn't even sure if my own words were escaping my lips or if they were stuck forever in limbo. Did these voices have faces, or were they bodiless words manifesting in my mind? No, I couldn't have made them up. I couldn't do math that fast.
Did that make this real? Could something nonexistent exist? In pure blackness, nothing has a place.
Blinding light. Cheers. Horns. Confetti.
Life.
"Happy anniversary, Silver!"
Noise all around. Smiles. A pat on the back to your neighbor. Shaking hands.
Silver dropped his bag and there was a crack. Broken plates, glass everywhere.
Roars of laughter. A sea of smiles.
A poster was displayed on the wall. Normally, the pancake shack's poster boy, Boar DeFanboye, was displayed as Silver's House of Pancakes' face for all the ads. But today someone photo shopped a picture of Silver on a giant yellow piece of paper and plastered it to the wall like wallpaper. There was Silver in all his acne-filled glory, cross-eyed and smiling avidly.
"You guys... suck," Silver said, staring at the poster. Boar looked at the poster, with his abs in the shot, only with Silver's face covering his own.
"The likeness is uncanny," someone said with a grin.
Boar mixed a drink of whiskey and downed it. "No. But you do have a sexy body."
And the party began. People got into their groups, sat and talked, partied. Because the beach had been around 30 long years and Silver's House of Pancakes shared a day with NSFCD, on this day they were one and the same. It was a congratulations of sorts that they survived. They were still alive, even after all the hardships they had to face.
They were alive.
"How long you been around, package boy?" Boar asked, attempting to mingle with the "lesser men", the ones who weren't as well paid or as famous.
"Seeing as how I don't have anywhere else to go, I've been here since the beginning," Skye replied.
I walked past them with a secret smile. The loyal package boy talking with the star-status model. Who would have thought?
"You need a life."
"I guess so."
Boar walked away after refilling his whiskey, and I moved away before he noticed me and began spewing some of his great bad advice that he was so well-known for. Because if there was one thing people said about Boar, it was that he always gave bad advice and that he believed alcohol could fix any problem. I had never actually held a conversation with him, as he never visited the pancake shack except on special occasions when free whiskey was involved. Like today.
Anyway, I found myself camouflaged between two people playing a card game. It was a smart idea, because I knew Boar would never get within a few yards of anything that didn't involve alcohol, women, or tons of testosterone. And this definitely didn't involve any of those things. Magnum was playing a card game against the only person among our staff that worked the night shift. No one even knew his real name, they just called him 'Night'.
Seriously, I don't know anything about Night. In fact, this was the second time I had ever seen him before. The first... well, that's a story for another day. Anyway, his name is pretty accurate. He's about as shrouded in mystery as the very blackness that swallows the thick, night sky. A skinny, pale kid. One of those people who just looks smart, you don't even have to ask. And by his palate, I'd guess he's seen less of the sun than a vampire. Unless... No, not getting into that here. Not yet.
I stepped on one of the cards when backing up. Magnum jumped up and Night gave me a cold stare.
"Arr, matey. Avast!" Magnum shouted, pointing at me. "Yer bloody feet are the culprits in this crime!"
"Uh... What?" I asked.
Magnum grinned and pointed to the card sticking to the bottom of my shoe. "I think you stepped in gum, in plebian terms."
I tried to shake the card off, but it wouldn't budge. Finally, I lifted my shoe up and peeled the card off. Sure enough, some pink bubble gum came with it. "Ew... As sharp as always, Magnum." I handed him back the card, an embarrassed smile on my face. "Heh, heh... Here ya go. Uh, sorry."
"Eh, wasn't mine anyway," Magnum said with a shrug. He flicked the card at Night. With his piercing, unblinking eyes, he stared at me. Magnum leaned in close and whispered, "Now you've gone and done it. You'll have to face his wrath." Then he leaned back and shouted, "Witch! Witch! Burn her at the stake! She be a witch!" Night nodded solemnly, then turned back to his game.
I raised my eyes at Magnum. Then shook my head. "You guys are... weird."
"Thanks," Magnum said genuinely. "Wouldn't it be boring to be anything otherwise?" I smiled back, maybe sharing that sentiment... maybe slightly.
"Whatever floats your boat." And I left them to their game, afraid of Night's glowering eyes.
I noticed Silver, Mack the Manager, and the pancake shack's super, Celio (although people liked to call him Super affectionately, or Super Celio, and he endorsed it) talking together at one side of the room.
Super was another person that wasn't seen often. He had a lot of money (there were rumors that he made $1,122,329 a year - I know, pretty specific sum for a rumor...) and was said to have built the pancake shack with his own two hands. Although only rumors surround this character. I can't be sure of what he's actually done or when he's lying. In fact, the only thing I know for sure about Super is that he has an older brother that is a lot like him. Or, I should say, Super is a lot like his older brother. Following in the footsteps, as they say. But I know even less about Super's older brother, only that more wild rumors follow him. And that he's the most hated and most beloved and respected person that ever had anything to do with Silver's House of Pancakes.
Anyway, I decided to leave the staff to their own little conversation. They were probably reminiscing about the good old days, something I would know little about. As I turned to find a new conversation to join in on, I found Rob. He was running around the room, spreading something. And knowing Rob, that meant drama was afoot. I decided to head his way. It's shameful, but it seems humans are attracted to bad news like moths to the light.
"What's up, Rob?" I said, approaching him.
"Check this out," he said, glancing around to make sure we were alone before shoving his phone into my face.
"What?" I asked.
"Read it!" he urged me, shaking the phone in his hand. I grabbed his phone from him to stop him from shaking it and read the text that was on it. It read:
'Guess who? Happy birthday to your little breakfast club. We might... crash in, if we're that bored.'
I handed Rob back his phone and said, "Who's that from?"
"Guess."
"Scribble? Custom? Sync?"
"And Syd."
"All four of them?"
"Yep. They're coming here."
"What does this look like, The Wedding Crashers?"
"If they're coming, expect it to be a little less... harmless fun."
"Because pancakes are serious business?"
"Exactly."
"Oh boy..."[/spoiler]
Quote"You guys... suck," Silver said, staring at the poster.
I'd say that.
...No, really.