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Originally Posted by Harrison
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The board owner is a retard.
He doesn't want a community anymore, I suppose. Fuck him.
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I am the owner/moderator of the eqmac.com forums and I am glad someone has provided a clarification of my intelligence level, based on the fact that I did not respond instantly to a PM.
To provide some background of both the server and of the workings of the eqmac.com boards:
We/I are/am completely independent of SOE and Everquest. I have no personal contact with anyone at SOE, and I actually haven't played EQ of any form since 2007. I provide the forums as a service to the EQMac community, out of a respect for the people who play, and to support a game I once spent a great deal of my life playing.
I was not the originator of the eqmac.com forums, but took them over in 2006 and have run them ever since. The forums were created to provide a place for the EQMac community to interact. Since we were actually unable to use the SOE forums for several years after our game was released, eqmac.com became the default "official" communication channel.
As such, we had an unspoken agreement with SOE. We would do our utmost to maintain the same standards as they would in their own fora. In return, we would be allowed to use the "Everquest" name, trademark logos etc. and, more importantly, we would have an occasional official communication from various guides, GMs and developers.
For nearly ten years we have had this arrangement, and it has served the community well.
Yes, I know the server is being closed down...Yes, I know I could do whatever I pleased in terms of posting links, software and the like there, with the worst case being a slap in the hand from SOE.
I will not do that. Out of respect for both the EQMac community and yes, even SOE, I will continue to maintain the same standards we have had for many years. This includes removal and possible banning of people who violate eqmac.com's rules.
I am glad that you in the Project 1999 community will welcome us Mac players, should we decide to join you. As a former software engineer, I also respect the scale of the project you are undertaking.
However, I ask that you respect the rules and nature of the eqmac.com forums. Feel free to join us and offer condolences or even taunt us, if you desire. But please, keep mention of your project off of our semi-official forums.
Nikolai, eqmac.com owner and moderator