Personal Notice

Submitted by t_co on Tue, 2006-08-08 08:18. ::
 

I recognize the irony of critiquing Ivan's tendency towards personal attacks and then posting a personal announcement here. But please bear with me. I recently hit my next step in my life plan, which will, among other things, involve a change of employment venue as well as a substantial reduction in my free time. Because I don't want to burden all of you with an increase in low quality posts about Kate Moss's legs, this will translate, in turn, to a reduction of my posts on this forum.

In addition, I will be transferring control of this user to another individual, one of my good friends, who happens to have been lurking here for quite some time (he introduced me to this site.) This transfer will occur sometime this September. I plan to be disconnected from the internet for a while, doing some business in China's northwest, northeast, and the bordering countries. (There, if you want to stalk me, you'll have a few million square kilometers to search through.) A company there needs some capital injections and consultancy work, and I fit their bill, and their paybill fit me.

In case my activities require a cessation of all posting activities soon, I will say this now: all of you have been one of the more awesome web groups I've hung out with (a lot better than my first group, a Starcraft clan.) Thanks for enlightening me and stirring up some noble intentions in this cool, detached heart.

Cheers, chillax, peace, salaam, �你们身体�康, 万事如�.

As one noted historical figure put it, "Aecta is fabula, plaudite."

t_co

Ivan
Submitted by Ivan on Tue, 2006-08-08 08:41.
t_co wrote:
I recognize the irony of critiquing Ivan's tendency towards personal attacks and then posting a personal announcement here.

But nobody would have thought of any connection between those two things if you hadn't suggested a connection in the above comment.

Which suggests that in your mind, the two things ARE connected, although only you will ever know in what way. But the way you wrote the above comment just doesn't smell right.

ACB
Submitted by ACB on Tue, 2006-08-08 08:53.

Deleted by ACB due to agro from another user

Fat Cat
Submitted by Fat Cat on Tue, 2006-08-08 10:10.

t_co, all the best. I hope that you'll find what you set out to find in the remote outback of China's northwest. Do drop by for a visit whenever you can, and let us know how you're doing. :)

Aramel
Submitted by Aramel on Tue, 2006-08-08 11:37.

Goodbye, t_co! And good luck! :wink:

nausicaa
Submitted by nausicaa on Tue, 2006-08-08 18:25.

Good luck with your new job, t-co. And please come back when you have some free time. From cosmopolitan Shanghai to the hinterlands...

Sonagi
Submitted by Sonagi on Wed, 2006-08-16 00:01.
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I recognize the irony of critiquing Ivan's tendency towards personal attacks and then posting a personal announcement here.

I don't see the irony. This is the most appropriate place for inoffensive personal announcements. There is no appropriate place at TPD for offensive personal attacks.

Best wishes in your new adventure!

lightyear
Submitted by lightyear on Wed, 2006-08-16 07:15.

t_co, was good speaking/debating with you. Good luck on the new job.

BTW, why transfer the account to a friend? Can't he just use another user?
Maintaining t_co brand equity? Heh.

t_co
Submitted by t_co on Fri, 2006-10-06 08:44.

Lol, I am the original t_co's friend, and I'll just say that he and I are family, so he just decided to transfer it over to me. I'm a lot younger than he is too, so he thought it would be best not to disclose my personal details on the internet.

And he did laugh at your joke about brand equity.