Britai 7018 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Sorry if this was posted somewhere else, or doesn't belong in this forum, please feel free to lock or move. I just went to Robotech.com and it said that it was going down March 21st @ 1PM PST. No reason or anything. Anyone know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoro242 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Every year they do an April Fools joke, I'm sure this is part of this years joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiyao Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I sure hope so! I can't believe how depressed I was on reading the news (or "news", as the case may be). I can barely start to project my reaction if MW goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoBe-Patt Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I have to say I'm happy and sad at the same time. Happy that it's going down, because that place is boring anyway. But sad that once it's down, all them robotechies will end up here somehow and flood this place up with robotech stuff. Noooo!!!! We must fight to keep MW from getting tainted by them! Arrggghhh!!! But then again, this could be a April fool's joke..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Notice in the article how they keep mentioning primarily that the server will go down, not the domain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 At least that'll give the RT.com forum members some time to improve their spelling and grammar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Guys I think it is just a server swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Sama Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Sorry if this was posted somewhere else, or doesn't belong in this forum, please feel free to lock or move.I just went to Robotech.com and it said that it was going down March 21st @ 1PM PST. No reason or anything. Anyone know why? new server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesker99 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Then why the crap is Steve being so uninformative and bleak about the whole thing? I say lame april fools joke, but I don't really care either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Then why the crap is Steve being so uninformative and bleak about the whole thing? Because all his porn is on the old server, and they refuse to move it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKlown Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Steve's also got a really nasty habit of celebrating April Fool's weeks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 well, just in case i bought a "robotech.com exclusive" toy now rather than waiting and hoping to see it on Ebay at some point. God that website's prices are insane. I think I'm gonna head over there and blow every TOU now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesker99 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 (edited) Yeah, I've actually heard a lot of talk that the site is going down, but only for 3-4 days... Steve has to resolve host issues and celebrate april fools a few weeks early? You be the judge. Edited March 21, 2005 by Wesker99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyrox Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Well, I am obviously as uninformed as everyone else here, but here is my thought. Out of curiousity I read the RT.com thread, and Steve said that he wasn't at liberty to say why they were shutting down so abruptly. I don't see how server problems fit the bill here, so it is either a real shut-down, or a rather lame joke. I don't see another option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I seriously don't think they will shut the domain for good. Still $$$ to be milked from RT for years. And if its a server swap or maintenance...WHO CARES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesker99 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I've also heard that HG was like, broke big time. But then again everything I hear is just rumor. Only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Morpheus Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 It does sound like merely a server change. I finally made Corporal over there(how, since I'm here more than there I don't know). It would suck to finally get that promotion then have the whole site gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kliqonator Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 At least that'll give the RT.com forum members some time to improve their spelling and grammar. One could only hope! Anyone who has bought into RT.com going down for good is such a mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogami Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I don't give a damn to RT.com anymore... it is just another greedy company's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Skull Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Then why the crap is Steve being so uninformative and bleak about the whole thing?I say lame april fools joke, but I don't really care either way. I would say that he is setting up his april fools joke and trying fix some server issues. Of course the site is crap anyways and putting Steve in charge of it doesn't matters at all, since he doesn't appear to have the qualifications to run a website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 It's clearly a joke - look at the wording. Someone put up the Steve Yun-fireing pic. Maybe with funny text inserted into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDisco Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 logically i would say it's just a server upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane29 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 The Robotech.com server, Feb 2001 - March 2005 That wording leads me to believe that it is a server upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Here is the chat log when Tommy told us about it <joerabbit> do you even know why the site is going down? <BlueTrim> it will be tomorrow in twenty minutes <Tommy> server contract expired - the ISP is taking it down <joerabbit> oy vey <joerabbit> so we have to wait on co-location negotiations <joerabbit> just great <Tommy> the original company that did the launch hosting of RT.COM actually no longer exists <joerabbit> will this irc room remain up? * Tommy holds up hand - Scout's honor > wow... ^^ imagine that the Macross World people will not realize this and freak with joy when they see the site down <Tommy> it'll be up monday morning, but when RT.COM does down this chatroom probably will too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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