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Leshy

2005-01-10T00:05:30Z

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Leshy is a male student from the Netherlands, currently in his early twenties.

Originally starting with Planetarion during [[Round 2]], he has played an active part in all aspects of Planetarion, having been in top alliances such as [[Fury]] and [[Eclipse]], but also a [[Forums|Forum]] moderator on [[Planetarion Discussions]], part of [[PA-Team]] in the role of moderator representative, and having written for the Planetarion [[Newsletter]]. He was a member of the galaxy that became European champions in the PA [[World Cup]] group stages, and won bronze in the finals. Retired after [[Round 12]], he currently resides on the [[General Discussion]]s forum, being most well-known for promoting the browser [http://www.opera.com Opera].

His personal website can be found at http://www.leshy.net

== Alliance History ==
*[[Round 2]] - Newbie
*[[Round 3]] - Newbie
*[[Round 4]] - Fury
*[[Round 5]] - Fury
*[[Round 6]] - Fury
*[[Round 7]] - Fury
*[[Round 8]] - Fury
*[[Round 9]] - MadCows
*[[Round 10]] - Eclipse
*[[Round 11]] - MISTU
*[[Round 12]] - MISTU

[[Category:People]]
[[Category: General Discussion]]

General Discussion

2005-01-08T02:55:50Z

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== Description ==
The General Discussions forum is the part of the [[Forums|Planetarion Forums]] where all off-topic discussions not covered by any of the other forums go. While originally Planetarion was one of the main topics on this forum, the later creation of other subforums, most notably [[Planetarion Discussions]], have led to this forum being a more social place than one to discuss the actual game itself. Many of the current regular posters on this forum no longer even play the game, but remain at the forums to keep in touch and discuss a variety of generic topics.

The low influx of new players and forum posters have led to the creation of a more or less secluded community on the General Discussions forum, that may seem somewhat unfriendly and inaccessible to any newcomers. Although certainly a large amount of in-jokes are common on the forum, there is no actual hostility to anyone who has something worthwhile to say. Many of the newer posters on the forums have not let the first sight scare them off, and now continue to add something more or less worthwhile to the forums. A number of regulars can be found in the unofficial [[channel]] [[hashforums|#forums]] on [[NetGamers]].

The forum is currently moderated by [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Kurashima]] and [[Dead_Meat]].

== Random Information ==
(The following was added by random posters from General Discussions, and should be taken with a grain of salt.)

Originally created by [[idimmu]] back in 1998 after stealing the source code from DM after he was presumed dead, hence his new name, [[Dead_Meat]]. There have been numerous sitings of this creature, most notably on the forums. If found, please report immediately to the Butchers Society, Dante's Back Yard, London, W12 B69.

Stolen using a modified astropod by [[JammyJim]] whilst [[idimmu|idi]] was protecting his steroids (annabolic of course).

In conclusion, go shag a camel.

~Edited by ~[[Androme2]]

ps. [[Tarantula]]s Ruled

== General Discussions Regulars ==
*[[Dante Hicks]] is a rasterfarion commie
*[[Nodrog]] is ginger in 360 degrees and in all 4 dimensions
*[[Muslim]] is no longer a virgin yet every female in the world denies this...
*[[Gayle30uk]] is a gay female 30 years of age living in the uk
*[[JonnyBGood]] is Paddy and drunk yet can type fluent English
*[[MrL_JaKiri]] is reading this with a dicktionarary
*[[YahweII]] was [[Yahwe]]
*[[Phang]] is a manchild with 2 dads
*[[Toccata & Fugue]] is a cowardly blonde turncoat who didn't take the chance to hit GWB
*[[Andrew]] is a goff
*[[Vaio]] abandoned his cat to the evil ex
*[[sword]] is cool (Is he?)
*[[Stew]] wants a mention
*[[Ste]] Would like to point out he is not [[Stew]]
*[[Dace]] likes little girls, especially Japanese school girls
*[[Skiddy]] is one of Phang's dads. On weekends, he's the other one.
*[[Leshy]] attempts to make everyone use Opera
*[[Sunday8pm]] is the only troll ever to fight off a billy goat.
~Originally [[Nusselt]] wrote this & was ~Edited by ~[[Androme2]]

PS. Sophie Raworth is a fox

[[Category:Forums]]

General Discussion

2005-01-08T02:55:26Z

213.93.89.122: /* Random Information */

== Description ==
The General Discussions forum is the part of the [[Forums|Planetarion Forums]] where all off-topic discussions not covered by any of the other forums go. While originally Planetarion was one of the main topics on this forum, the later creation of other subforums, most notably [[Planetarion Discussions]], have led to this forum being a more social place than one to discuss the actual game itself. Many of the current regular posters on this forum no longer even play the game, but remain at the forums to keep in touch and discuss a variety of generic topics.

The low influx of new players and forum posters have led to the creation of a more or less secluded community on the General Discussions forum, that may seem somewhat unfriendly and inaccessible to any newcomers. Although certainly a large amount of in-jokes are common on the forum, there is no actual hostility to anyone who has something worthwhile to say. Many of the newer posters on the forums have not let the first sight scare them off, and now continue to add something more or less worthwhile to the forums. A number of regulars can be found in the unofficial [[channel]] [[hashforums|#forums]] on [[NetGamers]].

The forum is currently moderated by Marilyn Manson, Kurashima and Dead_Meat.

== Random Information ==
(The following was added by random posters from General Discussions, and should be taken with a grain of salt.)

Originally created by [[idimmu]] back in 1998 after stealing the source code from DM after he was presumed dead, hence his new name, [[Dead_Meat]]. There have been numerous sitings of this creature, most notably on the forums. If found, please report immediately to the Butchers Society, Dante's Back Yard, London, W12 B69.

Stolen using a modified astropod by [[JammyJim]] whilst [[idimmu|idi]] was protecting his steroids (annabolic of course).

In conclusion, go shag a camel.

~Edited by ~[[Androme2]]

ps. [[Tarantula]]s Ruled

== General Discussions Regulars ==
*[[Dante Hicks]] is a rasterfarion commie
*[[Nodrog]] is ginger in 360 degrees and in all 4 dimensions
*[[Muslim]] is no longer a virgin yet every female in the world denies this...
*[[Gayle30uk]] is a gay female 30 years of age living in the uk
*[[JonnyBGood]] is Paddy and drunk yet can type fluent English
*[[MrL_JaKiri]] is reading this with a dicktionarary
*[[YahweII]] was [[Yahwe]]
*[[Phang]] is a manchild with 2 dads
*[[Toccata & Fugue]] is a cowardly blonde turncoat who didn't take the chance to hit GWB
*[[Andrew]] is a goff
*[[Vaio]] abandoned his cat to the evil ex
*[[sword]] is cool (Is he?)
*[[Stew]] wants a mention
*[[Ste]] Would like to point out he is not [[Stew]]
*[[Dace]] likes little girls, especially Japanese school girls
*[[Skiddy]] is one of Phang's dads. On weekends, he's the other one.
*[[Leshy]] attempts to make everyone use Opera
*[[Sunday8pm]] is the only troll ever to fight off a billy goat.
~Originally [[Nusselt]] wrote this & was ~Edited by ~[[Androme2]]

PS. Sophie Raworth is a fox

[[Category:Forums]]

General Discussion

2005-01-08T02:54:13Z

213.93.89.122: /* General Discussions Regulars */

== Description ==
The General Discussions forum is the part of the [[Forums|Planetarion Forums]] where all off-topic discussions not covered by any of the other forums go. While originally Planetarion was one of the main topics on this forum, the later creation of other subforums, most notably [[Planetarion Discussions]], have led to this forum being a more social place than one to discuss the actual game itself. Many of the current regular posters on this forum no longer even play the game, but remain at the forums to keep in touch and discuss a variety of generic topics.

The low influx of new players and forum posters have led to the creation of a more or less secluded community on the General Discussions forum, that may seem somewhat unfriendly and inaccessible to any newcomers. Although certainly a large amount of in-jokes are common on the forum, there is no actual hostility to anyone who has something worthwhile to say. Many of the newer posters on the forums have not let the first sight scare them off, and now continue to add something more or less worthwhile to the forums. A number of regulars can be found in the unofficial [[channel]] [[hashforums|#forums]] on [[NetGamers]].

The forum is currently moderated by Marilyn Manson, Kurashima and Dead_Meat.

== Random Information ==
(The following was added by random posters from General Discussions, and should be taken with a grain of salt.)

Originally created by Idimmu back in 1998 after stealing the source code from DM after he was presumed dead, hence his new name, Dead Meat. There have been numerous sitings of this creature, most notably on the forums. If found, please report immediately to the Butchers Society, Dante's Back Yard, London, W12 B69.

Stolen using a modified astropod by JammyJim whilst Idi was protecting his steroids (annabolic of course).

In conclusion, go shag a camel.

~Edited by ~Androme

ps. Tarantulas Ruled

== General Discussions Regulars ==
*[[Dante Hicks]] is a rasterfarion commie
*[[Nodrog]] is ginger in 360 degrees and in all 4 dimensions
*[[Muslim]] is no longer a virgin yet every female in the world denies this...
*[[Gayle30uk]] is a gay female 30 years of age living in the uk
*[[JonnyBGood]] is Paddy and drunk yet can type fluent English
*[[MrL_JaKiri]] is reading this with a dicktionarary
*[[YahweII]] was [[Yahwe]]
*[[Phang]] is a manchild with 2 dads
*[[Toccata & Fugue]] is a cowardly blonde turncoat who didn't take the chance to hit GWB
*[[Andrew]] is a goff
*[[Vaio]] abandoned his cat to the evil ex
*[[sword]] is cool (Is he?)
*[[Stew]] wants a mention
*[[Ste]] Would like to point out he is not [[Stew]]
*[[Dace]] likes little girls, especially Japanese school girls
*[[Skiddy]] is one of Phang's dads. On weekends, he's the other one.
*[[Leshy]] attempts to make everyone use Opera
*[[Sunday8pm]] is the only troll ever to fight off a billy goat.
~Originally [[Nusselt]] wrote this & was ~Edited by ~[[Androme2]]

PS. Sophie Raworth is a fox

[[Category:Forums]]

The TFD Thread

2005-01-08T02:05:19Z

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== Description ==
If there would be any forum records kept on the Planetarion Forums, the TFD thread would win many of them. It was the largest, longest-running, most controversial and most rule-breaking thread ever to have been placed on the forums, and may even have wielded the power to elect moderators.

== History ==
It started during [[Round 1]], when an unknown forum poster apparently named [[Henk]] made his first and only post ever on the [[Alliance Discussions|Alliance]] forums, entitled '''!_=-FryingDutch.net-=_!''', unknowing of how legendary his post would become. It was a post in Dutch, which praised the [[alliance]] [[TFD]], encouraging other dutch players to join. The thread received a number of replies as threads generally do, until two other dutch players, [[Lyon]] and [[Basal]] started using the thread for more conversational purposes, pushing the post count up rapidly. Normally, such threads would be closed upon moderator intervention, but it so happened that forum moderator [[MikeUK]] took a liking to the thread or it's posters, and happily joined in on the conversation as far as he could follow it, not speaking any Dutch.

The TFD Thread did finally appear to die out, when it received competition from two other threads of considerable size, namely the [[The Collective]] and the [[Do Battleships have toilets?]] threads. With interest in the TFD thread waning, and the "TC thread" having a far larger amount of active posters, the latter took over the crown of longest post on the Planetarion Forums. By this time, [[MikeUK]] had resigned as a moderator, and was succeeded by the dutch [[Shadow1980]].

However, the TFD thread was soon after "rediscovered" by a new group of dutch posters, mainly [[mpr0733]], [[HRS]], and [[Zapman]], who brought the thread back to the front pages of the forum as a recreational topic. They were soon joined by fellow dutchman [[Leshy]], and with both the TC and Battleship Toilet-threads being closed, they quickly returned the TFD thread to its former status as largest thread. With a Dutch moderator on the forum, the thread again managed to avoid closure.

The aim of the posters by then had become to achieve the 10.000 post mark, setting it well ahead of the other two mentioned threads, which had both been closed before even making the 3.000 mark. Containing very little of actual value, and frequently being used to play "thread tag", a process in which two posters would reply to each other and "tag" each other on IRC after doing so, the thread was continually being spammed to achieve this goal. But then, with less than 100 posts to go, disaster struck.

Forum administrator and Planetarion Creator [[Fudge]] decided to clean the forum database in an attempt to speed up the forums, and purged all old posts. Both all records of Planetarion's earliest rounds and the first 6200 posts of the TFD thread - which did survive the purge - disappeared forever. A major blow to the morale of the posters, but they were not to be undone. The 10.000 post mark was still their goal.

However, a second stroke of bad luck befell the TFD thread. [[Shadow1980]] retired as a forum moderator, and decided that his final act as TFD thread guardian should be to close it, considering no other dutch-speaking moderators were left to watch over the thread. The new forum administrator [[JammyJim]], however, accepted the pleas of the four posters in the TFD thread, and reopened it. Not long after, [[Leshy]] was promoted to forum moderator on [[Planetarion Discussions]], the forum on which the TFD thread resided by then.

The posting immediately continued, and over the course of many months, the thread grew again, until the 10.000th post was finally made by a shared '''FryingDutch.net''' forum account. With [[Round 10]] approaching, and a new version of vBulletin, the forum software used for the Planetarion Forums, due out, the posters in a coordinated decision decided to retire the thread definitely, and requested it's deletion. The procedure was carried out by forums technician [[Karmulian]], as it had to be done at database-level. The forums were down for several hours following the thread's deletion.

== The Controversy ==
The TFD Thread was very controversial, for one main reason. It was nearly entirely in Dutch, save for a few posts from people randomly wandering in and the replies to their posts. On several occasions complaints were sent in and voiced, because it broke the forums' '''English-only''' rule. However, under the protection of forum moderators and admins alike, these were not frequently taken notice of.

There has been one major exception in the history of the thread. At one point, a complaint was voiced on the forum itself, which snowballed into a thread with many complaints, leading to the closure of the TFD thread by one of the moderators. Subsequently, a forum poll was held, asking the regular posters to decide the fate of the TFD thread. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, a vast, but until then silent, majority came to the thread's defense, and claimed it to be part of the forum heritage. Forum admin and PA [[Creator]] [[Zeus]] personally exempted the thread from the language rule, on the basis that the thread itself predated that rule.

[[Category:Forum Threads]]

The TFD Thread

2005-01-08T02:04:36Z

213.93.89.122:

== Description ==
If there would be any forum records kept on the Planetarion Forums, the TFD thread would win many of them. It was the largest, longest-running, most controversial and most rule-breaking thread ever to have been placed on the forums, and may even have wielded the power to elect moderators.

== History ==
It started during [[Round 1]], when an unknown forum poster apparently named [[Henk]] made his first and only post ever on the [[Alliance Discussions|Alliance]] forums, entitled '''!_=-FryingDutch.net-=_!''', unknowing of how legendary his post would become. It was a post in Dutch, which praised the [[alliance]] [[TFD]], encouraging other dutch players to join. The thread received a number of replies as threads generally do, until two other dutch players, [[Lyon]] and [[Basal]] started using the thread for more conversational purposes, pushing the post count up rapidly. Normally, such threads would be closed upon moderator intervention, but it so happened that forum moderator [[MikeUK]] took a liking to the thread or it's posters, and happily joined in on the conversation as far as he could follow it, not speaking any Dutch.

The TFD Thread did finally appear to die out, when it received competition from two other threads of considerable size, namely the [[The Collective]] and the [[Do Battleships have toilets?]] threads. With interest in the TFD thread waning, and the "TC thread" having a far larger amount of active posters, the latter took over the crown of longest post on the Planetarion Forums. By this time, [[MikeUK]] had resigned as a moderator, and was succeeded by the dutch [[Shadow1980]].

However, the TFD thread was soon after "rediscovered" by a new group of dutch posters, mainly [[mpr0733]], [[HRS]], and [[Zapman]], who brought the thread back to the front pages of the forum as a recreational topic. They were soon joined by fellow dutchman [[Leshy]], and with both the TC and Battleship Toilet-threads being closed, they quickly returned the TFD thread to its former status as largest thread. With a Dutch moderator on the forum, the thread again managed to avoid closure.

The aim of the posters by then had become to achieve the 10.000 post mark, setting it well ahead of the other two mentioned threads, which had both been closed before even making the 3.000 mark. Containing very little of actual value, and frequently being used to play "thread tag", a process in which two posters would reply to each other and "tag" each other on IRC after doing so, the thread was continually being spammed to achieve this goal. But then, with less than 100 posts to go, disaster struck.

Forum administrator and Planetarion Creator [[Fudge]] decided to clean the forum database in an attempt to speed up the forums, and purged all old posts. Both all records of Planetarion's earliest rounds and the first 6200 posts of the TFD thread - which did survive the purge - disappeared forever. A major blow to the morale of the posters, but they were not to be undone. The 10.000 post mark was still their goal.

However, a second stroke of bad luck befell the TFD thread. [[Shadow1980]] retired as a forum moderator, and decided that his final act as TFD thread guardian should be to close it, considering no other dutch-speaking moderators were left to watch over the thread. The new forum administrator [[JammyJim]], however, accepted the pleas of the four posters in the TFD thread, and reopened it. Not long after, [[Leshy]] was promoted to forum moderator on [[Planetarion Discussions]], the forum on which the TFD thread resided by then.

The posting immediately continued, and over the course of many months, the thread grew again, until the 10.000th post was finally made by a shared '''FryingDutch.net''' forum account. With [[Round 10]] approaching, and a new version of vBulletin, the forum software used for the Planetarion Forums, due out, the posters in a coördinated decision decided to retire the thread definitely, and requested it's deletion. The procedure was carried out by forums technician [[Karmulian]], as it had to be done at database-level. The forums were down for several hours following the thread's deletion.

== The Controversy ==
The TFD Thread was very controversial, for one main reason. It was nearly entirely in Dutch, save for a few posts from people randomly wandering in and the replies to their posts. On several occasions complaints were sent in and voiced, because it broke the forums' '''English-only''' rule. However, under the protection of forum moderators and admins alike, these were not frequently taken notice of.

There has been one major exception in the history of the thread. At one point, a complaint was voiced on the forum itself, which snowballed into a thread with many complaints, leading to the closure of the TFD thread by one of the moderators. Subsequently, a forum poll was held, asking the regular posters to decide the fate of the TFD thread. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, a vast, but until then silent, majority came to the thread's defense, and claimed it to be part of the forum heritage. Forum admin and PA [[Creator]] [[Zeus]] personally exempted the thread from the language rule, on the basis that the thread itself predated that rule.

[[Category:Forum Threads]]

The TFD Thread

2005-01-08T02:03:23Z

213.93.89.122:

== Description ==
If there would be any forum records kept on the Planetarion Forums, the TFD thread would win many of them. It was the largest, longest-running, most controversial and most rule-breaking thread ever to have been placed on the forums, and may even have wielded the power to elect moderators.

== History ==
It started during [[Round 1]], when an unknown forum poster apparently named [[Henk]] made his first and only post ever on the [[Alliance Discussions|Alliance]] forums, entitled '''!_=-FryingDutch.net-=_!''', unknowing of how legendary his post would become. It was a post in Dutch, which praised the [[alliance]] [[TFD]], encouraging other dutch players to join. The thread received a number of replies as threads generally do, until two other dutch players, [[Lyon]] and [[Basal]] started using the thread for more conversational purposes, pushing the post count up rapidly. Normally, such threads would be closed upon moderator intervention, but it so happened that forum moderator [[MikeUK]] took a liking to the thread or it's posters, and happily joined in on the conversation as far as he could follow it, not speaking any Dutch.

The TFD Thread did finally appear to die out, when it received competition from two other threads of considerable size, namely the [[The Collective]] and the [[Do Battleships have toilets?]] threads. With interest in the TFD thread waning, and the "TC thread" having a far larger amount of active posters, the latter took over the crown of longest post on the Planetarion Forums. By this time, [[MikeUK]] had resigned as a moderator, and was succeeded by the dutch [[Shadow1980]].

However, the TFD thread was soon after "rediscovered" by a new group of dutch posters, mainly [[mpr0733]], [[HRS]], and [[Zapman]], who brought the thread back to the front pages of the forum as a recreational topic. They were soon joined by fellow dutchman [[Leshy]], and with both the TC and Battleship Toilet-threads being closed, they quickly returned the TFD thread to its former status as largest thread. With a Dutch moderator on the forum, the thread again managed to avoid closure, and its post count increased again steadily.

The aim of the posters by then had become to achieve the 10.000 post mark, setting it well ahead of the other two mentioned threads, which had both been closed before even making the 3.000 mark. Containing very little of actual value, and frequently being used to play "thread tag", a process in which two posters would reply to each other and "tag" each other on IRC after doing so, the thread was continually being spammed to achieve this goal. But then, with less than 100 posts to go, disaster struck.

Forum administrator and Planetarion Creator [[Fudge]] decided to clean the forum database in an attempt to speed up the forums, and purged all old posts. Both all records of Planetarion's earliest rounds and the first 6200 posts of the TFD thread - which did survive the purge - disappeared forever. A major blow to the morale of the posters, but they were not to be undone. The 10.000 post mark was still their goal.

However, a second stroke of bad luck befell the TFD thread. [[Shadow1980]] retired as a forum moderator, and decided that his final act as TFD thread guardian should be to close it, considering no other dutch-speaking moderators were left to watch over the thread. The new forum administrator [[JammyJim]], however, accepted the pleas of the four posters in the TFD thread, and reopened it. Not long after, [[Leshy]] was promoted to forum moderator on [[Planetarion Discussions]], the forum on which the TFD thread resided by then.

The posting immediately continued, and over the course of many months, the thread grew again, until the 10.000th post was finally made by a shared '''FryingDutch.net''' forum account. With [[Round 10]] approaching, and a new version of vBulletin, the forum software used for the Planetarion Forums, due out, the posters in a coördinated decision decided to retire the thread definitely, and requested it's deletion. The procedure was carried out by forums technician [[Karmulian]], as it had to be done at database-level. The forums were down for several hours following the thread's deletion.

== The Controversy ==
The TFD Thread was very controversial, for one main reason. It was nearly entirely in Dutch, save for a few posts from people randomly wandering in and the replies to their posts. On several occasions complaints were sent in and voiced, because it broke the forums' '''English-only''' rule. However, under the protection of forum moderators and admins alike, these were not frequently taken notice of.

There has been one major exception in the history of the thread. At one point, a complaint was voiced on the forum itself, which snowballed into a thread with many complaints, leading to the closure of the TFD thread by one of the moderators. Subsequently, a forum poll was held, asking the regular posters to decide the fate of the TFD thread. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, a vast, but until then silent, majority came to the thread's defense, and claimed it to be part of the forum heritage. Forum admin and PA [[Creator]] [[Zeus]] personally exempted the thread from the language rule, on the basis that the thread itself predated that rule.

[[Category:Forum Threads]]

Vaio

2005-01-08T01:56:01Z

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Self important arse that spent a long time as a Blue Tuba HC member. Was prone to bouts of petulance and self importance. Married and divorced an American.

Now lives Oop North in England

[[Category:People]]

The TFD Thread

2005-01-08T01:51:38Z

213.93.89.122:

== Description ==
If there would be any forum records kept on the Planetarion Forums, the TFD thread would win many of them. It was the largest, longest-running, most controversial and most rule-breaking thread ever to have been placed on the forums, and may even have wielded the power to elect moderators.

== History ==
It started during [[Round 1]], when an unknown forum poster apparently named '''Henk''' made his first and only post ever on the [[Alliance Discussions|Alliance]] forums, entitled '''!_=-FryingDutch.net-=_!''', unknowing of how legendary his post would become. It was a post in Dutch, which praised the [[alliance]] [[TFD]], encouraging other dutch players to join. The thread received a number of replies as threads generally do, until two other dutch players, '''Lyon''' and '''Basal''' started using the thread for more conversational purposes, pushing the post count up rapidly. Normally, such threads would be closed upon moderator intervention, but it so happened that forum moderator '''MikeUK''' took a liking to the thread or it's posters, and happily joined in on the conversation as far as he could follow it, not speaking any Dutch.

The TFD Thread did finally appear to die out, when it received competition from two other threads of considerable size, namely the '''The Collective''' and the '''Do Battleships have toilets?''' threads. With interest in the TFD thread waning, and the "TC thread" having a far larger amount of active posters, the latter took over the crown of longest post on the Planetarion Forums. By this time, '''MikeUK''' had resigned as a moderator, and was succeeded by the dutch '''Shadow1980'''.

However, the TFD thread was soon after "rediscovered" by a new group of dutch posters, mainly '''mpr0733''', '''HRS''', and '''Zapman''', who brought the thread back to the front pages of the forum as a recreational topic. They were soon joined by fellow dutchman '''Leshy''', and with both the TC and Battleship Toilet-threads being closed, they quickly returned the TFD thread to its former status as largest thread. With a Dutch moderator on the forum, the thread again managed to avoid closure, and its post count increased again steadily.

The aim of the posters by then had become to achieve the 10.000 post mark, setting it well ahead of the other two mentioned threads, which had both been closed before even making the 3.000 mark. Containing very little of actual value, and frequently being used to play "thread tag", a process in which two posters would reply to each other and "tag" each other on IRC after doing so, the thread was continually being spammed to achieve this goal. But then, with less than 100 posts to go, disaster struck.

Forum administrator and Planetarion Creator [[Fudge]] decided to clean the forum database in an attempt to speed up the forums, and purged all old posts. Both all records of Planetarion's earliest rounds and the first 6200 posts of the TFD thread - which did survive the purge - disappeared forever. A major blow to the morale of the posters, but they were not to be undone. The 10.000 post mark was still their goal.

However, a second stroke of bad luck befell the TFD thread. '''Shadow1980''' retired as a forum moderator, and decided that his final act as TFD thread guardian should be to close it, considering no other dutch-speaking moderators were left to watch over the thread. The new forum administrator '''JammyJim''', however, accepted the pleas of the four posters in the TFD thread, and reopened it. Not long after, '''Leshy''' was promoted to forum moderator on [[Planetarion Discussions]], the forum on which the TFD thread resided by then.

The posting immediately continued, and over the course of many months, the thread grew again, until the 10.000th post was finally made by a shared '''FryingDutch.net''' forum account. With [[Round 10]] approaching, and a new version of vBulletin, the forum software used for the Planetarion Forums, due out, the posters in a coördinated decision decided to retire the thread definitely, and requested it's deletion. The procedure was carried out by forums technician '''Karmulian''', as it had to be done at database-level. The forums were down for several hours following the thread's deletion.

== The Controversy ==
The TFD Thread was very controversial, for one main reason. It was nearly entirely in Dutch, save for a few posts from people randomly wandering in and the replies to their posts. On several occasions complaints were sent in and voiced, because it broke the forums' '''English-only''' rule. However, under the protection of forum moderators and admins alike, these were not frequently taken notice of.

There has been one major exception in the history of the thread. At one point, a complaint was voiced on the forum itself, which snowballed into a thread with many complaints, leading to the closure of the TFD thread by one of the moderators. Subsequently, a forum poll was held, asking the regular posters to decide the fate of the TFD thread. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, a vast, but until then silent, majority came to the thread's defense, and claimed it to be part of the forum heritage. Forum admin and PA [[Creator]] [[Zeus]] personally exempted the thread from the language rule, on the basis that the thread itself predated that rule.

[[Category:Forum Threads]]

The Triad

2005-01-08T00:57:38Z

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[[Round 3]] block consisting of:

*[[Fury]]
*[[Legion]]
*[[ReBorn]]

The Triad faced little opposition during [[Round 3]], despite the formation of the ill-fated [[STEL]], and heavily dominated the round. After [[Section]], a [[ReBorn]] wing, was discovered cheating late in the round, [[ReBorn]] was dropped from the block as a whole and subsequently roided by its former partners.

Also the only block in PA not to have been named after any alliances in it. The tradition of naming a block by combining the first letters of each alliance's name did not start until [[Round 4]]'s [[VeX]].

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[[Category : Round 3]]

STEL

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[[Round 3]] block, consisting of:

*[[Sedition]]
*[[The Empire]]
*[[Elysium]]
*[[LOST]]

This block attempted to oppose [[The Triad]], but failed miserably.

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The Triad

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[[Round 3]] block consisting of:

*[[Fury]]
*[[Legion]]
*[[ReBorn]]

The Triad faced little opposition during [[Round 3]], and heavily dominated the round. After [[Section]], a [[ReBorn]] wing, was discovered cheating late in the round, [[ReBorn]] was dropped from the block as a whole and subsequently roided by its former partners.

Also the only block in PA not to have been named after any alliances in it. The tradition of naming a block by combining the first letters of each alliance's name did not start until [[Round 4]]'s [[VeX]].

[[Category : Blocks]]
[[Category : Round 3]]

Fury

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*'''Full Name''': The Fury
*'''Public IRC Channel''': #fury
*'''Alliance motto''': ''Feel the Fury''
*'''Affectionate nickname''': furbies
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== Description ==
'''Fury''' was one of the strongest and most influential [[alliance|alliances]] in Planetarion, lasting from [[Round 2]] to [[Round 8]], being born out of [[Round 1]]'s [[cluster alliance]] [[C7R]]. Led by mainly [[Synthetic_Sid]], it was credited with winning several rounds, before disbanding after [[Round 8]]. A significant portion of members went on to form the alliance [[Eclipse]] in [[Round 9]].

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Concordium

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== Description ==
'''Concordium''' was a major [[alliance]] in [[Round 1]] and most of [[Round 2]]. It was the first large and successful alliance, and is generally considered to have won [[Round 1]], despite not achieving the level of dominance over the Top 100 lists that alliances in later rounds would.

== History ==
In [[Round 2]] the alliance overexpanded, and combined with what some members at the time believed to be an overly conservative targetting strategy, this led to internal difficulties, culminating in the breaking off of their most important wing, [[Legion]], which together with new-found [[ally]] [[Fury]] went on to win the round. Concordium disbanded shortly after the split.

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General Discussion

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== Description ==
The General Discussions forum is the part of the [[Forums|Planetarion Forums]] where all off-topic discussions not covered by any of the other forums go. While originally Planetarion was one of the main topics on this forum, the later creation of other subforums, most notably [[Planetarion Discussions]], have led to this forum being a more social place than one to discuss the actual game itself. Many of the current regular posters on this forum no longer even play the game, but remain at the forums to keep in touch and discuss a variety of generic topics.

The low influx of new players and forum posters have led to the creation of a more or less secluded community on the General Discussions forum, that may seem somewhat unfriendly and inaccessible to any newcomers. Although certainly a large amount of in-jokes are common on the forum, there is no actual hostility to anyone who has something worthwhile to say. Many of the newer posters on the forums have not let the first sight scare them off, and now continue to add something more or less worthwhile to the forums. A number of regulars can be found in the unofficial IRC channel #forums on the irc.netgamers.org IRC network.

The forum is currently moderated by Marilyn Manson, Kurashima and Dead_Meat.

== Random Information ==
(The following was added by random posters from General Discussions, and should be taken with a grain of salt.)

Originally created by Idimmu back in 1998 after stealing the source code from DM after he was presumed dead, hence his new name, Dead Meat. There have been numerous sitings of this creature, most notably on the forums. If found, please report immediately to the Butchers Society, Dante's Back Yard, London, W12 B69.

Stolen using a modified astropod by JammyJim whilst Idi was protecting his steroids (annabolic of course).

In conclusion, go shag a camel.

~Edited by ~Androme

ps. Tarantulas Ruled

== General Discussions Regulars ==
*Dante Hicks is a rasterfarion commie
*Nodrog is ginger in 360 degrees and in all 4 dimensions
*Muslim is no longer a virgin yet every female in the world denies this...
*Gayle30UK is a gay female 30 years of age living in the uk
*JonnyBGood is Paddy and drunk yet can type fluent English
*MrL_JaKiri is reading this with a dicktionarary
*YahweII was Yahwe
*Phang is a manchild with 2 dads
*Toccata & Fugue is a cowardly blonde turncoat who didn't take the chance to hit GWB
*Andrew is a goff
*Vaio abandoned his cat to the evil ex
*sword is cool
*Stew wants a mention
*Dace likes little girls, especially Japanese school girls
*Skiddy is one of Phang's dads. On weekends, he's the other one.
*Leshy attempts to make everyone use Opera

~Originally Nusselt wrote this & was ~Edited by ~Androme

PS. Sophie Raworth is a fox

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