The Big Switchover

“Just got an email (well, a couple, actually - mooohahahahah) from "TheBackpacker.com." It linked me to the new usage policy or whatever it's called. Looks like this place is REALLY going to change soon. Check out this quote from the policy (I did not make this up):

Description of Service. TheBackpacker.com is a popular place to access pictures, specifications and reviews of sports cars. Car tuning/styling directory, desktop wallpapers and technical articles are also offered and enjoy sharing in our community.”

“Here's the link:

http://www.thebackpacker.com/info/terms.php”

“Jinx.”

“say whut?”

“3:37:01 vs. 3:37:52


Beat ya by :51, sucka!”

“WTF??”

“I guess I missed something.”

“Ruh-roh. What remains to be seen is whether they will enforce the rules.

Honestly, I don't understand why they even keep TrailTalk.”

“I guess it's OK. I've always wanted to develop more of an interest in sports cars.”

“that's gotta be an error in a cut and past job.

wouldn't they want to change the domain if sports cars are to be the focus?

weird.”

“LOL, oh I missed the sports car thing. Kinda weird.”

“oh well, there's always Latta Outdoors!”

“Do I have to change my name to FenderMan?”

“does Latta Outdoors still hate hotmail addresses?”

“PLEASE TELL THE NEW FREAKING OWNERS TO PLEASE STOP EMAILING ME ALREADY. I GOT 22 EMAILS”

“I didn't get the e-mail... I must be chopped liver.

Seems Mapleleaf got mine.....
last edited: 12/14/07 4:20:34 PM”

“the attention to detail by our new overlords is outstanding

oh well, at least i wont have to change my name
last edited: 12/14/07 4:31:26 PM”

“If it was one per troll then I should have gotten three....

although my troll has rarely appeared.”

“Well, I did start that Car Talk thread a while ago, maybe they got confused?”

“News flash..... I did get three.... They went to an email account I didn't even think was on file with the site.

Cars? Well positioned name for a car site. That's going to show up on all the search engines....”

“Cars?
LOL
I got one email.
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“Incidentally... I have two trolls one of whom never appeared.

Humphback of Noter's Dome was my Halloween name.. but it was just too stinking fussy to switch over. In case any body missed that.”

“maybe they got us confused with gearengine.com”

“I got four. this name, the longer version of this name and a couple of Halloween ones that didn't fly.”

“I must have got the email because of my Halloween name. I think when I signed up for the site, I was using my old dialup account email.”

“Trail talk is being replaced with Tailpipe Talk”

“,
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“loss for words???? nawwwwwwww come on now.”

“I saw it... I saw it... 0/`”

“I got the email too. So anybody have a 4 barrel carb? Do you prefer fixed- or variable-venturis?”

“I hope Matt got paid well for this.”

“Vroooooooooooommmmmmmm, vrooooooooooommmmmmm”

“Weird. Somebody's attorney must be getting paid.”

“I got one for my eIise troll”

“Hikin' Mike should join this thread - he actually is into cars!”

“I haven't gotten an e-mail. Are they sending them to the profile e-mails, or the e-mail you used when you signed up? I have looooooong since left that job.”

“My letters did not go to my profile email..”

“Well, that answers that. Somebody screwed up at Demand Media. I mean, why would they use the initial e-mail addy. If you change you addy, the only way I can think of to let them know is to change your addy in your profile. Those are the addys they should have used because they would be most recent. Oh well...”

“I tried three times to register my usual trail name. I used two different addys. This trail name was registered under the profile address. My one halloween troll that appeared on screen was registered under my profile addy. So far I have received no e-mails to my profile addy. I do not understand what is going on.”

“11 emails here - all those torll variations of my name plus a couple ahhh others”

“Turns out I got mine, but hotmail deemed it unsafe and dumped then in my spam box. :)”

“How much will it take to keep Rev quiet? � � LMAO!”

“couple of good hiking socks should do it

but no liners please
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““How much will it take to keep Rev quiet? � � LMAO!”
Tilt
10:53:15 AM
12/15/07

Tilt... I trust by my earlier response that you know I did not take any offense. Maybe I should have :?P~~~

This is not directed at you personally. But your question I think deserves an answer. For a while at least I am done here. And after the 14th of Jan I guess it is a moot point as I couldn't care less about cars.

I will miss this place. It helped pull me out of a real bad place in my life. But all good things must come to an end.”

“I don't mean to pry, but why are you leaving Rev?”

“BAND RATAGATS!”