TOS Discussion

prh · Post by **prh** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:44 pm

There's a game thread over there now. That could be interesting.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:48 pm

prh wrote:There's a game thread over there now. That could be interesting.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:50 pm

Yep one post with no one viewing it

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:50 pm

What's the story with Richard Cranium? Is he going down with the ship or what?

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:25 pm

ASUCatFan wrote:What's the story with Richard Cranium? Is he going down with the ship or what?

I guess he is?

seems odd, but whatever.

they've got 15 posts in their game thread...midway through the 3rd quarter...

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:39 pm

Who is dameon225 and why does he keep talking to himself?

Olsondogg · Post by **Olsondogg** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:36 pm

Alieberman wrote:I also had a very similar conversation with my wife.

"Are you on GoAZCats?"

"No, are you kidding me? Fuck GoAzCats"

"Really, why?"

"They suck, we started a new site of our own, we all left and formed a Cats Co-Op."

"Is it the same people?"

"Yes"

"Are you discussing the same things?"

"Yes"

"So you're on GoAzCats"

Sigh....

My wife calls it the blog. She asked by the "bloggedly blog" looked different. I explained in much the same way and she responded with "Uh ok blogger".

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:57 pm

Merkin wrote:Who is dameon225 and why does he keep talking to himself?

Dude was on fire at TOS.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:15 pm

Under "The Proud Tradition" at TOS, only two sticky threads (Photoshoppers, Old School AZ Basketball) and one normal thread remain. Everything else has been deleted.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:18 pm

UAEebs86 wrote:Under "The Proud Tradition" at TOS, only two sticky threads (Photoshoppers, Old School AZ Basketball) and one normal thread remain. Everything else has been deleted.

They are still there. You just need to change the display options on the bottom to go past the last month.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:46 pm

Merkin wrote:
UAEebs86 wrote:Under "The Proud Tradition" at TOS, only two sticky threads (Photoshoppers, Old School AZ Basketball) and one normal thread remain. Everything else has been deleted.

They are still there. You just need to change the display options on the bottom to go past the last month.

My bad. That's even more pathetic. One thread being posted to in a month?

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:18 am

Only football fans at GoAzCats these days.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:22 am

I truly believe Storey just wants everyone to leave so he can just shut the free boards down. Try and make a model like Scout, where many people go just for premium.

Although with twitter and such, can't imagine premium boards being around in the far future.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:44 am

Not sure where he's going to get the talent to have a Premium-only paywall site that's successful.

Only Matt Moreno was a writer there as of last week, and not sure what incentive he has to stay around.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:33 am

Merkin wrote:I truly believe Storey just wants everyone to leave so he can just shut the free boards down. Try and make a model like Scout, where many people go just for premium.

Although with twitter and such, can't imagine premium boards being around in the far future.

He could shut it down now. In fact, I'm not sure why he hasn't already.

Premium will hang on. He's got enough people on yearly plans and enough of them will forget to cancel when it renews for it to hang on. I give GoAZCats another couple of years before it fully goes belly up.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:34 am

I go over there once in a while and just stare at the screen and shake my head. What a waste.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:38 am

I don't think he realized what he was getting himself into when he tried to dick around his customers. The reality check will hopefully benefit him long-term, but for how he's acting like even more of a childish prick.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:45 am

Longhorned wrote:I don't think he realized what he was getting himself into when he tried to dick around his customers. The reality check will hopefully benefit him long-term, but for how he's acting like even more of a childish prick.

The reality check of causing the sanctions to the team or losing almost his entire staff twice hasn't seemed to have matured him in any way...

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 10:53 am

I know Storey gave up "official" ownership due to Goazcats losing their press credentials. Seems the "official" owner a Tucson bankruptcy lawyer who was also a Storey client at one time IIRC.

Address is still Storey's.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:00 am

Chicat wrote:
Longhorned wrote:I don't think he realized what he was getting himself into when he tried to dick around his customers. The reality check will hopefully benefit him long-term, but for how he's acting like even more of a childish prick.
The reality check of causing the sanctions to the team or losing almost his entire staff twice hasn't seemed to mature him in any way...

I know you and some others have had dealings with him, but I'm trying to imagine what it would be like to hang out with him, like in a bar. I think it would be unpleasant to the point of unbearable. When he wants something from you, like how he wanted something from Lute, I'm sure he's a joy. But otherwise....

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:54 am

Merkin wrote:I know Storey gave up "official" ownership due to Goazcats losing their press credentials. Seems the "official" owner a Tucson bankruptcy lawyer who was also a Storey client at one time IIRC.

Address is still Storey's.

Merk, according to the AZCC website the "owners" are Matt Moreno and T-Mac. The statutory agent is Charles Hyde - he is the agent for the company. Which means any legal action, say a service of paper against Goazcats.com, Inc., would go through him. That's really all a statutory agent does, he's an agent for legal matters. Usually, a statutory agent is used for out of state owners of Inc's and LLC's that need to have an in state agent for legal matters. I'm not really sure why a statutory agent is used in this situation, they have a physical address in AZ. Just another shady Storey story.

KaibabKat · Post by **KaibabKat** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:56 am

6336 N. Oracle Rd. = UPS Store #442.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:57 am

Isn't Storey's wife a dentist? Guess he has that income to fall back on:

http://studiodentalaz.com/#sthash.HvmkqYgr.dpbs

"After graduating from dental school in 2004, Dr. Storey returned home to Tucson. It was here that she met and married her husband, Jim. Together, they enjoy traveling, cooking, and entertaining. They always look forward to spending time with friends, family and their two dachshunds, Sophie and Sammi."

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:47 pm

wyo-cat wrote:
Merkin wrote:I know Storey gave up "official" ownership due to Goazcats losing their press credentials. Seems the "official" owner a Tucson bankruptcy lawyer who was also a Storey client at one time IIRC.

Address is still Storey's.

Merk, according to the AZCC website the "owners" are Matt Moreno and T-Mac. The statutory agent is Charles Hyde - he is the agent for the company. Which means any legal action, say a service of paper against Goazcats.com, Inc., would go through him. That's really all a statutory agent does, he's an agent for legal matters. Usually, a statutory agent is used for out of state owners of Inc's and LLC's that need to have an in state agent for legal matters. I'm not really sure why a statutory agent is used in this situation, they have a physical address in AZ. Just another shady Storey story.

Thanks for the clarification Wyo.

Interesting that Tracy is still on there, wasn't he canned, or resigned in lieu of being fired? Forgot the details.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:04 pm

Longhorned wrote:I know you and some others have had dealings with him, but I'm trying to imagine what it would be like to hang out with him, like in a bar. I think it would be unpleasant to the point of unbearable. When he wants something from you, like how he wanted something from Lute, I'm sure he's a joy. But otherwise....

It would be like talking to a bubbleheaded socialite at a party where you're not the rich guy. Cold-shouldered or at best told what you want to hear because she has no idea what she is talking about.

Really do wonder if Pastner stays in touch. I doubt it. That office on Oracle is a mail room tinier than the former bank-turned-newsroom I work in now.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:10 am

In the football thread last night, there was a total of 9 posts. 6 of those were by a single poster (lofty). I think the final post was from the second quarter, and then it stops because at that point lofty realized that nobody else was there to respond to his posts.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:00 am

Longhorned wrote:In the football thread last night, there was a total of 9 posts. 6 of those were by a single poster (lofty). I think the final post was from the second quarter, and then it stops because at that point lofty realized that nobody else was there to respond to his posts.

wonder why he wasn't posting here

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:07 pm

Longhorned yesterday created the most replied to and most informative thread over at TOS in months.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:14 pm

i can't see the old lower boards but.... there has only been like 2 threads posted in on all the sports forums in the last week or 2.

cats101 · Post by **cats101** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:41 pm

Not a popular opinion, but I miss "TOS"

Too bad it's dead.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:43 pm

cats101 wrote:Not a popular opinion, but I miss "TOS"

Too bad it's dead.

what is there to miss about that place? all of the good parts of it are here...

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:45 pm

cats101, I hear you.

I worry that this site will die on the vine without new members. I feel its already lost a bit of the magic.

Not saying I want to revert to terrible management at TOS, just a bit nostalgic for the good ole days.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:47 pm

CalStateTempe wrote:cats101, I hear you.

I worry that this site will die on the vine without new members. I feel its already lost a bit of the magic.

Not saying I want to revert to terrible management at TOS, just a bit nostalgic for the good ole days.

that's the only thing this place needs is to be accessible to new, quality posters. other than that...the old site is dead and gone to me. this place is better because it is transplanted community and we have preserved a lot of what of made the old days great.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:49 pm

I miss rep. And that's it.

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:32 pm

I miss tags

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:17 pm

Paint the eyelid and spread it.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:02 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:cats101, I hear you.

I worry that this site will die on the vine without new members. I feel its already lost a bit of the magic.

Not saying I want to revert to terrible management at TOS, just a bit nostalgic for the good ole days.
that's the only thing this place needs is to be accessible to new, quality posters. other than that...the old site is dead and gone to me. this place is better because it is transplanted community and we have preserved a lot of what of made the old days great.

the eventual transition to the new url should help people find it, i'd imagine.

no offense to prodigal eyelid, but I doubt many people are randomly typing that into google

wyo-cat · Post by **wyo-cat** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:05 pm

Sidewinder wrote:I miss tags

The tags were hilarious. I miss them too.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:07 pm

I miss how easy it was to embed in the old site.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:20 pm

Oh, come on. How did Lute feel when he left Iowa for Arizona? You head out to the middle of nowhere, AND YA BUILD IT!

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:27 pm

Chicat wrote:I miss rep. And that's it.

Rep is a big deterrent to newer users, apparently.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:38 pm

One post on TOS tonight....haha

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:44 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:One post on TOS tonight....haha

if you can't get more than one post on a night like tonight.....

muerto

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:47 pm

Wait, there's another site?

Post by **UAdevil** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:51 pm

And we've had over 1200 posts tonight, just in the game thread. And our most users ever online. Shared hosting seems to be holding up just fine so far.

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:23 am

Anyone know what is happening with 97Cats and Wize & Ace from PGU?

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:31 am

Irish27 wrote:Anyone know what is happening with 97Cats and Wize & Ace from PGU?

Read the second half of pg. 16 to 17 in this Thread - starts with the post from UofAlum05

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:46 pm

NYCat wrote:
Irish27 wrote:Anyone know what is happening with 97Cats and Wize & Ace from PGU?
Read the second half of pg. 16 to 17 in this Thread - starts with the post from UofAlum05

I know, I read it, that is why I am asking if there has been any updates?

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:50 pm

I don't think this is premium info even if it was announced on premium, but there was a one word update in response to 97 yesterday: "patience".

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 10:24 am

No posts in 4 days.

Officially dead?

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