Icrontic.com For Sale

Lincoln Russell 15 Feb, 2006 at 6:42pm ET Article published in Tech

Comments

1. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 6:51pm RWB Wow, it's actually a bit unexpected. I recall the Icrontic days well before S-M, seems so long ago though.
2. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 6:58pm primesuspect I hope someone with good intentions buys it
   
   I hope some link-scum spammer doesn't end up with it and it becomes a link parking page
3. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 7:00pm Leonardo Sad that it came to this.
4. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 7:02pm Thrax If you ever thought that history didn't repeat itself...
5. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 7:11pm Aranyic

   Leonardo wrote:

   Sad that it came to this.

   :sad2:
6. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 8:09pm muddocktor Man, that's a bummer. I hate to see the old Icrontic name go up on the block.
7. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 9:02pm PirateNinja I think I still went there almsot daily up until last month just because in the last 5 years I got in such a huge habit of doing it. Then I'd always ask myself why I was going there. Now this. *sigh
8. 
   15 Feb 2006 ~ 9:13pm profdlp Sad to see it come to this.
9. 
   16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:22am QCH Prof and I were just talking about how slow things had gotten over there... It was a nasty circle... not enough members to generate good threads so members wouldn't visit as often thus not provide good threads to bring in new members…
   
   Oh well... I REALLY hope it finds a good owner and we can still be close "sister-site". ICRONTIC Members, you are always welcome here.
   
   -Q
10. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:24am BLuKnight That does suck. I wonder if it'd be worth buying and just have it redirect to short-media. It'd keep the spammers from taking hold and defiling it.
11. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 2:44am Jimborae

    BLuKnight wrote:

    That does suck. I wonder if it'd be worth buying and just have it redirect to short-media. It'd keep the spammers from taking hold and defiling it.

    
    
    Now there's an idea
12. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 6:06am Enverex Did it suddenly get put up for sale without any of the members knowing, or was this something that was planned?
13. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 7:59am Zuntar Well, none of the remaining members and mods knew. Basicly she died from lack of "content", then the server was acting up, and then the plug was pulled. It's been like a week that it has been down, and then the for sale sign went up.
    
    I am very dissapointed...... I understand, but very disapointed.
14. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 8:05am RWB

    BLuKnight wrote:

    That does suck. I wonder if it'd be worth buying and just have it redirect to short-media. It'd keep the spammers from taking hold and defiling it.

    
    I do think that is an amazing idea, just a redirect no need for extra servers or anything but the domain name fee's.
15. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 8:08am Enverex Yeah, I agree with that idea. Considering this was basically Icrontic v2.
16. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 8:14am RWB Maybe we can start a save icrontic fund type of thing... save being saving it from the posibility of becoming a spam source. I'd be willing to chip in some money, can't do much. I wonder how much the name will be sold for.
17. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 8:32am Cyclonite

    Enverex wrote:

    Did it suddenly get put up for sale without any of the members knowing, or was this something that was planned?

    
    There wasn't notice, but I can't say I was surprised. It just seemed to be heading that direction.
18. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 9:04am BLuKnight I'm not rich, but I'd be willing to chip in $5.
19. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 9:11am Jimborae Hmm well I'll chip in $10 but I seem to remember that Mortin got about $2000 for it when he sold it. I don't think we could raise that much could we.
20. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 9:21am Enverex That was mainly because someone who wanted it for SM was battling against someone that wanted it for Icrontic still.
    
    I have to admit the site seemed to be more and more dead there and the only people that seemed to be there were people that seemed to know nothing but pretended they did, and preteen 1337 h4x0rs. Not good, heh.
21. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 9:32am Zuntar

    Enverex wrote:

    I have to admit the site seemed to be more and more dead there and the only people that seemed to be there were people that seemed to know nothing but pretended they did, and preteen 1337 h4x0rs. Not good, heh.

    
    To make a comment like this you clearly you had not been there in a while and had not graced the populous with your vast knowledge.
22. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 9:50am QCH You know.... if we could raise the CASH, it might fly. I'll offer up $100 towards the purchase of Icrontic!!!
    
    Who else?
23. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 9:59am Enverex

    Zuntar wrote:

    To make a comment like this you clearly you had not been there in a while and had not graced the populous with your vast knowledge.

    
    I visited there every month or so, more often than that originally (when SM was first founded) and less often over time. I have to admit I hadn't been there for a month or so before it closed because the last time I went was when I got the strongest impression of what I had stated above.
24. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 10:26am muddocktor Zuntar, I hope that you and the rest of the regulars from Icrontic know that you all are welcome to hang here at SM now. It's a shame that Citrix couldn't generate enough new material to keep Icrontic going.
    
    I'll chip in a little money too, if Citrix doesn't want to gouge on the price. If I remember right, when it went up for auction after the hack job, Tex had some sniping proggie bidding on it against Citrix, who I think had a sniping program on it too, so the sniping programs were the cause of the price runup. (or something like that)
25. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 10:28am Garg I don't have much to chip in right now, but I could swing $50. We should preserve our history in one fashion or another.
26. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 10:45am Enverex

    muddocktor wrote:

    I'll chip in a little money too, if Citrix doesn't want to gouge on the price. If I remember right, when it went up for auction after the hack job, Tex had some sniping proggie bidding on it against Citrix, who I think had a sniping program on it too, so the sniping programs were the cause of the price runup. (or something like that)

    
    It went up to something crazy like $9000 but they mutually decided to retract the bids. I appreciate people wanting the domain badly, but anyone that uses programs to do that deserve anything they get as it tends to screw Joe Public like myself that try and use the system normally.
27. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 10:49am primesuspect I'll chip in $50
28. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 11:10am QCH I figure we have $250 so far... If we can generate more, we can always email Citrix and let him know that Short-Media is looking into buying it for a REASONABLE price.
29. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 11:14am RWB I'd be able to chip in $25 by this weekend, and more in a couple more weeks. Guess we would need some sort of fund account or something?
30. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:05pm lemonlime I think that is a fantastic idea, this domain name should not go to waste. I'll chip in a bit too once we know if we are even in the ballpark.
31. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:32pm rapture

    That does suck. I wonder if it'd be worth buying and just have it redirect to short-media. It'd keep the spammers from taking hold and defiling it.

    
    I'd donate to that...
32. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:39pm Zuntar

    muddocktor wrote:

    Zuntar, I hope that you and the rest of the regulars from Icrontic know that you all are welcome to hang here at SM now. It's a shame that Citrix couldn't generate enough new material to keep Icrontic going.
    
    I'll chip in a little money too, if Citrix doesn't want to gouge on the price. If I remember right, when it went up for auction after the hack job, Tex had some sniping proggie bidding on it against Citrix, who I think had a sniping program on it too, so the sniping programs were the cause of the price runup. (or something like that)

    
    Thank you muddocktor! I have always felt welcome here and I have every intention of making SM my home, and I will be moving my rigs over to fold for this team as well. (If I could just transfer my points over, that would be SWEET!!! Possible?)
    
    BTW, I'll put in at least $50.00 if we can make it happen!
33. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:43pm QCH First... Points cannot be changed but just change the "Team Number" to #93!!!
    
    Second... we'll need to generate a tone more SOLID cash before we have ANY chance of getting Icrontic. All we would probably get is the data, the name, and the license. So we would be only be stopping some else from taking the name and using it for bad things...
34. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:44pm Jimborae Does any SM regular know Cytrix well enough to maybe approach him about this & then we could set up a fighting fund to receive the donations??
35. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:45pm QCH We have a few here that are friends... Prime has communicated with him regarding this and I'm sure Cytrix is watching this thread.
36. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 12:58pm Linc I'm down for $50.

    Zuntar wrote:

    I have always felt welcome here and I have every intention of making SM my home, and I will be moving my rigs over to fold for this team as well.

    Ditto what mudd said. Happy to have you here, Zuntar.
37. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:07pm Zuntar

    QCH2002 wrote:

    First... Points cannot be changed but just change the "Team Number" to #93!!!
    
    Second... we'll need to generate a tone more SOLID cash before we have ANY chance of getting Icrontic. All we would probably get is the data, the name, and the license. So we would be only be stopping some else from taking the name and using it for bad things...

    How were the original IC/SM folding rigs switched... or do i misunderstand what happend?
38. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:11pm Garg I think all that happened then was they renamed the team for us. Our team number stayed the same. Not sure they'd be willing to migrate point totals for us, since individuals would probably be requesting that pretty frequently. Guess it wouldn't hurt to ask though
39. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:12pm rapture The original folding team for icrontic was #93. When the main folderers went Short Media following the crash and sale of Icrontic the team hung out like bums on the AMD Zone boards I think, that right?
    
    So #93 WAS the original folding team. By the way, as I did my first folding for Icrontic under that team I have a head start. Not quite sure how I missed out on the Short Media thing when it first launched to be honest, just saw that Icrontic was back up one day...
40. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:14pm QCH I'm guessing $350 so far....
41. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:35pm Leonardo

    team hung out like bums on the AMD Zone boards I think, that right?

    Like bums? Like BUMS???? ! Ahhh, really now!
    
    
    
    When Icrontic crashed (the devistating third and final crash), Team 93 retained its integrity for the most part, kept our team number, and moved to a temporary home, AMDMB.com (now called PCPerspective). PCPerspective was very gracious and allowed us to use their forums as a team locus of communications. It was a - sniff sniff - beautiful thing. :bawling: When Short-Media was established, the charter members and staff being veterans of Icrontic, Team 93 moved it's new permanent home, Short-Media Forums.
    
    Zuntar, and all other Icrontic members who are here now. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Please contact your fellow Icrontians and let them know that Short-Media is a community where they will be comfortable - both as forum members and as a Folding Team.
    
    BTW, I'm one of the Icrontic 'old timers', having joined when Icrontic was still "Apushardware" (sniff sniff and all that :bawling: ).
    
    A little background on AMDMB.com/PCPerspective.com: Team 93 has long had a fun, friendly rivalry with their team, the "Folding Frogs". It was like moving in with cousins when they hosted our team.
42. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:38pm Garg On an unrelated note, does anyone remember the ghetto hardware article when the Dragon Orb was taped to a TNT2?
    
    If, on the remotest chance, anyone has that article saved or any of the pictures, that'd be awesome.
43. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:47pm Shorty Im in for $50. Id like to see this name saved
44. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:55pm QCH If we were to buy Icrontic... it would almost be like reuniting identical twins, separated at birth. Team Short-Media, with over 10 SMx rigs still folding under the Icrontic name....
    
    Icrontic members may not like it but we already are a modified Icrontic, just missing the name to finalize it...
45. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:56pm Aranyic Well I've been wrestling with it for probably 10 days now. I'm going to be buying the domains/site/etc and continuing icrontic.
    
    -phil
46. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:59pm primesuspect
    
    awesome! That's the best possible outcome!
47. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 1:59pm QCH :celebrate :celebrate :wow2: :headbange
    (That about covers my reaction!!!)
    
    Do want help from us?
48. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 2:13pm GnomeWizardd Even as one of the Sites Admin, I didnt even know this was going down
49. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 2:14pm Leonardo

    I'm going to be buying the domains/site/etc and continuing icrontic.

    Quick, guys, let's start poaching for forum and team members before the new Sheriff makes it to the ranch!
    
    You've made me feel good, Aranyic. Hope the humor above wasn't too harsh. I wish you all success. If for some reason my old registration "Leonardo" at Icrontic doesn't work, I stop by all's in order and re-register.
50. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 3:00pm profdlp

    Gargoyle wrote:

    On an unrelated note, does anyone remember the ghetto hardware article when the Dragon Orb was taped to a TNT2?
    
    If, on the remotest chance, anyone has that article saved or any of the pictures, that'd be awesome.

    I have the pics from the "Ghetto LAN Party" article.
51. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 3:31pm Garg

    profdlp wrote:

    I have the pics from the "Ghetto LAN Party" article.

    
    I found a copy of the article on the internet archive, but all the picture links were broken
    
    http://web.archive.org/web/20010715015504/http://icrontic.com/?action=articles&id=49&order=&pos=25
    
    A desperate Google search revealed that I wasn't the only one who liked the article, though. I found several links to it, and some people on another forum who were going to try it
52. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 3:52pm rapture Was there one with rice cakes for sound proofing?
53. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 4:01pm profdlp I've attached the Ghetto LAN Party pictures. The commentary is missing, but you can probably figure out what is going on.
    
    The Ghetto Hub is l337.
54. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 4:05pm Garg

    rapture-IC wrote:

    Was there one with rice cakes for sound proofing?

    I remember that one! I also remember thinking that finally there was something we could use rice cakes for
    

    profdlp wrote:

    I've attached the Ghetto LAN Party pictures. The commentary is missing, but you can probably figure out what is going on.
    
    The Ghetto Hub is l337.

    
    Thanks! Those are awesome.
55. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 4:46pm Buddha16 Wow, I just read the 3 page "What is Icrontic" thread (and finally know who Bart Williams Is), the 47 page ginipig "Amdmb" thread (you brave souls), 2 paged of "The Short-Media Stability Plan", “S-M Back Up DVD Burner” 4 pg, and am now caught up on the history of SM (and I think I’ve developed a stigmatism in my left eye from staring at the monitor for so long). But I would make an immediate contribution to the "Save Icrontic Fund" (if started).:D
56. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 5:38pm primesuspect No need anymore. Aranyic bought it!
    
    (This is a good thing, because he's one of the original members)
57. 
    16 Feb 2006 ~ 7:12pm muddocktor WOW, how events change in just a few hours (well, 4-5 at least). Aranyic, that's some great news, man! I was just coming here and was going to pledge $50 like most oeveryone else and I read that you are buying everything from Citrix.
    
    Now tell Citrix to take his damn "For Sale" sign down.
58. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 12:21am Aranyic

    muddocktor wrote:

    WOW, how events change in just a few hours (well, 4-5 at least). Aranyic, that's some great news, man! I was just coming here and was going to pledge $50 like most oeveryone else and I read that you are buying everything from Citrix.
    
    Now tell Citrix to take his damn "For Sale" sign down.

    The sign should be down tomorrow.
59. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 3:32am Shorty Nice one Phil!
    
    No worries folks, the site is in EXCELLENT hands
60. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 4:13am dragonV8 Though i arrived after the demise of Icrontic, i can certain appreciate the sentiment associated with it. I did become a member and did frequent Icrontic, even if nothing else, but to make sure Lin's posts in the Babe thread were read and appreciated.:smiles:
    
    Great to see it will be in good hands once again......Good onya Aranyic.
    
    Good to see a few of our "neighbours" dropping in.:)
61. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 9:07am Zuntar <-Aranyic
62. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 10:42am Jengo yay for Aranyic!!
63. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 2:43pm bikerboy still shows that it is forsale...
64. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 2:46pm profdlp

    bikerboy wrote:

    still shows that it is forsale...

    Aranyic wrote:

    The sign should be down tomorrow.

    :celebrate
65. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 4:04pm kryyst What can I say I was on icrontic from way back before the hack. Then even stronger since it came back. It's sad to see it go but sadly as much as the few active members that were on there tried to keep it going, it's very hard to support an entire board with only a handful of members. The babe thread was the only active thread still and even that was running out of steam.
    
    So here I am. I need some place to hang out after all.
66. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 4:17pm Zuntar Whew, thank God you kept that penguin thing going! LOL
67. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 4:22pm QCH Look at what I just read...
    
68. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 4:42pm lemonlime

    QCH2002 wrote:

    Look at what I just read...

    Sweet
69. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 7:04pm hell yeh
    
70. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 11:03pm Aranyic I'll update the new placehold until tues/weds of next week tomorrow . I'll wait until I'm , well, sober to write the new page though .
    
    -aranyic
71. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 11:28pm Linc

    Aranyic wrote:

    I'll wait until I'm , well, sober to write the new page though .

    No, no... do it now!
    
    
72. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 11:34pm Mt_Goat

    General Keebler wrote:

    No, no... do it now!
    
    

    Yes, please do. That could be better than my drunken post! :wow2:
73. 
    17 Feb 2006 ~ 11:50pm profdlp

    mtgoat wrote:

    Yes, please do. That could be better than my drunken post! :wow2:

    That would take some doing...
74. 
    18 Feb 2006 ~ 12:46am TBonZ Nice on ya Aranyic!
75. 
    18 Feb 2006 ~ 12:52am Leonardo

    Yes, please do. That could be better than my drunken post!

    no way
76. 
    18 Feb 2006 ~ 1:31am Jengo

    mtgoat wrote:

    Yes, please do. That could be better than my drunken post! :wow2:

    
    haha! i remember that! your silly mr. goat!
    
    
77. 
    18 Feb 2006 ~ 4:33am Enverex How much did it cost?
78. 
    18 Feb 2006 ~ 3:07pm Nightwolf

    mtgoat wrote:

    Yes, please do. That could be better than my drunken post! :wow2:

    Never...
79. 
    20 Feb 2006 ~ 1:06am LIN :celebrate :celebrate
    
    
    
    (i've kept Northstar updated via email)
    
    
    
    LIN
80. 
    20 Feb 2006 ~ 9:39am kryyst

    Zuntar wrote:

    Whew, thank God you kept that penguin thing going! LOL

    
    
    I can't loose the penguin. It spires the necessary fear and respect that's needed in these unlawful times
81. 
    20 Feb 2006 ~ 12:16pm Hello everyone,
    i know i havent posted in a while, i guess i have a little explaining to do.
    
    Icrontic was doing great at one point, but then started going downhill i think because of lack of content.
    
    i dont want to start pointing fingers or trying to figure out what happend with who/why and when, all that is in the past now.
    
    The site is in great hands, i know phil will do a better job than i did with the domains.
    
    its just that for some reason, i feel like i "failed" everyone in keeping the site alive. I didnt have the heart to tell anyone that i was shutting the site down, it was one of the hardest things i had to do, clicking on that shutdown button for the last time.
    
    Odd enuff, it feels good being a regular member again , i will be active here for often and helping in anyway i can.
    
    once again, im sorry if i let anyone down.
    
    Im Home..
82. 
    20 Feb 2006 ~ 1:08pm dragonV8

    kryyst wrote:

    I can't loose the penguin. It spires the necessary fear and respect that's needed in these unlawful times

    
    What about a muzzle perhaps.;)
83. 
    20 Feb 2006 ~ 1:14pm QCH Citrix... from what I know of you and of how business ventures... Even the strongest and most creative of people fail once or twice... It how you rebound that makes the difference.
    
    You did a great job with IC. I know I didn't help with keeping IC alive. It took seeing it down the first time for me to really get into Short-Media. Not that IC is starting again, I'll help there just like I did here.
    
    You did the right thing... IC needed a new direction and doing it while trying to satisfy everyone... tough. Now you've passed on the torch...
84. 
    21 Feb 2006 ~ 4:14pm Omega65

    wrote:

    Hello everyone,
    i know i havent posted in a while, i guess i have a little explaining to do.
    
    Icrontic was doing great at one point, but then started going downhill i think because of lack of content.
    
    i dont want to start pointing fingers or trying to figure out what happend with who/why and when, all that is in the past now.
    
    The site is in great hands, i know phil will do a better job than i did with the domains.
    
    its just that for some reason, i feel like i "failed" everyone in keeping the site alive. I didnt have the heart to tell anyone that i was shutting the site down, it was one of the hardest things i had to do, clicking on that shutdown button for the last time.
    
    Odd enuff, it feels good being a regular member again , i will be active here for often and helping in anyway i can.
    
    once again, im sorry if i let anyone down.
    
    Im Home..

    Welcome home Citrixmeta