Icrontic.com - Sold!

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited February 2006 in Science & Tech
Icrontic.com, the former home of many of our oldest members before the Crash of '03, has been put up for sale by its owner, citrixmeta. For details, see Icrontic.com.

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Source: Icrontic.com
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  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    Wow, it's actually a bit unexpected. I recall the Icrontic days well before S-M, seems so long ago though.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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 :(
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    Sad that it came to this. :(
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    If you ever thought that history didn't repeat itself...
  • AranyicAranyic Casstown, OH Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    Leonardo wrote:
    Sad that it came to this. :(
    :sad2:
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited February 2006
    Man, that's a bummer. I hate to see the old Icrontic name go up on the block. :(
  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited February 2006
    Sad to see it come to this. :(
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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
  • BLuKnightBLuKnight Lehi, UT Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2006
    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 :thumbsup:
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    Did it suddenly get put up for sale without any of the members knowing, or was this something that was planned?
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.1011.gif
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    Yeah, I agree with that idea. Considering this was basically Icrontic v2.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • BLuKnightBLuKnight Lehi, UT Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    I'm not rich, but I'd be willing to chip in $5.
  • JimboraeJimborae Newbury, Berks, UK New
    edited February 2006
    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. :(
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    You know.... if we could raise the CASH, it might fly. I'll offer up $100 towards the purchase of Icrontic!!!

    Who else?
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited February 2006
    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)
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    I'll chip in $50
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited February 2006
    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?
  • lemonlimelemonlime Canada Member
    edited February 2006
    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.
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