THANKSGIVING is a fitting ending day - please read

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by Orangeblood, Oct 27, 2014.

  1. horninchicago

    horninchicago 10,000+ Posts

    Same for me as Syracuse Horn. I signed on initially when I lived in Seattle back in 2003. Moved to Chicago in 2004 and still here. Great way, like Syracuse said, to feel connected to Texas and the Horns.
     
  2. OldHippie

    OldHippie 2,500+ Posts

    Thanks for providing the forums to read and post. They will be missed.

    Austin 360 board -> Hornfans -> Parts unknown.
     
  3. Naked Bongos

    Naked Bongos 250+ Posts

    Thanks all-

    For all your hard work over the years improving this site,
    understanding,
    concern,
    knowledgeable and thoughtful management,

    Y
    our tolerance of opinions outside your own,
    o
    rderly and fair moderating,
    u
    nderstanding and nice PM's from LHG,

    Let me just say thank you, from all the longhorn faithful.
     
  4. hookem115

    hookem115 100+ Posts


     
  5. hoopshookem

    hoopshookem 100+ Posts

    HornFans was my first experience with an Internet blog somewhere around 1998. I really enjoyed the site.
    I guess I drifted away after losing faith in mackdaddy a few years earlier than others but always enjoyed the occasional check-in except for the taps guy.

    Many thanks for the good times, food and drink during the game day tailgate days.

    Best wishes for you and Katy in life and future endeavors. Hook 'Em! [​IMG]
     
  6. Sii

    Sii 1,000+ Posts

    havent posted on this site in maybe 5-6 years. heard it was closing and thought would come see. Have very strong feelings as to why this place fell from what it once was. since its at its end just saying a goodbye
     
  7. Bookman

    Bookman 1,000+ Posts

    I guess this is my last post on this site.

    I had a great time here. Lots of laughs. A National Championship. I even had a Classic thread.

    Thanks.
     
  8. mackfan1

    mackfan1 1,000+ Posts

    The lack of tolerance for any criticism drove me away years ago. Oh well, thanks for the memories.
     
  9. Macanudo

    Macanudo 2,500+ Posts

    Hobida shibida.
     
  10. HornsN04

    HornsN04 500+ Posts

    Quit padding your post count, Mac.
     
  11. Bill in Sinton

    Bill in Sinton 5,000+ Posts

  12. marley

    marley 500+ Posts

    I'm really sorry to see this site close. It has been the first Longhorn internet site I've checked for years now.

    Good luck to Robert and Katy.

    See you at baseball.
     
  13. cnstoll58

    cnstoll58 100+ Posts

    You don't know what you got till its gone

    And so it's come to this

    Life sucks and then you die

    [​IMG]
     
  14. Palladio

    Palladio 25+ Posts

    This does not sit well with me at all!

    Like others have mentioned, I rarely post, but have been coming to the site frequently since about 2000 or 2001. The boards have been especially helpful since I moved overseas a couple of years ago and am relegated to watching powerhouse Wofford (tee hee!) take on East Carolina at 3 am.

    Thank you for the years of thankless work keeping this site going, especially after, well, any loss. I'm sad, but completely understand that you can get to a point where you're done. I'm just thankful that you kept it going this long. Thank you!

    I'm not sure where I'll go to get my Horns commentary. I guess I'll just spend my time throwing Lil' Debbies at Coach Fran while wearing my orange cape, hoping no one steals my toaster.

    [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  15. houstonearlers

    houstonearlers 100+ Posts

    Place was very special once.
     
  16. Jeevsie

    Jeevsie 100+ Posts

    One of those "been forever since I posted - just here for the goodbye" kinda guys.

    All I will add is that introspection can be a very powerful thing.
     
  17. bevo_daddy

    bevo_daddy 500+ Posts

    had to login to say bye.

    see ya on the other side!
     
  18. No le hace

    No le hace 500+ Posts

    Thank you very, very much. [​IMG]
     
  19. South Austin

    South Austin 2,500+ Posts

    A few of us expatriates on Shaggybevo are actually sad to see this site shut down, since it was our first good experience with an internet community of Longhorn fans. But as others have mentioned, thin-skinned overmoderation, poor site maintenance, and new alternatives in the marketplace led to this.

    Thanks for the memories. [​IMG]
     
  20. Dr. D

    Dr. D 250+ Posts

    This will be a sad void in my basketball life---irreplaceable, really. I guess I'm naive. I never realized there was a lot of fighting and questioning of integrity. Maybe you deleted the worst of that.
    Anyway, thank you very very much for being a regular part of my life for a long time. You will really be missed.
     
  21. HornGrandioso

    HornGrandioso 500+ Posts

    Happy trails, all. I've been AWOL since I defected to shaggy, but I had a great time here. [​IMG]
     
  22. UT86&89

    UT86&89 100+ Posts

    Thanks for the memories, guys. Hope you reconsider.
     
  23. LonghornCatholic

    LonghornCatholic Deo Gratias

    Hats off to the Shaggy posters coming here to give a sincere goodbye [​IMG]
    I even respect those who posted negative comments about the site, but done only as honest true feelings.
    Hornfans has a couple of D-bags already, so not really impressed with those coming here to do the same.

    I'm still holding out hope that Hornfans survives, and maybe some of you can make peace with this site and come back and fight for its survival. After all, we are Longhorn fans at the end of the day [​IMG]

    But if not, peace to everyone and heres to winning another championship soon[​IMG]
     
  24. horninchicago

    horninchicago 10,000+ Posts


     
  25. capnamerca

    capnamerca 500+ Posts


     
  26. Macanudo

    Macanudo 2,500+ Posts

    I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part.
     
  27. Statalyzer

    Statalyzer 10,000+ Posts

    Macanudo with the gift of prophecy.

    The complainers are amusing. I and plenty of others have posted a large volume of critical stuff over the years with no problem.It's not what your opinion is, it's how you say it. If things were really as bad as you said, guys like hpslugga would have been perma-banned long ago since at least 50% of his posts were long lambastes of Greg Davis, and his farewell post was similarly harsh on Charlie Strong and Shawn Watson. There's a time and place for expletives, there's a time and place for dick jokes - all in moderation (no pun intended) - when those plus sexist remarks and insults of other posters comprise literally the majority of posts, it doesn't speak highly of anyone, even the good apples.
     
  28. LonghornCatholic

    LonghornCatholic Deo Gratias

    I missed the exodus, or just didn't really pay attention to it, but have read a few things written about it.
    Not sure what really happened, but obviously some people experienced a lot of serious hurt feelings.

    Oh well, I guess I never really expected too much from messages boards to be so emotional and angry with someone.
    I think Hornfans is cool, but understand if you found a better board that suits you.
    Personally, I would be happy about that instead of going on a silly rant about your ex-board.

    But that's just me[​IMG]
     
  29. horninchicago

    horninchicago 10,000+ Posts

    I agree with you, LC. To take the time to come back on here to post some of the things I've seen in the last few days doesn't leave any doubt why some of them may have been suspended/banned.
     
  30. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts


     

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