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[dextrous]

Hi All,

As most of you have noticed, there are a lot of changes taking place on CricketVoice.com.  All of them are being undertaken with the hope to get over the staleness that’d overtaken the website and to attract old as well as new members to the website in a more appealing fashion.  In addition to the cricket forum, there’s also now a brand new home page http://www.cricketvoice.com -–if your internet is slow, please wait for it to load!

But the changes aren’t just cosmetic.  There’s also a firmer strategy to keep CricketVoice relevant in the aftermath of Misters Ganguly and Chappell departing from the international scene.

The mod squad has been divided in two teams now—pure moderation (think punishment) and marketing.  A lot of thinking has gone into selecting this group though there are many others beyond this group who’ve been here since day 1 and without whose contributions the DG would not exist today.  But a lot of factors, such as time zones and ensuring coverage at all times, went into deciding on the moderators.

The moderators, who will carry out the traditional duties of enforcing rules, are:
Kban (squad leader), Dhruv, Justforkix, CLR James, Keep-it-Cool, (there’s another name but I’ll leave this blank until the person has agreed).

The board of directors, who will be responsible for marketing of the site, as well as molding the direction of the site, recruiting and retaining members, suggesting new features, etc. are:
Broadbat, Winnignow, BlweTorch, Ruchir, Libran, Poondu, Achu.

I’ll assist the directors and will also continue as the site administrator along with Kban.  CandyMachine will be in charge of design and graphics.  A couple from the above will also be assigned to the fantasy league, once that’s ready.

As far as moderation goes, the changes will take start taking place tomorrow and there will be a transition phase of 7 days during which old moderators will continue with duties while new ones formalize their own procedures and figure out how to split a post from a thread of 200 posts.
If we’ve overlooked anyone who is interested in getting involved in the site beyond posting, please do not hesitate to contact me, as we’d love to have people step up and take more responsibility.

--dextrous

[LosingNow]

Flashy mainpage and chat is back! Woo hoo!

Excellent job, Dex

[teamindia]

Which one is RD in that Royal Challenger poster?     

[dextrous]

which one of you bastards took cricketvoice on twitter??!!!!

[Cover Point]

which one of you bastards took cricketvoice on twitter??!!!!

why would you care ?

[12th_Man]

After the new regime. Changes are happening fast in CV as well. 

[Blwe_torch]

Great effort!
I welcome everyone on board!
It is a great feeling to be part of the Cricket-voice journey...............congrats Dex and Kban for taking CV to the next level!


PS-: Well, ......as an after-thought....I must congratulate WN/ DD/ JFK too in the passing!

[ramshorns]

Great effort!
I welcome everyone on board!
It is a great feeling to be part of the Cricket-voice journey...............congrats Dex and Kban for taking CV to the next level!


PS-: Well, ......as an after-thought....I must congratulate WN/ DD/ JFK too in the passing!

Why specifically some of these people? 

I understand Dex.  He does the techincal work to have this site up and running. 

I think CP and FL's contributions are as important as WN/DD/JFK's.   Don't you think?  They spend enormous amount of time here along with others and perhaps the reason why the readership of this site has gone up to begin with during the 2006 and 2007 timeframe.  Let us not overcredit few is what I am getting at.

[Libran]

Great effort!
I welcome everyone on board!
It is a great feeling to be part of the Cricket-voice journey...............congrats Dex and Kban for taking CV to the next level!


PS-: Well, ......as an after-thought....I must congratulate WN/ DD/ JFK too in the passing!

I second that..these guys have done a great job in posting as well as moderating w/o getting carried away in their personal likes or dislikes on cricketing matters.

Cheers guys.. and it has been one great journey since the 'Panic'ker days 

[dhruvdeepak]

Great effort!
I welcome everyone on board!
It is a great feeling to be part of the Cricket-voice journey...............congrats Dex and Kban for taking CV to the next level!


PS-: Well, ......as an after-thought....I must congratulate WN/ DD/ JFK too in the passing!

Why specifically some of these people? 

I understand Dex.  He does the techincal work to have this site up and running. 

I think CP and FL's contributions are as important as WN/DD/JFK's.   Don't you think?  They spend enormous amount of time here along with others and perhaps the reason why the readership of this site has gone up to begin with during the 2006 and 2007 timeframe.  Let us not overcredit few is what I am getting at.

I politely request a retraction of the congratulations doled out for fear of under-crediting the efforts of everyone else!

Seriously speaking,
The whole point of having a forum is to collaboratively create content. Everyone contributes. Sometimes it goes without saying that some do so more than others. But that is besides the point as no one can rank value. The DG cannot be what it is today without the entirety of its history behind it.
So to all who have endured the journey and to the ones who have been along for parts of the ride, congratulations.

As for the mod/marketing teams, our work begins now. A pretty front page and a new site design, new additions to the team etc is just a start.

I hope we can transform this place into something even more special than it already is in the coming months.

[12th_Man]

In simple words, you are giving all credit to Rams.

[LosingNow]

Great effort!
I welcome everyone on board!
It is a great feeling to be part of the Cricket-voice journey...............congrats Dex and Kban for taking CV to the next level!


PS-: Well, ......as an after-thought....I must congratulate WN/ DD/ JFK too in the passing!

Why specifically some of these people? 

I understand Dex.  He does the techincal work to have this site up and running. 

I think CP and FL's contributions are as important as WN/DD/JFK's.   Don't you think?  They spend enormous amount of time here along with others and perhaps the reason why the readership of this site has gone up to begin with during the 2006 and 2007 timeframe.  Let us not overcredit few is what I am getting at.

I politely request a retraction of the congratulations doled out for fear of under-crediting the efforts of everyone else!

Seriously speaking,
The whole point of having a forum is to collaboratively create content. Everyone contributes. Sometimes it goes without saying that some do so more than others. But that is besides the point as no one can rank value. The DG cannot be what it is today without the entirety of its history behind it.
So to all who have endured the journey and to the ones who have been along for parts of the ride, congratulations.

As for the mod/marketing teams, our work begins now. A pretty front page and a new site design, new additions to the team etc is just a start.

I hope we can transform this place into something even more special than it already is in the coming months.

---------
Change we can believe in

[dextrous]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

[Cover Point]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

[dextrous]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

[Cover Point]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

kyon bhai ... kyon panga le rahe ho? When did I say I am not welcoming of them? I have no haisiyat in this DG for welcoming or not welcoming anyone. I just do my level best to bring people I can influence back. Even that doesnt work always.

As to who said new members are not welcome?

and what happened to Pip anyway? I thought I was on her ignore list ... so i could not have pissed her off. Could I?

[ramshorns]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

Pips and Prfsr I think are still around if I am not mistaken.

[dextrous]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

kyon bhai ... kyon panga le rahe ho? When did I say I am not welcoming of them? I have no haisiyat in this DG for welcoming or not welcoming anyone. I just do my level best to bring people I can influence back. Even that doesnt work always.

As to who said new members are not welcome?

and what happened to Pip anyway? I thought I was on her ignore list ... so i could not have pissed her off. Could I?

Maybe because there's no new ignore feature these days...but with finey back, he may demand it again
i recall it was installed at his insistence

[dextrous]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

Pips and Prfsr I think are still around if I am not mistaken.

pips' last post:
2008-12-18

prfsr's last post:
2008-12-24

Around in the ghostly sense, I suppose.

[Cover Point]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

kyon bhai ... kyon panga le rahe ho? When did I say I am not welcoming of them? I have no haisiyat in this DG for welcoming or not welcoming anyone. I just do my level best to bring people I can influence back. Even that doesnt work always.

As to who said new members are not welcome?

and what happened to Pip anyway? I thought I was on her ignore list ... so i could not have pissed her off. Could I?

Maybe because there's no new ignore feature these days...but with finey back, he may demand it again
i recall it was installed at his insistence

Ah so u are really blaming it on me? Wonderful.

By the way .... see the history of this thread and see who is taking it down the drain.

[dextrous]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

kyon bhai ... kyon panga le rahe ho? When did I say I am not welcoming of them? I have no haisiyat in this DG for welcoming or not welcoming anyone. I just do my level best to bring people I can influence back. Even that doesnt work always.

As to who said new members are not welcome?

and what happened to Pip anyway? I thought I was on her ignore list ... so i could not have pissed her off. Could I?

Maybe because there's no new ignore feature these days...but with finey back, he may demand it again
i recall it was installed at his insistence

Ah so u are really blaming it on me? Wonderful.

is this like a joke or is this your real victimhood stance...i get confused sometime. please elaborate.

[kingcool1432]

CandyMachine will be in charge of design and graphics.

I thought CandyMachine was a bot 

[dextrous]

CandyMachine will be in charge of design and graphics.

I thought CandyMachine was a bot 

The posting has to be set under someone's username. So, the bot uses her SN to post.

[Cover Point]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

kyon bhai ... kyon panga le rahe ho? When did I say I am not welcoming of them? I have no haisiyat in this DG for welcoming or not welcoming anyone. I just do my level best to bring people I can influence back. Even that doesnt work always.

As to who said new members are not welcome?

and what happened to Pip anyway? I thought I was on her ignore list ... so i could not have pissed her off. Could I?

Maybe because there's no new ignore feature these days...but with finey back, he may demand it again
i recall it was installed at his insistence

Ah so u are really blaming it on me? Wonderful.

is this like a joke or is this your real victimhood stance...i get confused sometime. please elaborate.

were u really blaming me or were you just being you?

[dextrous]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

kyon bhai ... kyon panga le rahe ho? When did I say I am not welcoming of them? I have no haisiyat in this DG for welcoming or not welcoming anyone. I just do my level best to bring people I can influence back. Even that doesnt work always.

As to who said new members are not welcome?

and what happened to Pip anyway? I thought I was on her ignore list ... so i could not have pissed her off. Could I?

Maybe because there's no new ignore feature these days...but with finey back, he may demand it again
i recall it was installed at his insistence

Ah so u are really blaming it on me? Wonderful.

is this like a joke or is this your real victimhood stance...i get confused sometime. please elaborate.

were u really blaming me or were you just being you?

hmm, may i ask, were you getting really blamed or were you just being you

[fineleg]

Congratulations to Cricketvoice -  this is the first set of DG folks, that I was associated with, and yes while there have been ups and downs and arguments etc, really happy to see the site having done well.

Congrats to all the members here.


PS: Dex - yes, I wanted the ignore feature, but it never really worked  since one just cannot resist the temptation from both sides of the Gangulian divide
In the new world, we need to get Mock off the habit of using the ignore feature  where is she?

[fineleg]

Is candymachine secret name for Mock Turtle? Possibly not, since candymc seems to be able to use computers and technology 

BTW - dex: what happened to your dates with blondes and all the strategy you were employing? Any success?

[Cover Point]

btw new mods, your new mod powers will come to you today

is that a threat?

relax yaar ..... taang kheench raha hoon

good work. Now lets get the rest of our good guys (like Sgusa, toney, suraj  etc etc back)

and what about bouncer, pips, jai, etc. or are you not an equal opportunity provider

and let's not forget the need for new members--all of us, as old members, need to be welcoming of new members who're not familiar with gangulians and cliques..the rainas and the the sharmas of the dg

kyon bhai ... kyon panga le rahe ho? When did I say I am not welcoming of them? I have no haisiyat in this DG for welcoming or not welcoming anyone. I just do my level best to bring people I can influence back. Even that doesnt work always.

As to who said new members are not welcome?

and what happened to Pip anyway? I thought I was on her ignore list ... so i could not have pissed her off. Could I?

Maybe because there's no new ignore feature these days...but with finey back, he may demand it again
i recall it was installed at his insistence

Ah so u are really blaming it on me? Wonderful.

is this like a joke or is this your real victimhood stance...i get confused sometime. please elaborate.

were u really blaming me or were you just being you?

hmm, may i ask, were you getting really blamed or were you just being you

thats interesting. Since you are the blamer ... u should know right?

[dextrous]

Is candymachine secret name for Mock Turtle? Possibly not, since candymc seems to be able to use computers and technology 

BTW - dex: what happened to your dates with blondes and all the strategy you were employing? Any success?

fineleg, you have some catching up to do!
shhh..don't talk about that anymore.
it has worked...candymachine is actually my gf...though she's still learning about cricket, she has been kind enough to do the graphics for the site

[fineleg]

Is candymachine secret name for Mock Turtle? Possibly not, since candymc seems to be able to use computers and technology 

BTW - dex: what happened to your dates with blondes and all the strategy you were employing? Any success?

fineleg, you have some catching up to do!
shhh..don't talk about that anymore.
it has worked...candymachine is actually my gf...though she's still learning about cricket, she has been kind enough to do the graphics for the site

All the tips and advice given by DGians worked out! Welcome to candymc and congrats to dex 

Ok, we will keep quiet on the strategy discussions 

[RicePlateReddy]

it has worked...candymachine is actually my gf...though she's still learning about cricket, she has been kind enough to do the graphics for the site

I thought candymachine was a bot (that you refer to as your girlfriend) based on the articles posted. cricket_news' cousin on the main forum page 

I do notice some posts on the etc forum that are not bot related. Is the handle being reused for bot posts? I sure hope she is not manually posting these.

http://www.cricketvoice.com/cricketforum2/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;sa=messages;u=810

[dextrous]

it has worked...candymachine is actually my gf...though she's still learning about cricket, she has been kind enough to do the graphics for the site

I thought candymachine was a bot (that you refer to as your girlfriend) based on the articles posted. cricket_news' cousin on the main forum page 

I do notice some posts on the etc forum that are not bot related. Is the handle being reused for bot posts? I sure hope she is not manually posting these.

http://www.cricketvoice.com/cricketforum2/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;sa=messages;u=810

Ya, bot posts are not exclusive to a handle! But she wants to catch up to LN's post count fast
Actually, will change everything to cricket_news.

[CLR James]

Great work Dex!

[fineleg]

Ok, TL moment! 
Is CM a bot or dex's real g/f !?

[Cover Point]

Ok, TL moment! 
Is CM a bot or dex's real g/f !?

\

ooh ... we can get nasty with that. But we do love Dex. So will just give him some 

[kingcool1432]

Ok, TL moment! 
Is CM a bot or dex's real g/f !?

There doesn't have to be an "or" there

[fineleg]

^ a bot and the g/f, eh? 

PS:
BTW - where is the bugs bunny, kingcool?