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Offline Rasputin

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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #50 on: June 03, 2008, 03:11:22 »
Quote from: Timotheos on June 03, 2008, 01:05:17

Re-modeling your image for success in a corporate environment.

Nothing like a roomful of yuppies with their plastic smiles and dagger friendships to brighten your day.

Sounds like a fun B.S. crowd. I am still trying to figure out the Carpetbaggers i keep running into .

but as far as me not going away you could always try to E-shoot me a few times , and then send me an poisoned E-muffin but in the end you will have to E-drown me and if it was your relations who have wrought my death, then no one in the family will remain alive. They will be killed by the Russian people. >:D I am after all the MAD MONK  :woohoo:
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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #51 on: June 03, 2008, 03:19:25 »
Quote from: Rasputin on June 03, 2008, 03:11:22
Sounds like a fun B.S. crowd. I am still trying to figure out the Carpetbaggers i keep running into .

but as far as me not going away you could always try to E-shoot me a few times , and then send me an poisoned E-muffin but in the end you will have to E-drown me and if it was your relations who have wrought my death, then no one in the family will remain alive. They will be killed by the Russian people. >:D I am after all the MAD MONK  :woohoo:

Yuppies don't need to shoot, poison, or drown the likes of Rasputin.

They just isolate and marginalize him to death.

-Tim
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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #52 on: June 16, 2008, 01:15:42 »
Quote from: Richard on May 04, 2008, 16:37:07


Bart de Smet had no sooner launched Playmobil Central in 2000, when Playmobil's attorneys informed him that he could not have a Playmobil website. Oliver Deeg had begun his Playmobil photo stories about the same time and was told that he also couldn't have a website using the Playmobil name.

On Sunday the 26th of November, 2000 ... The three of us launched operation "Klicky Thunder" ...  ;D

"Playmobil Central" continued to operate under cover. The name was changed to "Collector Central" and hosted at Garden Wargaming. Then we began the Great Klicky Wars.

All of the online Playmobil vendors were angry with Zirndorf as they had been told that they could no longer sell Playmobil over the internet. The eBay dealers were angry because they might lose their "collector" customer base.

Bart, Oliver and I organized a massive email campaign (with the help of the vendors, eBay dealers and collectors) that totally surprised Zirndorf. Within a matter of weeks, the three of us were invited to visit with the powers at Klicky Towers.

Geobra's attorneys came up with some guidelines for Playmobil fansites. We made a few suggestions. And, we finally all agreed on what is still being used today.

Bart reopened Playmobil Central as Collectobil, Oliver reopened his website as Playfans, Tahra reopened Playmoville as Playkingdoms, and so on.

Bart almost immediately reinstated the "message board" for the Playmobil community! (This was the FIRST Playmobil forum, board or group!) The kind of free "Forum" software thst we have today was not yet available, so it all had to be managed manually.

When the three Yahoo Playmobil groups came along, Bart closed the Collectobil message board.



Hello, master Rich!

Does Bart still run Collectobil? (Yes, I believe ...) How often is it updated? (His work is wonderful!)

I'm curious, 'cause it's only about three months I've been drinking from Collectobil's waters ... ;D

G.
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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #53 on: June 16, 2008, 02:22:45 »


Hello, Gus ...


Quote from: Gustavo on June 16, 2008, 01:15:42

Does Bart still run Collectobil? (Yes, I believe ...) How often is it updated? (His work is wonderful!)



Yes, Bart is still the owner and administrator of Collectobil. His work keeps him very busy. However, it is our understanding that Collectobil may receive some major updates sometime in the near future.

All the best,
Richard



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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #54 on: July 04, 2008, 18:00:35 »
An interesting topic. I know my collecting interests have changed over time, some things I have dropped completely, others are still around but I don't actively look any more. Playmobil has lasted longer for me as an interest than most other things. My attention does wander though. I am just today working on my first update of my site since March. I am finally getting around to adding in the 2008 add-on releases. A lot of my time has been sucked away into a new art medium - I have started doing 3d based computer art. But I also just this week received my latest DS order that lets me complete my current project, something I am also working on this weekend. Pictures to eventually follow. :D

Sorry I seem to be wandering here. I do still have contact with some people who were active on Playmobil collecting boards but aren't any more, but mainly because we share another online interest that keeps us in touch. I do find that people are people, interpersonal conflicts and disagreements develop - sometimes easier online since emotion is so much harder to gauge. And so they drift off to other things.
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Offline Bill Blackhurst

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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #55 on: July 05, 2008, 03:05:22 »

But, seriously, the $5 entrance fee really does filter out the un-serious

-Tim

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 WHAT THE   :hmm:   ? Talk about inflation! How long has is been since you joined this site!? I just paid $8.12 USD to join :hissyfit:!!! But so far it was worth every penny :woohoo:!!!!
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  Forget about all of the other stuff,....all we need is the reintroduction of the 3526 Fire Engine!

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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #56 on: July 05, 2008, 08:50:58 »
Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on July 05, 2008, 03:05:22
But, seriously, the $5 entrance fee really does filter out the un-serious

-Tim


 WHAT THE   :hmm:   ? Talk about inflation! How long has is been since you joined this site!? I just paid $8.12 USD to join :hissyfit:!!! But so far it was worth every penny :woohoo:!!!!

No, no. The fee has not changed. It has always been set at 5 Euros. It's probably the rate of exchange which is causing such a big difference in the prices being paid by US members. Either the Euro must be very strong or the US dollar has weakened recently.

$8.12 does sound rather high. I can remember when it was converting to about US$6.00. However, I'm glad that you don't feel your money has been wasted. There is enough money saved in the fund to pay the hosting fees for several years. :yup:
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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #57 on: July 05, 2008, 16:03:27 »
Oh i had wished you were investing the funds into oil and gold and we were all going to get a super set one of these days  :doh:
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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #58 on: July 06, 2008, 11:03:11 »
Quote from: Rasputin on July 05, 2008, 16:03:27
Oh i had wished you were investing the funds into oil and gold and we were all going to get a super set one of these days  :doh:

Hmmm... now why didn't I think of that...? ;D
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Re: WHERE ARE THEY?
« Reply #59 on: July 29, 2008, 00:21:59 »
Hi guys  :wave:

(and girls - of course  ;) )

I'm still here - but I have to admit I've somehow lost contact to the english boards for nearly a year or so ... sorry, I was distracted ....

I'll try to drop by every now and then - even if it's just for a short blink ...

promised  :-[

cheers
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You're off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be monsters. hehehe

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