Discuss new ownership of ABXzone.com

***sanjay*** · 07-02-2007, 06:35 PM

Feel free to ask away...

This was the email that each one of you should have received...

Dear $user,

CJ has sold ABXzone.com in order to spend more time on his family, as well as his
business ventures. He was very selective in reviewing potential buyers because he
wanted to make sure that the new owner would help take these forums to the next
level. Hopefully we won't let you down.

Like CJ, my team and I work full-time and forums are just our passion. That said,
we have been successful in maintaining positive cash-flow without resorting to
advertising yet. We have done this through user transactions on our main forum
www.genmay.com

ABXzone.com is part of the CrowdGather network of forums which includes:

genmay
spiceforums
bigscreentalk
lovethatsound
therockforum
eternal-allegiance

and now.... ABXzone.com

Your user name and password entitles you to automatic posting privileges on all of
these forums. In the event that you have a user name that is a duplicate on the
network, you will receive a notification with instructions when you next log on to
ABXzone.com

The network forums are entirely optional, you can visit if you like- or you can just
stay here.

There are no sweeping changes that I can think of making at this point- just a focus
on building traffic and membership.

Finally, those of you who are in Southern California (or willing to be here) this
Friday and Saturday- we are having our annual Crowd Gather get together (free to
you). Look for the relevant threads on genmay.com made by me for details- or send
me a PM here.

PM's are the best way to reach myself, or Matty who is also part of the new team.

Have a great summer and please help me get this place going again!

Sanjay

zsaz1029 · 07-02-2007, 06:36 PM

Okay. What happened and why?

Dread · 07-02-2007, 06:48 PM

Same thing Zsaz1029 asked - What happened, Why, Where do we go from here?

cirial · 07-02-2007, 06:51 PM

I'm one of the [M] members that got merged in with this board. I would just like to say that I never knew about this board before the buy out, but I like it, and hope to positively contribute as much as possible

Dread · 07-02-2007, 07:00 PM

Why does my user name have extra letters in it?

Hey cirial, good to meet you

Sir Skully · 07-02-2007, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cirial

I'm one of the [M] members that got merged in with this board. I would just like to say that I never knew about this board before the buy out, but I like it, and hope to positively contribute as much as possible

Hey cirial, another nice to meet ya!

Sir Skully · 07-02-2007, 07:06 PM

How big of a change are we in for??? And will the new owners be introducing themselves?

Griff · 07-02-2007, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cirial

I'm one of the [M] members that got merged in with this board. I would just like to say that I never knew about this board before the buy out, but I like it, and hope to positively contribute as much as possible

Nice to see you here and welcome.

jcarno · 07-02-2007, 07:09 PM

Just wanted to see if my name has abx by it.

Guess not.

TQ · 07-02-2007, 07:10 PM

What's going on with this change of ownership and how will it affect this website?
Aside from ruining my perfectly tidy "TQ" nom de guerre...

John64 · 07-02-2007, 07:18 PM

huh? buyout?

TQ · 07-02-2007, 07:31 PM

This site is acting like it's been hijacked. Now it doesn't remember me (I had to login again) on top of adding this odd "_abx" after my name.

TQ · 07-02-2007, 07:34 PM

What's interesting is that no one's explained what's going on despite this thread that's been started ostensibly for that very thing.

Dread · 07-02-2007, 07:36 PM

Look how many birthdays there are today

TQ · 07-02-2007, 07:39 PM

Yes, with this "merger" of another site I certainly hope the level of discourse remains as high and adult as it's always been. We'll just have to see.
By the way, anyone know what the "other" site is?

07-02-2007, 06:35 PM	#1
*sanjay* Administrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 233	Discuss new ownership of ABXzone.com Feel free to ask away... This was the email that each one of you should have received... Dear $user, CJ has sold ABXzone.com in order to spend more time on his family, as well as his business ventures. He was very selective in reviewing potential buyers because he wanted to make sure that the new owner would help take these forums to the next level. Hopefully we won't let you down. Like CJ, my team and I work full-time and forums are just our passion. That said, we have been successful in maintaining positive cash-flow without resorting to advertising yet. We have done this through user transactions on our main forum www.genmay.com ABXzone.com is part of the CrowdGather network of forums which includes: genmay spiceforums bigscreentalk lovethatsound therockforum eternal-allegiance and now.... ABXzone.com Your user name and password entitles you to automatic posting privileges on all of these forums. In the event that you have a user name that is a duplicate on the network, you will receive a notification with instructions when you next log on to ABXzone.com The network forums are entirely optional, you can visit if you like- or you can just stay here. There are no sweeping changes that I can think of making at this point- just a focus on building traffic and membership. Finally, those of you who are in Southern California (or willing to be here) this Friday and Saturday- we are having our annual Crowd Gather get together (free to you). Look for the relevant threads on genmay.com made by me for details- or send me a PM here. PM's are the best way to reach myself, or Matty who is also part of the new team. Have a great summer and please help me get this place going again! Sanjay
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07-02-2007, 06:36 PM	#2
zsaz1029 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,009	Okay. What happened and why?
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07-02-2007, 06:48 PM	#3
Dread Eddie would go Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,045	Same thing Zsaz1029 asked - What happened, Why, Where do we go from here? __________________ P4C800-Deluxe (BIOS 1016) \| P4 2.6C SL6WS @ 3.3 \| 2*512MB Kingston HyperX 3500 (5:4) 2.5-3-3-7 \| ATI Radeon X800XL \| WD 60GB 7200 / WD 120GB 7200 8MB \| Memorex 16X DVD-Rom \| Sony DRU-530A ±R/±RW DVD Burner \| OCZ Powerstream 520 \| Thermaltake Tsunami Black \|Windows XP Pro SP1a
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07-02-2007, 06:51 PM	#4
cirial Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2	I'm one of the [M] members that got merged in with this board. I would just like to say that I never knew about this board before the buy out, but I like it, and hope to positively contribute as much as possible
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07-02-2007, 07:00 PM	#5
Dread Eddie would go Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,045	Why does my user name have extra letters in it? Hey cirial, good to meet you __________________ P4C800-Deluxe (BIOS 1016) \| P4 2.6C SL6WS @ 3.3 \| 2*512MB Kingston HyperX 3500 (5:4) 2.5-3-3-7 \| ATI Radeon X800XL \| WD 60GB 7200 / WD 120GB 7200 8MB \| Memorex 16X DVD-Rom \| Sony DRU-530A ±R/±RW DVD Burner \| OCZ Powerstream 520 \| Thermaltake Tsunami Black \|Windows XP Pro SP1a
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07-02-2007, 07:06 PM	#7
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 25,928	How big of a change are we in for??? And will the new owners be introducing themselves? __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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07-02-2007, 07:09 PM	#9
jcarno Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: upstate N.Y. Posts: 748	Just wanted to see if my name has abx by it. Guess not. __________________ DFI NF4 SLI-D/X2 4400/2x1024 G-Skill PC4000 /2xBFG 7800GT/1 Maxtor 200g Sata150/1 Maxtor 160g Sata/
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07-02-2007, 07:10 PM	#10
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	What's going on with this change of ownership and how will it affect this website? Aside from ruining my perfectly tidy "TQ" nom de guerre... __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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07-02-2007, 07:18 PM	#11
John64 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,449	huh? buyout? __________________
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07-02-2007, 07:31 PM	#12
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	This site is acting like it's been hijacked. Now it doesn't remember me (I had to login again) on top of adding this odd "_abx" after my name. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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07-02-2007, 07:34 PM	#13
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	What's interesting is that no one's explained what's going on despite this thread that's been started ostensibly for that very thing. __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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07-02-2007, 07:36 PM	#14
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07-02-2007, 07:39 PM	#15
TQ You gonna throw that? Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,442	Yes, with this "merger" of another site I certainly hope the level of discourse remains as high and adult as it's always been. We'll just have to see. By the way, anyone know what the "other" site is? __________________ Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me - Psalm 51:10 My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dogs already think I am... Daywalker Studio: Software: Adobe Audition 3.0/Pro Tools LE 7.4/Acid Pro 6.0/Multiple VST, DirectX and RTAS plugins/Kontakt 3 Sampler/Windows XP Professional PC Hardware: D975XBX2-504/E6600/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-6400/eVGA 800GTX/HP f1905 19" flat panel/Echo Audio Gina24 Sound Card/2 Maxtor 6B300SO's/1 Maxtor STM500AS/1 Western Digital WD2500JD/PleXwriter Premium/Plextor 716A/Samsung LightScribe DVD burner/Logitech Revolution MX/Antec P-180b/PPC&C Silencer 610/Zalman CNPS9500 HSF Recording Hardware: Mbox 2 Factory Pro/Mackie SR24.4VLZ Pro Console/M-Audio Axiom 25 MIDI Controller/Audio-Technica 4033a microphone/Symetrix 528E/PreSonus Eureka/Mackie MR8 active monitors Game Machine: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6/E8400/4x2GB Mushkin XP2-8500/BFG GTX280/HP f2105 21" flat panel/Creative Labs X-Fi Elite Pro/Maxtor 6H500F0/Maxtor STM3320/Western Digital WD4000KD/Plextor 760A/Toshiba DVD-ROM/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec P-180/PPC&C Silencer 610/Ideazon Merc Stealth keyboard/Vista Business64 SP1
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