Bump in Appreciation of Gandalf Parker

[Edi]

Rathar said:
Seriously folks.. Gandalf has done more for this community than 99.9999% of any of us.

Whomever it is they shall be playing only single player games if their name gets out.

I heartily agree with this. It's people like Gandalf and llamabeast who provide server space who keep the MP community alive and who enable it to run as smoothly as it does. We all owe them a debt of gratitude.

They do not deserve abusive asshats getting in their face about it. Let said asshat first run his own server and then maybe he will have some perspective. But I doubt it.

[MaxWilson]

Note: I discovered Dominions in the first place because Gandalf posted to Usenet about Master of Magic sequels praising Dominions II as a worthy successor. Gandalf, you've probably destroyed at least a cumulative year of my lifespan (past and future) by that act.

It's nice to see that you still have a presence here.

-Max

[Aezeal]

Yay Gandalf

[Meglobob]

Its a shame Gandalf does not frequent those boards much anymore.

He was a good guy and did loads for Dominions.

[QXel]

Agree with you, Meglobob.

I miss you, Gandalf Parker.

In fact, you're the one who brought me into Dominion.
I was wandering for informations about the game (Dom2), and I found this forum, and I find your posts ... and you're amazing work.
So, I dive into it, and never come to the surface again.
Since Dom3 came out, I barely only play at it.

Even if I can't apreciate everything that you (and others, as Edi said) have done because I don't play MP, I really respect your time invest & your care of this community.

Shame on everyone who are not enough cleaver or respectfull for all the work done here.

It reminds me the recent story with Edi, and its reaction.
Shame on people who don't know how to keep theirs mouths shut.
I must admit that I have been shocked by this story. I perfectly understand Edi. Maybe it's because I'm not so young now (40 ) and I have very much trouble to tolerate those who are born with Internet and find it normal that everything is free, must be free (beware, pirates!), and only know about demand, never asking, always pressure people to have what they want fast, now and bigger than before, and of course, for no charge at all, not even a thanks.
I know the story about Internet, and about free software. This is not want you seem to think. This is not dedicate to you only.
For you, I wish you that life remember that you are not the world's center, and if you want something, you must do it yourselves or gently ask for it.

Well, enough rant.

I wish everyone here a very good day, and I respectly thanks everyone here who make my game's time fun, cool, and sometime, because of your hard work, even better.

Thanks all.

QXel

[JimMorrison]

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[Xietor]

Gandalf was more than helpful with helping me get a map set up for the Kingmaker game. He can off dozens of maps for me.

Quite honestly, Edi, Gandalf, Llamabeast, do tremendous work to keep the dominions community operational, and there are many other strong contributors as well.

I am sure it tries the patience to get an email that is not polite, but remember that you get teens the world over playing games(and rude adults too). Most folks are appreciative, so do not let the few who are not get you down.

[Digress]

My first MP game was hosted by Gandalf - the first of quite a few. For which he has my gratitude.

Gandalf has a reputation for being both helpful and approachable and has hosted innumerable games (and helped others set up to be hosts themselves). It just staggers me that someone would slag him off for a problem that popped up whilst he was hosting yet another game.

[Endoperez]

Leif_- said:
"There are no gods but Illwinter, and Gandalf is their prophet."

Wow. Just, wow. I laughed, and I want this for a t-shirt. I want a flag with this thing. Can I get a special first page for my manual with this?

Innocence said:
Which server did he loose? Couldn't find the thread

The thread is in Shrapnel General forum, not in here.

[Gandalf Parker]

OK OK OK.
Thanks all. and I will strive to return to the game.

Now go forth and spread this to all of the other free things you've been gobbling up. Your favorite servers, favorite mods, favorite maps, favorite strategy. Anything being shared for free that you wish the person would do more of.

If people dont do them for money then you might find that "paying" regularly with some appreciation will help to keep things going. For that matter, add free patches and free forums to that list.