From Stonewall: *For all those BBSers out there, I am resetting ALL the games on my BBS tonight at 8pm EST. Come join in and get a head clean start with everyone else. For those TW fans these games might take 10/15 mins tops depending what you do in them, so there is enough time for both tw and bbs games ;) So help me spread the word out there and see if we can reach some of the old bbsers....I don't know where to find those guys at ;) Thanks, Stonewall* **[telnet://thedeepsouth.yi.org:24](telnet://thedeepsouth.yi.org:24) (BBS)** **[telnet://thedeepsouth.yi.org:23](telnet://thedeepsouth.yi.org:23) (TWGS)**

I wanted to talk about a couple things regarding the WTC 2001. First off, the chances are very good I won't be playing WTC unless I get an offer I can't refuse which won't happen. This is gonna be a terrific summer. My kids are finally old enough that I can take them places and have some fun..even go to an amusement park and go on the nasty rides with them instead of just watching them putter along on a kiddie ride. We plan on going to the beach. We plan to go camping. We plan to do a lot of other stuff. I certainly won't waste my summer getting podded by the various 12-20 member super-megacorps entering the WTC when I can be outside being active and having some fun. I still will pop in a game or two just to chat and stuff and will most definitely still run my games at Fament and operate this website. I also will be helping Macahan with the BOTE since I'm a co-sysop at Fament. Another thing I want to say about the WTC is this: I'm told Bad Girl and Guardian aren't playing WTC. Damn shame cuz while many individuals has won a major 2 times in a row , I dont think a team has won two in a row or at least the core of the team won 2 in a row. Example is this: Peacemaker and Rawhead Rex won first 2 USO's but with different teammates. Last year the team of Bad Girl, Peacemaker, Guardian, Mirkath, Atog, and Lady Ice won the WTC. They still are together but as Dragon Elite and Dragon Elite has more members on the team as well, for example, Darth Vader - a nasty ass hunter and killer, and Speedy - a dedicated farmer who does his job well. Add the likes of Dietrich and Hammer and there's a hell of a team with an astounding chance of being team repeat champions of a major tournament - a feat never accomplished unless I'm wrong. but without Bad Girl and Guardian playing, Dragon Elite cant really be called repeat champs even if Peacemaker, Lady Ice, Mirkath and Atog are 4 of the 6 players recognized as champs. The Good Guys, however, might end up being the first team to win 2 different majors in a row, providing the same 6 players who won the USO are also winners of the WTC. Who knows? Be interesting to see who all enters the WTC and if any entries end up becoming secret entries such as the Death Corp of last year's WTC or the Cleaning Crew of this year's USO.

From Stonewall in the various forums: *Hello everyone, Things are close enough for 'government' work I would think. I am going to kick off the new system at 8pm EST on Wednesday (5/9)!! There will be two new games going as well as the rest of the BBS! All BBS Games will reset on Friday (5/11) but will remain active so players can get used to them, see everything in them etc! Dont forget I also have a VGA Planets server as well know that ppl with the Planets game can play via email! Stonewall* **[telnet://thedeepsouth.yi.org:23](telnet://thedeepsouth.yi.org:23)** **[telnet://thedeepsouth.dyndns.org:23](telnet://thedeepsouth.dyndns.org:23)** **[telnet://thedeepsouth.playtw.org:23](telnet://thedeepsouth.playtw.org:23)**

It seems we had troubles with account sharing OR an account hack; Either way, server rules were broken and the game thrown completely out of whack. When I checked the game Friday afternoon, Corporation [5] was ahead of the pack by far and will be declared the winners. Please read on... Now had this been a normal corp back-stabbing without the account sharing/hacking, the game would still go on. This is a tough decision to make for a sysop, because either way, someone in the game will be unhappy. Fred Wreck's will be rebanged, with the current settings early this week. I may or may not decide to bring in the extra 6, more powerful ships after one week instead of two. I'll decide when the time comes for the game to rebang. If anyone feels the need to complain and/or talk about this, please e-mail **me** and not Eleq. I made the decision. Sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused anyone.

(Terra, referring to what was known as twgs.twlinks.com previously) Game C, CRACKPOT, scheduled to rebang today is postponed until further notice. TERRA will not be rebanging any game until Hekate is once again fully functional. On a side note: TERRA is currently on a new server (hopefully only temporarily), but Hekate will have full access once she gets her own system restored and operational. When she feels she is stable enough, she'll bring the TWGS back to her place. All telnet addresses have been updated, so there should be no problem there. Telnet to: **[terra.playtw.org](telnet://terra.playtw.org)** to play! Thanks to Frog Man of **[Frogland BBS](telnet://bbs.frogland.net)** for hosting it!

Congratulations to Corporation [3] --Hammer and Zelda--for winning RETRIBUTION! They will be added to the Game Champions! list later today. This game will be replaced next Wednesday by another that is to be determined. Keep checking back for information! If you're playing game F - Fred Wreck's House, then take note that there will be 6 *new* ships introduced at 11pm EST TONIGHT! 35 minutes away... **[STARDOCK BBS](telnet://thestardock.com)** *Don't worry, I'm gonna get this page cleaned up a bit today (con't from yesterday ). :)* If there are no objections to Corporation [3] (Hammer & Zelda) winning RETRIBUTION I will call the game sometime on Friday, May 4. E-mail me if there are any problems with this. Thanks.

For those of you that missed Eleq's notice about the WTC being free now (yes, it is, however, if you still choose to donate, money will be send to the Bud Fund and donors will be listed as Stardock BBS donors on the site) and about registrations now being open, this is your notice! :) EleqTrizi'T with your team line-up, and make sure you specify the CEO. Hekate told me this morning that Bud called her around 10:30PST last night and told her he was going home. Things weren't as bad as we thought. Glad to hear the news Bud!

I just talked to Bud on the phone (he called me to inform all of you) Bud is back in the hospital and not feeling the best at this time. He was only supposed to go back today for some more testing and a Kemo treatment, but things stockpiled and he wont be coming home tonight. He's not sure at this point how long he'll be back in the hospital. He'll try calling me tonight so I can post this room number and phone#. He appreciates all our support and hopes to thank everyone personally at the TWCON2k1. Today's Agenda: 3pm Surgery to replace a chest cathader, bone marrow biopsy, other tests, kemo treatment, and what ever else arises. He's doing well with trying to keep his spirits up, but every prayer helps and I keep reminding him that he'll pull though it all and that we all love him. Wouldn't it have been nice if he had that laptop to take with him today. Donations can be sent via www.paypal.com to: Financial Support: xBud_69@yahoo.com LapTop Fund Raiser: macahan@fament.com or mail Checks or money order to: Bud Shaull 217 S. Church St. Clyde, OH 43410 help the fight against Leukemia - make a difference in our family. April 29, 2001 Fuseblown This is for my man Aitvo: Go here: **[](https://web.archive.org/web/20010000000000*/https://www.fakeroot.net/ps2linux/)** Sign the petition! Having Linux on the PS/2 would allow a PS/2 to replace a desktop computer (running Linux), it would also allow development of PS/2 games which could also be ported to Linux/Intel and help grow the Linux gaming market. Growing the Linux gaming market helps get Linux on more desktops, and opens the door to competition in the desktop PC market, by signing, EVERYONE WINS! Even if you are a Windows user, by having Linux on the desktop (or PS/2 in this case) you will create the competition needed in desktop space to lower overall computer cost. Please forward this post to everyone you know, the more we can convince Sony that this is a good thing for the US PC market the better off we will be! Send to Family, Friends, Message lists, what ever it takes to get Sony Entertainment's attention that WE WANT LINUX ON THE PS/2 IN THE USA!

The voting for the 4th Annual TW awards has started So far, we’ve been nominated for the following categories: **Comedic Site, Editorial Site, News Site, Best Overall, Most Original, and top 10**. So [go and vote!](https://web.archive.org/web/20010000000000*/https://www.thestardock.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?awards01.htm)

Greetings Everyone, Not too long ago, our computers suffered major damage during a power surge. The surge devastated components throughout three different computers and made a mockery of our surge protectors. I was able to throw together parts to get two of the three machines working again, but in the end I was left with well over $700 in damaged equipment that needed to be replaced. Without thinking twice, I made the trip out of town to a computer show where I picked up everything I needed. I returned home to find a slew of ICQ’s and emails that I did NOT appreciate. People badgering me to get the server back up, and some outright telling me I “sucked” as a sysop because of it. I rebuilt the BBS, but decided to not resume service. Instead, I made my famous post from last month (viewable in our archives) expressing my anger over the unappreciative messages I had gotten. Almost immediately, Bruce Davey (Dr. Bad) fired off a donation to help with the costs. Others soon followed. Within three days, I had almost half of what I needed. Overall, since then I’ve received OVER the $700 dollars needed for the computer. I put the rest of the money aside for ISP bills, put some towards my door game server (which hasn’t been deployed because I don’t own any doors), and bought a few much-needed programming books. My wife and I would like to express our deepest appreciation for all those who have donated. The support has been absolutely overwhelming, and we cannot thank everyone enough. We are not exactly rolling in money, so every little bit helps. My wife finally understands why I love being apart of this community. Fuseblown, I don't know where I'd be without him. No one has any idea what kind of talent this man possesses when it comes to websites. Thank-you everyone, Mr. and Mrs. TriziT Owners – The Stardock BBS, Home Sector Website - Here is the list of those who have donated. If I forgot someone, please email me immediately. I did my best.. : Dr. Bad, Bad Girl, Guardian, Hosem, Maverick, Leila, Dark Helmet, Corran, Black Bart, Lady Rogue, Kemper3, Animal, Darth Vader, Hekate, Lady Ice, Darkside, Hollywood, Kendrake, Lancez, G-dawg, Mega Hertz, Xerces, "We Got Duct Tape", Spaz, Poison Arrow, Slice Wing, Kick, Brett Quinn, Devil Dog, Kidder from Alien Base, Gonzoid, Viking, Last Starfighter, Craig Castle, AlricTheMad, LordCam, Zep, Peacemaker, Dirk, Lucifer, Colebert, Macahan, Night Hawk, Atog, --{ Cowboy }--, Tweety, Kavanagh, Banano, Aitvo, Detrean, Cruncher, Viscious Beancounter and Timberwolf. - Added Night Hawk to the list. Sorry bro! - Added another. Who wants to apply for a SD secretary position? Thanks to Detrean for the donatiion -Removed Soul from the donor list. -Cruncher, Viscious Beancounter and Space Ghost have been added to the list! Forgetful, unappreciative jerks like me need to be whooped.