It's been a while

[Robert]

Hey everyone, it's been quite some time. Wonder who still remembers me?

DarkRaichu/Elfenbow/Focal or just plain old Robert. Leader of the Alpha Guild back on PE2K :tongue:

[SassySnivy]

I don't believe I do since I never was really around those boards on pe2k...but nonetheless, welcome to PXR! You'll find that there are quite a few pe2k members still around here, and more. :3 If you need help just let one of us staff know. :>

[Silverclaw]

Hi Robert welcome to crossroad ^^
Btw what's pe2k I hear it often ?

[Ganyu]

Glad you found your way to PXR~ I don't think I know you from PE2K since I dropped off its face heh xD;;

Greystripe PE2K is a forum that can be seen as PXR's predecessor as its founders were from there :3

[Suicune's Fire]

I remember a Focal from PE2K! Never talked to you though. Welcome to PXR though. :D Glad you're here again! Hopefully you'll rekindle a lot of old friendships. :]

Hope you stick around! :D

[brandon_g]

Welcome to PXR... I hope you have fun time here Robert, a lot of good people here. I am a pe2k member myself.
Greystripe
PE2K is only the best pokemon forum on the planet earth that is currently drowning in inactivity!

[Neo Emolga]

DUDE! I totally remember you. I used to be Neo Pikachu before a certain electric flying squirrel became my favorite. :P

Hope things have been cool with you and welcome to PXR! Help yourself to the chips n' dip. Or the truckload of Christmas cookies we still have left over.

[The Nonexistent Tazz]

Hello, Pe2k vet! Welcome to PxR! I have no clue who you are or what you're talking about despite being from Pe2k myself, but I think you'll like it around here.

[Braixen]

Hello there! Welcome to the forum/community. ^_^ Feel free to leave me a VM or PM if you're ever bored or have any questions/suggestions/feedback. Enjoy your time here!

[Robert]

@Neo: daaaaang it's been quite some time. Always wondered where you had gone after PE2K. Know of anybody else that came here?

@TNT: been so long since I've heard "vet" said to me before, them feels tho.

@all the rest: a couple names sound familiar but I'm sorry to say most of you I don't know, but I'm happy to make your acquaintance =)

[Neo Emolga]

@Neo: daaaaang it's been quite some time. Always wondered where you had gone after PE2K. Know of anybody else that came here?

Yeah, it has been a while. I was at Serebii for some time, but I left after the mods encouraged anti-religious bigotry. I got infracted twice by one of their biased mods, but I had already seen several other Christian members get banned and harassed even prior to that. But in all honesty, that place is going downhill regardless. Never would recommend it to anyone.

A bunch of people did come over from PE2K, but most of them changed their names. HKim will always be HKim though. XD

[Robert]

Yeah, it has been a while. I was at Serebii for some time, but I left after the mods encouraged anti-religious bigotry. I got infracted twice by one of their biased mods, but I had already seen several other Christian members get banned and harassed even prior to that. But in all honesty, that place is going downhill regardless. Never would recommend it to anyone.

A bunch of people did come over from PE2K, but most of them changed their names. HKim will always be HKim though. XD

Yeah haha I did find some of the other members, HKim and Sarah and rust, always around. :P
I know people were scattered all over the globe, Serebii, Bulbagarden (right?) and I think... Mt Moon something? Could that be right?

[Neo Emolga]

Yeah haha I did find some of the other members, HKim and Sarah and rust, always around. :P
I know people were scattered all over the globe, Serebii, Bulbagarden (right?) and I think... Mt Moon something? Could that be right?

I've been out of touch with Bulbagarden and I don't even think I've ever seen Mt Moon before. But I think most of the people that were still on PE2K just roughly before it got plunged into an abyss of spam came over here.

Still, glad to see you back.

[Robert]

I've been out of touch with Bulbagarden and I don't even think I've ever seen Mt Moon before. But I think most of the people that were still on PE2K just roughly before it got plunged into an abyss of spam came over here.

Still, glad to see you back.

Thanks, it's good to be back. Now to get back into the game. =)

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Hey Robert! Welcome to our new home! Great to see you've started up TAG again :)

[Robert]

Hey Robert! Welcome to our new home! Great to see you've started up TAG again :)

Hey there, thanks for the welcome, I hope it'll be good =D
Yeah, TAG had to move with me haha, fresh forum, fresh faces, fresh start =)

[XaiakuX]

PE2K is only the best pokemon forum on the planet earth that is currently drowning in inactivity!

brandon_g

Are you serious, right now?

If you had said this 4 years ago, I wouldn't have a problem believing you. Because 4 years ago Pe2k started drowning, and in 2013 it went down for several months. It's already drowned. It's already dead. It's pretty darn sad when your Administrator gives up on the whole thing. Without the administrator, there's nothing left of Pe2k. The only person who remains active on that forum is you. I sincerely hope you realize that Pe2k is no longer the machine it once was. It's used by most as an archive for old posts, and that's all it will ever be. There's no chance of reviving Pe2k. MOST of the members of that forum moved over to PxR.

I'm not saying these things to bring you down, but you're horribly inaccurate in what you said. Pe2k isn't drowning in inactivity (Because it's already dead), nor has it EVER been the best Pokémon forum. It was a solid forum and it's the only other forum I've ever been a part of. It's also a forum I've been a part of since 2004. That's over 10 years, so there's really no argument you can make at this point. If you feel insulted by anything I've said, then I genuinely apologize, but you insult every member of this forum when you call another forum "the best." You also confuse new members of this forum when you tell them the wrong information.

Look, I understand where you're coming from. But you need to accept Pe2k for what it is. It's a horrible sad truth, one that I'm sure a LOT of people didn't want to accept. But we had to, and we had to move on. That's what PxR is. I took it pretty hard myself. I didn't want to join another Pokémon forum, and I was pretty much done. Until Xanthe harassed me to join Pokémon Crossroads. It's the process of moving on.

Greystripe

Pe2k was a Pokémon Forum that was relatively popular between 2006 and 2009. Before then it wasn't all that huge, and after that it fell apart with the abandonment of its administrator. With a heavy sigh, Senior Moderators of that forum teamed up and created Pokémon Crossroads. In its prime, Pokemon Elite 2000 was a fun and wonderful forum with amazing people. It was impossible to not make friends on that forum, because there were so many members, and every single board flourished with activity. These days, all you'd see is our friend Brandon_g posting in an admirable, yet pointless attempt to revive the forum.

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With all that said, Robert, welcome to Pokémon Crossroads. I am the resident wise-cracking dark horse. Despite this, if this particular post doesn't get me banned, I am fully willing to help you if you need anything. But with your past experience with forum-going, I doubt you'll need it. I do vaguely remember those names you listed, primarily "Focal." I was either XaiakuX, Pheritzelf, Scizor_Master2oo4, or Onii-San. I hope your stay on our forum will be relatively pleasant.

[Suicune's Fire]

Omg, Caleb. XD So much typing. Although I think your correction and explanation was slightly unnecessary, it's not gonna get you banned. xD Poor ol' PE2K. I don't think Brandon was trying to be definitive and absolute; if that's his opinion then it's not really a fact you have to disprove. xD

Anyhow, hope this served as a useful history lesson for some people!

[XaiakuX]

Omg, Caleb. XD So much typing.

I'm a detailed person, okay!? D<

Opinions can be wrong (I learned this the hard way).

It wasn't about his opinion though, it was the misleading message to someone who didn't know what it was.

[Suicune's Fire]

*cries* Okay! D: Just don't run me over with a wall of text! (I'm one to talk. xD)

Ah, okay. Well at least there was a welcome message somewhere in there. xD

/off topic

SO HOW ARE YOU FINDING PXR, ROBERT?!

[Robert]

I AM FINDING THAT I NEED TO GET USED TO IT SUICUNE!?

No but seriously, it's been so long since I've been on any kind of forum and I'm still figuring out that the URPG is spread across 3(?) forums. Or something like that. Need to make some new friends to get around haha.

[Suicune's Fire]

OH WELL THAT'S OKAY, ROBERT?!

Ahaha ooh, I see. Now that you mention URPG... I need to get into it. xD I actually thought about it today.

[brandon_g]

Omg, Caleb. XD So much typing. Although I think your correction and explanation was slightly unnecessary, it's not gonna get you banned. xD Poor ol' PE2K. I don't think Brandon was trying to be definitive and absolute; if that's his opinion then it's not really a fact you have to disprove. xD

Anyhow, hope this served as a useful history lesson for some people!



I'm a detailed person, okay!? D<

Opinions can be wrong (I learned this the hard way).

It wasn't about his opinion though, it was the misleading message to someone who didn't know what it was.
Yes that is true thank you suciune... It is my opinion but it is also a fact that right now pe2k is drowning in inactive... You have the right to your opinion, however, my opinion is as long as I can access the website it is not truly dead. A person on life support is not trully dead, why is pe2k dead? Pe2k is just on life support right now.

Also welcome Robert I am sure you will adjust nicely

[Neo Emolga]

Yes that is true thank you suciune... It is my opinion but it is also a fact that right now pe2k is drowning in inactive... You have the right to your opinion, however, my opinion is as long as I can access the website it is not truly dead. A person on life support is not trully dead, why is pe2k dead? Pe2k is just on life support right now.

Also welcome Robert I am sure you will adjust nicely

I think it's only a matter of time before it gets shut down completely. In fact, the hosting for the site and forum may expire as soon as 2015 comes, as I don't think Ryan will continue to keep spending money for a forum that doesn't have a community anymore. His last hosting contract could have been set to end at the last day of this year for all we know.

It was a great forum back in the day, but things change and we all need to adapt. I'd say remember the good times, but don't keep looking back.

[Robert]

I think it's only a matter of time before it gets shut down completely. In fact, the hosting for the site and forum may expire as soon as 2015 comes, as I don't think Ryan will continue to keep spending money for a forum that doesn't have a community anymore. His last hosting contract could have been set to end at the last day of this year for all we know.

It was a great forum back in the day, but things change and we all need to adapt. I'd say remember the good times, but don't keep looking back.

I remember when the old Proboards forum was first shut down, it felt like the end of the world. Then came around the other board and once again, pretty much shut down. Had some amazing times on both of them, sad to see it go, but like you said, change and adapt.

Never forget!

[SassySnivy]

Yes. It's good to always remember the original pe2k since it had a special place in our hearts, but simultaneously its good to adapt to change. PXR was made because of Ryan's neglect of pe2k, and it has really bloomed a lot since then. Good to have you with us at PXR! :>

[Robert]

Thanks Speed, I hope to enjoy my time here =)

WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE ACTIVITY THOUGH AREN'T WE GUYS AND GALS ?

[brandon_g]

Quite possibly, I also would like to point out that pe2k is still there... the contract thing isn't true ethier. It was theory though.

Happy New Year!

[Robert]

Quite possibly, I also would like to point out that pe2k is still there... the contract thing isn't true ethier. It was theory though.

Happy New Year!

The site will shut down by itself in due time.

[brandon_g]

Quite possible! But it has lasted 2 years on its own so far! I am just saying I am sticking to it until the end, if it shut downs on it own, fine, but I will be there until it does.

Happy New Years All!

[Robert]

So guys and gals, it's been great coming here, I'm enjoying it so far. Found my way around a little, met a couple people and so far feel well at home.

Thanks for welcoming me back and I hope to be a part of this community for quite some while longer =)

[brandon_g]

Your welcome Robert, hope you enjoy yourself here. :)