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psmith2.0 · 2007-12-20, 01:42

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/settlement.html

Wow. Part of the settlement of the lawsuit Apple brought against them. The guy doesn't seem too bummed...

Oh well.

And MOSR is still in business?

What a nutty world.

InactionMan · 2007-12-20, 01:45

He's probably made a small fortune off the whole thing. Easily enough to pay his university tuition. The real question is will the number of new AppleNova members drop once ThinkSecret is gone?

psmith2.0 · 2007-12-20, 01:50

Probably. But that's okay.

Kraetos · 2007-12-20, 02:01

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Originally Posted by InactionMan

The real question is will the number of new AppleNova members drop once ThinkSecret is gone?

Yes. But many of the members we get from ThinkSecret are undoubtedly the ones who start threads like these:

Apple store down, Leopard might be announced today!
Anyone here having this problem with leopard 9a559??
Apple to bring out aluminium pencil sharpeners
the i-car
I know this question has been asked a million times, wheres the apple subnotebook!!!
30" iMac DuoQuad Core
Is Apple waiting for its Big Bang?

So who cares?

InactionMan · 2007-12-20, 02:03

We must have got a few good members from TS, right? They can't all be screeching idiots.

RowdyScot · 2007-12-20, 02:08

I found AN through TS, initially. I'd hope I'm not a screeching idiot...

Kraetos · 2007-12-20, 02:11

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Originally Posted by InactionMan

We must have got a few good members from TS, right? They can't all be screeching idiots.

Oh I'm sure we have:

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Originally Posted by RowdyScot

I found AN through TS, initially.

But I'd be willing to bet the idiots we get from there outweigh the RowdyScots. And I'm also sure that people looking for intelligent Apple discussion will continue to find AN.

Robo · 2007-12-20, 02:16

I found AN through TS.

Kraetos · 2007-12-20, 02:18

Yeah but you found it back when ThinkSecret was still, like, good, right? Who goes there now? They haven't been accurate in years.

Regardless, there needs to be a foot in mouth smiley.

709 · 2007-12-20, 02:18

I think a good indicator will be how many extra people we have here during Macworld '08. We certainly have a few people here that found their way and settled from TS, but of course I'm not privy to stats and such. I think most 'talkback' people just stuck to TS's news comment sections, honestly, because if you compare the signal/noise ratio between here and there it's pretty blatant.

Regardless, I'm a bit sad to hear Nick is leaving. He had some good runs, and it's been fun to be along for the ride with him for so many years.

Hopefully Brad and Eric can get together with him and figure out what he's doing with his site. I'd hate to lose all that history to the ether... and it might be of some value if we could retain all that somewhere and maybe redirect inquiring minds to this site in the process.

Robo · 2007-12-20, 02:23

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Originally Posted by Kraetos

Yeah but you found it back when ThinkSecret was still, like, good, right? Who goes there now? They haven't been accurate in years.

Regardless, there needs to be a foot in mouth smiley.

Well, I didn't mean to presume that you didn't think I was a screeching idiot.

I was just commenting on how sad I am, in general, that TS is gone.

But then again, I haven't been there in a while...

AsLan^ · 2007-12-20, 02:52

Here's to ThinkSecret and Nick Ciarelli!

*raises glass*

I used to really enjoy checking ThinkSecret every morning

scratt · 2007-12-20, 03:14

Good riddance in my view I am afraid.

I bet he still gets / makes a bundle from the domain name.

turtle · 2007-12-20, 03:34

Well, I found AN through TS but I can't say I'll miss it. I'm not even sad to see it go. After the lawsuit it really became a waste of space and a link to here.

Doxxic · 2007-12-20, 04:06

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Originally Posted by Kraetos

Yeah but you found it back when ThinkSecret was still, like, good, right? Who goes there now? They haven't been accurate in years.

Precisely, ever since the lawsuit hit(?) them, ThinkSecret has seemed crippled a bit.
Actually, to a degree that even surprised me a bit. After all, the lawsuit also added up to their reputation initially. But not enough apparently...
AppleInsider has taken over in my opinion.

But this forum is waaaay better than AI's.

Fahrenheit · 2007-12-20, 04:55

Oh no. Where will we fill our accurate and well formed journalistic requirements now?

RowdyScot · 2007-12-20, 04:58

Fox News?.... HAH! No, seriously, I dunno.

Bernie · 2007-12-20, 06:15

I found applenova through Think Secret through Digg today.
Felt like signing in at this wake.

celebi23 · 2007-12-20, 06:28

Damn, sad to see ThinkSecret go

thegeriatric · 2007-12-20, 07:00

What will replace the link in the top right corner?

jondaapplegeek · 2007-12-20, 08:02

a link to another rumor site, like AppleInsider?!?

maybe not...

Doxxic · 2007-12-20, 08:28

And how will new people find AppleNova?

turtle · 2007-12-20, 08:33

Digg will be a good source I'm sure. Plus, there are plenty who blog and such.

SKMDC · 2007-12-20, 08:35

really now stop and think about it........thinking dots..........

We are all screeching idiots!

dfiler · 2007-12-20, 08:42

Is it evil that I'm glad?

Not that TS was bad. But rather I prefer having a forum that isn't tied directly to a rumor site. The sites that link to a forum tend to govern the type of posts that end up on said forum.

OK, now i'm feeling old. It's like having your favorite restaurant next door to the local teen hangout. As you get older, one develops a different perspective on their proximity.

kieran · 2007-12-20, 08:57

I used to come here through TS all the time before I just started skipping TS altogether.

I havent read anything on there in a long time, so it won't really be missed by me in any way.

InactionMan · 2007-12-20, 09:15

See, I knew we got some good members from TS. I think a lot of the real duds came when we tried to merge with the members of the old Think Secret forums. That didn't go over well at all.

Wyatt · 2007-12-20, 09:18

You know what this means? It means we don't have to have any more threads about what our ties to TS are! Yay!

TS has really gone downhill since the first time they got sued. They hardly ever had anything good any more and rarely had it before somebody else did.

turbulentfurball · 2007-12-20, 10:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by RowdyScot

I found AN through TS, initially. I'd hope I'm not a screeching idiot...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roboman

I found AN through TS.

Me too. I'd say most AN members found it either through TS or came here after the AI split.

Schnauzer · 2007-12-20, 10:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by celebi23

Damn, sad to see ThinkSecret go

Agreed... It was how I found AppleNova

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psmith2.0 Mr. Vieira Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee	2007-12-20, 01:42 http://www.thinksecret.com/news/settlement.html Wow. Part of the settlement of the lawsuit Apple brought against them. The guy doesn't seem too bummed... Oh well. And MOSR is still in business? What a nutty world.
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InactionMan Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2007-12-20, 01:45 He's probably made a small fortune off the whole thing. Easily enough to pay his university tuition. The real question is will the number of new AppleNova members drop once ThinkSecret is gone?
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psmith2.0 Mr. Vieira Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee	2007-12-20, 01:50 Probably. But that's okay.
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InactionMan Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2007-12-20, 02:03 We must have got a few good members from TS, right? They can't all be screeching idiots.
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RowdyScot Ice Arrow Sniper Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great Bay Temple	2007-12-20, 02:08 I found AN through TS, initially. I'd hope I'm not a screeching idiot...
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Robo Formerly Roboman, still awesome Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Portland, OR	2007-12-20, 02:16 I found AN through TS.
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Kraetos Lovable Bastard Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boston-ish	2007-12-20, 02:18 Yeah but you found it back when ThinkSecret was still, like, good, right? Who goes there now? They haven't been accurate in years. Regardless, there needs to be a foot in mouth smiley. Logic, logic, logic. Logic is the beginning of wisdom, Valeris, not the end.
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AsLan^ Not a tame lion... Join Date: May 2004 Location: Narnia	2007-12-20, 02:52 Here's to ThinkSecret and Nick Ciarelli! raises glass I used to really enjoy checking ThinkSecret every morning
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scratt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: M-F: Thailand Weekends : F1 2010 - Various Tracks!	2007-12-20, 03:14 Good riddance in my view I am afraid. I bet he still gets / makes a bundle from the domain name.
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Fahrenheit Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2005	2007-12-20, 04:55 Oh no. Where will we fill our accurate and well formed journalistic requirements now?
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RowdyScot Ice Arrow Sniper Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Great Bay Temple	2007-12-20, 04:58 Fox News?.... HAH! No, seriously, I dunno.
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Bernie New Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia	2007-12-20, 06:15 I found applenova through Think Secret through Digg today. Felt like signing in at this wake.
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celebi23 New Member Join Date: Jul 2005	2007-12-20, 06:28 Damn, sad to see ThinkSecret go
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thegeriatric geri to my friends Join Date: May 2006 Location: Heaven	2007-12-20, 07:00 What will replace the link in the top right corner?
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jondaapplegeek Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Welshland	2007-12-20, 08:02 a link to another rumor site, like AppleInsider?!? maybe not...
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Doxxic Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amsterdam	2007-12-20, 08:28 And how will new people find AppleNova?
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turtle Lord of the Rant. Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Upstate South Carolina	2007-12-20, 08:33 Digg will be a good source I'm sure. Plus, there are plenty who blog and such.
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SKMDC superkaratemonkeydeathcar Join Date: May 2004 Location: chicago	2007-12-20, 08:35 really now stop and think about it........thinking dots.......... We are all screeching idiots!
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kieran @kk@pennytucker.social Join Date: Jan 2005	2007-12-20, 08:57 I used to come here through TS all the time before I just started skipping TS altogether. I havent read anything on there in a long time, so it won't really be missed by me in any way. No more Twitter. It's Mastodon now.
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InactionMan Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2007-12-20, 09:15 See, I knew we got some good members from TS. I think a lot of the real duds came when we tried to merge with the members of the old Think Secret forums. That didn't go over well at all.
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Wyatt Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Near Indianapolis	2007-12-20, 09:18 You know what this means? It means we don't have to have any more threads about what our ties to TS are! Yay! TS has really gone downhill since the first time they got sued. They hardly ever had anything good any more and rarely had it before somebody else did. Twitter: bwyatt \| Xbox: @playsbadly \| Instagram: @bw317
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