MTGNews Is Dead

[squt]

I'd always thought that Rancored Elf was part of the WOTC marketing team, strategicly leaking info about up-coming sets to build excitement.  I would think that if some other site kept compiling spoilers as well as MTGnews did, they would have just about the same amount of traffic....

I mean, how many of you read that fictional story set in Kamigawa?

Squt

[Mr.C]

I mean, how many of you read that fictional story set in Kamigawa?

Squt

Uh, what story? Enlighten me...

Uh, what about our deal, squt? The cards are collecting dust and cobwebs here...

[MagicRumorMill]

Is it possible for Magic Library to purchase MTGNews?  I am sure that to have a more mainstream wing of this site would bring more people into the odd magic things we all love here.

what do you all think?

[normalbrains]

Is it possible for Magic Library to purchase MTGNews?  I am sure that to have a more mainstream wing of this site would bring more people into the odd magic things we all love here.

what do you all think?

collecting rarities is not supposed to be a mainstream thing. its a natural progresion that shouldnt be forced. this place is a fairly tightknit community of eclectic and knowledgable collectors. why would you want a bunch of teenagers here? it will just mean more posts like yours which is not what this place is about. also, mtgnews has been defunct since its original owner sold it for several (10?)  thousand dollars to someone who turned it into an advertisement for findmagiccards.com. its only remaining redeeming quality also happens to be your screen name, and id like to ask: why is that your handle?

[Celebrindor]

eclectic?  I think normalbrains just called us all weird.  Thanks for the compliment! :)

No, we definately don't want hordes of morons descending on our site.

[MagicRumorMill]

It seemed like a good handle and one that attracts attention, no?

I am also an avid collector of all things magic.  So please accept me as another person who is into the same things as you.

I sense some bad feelings.  Don't you love me?  :)

[squt]

Are they really dead, anyway?  They just posted some Betrayers spoilers.

Squt

[mintcollector]

It seemed like a good handle and one that attracts attention, no?

I am also an avid collector of all things magic.  So please accept me as another person who is into the same things as you.

I sense some bad feelings.  Don't you love me?  :)

I can say I don't.

[MagicRumorMill]

That makes me want to cry.  I do love this site so much.

[TerraFrost]

also, mtgnews has been defunct since its original owner sold it for several (10?)  thousand dollars to someone who turned it into an advertisement for findmagiccards.com.

also, it would be a lot more expensive to host than this site is.  prior to selling it, DG said that the forums, alone, required a deicated server.  that's atleast several $1,000 / year.

in contrast, i think Ralph pays around $80 / year.

[Celebrindor]

also, it would be a lot more expensive to host than this site is.  prior to selling it, DG said that the forums, alone, required a deicated server.  that's atleast several $1,000 / year.

in contrast, i think Ralph pays around $80 / year.

I would guess Ralpha pays more than that.  I pay 120 a year for mine (this includes the domain, and server space).  I am quite sure that Ralph uses a lot more space than I do (I have a gig (1GB) of space, and between the pictures of the cards, and the forums, its likely that Ralph is using more.)  I also am allowed 50GB of traffic per month, and I am positive Ralph uses more than that.

[TerraFrost]

for $65.00, i get 3gb storage space, and 50gb bandwidth per month.  i could up it to 60gb bw / month if i linked to my host on my webpage, but alas, i don't need that much bw, and i've been too lazy to do it, anyway, heh.

i don't know if a domain name is included in that plan, however (i already had one before i signed up).

anyway, whose your host?  mines surpasshosting.com.

[sylvanstu]

I can say I don't.

i'd have to agree. No love lost here and i love everyone except you.