Dhondy Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ah, it's that day again! What wonderful memories. Time to sum up and do my/our annual introspection. The friendships that Shwetabh mentioned still draw me to the forum almost every day, like a moth to the flame. It's not just the three years that we have populated this place, but the years on the old place that ultimately spawned this site....how many of you can boast of watching Thal (our Salil) grow up from a naughty teenager into a superbly articulate, strapping young man (OK, that's an exaggeration, he's still only 5-6), or chronicle Gambit's professional de-pupation into a supremely confident telecom man, a transition that found him returning home from the UK? What about Bumper's unceasing quest for self-betterment, taking on a full-fledged MBA in the middle of employment, having to fly weekly to keep up wth his flinty hard, burning ambition? Nor would many of you know about Shwetabh's brilliant background in Theoretical Physics, the man who had the answer to almost every metaphysical brainmangler I could throw at him, ultimately becoming disillusioned with academia and joining the ranks of mere mortals as some kind of financial analyst, lured by the lucre of NY and Wall Street. Too much hard work put into this place, too many moments of laughter, of joy, of fury to give the place up in a trice. But things have changed, Chandan, and that's why I struggle to post these days. I won't moan and ***** and pull a Robert Redford about the way things were, but there are two almost insuperable hurdles I face in continuing my MB existence. Both, you could say, are personal and nothing to do with the board. Firstly, my almost complete loss of interest in cricket, except for the odd Test match that still sparks the old flame. IPL, and the subsequent crass commercialisation that follwed, the mortification of seeing young players, fresh from the womb almost, chasing IPL contracts rather than striving to play for the country, the sight of greats retiring from the game to maximise gains at these circus versions, killed my love for the once great game as surely as night follows day. I know I am an old fuddy-duddy, but this is not the game I adored...the sport has changed forever. The second, and even more important reason is the effect the forum had on me. I found myself becoming addicted to it. Posting, and then waiting for a reply, more posts, more waiting...it was easy to spend several hours on the forum on certain days. How do you reconcile that with a young family and a profession that requires you to be on the cutting edge all the time? Choose professional mediocrity and losing out on your kid's growing up years over an internet forum, Chandan? Unfortunately, there are no shades of gray with me, everything's always in black & white. What price are you prepared to pay for addiction?...For, make no mistake, an addiction this is, the worst kind there is. It just amazes me when people like Desi deny that they can longer pull apart. The forum owns and controls its posters, not the reverse. I wasn't the only one to divine what was going on. People with not inconsiderable intellect, like Vroom and Bumps saw what was going on, and pulled the switch. Vroom, I know, was greatly disturbed by his inability to dedicate every single ounce of focus to his chosen path of Physics, and found the forum a distraction in that pursuit. Bumps, pretty much the same. If I know Shwetabh at all, I know it bothers him that he spends too much time on the forum, he fights it, but his loyalties to this place are far deeply ingrained than ours. He is a guy who doesn't know how to give up, even if it inconveniences him. To my tiny credit, I figured out pretty early that the only way I could justify posting was to grow from participating here. Hence, the Nerd forum, and previously the Blog, hence the numerous threads on science, math and sometimes medicine, hence the exercise to learn quantum from Graphic, Calculus from PK...Unfortunately, the youngsters can't be expected to see things that way and more often than not, I feel reduced to a beggar waiting for morsels, glorying in the occasional nugget from people like P_K, Varun or Seedhi. All the best to the rest of you though. Link to comment
Sachinism Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 wtf! It's like yersterday I was congratulating for the 2nd anniversary. :nervous: :icflove: It does, doesn't it. Congrats guys, awesome job. Possibly the only site I have to visit daily. BTW I reckon the top 5 posters should be rewarded with some ICF$, whoever they are :) Link to comment
Guest Gunner Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ah, it's that day again! What wonderful memories. Time to sum up and do my/our annual introspection. I won't moan and ***** and pull a Robert Redford about the way things were, but there are two almost insuperable hurdles I face in continuing my MB existence. Both, you could say, are personal and nothing to do with the board. The second, and even more important reason is the effect the forum had on me. I found myself becoming addicted to it. Posting, and then waiting for a reply, more posts, more waiting...it was easy to spend several hours on the forum on certain days. How do you reconcile that with a young family and a profession that requires you to be on the cutting edge all the time? Choose professional mediocrity and losing out on your kid's growing up years over an internet forum, Chandan? Unfortunately, there are no shades of gray with me, everything's always in black & white. What price are you prepared to pay for addiction?...For, make no mistake, an addiction this is, the worst kind there is. It just amazes me when people like Desi deny that they can longer pull apart. The forum owns and controls its posters, not the reverse. I wasn't the only one to divine what was going on. People with not inconsiderable intellect, like Vroom and Bumps saw what was going on, and pulled the switch. Vroom, I know, was greatly disturbed by his inability to dedicate every single ounce of focus to his chosen path of Physics, and found the forum a distraction in that pursuit. Bumps, pretty much the same. If I know Shwetabh at all, I know it bothers him that he spends too much time on the forum, he fights it, but his loyalties to this place are far deeply ingrained than ours. He is a guy who doesn't know how to give up, even if it inconveniences him. To my tiny credit, I figured out pretty early that the only way I could justify posting was to grow from participating here. Hence, the Nerd forum, and previously the Blog, hence the numerous threads on science, math and sometimes medicine, hence the exercise to learn quantum from Graphic, Calculus from PK...Unfortunately, the youngsters can't be expected to see things that way and more often than not, I feel reduced to a beggar waiting for morsels, glorying in the occasional nugget from people like P_K, Varun or Seedhi. All the best to the rest of you though. Deeply thought provoking post. Some of the things you mention does ring true and I won't deny that. I must add however that the 6 months I have spent here have been well spent. It has added humour to my existence and some titbits of knowledge which might be useful along the way. Whether I would be around the forum for a long time, that seems unlikely. But as I manage a current and radical transition in life this forum has been an enabler in that sense. Good luck and godspeed Doctor. Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ah, it's that day again! What wonderful memories. Time to sum up and do my/our annual introspection. The friendships that Shwetabh mentioned still draw me to the forum almost every day, like a moth to the flame. It's not just the three years that we have populated this place, but the years on the old place that ultimately spawned this site....how many of you can boast of watching Thal (our Salil) grow up from a naughty teenager into a superbly articulate, strapping young man (OK, that's an exaggeration, he's still only 5-6), or chronicle Gambit's professional de-pupation into a supremely confident telecom man, a transition that found him returning home from the UK? What about Bumper's unceasing quest for self-betterment, taking on a full-fledged MBA in the middle of employment, having to fly weekly to keep up wth his flinty hard, burning ambition? Nor would many of you know about Shwetabh's brilliant background in Theoretical Physics, the man who had the answer to almost every metaphysical brainmangler I could throw at him, ultimately becoming disillusioned with academia and joining the ranks of mere mortals as some kind of financial analyst, lured by the lucre of NY and Wall Street. Too much hard work put into this place, too many moments of laughter, of joy, of fury to give the place up in a trice. But things have changed, Chandan, and that's why I struggle to post these days. I won't moan and ***** and pull a Robert Redford about the way things were, but there are two almost insuperable hurdles I face in continuing my MB existence. Both, you could say, are personal and nothing to do with the board. Firstly, my almost complete loss of interest in cricket, except for the odd Test match that still sparks the old flame. IPL, and the subsequent crass commercialisation that follwed, the mortification of seeing young players, fresh from the womb almost, chasing IPL contracts rather than striving to play for the country, the sight of greats retiring from the game to maximise gains at these circus versions, killed my love for the once great game as surely as night follows day. I know I am an old fuddy-duddy, but this is not the game I adored...the sport has changed forever. The second, and even more important reason is the effect the forum had on me. I found myself becoming addicted to it. Posting, and then waiting for a reply, more posts, more waiting...it was easy to spend several hours on the forum on certain days. How do you reconcile that with a young family and a profession that requires you to be on the cutting edge all the time? Choose professional mediocrity and losing out on your kid's growing up years over an internet forum, Chandan? Unfortunately, there are no shades of gray with me, everything's always in black & white. What price are you prepared to pay for addiction?...For, make no mistake, an addiction this is, the worst kind there is. It just amazes me when people like Desi deny that they can longer pull apart. The forum owns and controls its posters, not the reverse. I wasn't the only one to divine what was going on. People with not inconsiderable intellect, like Vroom and Bumps saw what was going on, and pulled the switch. Vroom, I know, was greatly disturbed by his inability to dedicate every single ounce of focus to his chosen path of Physics, and found the forum a distraction in that pursuit. Bumps, pretty much the same. If I know Shwetabh at all, I know it bothers him that he spends too much time on the forum, he fights it, but his loyalties to this place are far deeply ingrained than ours. He is a guy who doesn't know how to give up, even if it inconveniences him. To my tiny credit, I figured out pretty early that the only way I could justify posting was to grow from participating here. Hence, the Nerd forum, and previously the Blog, hence the numerous threads on science, math and sometimes medicine, hence the exercise to learn quantum from Graphic, Calculus from PK...Unfortunately, the youngsters can't be expected to see things that way and more often than not, I feel reduced to a beggar waiting for morsels, glorying in the occasional nugget from people like P_K, Varun or Seedhi. All the best to the rest of you though. i can only say that we miss u on this forum.I followed this forum for 12 months before i joined.we all may some day disapperar in our other lives too busy to come to this forum and contribute.Others will take it forward.but for that they will need people like you to inspire them to tell them how this great game is not about money or IPL but about the pride for this game which unites all indians all over the world.Someday i hope as your hair turns gray may be your thoughts will turn gray and you will return to this forum.Already people like shwetabh,bumper,ravi and others hardly post.It is a pity that youngsters will miss out on what they could have gained from people like you.I know the profession you are in is the toughest and we dont get second chances.Everyday this is the place i get my spice of life and also the place to relax....thought provoking post though....... Link to comment
Riley's Girl Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 :birthday: ICF Great post Dhondy. Link to comment
StriKe Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :icflove: Link to comment
donkey Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 bhai logon ka forum :beer: Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Ah, it's that day again! What wonderful memories. Time to sum up and do my/our annual introspection. What price are you prepared to pay for addiction?...For, make no mistake, an addiction this is, the worst kind there is. It just amazes me when people like Desi deny that they can longer pull apart. The forum owns and controls its posters, not the reverse. I wasn't the only one to divine what was going on. People with not inconsiderable intellect, like Vroom and Bumps saw what was going on, and pulled the switch. Vroom, I know, was greatly disturbed by his inability to dedicate every single ounce of focus to his chosen path of Physics, and found the forum a distraction in that pursuit. Bumps, pretty much the same. If I know S...........................ly the Blog, hence the numerous threads on science, math and sometimes medicine, hence the exercise to learn quantum from Graphic, Calculus from PK...Unfortunately, the youngsters can't be expected to see things that way and more often than not, I feel reduced to a beggar waiting for morsels, glorying in the occasional nugget from people like P_K, Varun or Seedhi. All the best to the rest of you though. dhondy, While I agree with most of your points but everybody is different. My brother cant watch stupid movies , he doesnt like watching too much cricket ... he is hungry for more knowledge 24/7. I am different I like watching Govinda movies , I love watching TV ... I like ICF. I enjoy different things in life than what my brother or possibly you do. One of the reasons that I like spending time here is that I see most posters here are like my brother, you know the smart ones . I like spending time with smart people even if its a smiley war. Its not easy to find 20 smart people with whom you can talk everyday. I understand that you dont want people to miss out on real life while they try to post 2000 comments a month & I agree 100% with that. Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 dhondy, While I agree with most of your points but everybody is different. My brother cant watch stupid movies , he doesnt like watching too much cricket ... he is hungry for more knowledge 24/7. I am different I like watching Govinda movies , I love watching TV ... I like ICF. I enjoy different things in life than what my brother or possibly you do. One of the reasons that I like spending time here is that I see most posters here are like my brother, you know the smart ones . I like spending time with smart people even if its a smiley war. Its not easy to find 20 smart people with whom you can talk everyday. I understand that you dont want people to miss out on real life while they try to post 2000 comments a month & I agree 100% with that. :icflove: desi.......come back to india.......... Link to comment
Cricketics Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Congrats to everyone here.. Have enjoyed my stay here.. Time went pretty fast and in a way it's a good thing. Link to comment
SachDan Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I tried my best staying away from this place but failed doing so. I'll continue to login every day as long as it doesn't affect my family commitments and profession. Link to comment
Dinx - the Jinx Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Congratz to the founder members, the new comers and everybody else who make this place so special... I love coming here everyday, post comments, play SS, win $$ only to lose them in betting, SBL etc... along the way i have pickd up some fights with the big guys like Lurker, Shwetabh, Salil etc.. but now everything is chill... I'm touched by the posts from Shwetabh, Dhondy.. their passion behind creating this forum and now trying hard to find time to post, or just voluntarily pulling out to concentrate on other important things... its important that you guys guys post atleast once in a while to show us noobs how to participate in a healthy discussion in a forum like this.. am sure many like me would have irritated you with our stupid threads and comments.. but only by hanging around and teaching/mentoring us you can lead us in the right path.. so please... post more... Link to comment
satishg Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 ICF has been an integral part of my life in the past 2 years. I have been through a lot in those 2 years but never has a day gone past by without me visiting ICF. This place keeps me going sometimes when i am down and keeps me even more happier when things are fine in my life. Love this website, hope it grows bigger than any other website around the net!! :) Link to comment
Dinx - the Jinx Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 ^^ post more dude.. Link to comment
Sooda Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Frack, Dhondy that is DEEP. Even by your standards I remember the email Bumper sent to me when you guys led the MUTINY from bukhaar-ville!! AAH, happpy days. Im sure Ive still got it in my inbox somewhere. Seriously though- well done lads, what a cracking site. To think of how long some of you have known each other just because of this place- its awesome. I wish I was more regular a contributor but Ive had my peaks and troughs with contributions. Possibly for the best, Dhondys little paragraph on addiction to ICF is scary- and a VERY real possibility with me. In terms of sheer number of days Ive gotta be on of the oldest- I was on Indian Cricket Fever when it was on the Rivals board- beat that!! Link to comment
Malcolm Merlyn Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Frack, Dhondy that is DEEP. Even by your standards I remember the email Bumper sent to me when you guys led the MUTINY from bukhaar-ville!! AAH, happpy days. Im sure Ive still got it in my inbox somewhere. Seriously though- well done lads, what a cracking site. To think of how long some of you have known each other just because of this place- its awesome. I wish I was more regular a contributor but Ive had my peaks and troughs with contributions. Possibly for the best, Dhondys little paragraph on addiction to ICF is scary- and a VERY real possibility with me. In terms of sheer number of days Ive gotta be on of the oldest- I was on Indian Cricket Fever when it was on the Rivals board- beat that!! rivals board???green board? yes ur avtars says u r the oldest Link to comment
Anonymous Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Congrats guys....:icflove: Dhondy, a brilliant insight... Link to comment
The Outsider Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Great write up, Dhondy! Loved every bit of it! In terms of sheer number of days Ive gotta be on of the oldest- I was on Indian Cricket Fever when it was on the Rivals board- beat that!! I think Aditi is also from that time. rivals board???green board? There used to be a website called Rivals or something similar around 8-10 years back. Link to comment
Sachinism Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 ^^ 8-10 years back? damnn I was discussing cricket 1st on DT with quite a few of the guys on here. That was about 5 years ago I think Link to comment
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