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I first joined this site 15 years ago and I'm thankful to whomever that currently owns this site for keeping this site alive.
Lot of memories of staying up at night trying to perfect an open mic and a topical...
Curious to know what all the old RB's are up to these days?
15 years indeed...
dont be TOO thankful to them...
because although they kept the site up...
their refusal to work with admins to bring it up to todays standards have killed the place at the same time...
Yup.
I remember running home from school to get in three or four battles a day. This site was super dope back in the day when you could get a battle closed in 10 minutes. Now I'm doing adult shit, paying bills and what not. Time flies.
This place used to be ridiculous. The names from time gone by, sometimes wonder what they're doing now.
It's been 14 for me, 12 on this account. Couldn't even remember the email/password for the original.
What? refusal to work with admin? YOu mean admin's refusal to do anything other then ghost the site and make shitty cover pages?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toobs
are you telling me that Strobe ever put in any effort to do anything but keep the bill paid?Quote:
Originally Posted by Amen
maybe admins was the wrong word... it wasnt just admins... regular members also.. way back before even the RIA split and all that people had been trying to work with him to bring the place up to par... before the admins youre referring to even came into play...
instead its stuck here as a relic of the past going nowhere... and he refuses any major changes to the platform...
A waste, because when RIA was up they did everything to bring us back here, and then soon after RIA vanished they sat on their hands and did nothing again.
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@Amen what do you think it costs to get this site up and hosted?
I'd buy it from the admin and just let you guys do whatever you wanted from it, if he just wants to afk / ghost it.
thats been attempted many times... he wont sell... cost of hosting probably isnt much at all...Quote:
Originally Posted by High And Drunk
nah it isn't and your right, even I tried to buy many years ago and I even proposed a new platform idea that would take us into the new age, I offered to give that man $5,000 without a question, fuck it tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toobs
If I got offered 5g's for this tonight id take it and run.
What was his objection?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheesecake Assassin
I've been buying and flipping businesses for a decade.
Pretty sure we could find some common ground.
I'm sure he has goals with this site. There are ways to move him further towards his goals while also keeping this shit serving the people.
im pretty sure he never gave a clear answer on why not, just flat out refused entirely... im not sure on that thopugh, this is all info through other members...but it was first hand...have known quite a few people through here that tried...Quote:
Originally Posted by High And Drunk
you can attempt it..
but as far as i understand, first you wait forever to even be able to talk to him..and then he just refuses...
The man doesn't want to sell, period.
Many, many, MANY members have made threads and presumably sent him PM's (among other forms of contact) and he just doesn't seem interested.
Maybe he's looking for a ridiculous amount of money, maybe this site is some kind of birth right, who knows. Haven't seen strobe in more than a decade.
he wants a crazy amount if he ever does sell probably. I don't think it's worth much more than that other than for the name.Quote:
Originally Posted by High And Drunk
dude won't sell unless you put up six figures. if he ever does sell it I hope he does it to somoene that is familar with the site.
this site is basically saying, hey look what domain I own, I own rap battles!
I guess being able to say that is worth more than money.
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I can actually see this site selling to a popular battle league one of these days, I wonder if strobe has been shopping that around.
if I got it then there would be a different platform indeed, and monetizable goals.
who woulda even thunk that RB could of been something admins are making a living off of.
so I see his point to an extent, I have domains I won't sell unless it retires me.
True but I wouldn't want to own the domain at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheesecake Assassin
I don't want to own or control any of the assets. Just pay the costing and fixed costs, in order to influence / dictate content until when / if he decides to sell the asset as a whole.
Adding value while paying to do so.
There were forums back in 2009 (when the site was very active) where people were trying to buy the site. It aint happening.
I joined in 2010 and was warned how people can be on here, I didn’t see it for a while besides my first violation one of the first things I posted cause I said “I thought he was my band aid but he ended up being my bubu” which I still don’t know why cause it was his nickname and I thought it was hot. I think it was to Venus vs mArs. I’ve learned a lot since though and am grateful, I also learned I don’t write as well as I once thought I did compared. One thing I didn’t learn was how to get along with others when in the face to face world - it was never my problem - fuck it. I’m still grateful for the site.
uhh.... wot?Quote:
Originally Posted by A Disciple
Lol @Toobs yeah you already know ��
People have been trying to buy this site for 20 years. It'll never happen, that in turn is a massive shame.
If this could get anywhere near where it was between 2002-2008 it'd be fucking epic.
Site has a pretty decent battle scene going on. Obviously not like it was but it’s better than any other rap forum out rn
Forums are just a thing of the past I guess, newer generation would rather spend time on the internet by going on Snapchat, instagram, etc. it’s too much of a dying breed but we’re lucky to have some loyal heads that have stuck around and look to keep it going as long as possible
Hello my friend, how is life treat you
RB in it's hayday was up there with the best sites on net.
RM was always the top site but RB held it's own with it's loyal members.
There was Rhyme n Reason by Jay Krupp and Therhymepaper by paperback, Those were the good old days.
Oh. Gosh. I did not know this site is as old. But it is a great platform, I have found a great community here. Thanks Dear
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Thanks again
I would assume he's keeping it as a long term investment in case someone comes offering something significant. Which hopefully doesn't happen coz all this will go away.
It sucks coz we could probably get this place bumping again with more control
I was here when niggas like Abolish and Listen were wreck'n
You know not what you speak my son.
Wonder how much The End sold it to Strobe for?
Strobe.
Now that's a name I've not come across in a long time...
A long time indeed.
Good to know it wasn't just RB he abandoned...
This site is a sad, sad shadow of it's former self. I'm glad I was part of the best times.
The golden age is a fond memory indeedQuote:
Originally Posted by The Real Spit
lol
hmm, time flys.
its me im strobe
I'm cprogress.
All y’all faggots
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