SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Brad @ SCJB on April 02, 2010, 06:11:42 AM
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Indeed yesterdays activities was a prank. Some of you called it out quickly, others fell victim - hook, line and sinker.
Here is what was posted on the front page of SCJB:
A little bit over 3 years ago I created this website. I had no idea this place would become what it is today. It was meant to just be a place where I would document the resto process on my cousin's Wreidt. It has turned into a site with over 2,000 members from all over the nation and even some different countries around the world. I have met some great people that I consider life long friends. I consider it a life experience i do not regret in any way shape or form. There are some priceless stories made here as well like the time The Chaz fell off his boat while being towed or even better, the epic story of the cougar attack in Kern County. This website has created some of the best memories in my life.
Unfortunately and sadly, the era of SCJB has been brought to an end.
I was recently served a cease and desist letter for the website SoCalJetBoats.com. This was served to me by a significantly large law firm representing a independantly operated and owned Open Source software company. It's due to that the website is in violation of a portion of the GNU General Public License which I infringed on a software company's copyrights. I cannot go into much detail as at this point I now need to cover my ass. This C&D was served with a 48 hour notice and I have had my lawyer look into it and he said at this point I must comply until I can further prove my case; and I don't have much of a case to prove. I now have less then 24 hours to comply. I admit that I am 100% at fault for my actions. I had no idea this site would get to the level it would and I totally forgot that about the piece of code I "stole" in order to integrate some of the various functionality of this site together. I never thought it would come and bite me in the ass as it has done now.
I understand some of you will be upset or disapointed with me. I can accept that. I had every good intention, except for the interest of the company who's code I stole. I was purely being selfish and will now pay for it.
I will still own the domain SoCalJetBoats.com and might make something else out of it someday in the future, but as of right now, I need to focus on protecting myself.
I wish you all the best of luck and hope to see you all on the water this summer.
-Brad Martin
Here is a recap of the day....
First a few people started threads claiming BS because it was April Fools day - those threads got black-holed immediately.
tell me this is an april fools joke. i'm not going to be the first to say good byes. :banghead: not yet :(
Please let it be so. I am not laughing. If it is true please don't lose the content like Hot Boat.
I don't know how but please keep us informed so we can support SCJB.com 2.0
Then I got a call from Terry Valore, head representative of the CompJet class...
Terry: Whats going on brad? I just read your website
Brad: yeah terry...theres nothing I can do
Terry: Does it effect the compjetracing.com website too?
Brad: yes, i used the same code. They are taking the website and all of its content. Just leaving me with the domains
Terry: well, can you make another one?
Brad: I could, but I just have too much stuff goin on...this is just another nail in my coffin at this point.
Brad: Terry, whats todays date?
Terry: its April 1st
[silence]
Terry: Damnit Brad! you got my damn blood pressure boiling!
The rest of the days activities mainly consisted of emails, PM's, and text messages I recieved from people...
Text Message: Thank you for everything with the site. I'm sorry it had to end like it did. Please keep me informed on any trips you guys do. Youre a cool bunch to boat with!
Email: sorry to hear about the site being shut down i just joined a few days ago and was so stoked cause i am gonna need all the help i can get on my project boat but shit happens i just wanted to personaly thank you
PM: Brad if there anything i can do to help let me know I can pull some money together if that would help with the attorneys
PM: You got me, forgot what day it was.I guess it will be business as usual tomorrow.
PM: That was fukkin' mean dude ! Why you gotta do me like dat? :screwy:
PM: Good call ditching the shout box for this one!
PM: After reading that post of yours, I hadda go get my Paxil (for depression/panic attacks} as I ran out ....and the withdrawals knock you out...thanks :mad:
PM: you cock sucker i fell for it and called Bob in a panic, i bit , hook line and sinker
Then there is the SCJB thread that started.... http://www.socaljetboats.com/the-no-wake-zone/scjb
yes, I was deleting and editing posts that made any suggestion to April Fools. I wanted to keep it rolling, but some people just had to keep spoiling the fun and I wasnt near a computer for the 2nd 1/2 of the day so I just let it run and tried to admin as much as I could via cell phone.
Then this thread was created over on PB: http://www.performanceboats.com/html/forums/showthread.php?t=61590
So I decided to take it a step further...late yesterday evening I pulled the plug on the site just to throw some doubt into the nay sayers.
Text Message: [membername] has been text messaging me in a panic for the last 2 hours! :P
I called a few people before doing so and I heard a few stories from them as they got calls from other members in a panic. I will leave it to them to share their stories.
So in closing - no, the site is going no where. I didnt steal any code. This website is purely composed of open source code and there is no legal ramifications of altering open source code.
Thank you all for playing - the problem now is how am I going to top it next year? everyone will be on their toes and expecting something.
The wheels are already turning - I will have something good.
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You had me until you admitted guilt after saying you had legal advice, Knew a attorney would not allow that, Good one, you "Got" a lot of people including me for a bit.. Roy
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Didnt beleive like riverroy but when the site went down you got me i fell for it :banghead:DAM YOU :D
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That was SERIOUSLY FUCKED UP having the site still down this morning. Asshole ! ;)
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Brad you got me good ,I was so upset i stoped drinking, Now thats an April Fools Joke. ::)(rivertard).
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Brad you got me good ,I was so upset i stoped drinking, Now thats an April Fools Joke. ::)(rivertard).
Omar told me you got him by tellin him you sold your boat. ;D
you boys drink a few for me today, will ya?
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Hahaha that was really good. You got my Dad good with that one ;D
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Its a good thing I worked really late and did not log in until about 10:30. I just thought the site went down. Thats a great one though. Good work Brad.
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Omar told me you got him by tellin him you sold your boat. ;D
you boys drink a few for me today, will ya?WILL DO. :o
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fock i felt like someone killed my cat......... what a dick head
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I didn't find out until I checked in at lunch. At first I was really bummed :'( then realized what day it was and decided not to post anything. Then I didn't get to log in until late last night and the whole damn thing was down :mad: I was releaved when I found it back up this morning.
This is like a second home to many of us and really hate to see it go away.
Thanks for all you do Brad :thumbup:
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my first reaction was pure panic, all i could picture was Jim Carey yelling ''INDITED'' from the movie Dick & Jane. then i realized it was April 1st....
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i was one of the the first that got sent to the black-hole. it was funny because i went back to the post to reread it and it was GONE! then i noticed the my message(1), it was brad - april fools PLAY ALONG and so i tried to stir the pot!
hats off to you brad :thumbup:
i didn't get any work done yesterday. always switching screens when someone would walk by :sly: i must have got caught looking at SCJB 10 times. i'd see a post go up and then disappear ;)
again - great job ;D
75 fantasy (john)
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all I gotta tell you guy's is that I hold Brad responsible for my anxiety attack yesterday :sly:
I'm sending Brad the bill for my Paxil refill.................. >:D
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thanks Brad that was awesome after you deleted my post at 8:46 and sent me a message I spent the rest of the day at the screen watching the carnage unfold. You are the master indeed well done :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Lets see, next year you could turn the whole site into Spanish or Japanese. Or how about everything is posted backwards?
I'm sure you will come up with something good :thumbup:
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You SOB, ya got me twice. Bravo!
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brads message was so heart felt, and he could write a good story...i called bs from the beginning but didnt say shit....and posted some azz anyway..lol www.socal azz on jetboats.com....im going to work on that site...... awesome job brad!
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Nicely done - It's not a good thing to mess with an old person, watch you back! >:D
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The story was pretty believable but I called BS the minute Beaverretriever called me in a histarical(sp) panic. You really got him :thumbup: Great job B-rad. If I remember last year the was changed to socaloutboards or something like that. Pretty funny as well.
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<<<----hook, line and sinkered! :mad:
Very well done, Brad! You got me flippin' out all day. :thumbup: But I think when we came home from the bars last night and found the site non accessible, it hit my ol' lady harder than it did me. :screwy:
Glad to see SCJB is not going anywhere, obviously it means a lot to many of us.
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i fell for it and Texted brad all sad... haha I think that was the first time someone got me on april fools day. Im normally doing the pranking.
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Pullin the site down was classic! Extreme, but classic! I was at work, and was checking in from there when it went down. I assumed it was that our content filter had finally caught up with me, BUSTED! Then a few texts started rolling in, then emails and a PM from Dave when i got home last night.. I figured you'd put it back online at midnight, added to the flavour to let it ride, :sly:
Ray
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<<<----hook, line and sinkered! :mad:
Very well done, Brad! You got me flippin' out all day. :thumbup: But I think when we came home from the bars last night and found the site non accessible, it hit my ol' lady harder than it did me. :screwy:
Glad to see SCJB is not going anywhere, obviously it means a lot to many of us.
when it went down my wife stared jumping around all happy and shit :screwy: she just dont under stand
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For me was when he wrote "Open Source" I knew it was bogus, that and what was said before about admitting guilt ;) Good one Brad, that was fun :thumbup: Looking forward to next years, but I think most of these guys are gonna be real wary of you :sly: So you better come up with a real good one, at least you have a year to do so ;)
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I know im new and all but i was about to cry lol i love this site
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I still beleive Brad should be a comedy writer, or at least a writer in general. That eulogy was written damn near perfectly, save for what only Mark noticed. I was kinda hook, line, and waiiiiiiiiiit a fukkin minute!! (Hangovers are brutal!) LOL!
I posted anyway.......got me KINDA at that point, did edit that I would call with a great idea to make it stick, and before I did, you ACTUALLY DID IT!!!
Brad, glad to see you have your sense of humour back!!!! When can I post the story about the rowing at Mead!?!? >:D
I'm with Glasscutter.........asshole! :thumbup:
Ray
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I was about 60% April Fools and 40% "shit maybe I should have posted fewer pictures so Brad could afford to host the site longer..".
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Ok funny guy, that was a good one.
I was so sad that I actually went home and told my girlfriend that the site was getting 'shut down', she pretended to be upset about it, but I bet on the inside, she was thinking "hell yeah, now he wont spend so much time on that damn website".....
Jokes on her now!