This Is The End.
With my video count standing at a very iconic 999 video posts, I feel it's time to take stock of my time and my experience here on VS.
The place really has changed a lot from the days when it was all green and orange, and it was a small tight knit group of people posting videos for pretty much each other. Channels came and went, there was some celebration when traffic numbers were broken and VS got featured in PC World.
Is it better? Well there is way more people, much more videos, more channels and tags then you can shake a stick at, comments posted by the second rather then by the hour. Whether is better or not is not for me to exclusively say, as people enjoy this website immensely, a testament to what Dag hit on when he came up with it, to Lucky with his modifications and eventually self coded CMS, and James for the earlier days when he used to Admin it.
But I feel its not the same, I feel its too big, its become a way station for all the videos around the internet rather then being exclusively quality based. But that was going to happen eventually anyway, there is a reason the Billboard and Box Office is so meaningless now, because they all operate on lowest common denominator factors. It's unavoidable no matter how much we would like to think otherwise. In a democratic structure we are all burdened to follow the Bell curve. We have overshot Dunbar's number here a long time ago. This is not a criticism its simply the nature of this free form beast. I don't really see a way this could have been avoided.
It's been fun for me, but I think it's time to move on. I think the medium of Internet video is still in premature growth, from hosts like Youtube, to way stations like VS, internet video will become categorized and edited in a magazine format in the future, an extension of the channels system we used to have back in VS 2.0.
With that belief me and Mink along with a few sifters have started our own site, small and cultist, exploring our own interests. Find it at http://www.videocu.lt.
It's been a great ride, I may come back and comment here and there.
I came, I saw, I posted, and all I got was a lousy t-shirt.
44 Comments
8217So long, Farhad, and thanks for all the fish.
blankfistWell, you can't just up and leave with 999 sifted videos, Mr. "look at me I'm the only guy with a crown!" You have to at the very least break 1000. And, seriously, I'm really getting tired of the VS OGs dropping out and leaving. You will be missed, but I do wish you'd stay.
bleedingsnowmanGood luck.
swampgirlDon't be a stranger. Brat
firefly^ Yes, do drop by from time to time my friend.
And good luck with your new site, I've already registered. Can we self-link?
eric3579Your a class act. Good luck.
kronosposeidonYou're leaving!? What kind of asshole just up and leaves?
JAPRAre you kidding me? You can't leave, how will I ever get anything obscure published?
More importantly, how will I ever find out about crazy random obscure stuff? GET BACK HERE YOU!
FjnbkNo, don't go! We need you!
kronosposeidonDude, if you leave so help me I'll start posting videos like this and this, and tag them all 'Obscure.' And whaddaryagonna do about it? You see, I'll take over the 'Obscure' channel, so unless you want this to be the future of Obscure, you best not leave.
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Seriously, I wish you the best, and I hope your new website prospers in the way you want it to. You know I've visited it several times already, and I believe it has a lot of potential. You've brought a HELL of a lot to us here, and you will be sorely missed. If you can successfully infuse your taste and personality into your new online endeavor, the sky's the limit.
The door will always be open, and we'll keep a candle in the window for you.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Best of luck Farhard - please don't be a stranger. And good luck with your venture too.
snoozedoctorAs Frank Zappa said, "Most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them in the ass." You ain't most people.
nibiyabiGood luck with the new venture -- the Sift wouldn't be what it is without you.
thinker247And you're one of the few people I like on here.
Well, good luck, anyway.
thinker247Oh man, my curiosity made me click on those links. Luckily my back button is lightning quick!
>> ^kronosposeidon:
Dude, if you leave so help me I'll start posting videos like this and this, and tag them all 'Obscure.' And whaddaryagonna do about it? You see, I'll take over the 'Obscure' channel, so unless you want this to be the future of Obscure, you best not leave.
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Seriously, I wish you the best, and I hope your new website prospers in the way you want it to. You know I've visited it several times already, and I believe it has a lot of potential. You've brought a HELL of a lot to us here, and you will be sorely missed. If you can successfully infuse your taste and personality into your new online endeavor, the sky's the limit.
The door will always be open, and we'll keep a candle in the window for you.
kronosposeidonHere you go, buddy. You'll always be the king in my book.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
^ sniff. What a beautiful tribute.
kronosposeidon*sticky
More people need to bid a proper farewell to the Sift Sovereign. And I'm on my fifth highball, so it feels right.
siftbotStickying this post at the top of Sift Talk - sticky requested by kronosposeidon.
swampgirl>> ^kronosposeidon:
Dude, if you leave so help me I'll start posting videos like this and this, and tag them all 'Obscure.' And whaddaryagonna do about it? You see, I'll take over the 'Obscure' channel, so unless you want this to be the future of Obscure, you best not leave.
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Yeah, and Kronos has a stockpile of ED commercial embeds to dump on someone too
blankfistDoes this mean I can now tag my cat fart videos as obscure?
dystopianfuturetodayCut and run, eh? If you leave, then qm will have won.
Kidding.
I've enjoyed your commentary and submissions very much. Thank you and good luck on your new website.
FedquipIt's a sad day knowing my good buddy Farhad has left... your quality videos will be missed.
ZonbieI cannot recall how many of your videos I have watched, but by far the most variety and always good quality, you will be missed, that I am sure of, but 1000 is a hell of a number to bow out to
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(I am going to upvote one of your videos to get you 1000 just to spite you!
Thats for all the hats, and good luck!
E_Nygmayou're outta here too farhad? wow. having one of the most active, and certainly the most prolific member leave is like getting dumped right when you think things are going swimmingly. your quality posts and comments will be sorely missed. luck be with you in your future endeavors.
critttter(sigh.)
schmawySo now we know what the coveted Bronze Crown prize is.
[Bob Barker voice] Your ooooown video site!!!
Arsenault185Good bye, and good luck, Mr. Farhad. I'm sure you will be missed.
fissionchipsCan we safely say that every quality video in existence has been sifted now?
Sorry to see you go Farhad.
schmawyHave a *quality for the road. I hope you don't mind if I Sift everything you post at the Cult.
siftbotAwarding Farhad2000 with one star point for this contribution to Sift Talk - declared quality by schmawy.
kronosposeidon*unsticky
siftbotUnstickying this post from the top of Sift Talk - unsticky requested by kronosposeidon.
NordlichReiterI remember when farhad2000 just a gold star!
gwiz665The king is dead - long live the king!
choggieLeaving as well, see ya in hell,
the personal one, ya create for yerselves....
Been real, real, real, fun-bout as real as it gets-
my last post is my swan song, and a tribute to the most fantastic user here, more dedicated than I could ever be......
To all the ladies.....you know where to find me, yall'er one of the only reasons anyone stays anyhooo.....
MMMMMMWWWAANAAHH!
xxx ooo xxx ooo xxx ooo xxx ooo xxx (change position) ooo xxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx *nibble xxx oooooo xxxxxx *twitch involuntarily xxx ooo xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx *move rhythmically........innuendo , crescendo, meet ya in the Benz-o!
lucky760The Sift won't be the same without your contributions, Farhad. All the best with your new project. (It should be much easier to run since members aren't allowed to post.
Take care.
FjnbkAlso leaving, choggie? That stinks.
fizziks*sniff* I just can't quit you!!
Ok, I'm not part of the Original Sift-Clique, but good luck just the same.
ZifnabSo that's how it's going to be 'eh? Just for that I'm going to have to go through your back catalog and find some dead stuff just to get your count back down! Then you'll have to come back and get your count back up, so there!
Seriously though, you will be missed Farhad. I've always enjoyed your posts and your comments. Best of luck to you.
gorgonheapBon voyage!
I don't have the strength to leave the community, but I expected you to go out with more flair.
oxdottirI will miss you, Farhad. I'm sorry you are going, but i wish you a good journey. I'm late because I've been siftless for a while while I visited Las Vegas.
You are one of the Sifters I would most like to meet in person.
RyjkyjI think you're right. Somehow after reading all of these "I quit" posts, this isn't fun anymore.
legacy0100>> ^Fjnbk:
Also leaving, choggie? That stinks.
...No
You gotta brush up on your choggish.
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