Warrior General Games

Originally posted by bacchuspoet
Originally posted by aharden2

This thread is a prime example of why Alpha and Zeta should be renamed to Sachmo and Dizzy. This change needs to happen.

Agreed. Like most of us have been doing since... oh... October of last year, right? Ridiculous that other leagues can get this done, but SAPL just gets completely ignored.

WTF indeed

Originally posted by Jack Del Rio
not sure why, maybe hook title? thought it was pretty specific.

new one: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2672268

We need to keep this bumped or it'll get burried. I can't do this on my own or it'll just get locked...

Too bad this can't be sticked, but it should be reading for newer people in SLAP to help them understand the history of the league and also why the two conferences are named what they are.

Originally posted by Klydon
Too bad this can't be sticked, but it should be reading for newer people in SLAP to help them understand the history of the league and also why the two conferences are named what they are.

I thought about bumping this earlier, but it must've been buried waay down.

What page did you have to go to?

12 or 13 and found a link to it on another post.

kmart (or someone else) can we get this stickied?

Make that a page 15 thread.. started by JMS no less..

Originally posted by Klydon
Make that a page 15 thread.. started by JMS no less..

A shame really. Either we should sticky this or at least get it linked in the SLAP bylaws thread. Either way would be fine.

For those that doesn't have the time, I will dig up a post bachus posted in the epic suggestion thread that tells the whole story.

Edit, coming soon.

Here it is, from bacchuspoet in this thread (http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2672268&page=5):

Satch was banned briefly during the ROITS of South America. This occurred during August of last year. The reason for the ROITS... well, I won't go into detail with THat. But briefly... it had to do wiTH a mod abusing power, banning people, deleting THreads... it was a disaster. Satch stood up for the many that were banned and was banned himself despite doing nothing wrong. Literally, nothing wrong. Once all that blew over, Bort actually made Satch a mod whose area of responsibility was almost exclusively the SA boards. He continued in that capacity for about a month or so until his illness caught up with him and he was hospitalized. Not sure exactly what the complication was, but Satch has multiple sclerosis. He had to retire from GLB because, and someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong here because I really don't want to spread misinformation about this matter, I think he slipped into a coma. If not, then he was severely incapacitated to the point where he couldn't even communicate with his nephew who was actually typing forum responses for Satch. Basically, he had to retire from GLB because his illness took a turn for the worse and they didn't think that he was going to recover.

The reasons Satch was loved by so many are numerous. He developed the spreadsheet that predicts end of season standings that is still in use in various leaques around GLB. And he gave it to absolutely anyone that asked. He was an innovative player builder that truly thought outside the box when it came to developing various types of players. But most importantly perhaps, was the way Satch shared his knowledge and theories so completely freely with anyone and everyone that asked. He had the rare quality among MMORPG players that is called a complete lack of ego. He conducted himself at all times, and I mean at all times (even when under completely unjustified attack by a mod), with complete class. He would be the first person to post a gg thread after a loss, and he would be sincere about it. Basically, he was the GLB version of the Renaissance Man. A hell of a guy, a great player, and generous to a fault. You can't find anyone, except for one former mod, who would say a single bad word about Satch. And even THat former mod would probably still say he respected the man.
In short, he was a guy that was very special to SA, but someone that impacted all of GLB through his generosity of spirit, his sense of personal responsibility, and courage in facing his disease but never once using it as a crutch or any sort of excuse. He's someone that I personally admire very much and think that renaming this little corner of GLB in his honor is very fitting.

Originally posted by Klydon
Too bad this can't be sticked, but it should be reading for newer people in SLAP to help them understand the history of the league and also why the two conferences are named what they are.

Definitely should be stickied for this reason imo.

Sticky x100

Sounds like more MODS should read this and follow in Satchs footsteps.

I agree sticky for everyone to read.

Originally posted by Border Runners
Sounds like more MODS should read this and follow in Satchs footsteps.

I agree sticky for everyone to read.

Not just mods, everyone.

He was only a mod for a very short time before the illness got the best of him.

It was his work before he became a mod that was impressive and an inspiration to everyone.

Satch was a great dude, the cheetahs were in the same league as me back in S3. He did so much work for the league forum that it really kept it active, which is something that I try to do in the leagues my team plays in to this day. +1 for sticky, solid reminder of a great GLBer

Seriously, if a lolthread about SLAP bylaws can get stickied, it's shocking that this can't.