I read most of the responses and this thread is a bit depressing.

Having enough admins to please everybody is really hard. The whole thing is run on a voluntary level, nobody is getting paid and very few people like to do things on their good will. It's also hard to spot the ill-disposed candidates to the honest ones. Most of the best candidates aren't asking it and when we ask them they refuse.

I feel that the current admins are doing a decent job. It's really hard to be the police, even when you do your job right an admin will make mistakes.

I am too busy lately to take any decisions regarding what is going on admin wise and even change wise. I think sniping should be allowed and offclassing should be allowed. Any issues regarding this stuff should be taken care of by an admin individually but I will let the people I trust test things out and get some feedback from you guys.

That girl is pretty smart!

I don't really have the time to plan anything but I want to be there. If you guys need a player I am down to play anything (beside medic).

I am not too sure about this one, you actively came to talk to me almost every day for a good while. You were quite aggressive regarding your sale pitch. I am pretty sure I told you "no" countless times but you still came back almost every day with a "hi" or a question to engage the discussion. You even had your friends sending me private messages regarding the migration. It took me a while to figure out it was your buddies but now it's clear. Anyway, I hope the other channels owner took the right decisions because all of this didn't convince me that you were a trustable person I could rely on to move my users to your network.

Here's a quick highlight of what my IRC looked like for a good while:
http://i.imgur.com/gqEB28l.png
http://i.imgur.com/BzQ303M.png
http://i.imgur.com/YCZebzD.png

I might take my time later to read all these messages but I will at least answer to the most important questions regarding #tf2mix.

The reason why I chose Quakenet in the first place was to consolidate the TF2 scene to one network. The European scene is already using Quakenet and it seemed like a logical choice. They are the biggest network and have been there since almost forever (one of the oldest). This proves that it would be a safe decision to chose them. The network staff has been very responsive so far and are up to help me out with the HTML IRC PUG client. It's been a lot better than what I got with Gamesurge. Keep in mind, switching to a different network is not a decision I took lightly, it has taken years to acknowledge it would be a better solution for all of us. It's also not a decision I can take on my own, I had to consult every other major TF2 channels owners. The only one who responded positively was enigma from #tf2scrim. Folowed by #tf2.pug.na (Aristolte) with a long time saying "we don't know" from a very late "no. Followed by a quick "no" from the other channels. Keep in mind that all this has been in discussion since a very long time (4-5 months ago).

Now, out of nowhere I start receiving private messages about somebody who is trying to start his own network. Let's say that I am quite hesitant about the whole idea of splitting the whole community to a brand new network that hasn't been proved to be reliable at all. So, I try my best to tell the guy I'm not really interested. Anyway, a month ago I hear about the information that both HL channels are officially moving off Gamesurge to this guy network. I was very surprised since none of the two channel owners from those services came to me to speak about it. Same goes with Fog, I learned about #tf2.pug.na switch from this thread... It's really a big "what the..." for me since none of this "GeeksIRC" thing has been discussed with me and the other channels owners. Which I consider should have been a minimum.

Anyway, if it took me so long to announce anything regarding this it was because I wanted the process to be as smooth as possible but also give all the other channels owner as much time as possible to plan for it. I think I waited an official response from "#tf2.pug.na" for 2 months, to finally receive a "no" at the end. Now they are switching off but to a network I never heard of. Do you guys really know what you want?

Final word, when #tf2mix will officially swicth to a new network we will run on both for a while so we won't force it down your throat while keeping it as stable as possible for everybody.

1st week

http://i.imgur.com/LQpH9br.jpg

OK I just created a TF2 Team, join on!

http://ca.movember.com/team/1375517

uptime
19:50:22 up 101 days, 21:18, 6 users, load average: 0.21, 0.26, 0.23

My desktop has been running only Linux as the primary OS since Valve announced Steam was being ported soon. So far I am very happy with the whole thing. I can't think of anything more stable than open source development, if something goes wrong I know that I will always be able to switch to whatever fork will emerge at the moment.

TF2 is very smooth on Linux and I have no complains whatsoever.

If I need to use any Windows programs like Photoshop, SolidWorks, etc.. I just launch a virtual machine and start the program. I can easily share files between the two OSes with a shared drive that was setup from my virtual machine configuration wizard. I use VirtualBox by the way. I even feel that running things in a virtual machine is better than running it as a primary environment since I can save the machine state and recover it. You can come back to a working environment where nothing has moved since your last work time. You can duplicated virtual machines and test things without any big consequences. Anyway, booting a virtual machine usually takes 10 seconds...

These: http://www.premierprotein.com/product/chocolate-shake/

They are super cheap at Costco (1,50$ in Canada per 30 grams shakes)... I don't mind the taste for a no sugar drink (I usually hate what is sugar free). Also, they are mixed already so you don't even have to bother mixing them (powder proteins are a pain)!

One last thing, this is what you have to work on if you are training for hockey: http://25stanley.com/les-monstrueuses-jambes-de-martin-st-louis-sont-pretes-pour-la-saison.html

It's going to happen but not yet.. stay tuned! :)

It will come back, I can't say when though... It's a project I really care about and I am working hard to make it happen!

:)

I am working to bring back atf2.org, the whole plan is to bring a web client that is easy to use (point and click) with the PUG channels and scrim channel. I am working towards a solution and we should have the service back in a few weeks.

Please don't call #tf2mix dead! What happened was a server outage, the host had to do a hardware maintenance for a few hours.

Like I said, I am a bit slow to respond this summer since I am busy and often away. If I ever chose to quit I will transfer the rights to somebody else who will keep the channel alive (like I did with #tf2.pug.na) I won't kill a project that is alive and used by a lot of people...