VerticalScope Purchases Home Theater Shack

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Sonnie

Discussion Starter · Apr 24, 2014

VerticalScope Purchases Home Theater Shack

In April 2006 when John and I decided to embark on this journey of creating the most respected forum on the Internet, we had no idea it would have succeeded so remarkably well. There is one thing for certain; we could not have made it as far as we have without the absolute finest and most extraordinary members and staff any forum could ever ask for. While it is unfortunate for John and I that we must announce this day that Home Theater Shack, LLC has been sold to VerticalScope, we do not count this as an unfortunate event for the members of Home Theater Shack. Rest assured you will all continue to enjoy the respect and friendliness that is common to HTS. The fine folks at VerticalScope have promised us that they will continue to allow the administrators and moderators of the site to run the forum as it is, so you should notice very little change overall. The no-nonsense attitude, as well as the Zero Tolerance Forum Rules will remain. We know you will continue to support the staff in upholding the moral and ethical standards of the forum. You will still see the same familiar faces around the forum for the most part with the majority of our admin and moderators. John will continue to offer REW for download at HTS, and he will continue to support the REW Forum as a member of the staff. As for me… I will be moving on to other ventures in the industry (more later). That does not mean I am alienating my friends at HTS, or that I will be a stranger, but it does mean that I will be participating less, and I will no longer be on staff here at HTS. John and I thank you all for making this forum what it is today… the BEST forum on the Internet. We thank you all and wish you all the very best.

Please join us in welcoming VerticalScope as the new owner. We hope you will give them your support, as they respect you and this forum, and how you have built it up to be what it is today.

Best Regards,
John and Sonnie

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Admin VS

· #2 · Apr 24, 2014

Greetings!

My name is Phil and I will be taking over the webmaster duties on HTS for Sonnie. There is little about the site that will change, your mods are all still here and the site will still look and feel as it always has. I am open to questions and of course any suggestions you think you want to mention that will make your experience on HTS more enjoyable.

tonyvdb

· #3 · Apr 24, 2014

Wow Sonnie, I wish you all the best in your new endeavors and that we will of course be seeing you around. I welcome the new owners VerticalScope and hope they do keep things growing for the better.

Welcome Phil :wave:

tcarcio

· #4 · Apr 24, 2014

Sonnie, I am so glad you and John will still be a part of this forum. I want to wish you all the luck in the world with your future plans. It is because of You and John's hard work that this forum is what it is today. I would like to welcome Phil and VerticalScope to HTS and I hope that they will continue to keep this forum as respected as it has become. Thank you so much for making this the best forum on the web. Good luck....:T

arkiedan

· #5 · Apr 24, 2014

I join and these guys sell the place!

Good luck with your future endeavors to you both. You've done a great job with this fine site.

And Phil, welcome from a newbie,

lddude: old arkiedan

lddude:

Admin VS

· #6 · Apr 24, 2014

tcarcio said:
Sonnie, I am so glad you and John will still be a part of this forum. I want to wish you all the luck in the world with your future plans. It is because of You and John's hard work that this forum is what it is today. I would like to welcome Phil and VerticalScope to HTS and I hope that they will continue to keep this forum as respected as it has become. Thank you so much for making this the best forum on the web. Good luck....:T

Continuity is King! The plan is to continue to help this place grow and still feel familiar.

tcarcio

· #7 · Apr 24, 2014

newtechadmin said:
Continuity is King! The plan is to continue to help this place grow and still feel familiar.

Fantastic Phil. :T

Admin VS

· #8 · Apr 24, 2014

arkiedan said:
I join and these guys sell the place!

Good luck with your future endeavors to you both. You've done a great job with this fine site.

And Phil, welcome from a newbie,

lddude: old arkiedan lddude:

Thanks! from a fellow newbie.

chashint

· #9 · Apr 24, 2014

Hummm.
Kind of a jolt to the ol noggin.
Best wishes to you Sonnie.

lcaillo

· #10 · Apr 24, 2014

Sonnie,
While I agree that we have a truly remarkable community of users and moderators, it is impossible to overstate the significance of your vision and presence. Having been around since the early days, I have seen how your passion for excellence, moral and ethical bearing, and the importance you place on how people treat each other have made all of us better people. That is high praise for a discussion forum centered on an entertainment hobby, but it is completely accurate.

I count you as a friend and hope that moving forward the platform that you have left us respects the lessons that you taught us. Most important among them is that we can engage in discourse in a civil manner, even vigorously debate a topic, without doing harm to one another. Count the time you have spent building this community as a success that will always be appreciated.

Be well, my friend, and be in touch.

Prof.

· #11 · Apr 24, 2014

Sonnie..I wish you every success in your new venture..and welcome Phil of VerticalScope to the forum..
I look forward to this forum continuing in the tradition that it has over the past 8 years..

tesseract

· #12 · Apr 25, 2014

Sonnie said:
John and I thank you all for making this forum what it is today… the BEST forum on the Internet. We thank you all and wish you all the very best.

Thank you, Sonnie and John, I appreciate all you have done to make Home Theater Shack an informative and FUN place to be. Best of luck on your new venture, Sonnie. I consider you a friend and am grateful for the opportunities and kindnesses you have shown me. And thank you, John, for continuing to support REW.

newtechadmin said:
Greetings!

My name is Phil and I will be taking over the webmaster duties on HTS for Sonnie. There is little about the site that will change, your mods are all still here and the site will still look and feel as it always has. I am open to questions and of course any suggestions you think you want to mention that will make your experience on HTS more enjoyable.

Welcome, Phil. I look forward to working with you, and am glad to hear the values that have made this such a great place to be, will remain. I wish VerticalScope and our discussion board continued prosperity!

B- one

· #13 · Apr 25, 2014

Good luck to you Sonnie! And welcome Phil!

NBPk402

· #14 · Apr 25, 2014

I'll just keep it short and sweet... I want to welcome Phil, and Vertiscope as the new owners of the HTS, and I also want to wish Sonnie the best in his new endeavors. :wave:

mechman

· #15 · Apr 25, 2014

lcaillo said:
Sonnie,
While I agree that we have a truly remarkable community of users and moderators, it is impossible to overstate the significance of your vision and presence. Having been around since the early days, I have seen how your passion for excellence, moral and ethical bearing, and the importance you place on how people treat each other have made all of us better people. That is high praise for a discussion forum centered on an entertainment hobby, but it is completely accurate.

I count you as a friend and hope that moving forward the platform that you have left us respects the lessons that you taught us. Most important among them is that we can engage in discourse in a civil manner, even vigorously debate a topic, without doing harm to one another. Count the time you have spent building this community as a success that will always be appreciated.

Be well, my friend, and be in touch.

Hear, hear! :clap:

ALMFamily

· #16 · Apr 25, 2014

ellisr63 said:
I'll just keep it short and sweet... I want to welcome Phil, and Vertiscope as the new owners of the HTS, and I also want to wish Sonnie the best in his new endeavors. :wave:

Perfect Ron - I could not have said it any better!

sub_crazy

· #17 · Apr 25, 2014

Thank you Sonnie and John for making a comfortable and civil forum. I want to wish you both continued success on your new venture.

Mike P.

· #18 · Apr 25, 2014

lcaillo said:
Sonnie,
While I agree that we have a truly remarkable community of users and moderators, it is impossible to overstate the significance of your vision and presence. Having been around since the early days, I have seen how your passion for excellence, moral and ethical bearing, and the importance you place on how people treat each other have made all of us better people. That is high praise for a discussion forum centered on an entertainment hobby, but it is completely accurate.

I count you as a friend and hope that moving forward the platform that you have left us respects the lessons that you taught us. Most important among them is that we can engage in discourse in a civil manner, even vigorously debate a topic, without doing harm to one another. Count the time you have spent building this community as a success that will always be appreciated.

Be well, my friend, and be in touch.

I couldn't have said it better myself. :wave:

mechman

· #19 · Apr 25, 2014

Mike P. said:
I couldn't have said it better myself. :wave:

That crazy cajun has a way with words don't he?!?! :dumbcrazy:

prerich

· #20 · Apr 25, 2014

Congrats Sonnie on your new venture! I wish you a blessed future! To Phill and VerticalScope welcome! I regard HTS as a "safe place" to talk HT and Tech. I wish you well in your endeavors with HTS and continued excellence.

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