What's up with the VEI site?

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:53 pm

jedimarley wrote:
Elveen wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
greg wrote:It is my understanding that VEI may be changing website servers,
which would affect the availability of pages during the changeover.

Once the changeover completes, I would assume everything will be back as it was.
I noticed that the porn-bots are back. Any chance we can get that cleaned up???
Over there or here?
Just over there.

VEI's webdevelopment team has solved the spam-bot problem, as of March 6th.

They have implemented the changes that I requested so that the registration system
behaves like our side.

I think we're good to go (from either side)!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:10 pm

greg wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
Elveen wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
greg wrote:It is my understanding that VEI may be changing website servers,
which would affect the availability of pages during the changeover.

Once the changeover completes, I would assume everything will be back as it was.
I noticed that the porn-bots are back. Any chance we can get that cleaned up???
Over there or here?
Just over there.
VEI's webdevelopment team has solved the spam-bot problem, as of March 6th.

They have implemented the changes that I requested so that the registration system
behaves like our side.

I think we're good to go (from either side)!

Yay!

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:51 pm

very cool

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Fri May 01, 2009 12:21 pm

Okay, we are now into May and books for August have been announced or identified for various companies. The year is trickling away - so does anyone hold much hope of anything else from VEI this year, or does anyone agree with my view (from another thread) that it appears they (VEI) were betting on multi-media licensing rather than focusing on comic books first?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:08 pm

you can always hope and then wait and see

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:31 pm

superman-prime wrote:you can always hope and then wait and see

Maybe, except that a lot of people having being doing both, in good faith, with nothing forthcoming to reward that good faith from VEI, I'd suggest.

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Fri May 01, 2009 4:06 pm

It will happen when it happens...
I'm optimistic that they are currently working on something and
when it's ready it will be awesome!
DAN

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:18 pm

sonicdan wrote:It will happen when it happens...
I'm optimistic that they are currently working on something and
when it's ready it will be awesome!
DAN

I am in aggrement with this post.

I might say that someone told me something, but then I also said I would not say anything.... so I am not.

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Fri May 01, 2009 5:50 pm

Elveen wrote:
sonicdan wrote:It will happen when it happens...
I'm optimistic that they are currently working on something and
when it's ready it will be awesome!
DAN

I am in aggrement with this post.

I might say that someone told me something, but then I also said I would not say anything.... so I am not.

Say what?!?

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:21 pm

Elveen wrote:
sonicdan wrote:It will happen when it happens...
I'm optimistic that they are currently working on something and
when it's ready it will be awesome!
DAN

I am in aggrement with this post.

I might say that someone told me something, but then I also said I would not say anything.... so I am not.

works for me

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:34 pm

i agree w dan

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:35 am

Elveen wrote:
sonicdan wrote:It will happen when it happens...
I'm optimistic that they are currently working on something and
when it's ready it will be awesome!
DAN

I am in aggrement with this post.

I might say that someone told me something, but then I also said I would not say anything.... so I am not.

Which is good news, I just have my doubts since there is no news in the past 9 months on their own website, and that was focused on the deal which may not come to fruition re: the movie.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:22 am

leonmallett wrote:
Elveen wrote:
sonicdan wrote:It will happen when it happens...
I'm optimistic that they are currently working on something and
when it's ready it will be awesome!
DAN

I am in aggrement with this post.

I might say that someone told me something, but then I also said I would not say anything.... so I am not.
Which is good news, I just have my doubts since there is no news in the past 9 months on their own website, and that was focused on the deal which may not come to fruition re: the movie.

Some updates from time to time, even if it's just to say, yeah we're still here and we still intend to put out comics , would be a big help. The court battle is over and the need for total silence on their part should be way past now.

I want VEI to succeed and make their move when they feel the time is right. If that time is not now that's fine, but keeping their biggest fan base in the dark for months on end is not a great way to start a new business.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:57 pm

good points but htey are probably working on it just let us know

Phantom · Post by **Phantom** » Sat May 02, 2009 5:42 pm

I feel that the lack of info has led to a indifferance on my part.
I was hyped.
Then I was ~ i could be persaded to be hyped.
Now I am , well I might go to my local comic shop to see and pick up the new issues just to check them out. On the boarder of not caring at all. Might just pick them up second hand / backissues cheap at a latter date.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:35 pm

Phantom wrote:I feel that the lack of info has led to a indifferance on my part.
I was hyped.
Then I was ~ i could be persaded to be hyped.
Now I am , well I might go to my local comic shop to see and pick up the new issues just to check them out. On the boarder of not caring at all. Might just pick them up second hand / backissues cheap at a latter date.

And so the apathy of the core audience begins.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:48 pm

xodacia81 wrote:
Phantom wrote:I feel that the lack of info has led to a indifferance on my part.
I was hyped.
Then I was ~ i could be persaded to be hyped.
Now I am , well I might go to my local comic shop to see and pick up the new issues just to check them out. On the boarder of not caring at all. Might just pick them up second hand / backissues cheap at a latter date.
And so the apathy of the core audience begins.

"Give me apathy, or give me... give me..... oh, I just don't *SQUEE* care."

-slym

turborip · Post by **turborip** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:04 pm

Has VEI had any presence at any of the Cons this year? I'll totally seek them out in San Diego, but it was interesting to get back from Free Comic Book Day and look through all these free books from publishers hyping what's to come, and stating to be sure to seek them out at the cons for even more announcements and developments.

Fortunately for me, I'm still working on an original run of Valiant to keep me satisfied and busy. I feel bad for all of you that have kept the flame going this long and having been 'promised' new material and still not seeing it (unless the HC's count).

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:47 pm

turborip wrote: I feel bad for all of you that have kept the flame going this long

Since 1994, for me...

-slym (stopped buying VALIANTS right at Chaos Effect)

Phoenix8008 · Post by **Phoenix8008** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:17 am

Elveen wrote:
sonicdan wrote:It will happen when it happens...
I'm optimistic that they are currently working on something and
when it's ready it will be awesome!
DAN

I am in aggrement with this post.

I might say that someone told me something, but then I also said I would not say anything.... so I am not.

Dude! That's cruel!! I just hope that it means that someone is doing something soon.

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Wed May 06, 2009 4:41 am

Psst! The Negative Nellies might want to check this out.

The Faithful Fans might want to check it out as well.

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:23 am

That sounds like a position that's way too big for an unpaid intern. Of course, the job descriptions can be different than the actual work.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:23 am

400yrs wrote:That sounds like a position that's way too big for an unpaid intern. Of course, the job descriptions can be different than the actual work.

True. I had an internship (unpaid) in a law office last year and the description given sounded a lot different and more involved than the actual work. I ended up mostly doing paperwork and handling calls. I still "did" everything, but the real work was not exactly the way they described it. Who knows, this job could be like that or it could be exactly as it sounds. Hell, except for not being super-adept at Adobe, I could easily handle that position.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:14 pm

Full-time work for no pay, in New York City.....

I wish I could do it, but I am not a rich man.

-slym

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Thu May 07, 2009 8:04 am

Funny. The job description contradicts itself in the first paragraph.