RunForTheHills

^Ahh, you're very pretty then! :nice:

Why has my lamp just exploded?

^Haha, love the lamp one :laugh2: Are you the one in the middle (last pic?)

^Haha! Classic!

Bump.

Lol, well certain threads are a bit funny, but I know its not sposed to be taken seriously, one of the reasons why this forum is so cool I think :) Nice to meet you too Rolle ;)

^ Damn it you nearly gave me a heart attack! :laugh3:

The last sentence is brilliant :lol:

Oh of course, sorry! I heard your name mentioned quite often in the lounge, it's just I don't visit often enough to know who's who most of the time. And yeah, I'm Semy :wacko:

Pff, everyone is so friendly here, no one ever says a bad word about anybody (well most of the time anyway), so I'm sure everyone likes everyone else pretty much equally :) Thanks for the kind words though, Zeoir (sorry don't know you real name?)

Thanks :wacky:

^This topic has been adressed before, but yes, even though the album itself may be only 42 minutes in length, there are at least 3 other song we're going to hear as well as those ones anyway (The Escapist, two other released indepenantly). And then hopefully theres gonna be plenty of b-sides released with the singles, which by now most of us know, are usually as good if not better than most of their A sides. I for one can't wait to feel that excitement of buying a single just to listen to the B sides on it. Don't worry, there should be plenty of Coldplay to sink your teeth into by the end of this year.

Aw thanks, and it's good to see you too! I really like this picture, you look very pretty ;)

Thanks.

As seen on the home page: ---- "I’m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday. I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision. We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed. In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it’s possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC. So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day it’s really as simple as that. Now, why didn’t we think of that before we decided to create Stage6 in the first place, you may ask? That’s a good question. When we first created Stage6, there was a clear need for a service that would offer a true high quality video experience online because other video destinations on the Internet simply weren’t providing that to users. A gap existed, and Stage6 arrived to fill it. As Stage6 grew quickly and dramatically (accompanied by an explosion of other sites delivering high quality video), it became clear that operating the service as a part of the larger DivX business no longer made sense. We couldn’t continue to run Stage6 and focus on our broader strategy to make it possible for anyone to enjoy high quality video on any device. So, in July of last year we announced that we were kicking off an effort to explore strategic alternatives for Stage6, which is a fancy way of saying we decided we would either have to sell it, spin it out into a private company or shut it down. I won’t (and can’t, really) go into too much detail on those first two options other than to say that we tried really hard to find a way to keep Stage6 alive, either as its own private entity or by selling it to another company. Ultimately neither of those two scenarios was possible, and we made the hard decision to turn the lights off and cease operation of the service. So that’s where we are today. After February 28, Stage6 will cease to exist as an online destination. But the larger DivX universe will continue to thrive. Every day new DivX Certified devices arrive on the market making it easy to move video beyond the PC. Products powered by DivX Connected, our new initiative that lets users stream video, photos, music and Internet services from the PC to the TV, are hitting retail outlets. We remain committed to empowering content creators to deliver high quality video to a wide audience, and we’ll continue to offer services that will make it easy to find videos online in the DivX format. It’s been a wild ride, and none of it would have been possible without the support of our users. Thank you for making Stage6 everything that it was. --Tom"

Well, I'm not sure how many of you have heard or visited the video sharing website "Stage6.com" before, but its a truely great website that allows people to upload and download high quality videos, far better than what Youtube offers. Here's some examples of the great videos that this site has to offer, that I'm sure most of you will appreciate: How We Saw The World - Live 2006: http://www.stage6.com/Music-is-my-heroine/video/2067179/Coldplay---How-We-Saw-The-World---Live-2006 Coldplay Live 2003 (DVD): http://www.stage6.com/Music-is-my-heroine/video/2156033/Coldplay---Live-2003-Full Coldplay Live Bonus DVD: http://www.stage6.com/Music-is-my-heroine/video/2175984/Coldplay---Bonus-Live-2003 Scotch Mist by Radiohead: http://www.stage6.com/user/fooosco/video/2068414/Radiohead-Webcast-2008-New-Year's-Eve Full Radiohead Live concerts such as: http://www.stage6.com/The-Eclectic-House/video/2160519/Radiohead-@-Eurockéennes-de-Belfort,-France-[04 http://www.stage6.com/user/fooosco/video/1811868/Radiohead-Acoustic-Live-@-Arte'S-Music-Planet2Nite-2003 The stuff I've listed just hints at the potential this website has of becoming huge. The list goes on, there's just so much awesome stuff on this website to list. Try typing in your favourite band and see what comes up, it could surprise you. Unfortunately, the DivX company are going to shut this website down this Thursday, 28th February. Thats only 1 and a half days away. Please, if you liked the videos I posted above, sign this petition to keep Stage6 alive. http://www.petitiononline.com/pros599/petition.html They need 10,000 signatures before it will make any difference. So please sign, it only takes a few seconds. Thanks.

http://www.petitiononline.com/pros599/petition.html Please sign this petition to keep Stage 6 alive.

Cheese. Day or Night?

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This is terrible news. To me anyway. This is the explanation, found on the main page of the website: -------------------- "I’m Tom (aka Spinner), a Stage6 user and an employee of DivX, Inc., the company behind the service. I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday. I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision. We created Stage6 with the mission of empowering content creators and viewers to discover a new kind of video experience. Stage6 began as an experiment, and we always knew there was a chance that it might not succeed. In many ways, though, the service did succeed, beyond even our own initial expectations. Stage6 became very popular very quickly. We helped gain exposure for some talented filmmakers who brought great videos to the attention of an engaged community. We helped prove that it’s possible to distribute true high definition video on the Internet. And we helped broaden the Internet video experience by offering content that is compatible with DVD players, mobile devices and other products beyond the PC. So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day it’s really as simple as that. Now, why didn’t we think of that before we decided to create Stage6 in the first place, you may ask? That’s a good question. When we first created Stage6, there was a clear need for a service that would offer a true high quality video experience online because other video destinations on the Internet simply weren’t providing that to users. A gap existed, and Stage6 arrived to fill it. As Stage6 grew quickly and dramatically (accompanied by an explosion of other sites delivering high quality video), it became clear that operating the service as a part of the larger DivX business no longer made sense. We couldn’t continue to run Stage6 and focus on our broader strategy to make it possible for anyone to enjoy high quality video on any device. So, in July of last year we announced that we were kicking off an effort to explore strategic alternatives for Stage6, which is a fancy way of saying we decided we would either have to sell it, spin it out into a private company or shut it down. I won’t (and can’t, really) go into too much detail on those first two options other than to say that we tried really hard to find a way to keep Stage6 alive, either as its own private entity or by selling it to another company. Ultimately neither of those two scenarios was possible, and we made the hard decision to turn the lights off and cease operation of the service. So that’s where we are today. After February 28, Stage6 will cease to exist as an online destination. But the larger DivX universe will continue to thrive. Every day new DivX Certified devices arrive on the market making it easy to move video beyond the PC. Products powered by DivX Connected, our new initiative that lets users stream video, photos, music and Internet services from the PC to the TV, are hitting retail outlets. We remain committed to empowering content creators to deliver high quality video to a wide audience, and we’ll continue to offer services that will make it easy to find videos online in the DivX format. It’s been a wild ride, and none of it would have been possible without the support of our users. Thank you for making Stage6 everything that it was. --Tom" -------------------- There are already over 6000 comments of protest and counting. If you were a stage 6 user like I was, you'd better download as much as you can from there before it vanishes on Thursday. Sad, sad day.

I heard In My Place today on XFM on my way back to Uni. I turned it up as soon as those drums started, and my Mum (who was driving me at the time) started humming along to it. I then told her how I HAVE to go see Coldplay this summer, and then she offered to pay for my ticket! HOW COOL IS THAT!!

^ lol, I don't really think so. But thanks Anna :shy:

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