If you haven't heard what SOPA is, you really need to educate yourself on it.  It's supposed to be an anti-piracy bill, but it has the effect of depriving people of due process at the mere accusation by a supposed copyright holder.  It's one thing to actually steal someone's stuff, which is bad.  It's another to, say, post a message on a message board with a link to something that might have possibly been derived from something copyrighted, or might even qualify as fair use, and have some twit in a suit aim the SOPA cannon at Wireheadstudios.org and all of a sudden our site goes down with no notice, no warning, and no legal recourse - all because you posted a link to a video of someone's kitten playing with a ball of yarn and the radio happened to be playing a certain song in the background of the video.

Yes, it is that stupid.

Yes, it is that serious.

Yes, this affects the entire internet.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

Sign it.  If you're a US citizen, educate yourself on the bill, call your elected officials, and do something about it.

I don't normally post this kind of news, but considering how long this SOB has been on the run and everything he's been responsible for, directly and indirectly, I felt it's worth taking a moment to make note of this.

After much procrastination on my part, we now have an permanent IRC presence on ETG.  Here's how to connect to the Wirehead IRC channel

Server:  irc.enterthegame.com
Channel: #wirehead

Drop by any time to chat, provided we're awake of course!

Alas, our IRC server is down, and I think it probably died this time.  We'll be looking into setting up an alternative chat room sometime soon if the server does not miraculously respawn, regenerate, or otherwise recover.  In the mean time, if anyone needs to chat with a team member they're encouraged to use the message boards for the time being.

Until the domain issue is resolved, the Wirehead chat room can be accessed as follows:

/server irc.muridae.net

OR

/server 216.55.167.82

Join your channels as usual.

The Wirehead IRC server is temporarily unavailable.  There's an issue with the domain right now.  Dicion is looking into resolving it, so the server should be available again soon.

As of Monday, May 18, all email addresses ending in @planetquake.com will no longer be valid.  Gamespy/IGN is decommissioning the servers used for these addresses and not keeping the addresses alive.  Several Wirehead members have used @planetquake.com mail addresses for gaming correspondence over the years.  If you've contacted one of us in the past via email and can no longer get a reply, please check with us on the forums here and send a PM or email from the forums and we'll get back to you with a new email address.

This is just a reminder to anyone trying to register for our forums that offensive names are not permitted.  If you're registering a name that contains a word or words not suitable for all audiences, such as racial slurs, offensive language, or anything that we consider inappropriate, your account will be rejected and you will have to re-register using a different name.  Please use common sense when registering an account.  Thank you.

It appears the dust has settled and everything that needs to be working is working so far.  All systems are go on our forums.  Welcome to the Arenas Eternal, Generations style.  Enjoy your stay.