Dear nick rebooters, The last couple of days has brought an extreme amount of traffic to nick reboot from popular websites such as The Huffington Post, A.V. Club, The Onion, and more. While Im thrilled about the publicity, it has ultimately lead to my decision to shut down nick reboot. Even though nick reboot was non-profit, this amount of publicity will almost certainly force Viacom to come to a legal decision about us (what precedence will it set if they let it slide?). In this day and age, I am absolutely horrified of what that might mean for myself, my loved ones, and for anyone else who was involved. Its almost scary how often we hear about the overreaction and extreme use of force by law enforcement and government agencies in regards to websites like nick reboot. Hopefully Ill be avoiding any potential incidents that might have arisen out of this situation. To the fans: I want to thank you for your continued support over the past (almost) 2 years. Seeing the joy that you guys get from this site is really what its all about. I feel incredibly lucky that I was able to bring so much happiness into so many different lives. Your childhood is a very valuable thing - please never let it go. Were all going to look in the mirror one day and see an old gray haired stranger staring back at us, but its our memories that will always be familiar. Hold on to who you are and never grow up :) To the moderators: I cant even begin to add up the amount of time that you have all sacrificed from your personal lives to help me out with this silly little project. You know how thankful I am for it, but just so the world can see: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I definitely think Ive made some lifelong friends :) To Viacom: I hope you dont take offense to what Ive done here. I never intended to upset anyone or devalue any of your wonderful and respected brands/products. YOU are the reason so many people love these shows, and I have nothing but gratitude to express for the risks your company took in the early days that lead to the production of such wonderful and magical content. Moving on... nick reboot has accumulated a very large amount of data and research on how to successfully market, operate, and maintain this type of platform for consumers. There is obviously a demand for it, and its not as expensive as you might think to get going. I am more than happy to work with you if youre not too mad at me. Formal inquiries may be sent to info@nickreboot The future: I am extremely grateful for the knowledge I was able to gain due to nick reboot. The 20 year old version of myself from two years ago was no where near as skilled in PHP, Javascript, jQuery, Ajax, Python, Perl, SQL (and much, much more) as the 22 year old version of myself is today. Managing, marketing, and maintaining a high traffic site such as this was not an easy task at all, but I can confidently say that I wouldnt have any problems doing it again (technically speaking of course). Hopefully I will be able to continue to use my talents for the greater good of the internet. Shameless plug: If you think Id be a good fit for your company, please send me information on any job openings you have because Im a poor 22 year old that needs to feed his dogs. You can contact me at: info@nickreboot Once again, thank you ALL for your continued support - I dont know where my life would be right now if it wasnt for nick reboot. feed your inner child and never grow up Sincerely, Jason
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 21:13:17 +0000