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Parting company from 9rules

{title}Yesterday, 9rules and I parted company. It was a good relationship while it lasted, but an increased workload and the subsequent tipping of scales has meant that I can't give back to the Network what I once could. 9rules deserves more than I could give it, so I'm bowing out.

Thanks to Paul and all the 9rules members for a creating a cracking community.

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I was very curious to the what’d happen here at mb.co.uk over the new 9rules especially as your part of 2 networks (BritPants/9rules).

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Zach Inglis
Mon 20th Feb 2006
at 1:01 pm

Zach, the Britpack isn’t a network, just a hyper-elite band of superhumans, standing proud together in their pants. We don’t do porn either.

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Jon Hicks
Mon 20th Feb 2006
at 1:30 pm

Very classy post, Mark. Its a shame to see others giving Scrivs and the 9 Rules guys crap for their decisions of late, especially people who aren’t even part of the network to begin with.

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Chris K
Mon 20th Feb 2006
at 2:07 pm

"We don?t do porn either.”

Hey, let’s not go crazy here…

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paul haine
Mon 20th Feb 2006
at 7:23 pm

Jon,

Im a proud Brit and an even more proud Scot. so I understand the promotion of our country to the larger ones.

*looks in the Dictionary*

an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines

... I mean…

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I guess Brit Pants is a clique more than a network but that’s just semantics to me.

As for the lack of porn, what a shame. Who wouldn’t pay to see you stick your 1 into a girls 0. [/geek joke]

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Zach
Mon 20th Feb 2006
at 7:52 pm

Really we are the ones who need to thank you Mark for setting the bar for what a quality site is at 9rules. As always, you are welcome back anytime.

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Scrivs
Mon 20th Feb 2006
at 8:41 pm

What is this? Someone talking about 9rules with maturity?

You’re a classy guy Mark. :-)

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Andrew Hamann
Tue 21st Feb 2006
at 12:01 am

Very diplomatically done paul. I have to admit that I’m surprised you wern’t asked to leave ages ago, being part of the compeating digital content network that is the BritPack :-)

I guess Brit Pants is a clique more than a network but that?s just semantics to me.

Well specifically we’re a bunch of mates who like to arrange to meet up and get drunk together. As such we are no more of a clique and any group of pissed Brits you meeet down your local.

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Andy Budd
Thu 23rd Feb 2006
at 12:44 am

I don’t really know where this ‘Britpack is a blog network’ came from - this isn’t the first time it’s been said to me.

To go on the record though, Paul and the 9rules team have never mentioned anything about it. Not an issue.

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Mark Boulton
Thu 23rd Feb 2006
at 4:49 pm

Does that mean you won’t come to bowling? We’ll miss you over at 9rules, but I don’t want Team Avalonstar to lose you. ;(

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Bryan Veloso
Thu 23rd Feb 2006
at 9:30 pm

No, I’ll be there Bryan despite mounting pressure to attend 20x2. I’d much rather bowl than sit listening to more people talk!

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Mark Boulton
Fri 24th Feb 2006
at 10:02 am

9rules is less the destination for it. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!

I’d like to see photos of the bowling, bryan!
$10 on mark!

‘always enjoyed the site, mark, keep it up!

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luxuryluke
Mon 6th Mar 2006
at 6:32 am

the Britpack isn’t a network, just a hyper-elite band of superhumans

… Yes, and we are meer mortals and we must bow down…

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trovster
Mon 6th Mar 2006
at 8:19 pm

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