Ok well here's my farewell post; will continue posting until the final moment I am able to before Steven closes this thread, but... here it goes:
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Well, it looks like this is it. We've come this far and we've finally reached our destination after months and months of waiting, speculating, and discussing. Rumors flew this way and that, the occasional flame war was shot down by Steven's frequent PSAs, but nonetheless it has been an interesting ride. Now that I look back on this, I'm so honored to have participated in such a sophisticated thread with such sophisticated people. Being one of the only true technology nerds in my school, I don't really have anyone to talk to about this kind of stuff, but you guys are so understanding! Never before have I felt so connected to random people on the internet through a common interest.
So, now that all is said and done, I'd just like to thank the moderators who took part in making this thread civil (for the most part), well-rounded, and well-mannered. EarlyMon took care of most of the argument-cleaning and infractions, while Steven58 warned us to keep things under control underneath his ever-recurring lines and to "try not to kill each other" night after night. Of course, Rob and Phases made the occasional entrance (although I barely remember it) as well.
But I also need to thank those non-moderators who have played just as important of a role in keeping the thread fun and informative; to BabyBlue for her nightly avatars and cracking jokes to keep us entertained, and to others who fueled a mostly unintrusive and tangential OT discussion, thank you. To any of those who shared any sort of confirmation of information from reps, including first time posters, Han's sister, and Steven's source, thank you. This thread simply would not have been what it was if it weren't for the collaborative culmination of all these independent sources of information.
Lastly, (and this may come as a shocker to a lot of you), I think Google, Samsung, and even Verizon deserve a round of applause. I've never seen anywhere near this much hype for a phone (not even for iPhones) and it truly is a feat of engineering and software development to make such a glorious device that we've been lusting over for oh so long. Throughout the course of our journey, we've gotten upset, even downright infuriated with Verizon for botching the release of this flagship Android beast, but in the end we have to give props to them for bringing us the best smartphone on the market on the best network in the U.S. I'm sure we'll all forget about ever being mad at Verizon once we finally have the phones in our hands
So, all that said, I conclude this post with one universal "thanks" to all involved in the thread. It's been such a fun ride and I could never stand being away from the thread for any significant amount of time, knowing it would be buzzing away and zooming along. But now that it's all over, I'll definitely feel a void in my daily routine
This is farewell, but not goodbye! I hope to continue our obsession in the sub-forum.
-scottg96
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