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tona
I hope you all will welcome your new overlord. :)

]]> bg4545 Old AnnouncementsMon, 12 Sep 2011 09:23:43 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67836#msg-67836 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67836#msg-67836
I think you will do a great job, have done a good job as a moderator as well.]]> dirtrider73068 Old AnnouncementsFri, 09 Sep 2011 00:28:14 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67835#msg-67835 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67835#msg-67835 technoman Old AnnouncementsThu, 08 Sep 2011 22:00:16 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67834#msg-67834 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67834#msg-67834

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Axel
You are a superb moderator, perhaps a bit cranky, but that's cool. However, I believe you have mentioned in the past that you are not a coder. Besides the time constraints you mention, I believe that the admin position would require a bit of programming knowledge. And I am not saying you wouldn't do well at it, I am just hinting that bg4545 is more skilled in that area.

Indeed that is very true. As the first post in this thread indicated, that sort of knowledge was necessary for Arikado. And as you say, I do not have that sort of knowledge, and I definitely don't have time to learn that sort of thing right now.]]> SifJar Old AnnouncementsThu, 08 Sep 2011 21:30:12 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67833#msg-67833 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67833#msg-67833

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Arikado
* I have an increasingly significant female companion in my life ;-D. Along with that, my social life in general has skyrocketed taking away any free time that I normally would've spent coding or on this forum. I wasn't going to mention this, but the more I think about it this really is a rather large time waster in my life for better or worse.

Congrats and best of lucks with that! (Which by the way you will find out it is much more complex than coding the most advanced of the systems lol!). My life also gave a 180 degrees turn when I met my significant other; I had to redistribute most of my time and activities to suit the changes that a female companion brings to your life, but I really hope you will do great and in the distant future you will have kids as well to share everything you know with (and to go nuts when they get sick!)

You really have a busy life, you took the right decision on stepping out from the forum administration. Don't ever feel pressured to give more time to your projects than to yourself, because at the end, what matters is what you learn and what you become. Sometimes it is good to be a bit selfish in order to become better.

And remember, life stops being life when it stops being fun! I'm telling you to do as many things you enjoy as possible.

@SifJar
You are a superb moderator, perhaps a bit cranky, but that's cool. However, I believe you have mentioned in the past that you are not a coder. Besides the time constraints you mention, I believe that the admin position would require a bit of programming knowledge. And I am not saying you wouldn't do well at it, I am just hinting that bg4545 is more skilled in that area.]]> Axel Old AnnouncementsThu, 08 Sep 2011 21:14:31 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67827#msg-67827 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67827#msg-67827
Arikado: I understand you picking bg4545 over me, and I think he is much better suited to the task anyway. I probably wouldn't have enough time to be admin anyway.]]> SifJar Old AnnouncementsThu, 08 Sep 2011 18:30:44 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67824#msg-67824 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67824#msg-67824

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I can help if needed, unless you can find someone better :P

After thinking about it at length for awhile I decided to promote you to administrator status. You've been here almost as long as I have and in many ways have done even more good for the forum than I have. With your unwavering dedication and commitment to the forum I'm sure you'll be an excellent administrator. I'll remain on as an administrator for now while I show you around the administration panel and share details on how the forum is run with you. Afterwards, I'll relinquish myself of administrator status and you're welcome to run the forum as you please from then on (including appointing additional administrators and moderators if you feel the need).

Sounds good :) I'll text message you either tomorrow or Friday when I'm free to figure this Admin stuff out. Thanks and good luck to you too.]]> bg4545 Old AnnouncementsThu, 08 Sep 2011 08:06:19 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67823#msg-67823 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67823#msg-67823

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FacingTomorrow
it seems you might wanna check your databases, got this when trying to reply to a pm: ...

Oops! I'll be letting our server administrator know that he needs to increase the space available for our PM database. I don't have access to those files unfortunately.

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I can help if needed, unless you can find someone better :P

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I am sorry to here that you are leaving and I would like to wish you well in the future. Also would you please consider letting me take your place? Throughout my time here I have become very knowledgeable about what is and isn't allowed on the forums.

Thanks but no thanks. I can't argue that you certainly have been here a long time and know your way around the forum very well. As SifJar suggested earlier perhaps someone in the future will see fit to give you some moderator permissions in the future for this reason. But for now unless you're a superstar coder or a longtime moderator whom I deeply trust I can't justify such a big step forward in responsibility for you.

SifJar :

I strongly considered making you an administrator as well but due to time constraints on my part I can really only spend time to train one. bg4545 actually has my personal cell phone number so it's trivial for me to quickly get him prepared to run the forum. Since our PM system is broken right now it would be just a bit too time consuming for me to do you the same favor right now. But I do strongly recommend that bg4545 considers promoting you to administrator status once he is in full charge of the forum.

Axel:

Thank you I really appreciate that. At the moment I'm just ending my commitment to this forum, not to any of my Wii homebrew projects. However I do intend to begin doing my best to fulfill and thus end those commitments as well. In just the past year the following things have happened in my life:

* I started college and I take six to eight classes a semester which more than the recommended limit of five classes a semester. I'm hoping I can graduate a semester or two earlier by doing this.
* I have a job as a full time system administrator on my college campus. I'm responsible for all of the servers on campus as well as the imaging of all of the desktops. It's an incredibly demanding position and in about 15 weeks I'll be promoted to being the "head" system administrator so I get to deal with finances and "fun" business aspects of the position.
* I have a part time job writing Android software for a company. A product I've been developing from scratch since January 2011 will be launching this Sunday.
* I'm trying to start a programming club on my college campus since the campus does not currently promote any extra curricular computer science study at all. I've been working on this for a little over a year and the club will finally open in February. I'm really excited.
* I have an increasingly significant female companion in my life ;-D. Along with that, my social life in general has skyrocketed taking away any free time that I normally would've spent coding or on this forum. I wasn't going to mention this, but the more I think about it this really is a rather large time waster in my life for better or worse.

While it's probably debatable due to my recent lack of commitment toward both the forum and my coding projects, I like to think that I always put my responsibilities before anything else. And to that end, I'm doing the absolute best I can to my end my responsibilities I no longer have time for in a way that makes as many people happy as possible. With luck, most if not all of what you mentioned will happen by the time January hits. I'm really doing the best I can to try and achieve this.

Lastly :

Thank you to everyone who has ever used the forum. It's had it's ups and downs yet I've always been proud to be a leader of it every second. In retrospect, I haven't always made good decisions, I've actually messed up pretty bad more than a few times. But for what it's worth, I've really learned more than I can possibly express here from all 5,132 posts I've made here. Above all, I can honestly say that I had a genuinely fun time and I hope that everyone else has too. Thank you again, and good luck bg4545.]]> Arikado Old AnnouncementsThu, 08 Sep 2011 05:06:15 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67819#msg-67819 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67819#msg-67819 SifJar Old AnnouncementsWed, 07 Sep 2011 16:54:11 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67815#msg-67815 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67815#msg-67815
Sincerely,
technoman]]> technoman Old AnnouncementsWed, 07 Sep 2011 01:20:38 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67779#msg-67779 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67779#msg-67779
It is a shame to read this. I have had the chance to talk to you in the past and you are indeed one of the most valuable persons to have hit the scene.

The time comes to everyone, and it is a normal step in our lives to put aside stuff we have enjoyed in order to dedicate our time and efforts in what is important to our future. I have witnessed how much you have grown in the computer-programming field and the dedication you have put in college.

Same has happened to me, since my babies are growing up and they have started going to school. Between that, and my job, I don't have much time left for hobbies.

I really hope you don't really 'leave', just pass your admin role over to somebody who has the time, the experience, and the right attitude to continue guiding this forum through the right path. I am looking forward to seeing you around, not as an admin, but as a valuable contributor to the scene. I also understand that the Wii scene has gone slow in the last year, and it is time to move over a newer technology, or to branch out to different ones, however, there are some very interesting projects for the Wii that you left behind due to your time constraints. I really wish you could find the time to wrap up at least a couple of them (In the personal, Doom and Duke3D are those I feel most eager to see completed some day).

I wish you the best of lucks in your enterprises, and I really hope that the one that comes after you to grab the reigns of wiibrew forums does a job as good as the one you always did.

Warm regards,]]> Axel Old AnnouncementsThu, 01 Sep 2011 19:59:18 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67757#msg-67757 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67757#msg-67757 wilco2009 Old AnnouncementsWed, 31 Aug 2011 18:58:31 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67756#msg-67756 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67756#msg-67756
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 6 bytes) in /home/hbc-www/forum.wiibrew.org/include/db/mysql/mysqli.php on line 248

and send a new pm:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 16777216 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 79 bytes) in /home/hbc-www/forum.wiibrew.org/include/db/mysql/mysqli.php on line 248]]> FacingTomorrow Old AnnouncementsWed, 31 Aug 2011 18:53:52 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67705#msg-67705 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67705#msg-67705

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Arikado
I am currently seeking an active moderator or respected member of the forums to replace my duties. Upon finding one I shall relinquish myself of Administrator status.

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No problem for me, but don't leave what about pointing a second admin to help running the forum or find somebody to help when its needed.

]]> Arikado Old AnnouncementsSat, 27 Aug 2011 15:10:26 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67704#msg-67704 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67704#msg-67704 bg4545 Old AnnouncementsSat, 27 Aug 2011 06:44:31 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67702#msg-67702 Re: Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67702#msg-67702 dirtrider73068 Old AnnouncementsSat, 27 Aug 2011 05:09:18 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67701#msg-67701 Forum problems fixed; Arikado is leavinghttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,67701,67701#msg-67701
This incident has reminded me how little free time is actually available to me so I have decided that I will no longer continue my role as a forum administrator here on the WiiBrew Forums. I am currently seeking an active moderator or respected member of the forums to replace my duties. Upon finding one I shall relinquish myself of Administrator status.

Due to recent forum outage and suddenness of the change up in forum administration I will leave this topic open for discussion for awhile.

Thank you again for your patience and support during the last several days.]]> Arikado Old AnnouncementsSat, 27 Aug 2011 04:20:38 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,62663,62663#msg-62663 E-Mail Verification Now Required for Forum Registrationhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,62663,62663#msg-62663
I'm not really a fan of doing this but it's the only choice I really have at the moment. I've tested the e-mail verification with Hotmail (Live), AOL, Yahoo, Verizon, and GMail e-mail services and it's worked just fine so far as the registration e-mail arrives almost instantly and only Hotmail placed it in the spam box

This will most likely be undone when our server maintenance is completed.

If you're trying to register for the forum and having problems, please e-mail me at: castlevania7689@yahoo.com for assistance.]]> Arikado Old AnnouncementsMon, 29 Nov 2010 18:23:42 +0100 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,58825,58825#msg-58825 Cheat Codes Forum Openedhttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,58825,58825#msg-58825
You can visit the new forum here: [forum.wiibrew.org]]]> Arikado Old AnnouncementsSat, 04 Sep 2010 17:44:57 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58329#msg-58329 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58329#msg-58329 dirtrider73068 Old AnnouncementsFri, 27 Aug 2010 03:37:08 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58327#msg-58327 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58327#msg-58327 jbc007 Old AnnouncementsFri, 27 Aug 2010 03:18:20 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58324#msg-58324 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58324#msg-58324
I think for me being a noob at this whole home brew thing and still a noob at it, I think this new rule is fine. Anytime I saw something new and it had to be patched to work and the risk of bricking, I always backed away from it. I didn't really like patching ios's to make a app work, to me it was complicated and hard for somebody new that didn't understand most of it. I think being too from my stand point its going to be easier to have a app to load from a IOS than a patched IOS and run the risk being done wrong and then haveing a brick. I myself like my wii, don't play a whole bunch but do like to play it and want to keep being able to play it, instead of haveing a big white paper weight. I think in the end over all this rule will work out, and some adjustments have to be made, but in the end its for the better IMO.]]> dirtrider73068 Old AnnouncementsFri, 27 Aug 2010 02:47:46 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58313#msg-58313 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58313#msg-58313

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As a final comment, based on jbc007 statement, I still believe it is contradictory. Why? because I don't know if he keeps in mind that the Wii is a game console, and some users still do use it as such. In order to play recent games such as SMG2 which comes with WiiSystem update 4.2 embedded, you have two choices: Either to update the menu or to manually install the IOSes required by the game (and sometimes other things included with the update, as I mentioned in another post). Given this, it is impossible for a standard user to play the new games while keeping an old revision of an IOS.

The system menu can easily be patched with Starfall or Priiloader to block the disc updates. A newer game can be run through Gecko OS once to install its IOS, and then will run normally through the disc channel. Also, many games use the same IOSes, so this will only need to be done for a small fraction of games played. This is a minor inconvenience. In fact, it is far easier than it is to find a way to trucha patch an IOS after an update. Patching an IOS immediately after an update is often difficult, and sometimes temporarily impossible for the average user.

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Axel
By trying to 'hide' this from users, you are not doing any good to them, on the opposite you are only being able to provide incomplete help, which might cause them to try things they shouldn't in their attempt to do something which should be simple.

Keep in mind that patched IOSes are no longer supported here not because Team Twiizers just now decided to irritate people since only they know how to exploit the current IOSes. Rather, patched IOSes are no longer necessary. The only non-piracy related purpose for IOS patches is for applications that have not yet been/will never be updated to work without IOS exploits.

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Axel
There is an old saying: 'Don't give them the fish, teach them fishing'. Nobody of us was born knowing about IOSes and stuff, we all were n00bs at this once, and had to start learning. Not all newbies are idiots, some of them are just starting the long road and want to learn in order to achieve great things in the scene.

I will agree with that. WiiBrew really is the only place one can come for accurate information about wii homebrew. Everywhere else, information is often hard to find or simply inaccurate. This is my only complaint for the recent change, but we have to move on. IOS patches have been mostly unnecessary from the beginning, and it is time that we stop relying on them. This may be the only way to do that.]]> jbc007 Old AnnouncementsThu, 26 Aug 2010 22:39:01 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58308#msg-58308 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58308#msg-58308
As a final comment, based on jbc007 statement, I still believe it is contradictory. Why? because I don't know if he keeps in mind that the Wii is a game console, and some users still do use it as such. In order to play recent games such as SMG2 which comes with WiiSystem update 4.2 embedded, you have two choices: Either to update the menu or to manually install the IOSes required by the game (and sometimes other things included with the update, as I mentioned in another post). Given this, it is impossible for a standard user to play the new games while keeping an old revision of an IOS.

By trying to 'hide' this from users, you are not doing any good to them, on the opposite you are only being able to provide incomplete help, which might cause them to try things they shouldn't in their attempt to do something which should be simple.

There is an old saying: 'Don't give them the fish, teach them fishing'. Nobody of us was born knowing about IOSes and stuff, we all were n00bs at this once, and had to start learning. Not all newbies are idiots, some of them are just starting the long road and want to learn in order to achieve great things in the scene.

My .02 for you to consider.]]> Axel Old AnnouncementsThu, 26 Aug 2010 22:22:31 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58306#msg-58306 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58306#msg-58306

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jbc007
Savegame Manager MOD, and most other applications can run on an unpatched IOS, so they are still supported.

Excuse me, but I believed Savegame Manager MOD does require an IOS with NAND Permissions enabled, which is not found in any latest revision of any IOS, thus it is required to patch an IOS in order to enable them, or downgrading an IOS which you already have installed (bad idea).

So how are users going to achieve this without the proper tools?

This was basically the entire point of my last post, but it certainly does need to be emphasized.]]> jbc007 Old AnnouncementsThu, 26 Aug 2010 22:00:53 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58301#msg-58301 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58301#msg-58301

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Savegame Manager MOD, and most other applications can run on an unpatched IOS, so they are still supported.

Excuse me, but I believed Savegame Manager MOD does require an IOS with NAND Permissions enabled, which is not found in any latest revision of any IOS, thus it is required to patch an IOS in order to enable them, or downgrading an IOS which you already have installed (bad idea).

So how are users going to achieve this without the proper tools?

Not sure if someone else already answered this (but it needs to be emphasized so I'll gladly do it again): There are really old vanilla IOSs which can work with Savegame Manager MOD which is why it has not been removed from the wiki. Keep this in mind when looking at other applications (like DOP-Mii) which require a patched IOS to be used.]]> Arikado Old AnnouncementsThu, 26 Aug 2010 21:48:11 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58296#msg-58296 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58296#msg-58296

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Axel
'If you still have IOS36 v1042 it means that either you downgraded it, or you have never updated your System Menu through Nintendo. If this is the case, then you surely have upgraded it using the tools not supported anymore such as DOP-Mii.

Actually, it just means that you never updated past 3.3 "v1". Unless you own more WW/VC games than will fit on the NAND and therefore have use for the SD card menu, there is no real benefit to having a system menu above 3.2. Also, although I won't actually recommend that people downgrade IOS, downgrading IOS 36 (or any other IOS, for the matter) is never going to cause an issue on non "LU64+" wiis.

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Can you explain me then if you think keeping the first rev of IOS36 is the best thing to do, why are you encouraging the people to update through official updates? That makes no sense IMO. How are you going to explain users that they need to have an older revision of the IOS after they have updated, or how are they going to do this?

I would advise against updating altogether. After all, it provides essentially no benefits. However, many people choose to update anyway. It is far better to perform an official update than to use a "safe" updater, as the "safe" updaters are a common cause of bricks and they screw up IOS with unnecessary patches. Updating manually is fine, as long as you know what you are doing (and by doing so, you can keep all the old IOSes). However, that is again something I would not recommend to people, because the people who would do it based on the recommendation are likely the same people who would do something wrong, thereby bricking their wiis.

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I have IOS36 v1042 also, but installed in another slot (IOS205). That way I have been able to get a mint official installation of SysMenu 4.3 without losing trucha or other bugs capabilities. Of course, I could have never been able to do without the proper tools.....

Although not a bad thing, it would be better to have IOS 36 v1042 installed in the IOS 36 slot, since some applications will only run on IOS 36. It would bring no harm if you installed IOS 36 v1042 in the IOS 36 slot, but again, I won't recommend this in general since someone would try this on an "LU64+" wii.]]> jbc007 Old AnnouncementsThu, 26 Aug 2010 21:16:18 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58292#msg-58292 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58292#msg-58292

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However, some of us still have IOS 36 v1042 (on which nearly everything will run normally), and there is no absolutely benefit to having a later revision.

This is where it becomes contradictory.

If you still have IOS36 v1042 it means that either you downgraded it, or you have never updated your System Menu through Nintendo. If this is the case, then you surely have upgraded it using the tools not supported anymore such as DOP-Mii.

Can you explain me then if you think keeping the first rev of IOS36 is the best thing to do, why are you encouraging the people to update through official updates? That makes no sense IMO. How are you going to explain users that they need to have an older revision of the IOS after they have updated, or how are they going to do this?

I have IOS36 v1042 also, but installed in another slot (IOS205). That way I have been able to get a mint official installation of SysMenu 4.3 without losing trucha or other bugs capabilities. Of course, I could have never been able to do without the proper tools.....

You fail to understand that the advice given out is for noobs who don't know what they're doing. Obviously advanced users can patch their IOSes and find the tools that are no longer supported here to do so. It's that simple. It is not contradictory, he is just stating what he has; It has nothing to do with encouraging people who are new to homebrew.]]> bg4545 Old AnnouncementsThu, 26 Aug 2010 20:11:00 +0200 http://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58291#msg-58291 Re: Updating the Forum Ruleshttp://forum.wiibrew.org/read.php?23,57725,58291#msg-58291

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However, some of us still have IOS 36 v1042 (on which nearly everything will run normally), and there is no absolutely benefit to having a later revision.