T'was the night before christmas and all throught the 'pit,
not a user was stirring, even tracer_bullet;
The snarksnow was falling from the tops of our screens,
St. Leperous had updated the server machines!!!
The newbies were nestled all snug in thier beds
while visions of killboxes danced in thier heads
and ReNo in Scotland, and I in US,
Had just started up for VALVe's mapping contest,
When up on the forum there rose such a post,
It was from '99: it was back like a ghost!
a newbie resurrected it, being a dick.
and Gwil put an end to that thread pretty quick!
the posting on the forums had lately been slow
Cause users were out on vacation, you know,
I pushed the refresh and when I turned around,
t'was "General Banter", with Snarks falling down!
With a nice freindly Admin, full of knowledge and pep,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Lep.
More rapid than eagles the regulars came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, ReNo! now, Orpheus! now, Cassius and Mephs!
On, Andrei! on Ballblue! on, Crono and scary_jeff!
To the General Banter! to the forum of maps!"
and they all left editing tips, tutorials and crap.
And he gave us all profiles and SnarkMarks and things
And away Lep'rous flew like a snarkling with wings.
But I read his new thread, ere he logged out of site,
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"
*snif* Thanks, Orph, et al.
