 Forum
Profile Pages Updated!
10/7/09 - I updated a few things in the forums yesterday
which caused a chain reaction of events that finally fixed the user
profile pages and unlocked a plethora of new options for the forum
community. I posted a very quick blog about it (see link above).
If you are interested in blogging on Magic Deck Vortex, please let me
know in the discussion thread for that blog post. Thank you for
visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
All
Foil Booster Packs?
9/28/09 - Wizards of the Coast recently announced it
would be selling all foil booster packs with cards from the Alara Block.
Each of these boosters contains 15 black-bordered premium cards and will
be available for a limited time. The price tag is $11.99 per pack!
They go on sale in January of 2010! Discuss this in MDV's Forums
here! ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
Actual
Priceless Treasures in Zendikar! Join the MDV Discussion.
9/28/09 - As many of you know by now, there are literally
priceless treasures to be opened within Zendikar booster packs! Black
Lotuses, Sliver Queens, Moxen, Arabian Nights rarities and more! In
fact, no one is really sure exactly how much more. If you want to talk
about it or talk about what you received, join the discussion in the
Magic Deck Vortex forums! ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
Everything
you know about Magic... Is Changing!
6/11/09 - ...sort of. Wizards of the Coast recently
divulged several M10 cards and coupled it with a host of major and minor
rules changes that will go live once M10 hits the shelves. Check
out
this discussion thread for a summary of the changes along with card
images for the recently spoiled cards. Shout out your opinions on
the changes - whether good or bad. Just keep them civil and
constructive. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
Happy
New Years from MDV! Info on Site Updates...
1/5/09 - Happy New Year to everyone in the MDV Community! This is a
quick [update] to let you know I am working on a lot of different
updates at the moment including the following:
Publishing CPN's final article for the recent MDV Idol contest,
Publishing Cashew's (December edition of) Casual Collection, Setting up
the Site for the new year***, Posting New Featured LInks for January
2009, Publishing new Combo features, Publishing new Combos of the Day,
Publishing new Decks of the Day**, Announcing the winners from the
recent 2008 Forum Awards, Announcing information regarding the new MCC...
~Streetz~
Discuss
Here. |
MDV
Forum Awards 2008: Voting Has Begun!
12/15/08 - All of the nominations have been tallied and the voting
threads posted. You may now begin voting in this year's MDV Forum
Awards! Be sure and check all of the categories! ~Streetz~
Vote
Here. |
Happy
Thanksgiving! Check out Cashew's Calendar Post!
11/26/08 - With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I wanted to take a moment to wish
everyone a Happy Thanksgiving early. Eat some turkey and stuffing
for me. Also, be sure and check out
Cashew's post and deck list on the vB
Calendar in the MDV forums. He has a nice blurb about Thanksgiving
and a deck list! (While
there see some of the other posts and
events that Cashew has posted!) ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
New
server, Forums back up, Virus gone?
11/19/07 - The old server MDV was on no longer works. It
apparently became "broken" recently (on Sunday) and thus I was forced
into migrating to a new server. And thus, welcome to the new
server. The forums were down most of Monday but as of 11:12pm
Monday night - they are back up (along with the Blog pages) thanks to
ButteBlues. Thanks, BB! Also, with this new server, the
virus that once plagues MDV should now be gone. If it isn't, go
here to discuss. Otherwise, go
here to discuss the new server and the fact that MDV is now back up.
~Streetz~ |
MDV
Forum Awards for 2007 Posted!
11/14/07 - The MDV Forum Awards have begun and you should be nominating
your favorite person in each category. The above link will take
you to the rules of the forum awards and then you can peruse the
categories and make your nominations. Nominations will run for a
few weeks and then voting will start. Things should get
interesting. I hope you enjoy this year's Forum Awards!
~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
Big
Problems for Magic Deck Vortex. WARNING - Virus Attack.
11/7/07 - Magic Deck Vortex is going through some very tough times right
now. Recently, someone or something comprised the server which MDV
runs on and inserted something that is inserting malicious code into
random pages on MDV. This code tries to attack visitors computers
and install a virus (or virii). DO NOT EVER let MDV install Active
X controls onto your computer else you will be infected by a virus.
If you have been visiting the site recently, in the
past two weeks, please check your computer for viruses just to be sure.
Make sure you have antivirus software and also make sure you do a scan
to be sure you don't have anything. Make sure you have all of the
recent patches available for your operating system as well.
My host and I are working on this in an effor to
resolve this as quickly as possible.
Also, there are other problems I am experiencing like
the loss of my old computer which had all of MDV on it. I am
working on rebuilding things. Please be patient with me. I
would expect content to resume as normal in the next week. Thank
you for visiting MDV -- I appreciate everyone's patience as I work
to resolve all of the problems the site and I are experiencing.
~John Streetz~ |
Introducing
the New MDV Blog!
10/8/07 - Magic Deck Vortex's blog is officially up and more information
will follow. For now, there are two blogs posted. Expect to see a
variety of MDV faces posting blogs. Also expect to see a different
default theme in the next few weeks. ~Streetz~ |
Introducing
the New MDV Blog!
10/8/07 - Magic Deck Vortex's blog is officially up and more information
will follow. For now, there are two blogs posted. Expect to see a
variety of MDV faces posting blogs. Also expect to see a different
default theme in the next few weeks. ~Streetz~ |
What
happened? I'll tell you.
8/23/06 - You have noticed, no doubt, lack of updates over the pass two
weeks. Well, I apologize for that. However, this was out of my control for
the most part.
My high-speed Internet service provider has disappointed me greatly. I have
been out of Internet access for almost a full two weeks. Despite my
complaints, and my multiple calls to service to schedule an
appointment sooner, I still had to wait a LONG time to get a technician out
to my home. Mind you, I've had two technicians out to my place in two weeks.
They fixed it once last week... for a day and a half. And then they fixed it
again this morning. Thus I am making this quick update before I have to go
back to work. Let's hope my Internet doesn't go out again anytime soon.
The unfortunate aftermath of this is that two things have been delayed - the
upcoming theme week and the MDV IDOL 2 contest. Both of these things have
been planned for over the past several months... but without Internet
service at home I was unable to really do anything for the site or these two
events. The deadline for MDV IDOL 2 registration has been moved and that
exact date will be announced shortly.
Let’s not forget about some of the high quality and intriguing articles that
could have been posted over the past two weeks. There are some really great
ones that I can’t wait to post. Unfortunately, I do have to go back to work.
Again, I apologize for the lack of updates. I wish you could understand my
sincere aggravation throughout all of this. Thank you for visiting Magic
Deck Vortex. I really mean that. ~Streetz~
Discuss
this here. |
MDV
is Five Years Old!!!
8/16/07 - While MDV's exact birthday is unknown, one thing is for sure
-- MDV was first uploaded to the world wide web in August of 2002.
And thus, this month marks MDV's fifth year. While there aren't
any extreme things going on, be sure and wish MDV happy birthday in the
forums! Share your comments, memories, etc. there. ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
Errata erased on
several cards...
7/14/06 - WotC has changed some errata... and then
changed the errata again.. and then erased that errata... on some cards.
I highly encourage you to read through
this entire article
on www.wizards.com by Aaron Forsythe. In that link he talks about
the recent errata changes to popular cards like Iridescent Drake, Great
Whale and Goblin Snowman. Then... vote in the new poll! Thanks.
~Streetz~
|
Tim
Hildebrandt has passed away.
6/12/06 - Tim Hildebrandt, twin brother to Greg
Hildebrandt, died June 11th, 2006 from complications due to diabetes. This
is very unfortunate news as he was a great artist, person and inspiration
for Magic players, other artists and gamers from all over the world.
Please read
this
with regard to his death. In that link you can find information about
how to send your condolences to his brother, Greg. ~Streetz~ |
Quick
MDV Update...
5/5/07 - While I haven't been posting as much article content lately, it
doesn't mean there aren't things going on in the background. Read
more... ~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
MDV
Search Re-enabled...
4/17/07 - The search engine of old has been re-enabled. While it
has many imperfections, it still does the job. Be sure to read the
notes about using it to maximum the results. Thanks.
~Streetz~
Discuss Here. |
MTGMobile
Premium Service!
4/13/06 - Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a
subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) in association with Proteus (a
leading provider of wireless applications and carrier connectivity) is proud
to announce a new service offering for its MAGIC: THE GATHERING fanbase:
Mtgmobile.com Premium. The wireless service will provide spoiler content,
trivia questions, news, alerts and exclusive polling for $3.99 per month.
"Many of our players have purchased wallpapers (including
the Dissension exclusives) from mtgmobile.com over the past few months, and
this service is the latest in our expanding line of mobile phone services
and products," said Jake Theis, Assistant Brand Manager for Magic at Wizards
of the Coast. "We want to give our players an opportunity to be involved in
the huge Magic community 24/7, and this service delivers on our unspoken
promise of community to our customers."
To join Mtgmobile.com Premium, text the word "Magic" to
26280 or sign up on mtgmobile.com. ~Streetz~ P.S. Can you tell I'm
quoting the news release? *grin* |
Magic
Deck Vortex on MySpace!
3/3/07 - MDV now has a MySpace page! You can find it by clicking
here. If you would
like to get updates on MDV happenings via MySpace, ask to be a friend.
I haven't decked out the page yet... ~Streetz~
Discuss
Here. |
Don't
Go Anywhere - Land Week Next Week!
3/2/07 - As the title suggests, don't leave MDV anytime soon.
Starting Monday next week, you will be thrown into another theme week on
Magic Deck Vortex. During theme weeks, MDV has 2-3 features a day
including combos, articles, database updates and contest resolutions.
That's right, the winners of the Thematic Landscapes will be posted next
week. Point here is that if you like lands, you must check MDV out
everyday next week. I look forward to all of your feedback during
the week's events. ~Streetz~
Discuss
this topic here. |
MDV's
back up! And now with a...
2/7/07 - ...dedicated server. That's right. MDV is now hosted on
a dedicated server. Many thanks to everyone for your patience.
But a big thank you goes out to ButteBlues for assisting throughout the
forum transfer and for helping to diagnosis the problems. Also thank
you to Hannes from MTGS, Dom from MTGCast, Jason from Streetzuite and
several other webmasters for their input and assistance throughout this
debacle. To make a long story short, MDV didn't have enough resources
to use on the previous VPS server I was using. The loads went through
the roof and the CPU usage was at 100% all the time. With this new
server, the site should be faster and I should be able to add more features
to be announced at another time. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck
Vortex! ~Streetz~ P.S. The forums are back up now!
Discuss
this topic here. |
Site
was down, then up, then down...
1/26/07 - Just like the title says. The site was down for several
hours on Wednesday and many hours on Thursday. Finally, after many
hours invested, the site should be working fine. I will re-post
the spoiler for Planar Chaos soon and everything will be back to normal.
Many thanks to ButteBlues, site techie, and Michael C. from our server
for assisting in solving the problem. While I still am not sure
what the cause was, it's fixed. The CPU was going through the
roof. After an upgrade of the forum software, and the deletion of
a bunch of old threads in the forum, the CPU levels are normal again.
Note: Michael C. was the only one from my server that actually helped
and didn't throw the 'get a better server' down my throat. Thanks
for listening and visiting! Articles and features will resume next
week. ~Streetz~ |
A
Few Notes...
1/18/07 - The forums were down part of the day on Thursday as my host
decided to shut down the server because of an 'overload' -- which
is also why the whole site was down for about 5 hours in the morning.
Anyway, I shut down the forums temporarily so that the 'node?' could
stabilize... so the main site could remain online. [Any
suggestions on a new server?] In the meantime, I haven't been able to
make many updates on the main site recently. I'm embarrassed to
say, but it wasn't because of anything urgent. It was because
(here's the embarrassing part) I went on a two day 'Heroes' marathon.
I've watched all 11 episodes and am
HOOKED. Updates will resume Friday including the latest
Mechanix Podcast and possibly the beginnings of the next deck database
update. Thanks as always for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!
~Streetz~
You can
discuss this blurb here. P.S.
MTGS has the
complete PC spoiler. *grin* |
MDV
Forum Awards and More!
12/22/06 - Happy Friday to everyone! This marks for me a four day
weekend and the coming Christmas Holiday. In the meantime, the
voting has ended for the MDV Forum Awards 2006 -- and the winners have
been announced
here.
Thanks to everyone that participated and congrats to everyone that was
nominated and also to the winners. Next week will be something new
on MDV. That is, the writer's guild has determined the best six
articles on MDV from the year. Each one will be posted from Monday
to Saturday. Then, on Saturday, a vote will be posted and you, the
visitors of MDV, will choose the best article from MDV of 2006.
More info will follow. Many thanks for visiting MDV!
~Streetz~ |
Going
on vacation...
11/4/06 - I am happy to announce I am going on vacation for the first
time in several years and in less than 24 hours I will be in sunny and
warm Florida. What does this mean for all of you? This means
the main site won't be updated for about a week (although I may find a
way around that). However, don't despair! There are plenty
of things to do on MDV. Such as...
- You could check out some of the old Combo Pages found
here.
- You could check out the
archives of articles over the past two
years here; I'm sure you haven't read them all.
- You could participate in the
Newbie
Mafia game which is currently waiting for a few more players.
- You could Submit an Article to MDV (email
them to streetz@magicdeckvortex.com).
- You could peruse the endless
deck database sorted by color and deck type.
- You could check out this month's
featured links and let me know what you
think of them.
- You could *gasp*
join the forums
and participate in hundreds of activities.
- You could, if already a member of the forum, join an
MDV
Clan.
- You could participate (or just look) at the
Time
Spiral Combo Thread!!!
- You could use the
Creature Visual Spoilers to build some crazy-wacky-cool deck.
- You could participate in the
MDV
2006 Forum Awards!!!
- You could stare at the home page long enough to see the
hidden message!
Point here is that even if there aren't new things posted
on the main page, there are a plethora of things to do on the site or
through the site. I hope everyone can appreciate the webmaster of this
humble website getting a break. See you all in a week. ~Streetz~ |
Upgraded
Server... again...
10/29/06 - Given the recent server issues, and the fact that MDV gets
more traffic than I think, I've had to upgrade the servers (again).
The last upgrade was suppose to be better, when in fact, it was and
wasn't. I won't go into that, as it's a whole article by itself.
However the new server has 60% more storage, 42% more bandwidth, 50%
more guaranteed RAM, 0% more max ram and 50% more guaranteed CPU.
Oh, and 33% more cost... So, in summary, it SHOULD be better than any
server I've ever had. Worst case scenario, I'll have to upgrade
again and pay 25% more for the next best server. If that doesn't
work, looks like its a dedicated server. Anyway, thanks as always
for visiting Magic Deck Vortex and making it one of the best casual MTG
sites around. ~Streetz~ |
Having
Server Issues...
10/27/06 - Well, the server was down for a few hours earlier today (from
about noon to seven or eight ... so I guess that's more than a few
hours). Anyway, my host didn't know why the server went down but
for some reason the site is still slow since they rebooted. I have
put in a request to my host to find out why as I sincerely doubt there
are a hoard of people on MDV on a Friday night! Anyway, hopefully
this will be resolved soon so I ask that you be patient in the meantime.
Thanks. ~John Streetz~ |
What
happened? I'll tell you.
8/23/06 - You have noticed, no doubt, lack of updates over the pass two
weeks. Well, I apologize for that. However, this was out of my control
for the most part.
My high-speed Internet service provider has disappointed me greatly. I
have been out of Internet access for almost a full two weeks. Despite my
complaints, and my multiple calls to service to schedule
an appointment sooner, I still had to wait a LONG time to get a
technician out to my home. Mind you, I've had two technicians out to my
place in two weeks. They fixed it once last week... for a day and a
half. And then they fixed it again this morning. Thus I am making this
quick update before I have to go back to work. Let's hope my Internet
doesn't go out again anytime soon.
The unfortunate aftermath of this is that two things have been delayed -
the upcoming theme week and the MDV IDOL 2 contest. Both of these things
have been planned for over the past several months... but without
Internet service at home I was unable to really do anything for the site
or these two events. The deadline for MDV IDOL 2 registration has been
moved and that exact date will be announced shortly.
Let’s not forget about some of the high quality and intriguing articles
that could have been posted over the past two weeks. There are some
really great ones that I can’t wait to post. Unfortunately, I do have to
go back to work.
Again, I apologize for the lack of updates. I wish you could understand
my sincere aggravation throughout all of this. Thank you for visiting
Magic Deck Vortex. I really mean that. ~Streetz~
Discuss
this here. |
vB
Forums Up and Running!!! ... but...
7/3/06 - Well, the good news is that the vB forums are running and
working with only a few things to fix up (like smileys). The bad
news is that in the transfer, all of the users were lost. I had to
make a call between losing all of the user accounts and losing many of
the recent posts. Considering some very important stuff has been
posted recently, I had to make the call to keep the posts and lose the
users.
I am sorry about that, but this just means you will have
to re-register for the forums. In order to keep all of your previous
posts, you will need to register using the same name you had from the
previous forum setup. Then, contact an admin to let us know you need
your post count fixed and also let us know of any user groups you were a
member of.
Speaking of admins, Death_By_Beebles is now a full admin
for the forums. Lionden_56 is stepping down as a full-admin but retain
status as a co-admin. Your admin staff includes me (Streetz), a simple
façade (formerly ButteBlues), Death_By_Beebles and lionden_56. The
registration page is found
here.
Know that these new vBulletin forums are about 200% more
powerful and efficient than both phpBB and Invision. Once some of the
custom perks and smileys are added back in, things will be running as normal
and better. Thank you for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
Update
on the forums.
6/15/06 - Well, the upgrade to the forums is
almost complete. The new forum software has been installed thanks
to ButteBlues and aPo. However, there are a few mods that have to
be installed and all of the user groups and private forums have to be
re-instated (manually). So the forums will be down for a bit
longer. As mentioned previously, be sure to read some articles
you've missed or check out the extensive combo and deck databases on MDV
until the forums return. Thank you for your patience and thank you
for visiting MDV. ~Streetz~ |
Forums
will be down for a bit.
6/13/06 - The techie staff of Magic Deck Vortex
will be upgrading the forums. And it will be a significant
upgrade. Please be patient while the forums are down and I
anticipate them to be down for less than 24 hours. Check out the
deck database or read up on some old articles while you're waiting.
Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
Sorry
for the lack of updates...
6/5/06 - Sorry about the lack of updates the past
week plus, but I've have a few unfortunate things happen and thus have
been a bit overwhelmed. However, the forums are still very alive
and well so while there are lack of updates on the main site you can
always check out the rumor mill, games, magic general or deck forum
sections for things do to on the site... or you could join a clan.
Thanks for always visiting MDV!!! ~Streetz~ |
Attention
Programmers! MDV needs help.
4/13/06 - MDV needs your help and if you are a
programmer - you might be the one to help. MDV is in need of a
card search function. Perhaps one better than any other card
search function on the net (for Magic: the Gathering cards). If
you think you are capable of such a feat and/or have any comments
pertaining to this task, please post about it in
this
thread. There is more information in that thread as well.
Thanks for being a part of Magic Deck Vortex -- What the casual players
use!!! ~Streetz~ |
Articles
and Features start again next week.
4/6/06 - Because of the change of servers and the
fact that MDV's domain name isn't fully propagated throughout the web, I
am holding off on posting any relevant and important material until next
Monday. I don't want anyone missing out on new material on MDV.
In the meantime, I'll just do some background updates. Thanks for
visiting MDV! NOTE: The forums are fully active. To access them go
to
here. ~Streetz~ |
What
happened?
4/4/06 - ...you ask yourself. Magic Deck
Vortex overloaded the server it was on, which was a shared server.
My host suspended MDV's account because this wasn't the first time it
happened. I guess I'm getting more traffic than the server can
handle nowadays. In the meantime, I have purchased a VPS server
and all of the site information has transferred there(here). The
new IP address for the site is currently being spread across the net.
Again, I appreciate your patience throughout all of this. The new
server will ultimately mean better MDV. Thanks for visiting MDV! |
Do
you live in Illinois?
3/19/06 - If you do, let me know what hobby shops
you play at in Illinois (or shortly over the border). I would like
to put a page together for Illinois players including hobby shops that
sell and play Magic, tournament locales, and so forth. Please post
where you shop, play at in
this
thread. Once I have enough information, I will post it on it's own
reference page. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~ |
MDV
now has a Techie: BB!!!
3/15/06 - If you don't know BB, he is also
known at ButteBlues. He has history on several forums including
the popular ManaTap and MTGSalvation. Please welcome him to the
MDV community and if you have any specific suggestions for upgrades to
the MDV forum, post it in
this
thread. Also, welcome him in that
thread
too. Thanks, ButteBlues- the official and only Magic Deck Vortex
Techie! This is very exciting stuff for me. So many things
to do, so little time. *grin* ~Streetz~ |
Druid
Week is officially over.
3/13/06 - You're all sad, I know. (Or maybe
not!) Anyway, druid week here on Magic Deck Vortex is officially
over. There was a plethora of material... in fact, the most
material MDV has ever had in one week. I owe a big thanks to all
of the MDV writers that contributed to this to make it successful.
Also, I want to know your opinions.
Please post your
comments about druid week in this
forum thread - good or bad! Thanks for visiting
MDV! By the way, if you haven't seen all of the stuff that
happened during Druid Week, please click
here. ~Streetz~ |
MDV
is looking for a forum TECHIE!
3/2/06 - I am looking for someone well versed in phpBB and
programming that is willing to donate their time to MDV as a forum
techie. There are many things I would like to implement into the
forum, but lack the time, knowledge and expertise. And thus, if
you are willing to take up this duty, every MDV member, including me -
the webmaster - would be VERY appreciative. Please
email me if you are interested. Oh yes, and thanks for
visiting MDV! ~Streetz~ |
Added
Nav Bar to 2006 Article Pages.
2/26/06 - The other day I noticed this cool thing on Londes that
linked to the most popular content at the bottom of their articles.
I thought this was so cool that I added the same thing to MDV's article
- a section at the bottom of the page that links to the top 5+ articles
on MDV during the year of 2006. I hope this helps you navigate
better through the articles as well as provide you with an opportunity
to check the best articles on MDV without having to dig. Thanks
for visiting MDV! Note: This featured is based on the most popular
pages recorded in my Awstats. ~Streetz~ |
Wizard
of the Coast files suit against RE!
1/20/06. Just when you think the drama is over, WotC files suit
against RancoredElf! Please find all of the information in
this PR release on
www.wizards.com. If you are lazy, let me quote the opening
paragraph:
JAN. 19, 2006 (RENTON, WASH.) – Wizards of the
Coast, Inc., the world leader in hobby gaming and a subsidiary of
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), today filed suit in U.S. District Court in
Washington against Daron Rutter of Vancouver, British Columbia, an
administrator of the website "MTG Salvation." The complaint alleges
that Rutter intentionally and repeatedly posted on the site Wizards’
proprietary information he unlawfully obtained. Specifically alleged
is the unauthorized display of prototypes from planned releases of
Wizards' world-famous Magic: The Gathering® Trading Card Game (TCG).
Also named in the lawsuit are individuals whom the company believes
provided Rutter with Wizards of the Coast trade secrets. The names
of these individuals are not known and they are identified as “JOHN
DOES 1-10” in the complaint.
I can't stand here and let this happen.
Assuming RE will get a huge fine for this, we have to plan out how
we are going to help RE. I don't think RE should be held
responsible for every rumor that every existed... or for every card
that was posted before the prerelease of any set. Perhaps this
is a scare tactic from WotC... perhaps it isn't. Please
discuss this in the MDV forums
here. Thanks for visiting MDV. ~Streetz~
|
Nominate
2005's best MDV article!
1/10/06. The top 5 articles from 2005 will be posted again
sometime in February. In the meantime, I can't choose all of the
best articles myself - I need you to nominate them for me. Once
all of the nominations are received (deadline is 1/19), we will then
vote on the top 10 (or 8 - haven't decided yet). To see all of the
articles from 2005, go to the article archives, found
here. To post your nominations
(you get 2) and to check out more rules, go to
this
forum thread. In the meantime, thanks for visiting MDV and for checking
out of the articles on it. And thanks to the writers who have
written for MDV!! ~Streetz~ |
Please
pray for EinsteinMonkey.
1/5/06. I have just received news of some very unfortunate
circumstances for our dedicated moderator - EinsteinMonkey. He
has recently been diagnosed with cancer and has been in the hospital
for many days. I ask that everyone pray for Einstein that he
might overcome the cancer and be strong throughout the recovery
process and treatments. I know I will praying for him.
I
ask that you do the same. EinsteinMonkey needs your prayer
and support throughout these times in his life. Why to bad
things always have to happen to good people? ~Streetz~
P.S. If you don't believe in prayer, please
keep him in your thoughts and do whatever you can to support EM. |
Magic
Deck Vortex gets a mini review!
12/13/05 - Ever heard of a site called
Critical Gamers?
No? Well, I hadn't either but they've heard of Magic Deck Vortex!
They wrote a brief article, linked
here, about magic 'combos' and referenced Magic Deck Vortex. I
always think it is very cool to get reviewed by another site - and this
review was even good! The last good review I got was from a forum
site (linked
here if you care) but that was from over two years ago (I think).
Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!!! ~Streetz~ |
MDV
now has it's OWN forum!!!
9/10/05 - I will be commenting on this sometime tomorrow, but in the
meantime, since MTP is moving it's forums and starting over, MDV will
now have its own forum right here on Magic Deck Vortex.. not somewhere
else. Like I mentioned, I will go into detail why I chose to do
this tomorrow. In the meantime, Enjoy! ~Streetz~ The
link to it is above. |
A
word about MDV's deck definitions...
9/1/05. I have not been able to update this page like I would like
to so I have opened it back up to you all. However, the majority
of the primers listed to the right are now outdated and many of the deck
descriptions below can either be expanded upon, deleted or revised.
If you are an expert of the deck types, please let me know and help me
update this page and the primers. Once the forums are back up, you can
discuss this subject in
this thread. Thanks for visiting MDV. ~Streetz~ |
MTP/MDV
Forums down for a week.
8/31/05. Magic Trading Post, home of the MDV forums, will be down
for a week (+/-) while the site gets a 'face lift'. To be honest,
I'm not too sure what all of this will entail, but hopefully it will be
a better forum overall. In the meantime, hold on to your forum
posts and save them for next week (most likely Wednesday) when the forum
is back up. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex. Oh, and
if you have something you need to say and can't wait, you can always
email me! ~Streetz~ |
NEW!
MDV Search... check it out!
8/30/05. MDV now has a search button, click on the link above,
that you can search all of MDV with a search term and simple click.
No more Google searches that may only grab 40% of the pages on MDV.
This searches ALL of MDV. This is in it's early stages and
there are a few problems. Know I spent about an hour playing around with
it tonight to try and perfect it. However, it's still not perfect.
If you find any glitches or errors in this, please let me know in the
forums or via email. In the meantime, enjoy it. Thanks
for visiting Magic Deck Vortex! ~Streetz~ |
MDV
is #3 on Alexa.com!!
7/31/05 - And yet again.. another really big WOW...
in just less than two weeks, MDV has jumped up another two positions on
the Alexa charts from #5 to #3. Wow... above Brainburst! Who
would have ever thought!? Alexa tracks the most popular sites by
traffic and then sorts them by category (Sports, Trading Card Games,
News, Etc.). Alexa has a Magic the Gathering section and
Magic Deck Vortex
is now number #3.
Very cool. All I need now is a few more reviews to make me happy.
Note that this may just be a temporary position.. but at least I know
MDV is in the top 10 and in the top 10 on
www.alexa.com to stay. That's quite an achievement in my eyes.
For just a little casual site that's been around for three years come
August I think that's great. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex...
and may you review MDV on Alexa with ease. [GRIN] ~Streetz~ |
Hot
Linking turned off.
7/21/05 - While MDV has expanded it's bandwidth
significantly, there are too many people hot linking to images on Magic
Deck Vortex. Because of this I have temporarily turned off hot
linking and given access to only a few sites for this. This will
cause problems for anyone using certain routers since most of the images
will come up "x"'ed. If you have any problems with this, please
let me know. You can request access to MDV images and links if you
ask. When 100 sites are 'stealing' images and using up my
bandwidth it's not cool... which is why I have done this. Thanks
for visiting MDV. ~Streetz~
|
MDV
is #5 on Alexa.com!!
7/11/05 - Yet again.. another big WOW... in just
ten days MDV has jumped up another two positions on the Alexa charts
from #7 to #5. Alexa tracks the most popular sites by traffic and
then sorts them by category (Sports, Trading Card Games, News, Etc.).
Alexa has a Magic the Gathering cards section and
Magic Deck Vortex
is now number #5.
Very cool. All I need is a few more reviews to make me happy.
Anyone want to review MDV via
www.alexa.com? I wonder how long MDV will sustain position
#5... right below Londes, Brainburst, MTGnews and Wizards. Anyway,
thanks for continuing support by visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
|
MDV
is #7 on Alexa.com
7/1/05 - Wow... in just three weeks MDV has jumped
up another position on the Alexa charts. Alexa tracks the most
popular sites by traffic and then sorts them by category (Sports,
Trading Card Games, News, Etc.). Alexa has a Magic the Gathering
cards section and Magic Deck
Vortex
is now number #7.
Very cool. All I need is a few reviews to make me happy.
Anyone want to review MDV via
www.alexa.com? Mind you MDV may fluctuate back to #8 in the
next few months, but I think MDV is here to stay at 7 and then maybe
onto #6. Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
|
MDV
is #8 on Alexa.com
6/7/05 - A neat little fact. Alexa tracks the
most popular sites by traffic and then sorts them by category (Sports,
Trading Card Games, News, Etc.). Alexa has a Magic the Gathering
cards section and Magic Deck
Vortex
is number #8
currently. Kind of cool. All I need is a few reviews to make
me happy. Anyone want to review MDV via
www.alexa.com? Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
|
MDV
looking for writers.
4/7/05 - Magic Deck Vortex is looking for good, talented writers to
post weekly musings on casual magic. If you have a knack for
putting together an unusual but fun deck and like to write about it,
please email
me. This could be
your chance to have your name in black and white on Magic Deck Vortex.
Plus, now that there is a forum (hosted by Magic Trading Post) we can
all discuss your article.I am not looking for
tournament reports, nor am I looking for a play by play analysis of your
current Extended Deck. I just want some wacky, fun articles about
random casual decks or philosophy. This can include any casual
format including singleton, normal casual magic, group, and so on.
If you are serious, please send me an example of your
work pertinent to Magic: the Gathering- or just send me your background
of magic and let me know your reasons for wanting to write for Magic
Deck Vortex. I am very serious about this, and if it pans out
well, there could be monetary supplements for your work in the future...
although now I cannot offer much.
Also, know that this isn't a plot on the my
(webmaster's) part to get more traffic or become wealthier. It's
just an effort to fulfill something I have wanted to do for along
time... have articles. Casual Articles. I would write them
myself if I had to time or the artistic writing skills necessary for the
position. But I don't.
That said, email me or talk about this in the forums
here.
Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex. ~John Streetz~ |
MDV's
FORUM.
3/25/05 - As many have requested in the past, for a forum that is,
there now is one.
Magic Trading Post is the place where you can go to find this forum.
Thanks goes to
MTP for giving MDV a place to let us all chat about the happenings
of Magic Deck Vortex.
There is a section devoted to MDV and a lot of other
forums to discuss in. I would encourage you to check it out,
register and then tell me what you think about the site. This is a
great opportunity for you to help shape MDV into one of the greatest
sites devoted to Magic on the web.
Thanks as always for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!!!
~John Streetz~ |
