| What are Goblins? |
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This cadre of omnipresent Goblins carefully observe from above and below and all points between. They are a close knit assemblage of forum sprites that often roam through unseen cloisters and pergolas that buttress and honeycomb the inner sanctum of HardcoreForum. They peer without pause from within the masonry of these hallowed walls. Take great care upon encountering, perhaps it may help if you offer movies for download.
The Goblins are a territorial species that assiduously ogle their domain. They are both the groundskeepers and the security guards that vigilantly protect and preserve their home. They keep the riff raff out of HardcoreForum and ensure that our streets are safe for drifters and pilgrims alike.
The primary responsibilities of a Goblin is keeping the forum running, improving the services available, welcoming newcomers, providing helpful information and enabling posters/lurkers to have fun. While Goblins like to help when they can, they are not first and foremost a technical support staff.
Aside from enforcing the Rules, the Goblins are not here to tell people what to do, or to solve interpersonal or societal problems. You will never find Goblins dictating every nuance of poster/lurker existence.
Although they possess a wizards entitlement and array of powers they never brandish or flaunt them under any circumstance. The Goblins are both modest and humble, but they have been known to maintain a fervent sense of pride in the forum. Despite their fanaticism you will not find a single inordinately sized ego amongst them.
These creatures are as pleasant and affable as tree gnomes. Take heed though, when placed under certain stressful conditions they have been known to transmogrify into fearsome Hobgoblin.
Be patient with them, it's quite a task keeping the plaster from peeling and the sun dried earthen bricks from crumbling.
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| Contact the Goblins. |
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If you have a problem or question that you feel requires the attention of one (or more) of our Goblins, you can contact them by sending a PM to 'The Goblins', assuming, of course, that you are a registered user at HardcoreForum.com. After you send the PM, you can expect a response via return PM, usually within a few minutes. Be aware, though, that the members of our goblin staff are usually preoccupied with normal, goblin duties, so - on occasion - it may take up to a day (on rare occasion, sometime even longer) for someone to respond.
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Meet our Goblins!
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 DaveUK |
is one of the original founders of HCMF.com, our earlier home on the web. DaveUK formulated many of the guiding principles, conceptualized many of the functions, and designed much of the outward appearance. His software engineering has turned many concepts into a reality, namely the entire first-generation community! We keep Dave busy because he wouldn't know what to do with free time anyway (he's a Star Trek fan, poor thing!).
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 dkonrad |
is our newest goblin.
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 frenchies |
is our newest goblin.
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| frobozz |
like his counterpart in the Emerald City, frobozz was a warped and twisted wizard in his former life. After finding the old hcmf.com, he was fascinated by the jade-skinned physiology of the goblins, and managed to morph himself into one of us while practicing a transmographying incantation on his mirror reflection. Unable to reverse the spell due to a defective wand, he has since dedicated himself to performing magic tricks, concocting elixir recipes, cursing himself with errant spells, and sharing a few choice movies. Once a mere assistant, frobozz has recently unleashed the full fury of his awesome power in the greatest of all conjurings: The bringing to life of our new home, HardcoreForum.com!
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| Gnome |
is the relentless Goblin. Gnome resides atop the mightiest tree in the most densely thicketed, and wildly overgrown forest of HardcoreForum.com. Perched from high atop his hollowed home he scans HCMF with hawkish precision. Seldom, if ever, does he find the time to glide down to mingle, but if the rare occasion were to present itself, you'd find him a rosey cheeked, jolly roarer, passing along good cheer. Which begs the question of just how chipper would you be with an oversized conical hat, glued firmly in place to your scalp with a non-soluble adhesive?
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 hobgoblin |
is evil. Fortunately, the Hobgoblin spends all of his time in quiet hibernation at the pit of the barren caldera, safely hidden away in the darkest subterranean depths at the core of HardcoreForum.com. According to legend, a powerful leviathan had inhabited this forbidding realm for epochs, far beneath the surface where solid rock becomes molten and magma courses freely. That is, until the Hobgoblin moved in, and shall we say, dispatched the ferocious serpent. The Hobgoblin is only summoned as a last resort in the most desperate circumstances, for not even the mighty Goblins wish to disturb his peaceful slumber. Once awoken the horrors unleashed are beyond earthly description. His is visage so terrible to witness that no man or demon alike daring to fix their gaze upon the Hobgoblin, and survive, are free from the inescapable fright and torment that indelibly scorches their minds. No Elf, Gremlin, or Troll can hope to withstand his multiple rows of razor sharp, nasty, pointy teeth or his apt, mage-like wielding of dark forces. He is the closest thing to a weapon of mass destruction in the HCMF arsenal. May he never have to see the light of day, for to behold his presence is to meet one's demise.
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| huntergrn |
is the surfer dude Goblin. While at rest Huntergrn is the model of peacefulness. His benevolence is legendary, and if he counts you as a friend, then you will never want for anything. But do not mistake his laid back good naturedness as a sign of weakness. Barely contained beneath that serene facade is a ravenous berserker bent on bringing rules violators to justice with a policy of "Smite first, ask questions never." His thirst for order is unparalleled, and can only be sated by the freely flowing blood of multiple violators. Where other Goblins may see grey area, Huntergrn sees only an excuse to unleash his fury. Rules Violators beware: We can only contain him for so long, and it gets messy cleaning up all the entrails left behind by a smiting.
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 Penguin |
keeps his eyes to the left. So don't think you can sneak by just because all the other gobs are looking to the right! He's a noobie goblin and you may be able to slip one by him a time or two. But he is being trained by the best, so don't get too comfy! He's glad to help and especially likes helping noobies as he was helped in his early days lurking around these hallowed halls. One further thing to remember about Penguins: While they do [u]not[/u] eat their young (as is often said), they [u]do[/u] eat the young of others! [b]You've been warned![/b]
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 strongasbull |
was stuck in a maze, and carrying his bloody axe from god awful forum to god awful forum was beginning to wear him out. When he finally stumbled into the old HCMF, he was exhausted, nearly delirious. Though his feeble dial up connection could barely stay connected, it kept him alive until a cable modem could be found. It took many months for the members to bring him back to health. Strongasbull then set upon a path of frequent porn saturation bombing of the forum. He never really aspired to be anything more than a Poster, and to payback all the help he had received when he needed it most. Then one day, a passing Goblin happened to stop and take notice. Lo and behold, unbeknownst to even SAB himself, beneath the grime and the blood and the matted fur beat the heart of a Goblin. He was fitted for a Goblin suit post haste, and set to work using his strength, axe and the occasional smart ass remark to make HardcoreForum rule violators the world over quake in their boots.
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The Goblins invite you to explore the community!
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