mickknutson 0 #1 July 31, 2003 After running BLiNC since 1993, I have finally spent several thousand dollars to revamp the look-and-feel of BLiNC Magazine. I know many of the orginal patrons of BLiNC have moved here to DZ.com, as well as many skydivers have never discovered what I have been been spending 100% of my time and extra money on for 10 years now, but.... Try BLiNC again..... The look-and-feel is easier as to the users feedback, and there are still over 4,000 document on BASE JUMPING only. No skydiving. Not to mention much much more... And, as many of you might not know, without traffic, site cannot exist. So without patronage, there is no way to survive. So the patronage you once had for BLiNC, is needed more than ever.Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 July 31, 2003 Mick... I stayed away from BLINC for the longest time since the site just hurt my eyes... I'm very impressed with the redesign and will consider making it part of my reading again.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #3 July 31, 2003 I think you got a nice look at the site.I keep looking at the site. I think people are back again as you got the new design,not saying they are leaving dz.com but we got a new solid place to ask Q´s and get answers.I hope people realize that they will learn more to look at ALL the forums,while there are different oppinions out there Keep up the good work,all you hardworking monyspending webmasters Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #4 July 31, 2003 Thanks Mick, Just noticed this over there too... http://www.blincmagazine.com/cms/article_371.shtml Did anything come of this ? or is it still "up in the air" ? (excuse the pun) -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base428 1 #5 July 31, 2003 Hey Mick, I don't think too many jumpers have moved from Blinc to DZ.com. I suspect that most of us read both websites. Just try not to censor the thing so much as to remove all the good posts.....(c)2010 Vertical Visions. No unauthorized duplication permitted. <==For the media only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickknutson 0 #6 July 31, 2003 I actually on cencor sight names. Just like dz.com. There is far more freedom on BLiNC than there is in dz,com, so that comment in _WAY_ out of line in my opinion. Yes most people _READ_ both, but they are starting to post more on dz.com about BASE jumping issues that have been the focuc of BLiNC for 10 years. QuoteHey Mick, I don't think too many jumpers have moved from Blinc to DZ.com. I suspect that most of us read both websites. Just try not to censor the thing so much as to remove all the good posts.....Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #7 July 31, 2003 QuoteI actually on cencor sight names. Just like dz.com. HEY MICK--HOW ABOUT THIS ONE THEN? http://www.blincmagazine.com/cms/article_371.shtml THIS DOES NOT NEED ANY PUBLICITY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #8 July 31, 2003 QuoteTHIS DOES NOT NEED ANY PUBLICITY. Was i wrong to post that up here then ? or am i missing some sarcasm here ? -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickknutson 0 #9 July 31, 2003 This is actually a national news article reposted. The Royal goarge is like El Cap as far as names. It is not a hidden object that has not been jumped. This is also like devulging the Empire State Building. It has been jumped before. This is not new news. QuoteQuoteTHIS DOES NOT NEED ANY PUBLICITY. Was i wrong to post that up here then ? or am i missing some sarcasm here ? Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #10 July 31, 2003 dz.com will never replace blinc! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickknutson 0 #11 August 1, 2003 Glad you like it! QuoteMick... I stayed away from BLINC for the longest time since the site just hurt my eyes... I'm very impressed with the redesign and will consider making it part of my reading again.Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base428 1 #12 August 1, 2003 Right on Motherhucker. Your most excellent post regarding Felix was mysteriously deleted yesterday. Was Blinc really on the web in 1993? Most domains didn't even start being purchased until 1994. Big deal who was first, best, whatever. Why all the hype about BASE forums anyway? It's just a friggin' forum where a few hundred jumpers go everyday. If you don't like the payoff for running the forum, take it down bro.(c)2010 Vertical Visions. No unauthorized duplication permitted. <==For the media only Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
czechbase 0 #13 August 1, 2003 I can't logon ?www.motavi.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sum1sneaky 0 #14 August 1, 2003 QuoteIt has been jumped before. This is not new news. is this to say that as long as it's not a virgin object it's okay to talk all about it in public forums? if you start talking about the object i'm working on, i'll be pissed, and it's been jumped before. the less the name is out there in the context of jumping the better unless it's legal. are they legalizing the bridge launch as well? seems like it'd be even safer. hey huck, i think you're the coolest - maybe even cooler than the guy with the rake, or that cat litter boy - so you wanna come jump the UN-NAMED object in question sometime, ask me about the get-away plan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #15 August 1, 2003 QuoteYes most people _READ_ both, but they are starting to post more on dz.com about BASE jumping issues that have been the focuc of BLiNC for 10 years. Which is specifically against the purpose of this forum, i.e. skydivers looking into BASE jumpingSkydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiderbaby 0 #16 August 1, 2003 Hey Huck, don't look now but I think sum1sneaky has a crush on you. I'll pass you a note all about it during math class."It takes a big man to cry, it takes an even bigger man to make that big man cry" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sum1sneaky 0 #17 August 1, 2003 oh spiderbaby, no need for such jealousy, you're invited too the body of a spider, the mind of a baby eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spiderbaby 0 #18 August 1, 2003 I just don't wanna be left out!"It takes a big man to cry, it takes an even bigger man to make that big man cry" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dd0g 0 #19 August 2, 2003 Mick, I have a new server coming online in a few weeks and I could host the site no charge for you if it'd help lower your overhead. Lemme know if interested, I know the hard work you put into the site and despite our differences occasionally over the years I have great respect for the dedication you have given to the site despite ample political nastiness. Peace, D-d0g+~+~+~+~ But this, surely, was the glory that no spirits, canine or human, had ever clearly seen, the light that never was on land or sea, and yet is glimpsed by the quickened mind everywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #20 August 4, 2003 Quote Try BLiNC again..... I did...and it's BLaNC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #21 August 4, 2003 QuoteQuoteThis is actually a national news article reposted. The **** goarge is like **** as far as names. It is not a hidden object that has not been jumped. This is also like devulging the *********. It has been jumped before. This is not new news. c'mon Mick--are you really that ignorant? The jumpers who live in that state probably don't agree with your assessment above. Whether it's been jumped or not is irrelevant. If it was in your Backyard, you'd be at the head of the lynch mob. Sites should not be named--PERIOD. National news or not. Illegal or not. Previously jumped or not. That would be akin to raking landing areas so the pretty neon jumpsuit won't get red with desert dust--just bad ethics. PS: that 'project' in the national news is no longer happening--now it is neither relevant nor appropriate, so you can get rid of it now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites base689 0 #22 August 5, 2003 QuoteWhether it's been jumped or not is irrelevant... Sites should not be named--PERIOD. National news or not. Illegal or not. Previously jumped or not. Hucker, I am with you 100%. Even considering our LEGAL terminal wall, about which lots of people brag about its beauty, its fantasticness, lots of skydivers read about it, buy a BASE rig, make a 3000 km trip and off you go the exit point... Yes, it's legal, yes, it could be "easy" for a well trained newby, but for an untrained newbie can be a nightmare. No naming sites. Never. It is NOT necessary. It is unfair for the locals that you brag about your fantastic BASE journey, and leave the locals to live and cope with the consequences (BASE wannabies that WANT to be taken up the exit, jumps with an impossible weather/wind (impossible also for very well trained and experienced locals)...). Just my 0.02€.Stay safe out there Blue Skies and Soft Walls BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mickknutson 0 #23 August 7, 2003 I actually started hacking with HTTP in 1991 and got my first domain in 1993 called websolutions.com which I later sold when I purchased BASE Logic.com after the corporation websolutions was hijacked. Oh well. I later purchased BLiNC Magazine after Michelle came up with that name. QuoteRight on Motherhucker. Your most excellent post regarding Felix was mysteriously deleted yesterday. Was Blinc really on the web in 1993? Most domains didn't even start being purchased until 1994. Big deal who was first, best, whatever. Why all the hype about BASE forums anyway? Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mickknutson 0 #24 August 7, 2003 most of the discussions here are _not_ skydivers looking into BASE, they are very in depth questions about BASE. QuoteQuoteYes most people _READ_ both, but they are starting to post more on dz.com about BASE jumping issues that have been the focuc of BLiNC for 10 years. Which is specifically against the purpose of this forum, i.e. skydivers looking into BASE jumpingMick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mickknutson 0 #25 August 7, 2003 Thank you for actually helping me to find out about the status of national news as a slap in the face on this skydiving forum instead of actually emailing me. QuoteQuoteQuoteThis is actually a national news article reposted. The **** goarge is like **** as far as names. It is not a hidden object that has not been jumped. This is also like devulging the *********. It has been jumped before. This is not new news. c'mon Mick--are you really that ignorant? The jumpers who live in that state probably don't agree with your assessment above. Whether it's been jumped or not is irrelevant. If it was in your Backyard, you'd be at the head of the lynch mob. Sites should not be named--PERIOD. National news or not. Illegal or not. Previously jumped or not. That would be akin to raking landing areas so the pretty neon jumpsuit won't get red with desert dust--just bad ethics. PS: that 'project' in the national news is no longer happening--now it is neither relevant nor appropriate, so you can get rid of it now.Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0 Go To Topic Listing
base689 0 #22 August 5, 2003 QuoteWhether it's been jumped or not is irrelevant... Sites should not be named--PERIOD. National news or not. Illegal or not. Previously jumped or not. Hucker, I am with you 100%. Even considering our LEGAL terminal wall, about which lots of people brag about its beauty, its fantasticness, lots of skydivers read about it, buy a BASE rig, make a 3000 km trip and off you go the exit point... Yes, it's legal, yes, it could be "easy" for a well trained newby, but for an untrained newbie can be a nightmare. No naming sites. Never. It is NOT necessary. It is unfair for the locals that you brag about your fantastic BASE journey, and leave the locals to live and cope with the consequences (BASE wannabies that WANT to be taken up the exit, jumps with an impossible weather/wind (impossible also for very well trained and experienced locals)...). Just my 0.02€.Stay safe out there Blue Skies and Soft Walls BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickknutson 0 #23 August 7, 2003 I actually started hacking with HTTP in 1991 and got my first domain in 1993 called websolutions.com which I later sold when I purchased BASE Logic.com after the corporation websolutions was hijacked. Oh well. I later purchased BLiNC Magazine after Michelle came up with that name. QuoteRight on Motherhucker. Your most excellent post regarding Felix was mysteriously deleted yesterday. Was Blinc really on the web in 1993? Most domains didn't even start being purchased until 1994. Big deal who was first, best, whatever. Why all the hype about BASE forums anyway? Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickknutson 0 #24 August 7, 2003 most of the discussions here are _not_ skydivers looking into BASE, they are very in depth questions about BASE. QuoteQuoteYes most people _READ_ both, but they are starting to post more on dz.com about BASE jumping issues that have been the focuc of BLiNC for 10 years. Which is specifically against the purpose of this forum, i.e. skydivers looking into BASE jumpingMick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickknutson 0 #25 August 7, 2003 Thank you for actually helping me to find out about the status of national news as a slap in the face on this skydiving forum instead of actually emailing me. QuoteQuoteQuoteThis is actually a national news article reposted. The **** goarge is like **** as far as names. It is not a hidden object that has not been jumped. This is also like devulging the *********. It has been jumped before. This is not new news. c'mon Mick--are you really that ignorant? The jumpers who live in that state probably don't agree with your assessment above. Whether it's been jumped or not is irrelevant. If it was in your Backyard, you'd be at the head of the lynch mob. Sites should not be named--PERIOD. National news or not. Illegal or not. Previously jumped or not. That would be akin to raking landing areas so the pretty neon jumpsuit won't get red with desert dust--just bad ethics. PS: that 'project' in the national news is no longer happening--now it is neither relevant nor appropriate, so you can get rid of it now.Mick Knutson * BLiNC Magazine "Everything you ever wanted to know about Parachuting, but didn't know whom to ask." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
