feuergnom 29 #1 August 11, 2005 no idea if this is real news but i guess it would make some of you celebrateThe universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #2 August 11, 2005 Already been posted here. My favorite response so far has been "Actually, rec.skydiving will be reopened next month. The server will be located on a bridge bought by several respondents to this thread."it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #3 August 11, 2005 good riddance.....Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knobee 0 #4 August 11, 2005 heck, we're still trying to get rid of alt.sweedish.chef.bork.bork.bork If anyone thinks that USENET groups actually ever go away, the joke's on you. Those that have not jumped can not understand Those that have jumped can not explain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #5 August 11, 2005 I still subscibe to alt.bondage.barneyRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #6 August 11, 2005 Damn, now they will all be over here.Maybe Sangiro will give them their own forum to keep them contained.There is only one other forum I know of that was as useless as that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #7 August 11, 2005 QuoteDamn, now they will all be over here.Maybe Sangiro will give them their own forum to keep them contained.There is only one other forum I know of that was as useless as that one. I resemble that remark. In its day, rec.skydiving was a great ng. Then came dropzone.com, and as everyone migrated over here, only the die-hard flamers were left there. For those who know nothing about usenet, the post announcing the decommissioning of rec.skydiving was nothing more than a troll. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy 0 #8 August 11, 2005 Did you not notice Mike counting the number of bites? Dave Fallschirmsport Marl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squiffy 3 #9 August 11, 2005 Same thing has appeared on UK.rec.skydiving - Due to the lack of an adequate number of posts per month, the Usenet newsgroup UK.REC.SKYDIVING will be decommissioned effective 30 Aug. 2005. Thoughts there are that it is spam - particularly that August ends on 31st! Ashley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #10 August 11, 2005 Nothing personal,I just never got anything useful there and left. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 29 #11 August 11, 2005 never been there, don't know anything firsthand only rumors from dz.comers. just tripped over it today...The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #12 August 11, 2005 Quote In its day, rec.skydiving was a great ng. Then came dropzone.com, and as everyone migrated over here, only the die-hard flamers were left there. I never found rec.sky to be that helpful overall. It did introduce me to people that encouarged me to attend my first Quincy when I was a student....but I never learned anything from that group. At most it was a place for a select few people to say how better they were than everyone else....outside of that it was a flamefest that got old after a week._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #13 August 11, 2005 [ In its day, rec.skydiving was a great ng. Then came dropzone.com, and as everyone migrated over here, only the die-hard flamers were left there. --------------------------------------------------------------- and the ones who came here were told to play nice bozo bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #14 August 11, 2005 QuoteAt most it was a place for a select few people to say how better they were than everyone else....outside of that it was a flamefest that got old after a week. Me, billvon, quade, arlo, faulknerwn, revjim, bozo, peek, tombuch, kallend, krkeenan, d22369, skypsycho, miketjumps, jdobleman, titaniumlegs...just to name a few. Yeah, that's all we were doing over there was saying how better we were than everyone else. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #15 August 11, 2005 QuoteYeah, that's all we were doing over there was saying how better we were than everyone else. Here, we know better then to beleive you.... Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #16 August 11, 2005 Sorry Dave, the good posts on there were so far and few between it was hard to find them. I was a usenet freak for years and know how it all works.....and doubt this forum is going away. Mostly what it was/is full of was Snuffy spamming every thread with garbage or TT jumping in with more venom. Then there was the FL numbers and the thousands of threads related to that (Espen had to be more of a PW than Clay). I have no idea why I read it as much as I did.....I even dialed up and checked it via my laptop while attending my first WFFC at Quincy in '99. However, once I started my student program I was starving for information to learn from. The day I choose to look for a new source of information is when I downloaded over 1000 new replies and I couldn't find anything helpful. That's when I found DZ.com and GroundRush.com. There were some good people on there, and you listed a bunch of them.....but overall the social aspect of it was terrible._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #17 August 11, 2005 QuoteQuote In its day, rec.skydiving was a great ng. Then came dropzone.com, and as everyone migrated over here, only the die-hard flamers were left there. I never found rec.sky to be that helpful overall. It did introduce me to people that encouarged me to attend my first Quincy when I was a student....but I never learned anything from that group. At most it was a place for a select few people to say how better they were than everyone else....outside of that it was a flamefest that got old after a week. rec.skydiving has been around for a lot longer than you have been around, and before the advent of dropzone.com, it was a lively and informative ng. By the time you took up the sport, a lot of the regulars from r.s. had already moved over here. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sen.Blutarsky 0 #18 August 11, 2005 QuoteMe, billvon, quade, arlo, faulknerwn, revjim, bozo, peek, tombuch, kallend, krkeenan, d22369, skypsycho, miketjumps, jdobleman, titaniumlegs...just to name a few. Not to mention Bill Booth, Mick Cottle, the Reids, Thomases and other vendors. I've always wondered why Kevin O'Connell didn't migrate here, or perhaps he did? A reformed .rec poster, Bluto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #19 August 11, 2005 Quote rec.skydiving has been around for a lot longer than you have been around, and before the advent of dropzone.com, it was a lively and informative ng. By the time you took up the sport, a lot of the regulars from r.s. had already moved over here. rl Actually, when I first found DZ.com it wasn't in this shape at all, and the amount of members it had was just a handfull....and often made fun of by those on rec.sky(and some of them are even posting in this thread!!). Yes, the rec was there before the summer of '99 when I started; I read a lot of the archives (it pays to be a geek somedays) Plus. Alot of the great posts from it had been archived on the old skydive faq website (is that still around?) and one of the early versions of Jan's makeithappen site. When I was there, the amount of flaming on it pales in comparison to what happens in speakers corner now. Each time I made a post asking for help it resulted in Snuffy or TT or someone like that instantly turning it into junk. Luckily I did get some good advice from people like Jeff Stienkamp, Jan and MikeTJumps....but those were rare gems._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #20 August 11, 2005 Quote I've always wondered why Kevin O'Connell didn't migrate here, or perhaps he did? I don't think he did, however many of his stories did (sort of) just last week. See this post Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #21 August 11, 2005 QuoteActually, when I first found DZ.com it wasn't in this shape at all, and the amount of members it had was just a handfull.... I remember. Quoteand often made fun of by those on rec.sky(and some of them are even posting in this thread!!). I remember. Quote Yes, the rec was there before the summer of '99 when I started; I read a lot of the archives (it pays to be a geek somedays) Plus. I started posting in 1995, but I have read every post made to the group since its inception. QuoteAlot of the great posts from it had been archived on the old skydive faq website (is that still around?) Yes. Most of the links are broken, but the archived posts are there. Quoteand one of the early versions of Jan's makeithappen site. When I was there, the amount of flaming on it pales in comparison to what happens in speakers corner now. Each time I made a post asking for help it resulted in Snuffy or TT or someone like that instantly turning it into junk. As I said, by the time you got there, the group was already borked. But do you know Snuffy's story? It didn't start out with him acting like an asshole. QuoteLuckily I did get some good advice from people like Jeff Stienkamp, Jan and MikeTJumps....but those were rare gems. But having read the archives, you know that at one time, the group was not a lot of crap with nothing more than "rare gems." dropzone.com is a great forum, but all the old-timers here got their start elsewhere. It does no good to repudiate the past, because it can't be changed. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #22 August 11, 2005 Quote[ In its day, rec.skydiving was a great ng. Then came dropzone.com, and as everyone migrated over here, only the die-hard flamers were left there. --------------------------------------------------------------- and the ones who came here were told to play nice bozo Awwwwwwwww...you always played nice. If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #23 August 12, 2005 Rec DOT is how I found out about DZ.com, I went there hoping to find usfull info on skydiving (this is in 2002) and all I found was wankers insulting people. I did make mention that I thought it was meant to be a usefull resource and someone posted a link to here. I still check it every other day but nothing has really changed in 3 yearsYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #24 August 12, 2005 QuoteI still check it every other day but nothing has really changed in 3 years It won't. The web interface is the wave of the present. Usenet still has its adherents, but everything that one can do with ascii art has been done, and web forums offer more visual opportunities. People rarely see the downside. Your favorite webpage may go down, but usenet never will. If your computer goes down, you can always find another computer and get your email, but if your web forum is down, your PMs are stuck in neverland. If everyone from dropzone.com migrated to usenet (or back to usenet), there would be no more moderation--anyone could say anything, no matter how offensive. I'm not sure if that's good or bad, really, but that's how it is. On the other hand, Sangiro has done a fabulous job of creating and maintaining this board, and it has a lot of wonderful features. I was one of the few rec diehards, but given the choice, I'm not sure I'd change the path that led to dropzone.com. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #25 August 15, 2005 QuoteI remember. QuoteI don't split hairs, I shave them. Ahhh, yes, RL, I also remember. It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
