In reply to "Hans Jewish Anderson" who wrote the following:
> On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:36:45 +0000, "|--Spike=-"
> <|--Spike=-@Home.Co.UK> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:36:46 -0800, PeggLeg <reply@here.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I know what you mean ' people disappear, without trace, overnight,
> > > never to be heard of again.'. A couple of years ago, a very nice poster
> > > named Faye just 'disappeared' and no one ever heard from her again. At
> > > least, as far as I know. I guess when 'it' strikes, the last thing on
> > > your mind is your online 'friends', eh? I figure that is what happened
> > > to Faye. I think that Spike knows who I'm talking about. She posted in
> > > another group.
> > > Then, all of a sudden, JC goes AWOL. I guess at my age you start
> > > thinking the worst.
> > > ---The video: There were a few of those larger boats later on in the
> > > vid, I just decided I should chop off my rambling...before some irate
> > > so-and-so demanded that no more of those vids be posted!! BTW...if
> > > there ARE any more, I'd love them. As Katherine said it is very
> > > relaxing, peaceful.
> > > Anywho, I hope I'm here for a while longer. I'm starting to really
> > > enjoy this. (nothing paranoid about it, RIB! Me too!)
> > > Later...
> > >
> > > PeggLeg
> > >
> > ===============================================
> > Yep, I remember Faye, a big poster in the movie groups, she was
> > rumored to have died after a long illness but I have no idea.
> > If I was on my way out 'slowly' then I'm sure at some point I would
> > maybe have time to announce my 'retirement'.
> >
> > JC is another puzzle, he used to interact with the group before he
> > decided to add 'binUp' to his name and adopt his 'new' style NFO with
> > the Wales flag logo... then he instantly stopped talking to people.
>
> One of the things we should remember is that uploading to Usenet is a
> hobby, not a career. Many uploaders may just stop because they're
> tired of it and have found other pursuits. ISIS was a familiar poster
> on Usenet some time ago, as was JimBoss (may have been later handled
> as JB), but haven't seen him in a few years, either. The uploads to
> the Criterion group have stopped completely with none of the newer
> titles being posted at all.
>
> I guess we should just thank our lucky stars that these posters were
> with us for a while and that we benefitted so much from their kind
> generosity.
>
> Hans Jewish Anderson
>
>
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The vitriolic bitch called "Isis" and the killer of DVD groups called "Vampire"
are no loss to usenet - good riddance to them. I do agree with the rest of the
posters you mention. I'm still in touch with a few bygone posters who I sorely
miss. I have to respect their wishes and be thankful for their input.
RIB.
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