On Sun, 31 Jan 2016 18:29:12 GMT, RIB <rib@rack.com> wrote:
>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.
I don't recall ISIS' flamewars (or whatever), but I do recall seeing
tons of (her | his?) posts. I picked up a lot of good stuff under her
banner, and I especially liked her NZB group, which kept a huge number
of her NZB links handy. I think she may have uploaded her stuff to
personal space on the server(s), so it wouldn't fall off as normal
stuff during general attrition of posts. Not sure of that. Perhaps the
absence of those flamewars may be nice, but she did have some good
material, and it probably won't be too much longer before her uploads
are rolling off servers.
Don't recall 'Vampire' at all. Don't always keep handles in mind.
HJ Anderson
>
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