I know I speak for all of us latecomers to the group when I say THANK
YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
In article <lq54a59mfeh3r6f2d6jd6m6bbs0i3rn2k9@4ax.com>, Isis
<isis55423@hotpop.com> wrote:
> I suppose an explanation is in order:
>
> On 07 October 2008 we (my cat & I) kicked off this group in grand fashion.
>
> We even held a 'Criterion Party', (I with my Courvoisier, and she with her
> catnip mouse.) It was a very private affair, without fanfare.
>
> I felt it fitting that Criterion spine #1 (Grand Illusion) should get the top
> honors.
>
> The main problem with a new group is that it has no retention. It needs to
> build
> a 'critical mass' first, and so it began falling off the server within a week.
>
> The reason that the .NZBs still work is because the Egyptian Goddess was
> prescient enough to know that, and so the first two months of posts were also
> x-posted to a.b.dvd.
>
> Since no one was watching, I also incorporated an 'article size test' in this
> operation. What this taught us was that sub-premium NSPs had a difficult time
> with the 4044.8 KB articles. (A subsequent shaving of 200 KB seemed to fix
> their
> problem.)
>
> And so as time permits, I thought I would repost those first few weeks once
> more. They are over 300 days old anyway, and so now seems like a good time.
>
> I will post the new .NZBs to this group when they are completed. If you wish
> to
> monitor their progress, you can do so here:
>
> <http://tiny.cc/Isis55423
>
> Isis
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