Thanks for the info!
Ironically I had just discovered the Kaskus site while searching for a
scanlation last week, but I've been digging through just that one
thread (over 300 pages and growing). I'll check this thread out.
Are there any specific comic related channels you could recommend on IRC?
It appears all the new 0-Day mainstream material and at least a good
deal of the digital reprints get wide distribution. It's the new scans
of older or more obscure material that is hard to find. I'm not sure if
it's lack of scanners/releases or just harder to find-- probably a
combination of both.
On 2016-12-12 17:27:34 +0000,
RIP_DC-Comics(1935-2011)_DanDidioIsAMoron@dccomics.com said:
> https://m.kaskus.co.id/thread/000000000000000000948066/family-fun-amp-humor-comics/105
>
>
> klatuuB is possibly the single best resource in new non-Marvel, non DC
> releases (such as js' great scans) and klatuuB sticks to the same
> hosters.
>
> Seems some years back usenet ceased to be used as initial release
> mechanism for most scanning groups. IRC at times i think was used
> prior to and for brief time after usenet as primary. Nowadays
> majority of releases are first announced on rings [think fight club in
> terms of getting info] which in effect scrape the "topsites".
>
> That said those looking for releases can be more than well served with
> a combination of usenet, blogs and kaskus as well as "google-ing". All
> will appear in those avenues even if it takes a few days. Also IRC is
> still a viable method, not to mention could eventually lead to an
> invite to one of the rings if they prove to be trustworthy.....
>
>
> On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 15:24:48 -0700, symm <symm@nowhere.org> wrote:
>
>> On 2016-12-11 19:22:06 +0000, Buck said:
>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 07:32:40 -0700, symm <symm@nowhere.org> posted:
>>> "Re: Symm - Alter Ego << Buck: Thanks again and a question"
>>>
>>>> On 2016-12-11 12:58:38 +0000, Buck said:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 21:20:50 -0700, symm <symm@nowhere.org> posted:
>>>>> "Re: Symm - Alter Ego << Buck: Thanks again and a question"
>>>>>
>>>>>> Out of curosity, I searched for the filename with usual suspects group
>>>>>> of search engines and came up with nada.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is (SI) your tag or do you just have a great source?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Either way, thanks again!
>>>>>
>>>>> You're welcome. (SI) is my tag for Scanners Inc. which I'm the only
>>>>> remaining member. I've been thinking of dropping it, but then I
>>>>> wouldn't know if it's the one I did or someone else. I hate
>>>>> downloading things I put together and uploaded.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a few more to scan, but they are down the project list. I'll
>>>>> post them when completed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks. I found Alter Ego 125 & 127 and will post after I get through
>>>> the timeout on the second issue. All these comic blogs use different
>>>> for pay hosting servers (presumable for kick backs), so there is no one
>>>> service you can pay for. The worst ones use different hosting sites in
>>>> subsequent posts in an interleaving scheme. And they usualy provide no
>>>> alternative hosting links for the comics; especially not the more
>>>> generous ones for free downloads quotas (again better kick backs
>>>> presumably). The worst of the hostig sites are those with a captcha, a
>>>> timeout and only then let you know the link is dead or only available
>>>> as "premium". It's all about the bucks for some pirates.
>>>>
>>>> I much prefer usenet but even js isn't posting here lately. I've been
>>>> picking up his new scans on blogs for the last 3 months.
>>>>
>>>> At least there are still active scanners left and not just 0-Day
>>>> digital rips. :-)
>>>>
>>>
>>> What is the blog URL for js?
>>>
>>> I have no problem scanning magazines and such, I just can't get into
>>> scanning comics. My biggest problem is finding time to sit down scan
>>> and edit the scan. I spend most of my time doing school work such as
>>> lesson plans and other personal projects/interests.
>>>
>>> I agree there is very little now days that is truly free. Seems like
>>> everyone wants a buck or two for what they have to share. :-)
>>
>> the unusual lowercase tag and the material scanned, it seems to be the
>> same person. I've been seeing them as part of "Old Comic Scans" posts
>> at mycomicpost.net, but I may have seem them in some of the usual
>> places as well. I just noticed lately that I hadn't seen these posted
>> on usenet. When I checked, his last post was 90 days ago and still used
>> the (js) tag. I'm glad he's still scanning, but it makes it harder to
>> find the archives. I haven't done IRC in more than a decade. Maybe
>> that's where most of these new scans originate?
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