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Model Forum / General / Rockets / September 2007Old Time Rocket Guy Wonders WTHH?
I've been on this board since the mid 90s. We never, and I mean never, had spam at this level. What in the heck happened? Fred? Bob? What went wrong?  SignatureR J Talley Teacher/James Madison Fellow "What? Me Worry? Alfred E Newman >I've been on this board since the mid 90s. We never, and I mean never, had >spam at this level. What in the heck happened? Fred? Bob? What went wrong? There hasn't been a lot of activity for quite a while. Then someone decided it was his mission to irritate anyone that posted here so most of the few remaining people stop here intermittently and go else where for the most part. If I didn't hate web based discussion groups, I probably would have done the same thing. The people that do discuss rocketry here (as opposed to trolls and those responding to trolls) do seem more civil these days. Also, the people still here have gotten familiar with using kill filters. Phil > I've been on this board since the mid 90s. We never, and I mean never, had > spam at this level. What in the heck happened? Fred? Bob? What went > wrong? Yeah, used to be a nice group back in those days. Nice to see a familiar face. I was a regular poster here back then, with a name you would recognize, but a security issue and e-mail bombing has me posting under a pseudonym now. This is all being cause by one disgruntled person. I for one don't have a clue what caused him to loose his gruntle but he does this to numerous groups across the usenet. It's a very unfortunate situation. When he posts for real, he posts the most foul filth ever printed. And he frequently does it under the nym of others on the group. The rest of the time he just bombs the place with miscellaneous trash. He has yet to explain what he wants. It really seems he just wants to be a nuisance and kill groups. It's sad. I remember when no one used profanity on the board and all were careful to keep it family oriented. This used to be a good place for kids to drop in and get some advice from us "big kids". Sadly, I'm afraid I can't recommend the site any more. It used to be that I had my 11th grade students lurk here for advice on their projects, parents would hid me now if I sent their sons and daughters here. I hope we can turn this around. I really do. We had some good times way back when. Some folks I haven't seen nor heard from in years. Sue? Matt? the other Bob? John? I miss them all. What was the big guy's name who wrote Rockets of the World? Where the heck is he? SignatureR J Talley Teacher/James Madison Fellow "What? Me Worry? Alfred E Newman > It's sad. I remember when no one used profanity on the board and all were > careful to keep it family oriented. This used to be a good place for kids to [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Teacher/James Madison Fellow > "What? Me Worry? Alfred E Newman ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahhaahaha evidently someone left the door open..........I guess to allow the stench to escape from that dead corpse Freddie has been shagging. So Freddie, how is old mom holding up? > It's sad. I remember when no one used profanity on the board and all were > careful to keep it family oriented. This used to be a good place for kids [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > all. What was the big guy's name who wrote Rockets of the World? Where the > heck is he? Pete Alway. I've seen him in a recent issue of SpRocketry, but haven't heard a post in a while. I was here in the 90's, too -didn't post that much, but stopped in daily for years, and still do quite frequently. I certainly recognize your name RJ. There are still a few old-timers around, but posting is not as active as it was then. There are forums that have likely taken traffic from the newsgroup, as well. Whodat - It stinks that you can't be yourself. I've wondered about your pseudonym and comments that you've made that sounded like you were expereinced in RMR, but now I'm more curious... I'll have to get the squirrel moving and search my memory. Tim Smith GA rocketeer > Whodat - It stinks that you can't be yourself. I've wondered about your > pseudonym and comments that you've made that sounded like you were > expereinced in RMR, but now I'm more curious... I'll have to get the > squirrel moving and search my memory. The internet in general and usenet in particular has become a very nasty place. I always hated the use of psuedonyms and thought people who recommended it were paranoid. I liked knowing people and having them know me. But after certain problems last year I went incognito. Hence the Whodat pseudonym. Yes, at one time I was very active on RMR. I was a regular from the early 90's until just a few years ago. And I've been a steady lurker since then. I've flown rockets since the late 60's and have experience up to large level 2 clusters, staged rockets, hybrids, electronics, supersonic and experimental. And yes, it stinks that we can't be ourselves. > > Whodat - It stinks that you can't be yourself. I've wondered about your > > pseudonym and comments that you've made that sounded like you were [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > And yes, it stinks that we can't be ourselves. Say what whodat be.......dat be whodat............you all sound like a bunch of old women at a god damned wake..............hey ya listening Freddie? >> > Whodat - It stinks that you can't be yourself. I've wondered about your >> > pseudonym and comments that you've made that sounded like you were [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > a bunch of old women at a god damned wake..............hey ya > listening Freddie? And there's the nym shifting jerk hisself! A perfect example of what's become of usenet. The Original Whodat. >>>>Whodat - It stinks that you can't be yourself. I've wondered about your >>>>pseudonym and comments that you've made that sounded like you were [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > The Original Whodat. You mean, "nym shifting jerk A$$ Clown, a perfect example of what's become of usenet". If everyone kill files the A$$ Clown we will not see his crap. No sand box to crap in, he will leave. (:-) It's still a shame we have to put up with such jerks at all. I would much rather talk about the 1/3 scale V-2 two stage recovery system I worked on for most of the day. Fred > I would much rather talk about >the 1/3 scale V-2 two stage recovery system I worked on for most of the day. > >Fred We're listening... Phil >It's sad. I remember when no one used profanity on the board and all were >careful to keep it family oriented. This used to be a good place for kids to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >from in years. Sue? Matt? the other Bob? John? I miss them all. What was the >big guy's name who wrote Rockets of the World? Where the heck is he? Send the kids to TRF - it stands for the Teenage Rocketry Forum. It's a perfect place for teens - it has chest beating and kids talking about stuff they know nothing about as though they were experts and no profanity. Phil Yep, sad is the word for it. The only faint hope is that the fool abusing the group get tired of it and go somewhere else to play. > Yep, sad is the word for it. The only faint hope is that the fool > abusing the group get tired of it and go somewhere else to play. Might I suggest the closet? I figure it's just about time for Roid to come out of the closet. I just hope Roid doesn't take 'release the monkeys' too serious :) Ted Novak TRA#5512 IEAS#75 Scuse me. If that isn't illegal, it's high time it was. I'm all for free speech, and this isn't free speech. It's the restraint of free speech. -Larry Curcio >> I've been on this board since the mid 90s. We never, and I mean never, >> had spam at this level. What in the heck happened? Fred? Bob? What went [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > explain what he wants. It really seems he just wants to be a nuisance and > kill groups. These things happen when you don't abide by an ISP's terms of service. ISP's do not guarantee free speech. Generally, I would agree with you but not in the person's specific case. Read his postings and you'll see what I mean. >Scuse me. If that isn't illegal, it's high time it was. >I'm all for free speech, and this isn't free speech. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> explain what he wants. It really seems he just wants to be a nuisance and >> kill groups. > I've been on this board since the mid 90s. We never, and I mean never, had spam at this level. > What in the heck happened? Fred? Bob? What went wrong? There is a mentally ill usenet kook, who has apparently become obsessed with this particular newsgroup. Fortunately, his floods don't seem to show up on my particular server, so the problem is being addressed on some level, at least. |
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