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| From | Otaku <otaku@shpxurnq.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis |
| Date | 2014-03-10 12:40 -1000 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <lflf1n$khd$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <lfkgp8$lao$1@dont-email.me> <20140310151158.62c9ecc9.rsw@therandymon.com> <1848809367416168963.530948bob_davis_retired-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> |
On 03/10/2014 08:30 AM, Oregonian Haruspex wrote: > RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote: >> On Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:04:20 -0400 >> 2phar <none@example.com> wrote: >> >>> It appears the fledgling site is being 'held hostage' >>> >>> "We supposedly have until Friday until John drops everything in the >>> trash unless someone pays him $2000 USD." >> >> >> I won't be getting involved in this one, that's for sure. Too bad for >> everyone. The way this whole recent transfer of power has played out >> has been really awful - so amateur, so petty, so juvenile. So futile. >> And in the name of "transparency" so much airing of grievances on line >> and on the site. I hate it. >> >> I might spend some time putting a good word in for frustrated soybeans >> in hopes of getting Pipedot a little more attention. While Soy drags >> itself through the muck, Pipedot just keeps getting better and better, >> with none of this community nonsense. >> >> Meanwhile, I am henceforth taking Usenet hostage too. I'm going to >> shut it down unless every user pays me $20. Oh wait ... >> >> See ya later, Soylent ... it was fun while it lasted. > > This situation illustrates perfectly why web forums are a poor substitute > for Usenet. > Exactly. I'm looking at s'qute (http://squte.com/) as a kind of best-of-both solution - it looks like a reasonably well-done karma-based portal to comp.misc. Bob damn Dice, anyway, for fscking /. up so badly with the beta. -- Otaku (at) shpxurnq (dot) com "These folks need to take a good look at their client list, i.e. shpxurnq.com. This guy is one of the worst Usenet & Internet abusers out there. ..." Richard Scoville, aka ISP.WATCH http://tinyurl.com/b5r4a tinLC Unit Number 2767
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SoylentNews.org Crisis 2phar <none@example.com> - 2014-03-10 10:04 -0400
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-10 15:11 +0000
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-10 18:30 +0000
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis Otaku <otaku@shpxurnq.com> - 2014-03-10 12:40 -1000
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis "Andy K." <andy.k466@gmail.com> - 2014-03-10 21:06 +0100
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-10 22:56 +0000
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis "tdk" <forum.tdk@squte.com> - 2014-03-11 11:40 -0600
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-11 17:24 +0000
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis Stephen Thomas Cole <usenet@stephenthomascole.com> - 2014-03-11 18:19 +0000
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis JJ <jjdane@nospamgmail.com> - 2014-03-11 19:26 +0100
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis "Andy K." <andy.k466@gmail.com> - 2014-03-11 19:44 +0100
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis JJ <jjdane@nospamgmail.com> - 2014-03-11 20:21 +0100
Re: SoylentNews.org Crisis Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-11 19:49 +0000
Soylent next steps RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-12 15:08 +0000
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