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Doug Urquhart

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Apr 8, 2012, 3:19:18 PM4/8/12
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I haven't been on this newsgroup for several years, but I thought I'd come back to commemorate the Centenary.

I see that young Mr Tuttle is here. Hi Dave. How about the others?

Regards

Doug Urquhart



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sdavmor

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Apr 10, 2012, 12:28:12 AM4/10/12
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On 04/08/2012 12:19 PM, Doug Urquhart wrote:
> I haven't been on this newsgroup for several years, but I thought I'd
> come back to commemorate the Centenary.
>
> I see that young Mr Tuttle is here. Hi Dave. How about the others?
>
> Regards
>
> Doug Urquhart

I really that there'd be more traffic here in the centenary year,
especially as the anniversary is almost on us. I suppose it could be
that many old-timers have fled usenet for web-based forums and newbies
couldn't spell usenet even if they had heard of it. Which is true of so
many groups that once thrived on usenet, not just this one.
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Martti Halminen

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Apr 10, 2012, 12:53:07 PM4/10/12
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On 04/08/2012 10:19 PM, Doug Urquhart wrote:
> I haven't been on this newsgroup for several years, but I thought I'd come back to commemorate the Centenary.
>
> I see that young Mr Tuttle is here. Hi Dave. How about the others?

The same here: taking a look, but haven't been following the group
otherwise.

Martti Halminen

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Dave Tuttle

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Apr 11, 2012, 11:03:46 PM4/11/12
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ALWAYS, DOUG! Good to hear from you. Just got home from the FIRST
2012 on WPTF, commemmorating the Centennial. Tomorrow night, the
Movie and TV diaries of Titanic. Hope you listen in!
Dave

Louis Epstein

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Apr 15, 2012, 1:54:02 PM4/15/12
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sdavmor <sda...@fakeemailaddy.com> wrote:
: On 04/08/2012 12:19 PM, Doug Urquhart wrote:
:> I haven't been on this newsgroup for several years, but I thought I'd
:> come back to commemorate the Centenary.
:>
:> I see that young Mr Tuttle is here. Hi Dave. How about the others?
:>
:> Regards
:>
:> Doug Urquhart
:
: I really that there'd be more traffic here in the centenary year,
: especially as the anniversary is almost on us. I suppose it could be
: that many old-timers have fled usenet for web-based forums and newbies
: couldn't spell usenet even if they had heard of it. Which is true of so
: many groups that once thrived on usenet, not just this one.

I considered the centennial an appropriate moment to stop in...
I note that all the build-a-new-Titanic plans I've chronicled
at http://www.put.com/gigantic/ have gone silent without cutting
a scrap of metal,despite the "centennial cruises" on other ships.

-=-=-
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

Louis Epstein

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Apr 15, 2012, 1:55:41 PM4/15/12
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sdavmor <sda...@fakeemailaddy.com> wrote:
: On 04/08/2012 12:19 PM, Doug Urquhart wrote:
:> I haven't been on this newsgroup for several years, but I thought I'd
:> come back to commemorate the Centenary.
:>
:> I see that young Mr Tuttle is here. Hi Dave. How about the others?
:>
:> Regards
:>
:> Doug Urquhart
:
: I really that there'd be more traffic here in the centenary year,
: especially as the anniversary is almost on us. I suppose it could be
: that many old-timers have fled usenet for web-based forums and newbies
: couldn't spell usenet even if they had heard of it. Which is true of so
: many groups that once thrived on usenet, not just this one.

(I continue in any event to prefer newsgroups to web boards...and
am enough of a net.pedant to point out that formally,alt.* is not
part of "Usenet").

Reginald H Pitts

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Apr 16, 2012, 8:02:45 PM4/16/12
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On Apr 8, 3:19 pm, "Doug Urquhart" <lochf...@optonline.net> wrote:
I haven't been here, either, but wanted to drop by, to commemorate
both the sinking and its aftermath, as well those past posters who are
no longer with us...

Jackie

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Apr 17, 2012, 8:06:07 AM4/17/12
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I have been a regular since 1997, first night I saw the movie. Sparked
a need to know more about the ship and the history. This newsgroup was
astonishing back in the day. Posted- asked questions, got informed
answers. Finally was able to actually join in the discussion. Check it
regularly- sadly don't see much any more. True of a number of groups I
check regularly- as pointed out already.
~jackie
Washington, D.C.

sdavmor

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Apr 17, 2012, 11:48:05 AM4/17/12
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In the day this ng was vibrant. But like most nntp accessed groups
traffic has migrated to web forums. While I have moved away for some
things (progressive rock, programming), aholt is still where I come
first where Titanic is concerned.

Dave Tuttle

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Sep 14, 2012, 12:00:24 AM9/14/12
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ALWAYS THE DIEHARDS, eh Doug? I will be FREQUENTLY at the Exhibition in Raleigh after September 29th. Hope to see a few members there.
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