Discord?

[E. Nygma]

We've all been chatting and debating and name-calling for so long now. Usenet and what Google has made of it is so outdated. If I created a Discord server where we could freelance chat and perhaps (gasp) voice chat...

[E. Nygma]

On Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 12:23:14 AM UTC-5, E. Nygma wrote:
> We've all been chatting and debating and name-calling for so long now. Usenet and what Google has made of it is so outdated. If I created a Discord server where we could freelance chat and perhaps (gasp) voice chat...

Okay, so I took the liberty of creating a Discord server for this specific newsgroup. My instinct is to keep it kind of private, but things are too complicated anyway so fuck it.

https://discord.gg/EK88mD4n

[HumbleBob2]

not interested but i'm not part of the club anyway so enjoy :D

idiot

[myriadsmallcreature]

Good luck with that.

May you transcend the cybernetic model.

Or not.

[E. Nygma]

Yeah, you're right. Like most of my ideas this was a stupid one.

[myriadsmallcreature]

No. I meant good luck with that.

Who knows: Maybe voice is one of keys to morphic resonance and more complete? communication.

Naaah...

[HumbleBob2]

your idea's not stupid eric, it's just pointless, you're in an echo chamber of reverberated gibberish, the last thing you wanna be doing is talking to the rest of these lunatics if you ever want to learn anything

[E. Nygma]

On Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:07:48 PM UTC-5, HumbleBob2 wrote:
> your idea's not stupid eric, it's just pointless, you're in an echo chamber of reverberated gibberish, the last thing you wanna be doing is talking to the rest of these lunatics if you ever want to learn anything

I say it was a stupid idea mostly because the chances of making it actually happen are nil. Getting anyone outside of their comfort zone into a new Internet space is extraordinarily difficult. Besides, apart from the influx of drug bots, we're all doing just fine here.

[HumbleBob2]

oh i'm sure there are many reasons why it's a stupid idea, i was just trying to be at least little bit kind. you're right it was stupid, not just pointless, i lied

[myriadsmallcreature]

'I say it was a stupid idea mostly because the chances of making it actually happen are nil. Getting anyone outside of their comfort zone into a new Internet space is extraordinarily difficult. Besides, apart from the influx of drug bots, we're all doing just fine here.'

Interserver is having a Black Friday special: $2.50/mo forever. Basically $38/year.

I'll pay the first $30 + ($8) registration.

[myriadsmallcreature]

For some reason, Interserver has extended their sale. Don't miss it!!!!!

[litewave]

Since this is a Usenet forum it will be frozen as an archive on Feb 22, 2024 as per Google's announcement. Discord seems to work like a chatroom so it would not be a substitute for a forum. A paid forum might get shut down if a payment is missed for some reason. ProBoards offers free forums with some bells and whistles but also with ads. What about simply creating a new Google group?

[litewave]

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[a_rod_777]

It's not stupid Eric. You took initiative.
So many people have lost that ability these days for just that... the fear of their ideas being viewed as stupid.

If I have discovered anything of value, through all of this, with all of you these many years it's this; The journey IS the destination.

It's not about whether an idea will work or not work of how people judge your endeavors. It's the very fact that you had the balls to take a step forward.
Whether you genuinely move forward or even if you take two steps back, the experience is what was valuable.

Sure this sounds cliche, but it's true. It's feedback. It's evolution.

There will always be people who are angry at the world and only stick around to stir the pot and try and make you as miserable as they are.
The one thing we have in life is our reaction (output) to the circumstances (input). That is true power. Choosing happiness in the face of despair, no matter how hopeless the situation is.

I've had my fair share of tragedy in life. Many of you here have been with me through it.
I've lost my composure. I've expressed my most deepest fears, weaknesses, dreams and visions to people whom I've never met in person before.
I have been ridiculed, condemned, conversed with and even comforted. I am not regretful of any of it.

Regardless of what any of you think of me, I am truly grateful for this journey we shared together. Even if our time has finally come to an end here on usenet, I want you all to know that my email is the same and I would love to hear from you in the future. Even those who simply cannot stand me (which seems like most of you at this point lol).

If I could say just this one thing to you all and have it stick, right or wrong, it would be this...
What ever it is, no matter how stupid it may seem or how insignificant it might be, whatever it is in your heart that you want to create and express, DO IT.
As long as you are not intentionally hurting anyone, please, do it and let it be done.

I truly have love for you Eric, myriad, syncopa, litewave even Shaun whom is obviously struggling right now and all the characters I have encountered since we started this all those years ago.

I do. I love you all and I am not afraid to say it. I may not ever get the chance to express it again so I am doing it now.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PART OF MY JOURNEY.
I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS FROM HERE ON OUT.

If only you knew the impact of what we did together. If only I could show you the things that have changed as a direct result of what we began so many years ago.
There are things in motion you could not possibly understand nor would you believe me even if I showed you. So many people influence by what we learned together and put out "there". Just an anonymous group of people, touched by an anomaly in time and space and brought together for a purpose. A very specific purpose.

Yep it's out there. In the ether of the internet. And YES we did change the world.
There is a whole revolution of nobodies just like us, discovering the same magic we discovered together. Changing the world for the better.

Don't ever lose that light in your eyes my friends. The story does not end here.
It is just beginning...

[HumbleBob2]

> I truly have love for you Eric, myriad, syncopa, litewave even Shaun whom is obviously struggling right now and all the characters I have encountered since we started this all those years ago.

oh even me? get fucked ant, i'm not struggling thank you. it's obvious what's going on here and everyone's going to be hearing about it very soon. keep going everyone! BEAUTIFUL community y'all got here

ant, other than my lack of restraint when showing my disdain for you clowns, what is it YOU think i'm "struggling" with?

i'm actually fucking excited more than anything, not only did i work it all out but the reward was WAY fucken better than i could have imagined, stay tuned clowns! :D

[a_rod_777]

Glad to her that "HumbleBob". Just ignore my previous remarks as I was obviously wrong.

I hope you get everything in life that makes you happy my friend and I hope you live a long healthy life.
You deserve peace and longevity.

Enjoy your rewards and may you be eternally blessed by Creation.
Take care my friend.