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Rob Cypher
May 2, 2012, 5:52:35 AM5/2/12
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All of the groups this is posted to are dead. At best, activity is at
5% of 2002 levels. How ironic that the "end of September" also
meant the end of Usenet as a frequently used communication device.
Now it's just a place to post warez and porn, if you're willing to
pay a service that stores stuff like that. It is troubling when none
of these groups (which were formally thriving) have any new faces
among their ranks, and haven't had any in years.
I like Facebook better! It totally changed the way I communicate
online. Trolls are no longer a lingering issue, as they are here on
Usenet (and frankly there seems to be more trolls than non-trolls
in these groups these days).
It was fun guys, but they're going to turn the lights off sooner
or later. You should probably find a place where you can actually
get new blood (or at least have a better interface when
communicating amonst yourself; at least BBCode or something
for god's sake).
Just a good tip from your old friend.
5% of 2002 levels. How ironic that the "end of September" also
meant the end of Usenet as a frequently used communication device.
Now it's just a place to post warez and porn, if you're willing to
pay a service that stores stuff like that. It is troubling when none
of these groups (which were formally thriving) have any new faces
among their ranks, and haven't had any in years.
I like Facebook better! It totally changed the way I communicate
online. Trolls are no longer a lingering issue, as they are here on
Usenet (and frankly there seems to be more trolls than non-trolls
in these groups these days).
It was fun guys, but they're going to turn the lights off sooner
or later. You should probably find a place where you can actually
get new blood (or at least have a better interface when
communicating amonst yourself; at least BBCode or something
for god's sake).
Just a good tip from your old friend.
Flint
May 2, 2012, 6:08:08 AM5/2/12
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On 5/2/2012 5:52 AM, Rob Cypher, also known as:
Cock Siphon
Cob Sucker
Robbie Smegma Lips
Rob Syphilis
Rob CockSnot (or just "FULL")
Robama Cider
Robama Ballicker
Robama Sycophant
Piss licker
Asslicker
Ben Lowe
Ben "Dover" Lowe
Rob the Knobber
Rob Motormouth Cumdrunk
Rob "Peanut Butter Throat" Sphincter
Knob Slobber
Knob Sipper
Robamanation
Robamabot
Robbie Robamabot
Robama Ballswinger
Osama Ben Lowe
Rob EnCYPHERlitis
Rob UnCypherable
DXM Douchebag
Defective Borg
Boring Borg
Borg Blowboi
DXM Dumbass
The Cough Syrup Kid
Neocon Nutsucker
Rob Retard
Robotard
Robamatard
Robamaturd
Rob Squatter
"Buck" Bucket Squatter
Rob CellarDweller
Rotten Cyst
Rob Cyberdribble
Rob CyberSucker
Sooooooooooo, which of these names are you going by these days?
--
MFB
Cock Siphon
Cob Sucker
Robbie Smegma Lips
Rob Syphilis
Rob CockSnot (or just "FULL")
Robama Cider
Robama Ballicker
Robama Sycophant
Piss licker
Asslicker
Ben Lowe
Ben "Dover" Lowe
Rob the Knobber
Rob Motormouth Cumdrunk
Rob "Peanut Butter Throat" Sphincter
Knob Slobber
Knob Sipper
Robamanation
Robamabot
Robbie Robamabot
Robama Ballswinger
Osama Ben Lowe
Rob EnCYPHERlitis
Rob UnCypherable
DXM Douchebag
Defective Borg
Boring Borg
Borg Blowboi
DXM Dumbass
The Cough Syrup Kid
Neocon Nutsucker
Rob Retard
Robotard
Robamatard
Robamaturd
Rob Squatter
"Buck" Bucket Squatter
Rob CellarDweller
Rotten Cyst
Rob Cyberdribble
Rob CyberSucker
Sooooooooooo, which of these names are you going by these days?
--
MFB
The Saltex Brujo
May 2, 2012, 8:30:24 AM5/2/12
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best news in YEARS on here!
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,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' Fuck /' ')
\ You' /
'\' _.7'
\ (
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DON'T TAZE MY GRANNY!
BEWARE OF OL' JEEZL PETE.
MAY 2012: MONTH OF THE ROBBY.
INDY SAYS: "KISS MY BRICKS!"
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/'_/)
,/_ /
/ /
/'_'/' '/'__'7,
/'/ / / /" /_\
('( ' Fuck /' ')
\ You' /
'\' _.7'
\ (
\ \
DON'T TAZE MY GRANNY!
BEWARE OF OL' JEEZL PETE.
MAY 2012: MONTH OF THE ROBBY.
INDY SAYS: "KISS MY BRICKS!"
The Saltex Brujo
May 2, 2012, 8:33:16 AM5/2/12
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Re: Well, looks like Usenet is dead
Group: rec.sport.pro-wrestling Date: Wed, May 2, 2012, 6:08am From:
age...@section31.org (Flint)
TELL THEM BROTHER!
kontac
May 2, 2012, 10:33:00 AM5/2/12
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social media. And nntp left to the dedicated and the destructive.
David E. Powell
May 2, 2012, 11:16:10 AM5/2/12
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Rob good to see you hope you are doing alright brah.
kontac
May 2, 2012, 11:06:32 PM5/2/12
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The Saltex Brujo
May 2, 2012, 11:29:40 PM5/2/12
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David_Po...@msn.com (David E. Powell)
>Rob good to see you hope you are doing alright brah.
DEP, man, you got to be kidding!
DanS.
May 2, 2012, 11:36:25 PM5/2/12
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No, the sad thing is it will probably be archived somewhere until the
sun becomes a red giant and engulfs the earth.
--
Yours,
Dan S.
The Saltex Brujo
May 3, 2012, 12:07:42 AM5/3/12
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Re: Well, looks like Usenet is dead
dslaug...@yahoo.com (DanS.)
The Saltex Brujo
May 3, 2012, 12:13:22 AM5/3/12
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Usenet has BEEN on the skids for sometime but that is OK.
i have seen lots of assholes leave and alot of the advert spam is gone.
I have always been a bit of a pop culture scavenger, picking through the
discarded remnants of past fads, esp. MUSIC, and finding it enjoyable.
usenet is a backwater of the internet, which i have known for some time,
then cool. i can be even happier now here in the Outer Rim Territory of
RSPW.
i have seen lots of assholes leave and alot of the advert spam is gone.
I have always been a bit of a pop culture scavenger, picking through the
discarded remnants of past fads, esp. MUSIC, and finding it enjoyable.
usenet is a backwater of the internet, which i have known for some time,
then cool. i can be even happier now here in the Outer Rim Territory of
RSPW.
Rob Cypher
May 3, 2012, 4:53:35 PM5/3/12
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On Wed, 2 May 2012 20:05:08 -0700 (PDT), kontac <kont...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>Servers with members as moderators voting on deleting unwanted posts.
>Membership takes a period of time posting and lobbying 4 a final vote
>to upgrade to moderator status. The number of members and moderators
>isn't capped.
And how do you propose to set that up on a Usenet board that can't be
moderated by its very nature?
No, let's let this particular place stay dead. There are many other
places to learn how to shoot dope with toliet water, if hearing stuff
like that is your thing.
Hey Eddy - good to see you keeping up the good fight here. Keep these
folks off the H and meth. You'll make them into productive citizens
one day.
wrote:
>Membership takes a period of time posting and lobbying 4 a final vote
>to upgrade to moderator status. The number of members and moderators
>isn't capped.
And how do you propose to set that up on a Usenet board that can't be
moderated by its very nature?
No, let's let this particular place stay dead. There are many other
places to learn how to shoot dope with toliet water, if hearing stuff
like that is your thing.
Hey Eddy - good to see you keeping up the good fight here. Keep these
folks off the H and meth. You'll make them into productive citizens
one day.
Rob Cypher
May 3, 2012, 5:05:16 PM5/3/12
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On Wed, 2 May 2012 08:16:10 -0700 (PDT), "David E. Powell"
<David_Po...@msn.com> wrote:
>Rob good to see you hope you are doing alright brah.
Can't complain; life is better than it used to be, anyway. Reading 18
<David_Po...@msn.com> wrote:
>Rob good to see you hope you are doing alright brah.
months worth of headers (not posts, just headers) in RSPW is rather
interesting, because you can actually see the decline in posting.
Apparently Incubus starts 95% of the threads in RSPW now.
Every group I used to go to is dead or dying. :/
You do any social media at all?
The Saltex Brujo
May 3, 2012, 7:48:14 PM5/3/12
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bal...@aol.com (Rob Cypher)
STINKY 'starts 95% of vRSPW threads now'? ha! stinky's lucky if he posts
a dozen posts all fucking MONTH. i posted over 1400 just last month
alone!
>RSPW is rather interesting, because you can actually see the decline in
posting. Apparently Incubus starts 95% of the threads in RSPW now.
lol!
posting. Apparently Incubus starts 95% of the threads in RSPW now.
STINKY 'starts 95% of vRSPW threads now'? ha! stinky's lucky if he posts
a dozen posts all fucking MONTH. i posted over 1400 just last month
alone!
rob
May 4, 2012, 4:12:31 AM5/4/12
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On May 3, 7:48 pm, BillV2...@webtv.net (The Saltex Brujo) wrote:
> bals...@aol.com (Rob Cypher)>RSPW is rather interesting, because you can actually see the decline in
> bals...@aol.com (Rob Cypher)>RSPW is rather interesting, because you can actually see the decline in
lol stinkubus hardly even posts here anymore.
David E. Powell
May 4, 2012, 9:44:38 AM5/4/12
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On May 3, 5:05 pm, Rob Cypher <bals...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2 May 2012 08:16:10 -0700 (PDT), "David E. Powell"
>
> On Wed, 2 May 2012 08:16:10 -0700 (PDT), "David E. Powell"
>
> <David_Powell3...@msn.com> wrote:
> >Rob good to see you hope you are doing alright brah.
>
> Can't complain; life is better than it used to be, anyway. Reading 18
> months worth of headers (not posts, just headers) in RSPW is rather
> interesting, because you can actually see the decline in posting.
> Apparently Incubus starts 95% of the threads in RSPW now.
>
> Every group I used to go to is dead or dying. :/
>
> You do any social media at all?
I do FB and Twitter, Google + too though nothing is ever on it. FB is
> >Rob good to see you hope you are doing alright brah.
>
> Can't complain; life is better than it used to be, anyway. Reading 18
> months worth of headers (not posts, just headers) in RSPW is rather
> interesting, because you can actually see the decline in posting.
> Apparently Incubus starts 95% of the threads in RSPW now.
>
> Every group I used to go to is dead or dying. :/
>
> You do any social media at all?
"eh" but it is almost like everyone has a page so I do it.
Lots of other threads are started by Unifarva/Robbie. Not as much
great wrestling chat but there is still some ot be found.
Are you on FB/Twitter brah? My Twitter handle is @RSPW_DEP
Page at: https://twitter.com/#!/RSPW_DEP
Rob Cypher
May 4, 2012, 3:09:26 PM5/4/12
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My fb is http://www.facebook.com/robcypher
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#1/robcypher
I stopped watching wrestling more or less after the mergers of the
early 2000s - the product got real stale and TNA is still struggling
to be a credible #2 to this day, if I'm reading various "dirt sheets"
correctly.
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