| Time to put a fork in it? [message #130497] |
Tue, 11 August 2009 01:30  |
BelPowerslave
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What do we think guys? Is it time to finally put a fork in RGVS and ASG?
Seems like they're both done to me. When even trash like Radeon is
posting bait just to get some conversation going, it seems like it's
officially the end for both of these groups.
For a while now I've been posting stuff here in RGVS/ASG that I had
originally posted elsewhere, in forums and whatnot, just to try to get
some conversation going...but, unfortunately, I don't think I'll be
doing that anymore. Though I don't think I'll ever delete either of
these groups from my usenet list...I've found that, more and more,
there's not much point in putting forth the time and effort to do this
when there's little chance of getting any sort of conversation going in
here(or ASG).
Let's be honest: It's been going this way for a while now...and I'm just
sort of wondering where everyone has been going. I mainly stick around
my own forums, and hit places like Digital Press and Sega-16 from time
to time. Where do ya'll go?
I wrote this up to, mainly, just say that this will probably be one of
my last posts, of any substance, here and in ASG. Just seems like it's
not worth the time anymore... :(
Breaks my heart to say it too, these two groups have been my online home
since 1997(earlier than that, actually, 1997 is just the earliest year I
can find any record of myself in the Google Groups archives). I loved
talking to my online friends here about all things Sega. I loved
chatting about off-topic stuff...Hell, I even enjoyed some of the bickering.
I remember waking up every morning and the first thing I'd do, before
even checking email, was hit RGVS/ASG and tagging everything I was going
to reply to at some point throughout the day. I would hit the groups
multiple times a day too, just waiting for new posts to pop up...for new
discussions to take part in, for new topics to jump at. Good times...man
I loved it.
Believe it or not, I actually left these groups for a few months a long
while back. We were having some massive issues with trolls and
crossposters...I just couldn't take it anymore...and decided to leave
for a while. When I finally came back, things had calmed down...the
crossposters had lost interest and the trolls had moved on to bashing
the Xbox(because, you know, anything that opposes a Sony product is
immediately inferior...no matter what). I regret leaving the groups for
even that small amount of time now...
Please don't think this is an attack on anyone here in the group. Over
the years we've *all* done our part to try to keep these two groups
alive...and it really has helped...but I think it's just dried up beyond
the point of repair now. Again, it breaks my heart to say that.
Anyway, I'll still be around to help out those out in need...and will
contribute to any conversation that comes about, but I think I'm tapped
out in terms of new postings. Maybe we'll see a few "help" posts from
time to time, like the recent "Bel needs SMS advice *badly*!"
thread(another one that originally started in a forum and was added here
in RGVS)...who knows.
As always, any and all from either RGVS or ASG are more than welcome to
join us over at the Whip Ass Gaming Forums. It's a smaller
community(much like here), but we have some fun chatting about this and
that. You'll be in good company with RGVS/ASG regulars Scott H,
Benstylus, Fritz, Bluecrabfive, Dandy and others. If you have any
questions, feel free to ask...if you have any issues getting signed up,
let me know. :)
Whip Ass Gaming Forums Primer: An introduction to WAG Forums.
http://whipassgaming.com/wagforums.htm
Finally, if you haven't already, be sure to stop by the RGVS Memorable
Quotes section of my site at some point. It's a text-based walk down
memory lane that I *promise* you'll love(there's even some hip midi to
accompany you during the trip). :)
http://whipassgaming.com/rgvsquotes.html
Bel
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Whip Ass Gaming: http://www.whipassgaming.com/
"With no possible contact to the outside world you begin your adventure,
ready to accomplish your mission, praying to return alive."
- PowerSlave
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