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On Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:21:29 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>If you're lurking, guy, I still think of you.
>
>You taught me the word "putative," and was always an intelligent and
>engaging correspondant. I think I even played a demo roguelike of yours.
>
>I hope life finds you well (and sick of Usenet) and nothing more.

I gotta say, I've no recollection of who that is. ;-)

But I was dredging through my Usenet archives the other day, and it
was a delight to see a bunch of names I hadn't thought of in _years_;
people like Schrodinger, riku, Werner Spahl, Trimble, Mr Rob *, TimO,
Shawk, Nostromo and more who used to be regulars but over the years
drifted away, replaced by new faces. You can't help but wonder, "What
happened to them?" They all added to the interesting melange that is
Usenet.

So let's all raise a cup to all those who drifted away from Usenet;
thanks for giving us something to read all those years ago! And
another glass for the newcomers who've taken their places since then.
It'd be a boring place if it was just me scribbling my thoughts into
the void ;-)













* technically, Mr. Rob still is around; he makes a post every now and
again, but a regular he is not