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Hi CJ...

	Sorry this is so long, I am feeling philosophical tonight.

	Yep.  It seems to me that I got lots of tips and help from
this NG.  Like I said I think I started out here in '96.  I liked
being here so much  that I never bothered with the DescentBB.  Back
then I was connecting to the Internet on my brand spankin' new and
howling fast 14.4 Kbps modem.  The BB loaded slow, and multiplayer was
impossible between my dialup and my HP 486 DX/2 running Win 95
upgraded from 3.1.  Goodness things have changed!

	Anyway, I have always enjoyed the helpful community feel at
this NG.  Even when ZOD wasted our bandwidth, and when MOON started
getting testy and just posted "Check my website!" posts to every
question.  I loved his website, I even went back there a couple of
months ago for fun.  I also seem to remember HHSoft was particularly
helpful.  

	Now it's 9 years since that poor little 486 chugging along and
making my first Descent 1 demo look like the future of all gaming.  I
know that by today's standards the graphics would be called apalling,
but then I looked in wonder as I could rotate and slide on all 3 axes,
battling evil machines and rescuing captured humans.  Considering the
alternative at the time was pretty much DOOM or Wolfenstein (The
original, kiddies) it seemed like a more moral choice of game for a
fps or even for a space sim.  

	Anyway, I guess I am trying to wrap up my thoughts because I
am finally coming to terms with the fact that there is no D4 coming, I
have beaten the games and the add-ons, my life is busied up too much
to really play the game anymore, and it is time for me to unsubscribe
and move on.  I realize this is silly.  I am just having a hard time
getting away from my emotional attachment to this NG.  This has kinda
been a special corner of the internet for me.  I wouldn't call it
home, but maybe my cyber cabin by the lake.  I felt a certain
friendliness toward the ones that have come by here.  Even with the
spammers and the screamers and the scammers, it has been a good place
to look into every day.  I have read more here than any news source or
periodical I have ever seen.  I have played our game and read this
group longer than my last pastorate (8 years, finished up last year
and moved here).  

	I have no idea if anyone else cared if I was here, but I felt
an affinity with other Descent players that came here.  I liked you
guys, all.

	There, that said, I guess it is time to go.  To our community
of players, I say goodbye.  It has been a great ride to be connected
with you as fellow players and enthusiasts.  To those who programmed
our game, to the level designers, to the game writers and scripters,
to the 3D modellers, the beta testers, and my fellow enthusiasts, I
thank you for your efforts and input.  It is my hope that in your walk
through life you will take the time to slow down from your frantic
pace and hear Jesus, the Good Shepherd, calling you to Himself.  It is
my hope you do so that in eternity we can meet again and get to know
each other.  Thanks for reading this to the last line.  Hope the top
posting didn't bug you too much, it is just a more logical way to do
Usenet.

With much love in Jesus Christ.
John Kiehn 
pastorJohn
email is fake, but don't bother to reply.  I am un-subscribing and
won't see it.  Toodles

On Thu, 26 May 2005 15:26:55 -0600, "CaptainJ"
<jeffseacrest@spamjam.bresnan.net> wrote:

>
><fake@spambuster.ca> wrote in message 
>news:87mb91l4ufecbode0e73isanguh7ap1k2l@4ax.com...
>> Hi...
>>
>> I just googled my name to see how old my posts are to this NG.
>> I found one from '96 in December.  That means I have been reading this
>> group continuously over 8 years.
>>
>> I know that the chatter about Descent here is dead.  Are there
>> any  other old timers here that still read the group, or am I the last
>> one?  If I don't get a reply in about two weeks I'll just turn off the
>> lights and lock the door on the way out.
>>
>> John Kiehn
>> pastorJohn
>> email is fake, please reply here.
>
>Still here pastorJohn!
>Remember when I helped you through  D3 Mercenary level 3?
>Heh. ;-)
>CJ 
>