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Amen Brother.
CJ

<fake@spambuster.ca> wrote in message 
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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
>>
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