Thanks for the recap reitz...it was really was different back then, you could be a little naive on the internet and it wasn't the worse thing in the world...
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Well said, Matt, and evocative of an entirely different time, on ATF and the web in general. :thumbsup:
Back in the day, I used to be able to call, say, HP, and get through to high level engineers (not CSR monkey-boys), who were glad to talk at length about the technical aspects of their products. It was truly a different time and place.
In the several "old heads chime in" OT threads, I've noticed that so many of us old head traders came to AT FS/FT from AGN. Let me tell you, we felt like a band of brothers back in that day. When you traded with someone, you felt like you'd made a friend for life.
Most of you current day posters don't know this, but before the rise of social media and general net usage , ATF was one of the top ten largest forum sites in any language, on any topic.
Now, we are somewhere between 5,000th and 10,000th or so.
And so, we few, we hardy few, we band of brothers were a genuine community of like minded souls . . . active, engaged, non-crazy 'puter enthusiasts, not a disparate collection of trolls, teens and shut-ins. Far from being basement dwellers, we were mostly guys in our twenties and thirties who were excited to "get under the hood" and juice that Celly 300 all the way to 450, which made a genuine, more than "just noticeable", real life difference in your 'puters performance.
Different times, is all. I miss them, too.
I, too, was incredibly angry at Denis for his betrayal of our trust. The entire mod squad was, as you know, Matt. But, each year, over many years, Denis would very respectfully and humbly petition for re-entry to ATF, all the while admitting and apologizing for what he'd done.
Time heals all wounds, and, eventually, I and the other mods let him back in . . . but not for YEARS.
I came to see Denis as an incredibly erudite and absolutely gentle soul. Forgiveness certainly came to my heart. He was, in his second incarnation, an always interesting, quality poster.
I will miss his gentle presence, and our forums are a slightly diminished place for his passing.
Ichinisan
Lifer
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:thumbsup:Well said, Matt, and evocative of an entirely different time, on ATF and the web in general. :thumbsup:
Back in the day, I used to be able to call, say, HP, and get through to high level engineers (not CSR monkey-boys), who were glad to talk at length about the technical aspects of their products. It was truly a different time and place.
In the several "old heads chime in" OT threads, I've noticed that so many of us old head traders came to AT FS/FT from AGN. Let me tell you, we felt like a band of brothers back in that day. When you traded with someone, you felt like you'd made a friend for life.
Most of you current day posters don't know this, but before the rise of social media and general net usage , ATF was one of the top ten largest forum sites in any language, on any topic.
Now, we are somewhere between 5,000th and 10,000th or so.
And so, we few, we hardy few, we band of brothers were a genuine community of like minded souls . . . active, engaged, non-crazy 'puter enthusiasts, not a disparate collection of trolls, teens and shut-ins. Far from being basement dwellers, we were mostly guys in our twenties and thirties who were excited to "get under the hood" and juice that Celly 300 all the way to 450, which made a genuine, more than "just noticeable", real life difference in your 'puters performance.
Different times, is all. I miss them, too.
I, too, was incredibly angry at Denis for his betrayal of our trust. The entire mod squad was, as you know, Matt. But, each year, over many years, Denis would very respectfully and humbly petition for re-entry to ATF, all the while admitting and apologizing for what he'd done.
Time heals all wounds, and, eventually, I and the other mods let him back in . . . but not for YEARS.
I came to see Denis as an incredibly erudite and absolutely gentle soul. Forgiveness certainly came to my heart. He was, in his second incarnation, an always interesting, quality poster.
I will miss his gentle presence, and our forums are a slightly diminished place for his passing.
alkemyst
No Lifer
- Feb 13, 2001
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Jesus read the threads. His immune system was compromised and he died of an infection.
The death certificate could be heart attack, stroke, pneumonia, etc.
SphinxnihpS
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Haven't logged in for few years straight. And somehow first thing i saw was a RIP thread.
I have no idea what is happening in this world. I am born november 22-nd 1981 and people my age are dropping like flies. Colleagues, friends, relatives.... they just die. 12 people in the past couple of years. Slowly i am going crazy just of thinking about it. what the hell....
RIP Dennis
https://www.blogger.com/profile/06234780222264601955
I have no idea what is happening in this world. I am born november 22-nd 1981 and people my age are dropping like flies. Colleagues, friends, relatives.... they just die. 12 people in the past couple of years. Slowly i am going crazy just of thinking about it. what the hell....
RIP Dennis
https://www.blogger.com/profile/06234780222264601955
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Wolfsraider
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inappropriate image deleted
I suppose my image was inappropriate, but I feel that his post is equally if not more so. Trolls and tricks have been happening across all forms of media. War of the World's with Orson Well's, do you think people showed up throwing stones at his eulogy? What about a rape in cyberspace? If Mr. Bungle died do you think somebody would be coming into that farewell thread screaming butthurt?
Deception and gullibility are part of human nature, it's up to you to not be so gullible.
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highland145
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IndyColtsFan
Lifer
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SKORPI0
Lifer
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Lost another member early last year... :\
I have 4 weeks to live-
Good news, bad news.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2363151nanette1985 (RIP) Feb 6 2014.
Tweak155
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Safeway
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