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2 June 1994 : Text File #31 : Mongoloid Telecom
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... suburban teenage angst rears its ugly head
Like, its 3am. Denny's parking lot ... we're all smoking our
cigarettes and trying to think through the foggy haze that we
have gleefully transformed our minds into. The landscape is
gaunt ... the attitude is dispersed and replaced with a communal
cesspool of swirling and raw fun. We don't know who we are or
why or when but we do know that we can trust each other and we
can believe that though we might not know what we'll do to our-
selves, we know what we wouldn't do to anybody else.
But as the curtains of night are lifted and we filter back to our
own little place, the unsettling realization of reality comes
reeling back. Fuck, we think, fuck - this really sucks.
... whatever
See, this is just the shit that has made me do what I done did.
But first!- a few words to help provide some background into
these things.
1. Bulletin boards are crucial.
I have always felt that telecommunications is not only the
most fertile place for individualism, but also critical in
maintaining the self, electronic or not. Bulletin boards
are the last refuge for the socially persecuted ... the
socially deviant ... and the socially unacceptable. BBS'es
are faceless, raceless, genderless (sometimes!) forums of
intellectualism ... perhaps J.S. Mill would find his
marketplace of ideas only in bulletin boards. When the
Orwellian disaster occurs, bulletin boards and the creative
force that drives it will be the key to any sort of under-
ground freedom.
2. Bulletin boards are art.
Aside from being politically important, BBS'es are also
aesthetically important. A painter begins with canvas and
works with it. A sysop begins with a board program and
works with it. A friend of mine once said that everyone
should have their own board ... and design it to fit their
own personality and expression. Sounds good to me, but
maybe not here and maybe not now. It seems that I'm in a
sea of blank canvasses propped up as paintings! I can't
really say that I've seen a board in 216 that has a very
distinct personality in a long time.
3. Johnny Rotten has the right idea.
John Lydon once said that the Sex Pistols broke up because
it became what it was and that was it. "We did it and we
moved on. It was all very natural." People need to learn
their limits. The Cure should have broken up years ago,
for instance. Arrakis should have been offline for a long
time. And I don't really want to commit the same crime
that I profess against!
... so, this means what?
Well, kids (and I do mean baby goats), let's quit beating
around the bush. The TDL/Necropolis era is OVER. There will
no longer be a Necropolis bulletin board system. It is
permanently offline.
Now, when I first put up the Dragon's Lair way back when, I
thought about the day it would go offline. I'd be off to
college, the board-death date would be widely known, there'd
be a big online wake ... well, it didn't happen that way. In
a burst of wild realization, it came plummeting down without
any warning.
I don't want the Necropolis to become old hat. I don't want it
to be second-hand watered-down over-the-hill et cetera etc.
Towards that end, it is over.
Now, there have been a lot of swell times over the years on
the ol' Necropolis. Some things we would like to talk about and
some things probably best left unsaid. In the end, I would
suggest that the Necropolis was one of the more successful and
maybe significant bulletin boards in Stark County's illustrious
history. Maybe that's being a little immodest, but I think its
true, objectively speaking (is there such a thing...?).
In short, I've lost the passion and the edge that used to keep
things running. But there's no blame to be placed here and
there isn't really any negativeness about the whole affair.
I don't regret anything about the Necropolis or TDL and that's
the way it will remain now.
This is the end of the Necropolis, but I seriously doubt
whether this is the end of my sysoping career. Already, plans
for a new project are in order. Something entirely different
than the Necropolis ... hopefully better! There are a couple
of things I need before it goes back up: 1. A 14.4k modem,
2. Long-distance and 3. A new BBS program.
Actually, the board program is already selected... that won't
be revealed for a while though. More than likely, you'll see
this new project towards the end of the summer.
BBS'ing in Stark County has become utterly horrible. Akron isn't
even much better. There is absolutely no resourcefulness, no
creativity, and no mental processes at work. I must say that I
am thoroughly revolted at the idea of BBS'ing. But like many
users I know, I doubt I'll be gone.
... tying up loose ends
Right now, the only board I call regularly (semi-regularly) is
Radio KAOS. You can contact me there. Distorted Digital Erection
is on temporary hiatus until things can be worked out and some
new direction is given. Belch is still in the works. There will
probably be a Necropolis going-away cookout or something, but
that's still in the works too. My voice number is now 966-PILE
and you can call me there anytime to chat or whatever.
I would like to hear your thoughts on my decision, so if you
could call that # and leave a message on the machine... that'd
be cool.
Well, that's that. Those of you who thought another 3-month
repair session was on, guess again!
I loved being a sysop. Now I'm another user... may Gog be
with me!
sorc
ryan
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If you write something - anything - send it to us and we'll get it
to press. For contacting DDE, see below.
Want to be a support board for DDE? Download ALL the DDE's,
create a file sig on your board, and let me know. Your BBS will
be listed. TO CONTACT US: Send e-mail to Amphetamine Gobbler
on Radio KAOS, or send Internet mail to aufheben@aol.com
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