Re: Slick's popping in-- FAQs history

[Slick@noSPAMplease.net (Slick)]

In article <3C2D6932.4AC71F06@inetnebr.com>, Roy Miller
<millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:

> "Donald C. Lee" wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> >    Goodness sake, Nathan became such a pain in the rear for the newsgroup
> > when he took his vendetta against "X".  It certainly was not a fun
> > time.  I didn't know what happened to the FAQ's because I dropped out of
> > the newsgroup for some time.
> >
> >    Seems like a few folks know about the Delphi "thing".  Anyone care to
> > "enlighten" us as to what exactly happened on Delphi?
> 
> Nathan made a comment that was removed by the moderator, while another
posting, that he
> thought was friendly to pirates, was allowed to remain.
> At least, that's how I recall the posts I read, and the email that we
had exchanged.
> 
> Nathan was/is right that piracy is particularly harmful to an orphan
platform. What I
> think he failed to realize is that it is common on all orphan platforms,
as well, of
> course, on supported platforms.
> 
> > I remember there
> > was a mass exodus a while ago from many regulars to Delphi because CSA2
> > had been branded rather "pirate friendly" by a few folks but I forget when
> > that occured.
> >
> >    One thing about Nathan:  He doesn't seem to hold "sentiment" in high
> > regard.  He wiped out his Apple II stuff like it was nothing.  If you do a
> > search for his name on the web, he once had a humor archive.  He just
> > simply decided that he didn't have time to update it nor the inclination
> > to keep it around so bam it's gone.
> >
> >    It's unfortunate that Nathan took his skills with him when he left but
> > it's a tough choice whether you would want Nathan still around but ranting
> > occassionally.
> 
> He still posts in a newgroup where I lurk - one for programmers of games.
> 
no doubt flaming newbies and telling them to "go read the FAQ before
opening your mouth" even when the FAQ doesn't complely answer the
question.

If I recall correctly, that was my first encounter with him on CSA2, in
reply to my first Usenet post ever.