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Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Finally!

Now keep in mind that this is really pre-release. Not anywhere near finished, and needs a bit of formating. Anything you'd care to contribute, any feedback or input, that's what the thread's for. Enjoy!

Just don't start any Flamewars over it, eh?

Oh, and thanks to Frank for the webspace.

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Nothing about my successful subjugation of Belgica??

Should I hop the Mare Britannicus to Britannia, or head west to Gallia Narbonensis? Or maybe east to Germania Superior?

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"Omigod. Singing meat. This is altogether too much."

Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Omega: Both times that you mentioned Utopia Planitia yourself, you misspelled "Planitia". :-)

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"What he did to that walrus gentle-man was inexcusable."
-T. Herman Zweibel on "Mr. Woodrow Wood-pecker", The Onion, 7-Nov-2000

Posted by Charles Capps (Member # 9) on :

Mostly accurate... There are some misspellings/misunderstandings in my quotes that need to be fixed eventually. Just like, see if ya can get what I meant, not what I said. *L*

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"Uh, Cody, what has the Mullah of Cappistan been smoking?"
"MILKSHAKES. I HAVE BEEN SMOKING MILKSHAKES!"

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

"Admins are no longer allowed to access member PWs"

You know, that line reminded me of the close of Crimson Tide ...

"Release Authority for Nuclear Weapons no longer resides with Submarine Captains." (Or something along those lines)

And why do I always miss out on the forum wars?

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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant

Continuing to boldly go ...

Posted by Ritten (Member # 417) on :

I remember stumbling across UPI/II, asking if the Ren. and a few other classes were going to becoming out.

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**...****...**

Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

What? Why wasn't I interviewed?

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Hunt: "You cheated!"
Rhade: "It's only cheating if you get caught."
-Andromeda, "Double Helix"

Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Yeah, I'm suprised I wasn't mentioned... I've been here almost as long as Krenim was... give or take a month.

*sniff* always a newbie

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"I'm not like George Bush. If he wins or loses, life goes on. I will do anything to win." - Al Gore, Newsweek, 1999

Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Hey, he can't do everybody at once, y'know.

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"Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ty Kwan Leap. Approach me, that you might see." -- The Master

Posted by Epoch (Member # 136) on :

Lets not cry over who got interviewed shall we, besides I've been around since the first UP and I didn't get interviewed. *sniff* J/K I may have been around since then but I'm very rarely active and I'm not known for my intellectual posts. Very intersting finding out about the details though.

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Death before Dishonor!
However Dishonor has
quite a disputed defintion.

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

I'm from back in the original UP era, but, hey, I don't need no stinkin interview. Not until I take over the forums....I mean, uh........BYE!

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Me: "Why don't you live in Hong Kong?"
Rachel Roberts: "Hong Kong? Nah. Oh, but we can live in China! Yeah, China has great Chinese food!"

(discussion with fellow classmate, 9/5/00)

Mustang Class Starship Development Project

Posted by Fabrux (Member # 71) on :

Hey, the wink means I was only joking...

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Hunt: "You cheated!"
Rhade: "It's only cheating if you get caught."
-Andromeda, "Double Helix"

Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

Hrm...that smiley certainly didn't convey my emotion.... And i was joking, in any case.

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"I'm not like George Bush. If he wins or loses, life goes on. I will do anything to win." - Al Gore, Newsweek, 1999

Posted by LOA (Member # 49) on :

*hugs Omega*

I haven't read much of it yet, but I'm printing it out so I can from the comfort of my bed. I DID however read the first bit, and I just want to say thanks... that's pretty sweet of you, mentioning little ol' me and all.... I luv ya, hun!

~LOA

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"The purple elephants have conquered my pants! Weasels to the rescue!!!" ~TSN, Oct. 23, 2000

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Glad you like it, babe.

*HUG*

Matt, Jeff, and Fab are now on my "To Interview" list. I'll be contacting all of you shortly, if you'd be so kind as to post a method of doing so.

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"You know, you--you let a wolf save your life, they make you pay and pay and pay..."
- Fraser, "due South"

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Tsk. I'm not on it? That's it. I'm leaving. I hate you all.

(what? Omega tried to interview me, but I've never been available? Damn it, I wanted to throw a strop).

Omega, if, for some bizairre reason, you want to interest me, I know have ICQ access about once a week. Or, if you're desperate, try [email protected], m'kay?

A couple of suggestions. the bit on Lee's explusion could be written a teany bit more objectively (I know I'm his friend, but someone's gotta defend him). I haven't got a problem with the subject matter, but that (and the other "incidents/problems") should just state what is known, and the stuff that is conjecture should be explicitely stated as that. You should then follow it up with quotes from all the parties (you could have asked Lee for his side. Hey, you asked Adam about his little "incident"), clips from the forums, and so on.

Plus, you haven't mentioned the sheer enormity of Simon Sizer's throbbing trumpet. Or my fetching little arse. Correct these mistakes now.

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"If every vampire who said he was at the Crucifixion was actually there it would've been like Woodstock. I was at Woodstock. I fed off a flower person and I spent six hours watching my hand move." - Spike, BtVS

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Lee's already contacted me on that. It will be corrected ASAP.

And I will be quoting you on that last paragraph.

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"You know, you--you let a wolf save your life, they make you pay and pay and pay..."
- Fraser, "due South"

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Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Just a side note: there's more than one Jeff running around here too =)

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The Dominion has been defeated, but the hardest job will be building the peace ...

Join Cpt. Connor H. Macy and the crew of the USS Tokyo as they attempt to forge the bonds of trust ...

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Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

Omega: Did you check your mail? Sent somethin to ya.

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"My Name is Elmer Fudd, Millionaire. I own a Mansion and a Yacht."
Psychiatrist: "Again."

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Yep, Tahna, got your interview integrated. You didn't send me the quotes I wanted, though.

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"You know, you--you let a wolf save your life, they make you pay and pay and pay..."
- Fraser, "due South"

Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

Just ask me the questions you want. Plain and simple.

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"My Name is Elmer Fudd, Millionaire. I own a Mansion and a Yacht."
Psychiatrist: "Again."

Posted by Jeff Raven (Member # 20) on :

But I'm the only Jeff that *REALLY* matters

The best way to contact me is either through ICQ: 22309644 or AIM:JeffRaven65 (I prefer AIM). If that isn't good, then email is [email protected]

And Liam definitely needs to be in it too, even before I should. The only other fellahs I can think of is DT and RW... if they ever come back.

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"I'm not like George Bush. If he wins or loses, life goes on. I will do anything to win." - Al Gore, Newsweek, 1999

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

I'm still waiting for Liam to authorize his addition to my contact list.

I don't think DT would respond. I earned my way onto his ignore list.

Tahna:

Well, I need a final quote, if you don't mind. It can be anything you've ever said, about anything. You can make it up on the spur of the moment, if you like. Deep and profound, off the wall, whatever. As long as you said it.

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"You know, you--you let a wolf save your life, they make you pay and pay and pay..."
- Fraser, "due South"

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Your authorization request has never come up on my ICQ setup. Of course, I do have it running on about 4 machines. And I can't get there very often. Try sending it again.

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"I am in one of those rare periods of life where I am convinced I am a sexy devil."- Simon "Sol System" Sizer

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

Should be noted that PsyLiam was once known as LiamTNG.
Adam was The Vorlon, The USS Eclipse, The USS Sentinal.

Does Dani ever post anymore? Not being around much myself, I don't know.

I get an E-Mail now and then, from Baloo, but I haven't seen him post. I know he's busy on the new job.
Might want to mention Paul Cargile, who was an important part of the mix, for a while, and I believe he was part of the Alliance, when it formed. I think he and Baloo started the Millitary Reserves site together.

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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan

Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :

I was only joking about the interview, but hey, if you want to: AIM Name is TheMonolith and my mail is [email protected]

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Me: "Why don't you live in Hong Kong?"
Rachel Roberts: "Hong Kong? Nah. Oh, but we can live in China! Yeah, China has great Chinese food!"

(discussion with fellow classmate, 9/5/00)

Mustang Class Starship Development Project

Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :

Excuse me Jeff? All we established was who was "Jeff" first!

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Star Trek Gamma Quadrant
Rated 7 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

quote:

"The server (this was the old behaviour.co.uk on VirtualPC hosting service) was hacked.

What was the date on this? I joined a few weeks before it happend. Three weeks maybe, something like that. I think Monty came along about the same time, Just before I did.

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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

I've been a lurker since about FC came out. I think the first things I remember are Goffy's Preliminary drawings of the ships seen in the film.

Ah yes, the days when the Norway & Sabre were exactly the same...aahh...

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"Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world." - Dave Barry

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

Yeah, but it's taken until now for your, er, unique sense of humour to come out into the sunshine and bloom.

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"I am in one of those rare periods of life where I am convinced I am a sexy devil."- Simon "Sol System" Sizer

Posted by KXZ (Member # 119) on :

Ah, yes....... the first UP. I do remember it. I found it by some complete accident. I do remeber a lot of what happened, some I forgot until I read the history. I posted some at the UP forums, but then stopped after the switch over. I watched for a while here, then began to post again, stopped, started, stopped, started..........

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"Contact in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... more or less."
-Tal Celes "Good Shepard"
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7647/

Posted by Dani (Member # 57) on :

Man, how come I didn't make it into the history book?

*sulks*

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Because I haven't seen you post in a year or two. Sorry.

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"You know, you--you let a wolf save your life, they make you pay and pay and pay..."
- Fraser, "due South"

Posted by Dani (Member # 57) on :

Hehe, I was kidding Omega. :P

Expect to see more of me, I've become an avid board camper from work.

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

I did point to you in my first post!!

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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan

Posted by Saltah'na (Member # 33) on :

Got a new version ready yet, Omega?

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"My Name is Elmer Fudd, Millionaire. I own a Mansion and a Yacht."
Psychiatrist: "Again."

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

Not yet. I'm still trying to figure out the entire darned situation with Lee, and exactly what happened. Doesn't seem like there's much chance of that happening any time soon, so I may release it anyway.

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"You know, you--you let a wolf save your life, they make you pay and pay and pay..."
- Fraser, "due South"

Posted by Omega (Member # 91) on :

'K, I think I've got it typed up. Now if only Frank would get online, so he can upload the thing for me.

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"You know, you--you let a wolf save your life, they make you pay and pay and pay..."
- Fraser, "due South"

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Frank is not online because Frank's university is currently experiencing router/backbone failure issues. As a result, Frank only has access to the Internet on a G3 across campus, which is where Frank is currently located. Hopefully Frank's university's network techs will fix the problem before Frank and 800 other computer nerds become very unhappy and go on a murderous rampage.

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"I remember my mum telling me 'don't wear that jacket, it doesn't go with your top.' And I said 'Screw you mum, I'll wear what I'll like'. And then I went and changed tops." - Liam Ka--thingy

Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

*imagines 800 computer nerds on a murderous rampage*

Are you going to edit their registry in a really nasty way, or something?

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"I am in one of those rare periods of life where I am convinced I am a sexy devil."- Simon "Sol System" Sizer

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

LMAO

Send them a really nasty E-mail.

I take it you are not living at home now Frank?

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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Liam: Nah, the computer nerds here are actually the kind that like to set things on fire...

Kosh: Nope...I'm now in Worcester, MA.

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

After a quick search, I would guess that you are at WPI.

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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan

Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

Of course.

Posted by Teelie (Member # 280) on :

*imagines 800 computer nerds burning up registries*

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[6th Sense] I see dumbass people [/6th Sense]

Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :

Hmmmm why haven't I visited this thread before!?!

Sometimes I just don't bother visiting large threads because, there is so much "back story" that I have to read through ;o)

I generally got the gist of this thread, but... the link doesn't seem to be working, so I didn't get to read the "document".

Should there be any problems or should I just knock on my monitor and ask the squirrels to run a bit faster!?! ;o)

Andrew

*wonders if he got a mention... has been around for a long while - since the ole black and move and teal board that accompanied UP1...*

*wonders if maybe he was mentioned in the vein of "Australian contingent"*

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"This is cooling, faster than I can..." Tori Amos "Cooling"

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Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :

WPI looked like the best school in the area.

AndrewR: I just checked. The document is still there, and seems to be working.

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All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl,
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl.
Bob Dylan

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