Re: OT: OT: Packet Radio ML (was: rude behaviour (was: Re: Is this list still going?))
Brian Koontz <[email protected]> Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:58:28 -0600
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--Apple-Mail-D2D10094-12E0-4812-8A48-9870F9725899 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, sorta kinda=E2=80=A6groups.io: https://groups.io/g/tarpn/topics > On Nov 14, 2025, at 11:43=E2=80=AFAM, philmacfly <philmacfly@binary-kitche= n.de> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFThere is a packet radio ml? >=20 >> Am 14.11.2025 um 18:24 schrieb Brian Koontz: >> Cat, you can always start your own gopher discussion on discord or wherev= er you think traction can be gained. I don=E2=80=99t think anyone here would= oppose that. >>=20 >> But in the end, just about every esoteric mailing list I subscribe to (go= pher, pdp-11, packet radio, diy efi, vintage jaguar, etc.) is catacomb-silen= t, with occasional bursts of static. I don=E2=80=99t think it=E2=80=99s a go= pher problem. Most of the world doesn=E2=80=99t share our enthusiasm for ecl= ectic topics like gopher. And tbh I sort of like it that way. >>=20 >>>> On Nov 14, 2025, at 7:15=E2=80=AFAM, cat K. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>=20 >>> =EF=BB=BFI am interested in the topic and I do talk about Gopher incessa= ntly, to anyone that will listen, and then they say; "wow! Gopher sounds gre= at, is there anywhere people are discussing Gopher such as a mailing list or= similar?" >>>=20 >>> and I point them to the Tombs of the Blind Dead that is the gopher-proje= [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> mailing list an= d womp womp they completely lose interest because all they find is curmudgeo= ns and dust bunnies. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> regards >>>=20 >>> =E2=96=88=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80 cat K. >>> =E2=96=88=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84 B 4 U D W 3 R K 5 _ >>> =E2=96=84=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=80=E2=96=80 +1 (929) 601-BAUD >>>=20 >>>> On 14 Nov 2025, at 9:19=E2=80=AFPM, Nuno Silva <[email protected]> w= rote: >>>>=20 >>>>> On 2025-11-14, cat K. wrote: >>>>>=20 >>>>> On 14 Nov 2025, at 12:29=E2=80=AFPM, John Goerzen >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> On Fri, Nov 14 2025, cat K. wrote: >>>>>>> have been, who wrote, past tense. this topic is the only traffic the= list has >>>>>>> seen since April. I get info and updates by carrier pigeon more freq= uently. >>>>>> You are welcome to unsubscribe if you don't like this list. >>>>> and miss out on scintilating conversations like this? no thanks! >>>> Maybe you should. >>>>=20 >>>> Either you're interested in the topic and talk about it, or just leave >>>> us be. >>>>=20 >>>> If you prefer TikTok and OnlyFans, go talk about Gopher there. Don't tr= y >>>> to bully everyone else in discussing gopher like you use these two. >>>>=20 >>>> If we wanted to go at it like in TikTok, my guess is we'd be in TikTok.= >>>>=20 >>>> I was even under the impression TikTok was mostly a video-centric >>>> outfit, which really isn't comparable to text in accessibility... >>>>=20 >>>> But, on that, the non-endless-scroll and the non-real-time nature of >>>> e-mail are also selling points of a mailing list for those who >>>> appreciate this medium. >>>>=20 >>>> If you don't appreciate the medium, don't try to turn this into a >>>> barrage of video, emojis and embedded animated images that aren't >>>> actually GIF despite being called that. Instead, understand that others= >>>> do prefer this text-centric medium and the on-topic nature of a >>>> low-traffic list. >>>>=20 >>>> -- >>>> Nuno Silva >>>>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-D2D10094-12E0-4812-8A48-9870F9725899 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Wel= l, sorta kinda=E2=80=A6groups.io:</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D= "ltr"><a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/tarpn/topics">https://groups.io/g/tarpn= /topics</a></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Nov 14, 2= 025, at 11:43=E2=80=AFAM, philmacfly <philmacfly-1eBo6Eg+E38e20/[email protected]> wr= ote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF= =BB=BF<span>There is a packet radio ml?</span><br><span></span><br><span>Am 1= 4.11.2025 um 18:24 schrieb Brian Koontz:</span><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"= ><span>Cat, you can always start your own gopher discussion on discord or wh= erever you think traction can be gained. I don=E2=80=99t think anyone here w= ould oppose that.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></s= pan><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>But in the end, just ab= out every esoteric mailing list I subscribe to (gopher, pdp-11, packet radio= , diy efi, vintage jaguar, etc.) is catacomb-silent, with occasional bursts o= f static. I don=E2=80=99t think it=E2=80=99s a gopher problem. Most of the w= orld doesn=E2=80=99t share our enthusiasm for eclectic topics like gopher. A= nd tbh I sort of like it that way.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote t= ype=3D"cite"><span>On Nov 14, 2025, at 7:15=E2=80=AFAM, cat K. <cat@b4udw= 3rk5.com> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"= cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>=EF=BB=BFI am inter= ested in the topic and I do talk about Gopher incessantly, to anyone that wi= ll listen, and then they say; "wow! Gopher sounds great, is there anywhere p= eople are discussing Gopher such as a mailing list or similar?"</span><br></= blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">= <span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockq= uote type=3D"cite"><span>and I point them to the Tombs of the Blind Dead tha= t is the [email protected] <mailto:gopher-project-2H2hN8V1XRvRv0WFA/[email protected]= ian.org> mailing list and womp womp they completely lose interest because= all they find is curmudgeons and dust bunnies.</span><br></blockquote></blo= ckquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br= ></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cit= e"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blo= ckquote type=3D"cite"><span>regards</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blo= ckquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquot= e></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>=E2= =96=88=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80 cat K.</span><br></blockquo= te></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>=E2= =96=88=E2=96=80=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=84 B 4 U D W 3 R K 5 _</span><= br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"c= ite"><span>=E2=96=84=E2=96=84=E2=96=80=E2=96=80=E2=96=80 +1 (929) 601-= BAUD</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquo= te type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type= =3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>On 14 No= v 2025, at 9:19=E2=80=AFPM, Nuno Silva <[email protected]> wrote:<= /span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockq= uote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>On 2025-11-= 14, cat K. wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockqu= ote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"= cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><= /blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"= ><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>On 14 Nov 2025, a= t 12:29=E2=80=AFPM, John Goerzen</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></block= quote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><bloc= kquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span><[email protected]= rg> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>= <blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite= "><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>On Fri, Nov 14 2= 025, cat K. wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockq= uote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><block= quote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blo= ckquote type=3D"cite"><span>have been, who wrote, past tense. this topic is t= he only traffic the list has</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquot= e></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquo= te type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockq= uote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>seen since April. I get i= nfo and updates by carrier pigeon more frequently.</span><br></blockquote></= blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote t= ype=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote= type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>You are welcome to unsubscrib= e if you don't like this list.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockqu= ote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"= cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>and miss out= on scintilating conversations like this? no thanks!</span><br></blockquote>= </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote= type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>Maybe you should.</span><br><= /blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote t= ype=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></block= quote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><bloc= kquote type=3D"cite"><span>Either you're interested in the topic and talk ab= out it, or just leave</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><bloc= kquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><sp= an>us be.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br>= </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote= type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>If you prefer TikTok and Only= Fans, go talk about Gopher there. Don't try</span><br></blockquote></blockqu= ote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockq= uote type=3D"cite"><span>to bully everyone else in discussing gopher like yo= u use these two.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquot= e type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></= span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><b= lockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>If we wanted to go a= t it like in TikTok, my guess is we'd be in TikTok.</span><br></blockquote><= /blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"= ><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></bloc= kquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><span>I was even under the impression TikTok was mostly a video-centr= ic</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite= "><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>outfit, which re= ally isn't comparable to text in accessibility...</span><br></blockquote></b= lockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockq= uote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><span>But, on that, the non-endless-scroll and the non-real-time natu= re of</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"c= ite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>e-mail are al= so selling points of a mailing list for those who</span><br></blockquote></b= lockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>appreciate this medium.</span><br></blockquot= e></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"ci= te"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></b= lockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote ty= pe=3D"cite"><span>If you don't appreciate the medium, don't try to turn this= into a</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>barrage of v= ideo, emojis and embedded animated images that aren't</span><br></blockquote= ></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cit= e"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>actually GIF despite being called that. I= nstead, understand that others</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockqu= ote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"= cite"><span>do prefer this text-centric medium and the on-topic nature of a<= /span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>low-traffic list.</= span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><b= lockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br></blockqu= ote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"= cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote></blockquote= ></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquot= e type=3D"cite"><span>Nuno Silva</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></block= quote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><span></span>= <br></div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-D2D10094-12E0-4812-8A48-9870F9725899--