Re: Has this place truely died?

On Thu, 23 May 2024 11:29:46 +0200, Bluefire wrote:

> On 22/05/2024 03:18, Arcturax wrote:
>> AFD seems a ruin to me now, a place where I once ran and played and
>> sometimes fought with or besides so many. Now it sits empty, a little
>> crust here from a long ago food fight, a bird streaked statue of the
>> unknown dragon, empty fields and forests that once echoed with the
>> laughter of dragons and their friends.
>> 
>> I'll never forget this place, and I'm glad pieces of it survive
>> elsewhere,
>> like habitable pieces of a shattered world.
>> 
>> But are there none left who visit this once happy shell?
>> 
>> 
> There's still me! :)
> 
> I have noticed that, with Google Groups discontinuing its integration
> with Usenet, people are under the impression that alt.fan.dragons died
> with it. They aren't aware there are other ways to access Usenet
> newsgroups.
> 
> With that said, Google Groups was by far the easiest way for people to
> access newsgroups. It'll take a while before the word has spread
> alt.fan.dragons is still around, and people have set up a Usenet client
> of their own.

Yeah, I figured that had a lot to do with it really dying down even more 
here. You can get an account at eternal september, it expires if you don't 
use it regularly (not sure how long before but I was able re-register in 
minutes).



-- 
Arcturax Myrzatrix
Batgryphon, friend of dragons
Mastondon: @[email protected]
Telegram/Discord/Steam/VRChat: Arcturax