R.i.p.

JohnM · 01-16-2007, 06:55 PM

The website-which-must-not-be-named finally died on 1/10/07.

What a long strange trip it's been.

vmlemon · 01-18-2007, 12:24 PM

Eh, the Dareway or Q Chariot sites?

KSagal · 01-18-2007, 12:34 PM

Some of us might miss the pink fur. Not me, but someone else might.

JohnM · 01-18-2007, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by vmlemon

Eh, the Dareway or Q Chariot sites?

theitquestion.com , aka, TIQ

Frank created Segway Chat as a refuge from the unmoderated mayhem that made civil discourse at TIQ impossible. Check out some of the earliest SegChat postings to see how thankful people were.

JohnM · 01-18-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KSagal

Some of us might miss the pink fur. Not me, but someone else might.

Oh, that's the-other-website-which-must-not-be-named. Unfortunately the pink fur site lives on, but it's just the I-man talking to himself.

KSagal · 01-18-2007, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnM

Oh, that's the-other-website-which-must-not-be-named. Unfortunately the pink fur site lives on, but it's just the I-man talking to himself.

Sorry, my bad... I never was good at knowing what we are talking about when we go out of our way to not talk about what we are talking about...

polo_pro · 01-18-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KSagal

Sorry, my bad... I never was good at knowing what we are talking about when we go out of our way to not talk about what we are talking about...

Well, that's the second "lol" you got out of me today, Karl. I'd say you're improving as a leader. You're finally getting away from the "consensous building" and "facilitor" roles and using humor to distract us from our bickering! And in that shift, you'll find the reigns of power/leadership.

As far as I've been able to tell, the real trick is using the humor to subtly knudge people along lines that they need to go for the good of the group. But having met you in person at Segfest, I think you already know how to do this in person. The shift is doing it in text when you're online.

ps - My mom was once a department head supervising 50+ people (after being a homemaker for 15 years). Someone asked her how she'd developed the skills that got her to that position. She responded with, "Well...I raised kids!" Unfortunately, some people might think she was belittling her co-workers, and I'm certainly not trying to say SC members are like kids. But having been the kid in my mom's story, I could appreciate what she was saying. Sometimes we all get too focused on something, and diversion/humor is the best way to move people past whatever is troubling them (so it can either work itself out naturally or just come up again later when we're better able to handle it). Hmph...this postscript got a bit longer than I intended...

nickyboy · 01-19-2007, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by KSagal

Sorry, my bad... I never was good at knowing what we are talking about when we go out of our way to not talk about what we are talking about...

I was lost at the start of this thread. I guess it's a mainland USA thing and does'nt travel.

I guess as its gone (whatever it was) it's nothing to worry about, it's just that as I get older I seem to miss the point more.........is it me?

Nick

Five-Flags · 01-19-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by nickyboy

I guess as its gone (whatever it was) it's nothing to worry about, it's just that as I get older I seem to miss the point more.........is it me?

Nick

No, Nick. It isn't you. I seem to have the same indications. Since it OBVIOUSLY can't be us, it must be some external factor -- perhaps global warming or something.

JohnM · 01-19-2007, 03:54 PM

Nick,

Quote:

And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

Henry V, Act 4, Scene 3

Its not a USA thing, its a historical thing. Only folks who were here in the formative days of SC, with battlescars from TIQ, will appreciate TIQ's final death. Imagine a forum so vicious that I got flamed for being PRO Segway. Its a triumph-of-good-over-evil thing.
There's not many of the original SC crew actively posting anymore: They've disappeared too. Makes me feel really old....

HEY, DUPA! ARE YOU OUT THERE? TIME TO COME IN FROM THE COLD!

01-16-2007, 06:55 PM	#1
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01-18-2007, 12:34 PM	#3
KSagal Glides a lot, talks more... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pelham, NH, USA. Posts: 10,356	Some of us might miss the pink fur. Not me, but someone else might. __________________ Karl Ian Sagal To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. "Well done is better than well said." (Ben Franklin) Bene factum melior bene dictum Proud past President of SEG America and member of the First Premier Segway Enthusiasts Group and subsequent ones as well.

01-18-2007, 12:24 PM	#2
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