What do people think about starting a Skunkworks Telegram group?
On Wed, Sep 19, 2018, 3:38 AM Scrapper Black Dragon scrapperbd_at_yahoo.com
[SkunkworksAMA] <SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I'm not planning on canning the group - it can exist as long as Y!
> supports it and there is someone around to moderate it (and approve
> messages). Without doubt, Y! Groups are not as popular as they were -
> everything changes, fashions of what people do online are as variable as
> anything else. This group is a week short of having been on the internet
> for seventeen (17) years! OMG we've been looking at skunk porn for, errr,
> ages!!!
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> Which does come to the other point that was raised in that we all have
> other things (lives?) that we need to continue living. Many of us have
> been inspired by Jim's art, either by styling or just to even pick up a
> pencil and have a go (me included!) - for that we will always remember and
> be thankful to him. Jim's participation and being reachable by fans was
> certainly a very appealing aspect of his art.
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> Most people have other things to do besides logging on, plus knowing the
> 'action factor' is low tends to not entice you to want to log on twice a
> day to see what is happening (which is what I used to do back in the early
> days!). I hadn't logged onto Y! in about two months due to the account
> only getting movie notifications (which the nearest cinema is an hour drive
> away for me, plus don't get much spare time with working 7 days a week) and
> Skunkworks; it was only because I was joining another forum (GMC trucks) I
> thought I had better check to see how the old Yahoo account was going.
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> I would have liked to have thought JMH's web page may have been put back
> up in the most complete form that was had (or would have only taken small
> work to get it up and complete), with the tribute page incorporated as part
> of it. Allowing the small amount of hosting required and domain
> registration costs - a very inexpensive tribute really.
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> A weird thought I just had (apologies in advance); I wonder how popular it
> would be if you could buy tiny jars of JMH's ashes... Yeah, sorry, I'll
> be quiet now....
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> Scrapper, Black Dragon, who'd settle for a copy of the compiled Skunkworks
> book.
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> On Sunday, 16 September 2018, 5:20:00 pm AEST, Alfredo Parada
> alfredoparada_at_ymail.com [SkunkworksAMA] <SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com>
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> There's no denying this group is in a sad state.
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> Skunkworks was one of the oldest groups which still regularly got traffic
> even as the rest of Yahoo Groups withered away. I think this is a major
> factor; people have other places to hang out at online.
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> In fact, I've seen Jim's art on several other sites, even art I never saw
> here.. I know he was less then enthusiastic about people redistributing his
> work, but at least the internet never forgets. In fact, people still talk
> about him on other sites, albeit obliquely or in passing. Hell, there’s
> still fan art being done, every once in a while. Considering that on
> average a 100 people die every minute and most of us never even notice, I’d
> say that’s still an accomplishment. Again, without Jim, I wouldn’t be an
> artist today.
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> Yahoo Groups is in decline, and Jim’s death no longer carries that biting
> sting. But we’re still around, and while we may not do much about it, we do
> remember.
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> Scrapper, thank you for patience and the efforts you’ve put in this group.
> If you understandably decide to finally end it, give us a heads up. I’d
> like to grab a few files and maybe even exchange some contact info with
> other members.
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> Yours humbly
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> The Warhound
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> PS. I'll always be glad to support efforts to have Jims works published,
> if the opportunity presents itself
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