Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:16:02 -0800 (PST)
From: AgVulpine <[address redacted]@ameritech.net>
To: [address redacted]@irc.furnet.org
Subject: Re: Sibe AKILLS (was Re: *.fanarchive.net akill)

--- Dan Merillat <harik@fanarchive.net> wrote:
...
> Will it _REALLY_ matter if Sibe trolls channels as "Sibe" or "BlueHusky"
> or "BajwqnapFD"?

Yes. Sibe finds great discomfort in being unable to use his popular
nickname to gain immediate recognition and amplified trolling success.
Copy-cats beware.


...
> I was actually referring to lion.furnet.org which randomly got delinked.
> Apparently most (or all) of the O-lines were unaware of it and had no
> say in the matter.  That seemed the case when asking them afterwards.

You must have missed the memo.


Posted: Sat, 7 Feb 2004
[ Simba has been removed from the Furnet administrators mailing list
and his server (lion.furnet.org) disconnected from Furnet and removed
from the name service.

The remaining servers are:

margay.furnet.org
tiger.furnet.org
panther.furnet.org ]


--- Robert Wagman <[address redacted]@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> ... is against the spirit and tradition of this network the way it has
> been run for the past nine or so years since its inception as YiffNet.
> This therefore becomes a concern for the users to have input and voice
> on, not just for you.


We have a spirit and tradition?  YiffNet and FurNet have always been a
haphazard collaboration of resources, with a helm of power doing what they
feel is best for the longevity of their server.  The users on irc networks
have ALWAYS been regarded as secondary interests, as you will see on EFNet,
IRCnet, DALnet, UnderNet, and QuakeNet... it is no different here.

It is perhaps FanArchive's own fault for getting banned; for not screening
its users, for permitting open proxies, and for not enforcing its own
strict user guidelines and Terms Of Use.  This is the fate of many service
providers on many IRC networks, indeed, AOL users DO find it very difficult
to connect to most IRC servers because of their history of abuse.
DIALUP.NO users, the same.


Let this AKILL be a lesson to FanArchive, I say.