spacebugAfter watching this video about the history of IRC, I'm trying to build a list of all nicks that were in our channel when it was at it's peek.
It's a bit of history and a bit sentimental.
I think one person might have logs way back but I can't get hold of him at the moment.
He also recently left IRC ๐
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UbKenFipjo
#IRC #EFNet #History #Sentimental #Friends #Chat #90s
Ursidinoj/The BjornsdottirsReminded of that time on EFnet that a transphobe told me he had done more for trans rights than I ever will
and it's like
fuck you, you're still a transphobe, it doesn't matter the positive impact you've had
I bet he voted Trump
Mike StoneJust watched this video on the early days of #IRC. It brought back a lot of memories of all the hours I spent there back in the 90s. I even learned some stuff about why it was called the #EFNet and things like that. I met my wife there back in 1995, so those were important years for me. I know it just isn't the same these days, but understand what they're talking about there at the end.
Mike Latinovich aka mlatinok, this is a bit weird i guess, but i'm just going to throw it out there, in case anyone is listening..
just going through some memories, and it has led me to trying to find someone. not for any particular reason, just curiosity i suppose.
who am i looking for? someone on irc in the #amiga channel on the efnet network back in the day (late 80's -> early/mid 90's), that went by the name "frotz".
if that rings a bell -- or even better, YOU are frotz! -- get in touch!
bashbash.org #834
<blazemore> *** Now talking in #bemani
<blazemore> *** Topic is '<Orchard-L> i heard it sucks monkey balls! Monkeys like bananas, kthxgoal'
<blazemore> *** Set by Onic on Fri Nov 10 22:01:07
<blazemore> that kthx thing has gone pretty far
<scar|home> yeah
<scar|home> the emu skene - #EFNet's l33t lingo cradle since 1997!
<scar|home> -# :o
<blazemore> :o
<blazemore> *** Now talking in #bemani
<blazemore> *** Topic is '<Orchard-L> i heard it sucks monkey balls! Monkeys like bananas, kthxgoal'
<blazemore> *** Set by Onic on Fri Nov 10 22:01:07
<blazemore> that kthx thing has gone pretty far
<scar|home> yeah
<scar|home> the emu skene - #EFNet's l33t lingo cradle since 1997!
<scar|home> -# :o
<blazemore> :o
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Grzegorz Surmann 
IRC or Internet Relay Chat https://blog.funil.de/4304/sinuspl/english/en-internet-history/irc-or-internet-relay-chat/ #dalnet #efnet #internet #irc #ircnet #undernet
Scooter 
@Em0nM4stodon As a user from well back in the day, pre-1990...this space reminds me a great deal of the original EFNet/NSFNet/ARPANet I used to inhabit when I was in college, prior to The September That Never Ended (if anyone picks up on that reference).
The users came from a mostly academic or research-forward corporate background; the powers that be in the corporate world mostly had no conception of what the Internet was, and once they discovered it, still didn't have a real idea how it worked, as it was antithetical to the ethos of capitalism. Thus, the user base exhibited traits associated with enthusiastic engineers and academics: braininess, neophilia, curiosity, imagination. Being geeky and different was celebrated and encouraged. The same mentality you might find at an SF convention, art gallery, museum, or junior/local theater project. Communities were intentional, and there was a sense of reciprocal rights and recognition...a celebration of our global diversity.
Of course, flamewars there were...but overall, there was a nurturing of positive growth within the space.
Ancient history, of course. I am wondering if there is a self-regulation that's involved. When I describe the Fediverse to others, even friends whom I consider intelligent, there seems to be a lack of exact comprehension about what it is I'm talking about. (And among my age cohort, there's also a fatigue with social media in general, which I think is partly a function of age, and partly an accrual of bad experiences on Facebook and other corporatized media.)
When I started my phpBB forum as a general online space, I found the "culture" of such forums to be *radically* different. I described it as the "what's your favorite donut" mentality - everything was facile and superficial, like the scene in the kitchen at an awkward party. It just never took off and I don't have any idea why. (Several people close to me have encouraged me not to delete the forums; if you wish to go there, see my profile and pinned post for the address and registration code.)
#Fediverse #EFNet #ARPANet #NSFNet #phpBB #Forum #SFCon #diversity
The users came from a mostly academic or research-forward corporate background; the powers that be in the corporate world mostly had no conception of what the Internet was, and once they discovered it, still didn't have a real idea how it worked, as it was antithetical to the ethos of capitalism. Thus, the user base exhibited traits associated with enthusiastic engineers and academics: braininess, neophilia, curiosity, imagination. Being geeky and different was celebrated and encouraged. The same mentality you might find at an SF convention, art gallery, museum, or junior/local theater project. Communities were intentional, and there was a sense of reciprocal rights and recognition...a celebration of our global diversity.
Of course, flamewars there were...but overall, there was a nurturing of positive growth within the space.
Ancient history, of course. I am wondering if there is a self-regulation that's involved. When I describe the Fediverse to others, even friends whom I consider intelligent, there seems to be a lack of exact comprehension about what it is I'm talking about. (And among my age cohort, there's also a fatigue with social media in general, which I think is partly a function of age, and partly an accrual of bad experiences on Facebook and other corporatized media.)
When I started my phpBB forum as a general online space, I found the "culture" of such forums to be *radically* different. I described it as the "what's your favorite donut" mentality - everything was facile and superficial, like the scene in the kitchen at an awkward party. It just never took off and I don't have any idea why. (Several people close to me have encouraged me not to delete the forums; if you wish to go there, see my profile and pinned post for the address and registration code.)
#Fediverse #EFNet #ARPANet #NSFNet #phpBB #Forum #SFCon #diversity
ShawnT ๐ง๐