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2010-02-15 13:35
Count Zero

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Release id #88319 : Robin of the Wood

REQUEST DELETION.

1 Block Basic Loaders represent no release. Original ABC release untouched - no re-crack - double upload - local lamer print line additions to show they owned a c64. What else you need?


l8r
Count Zero/CyberpunX/SCS*TRC
2010-02-15 14:59
Scout

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A release is a release according to some ppl here.
Therefor don't count on it to be deleted (scene history preservation blahdiblah even when it was little Johnny back in 86 who changed a crackintro with a monitor).

A koala pic converted from ratemypoo.com uploaded to csdb counts also as a release.

Live with it.

A fellow Don Quichotte.

2010-02-15 14:59
Jon
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This release was clearly spread. Even if it is a "local lamer" that you don't think is fit to be registered here, it was RELEASED and SPREAD and thus it belongs.

You DO understand the purpose of the CDSb, right? It isn't to glorify the big demo and cracking groups. It's to build a comprehensive landscape of what the scene IS and WAS. Local lamers and the like were part of that scene-- a BIG part. I thought this matter was settled LONG ago.

If this place ever comes up with a "scene purity standard" where releases and groups are arbitrarily deemed "worthy" of being here, the site will become useless in form and function.

This is the wrong battle to fight, Zero. If you want to crusade over something, here are a few other problems that your rage may be of use:

The one zillion useless "Untitled" multicolor pictures (Untitled? Really? Was the name blank on the disk?)

Uploading the same disk for multiple releases (cramming a D64 full of games and then uploading that exact same D64 for 6-7 different entries... LAZY!

People uploading utilities and games that weren't released by ANYBODY. Those are NOT scene releases!

There you go. Have a go at one of those problems.

J
2010-02-15 15:20
Count Zero

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@Ninjasbane: I *DO* fight and comment crappy naming of files and hate S0620.D64 the same way I hate "ROBIN OF THE WOOD RECRACK.D64".

I *DO NOT* appreciate non-scene related tool uploads but at least they might have a point - especially when many can be seen as the origin of some scene tool. (See about all Monitors, customised TASS Versions, quite a few packers, LYNX.)

But what makes you think it got "spread" in a way it belongs here? This disk simply shows that there were three people knowing each other and making up a gang name and one of them was able to understand the c64 manual.

So, where is the failure more complete? When calling this a release or when naming the image a recrack without even having remotely an idea of what a re-crack may be.


l8r
Count Zero/CyberpunX/SCS*TRC
2010-02-15 15:34
tnu
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...regarding the robin of the wood release i think it is far more justified to be in here than alot of useless crap released nowadays....but thats my opinion.....i see it far more important to save releases from the scene-days than massproduced grafix and music from today......but thats my opinion....
...count zero : you seem a bit over-upset about this issue....but maybe you are uploading alot of stuff here and knows about all effort it takes.....
2010-02-15 16:37
Jon
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"Local lamer" releases provide a timeline of scene events and history and provide a snapshot of those localities. For every JEDI, ESI or Ikari there were ten of these local groups, and they were important to what the scene was and how it functioned back in the day.

And on a personal note, I like the local lamer releases.

As for cc85's mislabeling... he's new here, but I think he is doing a good job. Once he gets the knack, I'm sure his collection will make a fine addition to the Db.

My biggest concern when this conversation comes up (and it has a few times) is that I'm worry over what will be excluded. This isn't Pouet or Gamebase. It's a cross referential database and I find it highly useful as it exists now (in fact, I cited a few releases in my graduate studies thesis as I tracked shifts in the "scene" lexicon!)

Any omissions (even local lamer groups) cause "gaps" in the fabric of the scene and I find that to be much more troubling than a few poorly chronicled entries or 1 block local lamer releases.

So... I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree.

J
2010-02-15 16:46
chatGPZ

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As for cc85's mislabeling... he's new here

no he isn't, he knows damn well what he is up to =P
2010-02-15 17:23
tnu
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no he isn't, he knows damn well what he is up to =P


...been here....been there.....been everywhere...
2010-02-15 17:25
Jon
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nymshifting for fun and profit?

J
2010-02-15 17:36
tnu
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....there is power from profit....but wheres the profit???...
2010-02-15 20:08
Danzig

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Quote:
This disk simply shows that there were three people knowing each other and making up a gang name and one of them was able to understand the c64 manual.


Hey, Andreas, isn't this the way CYBERPUNX got born? ;)
2010-02-15 20:12
chatGPZ

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Hey, Andreas, isn't this the way CYBERPUNX got born? ;)


who of you did understood the c64 manual ???
2010-02-15 21:46
Count Zero

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Quote: Quote:
This disk simply shows that there were three people knowing each other and making up a gang name and one of them was able to understand the c64 manual.


Hey, Andreas, isn't this the way CYBERPUNX got born? ;)


We all started _somehow_. Releases however imply some work was done, some effort was put into it.

...and I even wrote large parts of the manual so you better run for cover when there are complaints about it!

l8r
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2010-02-16 06:35
tnu
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Quote:
Releases however imply some work was done, some effort was put into it.


...and you will be the judge of that??....
2010-02-16 17:48
chatGPZ

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seriously, a basic line requires zero effort. there is nothing to judge about it.
2010-02-16 18:00
tnu
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Quote:
seriously, a basic line requires zero effort. there is nothing to judge about it.


...seriously,i could care less about if it took alot of effort for some and none for others....was that really the issue?...i was mearly asking if count zero would be the judge of what is ok and what is not.....he seems to be moderating what stays and what does not so it was just a fair question......
2010-02-16 19:01
Count Zero

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I'd love to be able to. As you may figure sooner or later I am usually just looking at cracking related things and the few other fields I am interested in. I wouldn't check a basic tune for it's uniqueness e.g. :)

The main problem is that people here dig up so much incredibly awkward, unrelated, badly named, not working and incomplete stuff and just upload it - many without checking existing releases as well - there is hardly any hope left.
When stumbling upon such I simply take the chance to yet again flame upload whores and blame people for not knowing what they are doing. Simple as that.

There are virtually hundreds of _games_ still missing here - making a multiple of that in releases. Thats a different story though. Those are for sure more welcome as uploads than stand alone ripped intros, notes to xyz or _imho_ standalone docs.

l8r
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2010-02-16 21:56
Jon
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I suppose it's all moot now. Someone took it upon themselves to delete the entry. :p

2010-02-17 07:39
The MeatBall

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A bit late, but just my 0.2$:
This looked to me like one of those groups that "imported" cracks into their country (or atleast liked to pretend they were the first in the country to get it), even if the original release was from another european country. There are other releases like this in CSDb where people have linked an intro (ok, intro and not just some basic stuff), and "released" it.
IMHO this should be included, it was a part of the scene, however lame some people might think it is, this was how things were back in the late '80s.
2010-02-17 11:41
tnu
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Quote:
The main problem is that people here dig up so much incredibly awkward, unrelated, badly named, not working and incomplete stuff and just upload it - many without checking existing releases as well - there is hardly any hope left.


...indeed..i have edited so many errors in this database lately...and this problem with ppl uploading whole disksides(with 5-6 different)releases as 1 entry at the time is annoying to say at least....

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When stumbling upon such I simply take the chance to yet again flame upload whores and blame people for not knowing what they are doing. Simple as that.


....if you upload alot your self you are entitled to do that....the problem with this database is that it is full of registred crybabies that provide jack shit to the site but lives on judging others mistakes only....and make sure i do not point at you personally....this is for this database generally..

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I suppose it's all moot now. Someone took it upon themselves to delete the entry. :p


....i noticed that....very annoying..

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This looked to me like one of those groups that "imported" cracks into their country (or atleast liked to pretend they were the first in the country to get it), even if the original release was from another european country. There are other releases like this in CSDb where people have linked an intro (ok, intro and not just some basic stuff), and "released" it.
IMHO this should be included, it was a part of the scene, however lame some people might think it is, this was how things were back in the late '80s.


..my thoughts exactly...there are many releases of this kind that gets to stay,therefor i asked the moderators about this what-stays-what does not...but i never got an answer....
2010-02-17 11:54
chatGPZ

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Quote:
and this problem with ppl uploading whole disksides(with 5-6 different)releases as 1 entry at the time is annoying to say at least....

i find people who rip apart spread disks (and often mess up the entire thing in the process) far more annoying to be honest.

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there are many releases of this kind that gets to stay,

not really. noone except you even bothered to keep such crap, let alone upload it =)

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therefor i asked the moderators about this what-stays-what does not...but i never got an answer....

because you damn well know the answer already. also self regulation worked quite well this time (for a change)

but indeed, it looks (again) as if common sense doesnt work for everyone and we need yet another rule. we'll see.
2010-02-17 12:10
tnu
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noone except you even bothered to keep such crap,


...oh really?...then my mistake......sorry..

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let alone upload it =)


...will do from now on....as you are a moderator you should know best...

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because you damn well know the answer already.


...i do now.....

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also self regulation worked quite well this time (for a change)


....ok..

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but indeed, it looks (again) as if common sense doesnt work for everyone and we need yet another rule. we'll see.


.....there are many rules on this database..that i have noticed yes....
2010-02-17 12:26
chatGPZ

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.....there are many rules on this database..that i have noticed yes....

one for every dot in your posts :o)
2010-02-17 12:28
tnu
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one for every dot in your posts :o)


....thats a hell of a lot of rules......and dots...
2010-02-17 13:10
Moloch

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There are quite a lot of "local lamer" releases from the US in this database. Anything that uses an intromaker is pure crap, we all know that. But it's part of the culture, regardless.
2010-02-17 14:34
chatGPZ

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yes ofcourse, but something made with an intromaker atleast has an intro, and mostly also involves linking it infront of some release. this shit is high quality stuff compared to a basic line that loads someone elses crack =P
2010-02-17 14:39
Jon
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Unfortunately, there is no specific rule that bars that sort of entry, Groepaz. If someone released something like that TODAY, I would agree (crack rules and all that). However, uploading that release here lends documentation and history to a group that was:

A: Clearly active on the scene.
B: Clearly spread their releases.

Just saying.

J
2010-02-17 14:48
chatGPZ

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in our small hometown (~10000 people) alone there were about 20 such "groups". but i doubt anyone would have ever considered them part of the scene, except themselves ofcourse =P

but indeed, it looks like (again) we need some specific rule. (although imho the existing "By our definition a "crack" in the Database is a Program which has been somehow modified (which preferably adds some value over the Original) and then released to the Scene." makes it clear already. the abc crack in question was not modified in any way, its not even a recrack, as c0 pointed out in the original post)
2010-02-17 15:14
Jon
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I understand. The rules should be adjusted as such in order to clarify any gray areas as the situations arise.

I just hope that any clarification doesn't lead to a massive purge of the Db in order comply with new guidelines. Frankly, I really like the "local lamer" stuff as it really adds context to a "scene" that wasn't always visible from the top down as it were.

2010-02-17 15:41
chatGPZ

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I just hope that any clarification doesn't lead to a massive purge of the Db in order comply with new guidelines.

as there, as said before, really isnt much of that kind of junk in the database, that wont happen.
2010-02-17 19:02
Count Zero

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Quote: I suppose it's all moot now. Someone took it upon themselves to delete the entry. :p



Guess who - the interesting part: already about 3 days ago.


l8r
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2010-02-17 19:36
Jon
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You could have saved yourself all the drama and just deleted it instead of creating this thread.

An aside- Why the sudden interest in what is and isn't worthy of the CSDb?

J
2010-02-18 02:14
Count Zero

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Actually I wanted to see who is jumping on a bandwaggon to rescue this upload, defend crap in general - it was clear within the second to delete it overall. I somehow lost the bet though - someone is missing on the comment line. :)

To answer your question - which is none of your business to be honest: I am always active on one or the other c64 related project. Sometimes more related to cracks, often less related. It's mainly a matter of time I care to spend on yet another senseless debate with people who apparently define "scene" as include("found 10 minutes between dad and older brother on the c64 and copied this disk!"-schoolyard gangsters).

(Yeye, that 4x4 esi intro ripoff is just the same thing but it definately has its funny parts.)

l8r
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2010-02-18 02:41
Jon
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That's fine. It certainly is none of my business. But you could have answered politely. Senseless debate indeed.

However, I find it sad that an individual who has added only two items to the entirety of the CSDb has more authority than those of us who have stored these releases for 20+ years on floppy media, transferred the releases over to the PC, read endless stretches of scroll text, and categorised and chronicled them for the Db (which includes adding groups, sceners, the release entry, the D64 image, a screen shot, BBSes, etc etc.

Again, just sayin'.

J
2010-02-18 09:38
tnu
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However, I find it sad that an individual who has added only two items to the entirety of the CSDb has more authority than those of us who have stored these releases for 20+ years on floppy media, transferred the releases over to the PC, read endless stretches of scroll text, and categorised and chronicled them for the Db (which includes adding groups, sceners, the release entry, the D64 image, a screen shot, BBSes, etc etc.


...exactly what i was aiming at earlier....wise words from ninjasbane again..
2010-02-18 16:43
chatGPZ

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However, I find it sad that an individual who has added only two items to the entirety of the CSDb has more authority than those of us who have stored these releases for 20+ years on floppy media, transferred the releases over to the PC, read endless stretches of scroll text, and categorised and chronicled them for the Db (which includes adding groups, sceners, the release entry, the D64 image, a screen shot, BBSes, etc etc.


a) the number of uploads someone did is completely irrelevant when it comes to this kind of discussion (infact, its pretty much irrelevant for pretty much every discussion =P)
b) he doesnt have more authority than anyone else.
c) you have no idea at all what kind of things he has done in the past to support the scene, how much stuff he transfered and uploaded (do i have to mention TDD?) and how much time he spents in various projects just right now. and because of that - read a)
2010-02-18 17:25
Jon
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Groepaz, I never wanted to turn the topic into a discussion about Count Zero. I know that customs and conversational conventions between Europeans and Americans are very, very different. He and I were also a part of a very, very different Commodore 64 scene. The memes and norms of the North American pre-1990 scene is vastly different from the memes and norms of the post-1990 Euro scene. That said, I hold nothing against Count Zero in the least and I recognize his efforts post 1992. I hold nothing but respect for him.

However, I would appreciate a little more arbitration and restraint, especially when an issue like this one arises. I find it a little distasteful for someone to act unilaterally and delete an entry that is not theirs, especially when there is an active discussion about said release.

Having that release on the database harmed no one while its existence was discussed. If the powers that be (or a simple consensus) decided that the release needed to go, I would not have had an issue with it.

J

2010-02-18 17:31
chatGPZ

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The memes and norms of the North American pre-1990 scene is vastly different from the memes and norms of the post-1990 Euro scene.

there was a scene after 1989 ? wow. =P
2010-02-18 17:31
tnu
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a) the number of uploads someone did is completely irrelevant when it comes to this kind of discussion (infact, its pretty much irrelevant for pretty much every discussion =P)


....risking to be mocked and spitted at i say that is a strange view in this issue..this is afterall a database and i see it more important ppl uploading stuff here than posting 4376 times in the forum.....ok...start the flaming now........

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b) he doesnt have more authority than anyone else.


.....that sounds nice but i guess pals from the past have more to say than any newcomer..in general that is.....

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c) you have no idea at all what kind of things he has done in the past to support the scene, how much stuff he transfered and uploaded (do i have to mention TDD?) and how much time he spents in various projects just right now. and because of that - read a)


.....that maybe so...and sure he should be cherished for this...but it is this database we are focusing at....what is uploaded on other sites or databases is not intresting....in this matter may i add.....
2010-02-18 17:58
Count Zero

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Sigh - "THIS DATABASE" --- which stupid taught you to see databases as garbage dumps?

Any database is only as good as the entries you do. NONE of the MANY uploads I recently checked seems to use the full potential csdb offers for entries. Add scrollers, more than one screenshot, trivia texts, goofs and link up the fuxxored "sentinel docs" and other related things - then we talk again.

There is not even a point in discussing any further with the barriers in your head telling you to protect your uploads instead of improving the record or not saving it in the first place. It's not a race for top uploader here.

There is no excuse for my ONLY two uploads indeed - hm - wait a minute - oh, there is a small one: I am postprecessing ALL uploads here through pokefinder.org.
Not the right place to point out the complete postprocess chain but be assured that some stupid real writer "note to richard" is as useless as an addition as a basic loader for a renamed crack.


l8r
Count Zero/CyberpunX/SCS*TRC

PS: If you want polite talk and smooth explanations - why speak HERE?
2010-02-18 20:00
Jon
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Count Zero- Would you prefer that we phone you?

I update and change entries to reflect accuracy all of the time. Just recently I found one of my old phreaking notebooks and I updated many entries from what I found there. I enjoy spending a lazy afternoon reading through old scrolltexts and writing down names, dates and addresses in order to help build a more accurate database. These "Notes to Richard" and Future Writer notes help in that endeavor, despite your insistence that this is "garbage".

This is of no consequence, however. I do so not for kudos or accolades. I simply enjoy revisiting my past and piecing together the missing chunks.

In addition, I didn't ask you to "excuse" you entries. I was simply pointing out that your contributions to the database, if looked at mathematically, may eventually constitute a net loss.

Furthermore, I tire of your anger and hostility as I find it corrosive to rational discourse. Please take a deep breath before you post. I left name calling and rage fifteen years behind me and am happier for it. I encourage you to do the same.

Thanks.

J

PS @ cc85- Groepaz is a very fair mod. Don't get too worked up about this, it'll all be sorted eventually. Just keep doing what you're doing. :)

@ Groepaz- Supposedly there was! It died for me in June of 1989 after five glorious years. :)
2010-02-18 20:32
chatGPZ

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i see it more important ppl uploading stuff here than posting 4376 times in the forum

that doesnt change the fact that the number of uploads someone did is irrelevant for the matter discussed here.

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i guess pals from the past have more to say than any newcomer..in general that is.

in general, authority is a direct result of your actions. there is this guy "r242" for example, which i have never talked to and i dont even know who he is. there never was a single occurance of questioning any of his (MANY!) additions and/or actions (not that i can remember anyway), and thats how you become an authority on a certain subject.

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what is uploaded on other sites or databases is not intresting....in this matter may i add.

i think you have little understanding on what happens behind the scenes. TDD, the demo archive of acidchild and the crack archive from mason for example are all very well "interisting" in this matter, because a whole lot of stuff comes from these (and is beeing added by various people all the time, NOT by acidchild or mason if i may add that). i have helped with finding and/or fixing various releases myself that ended up in those and were then added to csdb by someone else later. all this is equally important as the act of adding stuff here alone. maybe even more important, as those collections serve as a foundation to be able to even add stuff in a proper way.

2010-02-18 21:33
Count Zero

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Applause @ groepaz. Esp. the last part I didnt want to initially fully point out since the discussion is outraging the topic already anyhow - but very well spoken.

As for the importance of "note to richie" to recent research of Ninjabane - that still doesn't make up a valid reason to call any bit a "release".

In aggressive mood I might add: my ass releases a lot as well but I don't upload all of it. :)

l8r
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PS: (Damn - must be PS day) -- Call me any time! I love to humiliate people over the phone for no obvious reason.
2010-02-18 21:43
Jon
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No, you may not upload it. You post it on this forum instead. :D

J
2010-02-19 07:02
tnu
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PS: If you want polite talk and smooth explanations - why speak HERE?


...who wants that i wonder..
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