[TheForge] a theforge searchable archives update

[Dave Brown]

At 17:57 12/03/04, you wrote:
>dave>
>dave> Well, the world won't come to an end if there are a few problems with
>dave> archives.
>dave>
>
>i never said it would.
>i had mentioned the tforge.tar.gz in a previous posting and thought i
>inform the list that there were problems with the tforge.tar.gz archive.

I expressed a personal opinion ... mine.  I'm entitled to do so as much as 
anyone on the list.

>yet another example of "no good deed shall be allowed to go unpunished."

I'm so sick of that argument.  It's about the dumbest thing to be written 
on TheForge in a long time.  Has no basis in reality.  I state an opinion 
and you claim it's punishment?  Get real, Terry.

>the purpose of theforge searchable archives is to allow anyone who wants
>to to be able to search said archives.

Heck, nobody searches the archives at qth as it is and nobody has bemoaned 
the fact that the only source of archives available are over on Ron Reil's 
site.

>since you seem to be knowledgable as to what posts are missing would you be
>so kind as to enlighten the rest of us mere mortals.

No point.  If you don't realize that the whole history of theforge is 
loaded with off-topic poses, then you'll never understand.

>if you do not like theforge searchable archives do not use it. it is
>that simple. no one is going to force you to use it.

Never said I didn't like it.  I only said that if some stuff is missing 
it's no big deal.  If the stuff is gone, then it's gone.  No point in 
flogging a dead horse.  Look at this and my post that you're responding 
to.  If theforge archives were to lose them what of value would be 
lost?  Nothing.

>perhaps you drank the bottle all ready.

It's metaphor, .  I don't drink alcoholic beverages other than on the rare 
social occasion.  If you didn't see the humor, then ...  Well, the whole 
debate is useless.  What's gone is gone and not worth losing sleep over.

Anyway, if anything is missing blame Bob Schade and Frosty.  Or maybe we 
should blame ABANA?  Which reminds me of a whole other series of posts that 
could be lost and there'd be no harm done.

Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI