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I disagree. It sounds more SPANISH then hatracker.
The whole process of adapting a culture because its "cool" is very destructive. Its, in large part, what blacks, hispanics, women, jews, muslims, hindus, etc. have had to overcome. The idea that one culture is superior to another.
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You realize, Sara, that every time you edit yourself like that it just kicks our imagination into overdrive, and we probably come up with worse things than you actually posted in the first place.
So, for the children, you should probably start just leaving them there. Posts: 7954 | Registered: Mar 2004
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This thread has got me thinking about something I've been meaning to bring up for awhile as a question of interest. Of course, this might have already been discussed to death.
I often feel like Hatrack is divided into 2 factions - those who knew Slash, David Bowles, Jon Boy, Ralphie (who else??) and those who don't. I met Ralphie in chat a bit ago, and she's very cool, I agree - and David B. has posted recently. But I remember thinking when I was brand-new "who in the heck are these people that keep being mentioned but don't post here anymore?"
I've heard rumors of The Great Leaving - is that the time the most-oftened mentioned people left?
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Some people like to use revisionist history to claim that The Great Leaving was a description of some point in the past; real Jatraqologists believe, with all their heart, that it refers to the End Times, where all those who have received their OSC milestone post count gifts will be invited, all expenses paid, to OSC's bungalow-palace in East Tonga. There will be much gnashing of the teeth, and ping-pong playing. THen we'll all hop into the pool and sip on Mai-Tai's.
Oh, and hatrack.com will be turned off at that point.
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I don't know if there was a specific "Great Leaving" or not. I know in the case of several "notables" a variety of things happened which caused them to be infrequent. Not necessarily any one thing, but job changes, life changes etc.
I also think some of the jatraquero/as that were the most giving were inadvertantly taken from by the community and drained emotionally dry without anyone realizing it was happening. Sometimes it becomes a boundary setting issue and the way to set the boundary is to remove yourself for a while. I've had ebbs and flows myself.
I also think when the "greats" you were referring to were here frequently, and I was a newbie, they were referring to even more ancient posters that I didn't know as you refer to these.
(Bonducca comes to mind and as I recall she did leave because of a tiff but I never knew her.)
quote:Some people like to use revisionist history to claim that The Great Leaving was a description of some point in the past; real Jatraqologists believe, with all their heart, that it refers to the End Times, where all those who have received their OSC milestone post count gifts will be invited, all expenses paid, to OSC's bungalow-palace in East Tonga. There will be much gnashing of the teeth, and ping-pong playing. THen we'll all hop into the pool and sip on Mai-Tai's.
Oh, and hatrack.com will be turned off at that point.
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*shrug* Bonduca is overrated. She was fun, but she was only around for a few months. She is remembered by many posters, I suspect, through a haze of idealism. That's not to say that she wasn't great to have around, but it would be an exaggeration to say that her departure -- or her arrival -- changed the tone of the forum in any measurable way.
There have been people whose departures were instantly and immediately felt. The earliest I can recall would be D. Michael Martindale and John Hansen, but that's not to imply that there haven't been many more since whom we miss terribly.
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That reminds me - I'm due for another milestone present. *peeks in mailbox* It's probably with quid's gift in the office. Posts: 1753 | Registered: Aug 2002
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TomD: Bonduca's prescence was felt more strongly by the parachatters, among others. My recollection was that she was quite influential for 8 months to a year. In any event, I think this shows the vastness of the Hatrack society.
I personally miss Barbara Walton, who started the Battle School email list over 9 years ago that I joined, and that got me started in Hatrack (when VBS moved to Hatrack). For you VBSers, your student bio sheets are almost exactly like the ones thought up by someone (not me) on the mailing list in early 1996. It always makes me smile to see it's still there.
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Good. ScottR made me laugh out loud in front of a class of high school students diligently working on their semester exams.
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quote:I thought it was a tip of the hat to the portugeeseish culture found on Lusistania
by David Bowles? No effing way.
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I guess I'm part of SO's first group. I've noticed the drop off in "Jatraqueros," and even the occasional posts against it. Well, communities, like most things, change over time. But I will be sad to see this meme fall into disuse. Can't we have our inexplicable, cloudy-origined traditions? I think such things add to a community, because they create a sense of longevity. Sure, they make it harder to fit right in, at first, but I believe they make the community a bit more meaningful when you finally do pick up on all the little conventions.
There is something to be said for tradition.
If that just makes me old, or mean or standoffish or something, so be it.
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Ok, in all honestly either tag is fine with me. But simply because I'm sassy I will point out that on Hatrack's main page there is a letter to "Hatrackers" from OSC.
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