[hannahbanana]

WmM3,

Why do you think DocJohn is mysterious? He's really been an open book here about his motives to help a bunch of stranded BT users. His picture and his bio are easily available. He even found it amusing when posters photochopped his picture in various hilarious states.

He's here a lot to participate. If you're concerned about something, just check out his info he's posted so far or ask him a question... he's been VERY straightforward, honest and forthright in all the discussions, questions, and yes, even the suspicions that have been posted about him.

[Lara]

the url www.braintalk.org hasn't worked in a very long time. It redirects to
http://www.d-na.com/serviceinterruption/ and has been doing that for a very long time... more than a few months. There were lots of messages about that earlier in the year. Not sure if they were on FF or Computers and Technology. ZS might recall.

[Lara]

p.s. AFAIK netwide.net went out of business.

[hannahbanana]

Originally Posted by Lara

the url www.braintalk.org hasn't worked in a very long time. It redirects to
http://www.d-na.com/serviceinterruption/ and has been doing that for a very long time... more than a few months. There were lots of messages about that earlier in the year. Not sure if they were on FF or Computers and Technology. ZS might recall.

Lara, now I remember that! Some explanation was given if I remember, I just can't remember what that explanation was.

....ooh, Zombie????

[newbie]

To quote Mark Twain, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated"

ditto BT1

[paula]

newbie I think not. without communication it is going to self destruct.

paula

[Curious]

incase you missed it:

[Curious]

amen

so is chemar bringing the monkey cupcakes for after the funeral?

[reverett123]

Sorry folks, but we have been abandoned in a most reprehensible manner. JL may be having problems but he has been reported posting regularly to his other areas of interest. But he has not given one minute to communicating with us.

Deny it if you must, but we no longer matter to JL. How long would it take to update the status screen even if it said it wasn't coming back? There wasn't even the pitiful screen we did get until I contacted JL's associate and told him I was writing an article for Wired magazine on the tragedy of BT and how it had left thousands of vulnerable people stranded. I was assured that the situation was temporary and that JL would make it right. The status screen went up the next day and since then zilch. I may really write that story. This is no small matter.

If JL is going to pull the equivalent of abandoning his family to run away with a painted floozy, so be it. It's time to accept the fact that, whatever he may have been at one time, he ended the relationship in a most dishonorable manner. And he STILL doesn't give a rat's butt about us. One message would have set things to rights. He couldn't make time even for that.

But there is still one thing he could do to make things tolerable. Turn over the archive, John. Give us our history. If it is trashed, we will fix it. Give it to us and let's simply agree to part. If not, don't expect the issue to go away. There is too much pain and suffering in that archive to just turn our backs on it.

[Tattoo2]

I thought I remembered that it became non-profit status. Since that's the case, it seems someone would have to be in charge of the Non Profit. If JL has cut out, seems like he'd have to put someone else in his place rather than abandon it completely. I guess it depends on the individual. I am very concerned that we may never have access to the wealth of information that is on the site. It is too valuable to let it go this way. Much of it is ours to be able to give to others, but they have to be able to access it. By the way, last time I lookes at the Harvard site, it did list Braintalk as something it offered. If that is the case, either it needs to be removed as it is false or maybe they would offer to find another person to be in charge. Tattoo