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Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Exile on November 07, 2001, 10:32:00 PM
Subscribe to the bigweek.general newsgroup and see how the other side lives.

For those of you who haven't realized it yet, you'll find our communities have more similarities than differences.

[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: Exile ]
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Arlo on November 08, 2001, 12:58:00 AM
Now ya went and did it!  :eek:
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: J_A_B on November 08, 2001, 02:20:00 AM
As long as they don't touch the sheep or steal the beer it'll be okay for em to stop in and have a look around    :)

J_A_B
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Grendel on November 08, 2001, 03:29:00 AM
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Originally posted by Exile:
Subscribe to the bigweek.general newsgroup and see how the other side lives.

For those of you who haven't realized it yet, you'll find our communities have more similarities than differences.


Agreed :-)

I stopped by there quite a long time ago. It was so fun to see how people were preparing for a large pacific scenario. We had just fought a many week long campaign in WarBirds, New Guinea, and finally stepped out to say hi and have fun, we had ;-)

They were just the same dweebs as we in WBland ;-) Actually found some familiar guys who I had known in British AW ages ago!
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Exile on November 08, 2001, 01:00:00 PM
<punt>
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Drano on November 08, 2001, 03:34:00 PM
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Originally posted by Arlo:
Now ya went and did it!   :eek:

He only thinks he did. Read the subject again.
         
             Drano
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: J_A_B on November 08, 2001, 07:48:00 PM
LOL!  No wonder we haven't seen any new faces popping up in BW yet!


J_A_B
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Arlo on November 08, 2001, 08:04:00 PM
Except for that "Luft-something-or-other" Nazi Jetdweeb.
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Aub on November 08, 2001, 08:17:00 PM
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Originally posted by Arlo:
Except for that "Luft-something-or-other" Nazi Jetdweeb.

Yeah, he was almost as dumb as that handsomehunk Arlo!   :D

Aub
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: bowser on November 09, 2001, 05:57:00 PM
Are you sure those addresses are right?  Is the bigweek.general missing alt. or another prefix?  Is news.bigweek.org supposed to be an http address?  Neither comes up.

bowser
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: afool on November 09, 2001, 06:13:00 PM
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Originally posted by bowser:
Are you sure those addresses are right?  Is the bigweek.general missing alt. or another prefix?  Is news.bigweek.org supposed to be an http address?  Neither comes up.

bowser

nope not right...
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Exile on November 09, 2001, 06:18:00 PM
news://news.bigweek.org/bigweek.general
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Fry on November 09, 2001, 06:19:00 PM
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Originally posted by Drano:


He only thinks he did. Read the subject again.
         
             Drano

Hehe...woohoo!  Post #1 for me here atAH:-)
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Ozark on November 09, 2001, 06:31:00 PM
My god....it's full of stars!    :eek:
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: bowser on November 10, 2001, 08:33:00 AM
There we go...thanks.

bowser
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Flossy on November 10, 2001, 09:54:00 AM
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Originally posted by Exile:
Subscribe to the bigweek.general newsgroup and see how the other side lives.

For those of you who haven't realized it yet, you'll find our communities have more similarities than differences.

LOL!  Although the Bigweek server is on the "other side of the pond" (my side!), the majority of users are on the US side, same as here.  An alternative address is news.kraits.org, as it is run by Trip, a member of the Krait Squadron.

Just point a newsreader at news.bigweek.org or news.kraits.org and come and join the party...   :)

Although the majority of Bigweekers started out in 'that other flight sim', many have not flown for some time, but still continue to subscribe to Bigweek to keep in touch.

The conversations aren't restricted to flight sims either - just about any topic of conversation you can imagine has been discussed at some point, and some keep popping up time and time again.  In short, if you want to know anything about just about anything, just ask in Bigweek - you are bound to get at least one reply giving an answer (though you may have to dig deep amongst the off-topic 'replies' to find it!  <g> ).

Bigweek is its own unique community, which will live on through whatever flight sims are 'in' at the time.... just one thing - it's completely unmoderated, so not suitable for anyone who is easily offended!   :D

Last, but not least - it's NNTP!   :)
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Flossy on November 10, 2001, 09:58:00 AM
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Originally posted by Fry:


Hehe...woohoo!  Post #1 for me here atAH:-)

Hi there Fry! - Welcome to Aces High!

[hey that rhymes!   :) ]
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Drano on November 10, 2001, 10:01:00 AM
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Originally posted by Exile:
news://news.bigweek.org/bigweek.general

Hey my bad then Exile. They'd told me that server was goin tits up way back when so I've been gettin there via Tilt's addy. I had no idea it was still alive and mirroring!

                Drano
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: Exile on November 10, 2001, 10:21:00 AM
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Originally posted by Drano:


Hey my bad then Exile. They'd told me that server was goin tits up way back when so I've been gettin there via Tilt's addy. I had no idea it was still alive and mirroring!

                Drano

not quite the "handsomehunk" you thought huh?   :p
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: FT_Animal on November 11, 2001, 01:21:00 AM
OMG !!! <closes eyes, peeks again> OMG!

Ohhhh the humanity!!!

<covers eyes with hands>

This WILL be interesting.

<Puts on Camies, kevlar vest, and face paint and scampers off to hide into the weeds with binocs looking for smoke plumes>

Animal (FT)

 
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Originally posted by Exile:
Subscribe to the bigweek.general newsgroup and see how the other side lives.

For those of you who haven't realized it yet, you'll find our communities have more similarities than differences.

[ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: Exile ]
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: FT_Animal on November 11, 2001, 01:23:00 AM
missed it too <whew!>

 
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Originally posted by Drano:


He only thinks he did. Read the subject again.
         
             Drano
Title: news.bigweek.org ... visit the other side of the pond
Post by: texter on November 12, 2001, 11:11:00 AM
oops

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