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"ClowderCat" wrote in message
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On Nov 4, 1:47 pm, Storm and Skye wrote:
We shall, too, Frau Freya. We were around back in 1995 when meowchat
started.

Ann, speaking for her boys

We were too. Nathan moved in with us later.

Chester and Clarence


I rememfur dat! Hihihi guys!
Princess Pasha

Da gramby dozent see so good and her lofed da scription of Little Kittys
work, it soundz so bootiful. Piglet knowing gramby loves paingings even if
her kant see dem veri good. Her likez somez man kalled Kinkade.
too. I speciallee apreziated sitting at da guestz book, I gotted to meetz
efferyonz wifout having to mof aroundz too much. (Hooman note, she also
enjoyed having Wascal there with her)
"The Porter Cats" wrote in message
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I thought it was a lovely touch, having Piglet join Ralph & Kissa at
the table this year.

Melissa

Little Kitty's mural/frieze was a nice touch too.
Sylvia, sec to P2nya- Hide quoted text -


When she agreed to do the frieze for the wedwink, I had no idea it
would be so wonderful! The description went far beyond my
expectations. Gosh, all the cats and hoomins who purrticipated in the
wedwink were wonderful.

Julie

I haven't started using a newsreader yet, but using the Google daily
digest is a royal pain, so maybe I should. I expect things to settle
down midweek and I can install the one Cory recommended.

Julie


My opinion (anyone else's opinion
is welcome!) is that the biggest reason that Usenet activity has been
going down is the increasing popularity of web-based message boards. I
think Usenet is seen as a bit "geeky" or too technical. It also
requires learning how to use a newsreader. Also seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September.

Adam

Dat was sucha bootiful fing. Effurycat who purrticipated in tha
wedwink brot somefing unique an booytiful to it.

Lucy


On Nov 4, 6:10 pm, "Granby" wrote:
Da gramby dozent see so good and her lofed da scription of Little Kittys
work, it soundz so bootiful. Piglet knowing gramby loves paingings even if
her kant see dem veri good. Her likez somez man kalled Kinkade.
too. I speciallee apreziated sitting at da guestz book, I gotted to meetz
efferyonz wifout having to mof aroundz too much. (Hooman note, she also
enjoyed having Wascal there with her)


When she agreed to do the frieze for the wedwink, I had no idea it
would be so wonderful! The description went far beyond my
expectations. Gosh, all the cats and hoomins who purrticipated in the
wedwink were wonderful.

Julie- Hide quoted text -

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Guess I better say hello too. To everybody. We started meowing 10 years ago,
in 1997. For a while we were an active part of the rpcc community, but as so
often happens real life got in the way.

The ones who meowed (and those who sometimes woofed) have gone to the Bridge
now, except for Byron who was a mere kitten in 1997. Arvid, the grumpy blue
kitty went and Thuse, the Elkhound who loved kitties. Two years ago Birte,
also a kitty lover and our angel Elkie went much too early after a nasty
illness. And last year the BIG black SHY cat Duncan became too tired,
followed by our icon and the most talkative of the bunch, our wise Pandai.
One day we will meet again...

Only Byron remembers and Runa (the surviving Elkie) knows a little too.
About how this community was a haven of warmth and support. Many a
friendship was made through rpcc. Everybody who meant well was always
welcome and so it should always be. There is so much sorrow and pain in this
world that it is good to find a place where one can be whatever one wants to
be. Where kitties rule and meow, but hoomins are always welcome too. As are
d*ggies and other critters. I sincerely hope rpcc will always stay that way,
whether with "old-timers" or new(er) kitties and their families!

Be silly and forget life's difficulties for a moment. Who knows, maybe Byron
will talk his new brothers Ginger (who's 5 years old already, time flies!)
and Giovanni into being part of a new adventure one day. But even if that's
not to be, we will always purr for those who need purrs and Runa will send
her "Howls-frum-Howland" for as long as she can!

Ann with Byron, Ginger, Giovanni and Runa

"fuzzmonsters" wrote in message
...
First of, hello to all the old friends here and also to the new ones.
My first ever online experience was r.p.c. Shadrach 'meowed', Newton
answered and the rest is history.

Speaking on a personal note, I have not been back to r.p.c.c. on a
regular basis for several years. My kitties show up for the Ball but
life intervenes and I have enough to do just keeping up with email,
let alone the volume of posts the newsgroup would spawn. I also found
that buying a house takes up what little free time one might have. I
have missed r.p.c.c but have kept up with most of the "old-timers" via
email. That's rather sad. Many of us invested a lot of time, effort
and even tears trying to get the group *we* wanted instead of the one
the PTB and some non-meowers thought we should be happy with. I think
in my case it was just such an emotional investment that I was totally
spent when it finally happened and it had the effect of taking a lot
of the fun out of it for me.

That was not fair to the group or to the other members who have
remained faithful posters and I apologize. Shadrach & Jezebel are
waiting for me at the Bridge, but Jessica & Ezekiel are currently
making my life interesting and I think could probably wreak some havoc
around here.

Radonna, aka mb, and the fuzzmonsters


My personal favorite among the suggested names was "clowder", but a
high poohbah news.groupie vetoed it because he didn't know what it
meant. Since a split was inevitable by that point (many meowers
really didn't want the split at all), "community" was the best
compromise arrived at and approved.

And that's the Cliff Notes version of how we got here. :-)

Melissa

An we'd sign it too! We wanna fank deer Mietze an her hoomin Anti Melissa
fur all the hard werk they did in all those yeers. They remembered all the
ones who went to the Bridge, it was such a huge task!

We want to respekt Mietzes wishes, but we reelly, REELLY hope she mite
change her mind!

Byron, Ginger and Giovanni

"Stacey Weinberger" wrote in message
...
Weed syn it!

Sebastian anna Joolian hoo dont bisit much but still reed frum tym tu tym

"Ms. Tess" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:08:00 -0600, "squiffer"
wrote:


Do Meitze really want to retire? Maybe Meitze thinks other kitties thinks
she shood retire? Inkwiring kat wants to know.
Burt

Dis kitty do NOT want Mietze tu retire. Shood dere be a petition?

Tess
:
: Deer Mietze,
:
: I just wants tu fank you an Anti Melissa fur all yur gudgud werk offur
: da yeers. Da Jellicle Ball iz furry important tu ourz kommunity an da
: Calling ov Names iz da most solemnist moment ov da yeer.
:
: Yu hab earned yur retirement an it will be furry hard fur anykitty tu
: fill yur pawprints.
:
: An I hopes yu rilly know dat yu didn make eny mistake, da kommunity
: counted on yu tu do it fur uz.
:
: Tess, raising a glass of nipwine to toast Mietze and Melissa
:

We feelz da same way.

Rebecca, for her house

"Ann" wrote in message
...
An we'd sign it too! We wanna fank deer Mietze an her hoomin Anti Melissa
fur all the hard werk they did in all those yeers. They remembered all the
ones who went to the Bridge, it was such a huge task!

We want to respekt Mietzes wishes, but we reelly, REELLY hope she mite
change her mind!

Byron, Ginger and Giovanni

"Stacey Weinberger" wrote in message
...
Weed syn it!

Sebastian anna Joolian hoo dont bisit much but still reed frum tym tu tym

"Ms. Tess" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:08:00 -0600, "squiffer"
wrote:


Do Meitze really want to retire? Maybe Meitze thinks other kitties
thinks
she shood retire? Inkwiring kat wants to know.
Burt

Dis kitty do NOT want Mietze tu retire. Shood dere be a petition?

Tess
:
: Deer Mietze,
:
: I just wants tu fank you an Anti Melissa fur all yur gudgud werk offur
: da yeers. Da Jellicle Ball iz furry important tu ourz kommunity an da
: Calling ov Names iz da most solemnist moment ov da yeer.
:
: Yu hab earned yur retirement an it will be furry hard fur anykitty tu
: fill yur pawprints.
:
: An I hopes yu rilly know dat yu didn make eny mistake, da kommunity
: counted on yu tu do it fur uz.
:
: Tess, raising a glass of nipwine to toast Mietze and Melissa
:

Hi dere, Anti Ann, itz bin a longlong time sins we saw yoo. Du yoo hab
kitties or dawgies now?
Princess Pasha


"Ann" wrote in message
...
Guess I better say hello too. To everybody. We started meowing 10 years
ago, in 1997. For a while we were an active part of the rpcc community,
but as so often happens real life got in the way.

The ones who meowed (and those who sometimes woofed) have gone to the
Bridge now, except for Byron who was a mere kitten in 1997. Arvid, the
grumpy blue kitty went and Thuse, the Elkhound who loved kitties. Two
years ago Birte, also a kitty lover and our angel Elkie went much too
early after a nasty illness. And last year the BIG black SHY cat Duncan
became too tired, followed by our icon and the most talkative of the
bunch, our wise Pandai. One day we will meet again...

Only Byron remembers and Runa (the surviving Elkie) knows a little too.
About how this community was a haven of warmth and support. Many a
friendship was made through rpcc. Everybody who meant well was always
welcome and so it should always be. There is so much sorrow and pain in
this world that it is good to find a place where one can be whatever one
wants to be. Where kitties rule and meow, but hoomins are always welcome
too. As are d*ggies and other critters. I sincerely hope rpcc will always
stay that way, whether with "old-timers" or new(er) kitties and their
families!

Be silly and forget life's difficulties for a moment. Who knows, maybe
Byron will talk his new brothers Ginger (who's 5 years old already, time
flies!) and Giovanni into being part of a new adventure one day. But even
if that's not to be, we will always purr for those who need purrs and Runa
will send her "Howls-frum-Howland" for as long as she can!

Ann with Byron, Ginger, Giovanni and Runa

"fuzzmonsters" wrote in message
...
First of, hello to all the old friends here and also to the new ones.
My first ever online experience was r.p.c. Shadrach 'meowed', Newton
answered and the rest is history.

Speaking on a personal note, I have not been back to r.p.c.c. on a
regular basis for several years. My kitties show up for the Ball but
life intervenes and I have enough to do just keeping up with email,
let alone the volume of posts the newsgroup would spawn. I also found
that buying a house takes up what little free time one might have. I
have missed r.p.c.c but have kept up with most of the "old-timers" via
email. That's rather sad. Many of us invested a lot of time, effort
and even tears trying to get the group *we* wanted instead of the one
the PTB and some non-meowers thought we should be happy with. I think
in my case it was just such an emotional investment that I was totally
spent when it finally happened and it had the effect of taking a lot
of the fun out of it for me.

That was not fair to the group or to the other members who have
remained faithful posters and I apologize. Shadrach & Jezebel are
waiting for me at the Bridge, but Jessica & Ezekiel are currently
making my life interesting and I think could probably wreak some havoc
around here.

Radonna, aka mb, and the fuzzmonsters


My personal favorite among the suggested names was "clowder", but a
high poohbah news.groupie vetoed it because he didn't know what it
meant. Since a split was inevitable by that point (many meowers
really didn't want the split at all), "community" was the best
compromise arrived at and approved.

And that's the Cliff Notes version of how we got here. :-)

Melissa

This thread brings tears to my eyes - good tears at seeing so many old
friends back, and tears that new friends are so eager to learn and
carry on the traditions of rpcc. And a few tears of frustration at
the thought that unfeeling things are still being said behind the
scenes. Hisspitt!

I started posting after the split, so didn't get burned in the flame
wars, but I certainly was very aware of what had gone on.

Why did we stop posting? It wasn't a conscious decision, certainly,
but life seemed to start intruding more and more. I don't really have
time to post from work, and I use my computer less and less at home
(again, life intrudes). Certainly the loss of 4 of my 7 furkids over
the years (3 in the last 4 years) contributed to a loss of heart for a
time. Even when I come back, I find my good intentions to continue to
post going by the wayside - witness the fact that I didn't even get
the tribute to Baby in for the Jellicle Ball.

Add to that the fact that so many who were active at the time my cats
started posting are gone, for one reason or another, and it was easier
to drift off. I still love to read from time to time, and always hold
out the hope that we can come back and start posting again, but time
will tell.

Anti Joan, fur herownself and Cookie, Cinni, and Bitsy (with a loving
nod to the Rainbow Bridge Kitties from the Howse of Koster: Munchkin,
Junior, Poppacat and Baby)

ya knowz sumtimez fings get said in angerz an sumtimez hoomans hab a way of
makin dem worse. Whiz iz more portant, a fing said in ahgre and frustration
of da life of the whole groupz. Letz mof on and hab some funz. No back
bitink or bak emailz ta make fings worze. Piglet who can only see the world
through others eyes cause she is so krozzed eyed and when you seez it dat
wayz, sometimez it ken be uglee. We got morz peoplez now and can ezpandz da
venturez.
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This thread brings tears to my eyes - good tears at seeing so many old
friends back, and tears that new friends are so eager to learn and
carry on the traditions of rpcc. And a few tears of frustration at
the thought that unfeeling things are still being said behind the
scenes. Hisspitt!

I started posting after the split, so didn't get burned in the flame
wars, but I certainly was very aware of what had gone on.

Why did we stop posting? It wasn't a conscious decision, certainly,
but life seemed to start intruding more and more. I don't really have
time to post from work, and I use my computer less and less at home
(again, life intrudes). Certainly the loss of 4 of my 7 furkids over
the years (3 in the last 4 years) contributed to a loss of heart for a
time. Even when I come back, I find my good intentions to continue to
post going by the wayside - witness the fact that I didn't even get
the tribute to Baby in for the Jellicle Ball.

Add to that the fact that so many who were active at the time my cats
started posting are gone, for one reason or another, and it was easier
to drift off. I still love to read from time to time, and always hold
out the hope that we can come back and start posting again, but time
will tell.

Anti Joan, fur herownself and Cookie, Cinni, and Bitsy (with a loving
nod to the Rainbow Bridge Kitties from the Howse of Koster: Munchkin,
Junior, Poppacat and Baby)