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[Andy44]

The m6 boards suffered from poor maintenance on the provider's part, IIRC, and basically crashed horribly at one point, leading to the mass exodus to Tex's OF where we all are now.

At the time, I was a moderator on the m6 boards, and for a long while Martins kept it up for reference only, no posting. I never lost my mod privileges, so I could hunt around in it pretty easily, but at some point it just seemed to stop working all together, maybe Martins just quit paying the fee or something.

Meanwhile, the initial move to OF had some hiccups, as somebody got here before some of us and registered with other people's usernames to start whining about things and stir up trouble. At the time of the Great m6-o-clysm, m6 was having a lot of problems with trolls and so forth, but Tex managed to lock things down here pretty quick.

ar81 was, well, shall we say, kind of a volatile personality, and so were some of the others on my list.

I do wonder about Art sometimes, I think he actually bought the rights to Star Frontiers from TRW when that company collapsed or something. I used to play that RPG growing up and me and my brother still have the box sets and a few pewter miniatures.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

 

[Codz]

I may be going to Cape Canaveral for the MUOS 5 launch next month!

 

[Matias Saibene]

We should demand that the Reserve make a note of $100 with The Probe.

 

[Linguofreak]

Meanwhile, the initial move to OF had some hiccups, as somebody got here before some of us and registered with other people's usernames to start whining about things and stir up trouble.

Other people's usernames? So there were multiple incidences of that? One of the first things I remember after getting here was a thread where "Urwumpe" had gone off the deep end, and had been renamed to "Banned User". I remember being quite shocked by that, as Urwumpe had (and has since) always been quite stable. Then I found out that the banned user had been impersonating Urwumpe, and had been banned for exactly that, and everything made a *ton* more sense. But your post seems to imply that impersonation was a broader problem than that one incident.

Anyways, I think the basement does its job well as far as keeping this forum (even the basement) civil. The tone of the community took a dramatic turn for the better after that was implemented.

 

[Andy44]

Other people's usernames? So there were multiple incidences of that? One of the first things I remember after getting here was a thread where "Urwumpe" had gone off the deep end, and had been renamed to "Banned User". I remember being quite shocked by that, as Urwumpe had (and has since) always been quite stable. Then I found out that the banned user had been impersonating Urwumpe, and had been banned for exactly that, and everything made a *ton* more sense. But your post seems to imply that impersonation was a broader problem than that one incident.

Anyways, I think the basement does its job well as far as keeping this forum (even the basement) civil. The tone of the community took a dramatic turn for the better after that was implemented.

Maybe the Urwumpe imposter was the only one, I don't really remember exactly. I thought the guy was sockpuppeting a couple of accounts but I may be mistaken.

 

[Quick_Nick]

Maybe the Urwumpe imposter was the only one, I don't really remember exactly. I thought the guy was sockpuppeting a couple of accounts but I may be mistaken.

After M6, everyone except you was replaced by puppets. We've just been keeping up the facade all these years.

 

[Codz]

After M6, everyone except you was replaced by puppets. We've just been keeping up the facade all these years.

Can confirm.

 

[jedidia]

After M6, everyone except you was replaced by puppets. We've just been keeping up the facade all these years.

Oh, you just had to spill the beans, didn't you? That's why we can't have nice things! :beathead:

 

[Urwumpe]

I remember being quite shocked by that, as Urwumpe had (and has since) always been quite stable.

After M6, everyone except you was replaced by puppets. We've just been keeping up the facade all these years.

I think now, that the secret had been leaked, this explains it all. I am really sorry, but the union did not allow a full impersonation.

 

[C3PO]

We should demand that the Reserve make a note of $100 with The Probe.

Shouldn't that be 100 ruble bill?

 

[SolarLiner]

Orbiter 2016 and D3D9 make for some amazing phone wallpapers

 

[Bibi Uncle]

Beautiful Château Frontenac this morning while going to work. Note the highest roof was remade about a year ago, and the copper is already oxidising magnificently.

 

[SolarLiner]

 

[n72.75]

Same here - something was before M6, AFAIR.

Dan's forum goes back a ways: http://orbiter.dansteph.com/forum/index.php?topic=9643.0

This is the earliest I can find information about Orbiter, called "Orbit" at the time, on the internet.

https://web.archive.org/web/20000511090310/http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html

The first mention of M6.net is on April 3rd 2001(but no forum yet)
https://web.archive.org/web/20010407203937/http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html


And then the M6 forum shows up on May 9th 2001: https://web.archive.org/web/20010611150735/http://orbit.m6.net/discuss/philboard.asp


aaaand:

The first ever Post on an orbiter forum:

https://web.archive.org/web/20010727164039/http://orbit.m6.net/discuss/philboard_read.asp?id=4


Some of the earliest addons for Orbiter.

http://www.oocities.org/vbspo/

And the forum: https://web.archive.org/web/20020508190615/http://pluto.beseen.com/boardroom/x/52615/



Someone should add all this stuff to the Wiki...

 

[Andy44]

Joke's on you guys: I am the ultimate sock puppet.

 

[jedidia]

This is the earliest I can find information about Orbiter, called "Orbit" at the time, on the internet.

With or without sugar? :lol:

Also, the Doctor's slowly wheedling away on that feature list:

Things that are not implemented yet but may be in the future:
Surface modelling from topographic data. Currently my planets are as flat as billiard balls.
Dynamic cloud models. I am currently battling with visual artefacts when modelling semi-transparent cloud layers some kilometres above the surface. If I find a solution I will implement it.
Intelligent navigation computers/autopilots/AI. Currently the player-navigated vessel is the only one in the solar system. I have some ideas for batch-driven autonavigation systems which would allow me to put in computer-controlled vessels performing sensible manouvres. This is still a long way down the pipeline.

AI controlled vessels for Orbiter 2025? Oh yes, please! :lol:

Joke's on you guys: I am the ultimate sock puppet.

You know, I'm still wondering why you don't just have an own Forum for all of you...

 

[kamaz]

Meanwhile in Poland

 

[Artlav]

Meanwhile in Poland

I don't get it.

 

[Evil_Onyx]

So someone has perfected a shrink ray then. I think ill be in my bunker till its all over.