On Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:20:07 -0700

Razer <g2s@riseup.net> wrote:

>> Have you ever considered the server was destroyed, stolen and turned into components for black market sale all data wiped or a thousand other possibilities?
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>> Or is that too simple?

> if the 'server was destroyed' then there would be a hole in the archives, with all messages for a given period missing. Not just some particular messages. If Jim says he joined in july 1995, but all his messages from july to november are missing while ALL THE REST of messages from other people are there, then the problem is not the 'server', you worthless fucktard. Then again, we can't expect much intelligence from a US military propaganda bot like you.

For the record, I think I joined the CP list well before July 1995. It might have been March, 1995, or perhaps even late February 1995. Two days ago, I wasn't aware that getting the exact date was going to be such an ordeal.

Nevertheless, I am truly overjoyed that I am now able to help uncover a major mystery. The people currently handling the CP archives may have noticed a mysterious lack of data in the 1995 records, but due to their limited (or zero) recollection presumably they didn't associate that with something they hadn't noticed was 'missing': AP's Part 1 initial appearance, mine as well, and the intense discussion that followed for months.

Like I said, a major mystery. What fun.

Jim Bell