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6/13/98 To all DNG members and friends in the scene, I am writing this letter to announce my retirement from the scene. It may be sudden, but I have realized that it is time for me to go. Unlike the reasons of many people who have retired, I did not narq a site nor is it because I don't have the time (although I never did, I always managed :)). It is because I have come to realize that participating in the scene from now on is no longer what I need nor want to do. It is stealing, which is wrong. Although the outrageous prices these companies have on software can also be considered stealing, I still feel I cannot participate in anything relating to the distribution of stolen software. Over the last two years I spent in the scene, I went from getting all the garbage in channels like #warez950 on not only efnet, but newnet and yes, dalnet. I soon found myself in Hostile Couriers with great people like R_Obelisk, sL, and IdyllWild, and advanced further by joining Apocalypse and then Dimension. I even supplied for Premiere for a short time. After retiring for a month or two, I came back to DNG, of which I was an original member. But I came back at the worst time. Couriers and others, upset about not being added to sites, or getting credits nuked, or not getting leech, have ruined the scene by narqing great sites. Who can forget TNT, TCD, PC, FH, TRS, TRM, SS, NOS, and all those other great sites. The ftp scene is dying because of people who suffer from the worst sin of all, VANITY. Obsession with themselves. It's not about working as a group to be the best anymore, it's about trying to be the "most elite" person in the scene. People joining groups to get on sites, and then leaving. I, myself, went through that for a point. Now, two years after I entered this scene, after making so many great friends, I feel it is time that I go. Last nite, I talked to God, and decided that it was best for me to go. I had been tempted by the devil these two years to get more and more free software by stealing it, downloading it from sites, etc. Sure it was good that I didn't have to drop over $2000 a year on software, but hey, did it make me a better person? No, it didn't...The scene robbed me of two years of my life. It didn't make me a better person, and in actually, I think it made me worse. I was more cocky than ever. I thought I was a god. You all probably think I am crazy because of this letter, but if you look at yourself deep-down, maybe you will see it the same way I did. My life changed four weeks ago, thanks to some very close friends, and I intend to keep it that way. I will still be around on IRC in #dongle hanging out, but I will not be a member of the scene. Knoweffex: Keep it real, don't let DNG die, and keep cracking. You are probably my best friend in the scene, and if I hadn't met u back in the HST days, Who knows what I would've ended up doing :P You got my number, so give me a call. I'll be in the city for the US Open during August, and I plan on going down to Manhattan Beach w/ you and others sometime anywayz :P AND GOOD LUCK WITH BASKETBALL!! fusion: Hey, we had a bunch of weird times, friends, than enemies, and soon again, friends. Keep owning the scene with all dem PRM releases. Don't let anyone put u guys down with the webwarez stuff, because every other utils group in the scene does the same thing! R_Obelisk: Its been great man, keep running, maybe I will c u in the Olympics one day :) But I will still beat u anyday in soccer or a race :) Biggy: What can I say, I brought u in from PHX to EXD and now look wat happens to ya! Keep rocking, and don't let the narqs take MW! Maybe that N64 will come in sooner or later :P And to all others I missed, IdyllWild, sL, etc. etc. I'll c u around! And best of luck to all of you! Especially you Smokey! Its been a great two years! Azazel/HellRazer
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