Mike could certainly find some amazing stuff, which I greatly enjoyed reading. May God hold Mike's soul in the palm of His hand.
charlie hebdoLikely repeated violations of TOS and IP rights.
Maybe. Mike's beyond caring at this point.
zugmann Flintlock76 And if you don't want people using it, why put it on the Web to begin with? Didn't he scan a lot of the stuff himself? We never heard the whole story, and I doubt we ever will.
Flintlock76 And if you don't want people using it, why put it on the Web to begin with?
Didn't he scan a lot of the stuff himself?
We never heard the whole story, and I doubt we ever will.
Likely repeated violations of TOS and IP rights.
zugmann Flintlock76 And if you don't want people using it, why put it on the Web to begin with? Didn't he scan a lot of the stuff himself?
Honestly Zug, I don't know. If that was the case his house must have been packed from attic to basement with the rare and obscure.
He DID have an absolute genius for finding what no-one else could!
Flintlock76And if you don't want people using it, why put it on the Web to begin with?
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmannI'm wondering if Kalmbach didn't get a cease and desist order from one of the copyright owners of the materials Wanswheel kept showing on here. Or were afraid they were going to get one.
Most likely they were afraid they were going to get one. The thing is most of what Mike pulled up was so old and obscure I'd have been surprised if the current copyright owners were even aware they held the copyright. Which would mean someone would have to tip them off that they did and the material was being used without permission.
And if you don't want people using it, why put it on the Web to begin with?
Ah, no point going down that rathole again.
zugmann I'm wondering if Kalmbach didn't get a cease and desist order from one of the copyright owners of the materials Wanswheel kept showing on here. Or were afraid they were going to get one. Being a publishing company at heart, I'm guessing they have to/want to be a little more vigilant on those manners than your typical forum.
I'm wondering if Kalmbach didn't get a cease and desist order from one of the copyright owners of the materials Wanswheel kept showing on here. Or were afraid they were going to get one.
Being a publishing company at heart, I'm guessing they have to/want to be a little more vigilant on those manners than your typical forum.
Usually followed by complaints about how such information should be available and condemning Kalmback for "censoring" it.
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He certainly had a talent for locating obscure materials related to many subjects we discussed here. I miss his contributions.
As for "over moderation", I hope some of you who hit the "report" button everytime you see something that unsettles you, might contemplate that kicking a sleeping dog frequently has unanticipated consequences.
This forum will never be the same....
MidlandMike Hard to believe he has been off the forum for 4 years. Seems like just yesterday he was contributing some historical context to these discussions.
Hard to believe he has been off the forum for 4 years. Seems like just yesterday he was contributing some historical context to these discussions.
Tracked through my PM's and found I only had one conversation with Mike, at the time he was 'booted' off the Forum in 2018. I can only feature that he provided too much information to a hierarchy that couldn't handle the truth.
Research on Mike!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
He added a whole lot to this forum. I don't know why he was tossed off.
I've missed his contributions.
Rest in Peace With God Michael MacDonald.
Sad to h.. ear. My sympathys to the family. He will be missed.
Sorry to hear. RIP!
Sad to hear this. He brought a lot of life to the forum. Have missed him. May he RIP. Sorry for your loss, Flintlock.
Sad news folks. Michael MacDonald, who we all knew here as "Wanswheel," passed away July 6th. I don't know about the rest of you but I've missed his contributions tremendously and I'll miss our e-mailings to one another.
Here's his obituary.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsday/name/michael-macdonald-obituary?id=35649638
Rest in peace Mike. Ride easy on the "Night Train" to a greater dawn.
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