Whatever happened to...

conehammer · 12-31-2009, 04:30 PM

I realize this is an old subject and apologies in advance if it has already been covered elsewhere. I have wondered if there have been any attempts to rescue the Mauser 1896 forum ( although this seems unlikely based of its current state) and what became of its creator - who we knew as Nemo? It just seems sad that such a good site should slip away.

I believe the last time I looked into the site's vitals it was set to expire early in 2010.

Jerry

alvin · 12-31-2009, 08:07 PM

I have not visited there for a while.

The gun is popular in a few Chinese language gun chatting rooms. But most gun lovers over there have no oppertunity touching any gun, so all concepts are mixed together. And worse, lots of people's interest is not on the gun itself, instead they were more excited on movie scenes or fiction stories of killing Japanese by this iconic weapon. Or, how to rebore it, redman, etc. That's about it. Nothing new year after year. No progress either, obviously a dead end.

conehammer · 01-01-2010, 12:22 AM

I'm sorry let me restate the question. Has anyone heard any current information about Nemo or the sites he maintained.

Jerry

alvin · 01-01-2010, 08:34 AM

Sorry, I missed the original question. I have not figured out yet, don't know other's status. Obviously, you did not know either. Doug's in Brazil, Vlim's in Netherland, and Russian bothrers are in Russia, far far away, I doubt they can figure out.

But, if you know any info, please post. Or, tell me how to proceed, I will evaluate the executability.... if possible, to persuade him

conehammer · 01-01-2010, 01:40 PM

I still must not be making myself clear, I will restate again.

Does anyone have any current information about Nemo or the sites he maintained. Of particular interest is the Mauser 1896 website.

From the response up to this point I am going to assume no is the appropriate answer.

Jerry

Vlim · 01-01-2010, 01:54 PM

Jerry,

Nemo pulled a disappearing act somehow. We have his latest know address and email, but no response sofar. The website's forum has been overrun by spammers so it is completely useless now. I expect that the site itself will disappear when the contract expires. I did make a full copy of the website itself, just in case. Can't do anything about the forum as you need some administrator rights, which none of the old posters have.

I will PM you with his contact info, perhaps you can contact him by other means.

saab-bob · 01-01-2010, 01:57 PM

Hello Jerry
Sorry no info for you on the C96 site.
I do miss the forum, lots of great info.
Have you checked with Kylie, who runs the C96 Yahoo forum?
Bob

Vlim · 01-01-2010, 02:06 PM

What we can try to do is search the 1896 forum threads and copy as much info as we can to a new 'collective thread' on one of the luger forums. It's not ideal, but better than nothing.

I am currently restoring a backup of the main site to one of my own hosts, just in case.

Update: A copy of the site (sans forum, alas) is up and running and can be found at:

http://www.vlimmere.demon.nl/index.htm

Needless to say, if or when Nemo reappears the copy will be removed. The domain of the master site is set to expire in April, 2010.

conehammer · 01-01-2010, 03:52 PM

Thanks gentlemen. I was afraid of that. The disappearing act I mean. I had looked up the site owner information myself when the site first was over run by scoundrels months ago and also saw the domain ownership was to expire in 2010. I tried sending an email to the id that was part of the contact information but never received a response.

I don't know the actual person who was/is Nemo but he struck me as not the sort of person who would just walk away; at least not without handing off the site to someone else or some farewell message. Like many I hope he is still among us.

I also saved much of the site's static content however not the discussion threads.

Anyway thanks for the update. I'll bump this thread from time to time to see if any news surfaces.

While I enjoy Lugers, I have but three, my main emphasis was the Broomhandle so that for Mauser site to fall into disuse was
a loss. I do visit the Yahoo C96 site once in a while but the majority of the threads there had been of little interest..

Jerry

12-31-2009, 04:30 PM	#1
conehammer User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 116 Thanks: 1 Thanked 55 Times in 21 Posts	Whatever happened to... I realize this is an old subject and apologies in advance if it has already been covered elsewhere. I have wondered if there have been any attempts to rescue the Mauser 1896 forum ( although this seems unlikely based of its current state) and what became of its creator - who we knew as Nemo? It just seems sad that such a good site should slip away. I believe the last time I looked into the site's vitals it was set to expire early in 2010. Jerry

01-01-2010, 01:57 PM	#7
saab-bob User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 459 Thanks: 774 Thanked 143 Times in 87 Posts	Hello Jerry Sorry no info for you on the C96 site. I do miss the forum, lots of great info. Have you checked with Kylie, who runs the C96 Yahoo forum? Bob __________________ "I think,therefore I own guns"

01-01-2010, 03:52 PM	#9
conehammer User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 116 Thanks: 1 Thanked 55 Times in 21 Posts	Thanks gentlemen. I was afraid of that. The disappearing act I mean. I had looked up the site owner information myself when the site first was over run by scoundrels months ago and also saw the domain ownership was to expire in 2010. I tried sending an email to the id that was part of the contact information but never received a response. I don't know the actual person who was/is Nemo but he struck me as not the sort of person who would just walk away; at least not without handing off the site to someone else or some farewell message. Like many I hope he is still among us. I also saved much of the site's static content however not the discussion threads. Anyway thanks for the update. I'll bump this thread from time to time to see if any news surfaces. While I enjoy Lugers, I have but three, my main emphasis was the Broomhandle so that for Mauser site to fall into disuse was a loss. I do visit the Yahoo C96 site once in a while but the majority of the threads there had been of little interest.. Jerry Last edited by conehammer; 01-01-2010 at 08:09 PM.

12-31-2009, 08:07 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I have not visited there for a while. The gun is popular in a few Chinese language gun chatting rooms. But most gun lovers over there have no oppertunity touching any gun, so all concepts are mixed together. And worse, lots of people's interest is not on the gun itself, instead they were more excited on movie scenes or fiction stories of killing Japanese by this iconic weapon. Or, how to rebore it, redman, etc. That's about it. Nothing new year after year. No progress either, obviously a dead end.

01-01-2010, 12:22 AM	#3
conehammer User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 116 Thanks: 1 Thanked 55 Times in 21 Posts	I'm sorry let me restate the question. Has anyone heard any current information about Nemo or the sites he maintained. Jerry

01-01-2010, 08:34 AM	#4
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Sorry, I missed the original question. I have not figured out yet, don't know other's status. Obviously, you did not know either. Doug's in Brazil, Vlim's in Netherland, and Russian bothrers are in Russia, far far away, I doubt they can figure out. But, if you know any info, please post. Or, tell me how to proceed, I will evaluate the executability.... if possible, to persuade him

01-01-2010, 01:40 PM	#5
conehammer User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 116 Thanks: 1 Thanked 55 Times in 21 Posts	I still must not be making myself clear, I will restate again. Does anyone have any current information about Nemo or the sites he maintained. Of particular interest is the Mauser 1896 website. From the response up to this point I am going to assume no is the appropriate answer. Jerry

01-01-2010, 01:54 PM	#6
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	Jerry, Nemo pulled a disappearing act somehow. We have his latest know address and email, but no response sofar. The website's forum has been overrun by spammers so it is completely useless now. I expect that the site itself will disappear when the contract expires. I did make a full copy of the website itself, just in case. Can't do anything about the forum as you need some administrator rights, which none of the old posters have. I will PM you with his contact info, perhaps you can contact him by other means.

01-01-2010, 02:06 PM	#8
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,990 Times in 1,205 Posts	What we can try to do is search the 1896 forum threads and copy as much info as we can to a new 'collective thread' on one of the luger forums. It's not ideal, but better than nothing. I am currently restoring a backup of the main site to one of my own hosts, just in case. Update: A copy of the site (sans forum, alas) is up and running and can be found at: http://www.vlimmere.demon.nl/index.htm Needless to say, if or when Nemo reappears the copy will be removed. The domain of the master site is set to expire in April, 2010.