hey guys,

i also belong to www.thetangledweb.net, has a pretty cool online character
sheet system set up there. this group is great though because it focuses on
IRC based games, the tangledweb really isn't devoted to a specific medium.
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:42 PM, vh_2k <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
> It's been 6 years since I founded the IRC D&D community here on Yahoo!
> Groups and I still can't wrap my mind fully around how successful it
> has been. That said, I feel I should also share the concerns I hold
> for the future of this group.
>
> As many of you I am sure know, Microsoft issued an offer to purchase
> Yahoo! Inc several months back - an offer that was rejected by the
> then CEO of Yahoo!, a decision which was not supported by the Board of
> Directors. However, that CEO (Jerry Yang) has since stepped down from
> his position and it's expected that another Microsoft bid is not too
> far off. This news alone would raise some concerns in long time Yahoo!
> Group owners and users - we chose this service over the what many
> believed an inferior service offered by MSN, unfortunately it does not
> end there.
>
> Microsoft has decided to end its hosting of online groups in February
> of 2009 and is referring all MSN Group owners to a service known as
> Multiply. It is unclear what a Yahoo! merger with Microsoft would mean
> for Yahoo! Groups. While the brand would surely be preserved for a
> time, Gates' brainchild has shown time and time again that after a
> predetermined adjustment period it ultimately does away with the
> identity of its former competition. Do not worry yourselves though -
> IRC D&D shall not fade away. An ark shall be built and you will be
> saved should the end of days come.
>
>
>


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