Memorial to past contributors

tahanson43206 · 2019-08-06 06:47:40

For SpaceNut, and other members of the Forum, and readers far into the future ...

This post is offered as an appreciation of Void, who joined the forum 2011-12-29.

His first post is for 20120-01-27, in the Venus topic:

Hi,
I would like to suggest that a first step to modification of Venus would be to establish a civilization on Mercury.
I don't expect that there can be any notion of making Mercury Earth like, but it already is somewhat Moon like.
Whatever capabilities it takes to make a living on the Moon, are likely to be adaptable to Mercury.
And Mercury it seems likely has many metallic resources. It is also speculated that it has Volatile substances at the poles, and perhaps even vents that exhaust gasses.

Note: I have allowed the FluxBB spellchecker to make adjustments to spelling in the quote above. Interested readers can see the original post, and I hope, many others of the 2900+ in his body of work.

Last post: 2019-07024 22:10:42

I am done.

Throughout his time active in the forum, Void has created a tapestry of imaginative visions, and woven surprising ideas into his narrative.

At times, I confess that some of his writing has been difficult for me to follow, but those few occasions have been rare. The writings have been devoted almost entirely to the Solar System, and facts and references are pulled from many sources to add value.

I would like to offer thanks to void for his contribution over more than eight years, and wish him good health.

(th)

Last edited by tahanson43206 (2019-08-06 06:50:15)

SpaceNut · 2019-08-06 16:02:57

I remember many that have come and gone over the years as do a few others which are still here from the early years. Some are still lurking logged into Newmars and some not but thats ok. They are always invited back if they should they choose to do so. You to Void Member 3,011 2011-12-29

Searching the user list short list less active members:

Palomar Member 9,734 2002-05-30
clark Member 6,252 2001-09-20
GCNRevenger Member 6,056 2003-10-14
Tom Kalbfus Banned 4,401 2006-08-16
Rxke Member 3,658 2003-11-03
cIclops Member 3,230 2005-06-16
Cobra Commander Member 3,039 2002-04-09
Terraformer Member 3,032 2007-08-27
Shaun Barrett Member 2,843 2001-12-28
BWhite Member 2,635 2004-06-16
John Creighton Member 2,401 2001-09-04
Bill White Member 2,114 2001-09-09
Grypd Member 1,847 2004-06-07
dicktice Member 1,764 2002-11-01
RobS Member 1,701 2002-01-16
soph Member 1,492 2002-11-24
Dook Banned 1,409 2004-01-09
ERRORIST Member 1,182 2004-01-28
Phobos Member 1,103 2002-01-02
elderflower Member 1,087 2016-06-19
Commodore Member 1,021 2004-07-25
C M Edwards Member 1,011 2002-04-29
Antius Member 1,003 2007-05-22
Yang Liwei Rocket Member 993 2004-03-03
srmeaney Member 976 2005-03-18
karov Member 953 2004-06-03
Euler Member 922 2003-02-06
Martian Republic Member 855 2004-06-13
MarsDog Member 852 2004-03-24
Byron Member 844 2002-05-16
noosfractal Member 824 2005-10-04
dickbill Member 749 2002-09-28
gaetanomarano Member 701 2006-05-06
publiusr Member 682 2005-02-24
Adrian Moderator 642 2001-09-04
Vincent Member 623 2008-04-13
DonPanic Member 595 2004-02-13
Gennaro Member 591 2003-03-25
Ad Astra Member 584 2003-02-02
GraemeSkinner Member 563 2004-02-20

louis · 2019-08-06 16:52:08

Void often finishes a post or a successions of posts with "I am done"! It's one of this trade marks!! I hope he will be back as he often has interesting things to say.

tahanson43206 wrote:

For SpaceNut, and other members of the Forum, and readers far into the future ...
This post is offered as an appreciation of Void, who joined the forum 2011-12-29.
His first post is for 20120-01-27, in the Venus topic:
Hi,
I would like to suggest that a first step to modification of Venus would be to establish a civilization on Mercury.
I don't expect that there can be any notion of making Mercury Earth like, but it already is somewhat Moon like.
Whatever capabilities it takes to make a living on the Moon, are likely to be adaptable to Mercury.
And Mercury it seems likely has many metallic resources. It is also speculated that it has Volatile substances at the poles, and perhaps even vents that exhaust gasses.
Note: I have allowed the FluxBB spellchecker to make adjustments to spelling in the quote above. Interested readers can see the original post, and I hope, many others of the 2900+ in his body of work.
Last post: 2019-07024 22:10:42
I am done.
Throughout his time active in the forum, Void has created a tapestry of imaginative visions, and woven surprising ideas into his narrative.
At times, I confess that some of his writing has been difficult for me to follow, but those few occasions have been rare. The writings have been devoted almost entirely to the Solar System, and facts and references are pulled from many sources to add value.
I would like to offer thanks to void for his contribution over more than eight years, and wish him good health.
(th)

SpaceNut · 2019-08-06 17:24:28

page 2 of not so active members:

REB Member 555 2004-04-07
RedStreak Member 541 2006-05-12
Austin Stanley Member 519 2002-03-18
Mad Grad Student Member 498 2003-11-09
SBird Member 490 2004-03-10
Ian Flint Member 437 2003-09-24
CalTech2010 Member 433 2002-11-23
Michael Bloxham Member 426 2002-04-01
Quaoar Member 420 2013-12-13
Trebuchet Member 419 2004-04-26
smurf975 Member 401 2004-05-30
deagleninja Member 376 2004-04-28
chat Member 371 2003-10-23
nickname Member 354 2006-05-15
Mars_B4_Moon Member 349 2006-03-23
Mark S Member 343 2002-04-11
Earthfirst Member 343 2002-09-25
comstar03 Member 329 2004-07-19
Fledi Member 325 2003-09-14
Mundaka Member 322 2004-01-11
Stu Member 318 2001-09-04
flashgordon Member 314 2003-01-22
idiom Member 312 2004-04-21
Mark Friedenbach Member 308 2003-01-31
Martin_Tristar Member 305 2004-12-07
AltToWar Member 304 2002-09-28
EuroLauncher Member 299 2005-10-19
Gregori Member 297 2008-01-13
Scott G. Beach Member 288 2002-07-08
Impaler Member 286 2012-05-14
Stormrage Member 274 2005-06-25
atomoid Member 252 2004-02-13
JimM Member 247 2004-04-11
RickSmith Member 244 2007-02-17
A.J.Armitage Member 239 2002-05-30
PurduesUSAFguy Member 237 2004-04-04
Ian Member 236 2002-01-08
sethmckiness Member 230 2002-09-20
bobunf Member 223 2005-11-21
cassioli Member 218 2004-02-23
Morris Member 218 2004-07-16
~Eternal~ Member 211 2003-09-25
prometheusunbound Member 209 2003-07-02
atitarev Member 203 2003-05-16
Algol Member 196 2003-04-25
reddragon Member 193 2005-01-24

SpaceNut · 2019-08-06 17:38:42

This is the 3rd page:

Rune member 191 2008-05-22
Echus_Chasma member 190 2002-12-15
knightdepaix member 187 2014-07-07
Belter member 184 2018-09-13
Dayton Kitchens member 183 2005-12-13
samy member 180 2006-01-25
Alexander Sheppard member 178 2001-09-23
bolbuyk member 178 2004-04-07
Auqakah member 175 2002-07-13
Aetius member 173 2002-01-20
Hazer member 173 2003-10-26
JonClarke member 173 2005-07-08
ANTIcarrot. member 170 2004-04-27
alokmohan member 169 2003-09-14
Free Spirit member 167 2003-06-12
Alt2War member 164 2003-10-19
Spider-Man member 163 2003-08-20
Number04 member 162 2002-09-24
nirgal member 157 2002-05-14
Midoshi member 155 2007-07-14
TJohn member 149 2002-08-06
Hop member 146 2004-04-20
Marsman member 146 2005-08-30
martienne member 146 2014-03-29
TwinBeam member 144 2004-01-14
Russel member 139 2012-03-30
cjchandler member 138 2006-06-24
quasar777 member 135 2002-05-05
jadeheart member 134 2003-11-03
X member 134 2007-02-02
Scott Beach member 132 2017-02-21
GOM member 127 2001-09-08
Canth member 126 2002-04-21
Dayton3 member 126 2002-06-03
MarsGuy2012 member 122 2003-01-22
Excelsior member 120 2014-02-22
Lake Matthew Team - Cole member 118 2016-12-21
tim_perdue member 115 2002-11-19
djellison member 113 2004-08-31
Nirgal82 member 112 2002-07-09
falkor member 112 2004-08-21
rgcarnes member 111 2002-02-04
wgc member 110 2003-12-09
zhar2 member 106 2008-03-17
Glandu member 106 2011-11-23
PaganToris member 105 2002-07-17
Julius Caeser member 105 2004-03-25
dryson member 104 2007-06-16
Dragoneye member 100 2005-08-17

tahanson43206 · 2019-08-07 07:45:37

For SpaceNut re List of Contributors ...

Thanks for adding these names to this topic!

It flickered through my mind to try to read some of the series you've listed. I've done that in the past on other forums, when a particular person showed exceptional understanding of the focus of the particular forum.

What I'd like to do instead is to invite nominations by current contributors for names to read from start to finish.

You've been gradually restoring contributions by members whose work was caught up in the "great crash", and (I am guessing) some of their content would stand the test of time.

This topic would be perfect for such nominations.

Edit ... Another way that current contributors could help to remember past contributors (or current ones for that matter) would be by suggesting "Best of" posts by individuals. I am remembering (for example) Louis, RobertDyck, kbd512, GW Johnson, JoshNH4H and (of course) Void.

Not every post by a contributor is memorable, but EACH of those listed above has left permanent traces in my memory, from individual posts or a series.

SpaceNut, you're in a class by yourself, so it would be difficult for anyone to highlight a particular post, but if someone feels up to it, I'd welcome suggestions.

(th)

Last edited by tahanson43206 (2019-08-07 07:59:51)

louis · 2019-08-07 16:29:08

TA,

See my post above about Void's frequent use of "I'm done" !

Regarding revisiting posts...to save you some time, I think I could summarise a few developments:

1. Lots of us were thinking "small" in the past re a Mars mission but most people now accept that Musk's vision of a big mission is both doable and makes sense. Previously, when people were running off NASA estimates of dollars-per-kg to Mars the Musk strategy seemed absurd. Gradually, over time, we have all come to accept that Musk has basically got it right with recoverable rocketry which enables you to send a huge tonnage to Mars to get human settlement going and also produce the propellant and fuel to get you back home.

2. The various threats to human health from zero gravity and radiation etc now seem much less threatening. For instance, we are now hearing hardly anything about the threat to muscle and bone because that has basically been solved.

3. The "Moon First" argument seems much less persuasive now in the sense of being necessary - though people can obviously still argue that a lunar focus is better than a Mars focus for various reasons.

4. People seem less resistant to the idea that Mars colonisation might be a financial success.

tahanson43206 wrote:

For SpaceNut re List of Contributors ...
Thanks for adding these names to this topic!
It flickered through my mind to try to read some of the series you've listed. I've done that in the past on other forums, when a particular person showed exceptional understanding of the focus of the particular forum.
What I'd like to do instead is to invite nominations by current contributors for names to read from start to finish.
You've been gradually restoring contributions by members whose work was caught up in the "great crash", and (I am guessing) some of their content would stand the test of time.
This topic would be perfect for such nominations.
Edit ... Another way that current contributors could help to remember past contributors (or current ones for that matter) would be by suggesting "Best of" posts by individuals. I am remembering (for example) Louis, RobertDyck, kbd512, GW Johnson, JoshNH4H and (of course) Void.
Not every post by a contributor is memorable, but EACH of those listed above has left permanent traces in my memory, from individual posts or a series.
SpaceNut, you're in a class by yourself, so it would be difficult for anyone to highlight a particular post, but if someone feels up to it, I'd welcome suggestions.
(th)

SpaceNut · 2019-08-07 16:48:48

It will take a bit to add in linking to the many names but it could be done such that when you select the individuals name you would see just there posts from newest into the past.
I have fond memories of the front page round ups of a topic as well.
Some can be seen on the wayback machine...

https://web.archive.org/web/*/newmars.com

https://web.archive.org/web/20050404184 … ials.shtml

https://web.archive.org/web/20050827205 … iews.shtml

https://web.archive.org/web/20051024170 … 0065.shtml

SpaceNut · 2019-08-07 18:05:18

https://web.archive.org/web/20041225142 … 0132.shtml

On the Forums
The need for a Moon Direct is one of the week's most active threads in the Human Mission section.
In Planetary Transportation, the hot thread of the week is Running on compressed air? The title says it all really, the thread started off discussing the use of compressed air to power rovers on the Martian surface. In a close second to this thread is Simple Mars vehicle.

The write up is gone from 2004 but the topic lives on
http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=2081
http://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=3479

tahanson43206 · 2019-08-07 19:27:16

For SpaceNut ....

You (of course) know that it is possible to use the FluxBB software to retrieve all the messages for an individual member, but since there are new members arriving (or at least registering) all the time, I thought it would be appropriate to explain the process:

Use the User List option in the main menu bar of New Mars Forums.

Enter the name of the member you are interested in, and Submit.

The name you have requested will appear in the results list. Click on the name, which should be highlighted in Red font.

Then choose to see posts by this person, or topics in which posts appear.

To read the oldest post, select the last page of the collection, and Ctrl-End to get to the bottom.

If there is a way to change the presentation order, I'd appreciate someone adding that detail.

(th)

SpaceNut wrote:

It will take a bit to add in linking to the many names but it could be done such that when you select the individuals name you would see just there posts from newest into the past.
I have fond memories of the front page round ups of a topic as well.
Some can be seen on the wayback machine...
https://web.archive.org/web/*/newmars.com
https://web.archive.org/web/20050404184 … ials.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20050827205 … iews.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20051024170 … 0065.shtml

Last edited by tahanson43206 (2019-08-07 19:34:03)

SpaceNut · 2019-08-09 18:37:32

Well its been made a bit easier to just click on the name link now to be able to see all of that persons posts at least on the first block of names..with more to come.

SpaceNut · 2019-08-24 12:02:45

I have been reminded that some of our past contributors are up there in age and that they are sadly missed for there thoughts on the advocacy of going to Mars and of their space interests in general. We do hope that their health is still with them. I hope that some still lurk the forums and that they once more will post and give aid to our many topics here on the NewMars Forums.

clark · 2020-12-16 18:13:18

I've been on Newmars forum since around 1995/1996. The original site was on an older forum platform and we all had to re-register when we moved onto whatever forum version they replaced it with.

Last edited by clark (2020-12-16 18:13:40)

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