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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 23 May 2010 15:18:25
Message: <4bf97f81$1@news.povray.org>
On 23/05/2010 8:10 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 23 May 2010 10:37:46 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 23/05/2010 3:03 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 May 2010 21:18:34 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Merde! I thought that we were all ghosts.
>>>>
>>>> Bugrit!
>>>
>>> Sorry to disappoint, don't try walking into any walls in the near
>>> future. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> Who would do that? The idea is to walk through them. :-P
>
> That only works for weak walls when one is corporeal. ;-)
>

As I said "Bugrit!"

-- 

Best Regards,
	Stephen


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 23 May 2010 17:43:40
Message: <4bf9a18c$1@news.povray.org>
On Sun, 23 May 2010 20:18:26 +0100, Stephen wrote:

>>> Who would do that? The idea is to walk through them. :-P
>>
>> That only works for weak walls when one is corporeal. ;-)
>>
>>
> As I said "Bugrit!"

Ah, the voice of experience. :-)

Jim


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From: Paolo Gibellini
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 04:15:29
Message: <4bfa35a1$1@news.povray.org>
>Jim Holsenback  on date 23/05/2010 02:00 wrote:
> On 05/22/2010 05:18 PM, Stephen wrote:
>
>> Merde! I thought that we were all ghosts.
>
> You mean vampires don't you? When I looked in the mirror this morning
> and there was no reflection ;-)
>
Hey, stop doodling with the texture of the mirror!
;-)
Paolo


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 12:16:32
Message: <4bfaa660$1@news.povray.org>
Am 24.05.2010 10:15, schrieb Paolo Gibellini:
>  >Jim Holsenback  on date 23/05/2010 02:00 wrote:
>> On 05/22/2010 05:18 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> Merde! I thought that we were all ghosts.
>>
>> You mean vampires don't you? When I looked in the mirror this morning
>> and there was no reflection ;-)
>>
> Hey, stop doodling with the texture of the mirror!
> ;-)

object {
   JimH
   no_reflection
}


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 12:36:00
Message: <4bfaaaf0$1@news.povray.org>
On 24/05/2010 5:16 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 24.05.2010 10:15, schrieb Paolo Gibellini:
>> >Jim Holsenback on date 23/05/2010 02:00 wrote:
>>> On 05/22/2010 05:18 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Merde! I thought that we were all ghosts.
>>>
>>> You mean vampires don't you? When I looked in the mirror this morning
>>> and there was no reflection ;-)
>>>
>> Hey, stop doodling with the texture of the mirror!
>> ;-)
>
> object {
> JimH
> no_reflection

> }

object {
  JimH
  no_reflection
  no_shadow
  }
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Best Regards,
	Stephen


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 12:38:06
Message: <4bfaab6e@news.povray.org>
Sven Littkowski escreveu:
> Since many months it seems to me, that fewer and fewer people are 
> participating the POV-Ray news groups. In addition, answers to my postings 
> take more and more time to come in.
> 
> I wonder, if the POV-Ray community, once famous and gloriful as the render 
> software is, is now in the process of ... dying. Is it? 

We're fine.  All 15 of us.

-- 
a game sig: http://tinyurl.com/d3rxz9


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 13:03:13
Message: <4bfab151$1@news.povray.org>
On 24/05/2010 5:38 PM, nemesis wrote:
> Sven Littkowski escreveu:
>> Since many months it seems to me, that fewer and fewer people are
>> participating the POV-Ray news groups. In addition, answers to my
>> postings take more and more time to come in.
>>
>> I wonder, if the POV-Ray community, once famous and gloriful as the
>> render software is, is now in the process of ... dying. Is it?
>
> We're fine. All 15 of us.
>

The Bishop3D (a modeller for PovRay), forum has 180 members. With 7 new 
members this year.

-- 

Best Regards,
	Stephen


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 13:45:15
Message: <4bfabb2b$1@news.povray.org>
On 05/24/2010 01:36 PM, Stephen wrote:
> 
> object {
>  JimH
>  no_reflection
>  no_shadow
>  }

ha-ha ...

object {
 JimH
 no_reflection
 no_shadow
 scale <0.9,1,0.9>
 }

... lost a little weight ;-)


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 14:25:01
Message: <web.4bfac353a74acad6f48316a30@news.povray.org>
Stephen <mca### [at] aolDOTcom> wrote:
> On 24/05/2010 5:38 PM, nemesis wrote:
> > Sven Littkowski escreveu:
> >> Since many months it seems to me, that fewer and fewer people are
> >> participating the POV-Ray news groups. In addition, answers to my
> >> postings take more and more time to come in.
> >>
> >> I wonder, if the POV-Ray community, once famous and gloriful as the
> >> render software is, is now in the process of ... dying. Is it?
> >
> > We're fine. All 15 of us.
> >
>
> The Bishop3D (a modeller for PovRay), forum has 180 members. With 7 new
> members this year.

I thought an emoticon would be too much for such an obvious joke. :P

yes, we can't count on the few elite folks using newsgroups to be representative
of anything.  The web is much larger than Usenet will ever be.


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Is the POV-Ray Community Dying?
Date: 24 May 2010 15:05:34
Message: <4bfacdfe$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 24 May 2010 18:16:27 +0200, clipka wrote:

> Am 24.05.2010 10:15, schrieb Paolo Gibellini:
>>  >Jim Holsenback  on date 23/05/2010 02:00 wrote:
>>> On 05/22/2010 05:18 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Merde! I thought that we were all ghosts.
>>>
>>> You mean vampires don't you? When I looked in the mirror this morning
>>> and there was no reflection ;-)
>>>
>> Hey, stop doodling with the texture of the mirror! ;-)
> 
> object {
>    JimH
>    no_reflection
> }

Oh no!  Now I can't see where the filling is missing that I need the 
dentist to fix this afternoon! :)

Jim


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