Re: [DMCForum] DML Archives. (was: Ricer....)

[Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert --

I started archiving the DML in October of last year. I don't have a
search tool up yet, but intend to do it one of these days. If you
pester me weekly, I'll probably find time to get it up within a few
weeks. :)

http://www.ryanwright.com/dmcnews/

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-Ryan

On 5/20/05, therealdmcvegas <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Because it's a "SonnyV" post, that may explain why it's deleted...
> 
> I can't remember if I posted this to the original thread or not, but
> this was a funny website (back when it used to get updated), and had a
> great FAQ section. Even the webmaster who was Asian stated himself in
> his own FAQ that "Ricer", or "Rice-Rocket" is NOT a racist term.
> 
> http://www.riceboypage.com/
> 
> Aside from all this, I am having a REALLY difficult time searching the
> archives. The online search utility on the DMCNews website doesn't
> seem to be including messages posted from the year 2000, and newer.
> And the search utility that Yahoo! Groups uses online, is absolutely
> horrible. It will only search a couple hundred messages at a time.
> 
> Anyone know who maintains that archives? I have this problem with
> searching them every time I need to research something for either an
> online thread (like this one), or an offline discussion. And it's
> really getting to be a pain in my ass having to use this tedious
> search utility from Yahoo! Groups.
> 
> -Robert
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> > It was me who used the term "Ricer" to describe the
> > loud sound of the DMCH modified engine.
> >
> > It was the now infamous SonnyV who accused me of
> > making a racial slur because his wife was Asian.
> >
> >
> > --- therealdmcvegas <dmcvegas@xxxx> wrote:
> >
> > <SNIP>
> > >
> > > It was either last year, or the year before. And
> > > some one mentioned
> > > the term, "Rice Rocket" in a post. Now everyone
> > > knows what a rice
> > > rocket is: It refers to either a Japanese motorcycle
> > > (old school, also
> > > known as a "crotch-rocket"), or as a compact car
> > > that has been
> > > equipped with a shit load on non-functional,
> > > cosmetic modifications, a
> > > noisy exhaust, and is driven by the most ingorant
> > > people, who are
> > > stuffed with a plethora mis-information, justified
> > > by their own over
> > > confidence.
> > >
> > > However, one person took exception to this as a
> > > racial slur. And even
> > > wanted to show how insensitive everyone else was, by
> > > touting "proof"
> > > that he was more accepting of other races, because
> > > he was married to
> > > an Asian woman (Don't ask me the messge #, because
> > > it's been deleted
> > > from the archives). So this is just one, of many
> > > examples of people
> > > shooting their mouths off and bitching, BEFORE they
> > > know what the hell
> > > they are talking about. And as a result of weak
> > > wills, we all end up
> > > punished by all this in one way or another, as
> > > *scandallous*
> > > conversations become less, and less permitted.
> > <SNIP>
> >
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