STEELER13
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Guys,
One thing I have learned is if you find a good site with mucho info and great pictures...save the html pages and pix to your hd.
I am not saying copy and repost...I am saying that some of this information is the response of intense labors of love, and the pages are filled with unique information and incredible pictures. Unfortunately time and money catch up to all of us.
Many many many fantastic websites have disappeared over the years and I wish I had a dollar for all the great WWII sites that disappeared over the last 8 years since I've been researching the history on the net(and before that with local BBS's and email lists).
Even memorable names in SP scenario design and tactics guides have long disappeared. I am sure many of those gone don't even know SPWAW exists.
Two people I long to see on this forum and involved with SPWAW because of their incredible work done with SP are Mitch Hagmaier(did over 300+ really balanced and impressive scenarios) and Todd Brady(he of the highly informative tactics guide).
If anyone has kept in touch with either one, please drop them a line. I occasionally exchanged emails with Mitch until 4 years ago when my last one bounced back..shortly before I was told of SPWAW being developed.Todd did the guide in 1996, and his site disappeared in 1999 but the guide is still posted here and there.
Back to the point of this...whenever I see a great website, I "leech" the info and pictures, saving them to my drive as reference materials, so when the page suddenly disappears, at least the work still exists on my HD and not just in my memory. That way I can refer back to it and share it with others if need be(with proper credit given). If enough people do this, perhaps someday we can create the WWII version of Napster...sharing information that has long since passed on!
Ok, enough now before someone rats me out!
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