January 22 (TJIB #4)

[Zeke]

For more than half our time online, 5M.net has had no better friend than TripHammered. So I'm sorry to have to report (belatedly) that evay will no longer be making regular updates. Why? Well, that part's simple: she won. TJI Brief #4: Trip hammered into submission will fill you in.

Seriously though, evay's explained her reasons, and I can definitely relate to them. Enterprise has been off the air for nearly two years, and when something ends, the internet moves on very quickly. I love B5 and Farscape, but I hardly ever visit sites about those shows anymore. Forums about the MegaMan Battle Network series went from hubs of activity to ghost towns within a few months of the final game's release. This isn't necessarily something bad about online fandom; it's just a part of the equation. We can complain about it, but it's no more productive than yelling into the wind.

evay and I have fought to stay relevant. I eventually decided to de-specialize, going from Five-Minute Voyager to FiveMinute.net (something I probably should have done sooner). evay couldn't really do that. She added BSG content, but the heart of TripHammered is its gloriously specific theme. When ENT ended, TripHammered's mission -- to recount the etc. of Charles Tucker -- ended with it. That didn't mean evay had to stop, and indeed she kept going in top form for over a year. But it did mean staying relevant would be an uphill battle.

So as much as I'll miss TripHammered, I completely understand evay's decision. This problem is on my mind just as much. Don't worry -- 5M.net isn't ending, and my procrastination is a far greater threat than loss of relevance anyway. But I have ideas for keeping us moving, and this is one more reminder that I need to put them into action.

There are no true endings online. evay can bring back TripHammered or start a new site any time she wants, and I'll be there. But for now, here's a fond farewell to my favourite ENT-exclusive site. Ave atque mallet.

[Nate the Great]

Farscape is over? Then what are they showing after Stargate (bumping Atlantis to late-night purgatory in my area, by the way)?

"It's going to take a while to adjust. When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like Trip, you know?"

A classic gag that hasn't been hammered into the ground at ALL yet. (Withers from glares from the other residents of the virtual cubical farm. A few revolver are cocked back, shattering the stillness) Totally worth it.

[MaverickZer0]

I don't know about you guys, but I think on Space it's BSG. After Atlantis (which is on everywhere everywhen here) on Sundays is a new sci-fi series, The Dresden Files. Which looks totally awesome.

I'll miss TripHammered. It was one of the few ENT-exclusive sites I visited ever...well, the only one. I can understand why this, though.

[Nate the Great]

Oh, right, sorry. I only get local TV, and I think I'm the only Twin Cityite around here.

I never really visited TripHammered, so I don't know whether it's a tragedy or not. It does strike me as odd, though, that after only two years the subject material has been declared out-of-date and such. I mean, the rest of you guys are still talking Classic Who nine ways to Sunday, right?

[Gatac]

I'm really going to miss TripHammered. The BSG reviews were always insightful, and let's not forget Get Me Rewrite!...

Gatac

[Katy Jane]

Originally Posted by Infinite Improbability

Oh, right, sorry. I only get local TV, and I think I'm the only Twin Cityite around here.

I'm almost a Twin Cityitie.... just the other side of the river.

[Nate the Great]

Snicker. Cityitie. Sounds like a species of Pokemon, or maybe the Tellytubby that the others killed and buried under that absurd rabbithole years ago.

Hey, it's hardly the first time one of us has turned an innocent typo into a joke!

Which river? I assume you mean you're from Wisconsin. If we've covered this territory before, forgive me for forgetting.

[mudshark]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Ave atque mallet.

*snerf*