..          ..in their 11th year of glory Quad-P released..         ..

[Archive]: QDP-DEAD.ZIP           [Release Date]: May 07, 1998
[Content]: Artwork & Text         [Packager]: WindRider

QUOTE: "Once considered the most pretentious BBS in the history of
the world, now simply the best."  - SigueSigue Sputnick

Our top story:
:          This pretty much officially puts the final nails in the         :
coffin for Quad-P Productions.  I could spend the extra time trying
to "pretty up" the pack, but I think this gives a better feel of
the kind of people we really were: not caught up in looking pretty,
but interested in getting the job done.  Even a year later, this
feels like a rush, but it had to be done.  Can't we all just get
along?
While the group won't be releasing AS a group anymore, I
would like to think that we will still carry the label on to us
with other ventures.  I dislike thinking that we're simply stealing
:   Tinyz's idea, but I really would like to think that we can continue    :
to do independent releases under the qdp label.
Quad-P has been my cozy little home for more years than I
can remember.  Hiro gave me a shot, as he is prone to do, and I
have never forgotten about that.  Even in the days of Revolt, and
now with Remorse, PiPE, and Codine, I still look upon Quad-P as
my focus.  It's because of this wacky-assed crew that I got to the
:   places I have, and for that I will be forever thankful.  No matter     :
where I end up in the future, I will always be wr<qdp> first and
foremost.
We had originally hoped to send Quad-P out with a bang, but
with 11 months passing since the last release, most people already
have assumed that the group is dead.  So let's view this as a wake
for the dearly departed.  Sit back, grab something to drink, and
:   reminisce about the 'P.  We have managed to get some of our favorite   :
boys from around the world to give us some final thoughts.  You will
find them spread throughout the pack, either as stand-alone textfiles
or hidden in pieces somewhere.  To those of you that have supported
us over the years, we thank you.  To those of you that haven't, maybe
it's time you took a closer look at what the 'P has stood for.  Lots
of groups have come out in the past years that attempted to copy our
:   philosophies, but they just haven't captured the essence of what made  :
us who we are.
The simple fact is, we were always better than you.  We didn't
rely on the internet or stealing members from "well known" groups in
order to improve our positions.  The vast majority of our members came
from a population base of under 5million.  At times we have been
solely based in an areacode that holds less than 1million people.  At
:   no time did we feel it was time to be something we weren't.  What      :
are we?  Pound-for-pound, we're the best damned thing to come along
in the past 12 years.
That's enough of a rant from me for now.  You'll find another
discussion by me elsewhere in the pack.  For now, amuse yourself by
checking out all the old member lists that have been included in here.
:   I'm about to step back from the spotlight and let the other boys take  :
a turn around the dancefloor.
Never forget to keep the faith and fight for what you want.
- WindRider <qdp/rmrs>
May 07 1998

Hiro's Comments on Quad-P can be found in the file HP-QUADP.TXT

From Mithrandir:
I'm sure whatever I write won't be half as good as what hiro puts out.
|  He's always been the eloquent one.  I've got no comments on the "scene",|
or where all the boards have gone.  I don't really care about the what
:  happens to the underground anymore, now that the P' is gone for good    :
(is it? =).  So i'ld just like to say it's been a pleasure working with
you all.  We had a time going there for awhile, that will never again
|  be repeated quite so stylishly.  I'll miss chillin with you all so much,|
keep in touch.
:                              Mithrandir - 98                             :

Current membership:
(NOTE:  I have likely left a lot of people out.  I'm sorry about
that, but for the sake of record-keeping, if you didn't
submit, then you belong in the alumni section below.)

:   ( Alias )             ( Position )       ( Email )                     :

Hiro Protagonist      Founder            hiro@remorse.org
Mithrandir            Senior Staff       tcennon@sk.sympatico.ca
:   WindRider             Senior Staff       windrider@shaw.wave.ca        :
whirr@remorse.org
Ohseven/Shichi-do     Hiro's secretary   ohseven@spectra.net

Alumni:

Assassin - Bigfoot - Bull - Cowman - Cain - Charlatan - Crazy Diamond
CyberDemon - Darkling - Deus Irae - DiMP - Ebony - El Greco - Evilive
Falcon - Fiend - Illusionizer - Jaz - Jeeves - Kargus - Lector
LeSTaT - Lisan'Ilm - Maelstrom - M.A.N - Modal - Morphius -  Narcolept
Neurotripsick - Nightfall - Nosferatu - Peter Piper - Phreak Klass
:   Powder Bombs - Qur'an - Rebelord - RedMist - Reptile - Rheostatic      :
Sagramore - Sebastian - ShadowSorcerer - Shamen - Shao-Khan - Sparr
Stygian - The Abstract Poet - The Furiant - The High Cog - Trickster
WiteShado - Woj - Zerohour - Zircon