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Well. I guess you all know what this text is about, because the news got around
in the scene faster than fire. It's true - Motiv8 is dead now.

You may ask why it's dead? To explain you that I must start telling you some
Motiv8 history. 5½ years ago Crossfire started the C64 division of Motiv8 and I
got a part of it from the beginning as cracker. Motiv8 C64 has run for years,
but now most of the members of the C64 division left Motiv8 to join C64 division
of Fairlight and Motiv8 C64 died. After I got the news I was a little bit
shocked, but I understood Crossfire 100%. I started in the PC scene 5 years ago
and created the PC division of Motiv8 - I wont tell their story, because I think
you already know it. Now C64 division of Motiv8 is dead and it had the rights to
their name. It means that Motiv8 PC would be fake. Alot of you wont understand
this point, but I know Solar of Divine & F4CG will. Personally I wont end up
like Class did and steal the groupname from some other people. If you wonder why
I bring Class into this is, because there have been a C64 group called Class and
none of those people are in Class PC - nothing I will judge on.

Motiv8 has been around for a long time and alot of people has been through. If
you look on the couriergroups today most of them is my "kids" or they have been
teached by my "kids". Im glad to see most of you got further in the scene and it
has always been the most important thing for me.

Before I end this note I will thank alot of people - I cant write everyone here
as this note will be pretty big:

Motiv8 Members: Thanks for your great work - Im sure you get further in the
                scene and I hope you will keep the spirit that the scene is 
                friendship.

Blastman      : You get a personal note as you has been in Motiv8 for a very
                long time and helped me many times when we had those famous 
                splits. I know you have created a new group and I wish you
                good luck. You did a great work in Motiv8 and I know you will
                do the same in your new group.

Vortexia      : A personal note for you too. Thanks for helping me several
                times. You did alot of good things for Motiv8 too, but didn't
                you forgot to finish the setup of the SQUID machine. Good luck
                with the new group together with the rest.

Thoran        : Well - We have been together in the same group since fC died.
                It has been fun and I know you will do alot of good work in 
                the new group with Vortexia and Blastman. Good Luck!

Igor          : One of my best scenefriends ever. Thanks for the great time in
                Motiv8. When you and me ran Motiv8 the scene was totally 
                different from what it is today. NIHIL FOREVER! Keep up the 
                good work on the university while studying.

Tommiy        : You're a great pal too. Thanks for your time in Motiv8 - You
                did a great work. NIHIL FOREVER!

Metalfan      : Thanks for all the help - even when it was worst fighting 
                against my old admin at the school. Keep up the great work.
                I gotta send you Remoulade soon.

Las           : We still got alot to do even after Motiv8 is gone.

Solar         : One of the few active people from the C64 scene, who got to do
                something big in the PC scene. Good luck pal - I know you are 
                one of the few guys who understand me in this situation.

Ex. Motiv8 Members: Thanks for being in Motiv8. I don't know if you see this as
                    alot of us already left the scene. To all the people who was
                    in Motiv8, but still are active in the scene keep up the
                    good work - I can see alot of you use your experience.

Ordnance&Ninja/RTS: Keep RTS alive! You and Risc is the only old couriergroups
                    around now. You had ups and downs like Motiv8, but like us
                    you know how to get it running again. Btw Tech is doing a 
                    great job. It was fun when RTS, Motiv8 and RiSC were alone.

Porter&Eagle1/RiSC: No matter what happend RiSC has always been here. Keep the
                    old spirit pals. It was fun when RTS, Motiv8 and RiSC were
                    alone.

Dizzident/Devotion: Now I aint busy anymore - wanna play fish? :) Anyway I know
                    how you feel about the news that Motiv8 died. Most of us 
                    has the same feeling, but keep up good Dev work. Did Wazza
                    join you yet? If not - get him as he's a great guy.

Paradigm Members  : Looks like I get some more time for Paradigm now. You are
                    all great friends and I love seeing that the old guys keeps
                    the same spirit as me.

#warez            : Alot of you has been in Motiv8 too and it's great we have
                    a place where we still can talk. This is generally for all
                    #warez people for all the irc-networks (Efnet, Alter, Dbn3).

Specific Siteops  : You all know who you are and I wont mention you with name
                    here because all the lamers will flood you with mesgs. I'm
                    glad that you wanna spread this note for me, so everyone
                    knows the real story.

Well - I could continue for hours saying thanks to several people. If you doesnt
aint in this note it's not because I forgot you - the note will be in the same
size as 1 disk. So to the rest who aint mentioned here these lines is for you.

A last question I will answer before I end this note. What is going to happend
with me now?

Right now I don't be in any courier group as alot of group changes because of
the disappear of Motiv8 and the groups shall be able to do it without my 
influence. In meantime I will stay in Paradigm, but if you think you have a
great offer for me - tell me - and I will prolly choose one of them soon.

Thanks for reading this note and Thanks for the support of Motiv8 through all
the years. I know a big part of the courier scene history disappears now, but
we all has to face it.

                                                          Mason
                                                   Ex. President Motiv8
