“Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
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I’ve always had a fondness for that phrase, the last words of the Buddha on his deathbed. It’s not the translation that’s easiest to understand, but it’s probably the most elegant. To paraphrase, he said “everything put together falls apart; work out your salvation with diligence.”
On that note, I’m formally announcing the “death,” or at least, semi-retirement, of The Fighting 44s.
I hadn’t planned it this way, but coincidentally, it’s been five years to the day since we started, and it’s been a damn good run.
We’ve already told many of the long-time members on our forum, and we’ve shut down new user registration. This site is going to become an archive, and I expect only the frontpage will be updated from here on, with the same irregularity that it’s had over the past couple years.
We’re not going to disappear; Lopan and I are going to keep the site up for the foreseeable future, and I’ll continue to post occasional articles, news links, and commentaries, but this is a formal acknowledgment that our “active phase” is over. I’ll save the thoughts and stories and explanations for future posts, and simply say thank you, all of you, for your fervent support, your heartfelt hostility, and your fucked-up craziness. It’s been a privilege.
– Dialectic the Stealth M.C., husband of JadeDragon, April 22, 2009.
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jaehwan
3:41 pm | Apr 23, 2009You guys rock! And you formally made your marital status announcement. Woohoo! I feel like it’s now all out in the open.
I feel like we can replace “there is no justice” with “Liberation!!!”
lopan
5:43 pm | Apr 23, 2009We had you all fooled. The Fighting44s was never about fighting the good fight. It was about getting your groove on. Hook ups. And you guys thought all those Asian Dating ads were jokes?
jaehwan
1:24 am | Apr 24, 2009And to think that the Editor-in-Chief even tipped us off by calling himself “Stealth.” That’s “stealth” if I’d ever seen it. @#^%^#!
mojorider
10:52 am | Apr 24, 2009i’m sorry to see this site going into hibernation as I just discovered it fairly recently. it looked like you folks tapped into a lot of issues, a lot of thoughts people were thinking about. thanks for providing a space for those of us who needed an outlet.
Pat the Great
12:15 pm | Apr 24, 2009So basically the 44s was just an outlet for D’s sexual frustration.
Great.
Dialectic
6:14 am | Apr 25, 2009Haven’t we been saying that from day 1?
THX1138
10:52 am | Apr 25, 2009This Fighting44s farewell is like high school or college graduation, where you are saying your goodbyes to everyone, telling them “let’s keep in touch” (knowing full well you won’t), and getting even people you barely know to sign your yearbook–all as the magesterial strains of Pomp and Circumstance play in the background, and you are doing your best to choke back the tears….
(Sob)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=995048712604068989&ei=aCPzSbyROJfUqAPo5ahR&hl=en
Sothy
11:27 pm | Apr 29, 2009Wow, 5 years already…funny, this site, a few good books, several conversations, and some thinking were more useful than university :)