Modem Organizations/Groups/Gangs in Stark County An M.I.A. Presentation ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ (5-12-91) [NOTE: Sysops and users may freely distribute this file under the condition that it is not tampered with in any way. Thank you.] I. Silent Terror Around circa 1983 to 1984. Trashed and crashed the systems of the time, with limited H&P. Members included Overlord, Ramlord, Byte Phyter, and more, although many records have been lost. II. Sysop's Communications Council Around circa March of 1984 to November of 1984. These were established sysops who organized to help with the influx of users. Membership included Clyde M. Davis, Gary Cox, Stew Bracken, and others. III. The USA Alliance Circa 1984-1987. Extensively hacked and phreaked, and sponsored many BBS systems. Members included The Prophet, Ted Rockson, Swamp Fox, The Vigilante, 216 Wizard, Byte Phyter, Tigerman, Reign of Terror, Dungeon Master/The Messiah, Long John Silver, Lady Mercury, Playboy Kid/Ali Baba, Stingray, Jian the Mystic, and Mad Hatter. IV. NATO Circa June of 86 to Sept of 86. This was geared at destroying the previously mentioned USA Alliance for reasons unknown at the time of this writing. Members included Pendle the Pirate, Bad Boy, Cap Com, and others. V. Tel*Star Circa April of 86 to June of 87. This group held users meetings, and many BBSs and well-known sysops of today were in it. The president was Muad Dib, the Vice-President was Long John Silver, the Secretary was Lady Mercury, Sgt at Arms was Red Baron and Kracken (sysop of Rising Power) was also in it. VI. The Underground Alliance Circa 1987. This group dealt with protection, new ideas, modifications, and other resources for BBS sysops who wanted to join. Members included Ninja Master and others. VII. User Terrorist Group Circa 1987. This group claimed to be friendly, although the name seems to make it not so. Also, the group contains two current TLP members. Members included Thomas Covenant, Deathmaster, Vingyth, Mithrom, Lone Wolf, Satan, The Executioner, The Modem Outlaw, and Iron Cobra, among others. VIII. Elite Den Crew Circa 1986 to 1987-88. This group ran the BBS system called The Tiger's Den. Phreaking and piracy was involved, although nothing was ever confirmed. Members included Tiger Man, Warlock, and the Messiah. IX. NAUSEA Circa 1987. This was an Atari users group which ran a BBS system called Fort NAUSEA. It had little success, according to Elminster. Membership included Mister Pi, Jaguar, Panther, Safetypup, Pokey, Mr. Do, and the Witch Doctor. X. The Lion's Pride (TLP) Began circa 1988, and continues today. Perhaps the most notorious group around today. Early membership included current members, Sir Cavalier, Thomas Covenant, Deathmaster, Robotron, Mike Tyson (currently the sysop of Dazed & Confused, then the sysop of the Knockout BBS), and the 216 Phoneman (also known as S.S. Sigue). Current membership is limited to Rampant Lion (seems to be the leader), The Joker, The Punisher, and Tom Olson, who goes by many handles, including the Modem Outlaw and Gunslinger. Recent problems with TLP included the Sandman incident, which has been directed towards Tom Olson for almost certain, the Rod Serling/Treasure Chest Incident, which might also be the direct result of actions taked by Tom Olson, and the Forgotten R ealm Ordeal, where sysops Elminster and Nightstalker refuse to admit legal accounts to the Lion's Pride. This group makes demos using a program for the C-64. The Joker, then known as The Eme, ran two boards, Alcatraz BBS and Gotham City BBS. Future M.I.A. text files will deal with the Lion's Pride extensively. XI. Innovation Annihilation Inc. Circa 1988-1989, limited today. This group produced two diskettes which slandered modem users. Past membership included Muad Dib, Robotron, Spray, Deathmaster, Thomas Covenant, and The Eme. Currently, IAI is associated with the Lion's Pride. XII. Fuji Alliance Circa 1986-1987. This group took control of the Atari Louisville users group meetings during the Tel*Star era. Membership included Neebokanezeer, the Citadel, Witch Doctor, the Acocuntant, Father-time, and others. XIII. The Young Godz Circa Jan-March of 1991. This group was a fledgling group that was pretty much eliminated by pressure from TLP. Membership included Poseidon,