Extract from Affinity 13: 18th May, 1997
Interview with Space Hog (RNS)

Interviewer: Vega Centurio              Interviewed: Space Hog
Conducted: May 09, 1997                 Affiliation: RNS

AFT: First of all, what is your job within RNS?

SPH: My job in RNS is recruiting members; this means Rippers, IRC Couriers,
SiteOps, etc.  I also make sure that every ripper rips their quota.

AFT: And about how many songs does RNS release weekly?

SPH: I've never counted how many, but maybe about 150-200.  We've been low on
releases this week, because most of us are at college or university, and
we're all at the end of the semester.

AFT: Do you feel that you release more than CDA, or that you focus on better
quality music?

SPH: Well, quality depends on people's tastes.  I mean, if you like Kenny G.
or any of that kind of shit, it's your right.  We release what we feel
most people will want to download and enjoying listening to.

AFT: Sounds like a good policy to me.  Have you heard anything about the
allegations of RNS trashing CDA's WHQ?

SPH: Yes I have.  I didn't do anything since I didn't have time, but I've been
told their HQ was a total mess.

AFT: So, was this a group thing, a few disgruntled members, or is RNS denying
anything to do with it?

SPH: It was not endorsed by RNS as a group; only some members were involved.

AFT: So, it was something that some members decided to do on their own, and not
an official action of RNS?

SPH: Yes.  We've always had doubts about CDA "stealing" our releases.  But only
doubts.

AFT: Also, what about RNS members taking over CDA channels?  Was that also just
some members, or was that an officially sanctioned group activity?

SPH: No, the same thing.  It's moslty when we get bored.  Again, it was just a
small group of members, not the whole of RNS.  We are at peace with CDA
now.

AFT: So neither incident was actually RNS taking aggression out on CDA, just
some individual members?

SPH: Exactly.

AFT: And what are your personal views of CDA?

SPH: I haven't checked them out for a while.

#CDA RNS CDAGuard +|rAGE| rAGE|
#CDA End of /NAMES list.

Doesn't look too good.  I haven't seen a CDA-DCC in a while, either.  I
think they're dead, again.

AFT: Could that possibly be the result of actions by RNS members?

SPH: I don't think so.  I mean, they were releasing shit like Corey Hart!

AFT: Shit like Corey Hart?  Heh. Just because you don't like them is no cause
to dislike Corey Hart.  Anyway, you feel that CDA is just slowly dying
away?

SPH: It looks dead to me.

AFT: Once, CDA was the top MP3 release group, if I remember correctly.  Do you
feel that RNS has taken over that role at the top?

SPH: Yeah, CDA was once at the top.  We've been number one for months now,
though.  Our DCCs are in every big warez channel.

AFT: So, do you feel that CDA's death has brought RNS to the top?

SPH: The CDA we know today is NOT the CDA that used to rule, except for
Netfrack, and some other people.

AFT: But, all groups change through time; I'm sure RNS will eventually change
also?

SPH: That's a possibility; nothing lasts forever.  RNS could last for a very
long time, or it could die tomorrow.  Everything can happen in this world.
Once I read in Affinity (I think), that a month on the net, is like a year
in real life.  I think that's very true.

AFT: Yes, I agree.  So, do you feel that RNS is fulfilling its goal in
releasing good music?

SPH: Yes, on a long term basis, surely.  As I said earlier, we are just low on
releases this week.

AFT: Has this always been the case?

SPH: Well, when I passed from GrEEd to RNS, it took only a matter of minutes.
But, we didn't have a quota then, and I had talked to Tricksta a few days
before, and had already proven my potential.  I released about 100 tunes
in my first week with RNS, to show I could do better.  Usually, it takes a
week for someone to get into RNS.  It's always been like that.

AFT: Well, I'd like to thank you for your time, on behalf of Affinity.  Are
there any any statements you'd like to add about RNS versus CDA, or about
RNS in general?

SPH: Yeah... We're gonna keep the groove going for a long time!