RE: [Paddlewise] Who's Who List - Should it continue (was Devils advocate)

Jackie wrote: -
>YES!
SNIP
>I'll bet there are many times when folks refer back to it to jog
>their memory on who just submitted that trip report, boat modification,
>hypothermia data, other interests, flare-shot-in-the-bathtub, etc.
>The entries are fun to read and learn more about who we are.  Some
>folks have to leave the list for a year or two for various reasons
>(mostly moving) and return.  I think the Who's Who section is
>like a "Welcome Home" banner.  Same for those intereseted in
>paddling that just discovered the PaddleWise community.

G'Day Jackie and Paddlewise,

Thanks Jackie for all the kind words, I couldn't have described the Who's
Who list better. Its very encouraging to know that people get benefit from
it. One interesting comment was from someone who didn't know why he liked it
he just did! I've received quite a number of back channel messages with
updates and kind remarks and basically the message is unanimous: - keep the
Who's Who List, remind Paddlewisers occasionally that its there and don't
worry too much if entries are a bit old. Hope people don't mind if I take a
day or two to reply.

Its worth noting that the idea was originated by someone before my time who
created a "Who We Are" list. Remnants of this are still visible in the Who's
Who list. But I still don't know how the "Who We Are" list got started.
Putting in the data is the straightforward part of the job. The hard part
was at the begining when Jackie gave heaps of help in setting up a system
and providing very good advice. Likewise Sandy who had the inspired idea to
include bio's, without which the list would be pretty boring.

But Jackie, what was the flare-shot-in-the-bathtub story?? :~)

All the best, PeterO
Sydney, Australia
http://www.paddlewise.net/whoswho/



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