Re: [Paddlewise] paddewise ownership

oops- missed this, Craig- sorry- it's been quite the week for me and I let
emails go unread for a few days.  I support what you say below.

And I also thank everybody who has been keeping this list going and all of
the interesting posts. Good job.

Pat Baird Vancouver

On 22 November 2013 08:54, Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for all your work. We (at least most of us) knew Bob was the wizard
> behind the curtain all along. It has been a fine run and maybe it's not
> over yet.
>
> Forums are still popular... the one I have (bigboxbikes.com) was growing
> like mad until September but perhaps that's just a seasonal aberration. The
> nice thing about forums is that you can put ads on them that can actually
> enhance the site because they see the content and look for ads that fit.
> I'm surprised at how well they fit into my forum but it took a few months.
> With just a few hundred visits a day I get enough revenue to pay for the
> hosting plus a tank of gas every month.
>
> I also started hosting on bluehost.com a few years back once I sold off
> our ISP; it is amazingly cheap. Plus you can get ssh access which makes old
> unix guys happy; I get confused with all the web page admin tools out
> there.
>
> The other nice thing about a forum is you can categorize it (camping,
> surfing, SUP, rock gardens, expeditions, etc.) and, of course, the photos.
>
> I used phpbb and haven't really customized it much. I'm sure Bob can come
> up with something lots better. :P
>
> Craig
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Kirk Olsen <kork4_at_cluemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Argh, I missed a word in my sentence - and need to get it addressed.
>>
>> 'I look forward to seeing what Jackie and BOB do with the list and
>> domains.'
>>
>> Credit needs to be given where credit is well deserved.  Bob Myers has
>> kept paddlewise going behind the scenes and I greatly appreciated all of
>> his help and contributions.
>>
>> Kirk
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013, at 07:21 AM, Kirk Olsen wrote:
>> > For those who missed it Jackie Myers has retaken control of paddlewise.
>> >
>> > It's been a fine run (I believe 10 years) I look forward to seeing what
>> > Jackie and do with the list and domains.
>>
>
>

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