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What Rick said.
Hal
On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Mark,
>
> Congratulations on 25 years! Pretty impressive. This list has been an
> important part of my car life for many years. but unfortunately it seems to
> be slipping away. Fewer and fewer messages these days. Too many of us are
> old farts and the younger guys seem to prefer the fancy colors and graphics
> of the web based car forums.
>
> Frank left us almost exactly five years ago and this list hasn't been the
> same ever since. What I wouldn't give to read another rant on Chinese
> dung-forged parts. :-)
>
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> > On Apr 8, 2016, at 4:14 PM, Mark J Bradakis via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > A few years back Karen and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary,
> our Silver Anniversary as they call it.
> >
> > And coming up in just a few days on April 11th is Team.Net's Silver
> Anniversary. Yes, on April 11, 1991 the domain was registered and went on
> the air. In truth, it existed before that in the form of two mailing
> lists, british-cars and autox which were outgrowths of rec.autos Usenet
> groups. Murky history there.
> >
> > But Team.Net as we know it today has been around for a quarter of a
> century. Of the 60 some lists on the server, most are inactive. I may take
> some time this summer to clean up and remove any lists that have not seen
> any posts for N months, the value of N to be determined. Some lists,
> though, are still going strong, soldiering on from the days when Team.Net
> lists and website were at the leading edge, the only game in town. It was
> estimated that at the 1997 SCCA Solo II Nationals, their Silver
> Anniversary, roughly 2/3 of the 1,000+ participants were on the autox
> list. If you check out http://autox.team.net you will find many pages
> last updated about 24.99 years ago, though, hardly leading edge now. One
> of these days ...
> >
> > Who could have foreseen how a simple stream of 1s and 0s could be such a
> part of the lives of so many people, the catalyst for enduring friendships,
> a formidable source of knowledge and inspiration? How many cars are on the
> road these days instead of the scrap heap because of us and our efforts
> over decades?
> >
> > Happy Birthday to us. and carry on!
> >
> > mjb.
> >
> > ps: I am sending this out a few days early because on Monday I will be
> on the road somewhere between Phoenix and Salt Lake City. I'll look into
> the multi-hour delay in posting when I return.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>What Rick said.<br><br></div>Hal<br></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 12:0=
4 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:sprid=
gets@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></sp=
an> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Mark,<br>
<br>
Congratulations on 25 years!=C2=A0 Pretty impressive.=C2=A0 This list has b=
een an important part of my car life for many years. but unfortunately it s=
eems to be slipping away.=C2=A0 Fewer and fewer messages these days.=C2=A0 =
Too many of us are old farts and the younger guys seem to prefer the fancy =
colors and graphics of the web based car forums.<br>
<br>
Frank left us almost exactly five years ago and this list hasn't been t=
he same ever since.=C2=A0 What I wouldn't give to read another rant on =
Chinese dung-forged parts.=C2=A0 :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
Sent from my keyboard<br>
<span class=3D""><br>
> On Apr 8, 2016, at 4:14 PM, Mark J Bradakis via Spridgets <<a href=
=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote=
:<br>
><br>
> A few years back Karen and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, =
our Silver Anniversary as they call it.<br>
><br>
> And coming up in just a few days on April 11th is Team.Net's Silve=
r Anniversary.=C2=A0 Yes, on April 11, 1991 the domain was registered and w=
ent on the air.=C2=A0 In truth, it existed before that in the form of two m=
ailing lists, british-cars and autox which were outgrowths of rec.autos Use=
net groups. Murky history there.<br>
><br>
> But Team.Net as we know it today has been around for a quarter of a ce=
ntury. Of the 60 some lists on the server, most are inactive. I may take so=
me time this summer to clean up and remove any lists that have not seen any=
posts for N months, the value of N to be determined.=C2=A0 Some lists, tho=
ugh, are still going strong, soldiering on from the days when Team.Net list=
s and website were at the leading edge, the only game in town.=C2=A0 It was=
estimated that at the 1997 SCCA Solo II Nationals, their Silver Anniversar=
y, roughly 2/3 of the 1,000+ participants were on the autox list.=C2=A0 If =
you check out <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net</a> you will find many pages last updated=
about 24.99 years ago, though, hardly leading edge now.=C2=A0 One of these=
days ...<br>
><br>
> Who could have foreseen how a simple stream of 1s and 0s could be such=
a part of the lives of so many people, the catalyst for enduring friendshi=
ps, a formidable source of knowledge and inspiration?=C2=A0 How many cars a=
re on the road these days instead of the scrap heap because of us and our e=
fforts over decades?<br>
><br>
> Happy Birthday to us. and carry on!<br>
><br>
> mjb.<br>
><br>
> ps:=C2=A0 I am sending this out a few days early because on Monday I w=
ill be on the road somewhere between Phoenix and Salt Lake City.=C2=A0 I=
9;ll look into the multi-hour delay in posting when I return.<br>
> ------------------------<br>
><br>
> <a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</=
a><br>
><br>
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><br>
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et=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>
</span>> Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/op=
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>
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