A good idea, and in this case, a great idea, last forever. Scott, thanks so
much for your initial stroke of genius and helping keep this band of misfits
off the streets and talking posters over the years. All you work is truly
appreciated!
Best Regards, Channing Thomson
On Feb 24, 2012, at 10:08 AM, Scott Burns wrote:
> I can’t let the day pass without mentioning another MoPo milestone…. Birthday
> Number 17!
>
> On February 24, 1995 the first MoPo post was distributed via American
> University’s listserv. For a few weeks prior to that date, the original MoPo
> members simply cc’d their e-mail messages to the other 11 people in the
> group. In keeping with my annual tradition, I’d like to recognize those 11:
>
> Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna Tschetter, Goh Kai Shen,
> Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Cynthia Nemeth-Johannes, Adam Ehrlich, myself
> (your humble listowner) and AOL’er Static555—who for the first time I can
> finally identify as Jeff Static. For years I was unsure of Static555’s real
> name, but by digging through the early MoPo archives I finally stumbled upon
> his true identity. Michael, Rob and Evan are still members.
>
> Thanks to you all for keeping MoPo alive these 17 years even in the face of a
> lot of competition from those more graphically-enhanced discussion boards.
> Also a big thanks to American University for the use of their ever-reliable
> listserv system, a dinosaur that they continue to support. And thanks to the
> original 11 who got MoPo off to a fine start way back in 1995.
>
> Scott
> MoPo List Owner
>
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