On 2022-02-24 21:02, Scott Burns wrote:
February 24, 1995: The first MoPo message was posted via the American
University listserv.
MoPo turns 27 today—a remarkable feat for an old-school e-mail based
discussion forum. As is my tradition, a salute to those 11 first-day
MoPo members: Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna
Tschetter, Goh Kai Shen, Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Jeff Static
(using AOL name Static555), Cindy Nemeth-Johannes, Adam Ehrlich, and
myself. Michael, Rob and Evan are still subscribed.
Poster collecting has changed dramatically over the past 27 years.
While the Internet allowed MoPo to exist, it also decimated the old
standbys of the hobby. Gone are all the paper periodicals like Movie
Collector’s World, The Big Reel, Collecting Hollywood and Autograph
Collector. Gone are the printed price guides like John Kisch’s
Poster Price Almanac and Jon Warren’s Movie Poster Prices. Gone are
many of the in-person conventions like the Syracuse Cinefest and the
Fall Cinesation in Massillon, OH. The Columbus Cinevent hosted it’s
53rd and final show in October, but will morph into the Columbus
Moving Picture Show this May “under new management” as they say.
Buying movie memorabilia changed dramatically, too. No more waiting
for those massive (sometimes handwritten) lists of available items in
MCW ads or the next Hershenson sale flyer with its nail-biting
ordering procedure—will my call get through before what I want is
sold? And how many “other” poster discussion groups have come and
gone? Remember Movie Poster Forum, Movie Poster Chat or Movie Poster
Talk? And for you long-time MoPo’ers who could forget the notorious
Style-B? All gone.
The old MoPo FAQ, composed in the early days of our group, is now just
an archive of what was.
No matter, MoPo is a survivor and keeps chugging along. We’ll
continue on until there’s nothing left to talk about, or an auction
to promote. 😊 Or until American University turns off the listserv!
Thanks to you all,
Scott
MoPo List Owner
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Happy B-day!
Wim
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