RE: Farewell to UT's vectorlist

Well, not to spam the list with me toos, but as the S/N ratio is a moot
point now... Thank you and kudos to everyone who made vectorlist so
excellent, both moderators and participants. I've only been here for a
short time, mostly lurking, but I've learned a lot and never failed to get
a friendly answer to my questions...

Somewhat off-topic... I had high hopes for Rasterlist - Neil, are you
going to host a raster discussion?

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On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Doug Jefferys wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Ozdemir, Steven S, GOVMK wrote:
> >
> > Many thanks to the vectorlist owners for the time and effort that they've
> > put in through the years! I've always appreciated their focus on this
> > forum's S/N ratio.
>
> <AOL>Me Too</AOL> They've always had the interests of the collecting
> community at heart, and nobody can dispute that.
>
> Although I've subscribed to the new vectorlist, I had no intention of
> abandoning the old one until the results of the "experiment" had become
> apparent after a few months; with last night's developments, this has
> sadly become a moot point.
>
> Two other small notes:
> > >
> > > I have promised in the past that I would not distribute the mailing list
> > > for vectorlist *ever*, so you'll all have to resubscribe at synthcom.
>
> Yet another example of what I mean by "high standards". It's the Right
> Thing To Do, and it's appreciated.
>
> > > I will be signing on to the "new" vectorlist once I see how to do so.
> > > It's been an honor to serve you. Have fun with commerce on the "next
> > > generation."
>
> Oh, I'm sure VL:TNG will... (shudder!) Seriously -- running a list is an
> immense responsibility, and I hope you enjoy *not* having to worry about
> policy on the new list. As far as I'm concerned, you've more than earned
> the right to laugh at those of us on the "limited commerce is OK" side of
> the debate if the new list membership or management botches the job. You
> told us so.
>
> I'd also like to publicly thank the vectorlist owners for providing an
> invaluable resource over the past few years - I firmly believe that the
> vectorlist has been the "glue" that has held the collecting community
> together since the start of the decline in RGVAC.
>
> Without their efforts, dozens of games, including about half of my vector
> collection, would still be waiting for critical repairs and restoration
> efforts. *THAT*, and not this policy dispute, is what I'll remember about
> "the first vectorlist" 5 years from now.
>
> A list isn't a democracy - and the list owners have as much right to
> retire from the field as the list readers. For better or for worse, the
> guard appears to have changed today. It's now up to *all* of us to make
> sure the new vectorlist meets the high standards set by the old one.
>
> Later,
> Doug.
>
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Received on Wed Jan 12 19:18:24 2000