One contribution to this topic. I have truly appreciated all the cash and energy Bill has put into the MSOG site. A very fine thing.
I might understand where Bill could be with all this. Even if we came up with the pesos Bill requires to support his space, he might be at a point where the work is not all that fun anymore.....? I own and pay for my own domain....and host some other folks image pages. I know the kind of work that can go into all this. Franks appearance is a good thing. (Yo Frank, how's things?) I have been a part of two of his sites in the past. The format is wonderful. It is web based. You can choose to get email notifications on threads you are part of....or not. Easy to post images along with your text...etc. It is my person favourite format for any group discussion or image sharing. It is a smooth and fairly user friendly place. For what's it's worth, this could be a good thing for everyone involved. Bill and the group. If Frank is one thing, he is a solid bloke. No worries there. ....and no, it was not me that contacted Frank about this situation. But whoever did....good idea....I wish I thought of it. Cheers, Tim Diebert M17 PUFF #369 (Formerly connected to Annie M.) ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Hagan Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:58 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: New Montgomery Owners Site - maybe By way of introduction, I'm actually a Potter owner, but also a webmaster with a small hosting company. Had a used Monty 17 become available before my Potter 19, I would have been a Monty owner! So I have long been interested in the Montgomerys. I have been encouraged by some Montgomery owners to see if I could create a self-sustaining site similar to some of my other sites, such as http://messing-about.com, that would provide some of the benefits you are getting, but all in one spot. Bill had a notice on the MSOG photo site that encouraged websurfers to download the content prior to his closing the site. I downloaded the site, so I do have a copy of it on disk. That notice doesn't give me the right to republish his (or your) work, but it would give me access to the pictures and text if you give me permission to re-post them. Last night, I started creating a site at http://MontgomeryOwners.com It is still in the rough, initial stages, and only has a forum, event calendar, and bookstore. I'm planning to add a photo gallery that you can add your pictures to and caption yourself, articles such as those found on some of the other sites (copyrights permitting), a links page for linking your sites, and possibly personal "boat pages" -- where you can create a page on the site dedicated to your boat. There are a lot of features I can add if there's interest. If you'd like to have input on building the community, let me know. Either here, or by registering in the forums at http://montgomeryowners.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
