I remember that post, Doug! Boy, did you get pooped on! "Welcome to MOPO!" Ha! Great memory. Greg Douglass ---- Douglas B Taylor <douglasbtay...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Congrats on 20 years. It has cost me a LOT of money. > > (I've loved every minute of it, though...well, except maybe for the minutes > after my first post. I had naively sent jpg attachments of many poster > styles I wanted to buy. Wow, did I receive some "colorful" email responses > from members whose inboxes were blown up.) > > Regards, > > Doug Taylor > > > Sent via mobile device > ________________________________ > From: Richard C Evans<mailto:evan...@mac.com> > Sent: 2/24/2015 5:30 PM > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU<mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] 20 Years of MoPo! > > Very early. > I knew nothing of the Internet til I was working on the launch of Windows 95. > > So that's precisely when I first got online. > > Congratulations on the pioneering. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 24 Feb 2015, at 19:09, Scott Burns <s...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > > > > Well we made it to 20 after all! > > > > Today marks MoPo’s 20th Anniversary. For the last couple of years, our > > anniversary has been preceded by a discussion about how little we actually > > discuss posters on this forum. This year it was John Reid’s February 12th > > post, “How MoPo has Changed,” pointing out the lack of discussion or > > comment on movie posters. In 2014, in time for our 19th birthday, Helmut > > posted an analysis of MoPo posts (84% were either auction or for sale > > posts) and former member Bruce H. mentioned how 2 other poster forums are > > pretty dead. I find it just an interesting coincidence that this seems to > > happen just about every February 24th! But no matter…MoPo is still chugging > > along. > > > > We’ve survived longer than I ever dreamed (much longer than the majority of > > Hollywood marriages). On February 24, 1995 the first official MoPo post was > > distributed via American University’s listserv. There were 11 members at > > the start, and as is my annual custom, I recognize these MoPo pioneers: > > Mahtab Moayeri, Michael Danese, Rob Ellis, Donna Tschetter, Goh Kai Shen, > > Evan Zweifel, George Nichol, Cindy Nemeth-Johannes (we lost Cindy in 2008, > > but her husband Jay is still a member), Jeff Static (AOL’er Static555), > > Adam Ehrlich and myself. In addition to Jay, Michael, Rob and Evan are > > still members. > > > > Last year I wondered whether MoPo would make it to 20, or if it even > > should. Well, here we are and I guess we’ll soldier on…at least until > > American University decides to shut down their listserv! I do hate to see > > longtime members leave, (Poster seller Bruce Hershenson and the prolific > > Tom Martin are 2 examples of people who exited this past year), but that’s > > the way of Internet forums. > > > > Thanks to all of you for keeping this relic of the 20th century alive for > > yet another year! > > > > Scott > > MoPo List Owner > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >
-- Greg Douglass Guitarist- Lessons, Live Shows, Touring, & Studio Work (760)212-3648 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.