1. All good things come to an end (gxk@earthlink.net)

Thanks for all the good years of sharing boating topics. Marilyn On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 3:30 AM <great-loop-request@lists.trawlering.com> wrote: > Send Great-Loop mailing list submissions to > great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > great-loop-request@lists.trawlering.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > great-loop-owner@lists.trawlering.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Great-Loop digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. All good things come to an end (gxk@earthlink.net) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 21:23:20 +0000 > From: gxk@earthlink.net > Subject: GL: All good things come to an end > To: great-loop@lists.trawlering.com > Message-ID: > <N2KoXakeiXbQyKQtM3sq90VXFUG3aR03iFXa88F0js@lists.trawlering.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > ##### Ahoy, all! > > ##### All good things must come to an end, says the proverb, and so must > T&T List. > > ##### When we launched 24 years ago—way back in 1997!—it was the only > online resources for folks interested in cruising, passagemaking and living > aboard under power. We like to think that all forums that followed were > mere copycats. > > ##### At one point, the main T&T list had more than 2,000 subscribers, > with sister lists having as many as 1,000 each. Today, the main T&T List > still has 1,447 subscribers, with Trawlers Buy-Sell-Trade at 1,542 and > Great Loop at 916. > > ##### But, for a whole bunch of reasons, traffic started slowing in recent > times, and now has completely died without a single post in a long time. > > ##### Thus, I’ll be shutting down the three remaining lists at month’s end. > > ##### My huge thanks to Bob McLeran who has served as List Administrator > since almost the beginning, 2004 to be exact. The countless hours he > has volunteered are just that, countless—and way beyond the call of duty. > Much thanks also to Alex, Kevin, Steven and others who volunteered on the > Admin Help Team. > > ##### My great thanks also to Listees who answered the periodic call > for financial contributions to help cover operating costs. > > ##### I will miss all of you. > > ##### Stay safe! > > ##### —Georgs > > ##### Georgs Kolesnikovs > > ##### Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering List since 1997< > https://lists.trawlering.com/> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Great-Loop Digest, Vol 182, Issue 3 > ****************************************** >