<div dir="ltr">Dear Matt,<div><br></div><div>I only just saw your email, as I've not long got back home from work.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm sad to hear the list is closing, but I totally understand why you made this decision.</div><div><br></div><div>I believe I've been on the list from the beginning, but I can't prove it. I just have a feeling that</div><div>maybe you started it via a post on the Usenet (there's a word from the distant past) group</div><div><a href="http://rec.arts.tv.uk">rec.arts.tv.uk</a> ? Perhaps you can clarify this.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm 55 years old now but still have a huge love for Press Gang, although the days when I would watch</div><div>an episode daily are long gone (maybe twenty five years gone!). </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you to Matt for creating this list and keeping it going all this time.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks to Kevin for all his daily quotes. I did read them occasionally :)</div><div><br></div><div>I will check out the links you sent Matt and hopefully we can all find each other</div><div>again out there in some new digital space.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes to everyone,</div><div><br></div><div>Vince Deehan</div><div>London</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM Matt Saunders <<a href="mailto:matts@yoyo.org">matts@yoyo.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi everyone,<br>
<br>
After quite a period of reflection, I've decided that it's time to close<br>
down this list. Unfortunately in this day and age it's almost impossible<br>
to reliably deliver community email to a large number of people given<br>
the way that the Internet and people's habits have changed. We're also<br>
down to a very small number of active subscribers so I think the time<br>
has come.<br>
<br>
So, after nearly 29 years of running this list it's time for the final<br>
paste-up, turn off the lights, and exit the building. I've so enjoyed<br>
reading and participating in the discussions over the years, and am glad<br>
to have built online friendships over that time. I'm also heartened that<br>
people have met via the list, married and now have incredible kids,<br>
which makes me feel like "pops", "the old man" (bonus points if you can<br>
name the episode from this quote).<br>
<br>
I'll shut down the list on 1st August 2025. Thank you to everyone past<br>
and present still who has been a part of it, particularly to Kevin who<br>
has been diligently giving us daily quotes for the majority of the life<br>
of the list.<br>
<br>
Our passion for Press Gang of course lives on, and I'd encourage you to<br>
join the Reddit group that Andy Luke has set up. There's not much there<br>
yet but maybe we can change that. Andy is also producing YouTube content<br>
about Press Gang which is well worth a watch. Please do tell us about<br>
any other communities you know about too.<br>
<br>
Links:<br>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PressGang/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/PressGang/</a> <br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLuke/videos" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLuke/videos</a><br>
<br>
So, that's it. No crocodiles, no electrical fires, no 6th season or a<br>
movie. Please feel free to wax lyrical, say goodbye, or say that you're<br>
late for your dance class. Best wishes to everyone for the future.<br>
<br>
You can find me on Instagram (cm6051), BlueSky (<a href="http://matts.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">matts.net</a>) and of course<br>
good old email at <a href="mailto:matts@yoyo.org" target="_blank">matts@yoyo.org</a> if you want to stay in touch with me<br>
for whatever reason!<br>
<br>
<br>
Matt.<br>
-- <br>
Matt Saunders <br>
07506 857125<br>
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