[pressgang] pressgang Digest, Vol 266, Issue 8

Kevin Hards khards42 at gmail.com
Tue Jul 8 21:37:43 BST 2025 

Wow. What an end of an era.
Genuinely looked forward to my little bit of Press Gang every day. It
always popped up at lunch time so reminded me to stop work and eat, and
also gave me a chuckle while I ate my sandwich.

Thank you for years of smiles.

Where am I going to post "It's my birthday" each year?

Kevin

On Tue, 8 Jul 2025, 20:27 , <pressgang-request at lists.yoyo.org> wrote:

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>    1. The Big Finish - time to say goodbye (Matt Saunders)
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>    3. Re: The Big Finish - time to say goodbye (Katarina Hj?rpe)
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> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:35:05 +0100
> From: Matt Saunders <matts at yoyo.org>
> To: pressgang at lists.yoyo.org
> Subject: [pressgang] The Big Finish - time to say goodbye
> Message-ID: <aG0eiXbRHAsF-St0 at yoyo.org>
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> Hi everyone,
>
> After quite a period of reflection, I've decided that it's time to close
> down this list. Unfortunately in this day and age it's almost impossible
> to reliably deliver community email to a large number of people given
> the way that the Internet and people's habits have changed. We're also
> down to a very small number of active subscribers so I think the time
> has come.
>
> So, after nearly 29 years of running this list it's time for the final
> paste-up, turn off the lights, and exit the building. I've so enjoyed
> reading and participating in the discussions over the years, and am glad
> to have built online friendships over that time. I'm also heartened that
> people have met via the list, married and now have incredible kids,
> which makes me feel like "pops", "the old man" (bonus points if you can
> name the episode from this quote).
>
> I'll shut down the list on 1st August 2025. Thank you to everyone past
> and present still who has been a part of it, particularly to Kevin who
> has been diligently giving us daily quotes for the majority of the life
> of the list.
>
> Our passion for Press Gang of course lives on, and I'd encourage you to
> join the Reddit group that Andy Luke has set up. There's not much there
> yet but maybe we can change that. Andy is also producing YouTube content
> about Press Gang which is well worth a watch. Please do tell us about
> any other communities you know about too.
>
> Links:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/PressGang/
> https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLuke/videos
>
> So, that's it. No crocodiles, no electrical fires, no 6th season or a
> movie. Please feel free to wax lyrical, say goodbye, or say that you're
> late for your dance class. Best wishes to everyone for the future.
>
> You can find me on Instagram (cm6051), BlueSky (matts.net) and of course
> good old email at matts at yoyo.org if you want to stay in touch with me
> for whatever reason!
>
>
> Matt.
> --
>   Matt Saunders
>   07506 857125
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 20:18:17 +0100
> From: Vince Deehan <vince.deehan at gmail.com>
> To: Press Gang Mailing List <pressgang at lists.yoyo.org>, Matt Saunders
>         <matts at yoyo.org>
> Subject: Re: [pressgang] The Big Finish - time to say goodbye
> Message-ID:
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> Dear Matt,
>
> I only just saw your email, as I've not long got back home from work.
>
> I'm sad to hear the list is closing, but I totally understand why you made
> this decision.
>
> I believe I've been on the list from the beginning, but I can't prove it. I
> just have a feeling that
> maybe you started it via a post on the Usenet (there's a word from the
> distant past) group
> rec.arts.tv.uk ?  Perhaps you can clarify this.
>
> I'm 55 years old now but still have a huge love for Press Gang, although
> the days when I would watch
> an episode daily are long gone (maybe twenty five years gone!).
>
> Thank you to Matt for creating this list and keeping it going all this
> time.
>
> Thanks to Kevin for all his daily quotes. I did read them occasionally :)
>
> I will check out the links you sent Matt and hopefully we can all find each
> other
> again out there in some new digital space.
>
> Best wishes to everyone,
>
> Vince Deehan
> London
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 2:35?PM Matt Saunders <matts at yoyo.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > After quite a period of reflection, I've decided that it's time to close
> > down this list. Unfortunately in this day and age it's almost impossible
> > to reliably deliver community email to a large number of people given
> > the way that the Internet and people's habits have changed. We're also
> > down to a very small number of active subscribers so I think the time
> > has come.
> >
> > So, after nearly 29 years of running this list it's time for the final
> > paste-up, turn off the lights, and exit the building. I've so enjoyed
> > reading and participating in the discussions over the years, and am glad
> > to have built online friendships over that time. I'm also heartened that
> > people have met via the list, married and now have incredible kids,
> > which makes me feel like "pops", "the old man" (bonus points if you can
> > name the episode from this quote).
> >
> > I'll shut down the list on 1st August 2025. Thank you to everyone past
> > and present still who has been a part of it, particularly to Kevin who
> > has been diligently giving us daily quotes for the majority of the life
> > of the list.
> >
> > Our passion for Press Gang of course lives on, and I'd encourage you to
> > join the Reddit group that Andy Luke has set up. There's not much there
> > yet but maybe we can change that. Andy is also producing YouTube content
> > about Press Gang which is well worth a watch. Please do tell us about
> > any other communities you know about too.
> >
> > Links:
> > https://www.reddit.com/r/PressGang/
> > https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLuke/videos
> >
> > So, that's it. No crocodiles, no electrical fires, no 6th season or a
> > movie. Please feel free to wax lyrical, say goodbye, or say that you're
> > late for your dance class. Best wishes to everyone for the future.
> >
> > You can find me on Instagram (cm6051), BlueSky (matts.net) and of course
> > good old email at matts at yoyo.org if you want to stay in touch with me
> > for whatever reason!
> >
> >
> > Matt.
> > --
> >   Matt Saunders
> >   07506 857125
> >
> >
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> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 21:26:51 +0200
> From: Katarina Hj?rpe <katarina.hjarpe at gmail.com>
> To: Press Gang Mailing List <pressgang at lists.yoyo.org>, Matt Saunders
>         <matts at yoyo.org>
> Subject: Re: [pressgang] The Big Finish - time to say goodbye
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> Thank you for this time with the list! Truly an end of an era.
>
> I don't have Reddit, but I'm kattahj on Tumblr (open) and katta_hj on
> instagram (closed), also on Facebook under my full name (see email)
>
> Best wishes and best of luck in the future
>
> Katarina
>
> Den tis 8 juli 2025 15:35Matt Saunders <matts at yoyo.org> skrev:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > After quite a period of reflection, I've decided that it's time to close
> > down this list. Unfortunately in this day and age it's almost impossible
> > to reliably deliver community email to a large number of people given
> > the way that the Internet and people's habits have changed. We're also
> > down to a very small number of active subscribers so I think the time
> > has come.
> >
> > So, after nearly 29 years of running this list it's time for the final
> > paste-up, turn off the lights, and exit the building. I've so enjoyed
> > reading and participating in the discussions over the years, and am glad
> > to have built online friendships over that time. I'm also heartened that
> > people have met via the list, married and now have incredible kids,
> > which makes me feel like "pops", "the old man" (bonus points if you can
> > name the episode from this quote).
> >
> > I'll shut down the list on 1st August 2025. Thank you to everyone past
> > and present still who has been a part of it, particularly to Kevin who
> > has been diligently giving us daily quotes for the majority of the life
> > of the list.
> >
> > Our passion for Press Gang of course lives on, and I'd encourage you to
> > join the Reddit group that Andy Luke has set up. There's not much there
> > yet but maybe we can change that. Andy is also producing YouTube content
> > about Press Gang which is well worth a watch. Please do tell us about
> > any other communities you know about too.
> >
> > Links:
> > https://www.reddit.com/r/PressGang/
> > https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLuke/videos
> >
> > So, that's it. No crocodiles, no electrical fires, no 6th season or a
> > movie. Please feel free to wax lyrical, say goodbye, or say that you're
> > late for your dance class. Best wishes to everyone for the future.
> >
> > You can find me on Instagram (cm6051), BlueSky (matts.net) and of course
> > good old email at matts at yoyo.org if you want to stay in touch with me
> > for whatever reason!
> >
> >
> > Matt.
> > --
> >   Matt Saunders
> >   07506 857125
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >   Press Gang Mailing List - pressgang at lists.yoyo.org
> >   https://lists.yoyo.org/mailman/listinfo/pressgang
> >   'Reply' will send your mail to the list, not to the message author
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