[pressgang] pressgang Digest, Vol 266, Issue 8
Matt Saunders
matts at yoyo.org
Thu Jul 10 21:26:42 BST 2025
Thanks Kevin... and there's a glimmer of hope that Kevin will continue
regardless!
As for "it's my birthday" ...?
No it isn't. :-)
On Jul 08, Kevin Hards wrote:
> 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
>
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> 1. The Big Finish - time to say goodbye (Matt Saunders)
> 2. Re: The Big Finish - time to say goodbye (Vince Deehan)
> 3. Re: The Big Finish - time to say goodbye (Katarina Hj?rpe)
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> Message: 1
> 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
>
>
>
>
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> 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:
> <CAHdRuKoUtLX1Qh0fHe069V1yxqkN=ogo8_d1Uo05C4=wKCoH9w at mail.gmail.com
> >
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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
> Message-ID:
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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
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