[pressgang] The Big Finish - time to say goodbye

Thu Jul 31 21:26:00 BST 2025

Yes, happy to join a new option. Maybe a Facebook group of some kind if an
email group has run its course?

Katie

On Friday, 1 August 2025, Katarina Hjärpe <katarina.hjarpe at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm game! Full name:
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> Katarina Hjärpe
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> Den tors 31 juli 2025 22:14Paul Bathgate <starbuck320 at googlemail.com>
> skrev:
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>> Hiya Everyone
>>
>> Could we do something on Facebook?
>>
>> Just a thought?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> Peace & One Love
>>
>> On Thu, 31 Jul 2025, 20:41 Katarina Hjärpe, <katarina.hjarpe at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> Bye everyone! I hope to see some of you still. Thanks for many fun years!
>>>
>>> Katarina
>>>
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>>> Den tors 31 juli 2025 21:29Rebecca Hunter Eastgate <
>>> rebecca.eastgate at gmail.com> skrev:
>>>
>>>> Thank you all for everything!
>>>>
>>>> I too keep very quiet but what a constant in my life this has been.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes to everyone.
>>>>
>>>> On 31 Jul 2025, at 8:59 pm, Maya Crabtree <mayacrabtree at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> It seems it's true that you don't fully appreciate something until it's
>>>> gone. So despite being one of the least active members over the years, and
>>>> even disconnecting from the list for a few years, when my "grown up self"
>>>> decided the PG is part of my youth and it's time to move on, in recent
>>>> years I found myself reverting back to old tastes and PG especially,
>>>> re-joining the group, reading most of the mails. Knowing that the group was
>>>> there, that I am not alone in appreciating and reminiscing over a 30 year
>>>> old children's show that no one in my country has heard of - that in itself
>>>> just gave me a good feeling. I especially enjoyed QOTD and being able to
>>>> say "It's my birthday today". I haven't yet figured out what makes so many
>>>> people feel so strongly about this old show. As Spike once said. We
>>>> got this kind of, thing together. I'm not sure what kind of thing it is,
>>>> it's just a thing thing.
>>>>
>>>> Since reading Matt's announcement, I have been meaning to reply every
>>>> day, but found myself putting it off, in hope that by the last minute,
>>>> someone will come up with some simple solution for keeping this space up,
>>>> either here or on another platform. I mean, what's life if you can't
>>>> look yourself in the eye and say, "Hey! I used to have a group of people to
>>>> reminisce about Press Gang with!"?
>>>>
>>>> But I guess this is life, no guaranteed happy endings. It's been
>>>> amazing to have this group. Thank you Matt and Kevin and all for
>>>> occasionally bringing a smile to my face and enabling some healthy
>>>> escapism, especially in light of events in my region.  If anyone feels
>>>> like trying to think about an alternative platform to maintain this
>>>> community somehow, LMK, and I would be glad to help.
>>>>
>>>> I am available on email - mayacrabtree at gmail.com, on facebook (Maya
>>>> Crabtree) and occasionally on instagram (maya.crabtree). Maybe I
>>>> should just mention that my extra-specially-close friends get a
>>>> preferential loan rate *and* badges. I do have vacancies in my peer
>>>> group...
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes to everyone. Final paste up - 10 hours...?
>>>>
>>>> Maya
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2025 at 4:35 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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