Hi Wilko,

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:40:33 +0100, you wrote:

...but frankly, it's less than a shadow of its former self.

You've been around here a lot longer than I have, but even I remember
a much more active time. When I first came to rbp, there was a
delicate mix of great paddling discussions and flame wars! :-)
Happily, the former outweighed the latter.

I also remember really enjoying Ken Strickland's occasional posting of
a new story here. At least I can still go to Pete's White Water Page
to re-read some of his stories; and the paddle writing of others as
well...even Myron's! Then there were the "Wilko-sized" trip
reports...always fun to read!

Finally, since rbp was one of the first newsgroups I discovered when I
got my first online computer, I remember you Wilko, helping me via
backchannel email to understand the culture of rbp and newsgroups in
general. A wise mentor you were (even if I couldn't manage to follow
your good advice all the time!). :-)

--
Melissa