Re: Yahoo groups closing

I am a Cal 3-34 owner and a web developer. I was thinking we could turn this group into a forum. There may be a way to download all the content from this group to the forum as an archive at least. Any interest? Mary

I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 6:43 PM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > I am a Cal 3-34 owner and a web developer. I was thinking we could turn > this group into a forum. There may be a way to download all the content > from this group to the forum as an archive at least. Any interest? > > Mary > >

Hi, All. I became the moderator for the Cal Group some years ago to fill a vacuum, and not out of any particular skill. I am not a web site facile type. (However, I can make transistors tap dance.) I do know that many years ago (close to 20?) the Cal Group was on Sailnet. The bulk of the folks switched over to Yahoo when Sailnet wanted to start charging $$ for membership. I believe Sailnet is back to free again. Just an Observation Charlie Annapolis From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:52 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com; Mary Macdonald <ma… [at] gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Yahoo groups closing I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 6:43 PM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com <mailto:ma… [at] gmail.com> [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > wrote: I am a Cal 3-34 owner and a web developer. I was thinking we could turn this group into a forum. There may be a way to download all the content from this group to the forum as an archive at least. Any interest? Mary

Charlie, it would be good to download the yahoo group database for archives.. do you see a way to do that? Mary On Oct 16, 2019, 19:13 -0700, Charlie Husar <hu… [at] gmail.com>, wrote: > Hi, All. I became the moderator for the Cal Group some years ago to fill a vacuum, and not out of any particular skill. I am not a web site facile type. (However, I can make transistors tap dance.) > > I do know that many years ago (close to 20?) the Cal Group was on Sailnet. The bulk of the folks switched over to Yahoo when Sailnet wanted to start charging $$ for membership. I believe Sailnet is back to free again. > > Just an Observation > Charlie > Annapolis > > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 9:52 PM > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com; Mary Macdonald <ma… [at] gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: Yahoo groups closing > > > > > I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 6:43 PM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > I am a Cal 3-34 owner and a web developer. I was thinking we could turn this group into a forum. There may be a way to download all the content from this group to the forum as an archive at least. Any interest? > > > > Mary > > > > > > > >

I'd second the idea of moving the group forward into a forum. The biggest advantage of forums that I see would be- (a) ability to spread out discussions into threads on individual topics (i.e. maintenance, engines, racing, cruising, electronics, etc) which may encourage members to contribute more in the areas they are most interested in, (b) ease of access - you'd instantly have visibility to all the latest topics of interest as soon as you click on the main forum page, with quick and easy access to past topics (c) help serve as a better long term repository for preserving knowledge. It could provide the ability to do a universal search at any time for topics of interest, making it easier to build on past knowledge. While Facebook serves as an amusing source for social postings and near-real time conversations, I really don't find it all that useful for knowledge sharing. Anything posted is very linear and quickly gets buried in one's feed of whatever formula facebook uses to determine is "relevant" to you. As an example of a style of forum page that I happen to like myself (not sailing related, though), here's one which I like due to it's simplicity and ease of access. The home page shows a top level of all the latest topics of interest which are all one click away, and by clicking on the "Forums" link you have quick access to all the current and past discussions broken down by category. http://maulepilots.org/ AJ S/V Wing Song 1966 Cal 36 #32 Homer, AK On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 9:43 AM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > I am a Cal 3-34 owner and a web developer. I was thinking we could turn > this group into a forum. There may be a way to download all the content > from this group to the forum as an archive at least. Any interest? > > Mary > > >

That’s funny. Small world. My friend Christine Kerner owns the maulepilots forum. I’ve helped her with it in the past. Ages ago, I learned to fly in a Maule and used to broker them with Jeremy Ainsworth. Maybe you know them? I agree with your points. I’d just need access to the yahoo group database or a download of it to transfer the info. It would be great to have all this info searchable and in one main place. Mary On Oct 16, 2019, 20:26 -0700, aJ ak… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com>, wrote: > I'd second the idea of moving the group forward into a forum. The biggest advantage of forums that I see would be- > > (a) ability to spread out discussions into threads on individual topics (i.e. maintenance, engines, racing, cruising, electronics, etc) which may encourage members to contribute more in the areas they are most interested in, > > (b) ease of access - you'd instantly have visibility to all the latest topics of interest as soon as you click on the main forum page, with quick and easy access to past topics > > (c) help serve as a better long term repository for preserving knowledge. It could provide the ability to do a universal search at any time for topics of interest, making it easier to build on past knowledge. > > While Facebook serves as an amusing source for social postings and near-real time conversations, I really don't find it all that useful for knowledge sharing. Anything posted is very linear and quickly gets buried in one's feed of whatever formula facebook uses to determine is "relevant" to you. > > As an example of a style of forum page that I happen to like myself (not sailing related, though), here's one which I like due to it's simplicity and ease of access. The home page shows a top level of all the latest topics of interest which are all one click away, and by clicking on the "Forums" link you have quick access to all the current and past discussions broken down by category. http://maulepilots.org/ > > AJ > > S/V Wing Song > 1966 Cal 36 #32 > Homer, AK > > > > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 9:43 AM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > > > I am a Cal 3-34 owner and a web developer. I was thinking we could turn this group into a forum. There may be a way to download all the content from this group to the forum as an archive at least. Any interest? > > > > > > Mary >

I'm a Cal 2-27 owner of three years and learn constantly from the body of knowledge this group holds,..hope we can preserve this somehow. Serves like a lighthouse, keeping us from stupid mistakes. On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 7:43 PM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > I am a Cal 3-34 owner and a web developer. I was thinking we could turn > this group into a forum. There may be a way to download all the content > from this group to the forum as an archive at least. Any interest? > > Mary > > > -- *Donald J Thomas* Broker Associate *LIV Sotheby's International Realty* 101 S. Main St. Breckenridge, Colorado 970-409-9133 www.teamthomasmountainhomes.com

On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this > group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be > nice. Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on grounds that it seems creepy. Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm on a forum dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA console that used to grace living rooms. It is by far the easiest to access and use of any I've encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no resizing or other manipulations required. Here's a link: http://vintagehifi.net/ I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do know that it's a breeze to use. Chris Campbell Cal 20 #1220, /Martha C/

Hi All, I'm setting up a new forum for us to use. I'll send an email out when it is ready. Mary On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM ccampbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> wrote: > > On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > > I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this > group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. > > > Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on grounds that > it seems creepy. > > Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm on a forum > dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA > console that used to grace living rooms. It is by far the easiest to > access and use of any I've encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no > resizing or other manipulations required. Here's a link: > > http://vintagehifi.net/ > > I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do know that > it's a breeze to use. > > Chris Campbell > > Cal 20 #1220, *Martha C* > >

try group.io. catalina 27 went there. it's great. better than yahoo john b On Thursday, October 17, 2019, 01:26:34 PM CDT, Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: Hi All, I'm setting up a new forum for us to use. I'll send an email out when it is ready. Mary On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM ccampbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> wrote: On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on grounds that it seems creepy. Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm on a forum dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA console that used to grace living rooms. It is by far the easiest to access and use of any I've encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no resizing or other manipulations required. Here's a link: http://vintagehifi.net/ I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do know that it's a breeze to use. Chris Campbell Cal 20 #1220, Martha C

Hi everyone, I have the forum mostly set up. I am getting the security certificate squared away and then I'll share the link. Any forum title ideas welcome! Maintenance and Repairs Engine Cal Designs Cruising Racing For Sale and Wanted Files and Downloads On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 1:48 PM Mail jh… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] < Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > try group.io. catalina 27 went there. it's great. better than yahoo > > john b > > > On Thursday, October 17, 2019, 01:26:34 PM CDT, Mary Macdonald > ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > I'm setting up a new forum for us to use. I'll send an email out when it > is ready. > > Mary > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM ccampbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> wrote: > > > On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > > I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this > group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. > > > Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on grounds that > it seems creepy. > > Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm on a forum > dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA > console that used to grace living rooms. It is by far the easiest to > access and use of any I've encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no > resizing or other manipulations required. Here's a link: > > http://vintagehifi.net/ > > I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do know that > it's a breeze to use. > > Chris Campbell > > Cal 20 #1220, *Martha C* > > >

How about sails & rigging; navigation; maintenance & repair? Chris Campbell On 10/17/2019 4:54 PM, Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > I have the forum mostly set up. I am getting the security certificate > squared away and then I'll share the link. Any forum title ideas welcome! > Maintenance and Repairs > Engine > Cal Designs > Cruising > Racing > For Sale and Wanted > Files and Downloads > > > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 1:48 PM Mail jh… [at] yahoo.com > <mailto:jh… [at] yahoo.com> [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com>> wrote: > > try group.io <http://group.io>. catalina 27 went there. it's > great. better than yahoo > > john b > > > On Thursday, October 17, 2019, 01:26:34 PM CDT, Mary Macdonald > ma… [at] gmail.com <mailto:ma… [at] gmail.com> [Cal_Boats] > <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com <mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com>> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > I'm setting up a new forum for us to use. I'll send an email out > when it is ready. > > Mary > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM ccampbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org > <mailto:cc… [at] lsnm.org>> wrote: > > > On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com > <mailto:tr… [at] gmail.com> [Cal_Boats] wrote: >> >> >> I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble >> accessing this group. I think its because I don't Yahoo >> correctly. Face Book would be nice. > > > Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on > grounds that it seems creepy. > > Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm > on a forum dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old > Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA console that used to grace living > rooms. It is by far the easiest to access and use of any I've > encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no resizing or > other manipulations required. Here's a link: > > http://vintagehifi.net/ > > I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do > know that it's a breeze to use. > > Chris Campbell > > Cal 20 #1220, /Martha C/ > > > > >

Several forums I frequent have a “general discussion” section that often receives the most post. One calls this the “Lounge” maybe you could have a “Clubhouse” or “Dock talk” so we can talk or brag about these great sailing boats. MABE a “classified sections for parts, sails or WTB / WTS items. John Raxter 336-210-8073 (m) > On Oct 17, 2019, at 5:07 PM, ccampbell cc… [at] lsnm.org [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: >  How about sails & rigging; navigation; maintenance & repair? Chris Campbell On 10/17/2019 4:54 PM, Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have the forum mostly set up. I am getting the security certificate squared away and then I'll share the link. Any forum title ideas welcome! > Maintenance and Repairs > Engine > Cal Designs > Cruising > Racing > For Sale and Wanted > Files and Downloads > > > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 1:48 PM Mail jh… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: >> >> try group.io. catalina 27 went there. it's great. better than yahoo >> >> john b >> >> >> On Thursday, October 17, 2019, 01:26:34 PM CDT, Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> I'm setting up a new forum for us to use. I'll send an email out when it is ready. >> >> Mary >> >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM ccampbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> wrote: >> >> >> On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: >>> >>> >>> I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. >> >> Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on grounds that it seems creepy. >> >> Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm on a forum dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA console that used to grace living rooms. It is by far the easiest to access and use of any I've encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no resizing or other manipulations required. Here's a link: >> >> http://vintagehifi.net/ >> >> I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do know that it's a breeze to use. >> >> Chris Campbell >> >> Cal 20 #1220, Martha C >> >> >

That;s great to see! Thank you for your help in this. I'd personally love to see albums set up for the various models of Cals that we own, as I'm interested in salon configuration running rigging modifications, stuff like that so a resource album with photos would be terrific. On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 2:58 PM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > I have the forum mostly set up. I am getting the security certificate > squared away and then I'll share the link. Any forum title ideas welcome! > Maintenance and Repairs > Engine > Cal Designs > Cruising > Racing > For Sale and Wanted > Files and Downloads > > > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 1:48 PM Mail jh… [at] yahoo.com [Cal_Boats] < > Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > >> >> >> try group.io. catalina 27 went there. it's great. better than yahoo >> >> john b >> >> >> On Thursday, October 17, 2019, 01:26:34 PM CDT, Mary Macdonald >> ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> I'm setting up a new forum for us to use. I'll send an email out when it >> is ready. >> >> Mary >> >> On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM ccampbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> wrote: >> >> >> On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: >> >> >> >> I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this >> group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. >> >> >> Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on grounds that >> it seems creepy. >> >> Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm on a forum >> dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA >> console that used to grace living rooms. It is by far the easiest to >> access and use of any I've encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no >> resizing or other manipulations required. Here's a link: >> >> http://vintagehifi.net/ >> >> I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do know that >> it's a breeze to use. >> >> Chris Campbell >> >> Cal 20 #1220, *Martha C* >> >> > -- *Donald J Thomas* Broker Associate *LIV Sotheby's International Realty* 101 S. Main St. Breckenridge, Colorado 970-409-9133 www.teamthomasmountainhomes.com

Thank you Mary :) Tom Brooks Cal 31 Tacoma, WA On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:26 AM Mary Macdonald ma… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > I'm setting up a new forum for us to use. I'll send an email out when it > is ready. > > Mary > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:04 AM ccampbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org> wrote: > >> >> On 10/16/2019 9:52 PM, Troy Zea tr… [at] gmail.com [Cal_Boats] wrote: >> >> >> >> I also have a cal 34 mkIII. I have all kinds of trouble accessing this >> group. I think its because I don't Yahoo correctly. Face Book would be nice. >> >> >> Please, let's not move to Facebook. I avoid that system on grounds that >> it seems creepy. >> >> Most of us probably have a bunch of other odd interests. I'm on a forum >> dealing with old console radio/phonos--the big old Magnavox, Zenith, or RCA >> console that used to grace living rooms. It is by far the easiest to >> access and use of any I've encountered. Posting photos is a click away--no >> resizing or other manipulations required. Here's a link: >> >> http://vintagehifi.net/ >> >> I know nothing about how it's hosted or anything else but I do know that >> it's a breeze to use. >> >> Chris Campbell >> >> Cal 20 #1220, *Martha C* >> >> > -- Thomas Brooks 253-431-6694