[JYO] DC Area pilots mailing list history..

Back in 2001 I created the JYO e-mail list for pilots in and around  
Leesburg. (yes, it still exists).  I worked for Piedmont Hawthorne as the  
weekend 
manager of Line Service.  Pilots would always ask me about  construction 
updates 
and fly-in events, etc.. so I started the list. Years  later, Jeff Cook took 
lessons at AVED and asked how does HE post to the  list.  I explained that it 
was a one way/broadcast list.  He then said  that he was going to built a two 
way list and web site and did so.  Even  did a great job of it in my opinion. I 
sent my 400+ list members to Jeff's site  and told them of a great new 
resource.
 
Many signed up..  and unlike MY list they could ask questions and hold  
discussions.  Jeff did a good job at keeping the web page updated and spam  at 
minimum.  Where I think Jeff failed was in his constant badgering of  people if 
they went off topic (even a little) and his constant threats to kick  people 
off 
the list that did not agree with him (like his logo choice, etc). He  lost 
interest on day and basically said "it's my ball and I am going home". I am  
glad the Yahoo list exists today... off topic or not..  you guys are  friends 
and 
a wealth of information and knowledge.
 
The only thing I would have done differently would have been to create a  
message board style (not unlike _www.cascadesva.us_ (http://www.cascadesva.us) 
) 
where you could have a  fly-in section, cfi section, avionics, flight schools, 
tax info, mainenance, get  togethers, aviation political (a BIG no no and 
hand slapper on Jeff's  list).
 
I used to really keep up the Leesburgpilots.com web site too...  but  even 
that is just a mailing list now... still with hundreds on it but the  Airport 
Director does not give me updates (like the previous one's did) and  nobody 
knows what is going on at the airport unless they go down there and  see.
 
I miss the good old days..
 
Ed
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/18/2008 8:01:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
stevennichols@xxxxxxxxx writes:

 
 
 
To clarify. Dcpilots.net was never anything other than a redirect to
the  yahoo group. There was discussion early on about doing something
directly  but the yahoo group got setup and no replacement was ever
decided upon. It  was started around 2004 when Jeff cook got just a bit
nastier than many of  us preferred on the .org mailing  list.








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