06-06-2020, 04:29 PM
(06-06-2020, 01:41 AM)Ian Williams Wrote: I could not agree more Tony Betts, this is the forum at its very best, call us rivet counters but I love what we learn as a result of these discussions. I just wish all these multitude of things since the very beginning could be collated together and preserved for prosperity, most new to the forum have no chance of ever finding some of the discussion and gems which have been here, hence they simply get lost again and only a few facts logged with those who have the memory of a elephant! It is without doubt that what we have written over the years will one day disappear from the web, the big failure of Friends that it is particularly hard to search and find things even when you know they are there! And virtually impossible on the Archived discussions from the old platform. I guess there always have been some who like to jealously guard their knowledge, often for selfish reasons but that is not good for the future of the movement in my honest opinion.My feelings exactly. While pictures are relatively easy to extract and post on a separate, dedicated web site (austin7.uk is available if anybody wants to have a go), the discussions surrounding them are, unfortunately, a different matter. To save, edit and index all the written material - the complex discussions, quotations, arguments, counter-argument and conclusions would need considerable time and trouble to extract - and it's probably not something anybody is ever going to take on.