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Looking back at our original thread it appears we began at 8:35 pm on October 15th, 2006. We locked up something on the site at about 100 pages We just blew through three quarters of a million views on "The Sequel"! Good work all, what a wonderful community of friends!! Thanks for making it what it is!
While we're reminiscing a bit, yesterday I was thinking about our thread and all of you. You would have to assume, based upon the participation, that this thread means a lot to everyone involved. Every once in a while I get an e-mail or a pm from someone telling me what it means to them personally. Like the one about a year into our first MA2A thread from a Dad in the north east. He thanked me for starting such a great conversation and went on tell me that he loved photography, landscapes and aviation were his favorite subjects. He said that he hoped to be able to get out more and expand his photographic skills at some point in the future. He said that our thread was his window to the world for now because he spends every waking hour either working or caring for his disabled young son. Our conversation was his diversion after he had all of his tasks accomplished and his son tucked in bed. Another Gentleman who commented regularly on our first thread e-mailed me and said much the same thing. He loved the conversation, enjoyed the people, has a passion for photography, but is a bit limited in his opportunities because he's in a wheel chair. The most recent, albeit not as dramatic, was the joy and excitement I heard in our new friend Donald Gray's "voice" when you all warmly welcomed him to our group.
I guess my point is, we have absolutely no idea who is looking in on us, and what this group might mean to them. This is an exceptional thing you've all created and kept alive. It's a privilege to be a small part of it.
JW

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