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Gummy

Posts: 495
Joined: Nov. 27 2005
From: North Carolina, USA

I'll miss this place..

From the time most of us came over from Flamenco-Teacher, I have been regularly checking this forum. Many many colorful characters have come through. I now miss the old guys and enjoy the new. I have seen several come and go.
I have never posted much and have only entered(horribly one beginners challenge. I somehow feel a(unrealistic I know)connection to the members though as I read the back and forth posts.
Thank you Simon for starting and maintaining this place so well. Thanks everyone else who has added so much. It will be strange not checking here regularly as one of my favorites. Good bye everyone, I wish you all the bes!
Gummy AKA Rod (Florida, USA)

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Anders Eliasson

Posts: 5780
Joined: Oct. 18 2006

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Thanks Simon
It was your dedication that made this forum a posibilty. It has meant a lot to me and Iḿ very greatefull for all that you have done for us.
I wish you all the best in the world.
Anders

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jg7238

Posts: 2869
Joined: May 11 2009

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Oh man... More bad news.

. I will definitely miss this forum. It has been quite a journey for me both here and in real life since I became a member. Interacting with other fellow members has been an extremely positive experience. I have become a better musician as a result and that's something I'm very grateful for. Definitely will miss the Falseta Swap shop. Simon, I wish you the best of luck. Take care everyone followed by a big OLE!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 31 2017 22:15:43

marduk

Posts: 600
Joined: Feb. 3 2010

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

I have not posted in ages, I just read and learn these days. but I will miss it too

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Oct. 31 2017 22:57:49

Sr. Martins

Posts: 3077
Joined: Apr. 4 2011

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

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Leñador

Posts: 5237
Joined: Jun. 8 2012
From: Los Angeles

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Sad news indeed. Thank you enormously Simon for hosting while you did. I've learn incredible amounts and my playing has come so far as a direct result of this forum. Ive made actual friends and made some great memories.

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rombsix

Posts: 7805
Joined: Jan. 11 2006
From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Cheers everyone! Olé! Keep playing, singing, and dancing!

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Blondie#2

Posts: 530
Joined: Sep. 14 2010

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Whoa, bit of a shock.

From flamenco teacher, to that temporary inbetween one and to here, its been quite a journey.

Cheers for your work Simon.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 7:09:34

pundi64

Posts: 234
Joined: Jul. 29 2016
From: Thailand

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Sad to see you go, but totally understand with the bloody Russians hacking into, and disturbing your website, best of luck in the future all in this
great website, each and every one of you..

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orsonw

Posts: 1934
Joined: Jul. 4 2009
From: London

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Thank you to Simon and all the people who contributed to this place. I will miss it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 7:14:57

xirdneH_imiJ

Posts: 1889
Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Thanks guys for everything, this place has definitely made life more interesting, learning flamenco easier, we've all made lasting friendships as well.
Now you all have to join Facebook if it's to be continued

Simon, thank you for putting your time and money into ForoFlamenco!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 7:58:09

Johnc

Posts: 114
Joined: Apr. 16 2011
From: UK

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Thanks Simon for all your work.

I never contributed very much, was very much out of my depth, but I enjoyed reading and learned a lot.
hopefully some of the info will make its way to the FB group, and I can continue watching
peoples adventures with cante accompaniment.

not sure what i'll do now while waiting for my code to compile!

John

if anyone is ever around North East Wales/Chester (UK) area and fancies a beer/wine/tea/coffee, let me know. you can find me on fb

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 9:53:09

payaso

Posts: 85
Joined: Dec. 7 2014

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Extremely sad news. I have greatly enjoyed the Foro, reading it every day since I first joined – the first thing I do each morning.

Enormous thanks to Simon for such a very generous commitment of time and money to the cause. A remarkable achievement.

A profound thank you, also, to all the many contributors of wit and wisdom.

I have strenuously avoided Facebook up to now. Maybe I’ll have to reconsider. . .

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 9:53:50

JohnWalshGuitar

Posts: 517
Joined: Aug. 10 2009

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Bad news! Sorry to see the place go. Thanks for everything Simon!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 10:10:22

gerundino63

Posts: 1743
Joined: Jul. 11 2003
From: The Netherlands

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Thanks Simon.......

With a few others one of the oldest members.....you feel like a family.
This foro made the world smaller, the people closer, the world a better place.

Thanks Simon.......

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gbv1158

Posts: 410
Joined: May 29 2009
From: Italy

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

Special thanks to Simon and to all of you guys. This Forum has meant a lot for me and has had a big rule on my learning flamenco guitar playng.
A big “ARRIVEDERCI” to all of you- I wish you all the best.
(I hope to still enjoy you on fb foro page)

Giambattista

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mark indigo

Posts: 3625
Joined: Dec. 5 2007

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

what? damn! no way?! i can't believe it.... i don't know what to say.... er.... thank you simon and.... er.... thank you simon.... and.... er.... this is like the morning i got a text from a friend to say Paco (PDL) had passed away.... gutted.... but thanks guys.... i hate facebook, but i guess it's better than nothing....

but hey, my girlfriend will be pleased

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tele

Posts: 1464
Joined: Aug. 17 2012

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

I guess finding a new administrator is impossible?

Pundi64, bloody russians? You've been reading too much news from united states.

Simon thanks alot for all your efforts.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 14:00:04

JasonM

Posts: 2052
Joined: Dec. 8 2005
From: Baltimore

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to tele)

It's going to be weird not coming here after 10+ years, but I totally understand.

I'm thinking of writing a script to scrape the post from the luthier section, although I'm not sure I have time and I don't want to bombard the site with http request. Hopefully Simon will be able to save this treasure of data

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 14:17:44

Piwin

Posts: 3559
Joined: Feb. 9 2016

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to JasonM)

So...what do we do now?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 14:51:03

Escribano

Posts: 6415
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to JasonM)

quote:

I'm thinking of writing a script to scrape the post from the luthier section, although I'm not sure I have time and I don't want to bombard the site with http request. Hopefully Simon will be able to save this treasure of data

I have a db back up if you want a copy (in SQL Server 2008 Express format)? I could do with some help to parse, extract and publish some of the more valuable threads - perhaps in in PDF. Let me know.

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Morante

Posts: 2178
Joined: Nov. 21 2010

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Piwin)

quote:

So...what do we do now?

Any member who might pass through my beloved Cádiz is welcome to contact me. Best way would be through the Peña de Juan Villar.

Saludos a todos y especialmente a Simon.

Seán

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kitarist

Posts: 1715
Joined: Dec. 4 2012

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Piwin)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Piwin

So...what do we do now?

What about a forum hosting place - that way the issues around security are dealt with by the company hosting the forum. I looked around and found this: https://www.proboards.com/free-forum-features

It seems to offer about the same types of features and look as foro flamenco, and is even free if external ads are OK with admin. There are other options too, for a small fee (which can be taken out from a pool of money we collect).

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edguerin

Posts: 1589
Joined: Dec. 24 2007
From: Siegburg, Alemania

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

What a shame!
Simon, I have the greatest respect for all the effort you've invested, and can understand that at some point enough is enough. Thank you very, very much for the past years!

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Alemania

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Paul Magnussen

Posts: 1805
Joined: Nov. 8 2010
From: London (living in the Bay Area)

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

So sorry to hear this. The level of the discussion here has been, for the most part, amazing, and I’ve learnt so much.

Simon, thank you for all your sterling work over the years, and I hope to see you on Facebook.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 1 2017 16:12:27

etta

Posts: 341
Joined: Jan. 20 2010

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Gummy)

So very sorry to hear this sad news. I hit it almost every day and have learned so much from this site; thank you all so much. Jack

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Blondie#2

Posts: 530
Joined: Sep. 14 2010

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to kitarist)

quote:

ORIGINAL: kitarist

quote:

ORIGINAL: Piwin

So...what do we do now?

What about a forum hosting place - that way the issues around security are dealt with by the company hosting the forum. I looked around and found this: https://www.proboards.com/free-forum-features

It seems to offer about the same types of features and look as foro flamenco, and is even free if external ads are OK with admin. There are other options too, for a small fee (which can be taken out from a pool of money we collect).

I was thinking a similar thing Konstantin and that looks like a pretty good package. The Foro did temporarily live on one of these off the shelf forum sites before it was set up here.

Personally I don't like Facebook and FB groups are hopeless when you want to search for stuff.

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Anders Eliasson

Posts: 5780
Joined: Oct. 18 2006

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

quote:

I'm thinking of writing a script to scrape the post from the luthier section, although I'm not sure I have time and I don't want to bombard the site with http request. Hopefully Simon will be able to save this treasure of data

I have a db back up if you want a copy (in SQL Server 2008 Express format)? I could do with some help to parse, extract and publish some of the more valuable threads - perhaps in in PDF. Let me know.

One thing is to post things live in a public forum. Another is to have them published somewhere else. Iḿ not to sure what I feel about that and I may not be the only one.
Sorry to be negative in an moment like this one, but its very easy to get caught by the "flow" and not think things over.

And sometimes its a very good idea to let go and give space to what will be new very soon. Thereś a lot of valuable information in the lutherie section but there is also a LOT of BS and personal crap.

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Piwin

Posts: 3559
Joined: Feb. 9 2016

RE: I'll miss this place.. (in reply to Morante)

I hope to be able to take you up on that some day Morante and meet you in person.
Same here, anyone passing by Madrid should feel free to get in touch with me. (PM for email address if anyone wants it). I'll set up a Facebook account to keep in touch with those on the foro group.

@kitarist
I wish I had expertise in IT to help. But I'd be way out of my depth with that sort of thing. If ever there is a plan some day for something, I'd be more than happy to contribute, in whichever way a lay person can.

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