1st September 2009 ~ Things change!

[Stogie]

Hi folks new and old...

From 1st of September this forum will become the property of new owners.

I'll be around for a while as a moderator, adviser and poster.

The new owners may or may not wish to make themselves known to you.

After September 1st I won't be handling any forum business.

From immediate effect I won't be responding to PMs and emails from people I don't know.

In the next few weeks I'll be donating the money we have in the bank from The Big Bash to the Jesters charity organization.

We'll be donating as a GOLD MEMBER sponsor at the 50,000 baht level.

After that has been done I'll be leading a simple life of Lima bean soup and quite unhurried domesticity!

You can post any comments that you wish to.

This thread will be locked on August 30th and unpinned at that time...

Cheers for a great few years...

Stogie  

[Guest]

how much you making
can i have a sub ?

hope to bump into you soon stogie,
will be in town in sept on 27th with BM i hope so if you around would like to thank the man himself who bought this fine place to my home via the internet.

stevie

[LadyboyCrush]

So, uh... What does this all mean? Details!

[Naang Faa]

Wow, shocker!

well thanks for letting me have my say,i hope you new owner is as understanding

What ever it is you are doing next good luck and happy trails,,,,

x

[DexterH]

My thanks to you Stogie for all your hard work and sound advice to BM's and your sense of humour...

[Onebadindan]

Chok Dee Stogie with whatever you will be doing after this,,, Hope you will keep intouch... had great time with you TT & (RIP) Eric last year adventure on Soi 13/1

[manarak]

sorry to read that!
I'll miss you and Mr. Grumpy.

[petesie]

Erm..........news indeed..................wonder what impact this will have on the quality of the Forum.....

Honestly Stogie......you and your Forum have been personally responsible for many a leap to the dark side........hope your input will linger............

[daveduke007]

"All the best" Stogie and thanx for this Forum    

I just hope the new owner has the same "Sarcasm" and "Wit" as you  

[fleeing]

Shocking news indeed.

On reflection I can imagine many reasons for off-loading the forum (for the right price) and knowing Stogie even the little that I do, I am sure he has plenty of aces up his sleeves and other possibilities he wants to pursue.

The end of an era? Perhaps. But remember (new owners too) that the forum is carried by the posters and readers here albeit up till now under Stogie's divine guidance.

Lets hope that the new guys are wise enough  to be both as tolerant and opinionated as Stogie has been.If they are a bunch of idiots a new forum will surely be set up 'tout suite'.

Stogie. Thanks for all the years of hard work, and my first gmail account (yes. it's that long ago). There have been times when I have found you a total prat, and I'm sure that feeling is mutual.

Good luck with whatever your next venture may entail. I sincerely hope we won't miss you too mutt.

[s69]

Chok Dee Stogie,
I have to say that you r a gentlemen and a scholar! u had a big hand in introducing 2a lot friends in BKK (not mentioning how tolerant u where!..thx)as well as in ptts.i met so many nice people with u and it means alot, i still have friends whom u introduced me too............ most of all ur self!

[juancarlos]

Stogie, I'm not much for posting and never have been (I believe this is my fifth post in as many years), but would like to say that I'll miss the good work you've done. I don't know if people appreciate the delicate approach it takes to successfully manage a forum - permitting enough difference of opinion to let conversation thrive and keeping just enough control to prevent it from devolving into bickering and stupidity (Jai Dee certainly never did). There is a reason this is the preeminent forum on the subject, and you deserve all the credit for that. Best wishes.

[strocube]

Best of luck, Stogie.
Thanks for a great forum.

[pacman]

Well, well, well...

It is the wise man who knows when to bow out gracefully.

Good luck for your future, I am sure it involves more than Lima Bean soup.

You have left big shoes for the new owner to fill, I hope you teach him well...      

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

Thanks Stogie. I've had a lot of fun here and I've learned a lot!