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Re: [TR] The List is Less Busy These Days

To: John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com>, Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] The List is Less Busy These Days
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey@cs.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:18:40 +0000 (UTC)
Cc: "triumphs@autox.team.net" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, Will Daehler <will.daehler@gmail.com>
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I've lost track but, yeah, about the same for me.
As for me, I never did Face Crook ... er book mainly because I had heard so=
 many bad things about it.=C2=A0 How they mine your information for fun and=
 profit and I didn't want to become an unpaid commodity for Mr. Z.=C2=A0 My=
 wife recently decided to delete her account and guess what?=C2=A0 You can'=
t.=C2=A0 It's like Hotel California, you can never leave.=C2=A0 The best yo=
u can do is ghost it.=C2=A0 But your profile is still out there.
Facebook is like dealing with Walmart or Amazon.=C2=A0 This list is like yo=
ur local, family-run corner shop.
Dave=20


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    On Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 02:39:10 PM CST, Cliff Hansen <cliff_ha=
nsen@outlook.com> wrote:  =20

 29 years.

Cliff
1966 TR4A

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 14, 2025, at 9:09=E2=80=AFAM, John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.c=
om> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BFJust out of casual interest, how many are still here in comparis=
on to say the Millenium? I suspect not many.
> I know BookFace has many adherents and I was on it for a while until I se=
emingly upset its algorithms by saying something they/it didn=E2=80=99t lik=
e and BookFace has informed me more than once when I try to rejoin that I=
=E2=80=99m banned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, I=E2=80=99m not in sympathy wi=
th your political inclinations anyway and I certainly got sick of receiving=
 stuff your algorithms were convinced I=E2=80=99d like, when the reality wa=
s they bored me witless. I=E2=80=99ve been a reluctant subscriber to The Tr=
iumph Experience for a couple of years which also doesn=E2=80=99t grab me. =
It=E2=80=99s too Standard-Triumph model specific, people get upset when the=
y accidentally post to the wrong forum and there has been some disquieting =
and very discourteous responses and no one seems to be particularly helpful=
. Mark=E2=80=99s monthly reminders tell me I=E2=80=99m logged to 6 Pack but=
 I never get six pack stuff coming my way and even with the correct passwor=
d, I can=E2=80=99t access it.
> The reality (for me) is that tech is going too fast for me to keep up wit=
h it and I refuse to spend any day of my surely now limited life transfixed=
 by my smartphone screen that 99% of the rest of the world seems happy to d=
o. I=E2=80=99m not enamoured by either my former iPhone or current Samsung =
as they=E2=80=99re both full of trash programs that hold zero interest and =
I can=E2=80=99t be bothered or motivated to learn how they work.
> Perhaps it=E2=80=99s better for me to once more return to the days of car=
bon paper, card index boxes and an abacus. At least I know how they work!
>=20
> Jonmac
>=20
>> On 12 Dec 2025, at 21:10, Will Daehler <will.daehler@gmail.com> wrote:
>>=20
>> Certainly the volume is down.
>> But I am still here, and read the digest most days, for about 28 years.=
=C2=A0=20
>> During this time, I learned so much from all of you, and early on develo=
ped friends who helped me immensely. They shared parts, knowledge, and tool=
s.
>> Without you guys and Mark's early computer skills,=C2=A0 all would have =
been lost.
>> Recently we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.
>>=20
>> Will Daehler
>> 63 TR4
>=20
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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"ydpc4208b0byahoo-style-wrap" style=
=3D"font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I've lost track but, yeah, about the same fo=
r me.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr=
" data-setdir=3D"false">As for me, I never did Face Crook ... er book mainl=
y because I had heard so many bad things about it.&nbsp; How they mine your=
 information for fun and profit and I didn't want to become an unpaid commo=
dity for Mr. Z.&nbsp; My wife recently decided to delete her account and gu=
ess what?&nbsp; You can't.&nbsp; It's like Hotel California, you can never =
leave.&nbsp; The best you can do is ghost it.&nbsp; But your profile is sti=
ll out there.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Facebook is like dealing with Walmart or Am=
azon.&nbsp; This list is like your local, family-run corner shop.</div><div=
><br></div><div class=3D"ydpc4208b0bsignature"><div style=3D"color: black; =
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                        On Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 02:39:10 PM CST, Cl=
iff Hansen &lt;cliff_hansen@outlook.com&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">29 years.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=
=3D"none">Cliff<br clear=3D"none">1966 TR4A<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"=
none">Sent from my iPhone<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">&gt; On Dec =
14, 2025, at 9:09=E2=80=AFAM, John Macartney &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"=
mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com"; rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">johnbmaca=
rtney@gmx.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none">&gt; <br clear=3D"none">&gt;=
 =EF=BB=BFJust out of casual interest, how many are still here in compariso=
n to say the Millenium? I suspect not many.<br clear=3D"none">&gt; I know B=
ookFace has many adherents and I was on it for a while until I seemingly up=
set its algorithms by saying something they/it didn=E2=80=99t like and Book=
Face has informed me more than once when I try to rejoin that I=E2=80=99m b=
anned for life. Okay Zuckerberg, I=E2=80=99m not in sympathy with your poli=
tical inclinations anyway and I certainly got sick of receiving stuff your =
algorithms were convinced I=E2=80=99d like, when the reality was they bored=
 me witless. I=E2=80=99ve been a reluctant subscriber to The Triumph Experi=
ence for a couple of years which also doesn=E2=80=99t grab me. It=E2=80=99s=
 too Standard-Triumph model specific, people get upset when they accidental=
ly post to the wrong forum and there has been some disquieting and very dis=
courteous responses and no one seems to be particularly helpful. Mark=E2=80=
=99s monthly reminders tell me I=E2=80=99m logged to 6 Pack but I never get=
 six pack stuff coming my way and even with the correct password, I can=E2=
=80=99t access it.<br clear=3D"none">&gt; The reality (for me) is that tech=
 is going too fast for me to keep up with it and I refuse to spend any day =
of my surely now limited life transfixed by my smartphone screen that 99% o=
f the rest of the world seems happy to do. I=E2=80=99m not enamoured by eit=
her my former iPhone or current Samsung as they=E2=80=99re both full of tra=
sh programs that hold zero interest and I can=E2=80=99t be bothered or moti=
vated to learn how they work.<br clear=3D"none">&gt; Perhaps it=E2=80=99s b=
etter for me to once more return to the days of carbon paper, card index bo=
xes and an abacus. At least I know how they work!<br clear=3D"none">&gt; <b=
r clear=3D"none">&gt; Jonmac<br clear=3D"none">&gt; <br clear=3D"none">&gt;=
&gt; On 12 Dec 2025, at 21:10, Will Daehler &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"m=
ailto:will.daehler@gmail.com" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">will.daehl=
er@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none">&gt;&gt; <br clear=3D"none">&=
gt;&gt; Certainly the volume is down.<br clear=3D"none">&gt;&gt; But I am s=
till here, and read the digest most days, for about 28 years.&nbsp; <br cle=
ar=3D"none">&gt;&gt; During this time, I learned so much from all of you, a=
nd early on developed friends who helped me immensely. They shared parts, k=
nowledge, and tools.<br clear=3D"none">&gt;&gt; Without you guys and Mark's=
 early computer skills,&nbsp; all would have been lost.<br clear=3D"none">&=
gt;&gt; Recently we have sort of re-assmbled on various Facebook sites.<br =
clear=3D"none">&gt;&gt; <br clear=3D"none">&gt;&gt; Will Daehler<br clear=
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