2020 is a year beyond many of my childhood's science fiction time settings (Blade Runner, for example, was set in 2019) yet here we are at its doorstep. We have talking (and listening) computers, hand held communicators, a global network through which we may be slowly morphing into the Borg, answers (plenty and often conflicting) to just about every question we can ask, planet-scale human influence, and tools to monitor and change our brainwaves at the flick of a switch.

But as things keep getting bigger, faster, more sophisticated and "better", I find myself doubtful of the solutions proposed, and nostalgic of a more human scale: modest and old-fashioned (or less old-fashioned) families, lively neighbourhoods, voluntary societies and cells of civil conversation on topics of common interest --of which this here forum is my favourite one.

I would like to extend my thanks, appreciation, respect and best wishes to the contributors of this forum, with a special mention to Chris Murtland for hosting and supporting it for 13+ years. This incarnation has lasted much longer than much of the tools discussed here, and long enough for some of its original members to have maybe departed to other dimensions, or simply moved on--my searches sometimes bring up posts by long gone regular contributors that still sound fresh today.

All the best for 2020 and beyond whether CRIMPing or not :)

Happy New Year!

Alexander, I could have written that myself. I feel like too much has happened too fast in how we do almost everything. The internet opened doors, to be sure; we just didn’t realize in real-time how _many_ doors were being opened. That also included the end of many other things we all took as part of everyday life that now bring us a wave of nostalgic. I feel it intently and remembered that the root of nostalgia is — change. We’ve had so much, so fast. Here we are, 2020.
Happy New Year!

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:

2020 is a year beyond many of my childhood's science fiction time
settings (Blade Runner, for example, was set in 2019) yet here we are at
its doorstep. We have talking (and listening) computers, hand held
communicators, a global network through which we may be slowly morphing
into the Borg, answers (plenty and often conflicting) to just about
every question we can ask, planet-scale human influence, and tools to
monitor and change our brainwaves at the flick of a switch.

But as things keep getting bigger, faster, more sophisticated and
"better", I find myself doubtful of the solutions proposed, and
nostalgic of a more human scale: modest and old-fashioned (or less
old-fashioned) families, lively neighbourhoods, voluntary societies and
cells of civil conversation on topics of common interest --of which this
here forum is my favourite one.

I would like to extend my thanks, appreciation, respect and best wishes
to the contributors of this forum, with a special mention to Chris
Murtland for hosting and supporting it for 13+ years. This incarnation
has lasted much longer than much of the tools discussed here, and long
enough for some of its original members to have maybe departed to other
dimensions, or simply moved on--my searches sometimes bring up posts by
long gone regular contributors that still sound fresh today.

All the best for 2020 and beyond whether CRIMPing or not :)

A couple of days ago, I was thinking along similar lines to you, Alexander, especially in regard to Chris Murtland. But you have put my thoughts into words much more effectively than I would have achieved. Best wishes for 2020 and the following Twenties to you and everyone else on this forum.

A very peaceful and rewarding New Year to everyone here (and everywhere).

I agree wholeheartedly with the kudos for Chris -- without him, there is no OutlinerSoftware community.

I feel much the same, Alexander. It feels as if everything is happening much faster, but are not yet able to handle the problems of that increased speed. And I would also like to thank Chris for all that he has done over the years (although I do not believe that we have ever confirmed that Chris is a "he", as that name is often used by women as well as men)! I stay away from most social media and only participate in a handful of forums where the discussions are friendly, civil and useful, and this is one of them. Thank you again, everybody, and here is to a happy and healthy new year and decade!

--Ken

A wonderful, interesting, productive and peaceful New Year to all.

And may I add my thanks to Chris for his steadfast support and thoughtful interventions.

Best wishes to all,
Bill

Thanks everyone, and best wishes to you, too! I enjoy maintaining this forum; of course, I enjoy reading it even more.

I don't want to over-promise, but I plan to redesign and rewrite the site this year. It's getting a bit long in the tooth.

Thanks,
Chris

Thank you, Chris.

This site is comfortable, workable, and is just fine the way it is, IMO. I know early this year (?) there was chat about added features, but the focused design here is really quite good and lets the dialog get the attention.

Chris Murtland wrote:

I don't want to over-promise, but I plan to redesign and rewrite the
site this year. It's getting a bit long in the tooth.

Thanks,
Chris

The visual redesign won't be too drastic - it's mostly to make everything work better on mobile. I prefer the minimalist look myself, and like having the content be the main point. I do want to provide a better editing experience - with some formatting and image uploads supported, for example.

Paul Korm wrote:

This site is comfortable, workable, and is just fine the way it is, IMO.
I know early this year (?) there was chat about added features, but
the focused design here is really quite good and lets the dialog get the
attention.

I would welcome an updated design and some modern functionality. However, please don't remove the ability to subscribe to the forum via RSS - that's how I follow along, and it's a delightful function.