[Path-list] Future of PATH Website and eMail List

[steve lund]

PATH Folks,

So sorry to hear about Mark. However, I can assure you that the sky is
definitely NOT falling. The only way there would be an immediate issue
would be if Mark was actually running the server that the website and email
list was hosted on. I highly doubt that this is the case. The website and
email list are likely hosted by a group/company/ISP that gets paid to do
such things.

The PATH email list is also completely separate from the website but this
doesn't really matter as neither are likely to go "Poof" (or as some have
said crash) anytime soon.

The only issues that this creates is that there is no one to do any updates
to the website or deal with any unlikely issues with the email list.

There's definitely NO reason to have to start ANYTHING over. All that is
needed is to find another person/company to take over the upkeep and
maintenance of the existing web site and handle any mailing list issues.

As far as Facebook goes I wouldn't consider it to be a very good
solution aside from the privacy concerns. A FB group can be either public
or private but not both. PATH needs BOTH like the current website for
public consumption and a private communications system like the email list.

Thanks,
Steve
Retired Geek



On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 12:07 PM Jim Houck via Path-list <
path-list at path-at.org> wrote:

> PATH.
> Greg's email below suggest we could use facebook as an option.
> Keep in mind that I will help, but in no way can I set this up.
> Thanks Greg.
> Jim
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy Tab®
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: GREGORY WEAVER <nchome at aol.com>
> Date: 7/6/21 11:55 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Jim Houck <houckjw at bellsouth.net>
> Cc: PATH - Martha Emery <topco999 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Path-list] Fwd: Please share with Board and Group involved
> with website maintenance
>
> Jim - Bad news, especially for Mark’s family. RE the PATH website, I
> wonder if beefing up and digging into Facebook’s capability to be a place
> to manage the club’s online presence would be a better way to go vs. a
> dedicated website. I am a member of a paddling club that does it that way.
> I am not Mr. Facebook so I don’t have a feel for what is possible. I think
> it is a matter of taking a “zero baseline” starting point and building up
> what is needed vs. replacing what we had/have. An objective look might
> arrive at something other than a website as an acceptable solution. Is the
> PATH-list email  separate from the website? Facebook groups could be a way
> to reach everyone that joins the group (limited to membership) and might be
> a way to achieve an all-PATH contact capability. - Thanks, GREG WEAVER,
> Mocksville NC @ 336-918-3455 (Sent from my iPad)
>
> On Jul 6, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Jim Houck via Path-list <
> path-list at path-at.org> wrote:
>
> PATH.
> FYI.
> Read
> Martha's email below.
> With Mark no longer in the picture, our website will probably be going
> away.
> We'll use it & the PATH-List as long as possible, but who knows.
> I guess we'll need to start all over again.
> We'll discuss more @ Summerfest.
> Jim
>
> Sent from my Galaxy Tab®
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Martha Emrey <topco999 at yahoo.com>
> Date: 7/6/21 10:46 AM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Jim Houck <houckjw at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Please share with Board and Group involved with website
> maintenance
>
> Jim,
>
> I just learned Mark McGinnis died yesterday. He is survived by his wife,
> two young children, his parents and his mother-in-law.
>
> Martha
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