[alt-photo] Re: list history

[Nelson Mark]

and a great history it is Gord!  Thanks again for your great contribution to Alt Photo!


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Mark Nelson

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On Dec 18, 2011, at 10:34 PM, Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:

> Hi:
> 
> For those interested in ancient history of the list
> 
> In the early 1990's I  was following the photography use-net groups, and noticed the occasional reference to alt-photo-process stuff.
> 
> I posted a message on some of the use-net photo groups asking if anyone was interested in creating a mailing list.  I received around 25 responses.
> 
> I then asked if any of the interested people could host a list. Steve Avery was one of the group who responded, and eventually volunteered to host the list with the help of IT people he knew from the University of New South Wales.
> 
> When Steve finished his studies he was unable or unwilling to continue hosting and managing the list.  At this point I was able to get the University to host the list.  I knew the head of the Photography program at the UofS.  We were able to argue that the list was a potentially valuable educational resource.
> 
> The rest is history
> 
> Gord
> 
> On 12/17/2011 8:36 PM, Dave S (fotodave) wrote:
>> Steve Avery, if I remember correctly, was never on the previous list (the
>> alt-photo-process at university of Saskatchewan). I believe Steve was a
>> student from Australia. He started the list while being a student in the US.
>> The when he moved back, he could not take care of the list any longer. At
>> that time Gord was working at university of Saskatchewan, so he asked the
>> university, and they allowed him to host the list there. The list remained
>> there for a long time until his job change a couple of years ago.
>> 
>> Gord is of course, still on this list, so he might add more information or
>> correct my recollection above.
>> 
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
>> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of
>> Christina Anderson
>> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 7:22 PM
>> To: Alt List
>> Subject: [alt-photo] list history
>> 
>> Any oldtimers on the list?
>> What ever happened to the original listminder/originator Steve Avery?
>> Chris
>> 
>> Christina Z. Anderson
>> christinaZanderson.com
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