OzJazzForum 5th B'Day??

[bodgey]

...it must be around now.
Surely this is cause for celebration - a forum vaguely based around jazz running in Australia for 5 years!?!?!

Forum birthday limericks anyone?

'There once was a forum named Oz
at whose name some did turn up their schnozz
of comic relief
and Tink's cock from it's sheath
there was plenty - it's Oz - just because'

[tinky]

We all liked to put in a post
But silly hat wearers did it the most
some really offended
the moderator he ended
now IG is just a ghost

boo hoo!!

[johnmcall]

I logged onto Aussie jazz forum
and discovered a certified Corum

of wankers and wood bees
receivers of grant fees

and contests and people who scor em

[isaacs]

Not quite the 5th bithday, it's June 8. I keep all my emails.

To: multiple recipients
Friday June 8 2001 4:00pm

Dear colleague,

I am writing to let you know of the new OZJAZZFORUM website. Really an online magazine (or e-zine), its purpose is to "facilitate discussion and activism within the Australian jazz community".

The site offers the following facilities:

1. Publication of submitted articles. In our first "edition" you will find articles by Dale Barlow, Jon Rose, Martin Jackson and Mark Isaacs, with an article from Elliot Dalgleish to be posted soon.
2. A discussion board, where threaded discussions may be started or posted to.
3. Editorial content.
4. The option to join the OZJAZZFORUM mailing list, whereby you will be informed whenever significant new content is published.

The facility is there to be used. Please have a look and consider making a contribution if you are moved to do so. The name of the game is free, uncensored expression and exchange of views in a non-hierarchical, networked environment.

The URL:
www.talk.to/ozjazzforum

Best wishes,
Mark Isaacs
OZJAZZFORUM editor & webmaster

[Kenny]

admin said:

I keep all my emails.

Blimey! Now he tells me ...

[mim]

Mark, how come it says "OZJAZZFORUM - Australian Jazz Discussion (est. April 2001)" at the top of the page? Was it created then, but not opened until June?

[isaacs]

Yeah Mim well spotted for noticing the discrepancy.

The website was up and running on April 21 2001 hence the masthead. I sent an email to Martin Jackson that day telling him about it, but didn't announce its existence broadly until June 8. In the interim I sought contributions from others so that the website would have more content when I sent out a general notice June 8 as noted above.

So what do you think? I can change the masthead to June 2001. Or make April 21 the official birthday. You decide.