[Stones] The Stones list is 9 years old

[Andy Burnham]

Bit dead isn't it! Now you know why I come on to stir things :-)

I'll probably forget nearer the 27th, but did you know the Stones list 
is about to be 9 years old. These are the first few threads:

http://www.stoneslist.org.uk/archives/1997-09/threads.html
http://www.stoneslist.org.uk/archives/1997-10/threads.html

That second one is interesting to look down, a lot of subjects are 
talked about for the first time. Quite historic in a way.

There's also something of a historic exchange between myself and 
Alligator here:

http://www.stoneslist.org.uk/archives/1997-10/msg00042.html

AB: Do you fancy helping with a mad ambitious endeavor to get images of 
every single megalith on the Internet? Again have a look at the 
Prehistoric Web Index.

http://www.stoneslist.org.uk/archives/1997-10/msg00046.html

AD: Well, this is part of where the whole Web idea comes in, one would 
imagine. I'm perfectly happy to continue putting up images of the 
Scottish sites since they're pretty reachable, and I'm sure I'd be ably 
aided and abetted by Martin McCarthy on this one. I'm pretty sure 
between us we can cover quite a good proportion of the sites.

It also provides evidence that I did coin the term 'megarak' and not 
Alligator Descartes as has been claimed. It's first use was by myself on 
5th October 1997
http://www.stoneslist.org.uk/archives/1997-10/msg00009.html

Unless Alligator can provide any evidence of it's use earlier than this 
then that's it deciced.

This is also when we first heard from the enigmatic Chris Lees, who was 
doing a lot of interesting research he wouldn't tell us much about. He 
disappeared a year or so later, never to resurface. Are you sitill out 
there Chris?

http://www.stoneslist.org.uk/archives/1997-10/msg00040.html

Who apart from Chis and myself from this thread are still on the list 
and still megarakking?
The only other name I can see still active is the legendary Sigurd 
Towrie from Orkney

Cheers,
Andy

With thanks to Chris Tweed for such a good list archive