WaccoBB is now CLOSED!

Thanks for willing to create community with me!

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish! :wink:

With Love and Gratitude,
Barry
:waccosun:

:waccosun: WaccoBB is closing on Friday, February 5th at 2pm. :waccosun:

:rip:


I'll be online from 1:30 to 2pm for any last comments.

It's been real
(or, rather, virtual! :wink:)

"Incivility" generally wasn't a big problem, in my opinion. There wasn't much rudeness. And while people often did use handles, their real names were generally available on their public profiles.
...

Yes, that appears to have something to with some malware that has attached itself to WaccoBB :computervirus:
If you don't click on the spammy link should be nothing to worry about.
It's among the...

I presume your are referring to this aspect of the Townsy Community Guidelines:



If you, or anybody else, has thoughts/comments about that guideline, you comments are welcome on this thread on...

Worth every dime!

I have bad news ... and good news...

Given that the end is near for WaccoBB, I am going to end this thread. Thanks for all your gratitude and comments (both public and private).

Trump wasn't...

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I'm happy to recommend
Townsy Cafe
as a new community networking site
to take the place of WaccoBB.
:waccosun: :waccosun: :waccosun:
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Thanks for your report, Asa. I am aware of this issue. I assure it is nothing we are intentionally doing. Being that it's hard to repeat this issue, it's been hard to track down. And being that the...

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And if you can't get enough...


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Here's the article that Jacob posted a link to :waccosun:

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Underselling the Vaccine
And what else you need to know today.

By David...

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“And from that day forward,
not everything was about Donald J. Trump.”



...

The Hill We Climb
by Amanda Gorman


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz4YuEvJ3y4Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world, when day comes, we ask...

Thank you, everybody, for your kind words! They have really warmed my heart and given me a sweet afterglow for this endeavor. Big Smile:waccosun:




I am very happy to hear this! I've been in...

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Thank you so much for your service to our community, Michael! I so appreciate how how you took up this task on your own, and consistently posted, day in and day out, to keep us informed! :waccosun:

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You pushed (the boundaries of respectful and factual communication) too hard. And yet, I haven't banned you. (But there's still time!)

I guess you are right... I am a failed fascist!
:duel:

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I've thought about that, and of using WaccoBB just for my curation of political humor, but have decided against it.

My current thought is to just post them to my Facebook page. While everybody is...

Yes, it is doable, but no, I won't do it. :fie:
I am not planning on sharing our user's email addresses with anyone. :angelsmilie:

OTOH, I can see sending out individual email invites to some...

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Given that it "wouldn't be the same" I request that any new site/group does not use the Wacco name in any way.:waccosun:

I have started a new thread for referrals to sites that can be used in lieu...

50830I am proud to say that WaccoBB.net served many different needs of our progressive community, including local announcements, local political and non-political discussions, events, for sale,...

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Please join Congressman Jared Huffman for a virtual town hall on January 12, 2021.

Rep. Huffman will respond to questions and provide a report on this week’s assault on the Capitol and...

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I guess it's official now :wink:

Barry (aka "Chertov")

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The time has come to close the WaccoBB.net website.



Lots of factors have converged to make this the appropriate...

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I've grown weary of reading this stuff close enough to determine what should be separated. :balance: The distinction, originally, was for content that implied some nefarious intent/conspiracy behind...

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