I've managed to make contact with the somewhat elusive JR, owner and SysOp of the now defunct message board Toledo Talk. Many people who were active on Toledo Talk are sad to see that it's down for the final count, but (as JR explained) when the party's over, it's over. He made it clear that he's not interested in selling it or seeing it resurrected. The lights are off, there aren't any cars in the driveway, and nobody's home.
I see his point. As of this writing (3/30/2019), the alternate message board for Toledo, Swamp Bubbles, is also down. Prior to the technical difficulties that closed it, the site showed no signs of being administered by anyone, and only four or five people ever posted anything. The mainstay was a retired school teacher with the initials Dale Pertcheck, who displayed a decided list to port, a reluctance to entertain facts that failed to conform to his opinions, and enough hubris for two rap stars. Needless to say, I didn't agree with him on social or political issues - or any other topics.
As for the abrupt shut down, shutting off the lights without warning precluded all the protests and tearful farewells that would have followed. That, along with offers to buy the site and keep it running, were best left consigned to electronic thombolia.
So here's a final hoist of the morning bourbon glass and a tip of the old fedora to JR - you did it right, old sport.
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Yeah, that's the Dale P I know and love and kicked off my comments for not staying on point. He is a buddy of your follower (when last I looked Roland Hansen, who I have tried to avoid due to terminal stage TDS.
Yeah, good old Dale. I won't comment any further.
Roland Hansen actually hits one out of the park every so often, but I haven't read his blog in a long time. I think as time went on, he moved further to the Left.
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