Thank you for your kind words, Richard, JG and CP. As Richard said, it’s an hono(u)r and a privilege to? be closely associated with the group. I learn from pretty much every new topic since it makes me look at the API from an angle/question that we would ordinarily not ask ourselves. And we get exposed to functions we generally do not use. I even found issues and made improvements to our framework based upon group discussions.
But Richard deserves the bulk of the appreciation. Not only since he led, grew, and contributed significantly to the TWS API group for just about 20 years (and not to forget about IBC), but also for having developed robust procedures for the management and maintenance of a community of 6,000 members. It provided me a friction-less transition into the moderator role.
Looking forward to many more beneficial topics and discussion.
闯ü谤驳别苍
On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 04:40 AM, Richard L King wrote:
Thanks.
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I presume that's the number of digests since the platform moved to the groups.io platform five years ago?
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But the group history goes back much further than that in its Yahoo incarnation: I joined the group on 2 May 2003, and there were already some thousands of posts. The very first post was on 6 August 2002 (see /g/twsapi/message/1).
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I'm very pleased with the way the group has provided so much help to so many TWS API users over the years, and it has, as they say, 'been an honour and a privilege' to have been so closely associated with it.
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It would be nice to be able to buy every member a celebratory beer (or whatever), but with the current 6000-odd members spread around the globe that might be tricky logistically (and I can't afford it!).
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The group will continue to provide value to its members, and I have absolutely no doubt that under 闯ü谤驳别苍's care it has a rosy future. I think this would be a good place to publicly thank him for taking over the majority of the moderation and management load from me, and doing it so well. You're probably fast asleep as I write this, but thanks 闯ü谤驳别苍!
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Richard King
Moderator and Group co-Owner
