It seems that the Yahoo plan to stop allowing user posts on 10/21 and to remove all currently posted data by the end of the year will effectively kill all the groups I frequent.

I have been a lurker studying much of what is posted here. I will be coming to a decision on building a modification of a Carbon Dragon as an electric motorglider soon. The Armchair Group has provided a huge amount of essential information for me. I see lots of projects popping up which seem based on Sandlins’ designs and the members input. The removal of all the files, member posts, and all the photos will remove the major source of inspiration for most of us.

I am sure that the change is due to the massive amount of data stored by Yahoo at a huge expense. I fear that the loss of ability for the public to share ideas will significantly dampen our collective innovation.

Terry Horlick, Penn Valley, California, U.S.A.