palkanetoijala31 wrote:I mean the irony is they are coming to do one of our challenges
Really - did we on the forum invent the challenge? I bet we were not the first people to try and visit every station in Zone 1 by tube.
palkanetoijala31 wrote:if they turned up to our zone 1 we be very welcoming.
This I agree with. (Although presumably someone will say 'as long a they registered in advance'!)
I made this point a while ago - we don't own these challenges any more that we dont own the GWR challenge. I know people would like to think that we do. Some people will be in for a big shock on day when the GWR is taken by someone who has no interest in using the forum, or having it shouted about in the wider media. Someone, one day, will be happy just to have their name listed with GWR.
Tube Forum administrator. I look after the database to keep this place running smoothly.
palkanetoijala31 wrote:I mean the irony is they are coming to do one of our challenges
Really - did we on the forum invent the challenge? I bet we were not the first people to try and visit every station in Zone 1 by tube.
palkanetoijala31 wrote:if they turned up to our zone 1 we be very welcoming.
This I agree with. (Although presumably someone will say 'as long a they registered in advance'!)
I made this point a while ago - we don't own these challenges any more that we dont own the GWR challenge. I know people would like to think that we do. Some people will be in for a big shock on day when the GWR is taken by someone who has no interest in using the forum, or having it shouted about in the wider media. Someone, one day, will be happy just to have their name listed with GWR.
if there was a zone 1 challenge before 2004 and ewan spence i dont know whether the forum invented it or not the irony is they abandoned the rails and trying the tube for 1 day.
palkanetoijala31 wrote:
if there was a zone 1 challenge before 2004 and ewan spence i dont know whether the forum invented it or not the irony is they abandoned the rails and trying the tube for 1 day.
Well the forum didn't exist in 2004. As far as I am aware Geoff came up with the original idea on his website and I was the first person to actually do it (3:16:59). However it is certainly possible that someone else came up with the idea independently before that and there is no way to know for certain.
palkanetoijala31 wrote:
if there was a zone 1 challenge before 2004 and ewan spence i dont know whether the forum invented it or not the irony is they abandoned the rails and trying the tube for 1 day.
Well the forum didn't exist in 2004. As far as I am aware Geoff came up with the original idea on his website and I was the first person to actually do it (3:16:59).
Just in case there is any ambiguity in the above, Geoff mooted the idea of a Zone 1 Challenge, but it was my idea to start the TC website, and associated forum.
The forum was created on the 30th of January, 2005 with help from Moley, who hosts the database.
One thing only do I know, and that is that I know nothing - Socrates.
Champion of bugger all, 2004 to 2022
Member of sweet FA
palkanetoijala31 wrote:I mean the irony is they are coming to do one of our challenges
Really - did we on the forum invent the challenge? I bet we were not the first people to try and visit every station in Zone 1 by tube.
palkanetoijala31 wrote:if they turned up to our zone 1 we be very welcoming.
This I agree with. (Although presumably someone will say 'as long a they registered in advance'!)
I made this point a while ago - we don't own these challenges any more that we dont own the GWR challenge. I know people would like to think that we do. Some people will be in for a big shock on day when the GWR is taken by someone who has no interest in using the forum, or having it shouted about in the wider media. Someone, one day, will be happy just to have their name listed with GWR.
if there was a zone 1 challenge before 2004 and ewan spence i dont know whether the forum invented it or not the irony is they abandoned the rails and trying the tube for 1 day.
I'm still not understanding how it's ironic...
Holder of the slowest recorded 274 attempt: 4 months, 1 day, 9 hours, 17 minutes, 32 seconds.
palkanetoijala31 wrote:If there was a zone 1 challenge before 2004 and ewan spence i dont know whether the forum invented it or not the irony is they abandoned the rails and trying the tube for 1 day.
I'm still not understanding how it's ironic...
I don't understand IT.
One thing only do I know, and that is that I know nothing - Socrates.
Champion of bugger all, 2004 to 2022
Member of sweet FA
palkanetoijala31 wrote:
if there was a zone 1 challenge before 2004 and ewan spence i dont know whether the forum invented it or not the irony is they abandoned the rails and trying the tube for 1 day.
Well the forum didn't exist in 2004. As far as I am aware Geoff came up with the original idea on his website and I was the first person to actually do it (3:16:59).
Just in case there is any ambiguity in the above, Geoff mooted the idea of a Zone 1 Challenge, but it was my idea to start the TC website, and associated forum.
The forum was created on the 30th of January, 2005 with help from Moley, who hosts the database.
Agreed, in fact the website had been started by Neil about a month earlier from memory. I just helped with the forum.
Most definitely Niel's baby. (I don't do nappies)!
We gained most of our members in the peiod between July 7 2005 and 25 August 2007 from memory.
Tube Forum administrator. I look after the database to keep this place running smoothly.
moley wrote:Agreed, in fact the website had been started by Neil about a month earlier from memory. I just helped with the forum.
He says that, but without him we'd have no forum.
Neil / Chris
Many thanks to you both for starting and running the forum
Long may it continue.....
Twice former full network GWR holder and former Zone 1 Olympic and World Record holder with The Raven and Soupie Tube personality of the year 2009 Twice Winter Olympic Biathlon Gold Medalist with The Beer Baron 2008 All Lines Olympic Gold
First and so far only female solo record holder!! 
