David Page, the webmaster of <www.thegalloper.com>, has announced that his website will cease to opperate at the end of December this year! This is a very sad day for many of us interested not only in circus people and shows but also in travelling entertainment in general. A community of people with shared interests had evolved and I felt that I knew many of them almost personally. The decision to close David's website was caused by a fall in traffic, following a revamp due to the necessity of finding a new server, the loss of various 'contributors' for reasons unlknown and the problem of 'spam' which involved the webmaster in a lot of maintenance work! Whatever the reasons, David's decision is his own and cannot be due to the lack of appreciation of most of the website's users. I know from personal experience that some users accept help, in the form of intellectual property given freely, without giving acknowlegement or thanks. The belief seems to exist that "information is out there on the internet" for those clever enough to capture it. People appear to forget that the information was provided by a living person as the result of research involving time and hard work! So we should not forget to thank David Page for all his hard work in the past. As a final note, I hope that
www.circusbiography.co.uk will be able to provide an alternative 'Forum' for researchers interested in circus history. I shall do my best to maintain the high standards set by David Page who I now regard as a personal friend. John.
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