This is long overdue and I apologize about the wait. I'm excited to announce that
PatRogers.org is now live! The site is fairly minimal at the moment but, don't think that it ends here. This is just the beginning!
Huge thanks to @
Bruce Cartwright for all of his heavy-lifting on "wrangling the cats" and connecting with people behind the scenes.
Also a big thanks to everyone in this thread that contributed as well as DB, Wayne Dobbs, Ken Campbell, and many others that contributed to much of the content on the site.
We have a
Contributors page acknowledging anyone that's comfortable with it. If you have anything at all to contribute, we'd certainly appreciate it. You can get in touch with us at the email on the
Contact page.
There is a LOT more in the works. We're planning on adding a number of new features and sections of the site to keep spreading Pat's story.
As people start to contribute their stories of Pat, stories of their experiences in his classes, and other stories, we'll open up a blog section.
I'm sure everyone had their own unique, memorable, experiences with him. Every one of those stories is priceless, and I strongly encourage anyone to consider telling theirs.
Also in the works:
- Gallery: Pictures from classes, events, friends, and family.
- Changelog: This is a typical thing in the software world for providing public visibility into site updates and changes. We might end up launching something similar, in the interest of transparency.
- Articles: Where possible, and when we have permission from copyright holders, we may republish some of Pat's articles so they're easy to find.
- Forum Posts: We've received some initial support from at least one forum owner where Pat participated. We'll be compiling his old posts and republishing them here in some form, or at least linking to the originals.
Also, we purchased a Supporting Business membership on PF, specifically for this website. Our goal is to have a sub-forum here on PF, where we can aggregate all of the discussion about Pat. That will also give us a place to discuss site updates, brainstorm new ideas, and GROW this thing!
This has been a labor of love for me. That might sound strange, as I never had the pleasure of training with or meeting Pat. That said, thanks to Bruce and many others here, something kind of hit me hard with the beginning of this thread.
Through the pandemic, I've been reflecting a lot on what matters in my own life, and life in general. Listening to others talk about Pat, I could feel the sense of loss in their voices. Something told me this website NEEDED to happen.
Through building it, talking with some of you, reflecting on some of the resources some of you have provided, browsing back through Pat's old articles... hard to explain the feeling of missing someone you've never met but, I feel it.
Anyways, this is not about me. If this site can help create that feeling in others while also preserving Pat's knowledge and wisdom for future generations, we'll consider that a win!