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Default History of UK DIY?

In message , "Dave Plowman (News)"
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John Rumm wrote:
Who got it off the ground in the first place?


Don't know... John S was about then, he might...


I always assumed it was Matthew Marks.

Matthew Marks was definitely in charge when I first spammed the group

He crossed swords with some troll who threatened to cause all sorts of
problems for him because he was posting from a BBC address

Following that he left because he needed more time for his DIY


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geoff