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Hi Plainclothes. If you could write to help@ I would be glad to see what I can do for you. Please do add "need more context" to the subject so that I can be sure to put 2 and 2 together.

--R

Howdy, folks.

Some of you were asking whether Stikkit export was in the works: it is indeed!

Take a gander at http://getsatisfaction.com/iwantsandy...

—R

Hi Sam. Simple, friendly Stikkit export is on its way! Please take a gander at http://getsatisfaction.com/iwantsandy...

—R – Rael Dornfest, on December 08, 2008 07:10

Hi Michaelo. We built what we intended to build, shared a different way of thinking about and interacting with information, had a lot of fun and met an awful lot of incredible, interesting, caring people like yourself. What more could I ask for.

(I too have been surprised that Gmail doesn't do a better job of finding, drawing out, and adding events to your calendar. That said, they do make a rather nice email app :-).

All the best and happy holidays to you.

—R – Rael Dornfest, on December 06, 2008 07:45

Hi Chris. I've actually always had a soft spot for the mangle (seriously!) I believe the last one I saw was either outside or nearby Jane Austen's house — but I may well be conflating two spots.

Thanks for the good wishes and I in turn wish you all the best.

—R – Rael Dornfest, on December 06, 2008 07:42

Hi Ladynikki. I appreciate you dropping and wish you all the best. —R – Rael Dornfest, on December 06, 2008 07:41

Thanks, JohnO! – Rael Dornfest, on December 06, 2008 07:39

** IMPORTANT UPDATE: I WANT SANDY AND STIKKIT SHUTDOWN PUSHED BACK TO 12/19 **

Howdy, folks!

I've been listening carefully to everything you've all been saying in response to Sandy and Stikkit going offline [http://gsfn.us/t/nq9].

What I've heard most is that 2 weeks was not enough notice and that you need a little more time for making the transition to alternate services — let alone getting used to the idea of Sandy and Stikkit going offline.

And so I'm extending the deadline to provide you that extra time. Sandy and Stikkit will be going offline at close of business (5pm PST) on Friday, December 19th, 2008 (that's just over two weeks from today).

I encourage you to join the discussion of alternatives [http://gsfn.us/t/nx8] so that you can get your self situated and find a productivity system that works well for you.

Most importantly, please do make use of the export functionality available so that you can take your data with you:

* I want Sandy: You'll find the export page for I want Sandy at http://iwantsandy.com/export . For more details, please see http://gsfn.us/t/o28 .

* Stikkit: Please take a gander at the Stikkit API page [http://stikkit.com/api] where you can grab a feed for each datum type (e.g. calendar as iCalendar, peeps as vCard). (Further export functionality will be provided should it be needed.)

I'll be having Sandy and Stikkit email their respective active users about the December 19th shutdown starting this evening.

Once again, I want to thank everyone who has made Values of n, Stikkit, and Sandy possible.

—R

P.s. Please forgive the cross-posting; I wanted to be sure y'all saw the updated date since I can't edit the original posting in GetSatisfaction. Visit http://gsfn.us/t/o2a for the discussion around the new date.

Cathy, thanks so much for saying so. I wish you all the best. —R – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 23:14

Hi SecretEagle. I expect it'll be just as you suggest when the time comes to shut things down. Thanks so much for your thoughts and well-wishing. _R – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 08:00

Thank you, seyDoggy. – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:55

Hi Scott.

I've actually read your post of 3 days ago now over and over again as I've gone through this thread. And I've been trying to muster a reply that gets across just how much what you said was appreciated — is appreciated.

Instead, I shall just admit defeat and thank you for such an incredibly thoughtful response.

I wish you all the best.

—R – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:55

Thanks for the kind words, Chad. – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:50

Hi Karen. Our primary goal in working with Sandy was to make interacting with your information fun and productive — a little thing I call fun(ctionality). I'm so glad to hear you say that we succeeded in that goal. —R – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:49

Hi Tom. Thank you ever so much for the good wishes. —R – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:46

Hi Bobsgirl. I feel we did pretty well with Sandy and Stikkit; there are always myriad things you wish you'd tweaked or twiddled still more, but I believe we created something different, useful, and fun to boot. And we had the chance to share with you a little of what had before only lived in our heads.

I've been on this pathway since I was 6 and had my first "conversation" with a computer (a massive behemoth at the end of a telephone line by way of a teletype machine) and have enjoyed (almost) every day doing the work I do ever since.

I look forward to continuing the journey building amazing products with the team at Twitter.

Thank you so much for the lovely post. I wish you all the best.

—R

P.s. To let you in on a little secret: Seth's books have been a source of inspiration and support over the past three years. He truly is an amazing guy. – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:44

Evan: I'm sorry you feel that way and can assure you it certainly wasn't the way things played out — despite how it might have come across. – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:35

Howdy Gtvolpe! Thanks so much for your kind words and wishes. I wish you and your family a happy holidays. —R – Rael Dornfest, on December 05, 2008 07:33