Older Guestbook Messages 4

Murdo Donnie MacKinnon

Dear Kelly and fantastic team;
I really don't know what is going on within or without to cause such a lovely website to be sold, closed or destroyed.

I am a highlander my father was born on Scalpay settled in Lochportain North Uist and finally moved to lochmaddy. For this reason I know what it's like to try and build something worthwhile, and find all kinds of smell follow you around.

If your site closed it's another voice lost in the highlands, to find people who are prepared to work for free ( I take it they know this Kelly ) scanning photos and spending 100's of hours playing with programs just to build the site.
For us who have moved away from home, this is a lifeline, you may take the highlander out of the highlands, but never can the highland, be removed from the highlander.

You people of Scalpay who visit this website, you ought to be proud of the work and heritage gathered, it's now time to come to the aid of the party, bring material to be added to the site.
Let the smaller of our Islands be a voice in the world, it will only fall silent if you people of Scalpay allow this to happen.

-Sunday, July 30, 2000 at 17:50:47 (BST)

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Dave MacLeod

Ive signed this guestbook before but i want to sign it again just to say that the Scalpay.com website was brilliant. Had to be one of the best, if not the best sites on the net for layout and contents etc. It's a pity that some people don't realise the potential of the net - these guys who made Scalpay.com are a credit to the island - and what thanks did they get from some of the people? It's shocking. Scalpay.com was brilliant and put the island on the map. You guys did the island proud - us lot who have Island connections and dont live there realise that and can see that. So thanks for your time and work and dedication to the Island.
Bring back Scalpay.com!!
cheers, Dave
-Saturday, July 29, 2000 at 22:44:06 (BST)

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Chris Dooks
BOVINE LIFE
A warning...we must embrace the internet...we must - especially if we live in remote areas of the world...so much potential, so much opportunity will be lost if COMMUNITY sites like this - and that's what they are, links to COMMUNITY are lost...petty petty petty small minded attitudes will not help anyone. I worked in Harris in 1994 for a short and blissful time, and to quote others on this site...GODS OWN COUNTRY !!!...For goodness sake keep this sort of thing going...it could have grown into something amazing...Chris Dooks
-Saturday, July 29, 2000 at 20:51:07 (BST)

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stewart caie

I have enjoyed visiting your site.I also can't see why somebody has complained.It is a shame as it seems a LOT of work has gone into the site.My mother came from Scalpay (Katie Bella Morrison)have not visited myself but other family mambers have, quite a long time ago.Will re-visit the site soon.Hope you win the battle to keep the it alive.good luck.
-Thursday, July 27, 2000 at 21:42:26 (BST)

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K.Gove

Great looking site! It brings out the beauty of Scalpay.
I couldn't imagine who would wish to complain about scalpay.com. Carry on the good work and don't give in!

-Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 16:09:47 (BST)

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Gary Hough

Good Site guys.
Not sure what all the fuss is about on the opening page but with the pleasure it brings to those who are on your feedback page I say stick with it, stuff the whingers and do it for those who no longer reside in the Islands.

Those who don't like the site for whatever reason shut up and provide an alternative.

Dom (For those who know me)
-Tuesday, July 18, 2000 at 22:39:18 (BST)

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iain macbean

I used to visit Scalpay as a child to visit my grandmother, and when there had some great summers. If you are a local of Scalpay and read this you might remeber me and my two brothers Murray and Martin. I still wonder to this day if roddy John is as funny as I remember, if you remember us e-mail me at Cheify@yahoo.co.uk
-Sunday, July 16, 2000 at 00:43:01 (BST)

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