"Fixing the Nets" [HOUN]  When  decided to give up  after 22 years, there was great uncertainty about its future. Would it be abandoned, archived, deleted or sustained? And who would handle any of the monumental work of modernizing the site that had its humble beginnings in 1994?   Enter Liza Potts, an associate professor at Michigan State University. Potts runs the  (Writing, Information and Design Experience) there and just so happened to like Sherlock Holmes. But she had no idea what was in store for her.   With a handful of students and a select advisory board of Sherlockians, Prof. Potts set out to wrangle some 3,000 links and hundreds of pages, giving them the modern treatment. But as with all technical projects, there are human elements and stories galore that make this a fascinating adventure.   Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.   And please consider becoming a . Your support helps us to ensure we can keep doing what we do, covering file hosting costs, production, and this year, transcription services.     Sponsors This episode includes our two longtime sponsors, plus a new addition. Please support our sponsors by visiting their sites: Would you care to become a sponsor? You can find .     Notes 1:48 We lied and call upon the ghost of Dudley Moore for help 5:44 An update from Episode 130 7:00 A Philadelphia story 11:45 Wessex Press 16:54 Welcome Liza Potts 17:29 First meeting with Sherlock Holmes - via Jeremy Brett 24:37 Study abroad program  30:04 Taking on Sherlockian.net 43:15 Participatory culture 54:38 The site logo 1:02:51 What's next? 1:11:44 Wow! 1:13:38 The Baker Street Journal 1:15:19 All we ask is this one thing 1:17:35 Extra   Links Sherlockian.net on Twitter:    Many more links, articles and images are available in our Flipboard magazine at  as well as through our accounts on , , and .   Please , , , ,  or —or the podcast player of your choice—and be kind enough to leave a rating or review for the show. And please tell a friend about us, in any fashion you feel comfortable.   Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).