LM Gold Nuggets
Spicy excerpts from the Aug–Sep 2005 prairie — recovered from Blogspot, Mambo forum, and Joomla day-one.
Official Joomla history says founders only. The Internet Archive says otherwise. Pulled from Mambo Foundation News with the Lone Mamber (Blogspot), forum.mamboserver.com, and forum.joomla.org topic #73 — these are the nuggets that made the fork-era saloon worth the saddle sore.
Archive source: lonemamber.blogspot.com (Nov 2023 Wayback capture) — full Aug–Sep 2005 run intact.
Nugget #1 — Lamont admits he enjoys it
"...the Lone Mamber's writing, albeit fictional, has always been funny and well written and I quite enjoy it."
— Peter Lamont, Miro CEO & Mambo Foundation Chairman, forum.mamboserver.com
Same quote pinned to the Blogspot header. Erased from official Joomla history.
Nugget #2 — Day-one Joomla forum (Aug 17, 2005)
"You guys sure made those Miro varmits look like the travelling side show they are."
"Also sent a smoke signal out to several big sites... Definitely newsworthy."
"p.s. if it doies come to rebadgin this here project, let's please drop the dancing metaphors."
Nugget #3 — "Let's go Joomla!"
"So enough writin' and readin', let's go Joomla!"
The Go Joomla! campaign — CafePress badges worn to Linux expo. Scrubbed from the zeitgeist. Again.
Nugget #4 — Secret Mambo core team exposed
"Quite likely the first ever case of an open source project havin' secret membership."
"Mr. Shreves... secretly a core team member."
"Miro employee, lead developer, ah no conflictin' interests there at all."
"Out of 44 members listed, there are only 23 individuals."
Nugget #5 — Ex-Miro staff speaks out
"People who are not so demonic."
"Plans were in place to close the CVS and close down Mamboforge."
"Peter's reaction was 'we own the IP'."
"Was there a simple 'Thank You' from the boss? That is bit to much to ask at Miro."
Nugget #6 — Mambo on the Beach
Lamont launched MamboLove at a Thailand convention. CEO + Foundation chairman + financial sponsor + Leader of Love. Lone Mamber was #1 Leader of Love — stripped when inconvenient.
Nugget #7 — Sidebar polls
Do ya reckon Mambo should go commercial? WebPollCentral on every Blogspot page. Plus netdisaster.com bomb link pointed at mambo-foundation.org. Subtle.
Why these nuggets matter in 2026
Bri Bri runs Spread the Joomla Love — MamboLove cosplay without the Lone Mamber. Wikipedia link deleted Sep '05. Guestbook deleted Aug '25. You don't erase a failed campaign. You erase the one that won.