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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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01-25-2003, 02:19 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
 PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 190,285
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Abbreviations for American states
Is there a website which lists all the two letter abbreviations for American states? I know a lot of them, but being a Brit, it's just taken me two days to figure out MI - is it Missouri?
I'm always interested to know where people are and I'd love to have a resource where I check the state if I'm not sure!
Thanks,
Cheryl
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01-25-2003, 02:21 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
PassPorter Guide Author
Community Rank: Legend VIP
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Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Abbreviations for American states
Ah, I've just thought... MI could also be Mississippi. Just when I thought I'd worked it out...
Cheryl
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01-25-2003, 02:29 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Abbreviations for American states
It's a bit long, but here you go, Cheryl [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
State/Possession
Abbreviation
ALABAMA
AL
ALASKA
AK
AMERICAN SAMOA
AS
ARIZONA
AZ
ARKANSAS
AR
CALIFORNIA
CA
COLORADO
CO
CONNECTICUT
CT
DELAWARE
DE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DC
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
FM
FLORIDA
FL
GEORGIA
GA
GUAM
GU
HAWAII
HI
IDAHO
ID
ILLINOIS
IL
INDIANA
IN
IOWA
IA
KANSAS
KS
KENTUCKY
KY
LOUISIANA
LA
MAINE
ME
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MH
MARYLAND
MD
MASSACHUSETTS
MA
MICHIGAN
MI
MINNESOTA
MN
MISSISSIPPI
MS
MISSOURI
MO
MONTANA
MT
NEBRASKA
NE
NEVADA
NV
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NH
NEW JERSEY
NJ
NEW MEXICO
NM
NEW YORK
NY
NORTH CAROLINA
NC
NORTH DAKOTA
ND
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MP
OHIO
OH
OKLAHOMA
OK
OREGON
OR
PALAU
PW
PENNSYLVANIA
PA
PUERTO RICO
PR
RHODE ISLAND
RI
SOUTH CAROLINA
SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
SD
TENNESSEE
TN
TEXAS
TX
UTAH
UT
VERMONT
VT
VIRGIN ISLANDS
VI
VIRGINIA
VA
WASHINGTON
WA
WEST VIRGINIA
WV
WISCONSIN
WI
WYOMING
WY
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01-25-2003, 02:55 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP
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Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Abbreviations for American states
Thank you so much for this. I was totally way off the mark with MI then... [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
Cheryl
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01-25-2003, 03:52 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Abbreviations for American states
Wait a sec. [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img] I thought there were 50 states...although I know Puerto Rico and Guam are (ooh, I can't think of the word I want so for lack of a better word I'll use Territory since Canada has Territories and Provinces). I also know that DC is like a little micro state.
But, where on earth are American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau? Are they in the Carribbean? Are they Territories too?
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01-25-2003, 04:55 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: The Jersey Shore
Posts: 7,249
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Re: Abbreviations for American states
Yup they're all ours, Donna. We call them U.S. Possessions [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
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