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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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06-01-2005, 02:07 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
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Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
I'm hoping you guys can offer some insight here for me. I have applied for a position with a local organization that serves victims of domestic violence, as well as (you know what kind-the s word) abuse. Part of the application process is a 18 question essay that I need to complete and return. If they like my answers, I will be granted an interview.
The question I have is, they ask me to describe my experience in working with victims of D & S violence. Well, I don't have any really. The things I've done are on the other side of the fence...working with the offender. So, how do I answer this question?
Do I be honest and say, no experience just plainly. Or should I say unfortunately I do not have experiece with victims, but offenders. But am looking forward to the opportunity to learning?
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06-01-2005, 02:16 PM
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
honesty is the best policy.
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06-01-2005, 02:22 PM
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
I'd be honest, but mentioning that you are willing to learn should be good.
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06-01-2005, 02:26 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
Another vote here for honesty. If you say you've had experience with victims and you haven't, it will be fairly apparent the first time
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06-01-2005, 02:45 PM
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
I would think your experience with the offender would be an asset to the company as you could give a different view..
I would be honest & tell them & hopefulyl they too will see it as an asset
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06-01-2005, 02:55 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
Thanks, that is what I was thinking. I knew I'd put down that I didn't have any experience with the victims, but wasn't too sure about mentioning the offender part.
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06-01-2005, 03:07 PM
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
I would be honest, but also mention your work with the offenders - since it may give you a different way to looking at things and assisting victims.
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06-01-2005, 03:36 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
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I would be honest, but also mention your work with the offenders - since it may give you a different way to looking at things and assisting victims.
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 That's exactly what I was going to say. Denise, it could put you above another candidate who has no experience - you will bring with you a different perspective with that experience you have. |
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06-01-2005, 04:04 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
Your experience with the offenders should give you an insight into those who have suffered. It would help you understand their plight better.
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06-01-2005, 04:32 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
Honesty for sure!
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06-01-2005, 05:43 PM
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
 Denise!! |
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06-01-2005, 05:47 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
Everyone has given you really good advice. Denise!  |
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06-01-2005, 07:49 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
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Location: WI
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
Thanks!! I am just finishing up the essay questions, and now need to fill out an actual application for the position. Then drop it in the mail. I'll update ya'll when I hear something.
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06-01-2005, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Missouri
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Re: Help! I need some assistance with a essay for a job application.
Good luck and I agree honesty for sure. You might check into your area and see if the DA has a victim assistance program. I have been a Rape Victims Assistant for several years and it is a volunteer position that works evenings and weekends. Then you could say you signed on to work with them?
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