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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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04-20-2002, 08:35 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Need That Health Pixie Again!
Oh my gosh. Un-bleepin'-believable. That's about as much as you'd ever hear me swear, so that should tell you something about my reaction to your post! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
I don't have any new advice, though Allyson said pretty much *exactly* what I would have said. I am so disgusted to hear that doctors treat patients so carelessly. Find another one, Liz. And lodge a complaint against "Dr. Charming" on behalf of your 3000+ PassPorter frineds.
Hugs to you,
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04-21-2002, 12:04 AM
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Community Rank: Traveler 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: IL
Posts: 284
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Re: Need That Health Pixie Again!
Liz,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Please stand up and fight! You deserve much better treatment! Demand it! You are a very courageous woman.
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04-21-2002, 12:18 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: Need That Health Pixie Again!
Find another surgeon right now!
Back before 1996 I had three doctors (GP, Derm & surgeon) tell me that the mole on my neck "was nothing to worry about". I insisted the surgeon remove it and the tests confirmed second stage melanoma! He scheduled a second surgery immediately. I have been almost 7 years post now and am pretty sure I've got it beat.
You are your best advocate.
[ 04-20-2002, 12:21 PM: Message edited by: Disnydad ]
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04-21-2002, 12:56 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Nowhere
Posts: 1,197
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Re: Need That Health Pixie Again!
I agree with everyone. You need another dr. and this "dr" needs to be delt with. This dr is not God even if she thinks she is.
My mother started cancer treatments over 10 years ago. The treatments nearly killed her. When we told the dr that Mom wouldn't be continuing treatment they said she would die without the treatments. She celebrated her 78th birthday last month. I expect her to be around for a good long time.
Sending you all the pixie dust I can find. Good luck.
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04-21-2002, 07:41 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: Need That Health Pixie Again!
Liz,
Don't let anyone get you down like that. You are a courageous fighter, so keep the fight within you.
Seek that 2nd opinion and even 3rd opinion, if neccessary -- but please don't give up the fight.
Hugs and pixie dust to you,
Michelle
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04-21-2002, 08:19 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Need That Health Pixie Again!
[img]images/icons/mad.gif[/img] Grrrrrrrrrrr....Your post makes me so mad!! It is so unfortunate that you truly have to be your own patient advocate. I agree with everyone else - write letters, make calls, make the biggest stink possible to get what you need and deserve!!! The best thing I ever did was call my insurance company repeatedly until my call was answered by a wonderful Rep who listened to my story and made it her personal challenge to help me get the coverage I had the right to. And debe is right on! HMO's fear the insurance commissioner so enlist their help as well!
Sending you tons of pixie dust for health as well as peace.
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