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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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08-03-2006, 10:50 PM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
Tina - I'm so sorry! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img]
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08-03-2006, 11:17 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 26,527
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
That bites!!
My step-mother has been at the same job for 20+ years, when she goes on vacation or is sick, it takes 3-4 people to do about 1/2 of what she does (from the mouth of her boss) - and people coming into the position NOW are getting paid as much or MORE than her.
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08-03-2006, 11:45 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,685
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
I know the feeling Tina. My last raise was $.11. I just about told them they could keep their 11 cents. "I was looking for a job when you found me, I didn't find you." But I took it and gritted my teeth. The girl I work with just got her second raise in 5 years.
If you do start looking for a new job, I wish you the best of luck [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img].
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08-04-2006, 12:06 AM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Vernon
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
Like Pres. Bush said we're a strong ecconomy [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/noway.gif[/img] Strong for the rich.
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08-04-2006, 08:29 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Robbinsdale, MN
Posts: 7,526
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unreal. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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08-04-2006, 08:32 AM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 34,171
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
I can't ever figure these things out Tina. I have been an RN for 26 years at our hospital and have been at the top pay scale for years. What gets me is that there is such a nursing shortage that they raised the bottom scale to entice new grads, etc. I make $6 more an hour than a new grad with no experience!! and nurses who have been there 18 years LESS than me are making the same amount[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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08-04-2006, 09:02 AM
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But why is the rum gone?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Needville, Texas
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 12,286
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
I am sorry Tina!
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08-04-2006, 09:07 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 35,829
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
So sorry. That truly sucks
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08-04-2006, 09:53 AM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
Geez, sounds like you could be working for the same grocery store chain I worked for until I told 'em to stick it. I was manager of the floral department, and the courtesy clerks pushing grocery carts around the parking lot were making $1 an hour MORE than me!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
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08-04-2006, 10:04 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Richardson, Texas
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 5,653
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
I'm sorry to hear that! It's weird but more and more companies are doing this.
My old company decided to give the same raise across the board instead of being based on merit and performance. It sucked because I know that the slackers got the same amount as I did! It wasn't long after that I left the company.
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08-04-2006, 10:12 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 10,481
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
Yikes [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] Sorry to hear that Tina!
I worked for a card store PT when I was in college. I had been there 3 years...when it came time for my review they had just changed the way they review employees. My boss gave me low marks for "availability" because I was a student and had another job! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif[/img] Some weeks in the summer they gave me less then 10 hours a week! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] That is why I got a second job! I ended not getting ANY raise and I ended up quitting because they would not change the policy.
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08-04-2006, 10:31 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
Not great, but at least it's not a cut. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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08-04-2006, 10:45 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montana
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 11,499
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
I'm sorry, Tina. It sounds like you defintely got the shaft. It amazes me what people will come up with in the name of "what's best for the company". I agree with previous posters who all seem to notice that more and more of this type of thing is happening. If you feel it's right for you, maybe a new job is in order. Hope you feel better soon! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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08-04-2006, 12:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Missouri
Posts: 4,595
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
I am so sorry! That is a real bummer!
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08-04-2006, 12:57 PM
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Community Rank: Globetrotter 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LITH, Illinois
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Posts: 3,205
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Re: Our company did a system wide pay scale change...
Sorry Tina! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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