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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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05-12-2006, 10:49 AM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
Concierge Level: 3
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Cold calls
I don't know if you guys get what we call "cold calls" - unsolicited calls from people trying to selling you something, but we've had a batch recently. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Mark's had enough of them, so now he's finding entertaining ways of greeting them, which the other night including answering "Bonjour". The guy asked him if he spoke English and he just kept saying "Bonjour" before eventually putting the phone down... hopefully that'll make them think twice before calling again... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img]
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05-12-2006, 11:05 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Re: Cold calls
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] Mark is too funny.
I rarely get cold calls on my phone because I have a cell phone. When I do get cold calls (maybe once every few months) I tell them they are calling a cell phone and I never hear from them again.
At work is a differant story. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] We get cold calls all day long.
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05-12-2006, 11:07 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Re: Cold calls
I have an unlisted #, so I never get those calls - thank goodness. My parents used to get a lot before they put their names on the no-call list. Now they only get maybe 1-2 a month.
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05-12-2006, 11:18 AM
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Tinkerbell's Aunt
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: McHenry IL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 13,254
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Re: Cold calls
Since the "Do Not Call" list was implemented I get very few. With Called ID I don't normally answer the phone if I don't recognize the number. They can leave a message on my answering machine.
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05-12-2006, 11:32 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: Cold calls
"Do Not Call" list here too. We usually get only one or two a week. If I don't recognize the number on the caller ID, it does not get answered.
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05-12-2006, 11:41 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Tulsa, OK
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 21,627
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Re: Cold calls
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] We get very few now.
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05-12-2006, 11:47 AM
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Facebook Addict
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: Cold calls
Do Not Call list here. I used to string them along.
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05-12-2006, 11:50 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Cold calls
I have the do not call list now but used to love messing with those people.
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05-12-2006, 11:50 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lansdale, PA
Posts: 2,112
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Re: Cold calls
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] Too Funny!!
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05-12-2006, 11:55 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: DC
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,112
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Re: Cold calls
there is actualy a book on waysto awnser telemarketers calls it prety funny i think mark might like it i cant rember its name but ill look for it later and post back
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05-12-2006, 11:58 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Mateo, CA
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Re: Cold calls
We're screeners, so I almost never get the calls. I did have a bunch of ringers that hung up at the answering machine last night that I assume were telemarketers. We got the Telezapper a few years back, but I was disappointed with it, mostly because it doesn't actually zap the telemarketers with an electical impulse through the phone! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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05-12-2006, 12:07 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: Cold calls
We get them all the time. I just say I'm not interested and hang up the phone [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img] And we're on the no-call list [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]
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05-12-2006, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Cold calls
We don't get many. Our listed number is my office number (otherwise known as PassPorter East! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]) so if I do answer one by mistake, I just tell them they have reached an office and they hang up! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/whistling2.gif[/img]
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05-12-2006, 12:35 PM
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PassPorter Message Board Manager
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Community Rank: Legend VIP
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK
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Re: Cold calls
[ QUOTE ]
We're screeners, so I almost never get the calls. I did have a bunch of ringers that hung up at the answering machine last night that I assume were telemarketers. We got the Telezapper a few years back, but I was disappointed with it, mostly because it doesn't actually zap the telemarketers with an electical impulse through the phone! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
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Karen, you're too funny! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
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05-12-2006, 12:38 PM
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Eileeeeeeen!™
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 28,861
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Re: Cold calls
Ooooh, I wish we could zap 'em!
We don't get too many now that we're on the Do Not Call list. We used to get them alot and I'd talk right over them, telling them to put us on their do not call list. Then I'd hang up.
Eileen
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