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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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09-03-2006, 11:02 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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NaNoWriMo 2006
November is the National Novel Writing Month and the NaNoWriMo is a website where participants are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel (about 175 pages) from November 1 to November 30. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zputer.gif[/img] I did it back in 2001 ( Kicked in the Pretty, not in a bookstore near you) and I admit, one day I padded the word count by cutting and pasting personal emails from the day. It's tough, but defoss-willing it's time for me to attempt it again. The first time I already had a story in mind, I need to come up with something so I can barrel into NaNoWriMo 2006. The first one was a chick-litty girl-buddy story and I still think the premise is hilarious, but my life is different now and it's easier to write what you know. I'll figure something out.
Any other takers? [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zputer.gif[/img] It really is fun! |
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09-03-2006, 11:09 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Indiana , USA
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
Sounds like fun, and something I'd love to do, but I can't with finals coming the first week or so of Dec.
Good luck!
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09-03-2006, 11:22 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
You could easily write a 175 page DIY book - I can see it now "Defossing" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
I could never come up with 175 pages - I really don't have that much to say [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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09-03-2006, 11:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
This sounds awesome. I would love to do something like this if time permits.
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09-04-2006, 08:16 AM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 31,940
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
Sounds awesome!!! I could never write 175 pages that would be entertaining. Mine would be dry technical type stuff.
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/luck.gif[/img]
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09-04-2006, 08:29 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Maine
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
If my hands could actually make sense of what my mind is thinking, I might be able to do that....but they can't, so I wont....Good Luck and have fun. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif[/img]
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09-04-2006, 11:02 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,569
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
I suggest you use the title "Everything I need to know I learned while Defossing". My first choice would have been "Gone with the Wind" but that's already taken. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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09-04-2006, 11:05 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: NaNoWriMo 2006
Good lick. Bet it's a blast [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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09-04-2006, 03:09 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hawai\'i
Posts: 2,862
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
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I suggest you use the title "Everything I need to know I learned while Defossing". My first choice would have been "Gone with the Wind" but that's already taken. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]
I agree with Mary Ann! Good luck!
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09-04-2006, 09:48 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2006
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