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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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10-12-2003, 07:35 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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A furry question
What is your stance on fur coats and the like?
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10-12-2003, 07:44 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Durham,NC
Posts: 2,615
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Re: A furry question
I myself don't care for them but I won't throw stones at anyone for wearing one. Hmm, come to think of it, I'm not sure I know of any fur coat vendors in this area~perhaps just an exclusive salon over at Cameron Village in Raleigh but that's about it.
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10-12-2003, 07:44 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: virginia
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Re: A furry question
I am against them. I'm not one of those people who throw paint or anything, but it always makes me sad to see them and I'd certainly never get one myself.
Jacquelyn
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10-12-2003, 07:45 PM
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Wannabe Snowbird
Join Date: May 2002
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 34,137
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Re: A furry question
Well, obviously (in reference to the coat thread) I'm not opposed to wearing them. They're very definitely suited to the climate I live in and I have never found a synthetic product that's warmer. And I have looked.
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10-12-2003, 07:50 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 5,094
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Re: A furry question
Don't like 'em, would never wear one.
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10-12-2003, 08:04 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,734
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Re: A furry question
If I had to, I would wear one. However, I prefer not to. If other people want to wear them, more power to them.
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10-12-2003, 08:06 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Poinciana, Florida
Posts: 9,422
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Re: A furry question
They are warm? But there are none here, I think.
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10-12-2003, 08:08 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: A furry question
I don't really have an opinion on fur coats. They just don't appeal to me. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Signed,
I'll take jewelry over furs any day!
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10-12-2003, 09:14 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: North Dakota aka frozen wastelands
Posts: 2,025
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Re: A furry question
hmmmm, I wouldnt buy one, but I would not terrorize another person for having one.
Donna: have you ever tried a Columbia? I dont know how warm a fur coat is(I imagine pretty warm), but my columbia is rated to 60below and it has a zip out liner, so I can wear it year round(I wear the shell all but about 2 months. You know how the evenings can get chilly up in our parts).
I just wondered since we have the same climate...
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10-13-2003, 06:53 AM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: A furry question
Interesting and respectful comments - thank you Passporters! My mom has two mink coats that she still wears but rarely since they are more of a dressy coat and I'm sure also because of the PC (or lack thereof) nature of fur.
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10-13-2003, 08:39 AM
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Community Rank: Navigator 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Tioga County, PA
Posts: 6,102
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Re: A furry question
Not a fur person. I think it's sad that people are afraid to wear their fur because of the actions of others.
My mother has a rabbit coat that she's had for probably 60 years. I can't remember her wearing it but I remember trying it on and thinking how soft it was when I was little.
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10-13-2003, 09:51 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Wisconsin
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 2,743
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Re: A furry question
I personally don't like the way they look, so I wouldn't wear one. But you won't find me out there throwing paint on people who do wear them. To each his own. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
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10-13-2003, 09:59 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: A furry question
None for me, thanks. I don't like the idea of them. I'm not throwing paint either, though.
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10-13-2003, 10:48 AM
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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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Re: A furry question
I don't like them--and I don't wear leather either.
The paint-throwing makes no sense to me. After the coat is ruined, the animal truly died for NOTHING.
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10-13-2003, 01:12 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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Re: A furry question
Just found this on eBay. That's my kind of fur coat! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] |
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