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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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01-26-2004, 09:50 AM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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A little upset
OK, so I hope I can write this w/o confusing anyone.
There is a part of my job that has changed a little. This is something I do every day. Another employee has made 2 errors in this part of the job, causing management to change the rules for this duty. Because of this employees errors, he is no longer allowed to perform this duty. BUT now we are held personally accountable if an error is made while we are doing this - meaning we will be personally fined!
I have never and never plan on making an error while doing this. It just upsets me that the person who ruined this no longer has to do this duty (therefore can never be fined) and we have to pick up the slack AND now could be financially responsible if an error was made.  Just doesn't seem right to me. |
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01-26-2004, 09:52 AM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: A little upset
Wow Tina, that's crappy! He should have been fined for all the mistakes he made. Hang in there! Sending you  |
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01-26-2004, 10:14 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York City
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Re: A little upset
That shows the stupidity of managemnet clearly.
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01-26-2004, 10:40 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,873
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Re: A little upset
I agree, that really stinks. Is there a way to make your views known without making a big to-do out of it?
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01-26-2004, 10:52 AM
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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 little upset
How rotten..........im sorry.
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01-26-2004, 12:10 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 17,365
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Re: A little upset
There's business for ya. Stinks.
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01-26-2004, 12:13 PM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
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Re: A little upset
That stinks Tina! Is it an easily made mistake or easily avoidable?
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01-26-2004, 12:48 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Posts: 27,691
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Re: A little upset
It's easily avoidable, which is why I've never done it 
It's just an error made out of laziness and/or not paying attention. Grrrr |
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01-26-2004, 01:09 PM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Broadview Hts., Ohio
Posts: 597
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Re: A little upset
Oohh that makes me mad Tina! I'm sorry.
Laura
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01-26-2004, 03:47 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
Concierge Level: 3
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Re: A little upset
You're right - it doesn't seem right to me either. |
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01-27-2004, 07:37 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Pittsburgh, PA , USA
Posts: 5,943
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Re: A little upset
Hmm, companies have to be VERY careful what they dock your pay for. You might want to look into your state labor laws and see if what they are "fining" you for is legit.
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01-27-2004, 07:58 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Caribou, Maine
Posts: 790
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Re: A little upset
Yes, Sandy, that is very true. Every now and again, the firm I work for (law firm) talks of fining us for not entering our timesheets in a timely fashion. But they cannot impose fines for this legally. Its more of a threat. What they have done, is make you go to the Managing Partner to collect your pay check, at which time you must explain to him why you cannot post your timesheets timely.
Anyway, it never ceases to amaze me how corporate management handles things by instead of dealing with one offender, they seem to have to dole out consequences across the board.
I'm very sorry, Tina.
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01-27-2004, 11:26 AM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: A little upset
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Every now and again, the firm I work for (law firm) talks of fining us for not entering our timesheets in a timely fashion. But they cannot impose fines for this legally. Its more of a threat. What they have done, is make you go to the Managing Partner to collect your pay check, at which time you must explain to him why you cannot post your timesheets timely.
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Good Lord. If every person that screwed up their time sheet or turned it in late was made to crawl to the Office of Shame to get their check, there would be a line wrapping around the building here! Our employees screw up all the time and nothing happens.
Tina, that sucks. It sounds like twisted management thinking, though.  |
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