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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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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11-18-2005, 10:05 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: too far away from my happy place!
Posts: 2,298
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Starting to get really annoyed!
Why do people need to make an issue of something when it really isn't that complicated? I just sold something on Ebay and the person payed via credit card through Paypal. Well Paypal says I need to upgrade to a premium account or business account in order to accept this payment. I won't do this cause it isn't free. The winner of the auction is creating such havoc and doesn't understand why this is and says that I should upgrade to accept credit cards, "afterall that is why people use Paypal". I think this person has a low feedback too! Why not just send a money order and be done with it!!!! AAAAGGGGHHHH [img]http://smileys.*************.com/cat/4/4_2_200v.gif[/img]
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11-18-2005, 10:13 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: Starting to get really annoyed!
Did you put in your description that you accept credit cards? If not this guys is SOL! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/roflmao.gif[/img]
Hopefully you will get things worked out with him. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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11-18-2005, 10:20 AM
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Community Rank: Adventurer 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Northwest Florida Panhandle/Lower Alabama
Posts: 568
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Re: Starting to get really annoyed!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] hang in there... it's Friday
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11-18-2005, 10:28 AM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: Starting to get really annoyed!
I hope you get it straightened out! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [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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11-18-2005, 10:48 AM
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Facebook Addict
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 39,682
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Re: Starting to get really annoyed!
Ask him to pay for your PayPal upgrade.
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11-18-2005, 11:39 AM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: Starting to get really annoyed!
If you offer PayPal and do not expressly say that you don't accept credit cards, then you may be stuck. Most people assume that they can use a CC via PayPal and most people I've dealt with want to use a CC for the extra protection CCs offer (as well as bonuses). I, for one, don't send money orders unless it's an absolute must b/c it's a hassle to get them. In fact, I tend to avoid auctions that request them unless it's the only way to get the item.
Yes, the premium account fees are no fun, but I build that back into the handling portion of my shipping fees (and before anyone gets upset with me, I do refund over-paid shipping fees if my estimate winds up being off) The PayPal fees have just become a part of my doing business on eBay, just like the listing fees. If you get a PayPal debit card for your account, every time you use it, you get 1.5% back, so that helps recoup some fees, too. I hope you can work it all out!
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11-18-2005, 11:55 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: Starting to get really annoyed!
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11-18-2005, 12:45 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: Starting to get really annoyed!
Like Dawn, I've incoporated the extra fees on my premium account into my handling fee. I've never had anyone have a problem with that. If you see some of the ridiculous shipping costs on Ebay, you will see an extra .50 or so isn't that big of a deal.
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11-18-2005, 01:58 PM
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PassPorter and WDW Addict
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Texas
Concierge Level: 3
Posts: 12,489
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Re: Starting to get really annoyed!
Hope you get it worked out!
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11-18-2005, 02:22 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 9,547
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Re: Starting to get really annoyed!
Sorry there's a problem, I hope everything is worked out soon!
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