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Post by Kimby on Sept 10, 2009 17:56:59 GMT
Reviewing the earlier posts in this thread I saw the link to the Facebook page and visited it to realize a. that I have already joined and b. that not much happens on Facebook
Let's do our best to keep this site growing and thriving. The admins have done a super job - makes me wonder how they have a real life, with all they time they spend on here. ;-)
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Post by BigIain on Sept 10, 2009 21:51:50 GMT
They don't.... but I love them for it!
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Post by lola on Sept 10, 2009 22:19:22 GMT
That reminds me, fumobici: welcome aboard!
My extended family is just on the verge of Facebook hostilities. Beloved niece getting married in the Pacific Northwest. Uncles, grandmother, etc logging on Facebook and giving officious advice. Feelings getting hurt. Eyes being rolled. Misunderstandings.
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Post by fumobici on Sept 10, 2009 22:30:09 GMT
Why, thank you
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Post by lagatta on Sept 11, 2009 0:30:01 GMT
I want no part of Facebook et al (I may eventually have to join one of those sites for work purposes but it will probably be another only centred on work, and I won't post anything else there). Think it is a security nightmare. But of course I'll tell people I know (who are English-speaking or comfortable in English). Yes, this site must expand more, though actually I do think it has progressed.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 11, 2009 2:06:16 GMT
Thanks for the opening, LaGatta, so I can quote myself here: Pass this along in non-related venues, as well. You never know who might be interested. Also, stress to people you know that being a native speaker of English is hardly a requirement. The more people from different countries who are on here, the more enriched the forum will be. If they don't have a scholar's command of English, so what? Communication is far more important than perfection when one is speaking a second (or third, etc.) language. Probably everyone here has struggled with a second or third language, so we can only admire others who are doing the same.
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Post by spindrift on Sept 11, 2009 8:51:17 GMT
I think that Travel-related Photo Essays have a big future. What could be better, when asking advice about random countries/cities, to have pictures to view as well as informative text?
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 16, 2009 1:29:53 GMT
That's so true, Spindrift. The beauty of the photo essays here is not only that they show us things we may never have encountered otherwise, but also that they're presented by people who know the area depicted and who can answer our questions immediately.
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Post by fumobici on Sept 16, 2009 1:54:01 GMT
The ultimate miracle of technology: people that actually want to see your travel photos!
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 16, 2009 2:26:51 GMT
;D Ay, Fumobici!
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Post by Kimby on Sept 24, 2009 21:21:54 GMT
The ultimate miracle of technology: people that actually want to see your travel photos! That's so true. My own family sleeps through our travel pictures! Even though they always say they want to see them, and don't hesitate to show their own. With a dialup connection for so long, I HATED the photo threads for how slow they loaded. Now we (temporarily?) have a broadband connection and I can enjoy all the photos on here, a very nice feature of Any Port.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 24, 2009 23:45:41 GMT
Kimby ~~ you have broadband now?! Oooo, hope you keep it. I know what you mean about resenting slow-loading. I used to fume about friends sending me youtube links, which were simply impossible for me. And thank you for giving me the opening to quote myself here. This is Reply #18 on this thread, but I'm putting it here for everyone who has not seen it. Please, everyone, read and take to heart. One note here about picture sizes: PLEASE, if you are using an image from the internet, CHECK THE SIZE BEFORE POSTING.If you've found the picture in Google Images, for instance, it will tell you the size right below the thumbnail, for instance. To illustrate my point, here is a url from a Google Images picture: www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Animal/Pigs/Pig-6-IAARIUBXLX-1680x1050.jpgWhen you open it, it seems big, but not that big, right? Okay, now look at it again. If you move your mouse around, you'll see that your pointer has become a little magnifying glass with a + in it. That's a big clue right there. Click on the picture and it will expand to its true size -- the size you will be foisting onto a thread if you post that picture here. That monster will horribly slow the loading of the entire thread. To drive the point home, click on the picture again. It will return to a more sedate size, but look at the top frame on your monitor. In Firefox it says "(JPEG Image, 1680x1050 pixels) Scaled (53%)". IE only shows the pixel size, but that should be shocking enough.
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