Hello To All

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Originally Posted by Artelis

Yes, thank you for the life lesson. It was very much needed. As for what happened to me? Well, you stopped coming here to warm my heart. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED! YOU LEFT ME YOU BASTARD![/b]

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I seem to remember you being MIA for almost a year as well. I think the ads will be in good taste, I mean, what's more heartwarming than a good old add for Classmates.com. It's always good to drop by there and see that most of my friends are still alive. :seeker:

I'm looking forward to the increase in traffic myself, now that we have someone who is actively going to promote the site, I expect our next 10,000 to register in time for our five year anniversary celebration. Yeah, lot's of dancing oranges.

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Originally Posted by Seeker

I seem to remember you being MIA for almost a year as well.[/b]

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Yeah, I was busy graduating from university :content:

Looking forward to being banned by you.

Sincerely,
- Mark

I remember when IceDawg changed the forum from the old one to this one and quite a few peeps were worried and wary about the change, but it looks like everyone got used to it and likes it even more than the old one now. At first I didnt like the new forum myself but found it had more features and stuff and the 'blue' and 'white' feel started to grow on me so much that I don't even remember what the old one was like anymore. I suspect in a years time everyone will look back and say 'whoa! isn't DV even better than before. A dedicated server and promotion to attract even more members has got to be good :) Go with the flow!

Namaste ;)

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Originally Posted by MoD

Ohh boo-hoo. Are you saddy-sad because of the ads? Well, go, 1) No one cares if you go and 2) Dont worry, youll come back.

And what do you think where the new owner is supposed to get profit from this site? Should he make the registration payable? Yeah right.

Websites like this arent cheap. And especially if you bought it. Then you need to make up for it. Besides, I visit sites with many adds. As long as the site is good and the ads not too intursive. Its OK.

Welcome Asher![/b]

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Originally Posted by MoD

Leave Kaniaz alone. Hes one of the big parts of this community, and hes been part of it much longer then you have. You have no right to speak on those terms. This is a big change for many of us, were, unlike new members like you, we have to get used to it. Its also flamers like you we've avoided for years, so I suggest watching your words. Flames, esspcially against respected members who have been part of this community longer then even some of the moderating team (such as myself) will not be tolerated. Your telling people to suck it up, I suggest you do the same.

This site has been running for years, ad free. Ice Dawg made and upkept this site for a long time, completely free and ad-free. This is a big change, which you have no real right to discuss on the same level as we do as you haven't experienced the community as we have. [/b]

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Practically said everything I was gonna.

Also MoD, you fail. Epically.

I'm a bit late to welcome Asher ... but Welcome!
I blame my slow response on my problem with logging in at home :P
Something wrong with cookies and firefox, specifically on THAT machine .. grr.

Oh, and as luciddreamgod indicated, I'm a polyphasic sleep nut as well.
I've got a holiday from it at the moment, due to a steady flow of partying visitors, but will be getting into it again soon.
Especially if Steve Pavlina decides to do it again

As for Kaniaz being an old-timer - yeah, that's true. He's been a obnoxious member of this forum for some time now.
It's a love-hate thing. He can be a pain in the butt, but he's usually got something valuable to say too.

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Originally Posted by Seeker

I think the ads will be in good taste, I mean, what's more heartwarming than a good old add for Classmates.com. It's always good to drop by there and see that most of my friends are still alive. :seeker:[/b]

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....ha...haha...HAHAHAHA!!!

That was, undeniably, the coolest post I've read here. The only one to make me laugh out loud. Cheers, for you are now my favorite.

Welcome Asher. :)

I hope you do this place justice.

In response to your request,

Like; the community, basically. It's just an amazingly unique forum. You talk about things here which are just impossible elsewhere... great vibe. :)
Dislike; layout is my only major annoyance at the moment. I'd like it if you could get a proper skin for this place, and sort out all the messy icons and everything. We were gonna change it, but the old Art Team was disbanded when we switched forum software... oh, and also, some of the website sections are a bit broken, or need updating.

By the way, you may have been asked this elsewhere, in which case I apologise, but why is it exactly that the company you work for has decided to purchase this place?

Anyway, welcome, hope you settle in quick. ;)

Hmmm... I'm a little suspicious of people who think sleep is a waste of time and hack sleep patterns to be more "productive". I had a boss once who tried to convince me all i needed was 3 hours sleep so that I could deliver newspapers for him in the morning before my regular job.

I don't like the sound of advertising at all, but I've never been an optimist. We'll see.

As for changes I'd like to see, how about some more functionality in the Dream Journals? Better searches for your DJ, related keywords. A better layout. Check out the available dream journaling software available online (most of them pay) to see the various options they offer

What?... Ads are life.

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Originally Posted by The

Hmmm... I'm a little suspicious of people who think sleep is a waste of time and hack sleep patterns to be more "productive". I had a boss once who tried to convince me all i needed was 3 hours sleep so that I could deliver newspapers for him in the morning before my regular job.[/b]

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Fair enough. But hacking your sleep patterns goes *way beyond* becoming a better worker bee. There's talk about setting up a "polyphasic sleep" sub-forum, and I know at least one other person at the board here has experimented with that.

A reminder that all answers to the 3 questions should be sent via PM as requested by the original thread poster ;-)

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Originally Posted by asher

Fair enough. But hacking your sleep patterns goes *way beyond* becoming a better worker bee. There's talk about setting up a "polyphasic sleep" sub-forum, and I know at least one other person at the board here has experimented with that.

A reminder that all answers to the 3 questions should be sent via PM as requested by the original thread poster ;-)[/b]

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I like this sub-forum idea. I'd like to learn more about polyphasic sleep.

Polyphasic sleep is waaaay beyond me. I've got a family that expects me to be consious between the hours of 5am and 11pm.

I'm so glad that you've joined us Asher. I hope that you find everything satisfactory and that you are happy with everything...I'm happy to work under you, as well. Thanks for taking DV under your wing!

Welcome to the forum Asher, most of my likes and dislikes about the forum are similar to everyone elses.

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Originally Posted by Seeker

Polyphasic sleep is waaaay beyond me. I've got a family that expects me to be consious between the hours of 5am and 11pm.[/b]

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AMEN to that. Wife, kids, parents, co-workers, customers... We're in the phase of life known as "responsible".

I go "polyphasic" during increasingly rare escapes to our northern refuge. Translated... I nap a lot. (I also have a MUCH higher occurrence of LDs up there!)

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Originally Posted by pj

AMEN to that. Wife, kids, parents, co-workers, customers... We're in the phase of life known as "responsible".

I go "polyphasic" during increasingly rare escapes to our northern refuge. Translated... I nap a lot. (I also have a MUCH higher occurrence of LDs up there!)[/b]

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Got a wife and child myself, and of course a little bit of work too. :wink:

Accommodating all that (and more) and still taking 2+ naps per day isn't always easy, but it is possible if you can work out agreements with the affected parties. It also helps that I control my own work environment and hours to a significant extent.

Many of my most vivid dreams have come during naps, especially during the early stages of altering my sleep patterns.

I went ahead and setup a forum for discussing the topic:

http://www.dreamviews.com/forum/index.php?showforum=58

so any discussion of this issue can continue there.

So... why the sudden interest in owning this forum? Just curious.

Probably because it has an established community and became available for sale. :)

Since when was DV such a bounteous business opportunity? ._.

I mean that in a nice way of course; just wondering what will become of all our fund-raising plans..? :)

And you'll still hang around, right, Ice..?

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Originally Posted by ExoByte

Leave Kaniaz alone. Hes one of the big parts of this community, and hes been part of it much longer then you have. You have no right to speak on those terms. This is a big change for many of us, were, unlike new members like you, we have to get used to it. Its also flamers like you we've avoided for years, so I suggest watching your words. Flames, esspcially against respected members who have been part of this community longer then even some of the moderating team (such as myself) will not be tolerated. Your telling people to suck it up, I suggest you do the same.

This site has been running for years, ad free. Ice Dawg made and upkept this site for a long time, completely free and ad-free. This is a big change, which you have no real right to discuss on the same level as we do as you haven't experienced the community as we have. [/b]

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Well you know, he kind of had a point.

p.s: Hi.

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Originally Posted by Xei

So... why the sudden interest in owning this forum? Just curious.[/b]

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It's obvious isn't it? So that all my fans can be that much closer to me.

The excitement never ends here, does it? Glad to see Ice finally got something for all his hard work. Welcome Asher.

Hi Asher and everyone. I am new as of today so I just wanted to say Hi.

Yeah