This is a very exciting time at The Planet. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have so many of HP’s finest make the move, along with other wonderful new members, to join the remarkable community we’ve built here at PlanetPOV.
As many of you now know, we had just moved to a new (more expensive) server and were ironing out some tech issues when the HP Titanic hit the AOL iceberg (“I’m Qveen of Za Vorld!”). It was admittedly a little bumpy for a couple of days last week but aside from an occasional quirk or two since then, we’ve got things running as they were before, steady, fast and with moderators tied up in the closet.
PlanetPOV is a site by bloggers for bloggers that welcomes people of all political views as peers and deserving of respect. There are no cliques, no gang tackling, no insults, no personal attacks or trolls permitted here. Just substance, genuine conversation, thoughtful debate on issues that matter and plenty of fun and wit.
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Additionally, we have chosen not to use the standard advertising services that could provide us with revenue at the expense of cluttering the site with ads and promoting things that we and the community would philosophically oppose.
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Hi Guys.
Count me in. HP has abused me for too long.
Good to see so many of you here!
Dutchman
Een hartelijk welkom, Dutch! (?)
Good to see you here, Dutchman!
Welcome!
Welcome!
Roll up a rock and take a seat by the fire…
Snacks and munchies
are over there somewhere…
For a quick rundown on stuff in general, see the FAQ tab all the way up top, and see ➡Tips for Newcomers.
The Help Desk button is over there on the right side of the panel (big red button, strangely labeled Help).
And the OT Post thread is right there too, for anything Off Topic you want to share.
Enjoy! 8)
Ditto. Followed you here.
Welcome to The Planet, Kooosh!
AdLib, here’s an important question waiting for you: see comment below.
AdLib, I’ve contacted my bank concerning e-banking. They informed me that the recipient needs to give me a SWIFT or BIC code. So far I got only account No and Routingnumber.
Moreover the form that I have to fill for the payment asks for an address of the recipient, so I’m not sure if I can fill the form without one. Please email me.
Will email you the details! Sorry for the delay!!! Really appreciate it!
No worries, I know you are pretty busy.
This is where all my HP buddies disappeared.
Welcome to The Planet, Le Facteur!
Welcome!
Roll up a rock and take a seat by the fire…
Snacks and munchies
are over there somewhere…
For a quick rundown on stuff in general, see the FAQ tab all the way up top, and see ➡Tips for Newcomers.
The Help Desk button is over there on the right side of the panel (big red button, strangely labeled Help).
And the OT Post thread is right there too, for anything Off Topic you want to share.
Enjoy! 8)
Took me long enough to find you guys. So I’m signed in, and ready to post. Can someone hold my hand and walk me through this?
SO you cool you are here!!!
It’s so easy…you can talk about whatever you want here…and no moderation! Just act like an adult, be respectful and you are golden! You can even edit your posts.
Our hosts are wonderful! Say hi Adlib! Boomer! etal!
For all the technical stuff…I will have to defer to the others…as I’m terrible about remembering the how tos
Welcome aboard!!!
Thanks. Huffpo has become barely tolerable. I have RiceStarz to thank for pointing the way over here. As soon as I get my kiddies tucked in for the night, I’m going to switch computers and try to download my avatar.
Looking forward to chatting with you guys!
Can’t wait! missed you! 🙂
Squeezed
Welcome. There are folks looking for you on Time Out for OT. There’s a simple click on the right side of this page
Enjoy yourself
I’m sure greater minds than mine will give you the scoop
Sure!
http://planetpov.com/2011/02/09/tips-for-newcomers-and-regulars-alike/
Get an avatar:
http://en.gravatar.com/
http://planetpov.com/2011/02/23/memo-to-members-how-we-choose-front-page-posts-and-other-editorial-policies/
Good to see you, Squeezed!
Now get your C-clamp avatar working so we can see you!
I have to switch computers to upload my avatar but I’ll get on that soon.
I feel like I’ve found family.
Hellooo, Squeezed!
How great to see you here.
Welcome!
teamplayer aka termgirl
Ha! You got my message:-D You are going to be so happy here. It’s brilliant- so much so that I am struggling to find my written voice. There is almost no need to, as I need only shake my head in the affirmative, smiling until my face hurts when reading every post. It’s great to see you here. I sent TCN a similar cryptic note, hopefully he will find his way as well.
You’ve been doing great! Don’t hesitate though to post any questions at the Help Desk.
Funds finally showed up in my paypal account today and I made my donation of $60.00.
Finding a home is well worth $60.00.
Thank you to the powers that be for all your hard work in maintaining this site.
Teamplayer, thank you so much for your support and generosity! Now, which gift would you like?
Adlib
Did you ever get my donation? It is going to be monthly and I did verify that Paypal was able to debit my new checking account.
Send me the one that costs you the least.
OK… Another newbie refugee from HP as well….have some patience as I try and navigate this. Nice to see some familiar faces here as well…
Welcome!
Roll up a rock and take a seat by the fire…
Coffee’s over there somewhere…
For a quick rundown on stuff in general, see the FAQ tab all the way up top, and see ➡Tips for Newcomers.
To decompress or vent about issues you had behind the Huffington Curtain, check ➡Everything From “There” Belongs “Here”.
The Help Desk button is over there on the right side of the panel (big red button, strangely labeled Help).
And the OT Post thread is right there too, for anything Off Topic you want to share.
Enjoy!
8)
Welcome to the Planet RaoulDuke!
Hi, Raoul/Duke.
Good to see you here.
It doesn’t take long to get the navigation thing down.
teamplayer aka termgirl
Hey TermGirl, welcome here. I am Giantsfan44 over there. I thought your avi looked familiar.
Hi Sue,
I decided to change my screen name.
Probably a mistake, like when I went from blond to red.
So good to see you here.
RaoulDuke
So this is where the new people hang out. Welcome to the Planet
Good Morning Everybody! Trying to find my way around here….
Hi Carrie!
Need help? I have some links if you want ’em…
Carrie,
Welcome!!!
teamplayer aka termgirl
Welcome Carrie
Great place and quite different from that other joint. Looks like there’s some links for you to follow to learn you way around. Took me a couple of days to get used to the format etc but once you’re in it’s pretty good here.
Hi Carrie!
Great to see you here!
I am a newbie here…still haven’t figured out how to add my avatar yet. But I did make a donation to POV….you folks do good stuff here.I made a year’s donation…I would LOVE the coffee cup!!
chillfactor, I try to find the links for you. They’re all on the live chat (Vox populi) today, so the house seems to be a bit empty. I’ll edit this post in a couple of minutes.
I cannot log into the Vox populi. What is up with that?
chill, I don’t know about vox. I guess you click on the title all to the left – I’m new here too, so I don’t know. In any case, here are the tips for the newcomers…
http://planetpov.com/2011/02/09/tips-for-newcomers-and-regulars-alike/
It should keep you busy for a while. The avatar thing is also included there. See you later…
go to gravatar.com and use your email address here to add an avatar.
I just made a donation. Not as much as i would have liked to but I know that it all adds up.
girlsparky, and it is very much appreciated.
just sent a year’s worth of support at once via PayPal. I’ll take the coffee mug, please!
Arianna allegedly supports liberal causes and I heard that she just recently came into a substantial amount of money, has she donated yet ?
No dirty money here please…!
She would never donate to anything that didn’t giver her back more but in a Bizarro World where an Arianna had some principles, I would take a donation as a small down payment on what the value of our contributions were to her massive payday.
Then again, we would never want to feel beholden in any way to such a piece of work.
There is one thing I truly value her for: she brought all of us together, by creating the HP community – although I’m aware she did so for the wrong reasons. But thanks to your and the other founders’ foresight and creativity, the Planet was already quite strong when fate corrected course and swept many more of us to The Planet….
And….I just sent you a mail concerning details of the transfer.
REMINDER: If you haven’t had a chance to donate to The Planet during this quarterly drive, we invite you to join many of your fellow members in reading the post above and doing so to help keep The Planet spinning.
To those who have already donated, thank you so much for all of your generous donations. You’ve put your money where your blogging is (and your principles) and we will continue to do our absolute best to live up to your expectations of The Planet as a blog that truly reflects and is responsive to its membership and genuinely respects everyone’s freedom of expression.
Cheers!
*sigh* – every time I come upstairs to my desktop I remember that I left my credit card downstairs 🙄 …….. yeah, I know, the road to hell and all that!
This evening when I’m on my laptop downstairs – here’s an IOU in the meantime Fearless Leader!!
MW,
I go from one place to the other and then must retrace my steps – just to try and remember why I was going to “the other.” 🙄
…. but Boomer (you’re 2 years younger than me – so you have this to look forward to) have you ever put the kettle in the fridge and the milk on the stove 😆
Yes, I have. I’ve also boiled water until the pan was bone dry, thus starting a fire.
Funny Boomer! I’ve done the same thing but not due to CRAFT moments – I’m an indifferent cook and despise doing it – so I walked away from a pot of water ….. luckliy I came back before the fire started. I’m glad you survived your fire!
Ah, Boomer! the Blov once set fire to our home in WA by making popcorn. He is now confined to microwave types only…….
And one of my kids once turned on the wrong burner and fried my old cast iron griddle. Luckily the Blov bought me a new one for Christmas.
btw – in addition to my previous commitment, I’ll be subscribing at the crack of my dawn tomorrow.
Boomer, you are a generous soul!
Done!! I’ll redeem my IOU now 🙂 …….. no gift necessary – save the money and spend it in good health *hooray – I’m not a freeloader any more*
MW, I’m not surprised that your word as your bond but I am so appreciative! Thank you for your wonderful kindness and generosity!
Appears to be some pretty good feedback here. The baggers should take a look and see what a true grassroots effort looks like, not one funded by the big money boys.
So true LG, the response has been wonderful and very affirming. We don’t need to be tools of corporate money like some “grass roots” groups we know.
We’re the real deal and that’s what the generosity and support of so many here proves.
I like that, and it’s way true! 🙂
Very much agreed with both of you – this is the real deal!
My account with paypal is currently restricted, so I can not donate or subscribe. I also can not send a check.
Using the “Donate Directly From Credit Card or Bank ATM” link just gives me an error with paypal.
I will check out zazzle to see what I can do there.
Welcome to The Planet!