Girl, you're a riot!  The pffffft is my favorite, hee hee.

Yep, you're dead.

Woo hoo!!!  Thanks, J99!

FABULOUS montage, victoriawinters!  I would never have guessed that you're new at it.

Happy Birthday, Connie!
Hope your special day was perfect!!

What is the Eastern Standard Time that it is showing now? I thought I was only one hour later and have already been getting it at 9:00 am.

It'll air 2 hours earlier in every time zone, so you'll begin seeing it at 7 a.m. instead of 9.  Here are the times; SF breaks it down into East and West coast feeds:

SCI FI EAST
Currently at 7 a.m. PT                       Will change to 5 a.m. PT
Currently at 8 a.m. MT                       Will change to 6 a.m. MT
Currently at 9 a.m. CT                       Will change to 7 a.m. CT
Currently at 10 a.m. ET                      Will change to 8 a.m. ET

SCI FI WEST
Currently at 10 a.m. PT                      Will change to 8 a.m. PT
Currently at 11 a.m. MT                      Will change to 9 a.m. MT
Currently at 12 p.m. CT                      Will change to 10 a.m. CT

I know this was written in fun, and Dom and I have been intentionally overlooking all the recent brief references to posters adding themselves to the DS story cuz we KNOW it's just done in fun, but I have to be honest-- this one is really hard to overlook cuz it seems to lead posters into both role playing AND fan fiction, so I'm recommending that if anyone wants to continue Annie's theme, they can post their replies on scifi.com's Creative DS board:

http://bboard.scifi.com/bboard/browse.cgi/1/1/1851

or on another site that features fan fiction & role playing, sorry!

Annie, I'm just asking that you please not create a whole storyline about everybody being in the DS story, okay hon?


2. The purpose of these forums is to discuss DARK SHADOWS, its characters, actors and storylines. Role playing (putting oneself or another poster into the DS story) is discouraged, and repeated efforts to role play may result in removal of these posts from the board. This does not, however, refer to DS-related usernames or signatures. These forums also do not accept fan fiction and such works are subject to removal.

While we realize the Festival dates were changed to accommodate guests, we are expressing our dislike for the selection of the Labor Day weekend, and in some cases with the choice of Brooklyn as the new location.


Please post below if you're interested in signing this petition, and if you'd like to include the location issue please say so.  The minimum personal info needed is your DS Forums username, and it's completely up to you if you'd like to provide more, but only if you're comfortable doing so-- remember that this posting board is NOT private.  Email addresses will be included in the final petition only if you've allowed it be visible on the forums or if you say differently.  You're encouraged to express your opinion in your message-- in other words, why are the dates a hardship for you? (i.e. are you a student or parent of a student?, do you have regular family plans for that weekend?, are you concerned about traveling on those dates?, etc.), or why do you dislike the new location or prefer that the Fest be held in another part of NYC?-- just please be realistic, and above all be polite.

To explain, this petition was begun because several members have expressed that the new dates present a hardship, and in some cases that they'll be unable to attend because of this, but unfortunately the person(s) that made these decisions are not reading our boards and therefore our opinions were not heard by them.  If you don't feel comfortable publicly "signing" this petition, you're welcome to do so in an IM (click on the page & envelope icon in this message) or email your opinion to <Midnite@dsboards.com>.  Also, please feel free to share this post [only] with your friends or on other posting boards and e-lists.  Names will be collected and sent via certified mail to the Festival address as well as Jim Pierson at DC Productions,*** and if you'd like the additional names submitted at the same time please feel free to send them to the above email address, though I'm not in any way trying to discourage anyone else from doing the same on their own and in their own way.  But even if they differ, I do request that you only sign one petition.

If enough fans voice their discontent with the new dates and/or location, at the very least the decision makers will be made aware of how we feel about these matters.

Thanks!


***To be sure that was clear, adding your comments under this message gives your permission for it to be copied for the sole purpose of delivering it along with the others to Jim Pierson and the Festival address.  No one else may copy or quote them for any reason as ONLY this post that begins the topic may be copied and shared.