Hi JCOLLINS!

Here are a few different ways--

Below the logo on any board page, where it lists the number of your awaiting IMs ("Hey, JCOLLINS..."), click on the last part of that sentence.  Click "New Message", add the username and message text (and a subject if you wish), then click "send message".

In the Info Center at the bottom of the home page, click where it says "Your Internet Messages" and then "New Messages" when the page comes up, etc.

Click on any member's name to open their profile.  At the bottom of their profile (where you can also see if they're currently online), click "Send this member a private message", and all you have to add is the message text since the space for their username will already be filled in.

Enjoy!

(In the event that MB is also responding at this exact moment, which wouldn't be all that unusual, please feel free to compare our answers. )

Raineypark, have you tried dumping your browser cache?  That can really help speed things up for users.

Josette, the BuffytVS musical episode.

Don't let anybody intimidate you  , have your say on ANY topic  

Ohhhh, I'm not worried about her regarding any of those, hee hee!!  Glad to see you here, sweetheart!

Raineypark, your welcome is very gracious and I don't mean to confuse you with an inside joke.  Several of us met online as long as 5 years ago (via chat rooms, message boards, e-lists), and nancymck/sheenasma isn't known for taking crap from anybody.

Welcome, ReneeC!

ALL the comments about Festival locations that have not stayed on the board are being forwarded to pansyfaye@darkshadowsfestival.com .  Pansyfaye has been reading all the suggestions in this topic and also invites fans to email their opinions about the Fests to her.  She said that while she can't promise that changes will be made, she has given her assurance that all suggestions will be given consideration.

I'll be continuing to remove comments regarding Festival locations because the topic has caused problems here but I'm thrilled to know that the wonderful comments made are still being heard.

I removed a message in this topic and trimmed another.  My apologies to the posters if this news is upsetting, but I want to assure them that it wasn't done because either post was in any way problematic on its own, but solely because the subject of festival locations was declared off limits prior to their appearance, and the reason for doing that can be read 6 messages up in this topic.  (Er, make that 6 up on the previous page.)

Raineypark, no, we haven't had any DS stars "live" on the board (more like as silent visitors ), though something similar to what you're suggesting has been done very successfully in live chats.  We were given access to the logs of some of these past chats on AOL, and I swear that they'll get onto a forum set up for them one of these days, hee hee!!

Come to think of it, we were treated to some very pleasant discussions with Matthew Hall, writer of the '91 series and son of, well, *you know*, who stopped by 2 or 3 times via a cyber cafe to answer fan questions (mostly about his book "Art of Breaking Glass") back in the old VantageNet days.  I still have all those messages saved with my VNet stuff.

Obviously, this discussion has led to hurt feelings.  I've often stated that debate on these forums is advocated, but NOT to the point of contentiousness.

I'm asking that the focus of the topic, from this point on, be on Festival organization and activities.  Anything else, including any disillusionment one might feel about fans or actors at these events or the subject of Festival locations, will be removed.  I know that the board rules support me on this; please note the following statement from guideline #3:

Likewise, these disagreements should not be continued beyond the normal limits of interesting discourse. Argument for argument's sake is not welcome.

Darren has invited fans to offer input about how Fests can be improved.  I thought it was a WONDERFUL opportunity for any of us that might decide to attend a DS Fest at some point in the future, and fans have made marvelous points, but if anyone wants to waste this chance by arguing, then I want to be very clear that my priority as moderator will always be the comfort level of all visitors to these forums-- lurkers and posters alike-- and I WILL lock the topic to further posting if any argument occurs.

Thanks,

Midnite

Well, it's not a dsboards smiley, though that "pretty please" might inspire MB to load it.

For now, to get this:

type what's in the box:
[img]http://www.1eltern.ch/yabb-smiley-sets/easter/smiley.gif[/img]