That was a different transition that I was trying but decided I didn't like.

I did.

[shadow=black,left,300]--Mark[/shadow]

WHEW! Thanks for the logo fix, MB! It's like the kind of relief you feel after Connie's been quiet for three days and then she posts some kind of a big honking episode of photos and captions and suddenly all is right with the world again.

The card-style sliding of the page is kinda neat and doesn't eat up time. Bravo.

[shadow=navy,left,300]--Mark[/shadow]

Dear Midnite is there something wrong with the
board?  When i get onto it it scrolls real slow and
takes a few minutes for the " words  Darkshadows
Forums" to appear . Is it  me perhaps???

Y'all go to Testing 1, 2, 3 and read the topic "New Forum Logo" for an explanation of the problem.

[shadow=maroon,left,300]--Mark[/shadow]

Just when did our continually escalating demand to have everything faster and quicker progress to the point that having to wait an extra 18 seconds became intolerable? Does this foreshadow a time in the not too distant future when having to wait, say, 8 seconds will be similarly intolerable? If so, what will society be like 50, or even 10 years from now? Personally, I shudder to think...

MB -- 18 seconds once isn't bad; but the cumulative effect when you start changing topics does get outright time-consuming. For example, I had a message waiting for me when I logged in earlier; in the time it took for the logo to load, I ordinarily would have already accessed the message, finished reading it, and probably been working on a reply. No joke. I don't care if it's ten seconds or three minutes, I prefer to be productive in that span rather than twiddling my thumbs waiting on a graphic I've already seen over and over again. The end effect is that it adds nothing positive to the experience of being on the board.

It's not simply a matter of wanting something now, it's more the relative benefit of cost versus product. In this case, the cost is increased time, and the product is eye-candy that, after having been experienced once, is superfluous.

[shadow=black,left,300]--Mark[/shadow]

Heh, must've been a short chat. I just went over there at 6:25 central and it indicated it was over -- or perhaps after a certain time, late arrivals are not admitted. Anyway, I had submitted a question to the effect of: "If a new DS production were a possibility, would it feature new ideas or be another retelling of the Barnabas/Josette tale? I think most viewers -- and not just the hardcore DS fans -- would love to see something fresh and progressive rather than yet another retread." Dunno if it was used, or if others posed the same question. If someone who was there can enlighten us....?

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HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Josette!

--Mark

I'd most want to talk to my Dad, who died a year and a half ago.

Recently, I was with my brother, and he told me that he was at Mom's place a few weeks back, and he was sitting outside alone. Mom was out for a while, so no one else was at the house. He said that he suddenly heard the sound of Dad's wheelchair in the sunroom just above him, and when he went back inside, he had the most wonderful feeling that he was not alone.

My brother is even more pragmatic-minded than I am, and he said what he heard was plain as day, no mistaking it. Whatever, it was an absolutely moving experience for him. Perhaps he really did have a moment of contact with my dad. If so, then I consider him blessed.

[shadow=maroon,left,300]--Mark[/shadow]