tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post7787461760539081947..comments2023-11-03T06:12:03.847-05:00Comments on Mrs. Linklater's Guide to the Universe: CHAPTER TWOMrs. Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16582230399160973531noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-26757908917594152862005-12-11T10:29:00.000-06:002005-12-11T10:29:00.000-06:00It is very different now........agreed. The excit...It is very different now........agreed. The excitement is gone. Hmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-53634101504985797312005-12-11T11:13:00.000-06:002005-12-11T11:13:00.000-06:00I'm keeping my journal open just to piss them off....I'm keeping my journal open just to piss them off. AOL, I mean.<br><br>It's an approach that has served me well at the PD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-44286957545458031042005-12-11T12:21:00.000-06:002005-12-11T12:21:00.000-06:00I'm leaving over christmas break. No time now but ...I'm leaving over christmas break. No time now but I will go to a banner free one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-64628637344590729712005-12-11T13:20:00.000-06:002005-12-11T13:20:00.000-06:00Very, very well said, Mrs. L.I for one am very gla...Very, very well said, Mrs. L.<br><br>I for one am very glad that for the most part the dust seems to have settled. I also agree that the moves were a little bit precipitious and different planning could have been more effective. I also felt from the beginning that AOL wouldn't give a rat's ass about the exodus of anyone, so who the hell was anyone kidding in thinking they could make a difference? Though I certainly also understand the principal behind the leaving and am not faulting anyone with any decision that was made. Thinking things out a bit in advance may have averted some of the hurt feelings that erupted after the exodus, but then again, maybe not...<br><br>In the end, I have Miss Piggy's journal of truly tasteless bullshit open here on AOL and a pied a terre for my more esoteric ramblings in a gilded cage at Blogspot. I personally will not leave AOL entirely unless my ass gets blown out for indecency!<br><br>Hopefully, this division of the community will become similar to the snow birds here in Florida, bouncing back and forth between two homes but staying in touch with the friends in both places.<br><br>In the end, it was just a terrible way to end the fun and excitement of the VIVIs and the VULVIS.<br><br>Maryanne<br>http://journals.aol.com/globetrotter2u/Myfeelingsarereal/<br>http://insidethegildedcage.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-21486925461208543662005-12-11T13:32:00.000-06:002005-12-11T13:32:00.000-06:00Click your screen name and it will bring you to th...Click your screen name and it will bring you to the "Member Profile" (which the honorable Mrs. L. has left empty) and you will see:<br><br>"AOL Journals - Express your thoughts in a FREE online blog." and:<br><br>"What are people saying? Journals (or blogs) are great for saying what's on your mind. Browse other people's Journals, see top picks and create your own for FREE at AOL Journals"<br><br>I never paid much attention before, but I don't remember ever seeing the repeated reference to free journals. It appears one does not need to be an AOL member, and this is not an AIM Journal, either.<br><br><br><br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-14328634974101633682005-12-11T15:06:00.000-06:002005-12-11T15:06:00.000-06:00A great entry, Mrs. L. I am enjoying my new blog ...A great entry, Mrs. L. I am enjoying my new blog but I read the journals I want, regardless of the url. I do think that there has been an "innocence lost" with this whole thing and many people feel jaded. I think that time will heal most wounds, but I agree it will never be "the same" again. It is unfortunate.<br><br>Chris<br>http://inanethoughtsandinsaneramblings.blogspot.com/<br>http://www.bigoven.com/~swibirunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-44435218027141573232005-12-11T20:09:00.000-06:002005-12-11T20:09:00.000-06:00Well said.No URL discrimination here. I'll re...Well said.<br><br>No URL discrimination here. I'll read you wherever you chose to write.<br><br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-17908942538788366812005-12-12T00:20:00.000-06:002005-12-12T00:20:00.000-06:00You know, if AOL was so sure that the 600,000 figu...<br>You know, if AOL was so sure that the 600,000 figure they are so quick to give was accurate, they'd be happy to provide a directory on their own, so everyone could visit all of the journals out there.<br><br>Nope, I'm not holding my breath for that, either.<br><br>I've seen lots of journals with one or two entries from a year ago. Maybe that's the kind of journal AOL is counting in that number? Even so, 600,000 seems beyond ridiculous to me.<br><br>AOL seems to be convinced that no matter how many people leave, the money they're making on the ads themselves will offset those losses. <br><br>Patrick<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-16985965300305642612005-12-12T05:43:00.000-06:002005-12-12T05:43:00.000-06:00No ... it's not over! *** Coy ***No ... it's not over!<br> *** Coy ***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516392886578064543.post-39815271425648162392005-12-12T19:11:00.000-06:002005-12-12T19:11:00.000-06:00I miss everyoneMartiI miss everyone<br>MartiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com