December 16, 2002
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LONG PAST DUE.....
RECOGNITION OF MY READERS....
PLUS APPRECIATION FOR YOUR RESPONSES.....
A Brief Explanation
One of the "Sites I Read" is shan41580. I subscribed to this site very early in my relationship with Xanga. I immediately noticed that this online friend (who is also one of my subscribers ... thank you Shannon!), has a practice of beginning most entries with gratitude and acknowledgement of each recent, identifiable visitor, whether for eprops, comments, subscriptions, etc. Not only is there specific mention of each participant, but their usernames are presented as a link to their individual Xanga sites.
I didn't understand why this practice had been adopted, but I liked it. I have recently come to appreciate the reasoning behind the act. Her writing is read a great deal, and this form of response is repectful of the time and energy others spend at her site, as well as a timely and efficient manner of reply. Not only that, it's a very nifty and nice way to help one's readers promote their sites. (One hand washes the other, in this scenario.)
I have finally reached the point where I am overwhelmed with trying to individually respond -- at each site -- to every participant at MY weblog site, yet I believe some form of notice is absolutely the proper netiquette protocol. So-o-o, I wrote and asked permission to be a copycat. No response has been received yet, but I hope it's okay anyway, because I am going to take a leap of faith here, and begin doing it now.
Thank you shan41580, for your creativity, and your contribution to smoother operation of my site.
Introduction
I believe I have pending "honorable mentions" going all the way back to Mid-October. I did take care of some folks, but many got left in the "waiting room". This reasoning comes from the fact that I have kept a great many of my "Daily Feedback Report" emails from that period to now. It's possible I did respond to some of these entries, and I apoligize for any unwitting redundancies; however, I prefer to over-thank you, rather than under-thank you, because my gratitude for all of you is strong.
Four more things:
* Some of you have posted to my Flooble "Chatterbox". A blanket "Thanks-a-bunch" to all of you.
* Several of you offered links to items you thought I might want to check out, and I fully intend to do so and get back to you with my response. It just won't be right now.
* I have listed the "Thank You"s in Descending Date order (most recent date first, like in the majority of email formats).
* If I've missed giving a deserved mention to anyone over this 3-month span (and it's totally possible I have), please accept my profound amends.
If you happen to have any ego like mine
, (1) you have my total and utter sympathy 
!!! and (2) please feel free to let me know about my oversight, and I'll give you a special kudos in my next blog.
On the other hand, if you're too modest or shy to be a "squeaky wheel", hopefully you'll write me again, and I can have the privelege of honoring you at that time.
Okay, here we go.....
December 13
"Here she is ... (Tra-la-la-la, La-la) ... Ms. Belindaann38". (Think the "Miss America" crowning theme!) I love you for your sweetness, eprops, and comments!
December 11
Nice to get comments & eprops from both rzeznikstar169 (who is one of my earliest subscribers) and Belindaann38.
December 5
Dankashein (I think that's the correct spelling!) to Belindaann38, for eprops & a comment. Appreciation to justcallmestg for subscribing, and because we got acquainted in person at the December meetup, your subscription is a bit special to me!
November 20
I love getting subscribers! Thanks from my heart of hearts, to GaTechGrl1983, for joining the list.
November 19
Here's dear Belindaann38 again, who is one of my most loyal (and personally interested) subscribers -- a huge "Original Earthmom" {{{cyber-hug}}} to you for comments & eprops.
November 18
Appreciation goes to Kotas for commenting, and vcrimson for comments & eprops.
November 17
I love this group!
Gracias for eprops & comments from GaTechGrl1983, and MUCHAS gracias, for Liz_A, who epropped, commented, and also took the "full tour" of my site that day, by signing my guestbook for the second time, as well as subscribing (yay!).
Howdy-Doody to illucid_illness as a new subscriber, and a MEGA hearty "Cozy Cottage" welcome to krisinluck -- who epropped & commented on two blogs I'd published that day, and who also subscribed to my site!
November 16
Thank you to one of my longest subscribers, MarylandBaby, for eprops & comments, and to Liz_A, for eprops, comments,and signing my guestbook the first time.
October 18
Last, but certainly not least, thanks to SuSu for comments, eprops, and private email messages, to which (I think?) I still owe the balance of my response.
(Groan...sigh.....I'm so painfully disorganized, the spirit of Feng Shui would die of environmental strangulation, immediately upon entering my life and home!)
Luv to all.
Comments (4)
You've been so quiet lately! Glad to see you up and running again. (Psst...if you ever manage to revive the Feng Shui thing, could you send it, quickly!, to me? I thought I killed it myself...)
Hello! That's fine by me, no need to ask permission.
Have a great week. 
That was a great idea and pretty cool way to do things when you dont have the time to do them. I have sen it used before and I realy like it as a way to.
Glad to see that you are back and running again. Things here are getting pretty busy with us getting ready to move..i hate packing but on to better places
B.
What a great idea. Props to shan41580 for the idea, and props to you for taking the initiative to do the same!
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