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« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2009, 02:33:09 PM » |
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^ Yeah, and most of those 35 were me and my family members.  Fortunately in October 2008, Leslie had a vision (hallucination?) that something special could be built here. And then, she done done it. Thanks to Harvey for starting it and Leslie for fanning the flames and all of you for making it a great place! What a great community and resource! Betsy |
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« Reply #26 on: March 12, 2009, 02:35:41 PM » |
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« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2009, 02:40:27 PM » |
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I am proud to say, I joined back in April, 2008. Of course, things were sort of quiet then....LOL.
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No offense to Harvey or anyone else, but I had thought that Leslie had built/sponsored this site! I drifted over from the Amazon boards and slowly became hooked. This is a very friendly and advanced board. (lots of cool features!) Plus Leslie was always patient and helpful at Amazon. She sent me pics of an M-edge when I was first considering one. She is an awesome example of the folks here. Thanks all of y'all for all the hard work you do to keep this place running! |
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« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2009, 02:57:58 PM » |
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« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2009, 03:00:13 PM » |
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I'm here from Leslie's spamming back in November You mean when that poster at the Amazon board got her so riled up? Yeh - that was about when I started lurking over here too - i felt bad for her as she was always so helpful and nice about stuff. He was kinda rude. |
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« Reply #30 on: March 12, 2009, 03:43:16 PM » |
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Plus Leslie was always patient and helpful at Amazon. She sent me pics of an M-edge when I was first considering one. She is an awesome example of the folks here.
Oh, that's you! Thanks for letting me know. I was happy to send you those pictures. That was the red M-edge, right? I don't have that one anymore. I gave it to my friend (who is on my account). I gave my saddle M-edge to my son. Now I am buying a red River Garden Oberon for my K2 and debating whether to buy a second one....either for the K1 or K2. I have to laugh at myself....I have carried the same purse for years. But I change Kindle covers as fast as I change my underwear.... Well, maybe not quite but in the scheme of changing things, I am switching faster than I usually do. L |
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« Reply #31 on: March 12, 2009, 03:43:55 PM » |
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You mean when that poster at the Amazon board got her so riled up? Yeh - that was about when I started lurking over here too - i felt bad for her as she was always so helpful and nice about stuff. He was kinda rude.
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« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2009, 04:01:04 PM » |
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I have pieced together part of the history of this board, but would love to have the whole story on how this all came about. I'm sure there are other new members that would be interested too. Can someone give us a history lesson on KindleBoards? |
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« Reply #33 on: March 12, 2009, 04:08:06 PM » |
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I have pieced together part of the history of this board, but would love to have the whole story on how this all came about. I'm sure there are other new members that would be interested too. Can someone give us a history lesson on KindleBoards? That would an interesting story to read. |
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« Reply #34 on: March 12, 2009, 04:18:17 PM » |
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You mean when that poster at the Amazon board got her so riled up? Yeh - that was about when I started lurking over here too - i felt bad for her as she was always so helpful and nice about stuff. He was kinda rude.
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« Reply #35 on: March 12, 2009, 04:55:39 PM » |
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Oh, that's you! Thanks for letting me know. I was happy to send you those pictures. That was the red M-edge, right? I don't have that one anymore. I gave it to my friend (who is on my account). I gave my saddle M-edge to my son. Now I am buying a red River Garden Oberon for my K2 and debating whether to buy a second one....either for the K1 or K2. I have to laugh at myself....I have carried the same purse for years. But I change Kindle covers as fast as I change my underwear.... Well, maybe not quite but in the scheme of changing things, I am switching faster than I usually do. L LOL - yup the red M-Edge was it. And you were kind enough to even take more pics of it without the kindle and put up with my questions. And now you've helped me get addicted to Oberons too! My wife picks on me about all the cases i like to buy for my electronics and I told her about how much worse some of y'all were and she just shook her head in disbelief. hehe - y'all are awesome! |
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« Reply #36 on: March 12, 2009, 05:09:45 PM » |
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yes Leslie is awesome! I couldn't believe how rude and obnoxious some of the folks were over on that other board - glad Leslie is good with spam |
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« Reply #37 on: March 12, 2009, 05:36:25 PM » |
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I have pieced together part of the history of this board, but would love to have the whole story on how this all came about. I'm sure there are other new members that would be interested too. Can someone give us a history lesson on KindleBoards? Well, we'll need Harvey for the early history but for me.... My daughter starting talking about a Kindle in late March 2008 and I did some research. I decided pretty quick to buy it and placed my order on Apr 6 with a 4 week waiting time. I started hanging out at the Amazon forums where 99% of the people were waiting for Kindles so we all spent alot of time talking about that. There were some really funny folks, especially the 3/27 group (anyone here remember them?). Since I've been on other online boards, I very quickly got frustrated with the Amazon setup and started looking for some other forums. I found Kindleboards, signed up, and joined the group. It was....quiet. LOL. Not alot of action here. Over at Amazon, I suggested that people come join here, they'd like it better, but no one really paid attention to me. Oh well. I stayed online, my Kindle arrived, I bought another -- I found I was spending most of my time at Amazon although I did drop in here daily. In June, I started the FAQ. I kept posting. Things were getting more active at Amazon, but quiet here. The Oprah show seemed to be a tipping point. Suddenly, things exploded at Amazon and I felt like lots of pent up frustration came out. I suggested, as I had in April, "How about Kindleboards?" This time, since I was more of a known person, and I think people were more fed up, they actually paid attention to my suggestion. Interestingly, Harvey had taken a bit of a vacation. Suddenly we had dozens of people signing up for the site and no admin. I sent Harvey a bunch of PMs and told him what was going on. After about 3 or 4 days (it seemed much longer!) he got in touch with me and said, "Oh my God! Wow! Look what's happened!" The rest, as they say, is history. |
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« Reply #38 on: March 12, 2009, 05:44:54 PM » |
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Leslie, Thanks for sharing. You were the reason I came over. When my Daughter bought my Kindle for me and then one for herself we started reading the Amazon forum. As with most new owners we were so excited and actually saw that you could share an account. I didn't start a topic, but did post to a question which I was immediately sorry for. I had never been in any online chat or forum. I was asking about the sharing of accounts and was just laid into by some of the people telling me to read the other threads. No way to search, no idea how to navigate in it and all of a sudden this very nice person (you) gave me the advice I needed. Saw the tag in your post and decided to come over. Best thing I have ever done. First book I bought and read was yours. Thanks for always being kind.
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« Reply #39 on: March 12, 2009, 05:56:42 PM » |
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Leslie, Thanks for sharing. You were the reason I came over. When my Daughter bought my Kindle for me and then one for herself we started reading the Amazon forum. As with most new owners we were so excited and actually saw that you could share an account. I didn't start a topic, but did post to a question which I was immediately sorry for. I had never been in any online chat or forum. I was asking about the sharing of accounts and was just laid into by some of the people telling me to read the other threads. No way to search, no idea how to navigate in it and all of a sudden this very nice person (you) gave me the advice I needed. Saw the tag in your post and decided to come over. Best thing I have ever done. First book I bought and read was yours. Thanks for always being kind.
Thank you! That made my day.... Because of some of the work I do, I've been online since about 1988 (gah! more than 20 years! yikes!) and I have tangled with my fair share of rough and tumble folks. But even though "the internets" have been around since 1969, there are people who are joining online communities every day, like this one, for the very first time. I always try to be open and help the new folks to feel welcome. All of us were beginners once and frankly, every day I become a beginner in something new. I appreciate all the mentors in my life and I am glad I am able to do the same for others. L |
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« Reply #40 on: March 12, 2009, 06:02:42 PM » |
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I appreciate all the mentors in my life and I am glad I am able to do the same for others.
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« Reply #42 on: March 12, 2009, 06:20:09 PM » |
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I came over last Spring, but only to read all about Hugh and Hibbing. Then we got started on Jamie and Claire. Guess I am hooked for life. |
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« Reply #43 on: March 12, 2009, 06:28:50 PM » |
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I offically joined Feb 09.....but had been a guest since December 08. I was hooked but working on an audit and KB was my link to sanity |
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« Reply #44 on: March 12, 2009, 06:38:39 PM » |
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I offically joined Feb 09.....but had been a guest since December 08. I was hooked but working on an audit and KB was my link to sanity If this place is your link to sanity, you may have bigger issues goin' on in your life than audits, hehe.  |
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« Reply #45 on: March 12, 2009, 06:51:30 PM » |
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If this place is your link to sanity, you may have bigger issues goin' on in your life than audits, hehe. HA! (That was for all Leslie and EV's post. wanted to get that in before the thread took off again.) Leslie really should get a t-shirt or a gold star or something. I came over b/c I lurked on the Amazon boards, and saw her ad on the bottom of a post. I haven't had this much (legal) fun...ever. |
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« Reply #46 on: March 12, 2009, 06:55:10 PM » |
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HA! (That was for all Leslie and EV's post. wanted to get that in before the thread took off again.)
Leslie really should get a t-shirt or a gold star or something. I came over b/c I lurked on the Amazon boards, and saw her ad on the bottom of a post. I haven't had this much (legal) fun...ever.
It wasn't an ad! It was just a little tiny signature thing, like this: Leslie www.kindleboards.com <--come join us! Don't perpetuate the ad/spam myth. Meanwhile, the idea of sending me free gifts is just fine...LOL. You know I like Oberon covers, right? |
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« Reply #47 on: March 12, 2009, 07:04:10 PM » |
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like so many others Leslie you signature brought me here - so glad I found you all too
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« Reply #48 on: March 13, 2009, 06:45:27 AM » |
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OK - no spam just signature! It was when she started the signature thing that I got over here. I do remember one guy who lambasted Leslie for something, and she let him have it! I knew then she was a terrific person!  I wasn't the only one, quite a few people jumped to her rescue (she didn't need it) I was a lurker, but read every post that was Leslies. |
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« Reply #49 on: March 13, 2009, 10:08:53 PM » |
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I joined at the end of October, after getting bored of the Amazon boards, and seeing Leslie's spam. I've hardly been back to the Amazon boards since. |
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