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Hi Chris, thanks for the welcome. It seems to me that the AboutUs thing is great. I am a new comer to Wiki trying to leran more about it (and about RSS feeds too...). Are the things I've added in english to the Jyvais.org page all right? Please you're wlecome to change anything I might have spelled in bad or approximative english. Now, a question : is it bettrer to make a new page in french or to include a french translation in the original page ? Thanks Jyvais.org RE: OptimaGest Management Consulting Belgium

Hi Chris,

 Thanks for the welcome message... Like the others here I think this site is a great idea but still learning 
   all about it. (not even sure if this is how you reply :)  )

 Cheers from Belgium
   John

RE:Top Of The World Graphics

Thanks for the comment- I just found this site and I'm just figuring out how all this Wiki stuff works

Thank you again!

Dave

Re: Urbinadesign -- the new image I added is not appearing -- File:flyer-1.jpg what did I do wrong? It is mine I own it.

Hello Chris, many thanks for your introductory e-mail - it is really appreciated. I take your point but I will leave my changes as they are for the time being. Kind regards,

Cybermarshal

Hi Chris, I'm not sure if this is how i am supposed to reply. But thanks for your message.

Ali

Chris - thanks for the help on pad39a.com. Today was my first visit and I'm just getting up to speed.

Gene Seibel

Chris - thanks for the help on bassabids.com. Also many thanks for making it your featured site.

Rob H.

Chris - Added your caricature from RCC ... where is the top of your head?

I see I'm not the only you've given a helping hand to! The mini-logo you added to the page is nice. I was actually wondering how I could jolly the page a little. I just moved A-Lyric.com from a Mambo to a Wordpress-based site and haven't yet finished the graphic side. So the logo was a welcome surprise.

Michael http://www.a-lyric.com/

Thankyou for your assistance....am only just getting used to this interface, and was a little lost finding my way around.

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Peter http://www.anothermouse.com

Thanks for your help

Thanks for you help with RVGS Library page. I appreciate your work.

Barbara

Thank you for correcting my efforts on ukexpert. It was my first visit. I am not very familiar with this method of replying. Hope I got it right this time

Mike

Hi, Chris. Yes, I uploaded an image trying to afix it to my aboutus page for my website www.quizor.com . Can you fix that for me or do I need to do something? - Azalea206

Image

Image:Bandage.jpeg where is this image from, do we have the rights to use it? --Simon | talk 16:07, 15 March 2007 (PDT)

Now that the portal has gone public, are the infringing images going to be removed? --Simon | talk 22:36, 24 March 2007 (PDT)

AppLabs.com

I removed your feature notice from the page as the content was from Wikipedia and I removed it. --Simon | talk 09:56, 22 March 2007 (PDT)

Thanks

Hi Chris, Thanks for welcoming me! Daneen

Thanks Chris

Thanks chris for the welcome note appreciate it much. But i am trying to edit my sites details but cannot get new logo to display on the same, you think you got the time to help me fix that ? site is Sbclansite.

Quick edit fixed the issue. :)

Regards

Copyrights

Image:EyeSurgery.jpg | Image:Bandage.jpeg | Image:Pencil.gif those are the only ones I could confirm that aren't free clipart. --Simon | talk 13:35, 26 March 2007 (PDT)

• Also Image:Dict.jpg when your uploading new images can you just link to where they came from or explain why you are allowed to use them, thanks. --Simon | talk 16:04, 26 March 2007 (PDT)
• Your image you uploaded Image:Dictionary.jpg, as noted on the Flickr page is by-nc and can't be used on AboutUs. --Simon | talk 16:39, 27 March 2007 (PDT)

Many Thanks

Thanks for the very nice introductory e-mail, Chris. I made one more minor edit for the time being - once I get some material together I should be able to flesh some content out. Thanks again!

Chris

youtube

this video is so great, it's like the opposite of the holocaust.

Re: 5pcom.com Hi Chris, I have to double check the email I signed up with on my AboutUs account, because I didn't receive any notification emails regarding your nomination, or other info. I am very appreciative that you nominated my page! Thanks for that, and I certainly would like to hear feedback on how to make the page worthy of a feature! I am glad you feel the information is useful to the AboutUs community, and I will do my best to contribute however I can.

All The Best (and Happy Easter) 5pcom

Retrieved from "http://www.aboutus.org/User_talk:5pcom"

Response

Hey Chris, check out User talk:Regis - Best, MarkDilley

can you help

Hello and thanks for your note. I am trying to put a link to my site on the www.aboutus.org/Category:Napa_Valley I can't figure out how to do it. I've read throughy the help sections but I am still confused. Can you help? Thanks, Susan

Thanks

Thanks for your welcome note. Can you help me post a link under www.aboutus.org/Category:Napa_Valley. I am having trouble

Look what we can do

Thanks for the welcome!

Hello and thanks for the welcome to AboutUs.org.

/Andreas

sweet-susanna.de

Hello Chris,

I just noticed your message. Thanks for the welcome. sweet-susanna.de is one of my domain names. I go through and check them and update the information if it is required, on my names only. In this particular case, I revised the owner information, since AboutUs picked up the previous registrant.

The previous registrant is still the copyright holder for the image collection. The name, however, expired on March 30, 2003. I re-registered it, along with sweet-marie.de for copyright identification purposes. The details of the current copyright can be found at forever-darla.ca/copyright.htm.

Columba

MK Reviews =

Thank Christopher for the message left with regard to image upload on VoiceBazaar.com I would like further help, as I find it difficult to navigate to links, ideally there shud be a downloadable PDF format help file so that I can study it and then start updating or adding reviews. Furthermore, I wanna write about 20 websites, some of them have been designed by me which already exist, like www.sindhisangat.com etc. If possible, Kindly advise if there is an offline help download or a chat help?

page naming

Hi Chris, could you look at LASIK page naming when you get a chance? I ended up creating PageNameBestPractices to look at the issue both for the LASIK area and for AboutUs at a whole. Thanks! TedErnst

Hi Chris, woudl you mind moving your comment on PageNameBestPractices into a {{NotYet}} status message, or simply editing the document directly to reflect your views. Otherwise, we have two different versions on the page and people can't easily mark themselves YES or NotYet because they won't know which one we're talking about. Thanks! TedErnst

Too Good to Busk

Hi Chris,

Loved the busking video and you have a great voice. Really enjoyed it. Tanwir Shah

Sorry I spelt your name wrong (embarrasment to the power of 10) and you really do have an amazing singing voice. Tanwir Shah

phone call about LASIK?

Hi Chris,

I understand you're the man I need to talk with about LASIK Manhattan. I've been working with the Lahore editors on their LASIK city portals and would like to talk over with you where we are and next steps. And if I'm off and you're not the man, let's talk anyway, shall we? Have any time today before 3pm Portland? Or tomorrow? Name your time or just give me a call. 312 371 6625 thanks! TedErnst

Re : Booking BG

Chris , I work as a sales executive in a 5* star hotel and I started booking.bg as a project some time ago related to my work and I really enjoyed doing it :) The site will change in design soon and will get more functionality. If you ever need a travel advice or u're coming to Bulgaria, feel free to ask questions :) This site is great and very helpful, I learned a lot about other sites and got some serious ideas. 10x once again for being supportive .

Qwert

re qwert.net

Hi Chris. I tried to put up some images but it did not work. Any tips cheers Simon Template:unsigned

LASIK letter

Hi Chris,

I'd love your thoughts on teh whole Portal Talk:LASIK page. The letter links are in a section near the middle [1]. We haven't done any work yet on the 2nd letter, nor do we really know what it would be used for, except perhaps to attempt to get more participation from those that answer the first one. peace, ted

Projects:Lasik

Chris, there's a new idea to make one Lasik city "perfect" and we've set it up so you have veto power. Check it out when you get a chance? TedErnst

Storyteller's Bazaar

Hello Chris,

Have you paid a visit to TheStorytellersBazaar yet? If not, please do. It's jam packed with all sorts of writing activities. Read some of the contributions and hopefully they will inspire you to contribute too. The more you contribute the better the site will become. Come and have a look and enjoy. Tanwir Shah

communication / wiki company

Hi Chris, I suppose this is another example of a wiki company having a hard time communicating. You're the LASIK expert, and Brandon was the one that trained teh Lahore guys to get them started. I'm now worried that they've done a bunch of work that's non-critical path in terms of getting more sponsorships. So, I'm worried about morale if we chose Manhattan or Portland. Obed makes a case for Dallas. He says it's top 5 in adwords. It also was done by Lahore. What do you think? Dallas now, then Portland and Manhattan as 2 & 3? TedErnst

Hi Chris, I'd just like to say a few things about what Ted has written above. Firstly, we may be in Lahore and you may be in Portland but we are one group not two. What we do, we do as one group and our decisions will be made as one group. There is no you and us there is just AboutUs. When we first started working on the Lasik portal we were each given a city to work on. I'm sure you were aware of this because you made initial comments on my work in Houston and also Wasim's in San Francisco. I don't see where the communication gap is. As far as doing 'a bunch of work that's non-critical path in terms of getting more sponsorships' that is yet to be seen, or is one part of America more likely to attract sponsorships than another? We are working together on a single project I do not see anything that suggests that some work is critical and some is non-critical nor have I or anyone else in Lahore received any indication of this from Brandon, Ted or yourself, until today.

The second point I would like to make is that of morale. I find it odd that this is even being mentioned. There is no question of morale being raised or lowered on the choice of the first city we work on. We are all sensible people and understand the importance of discussions and coming to intelligent decisions. None of us own the cities we create. They are part of a greater whole and the decisions we make should be for the betterment of that greater whole. Whether work was done in Lahore, Portland, Chicago, Ottawa or Timbuktu for that matter, does not make an ounce of difference and to suggest otherwise would be to go against some of the fundamental values of AboutUs.

Finally, I would like to suggest that, in future, these discussions be held on the discussion section of the Lasik project page rather than people's user pages so that any problems can be talked about in a spirit of openness and unity. Tanwir Shah

I agree with Tanwir Obed Suhail

Thanks for nominating www.GlobalFusion.us to be a featured AboutUs site

Dear Chris, Thank you for the nomination. Even though our page is a work in progress, we will be delighted to be featured at AboutUs.org. Cordially, The Global Fusion Team.

Projects:LASIK

Chris, I think we're ready for you to check in again at Projects:LASIK#Are we done with a "perfect" Dallas?. peace, TedErnst

Chris, could you take one more look and then either strike your comments that have been both taken care of and added to the criteria? And go to yes, if you're ready? peace, TedErnst

Chris, could you edit the moot comments out (assuming the stuff that's been taken care of is now moot) when you get a chance? Thanks! TedErnst

LASIK Dallas

I updated the Projects:LASIK page today to reflect that it is now in the hands of the AboutUs business office. Content/community won't work on it again (another city, I presume) until it gets prioritized in the planning game, and that doesn't seem to make sense until the calls for Dallas are on their way to completion. Let me know if I've got any of this wrong, from your point of view. peace, TedErnst

I can't speak for Obed or Asad. We'll have to ask them directly. How far along are the Dallas calls? I ask because I'm wondering if this decision can wait until the planning game next week. If so, it might help the planning game process actually gain some legitimacy. LASIK definitely was not prioritized last week, but if the Dallas calls are done, or getting close enough to done that it seems we need to have another city done, then it would make sense to put LASIK back on the priority list for the two weeks following. What do you think? Also, when it does get prioritized, would you like to choose a city? We'd talked about doing either Portland or Manhattan because of the sponsorships already secured there. What do you think? TedErnst

Chris, I have no problem with this. And, I'm wondering about the planning game. Does it make sense for the company as a whole if we wait on this until Wednesday so this work perfecting cities can be properly prioritized for the company as a whole? If that does make sense, then I recommend you pick a number of cities you think we should finish in the two weeks following the planning game, and we can see about estimating how much time that will take, so the planning game can either ratify that plan, or modify it, or reject it. If I'm way off here, and not understanding the planning game and prioritization and how this all is supposed to work, let me know so we can figure this out. Thanks! TedErnst

Confused

Hi Chris, Thanks for the comments on the Storyteller's Bazaar and the fractals. It's good you have 'officially' made contact but you may remember I complemented you on your busking a while back. I still think you have a great voice.

What has confused me is that one minute your message was there (I was reading it) and the next it was gone. After thinking about your comments on Lasik I realise you have mistaken me for Asad and that is probably why you deleted everything. Even the nice comments.

Never mind. I expect you will write to Asad instead. You may want to say something nice about his FunHouse project. Just a suggestion. Tanwir Shah

Re:Contact regarding LASIK

Hi Chris,
Great to know that you like FunHouse. Thanks for encouraging me on it. I wonder if you could make contributions to it whenever you feel like.

Regarding Lasik, I think now that the portal has entered a stage when we are almost done (with one city at least), and have handed it over to the sales office, it's a great idea to be in touch with each other more often, so we can coordinate our efforts in a better way. Your idea regarding having a few more cities perfected for you to make phone calls instead of waiting for lasik providers from one city to respond, which I understand might be quite a tedious process, also makes sense to me. Let’s put this thing on Portal talk:LASIK or Projects:LASIK to discuss it further with others who are involved and interested in this project and reach a decision that is good for us.

As far as including Portland and Manhattan in first set of cities to be perfected is concerned, the only thing affecting my thinking is: How much time will a particular city take to be perfected? I personally favor choosing cities that are most near to completion so that we can hand them over to you as soon as possible, that is, if we decide to take this line of action at all.

Let us then go about it and discuss these things. Hope to hear from you soon. Have a wonderful day! Asad Butt

Re:LASIK next cities

Hi Chris, nice to hear from you. The plan sounds good to me. Asad and I added five cities to the list of next cities on the project page; please let us know how you feel about them. Best, Obed Suhail

OurWork

Hi Chris,

We've updated OurWork to reflect the changes on the planning game. Can you update the projects you're working on over the next two weeks? The full list of prioritized projects is up on OurWork. - Scott Keeler

AboutUsLogo

Hi Christopher, The AboutUsLogo ConsensusPoll has surpassed all it's GoThresholds and we will be turning on the DoneTimer as soon as all participants have been notified. This means that all participants now have the opportunity to check AboutUsLogo one more time, to make sure we haven't overlooked something. Please feel free to change the document and/or change your status, if need be. Best, Obed Suhail

WhoWeAre

Hi,

I would just like to tell you about the WhoWeAre consensus poll. This is a unique opportunity for all community members to discuss and decide what AboutUs is and more importantly what role we, the community, plays.

The discussion is still in its initial stages and there are a handful of people involved in this discussion. But it's not enough. Every one of us has a stake in this process. We all need to air our views. Our opinions will make a difference. We cannot and must not let a handful of people define us. We must speak out and contribute because we are being defined and I for one would like to have a say in how I am being defined.

Please contribute to this really important project. Without you it cannot successfully create a good definition of who we are. Tanwir Shah

Asma

Hey Chris,

I got a note from Asma in Lahore on my talk page about what portal to next work on. I'm passing this on to you since you're working with the Common Answers/Content stuff now. Looks like she'd really be interested in a portal on a famous actress or something. -- TakKendrick

Projects:LASIK

Hi Chris, where are we on this? I know two weeks ago you wanted to have more cities prioritized in the planning game, but it didn't happen. Did you present this for consideration this past week? Is Dallas call status somewhere that everyone can see? What do you see as next steps? TedErnst

No, Obed & Asad have not been doing any more cities. The last you and I spoke, several weeks ago, the idea was to prioritize getting more cities ready. You missed a planning game, and we never heard another word about this since then. Communication! I'm not sure how this could be considered something ongoing. Obed, Asad and I haven't had any information from you, so we have shelved Projects:LASIK. Where do we go from here? TedErnst