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hey all -
it's been a while, and if you don't mind me saying so, i miss y'all. i've been super busy with family and other DS stuff (like paying the bills, etc). i hate it when i don't get a chance to talk to the warm and caring folks on DS.
speaking of warm and caring, i get the vibe that there's been lots of trouble here recently...and i'm really disappointed by the few folks that have taken to abusing our discussion forums with spam or attacks. these folks seem to think that they're attacking DS, but honestly, they're just attacking people who need help and support, and it frustrates me.
we're continuing to work on new tools to prevent these kinds of attacks, and i hope y'all can see past that stuff and focus on the positive.
we've got some features and bug fixes going out tomorrow night, which will address some of the little things you guys have asked for. and there's much more behind that...ask and i'll tell. ;) (i'm bad at secrets)
anyway, i hope y'all are well and warm wherever in this big world you may be tonight.
d
it's been a while, and if you don't mind me saying so, i miss y'all. i've been super busy with family and other DS stuff (like paying the bills, etc). i hate it when i don't get a chance to talk to the warm and caring folks on DS.
speaking of warm and caring, i get the vibe that there's been lots of trouble here recently...and i'm really disappointed by the few folks that have taken to abusing our discussion forums with spam or attacks. these folks seem to think that they're attacking DS, but honestly, they're just attacking people who need help and support, and it frustrates me.
we're continuing to work on new tools to prevent these kinds of attacks, and i hope y'all can see past that stuff and focus on the positive.
we've got some features and bug fixes going out tomorrow night, which will address some of the little things you guys have asked for. and there's much more behind that...ask and i'll tell. ;) (i'm bad at secrets)
anyway, i hope y'all are well and warm wherever in this big world you may be tonight.
d
ok, so tomorrow there's a bunch of little bug fixes to hugs, friend lists, etc. we're also continuing to clean up the URL's that you see at the top of the page so that they make more sense.
two projects that we've been working on for a while are GROUPS, which i've mentioned before, and STORIES, which is kinda new. GROUPS allows you to create your own community around any topic you're passionate about - your family, a local group, whatever...you may have seen our recent survey where we asked you guys what features you wanted / didn't want to see. i'm playing with our first version of it now and i have to say, it looks goooood. i hope you like.
STORIES is taking all of the amazing journal entries you write and organizing them so that you can easily browse through and find great stories around a particular theme or topic. we'll be adding titles to journals, so you can more easily sift through your own entries, and we'll also be giving you more tools so that you can place your journal entries in categories.
there's lots of other stuff we're working on - we're 15 people strong now so new stuff is coming faster and faster. i'm spending lots of time thinking about the things you've asked us to think about...such as:
- privacy
- abuse
- getting you quick answers to your health questions
- more advisors
- better alerts / emails
- more new ways to find people
- better treatment data
and much more...there's so much we want to do....ah, if i could only clone our team...
anyway, that's just a glimpse of some of the things we're working on. i really appreciate all of your patience with this stuff.
i don't ask for much in return, except that i hope you all see how open i am with all of you about everything that is DailyStrength. sometimes when we're not on the boards, rumors start to swirl, and i've promised y'all from the beginning that i'd never lie and never hide. i don't know how many company CEO's come on sites and talk openly about their depression and other personal health issues...but i'm proud to share. the only way i know how to build a better site is to use it myself.
ok, enough of my speeches. happy v-day everyone.
i cant wait!! yes i am a ds nerd and i am sooo excited for all the changes!
thanks heaps doug!!!