Happy summer...let's get down to business! NEW! SHARING! Now you can share public journal entries and discussions with others who may be in need. We've added simple links to EMAIL something to a friend or post something special to GOOGLE, YAHOO, FACEBOOK or other popular sites. NEW! TAGS! Now, you can 'tag' content on the site that you find inspirational, moving, helpful or creative. It's easy - one simple click is all it takes. Very soon, we'll be showcasing content so that you can easily find your way to great posts that can really help. NEW! BETTER ABUSE REPORTING We've added 'report abuse' links throughout the site to help us and our members more quickly respond to any issues. WHERE'S YOUR VIDEO JOURNAL? Ok, they're not new, but you've gotta see what our members have been creating. We've got amazing singers, helpful overviews, and emotional stories. Our advisors are also contributing. It's just a wonderful way to create a record of your life and your challenge. All you need is an inexpensive webcam, so get started today! BETTER HELP! Have you checked out our HELP pages lately? They're chock full of information if you get stuck, and we try to keep 'em updated with every new thing we add to the site. COMING SOON...! Some big changes in store over the next month...wish I could tell you more, but I've promised to keep my trap shut for now. Stay tuned! A few other important items you've asked about: PRIVACY Given the personal nature of DailyStrength's content, some of our members are concerned about posting content on the Web. Some important notes about privacy: 1) We STRONGLY encourage you to use an anonymous username that does not include your first or last name 2) Be SMART about posting personal details on the site. We're all about support and love at DS, but it's always wise to think before sharing. We do not recommend sharing phone numbers or personal addresses. We also do NOT permit members to solicit money or commercial products - please use the 'report abuse' link if you see anything funky. 3) Here's a reminder that we've recently added a new feature so that you can limit access to your journals to "friends only" or "private". 4) We will shortly be adding more privacy tools, and we are constantly pursuing the right balance between personal privacy and deep support for each other. CHAIN LETTERS - Please Read I'd like to kindly ask all of you to refrain from sending out messages to a large number of people at one time. Many of our most valued members, who are here to help all of you, are getting swamped by hundreds of Internet "warnings" or questionnaires each day, which can interfere with the personal nature of what our user-to-user messaging is for. Thanks for your understanding. 100,000 MEMBERS! Thanks to you, we've just reached 100,000 DailyStrength members. You've given out more than 1.5 million hugs and posted over 500,000 messages of support. Each day, we get notes from folks telling us that the DailyStrength community has become a home, a shoulder that they can cry on and a place to turn to when they feel lost. We just built the software - it's you, our members, who provide the love, advice and compassion. You're saving lives - literally - and we thank you for it. “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”    -  Maya Angelou Hope you're having a wonderful summer... Doug and the rest of the DailyStrength family

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Thank you for providing this helpful site to so many. It has really been a blessing for me at a very trying time in my life. I received so much support from so many and that really helped me get through the rough times. Thank you for working so hard to improve and make the site more purposefully functional. However, the only thing I have to comment on is the report of my recent activity and that of others. It kind of invades my privacy, at least that\'s how I feel. It may be helpful to others. Thanks again.
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Thank you Doug for the DS site,and thank you for adding more tools for our convienance.
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Thanks Doug, this site has been a lifesaver for me I love everything about it and it\'s so uplifting when I am feeling down and feels good to help someone else when they are. You guys are the best!
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I have alot of thanks for this site. But do share a few of the concerns already mentioned.
~ The email/google relation? Can you please explain this in more detail.
~About the activity being public~bad idea! I was able to go into my profile as I am sure everyone is and change my activity to private~what I want to share I share, but what I want private~should stay that way!
~chatroom? What chatroom??? are we talking about 2 people chatting or is there achatroom i haven\'t found yet?
~And finally~the journals slipping when you are trying to write~it\'s a pain in the a$$.
~***I do have one important concern: There are alot of young kids on here, some as young as 12 years old. Who are communicating with men and women of all ages. That as a mother bothers me. Is there someway of putting in smesort of control? I guess the kids would just put that they are older anyway like in other sites. But I am very concenred about these kids, who are vulnerable already~being taken advantage of.
Wth ALL that mentioned; I am extremely thankful for this site and am proud to be a part of it.
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hey doug! the site is awesome! i have been recriotin peeps from myspace to here as well! i have been in a few chatrooms and saw that peeps mentioned they are depressed,,lost a loved one or have bipolar and have told everyone there about this amazing site! thanks so much for all u and ures do to keep makin it better! im still havin probs with my journal but its all good as long as its still there! LOL thanks again! ---KAREN
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Hi Doug - Love the changes, the ability to watch what my mates have been up to at a glance has been really good - I lose a lot less time on here! And I like the privacy features you\'ve added with it!
Well done!
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Thanks for all you do Doug and thanks to anyone that helps on DS. I am recovering more quickly than I ever thought I could or would. I feel I owe it all to DS!
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LOVE YOUR SITE BUT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CHAT LINE IT WAS OK 2 WEEKS AGO NOW I GET IN WHEN FRIENDS ARE ON LINE ,BUT GET NO REPLY. HELP X
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Thank you Doug for all that you do for others. Making this site available obviously serves a necesssary purpose for many people, myself included. DeeMH
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Thanks for everything you do to help make this the best site on the web.
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This site has given me more support and comfort from the most wonderful people.God bless you !
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Wow, I hope I never ever forget the quote you passed on from Maya Angelou..
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Thanks for changing the wording when a person leaves DS from \"This profile has been banned by the moderator\" to \"Account Closed\". There is a HUGE differance between the two and I am happy to see you have listened to our concerns about this.
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i had an idea.. what if we could coment on other peoples photos?
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Thanks Doug...:)