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Welcome OD Refugees

10/22/2010

Hello Bloopers,

Due to the recent database malfunctions at OpenDiary, we are experiencing an influx of new members. I'd like to welcome all the OD refugees to Bloop, and offer this entry as a place for you to introduce yourselves and leave your 'OD name' so that others can find you.

We're glad to have you as a member of our community.

Please note that if you have any problems using the site, you can contact any of the staff members listed on the main page (listed under Who's Staff?). Or you can raise a ticket in the support area. You can also email support@bloopdiary.com if you are unable to access your account.

Also note Bloop's facebook page where we DO update any members on system related issues whenever we are unable to do so on the main domain: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2226351956

Steve.

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HI! I'm "Kristin.Marie" both here and there. Liking Bloop so far! :o)

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Welcome to bloop! I like your comment template.

[Hidden Depths Star

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Thank you!

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Welcome to bloop Kristin!

[queenbutterfly Star

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Hi! I'm

a beautiful letdown.

on OD!

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Welcome to bloop!

[Hidden Depths Star

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I'm Aeria on OD and here.

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Sorry about the server outages! Those are tough! I hope you like bloop!

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I'm Bly Jette from Od

[~*~Bly~Jette~*~|0 likes] [|reply]

welcome to bloop

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I'm so glad you're here!!!

[Tam I Am

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I'm Sparx here and there!

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I love that comment layout. Welcome to bloop! Been here since 2000, you'll love it!

[queenbutterfly Star

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Welcome everyone!!

[Aly|0 likes] [|reply]

I'm Eric's Girl here and there

[Eric's Girl|0 likes] [|reply]

I was Daddys Girl Always over there, but didnt have many favs over there..just a few. Im CrystalsLost over here because thats my Halo 3 game name and most video game name!
So far I am liking Bloop...everyone is SOO friendly!!!!

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I thought you were going to say that because of the influx of new members your servers were going to go down!

Way to give the newbie a heart attack!

I'm totally loving it here! Thank you for making us all feel so welcom!

[~*Dandelion Heart*~|0 likes] [|reply]

Our server has lots of capacity left and is well optimised, it also runs daily backups. There are definitely lots of lessons to be learned from the DiaryMaster's mistakes, of which I will be taking note of!

[Steve

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Our biggest complaint, as a whole, is that he leaves us in the dark...we went days without knowing what was going on. It's nt a big deal that the site itself was down it's that he didnt update the FB page about what was/is going on. I backed up my diary, but it saves as a crappy text file...it'll take a long time to clean up, but i suppose it's better than nothing.

thank you for being so welcoming and supportive of all of us "lost souls"

[~*Dandelion Heart*~|0 likes] [|reply]

Rest assured Steve does not do that to us! When Bloop is down, Steve or his wife, are usually very quick to let us know via the fbook page what is going on.

And our downloaded diaries look awesome too

WELCOME!

[.Blue Bella.

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I always try to notify people on FB and update the Bloop main page in regards to problems. Admittedly, I was much worse at this in the past. I hope that the DiaryMaster listens to what people have to say about this and improves, it simply isn't fair to those that have invested their lives in the site.

[Steve

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LOL. Goof.

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Hi, Steve! Thanks for the welcome! Glad to be here! I'm LittleMighty both here and there. Who even posted your link on the OD facebook page sure got you a lot a business! Lol. I'm glad they did. I'm still learning to navigate the site, but Its very user friendly and I really like it!

[LittleMighty|0 likes] [|reply]

I didn't realise anyone had posted anything, I just noticed a higher usage level of the site so thought I better take a look! Glad you are enjoying the site

[Steve

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Hehehe, I know who posted something there! T'was miss Mindi!

[Jessica|0 likes] [|reply]

T'was me! Only because I <3 Steve and Bloop and thought I would do a solid and send more people our way!

♥Mindi

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Hi I'm macs_girl on here and macs girl on od! Thanks for the welcome

[MacsGirl|0 likes] [|reply]

L.A.M on OD & here...kinda excited about checking out a new site

[L.A.M|0 likes] [|reply]

Thank you for the welcome, I too am a new member transfering over from opendiary!

[with~Love |0 likes] [|reply]

Hello. I'm an OpenDiary veteran and now refugee as well. My name there was i.am. as it is here. Thank you for welcoming us! It's going to take a while to adjust, but I'm enjoying things so far. =)

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Woot. I'm likin it so far. Everyone is just as friendly which is nice.

[absolute.randomness|0 likes] [|reply]

Aye... welcome to Bloop! Most of us here were originally from OD too. Be sure to check out the diary BloopDiaryBasics which will explain our features that may be confusing at first.

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If BloopDiaryBasics doesn't answer your questions, you can ask any of the original Bloop users - I'm sure that we would be happy to help you with any questions.

Welcome to Bloop, everyone.
<3 Sarah

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Welcome to Bloop everyone!

[Janesse

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haha...i have an OD as well and have been trying to get some of my faves there to come here for the longest...maybe now i'll find a few of them.
hugs

[alex's momma|0 likes] [|reply]

I'm "JustAnotherLostSoul" from O.D. and I carried my name over to this website. So far so good!

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Welcome to Bloop everyone!!

[Sunlight Silence|0 likes] [|reply]

Welcome everyone. =)

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Welcome to Bloop everyone!!!

[.Blue Bella.

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I am Danigrlpurhottness both on OD and here. Loving the site so far and everyone is welcoming and not like many on OD. Needless to say I don't see me going back. Thanks for the warm welcome everyone and glad to see some old faces and having fun making new friends.

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I can't get on to facebook right now to put the link in a comment, but maybe you could give everyone the link in this entry Steve, to the facebook group? Just so that the newbies know that there is somewhere for them to go should any issues arise? It's always been a good source of information for any downtime or any personal errors with diaries that have come up. Probably be reassuring to them!

[.Blue Bella.

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Good point Bella! I tried getting to it earlier but Facebook actually went down today! lol. Let me see if I can find it now

[Steve

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LOL downtime patterns all over the place at the moment! Hope it stays away from bloop!

[.Blue Bella.

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Server hasn't shown any signs of slowing down, so I think we're good!! lol.

[BloopNews Star

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I have no doubt!!!
And this is why I could never leave!

[.Blue Bella.

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It's 6:46 p.m. and it's up and running. I requested to join it, just a few minutes ago. Thank you very much! I get the feeling that ya'll REALLY DO care about us, here!!!!!!! :*))

[Butterfly4Him|0 likes] [|reply]

Umm...Question...I got a point. (Hurray for me??) What is the point system about? lol

[LittleMighty|0 likes] [|reply]

You are awarded points whenever you welcome a new member to the site, this is to encourage interactions with new members that might feel a little lost in the big community (though, relative to OD, it's pretty small!).

The points can be used to purchase a BloopPlus subscription, which is a cut down version of BloopXtra (which is the premium subscription for the site). Details can be found at http://www.bloopdiary.com/subscription/features.php

[Steve

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I'm Grisial on OD as well as here!

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Hi, I'm Butterfly4Him on OD, and also Here!! I LOVE this Welcome letter and I love it here already. This is so nice, everyone is kind and friendly and well, to KNOW we'll be notified during outages, is something I have not been used to. We got severely hacked in 2004, and all of us lost at least 2 months of entries, and some lost more. I download my diary about every few weeks or so, to be sure I will have it!!!!!!!! Thanks for the warm Welcome. I also love our nickname, "OD Refugees!!" This is so cool!!!! Thank you Steve, and all other members for the warm welcome, BigHugz, Lois==Butterfly4Him :*))

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Welcome everyone!! I'm originally from OD but moved over here years ago. =)

[sincerely me♥|0 likes] [|reply]

Welcome OD refugees!! I was one of you years ago . I actually still have my OD diary ( the name is just wait.), but this is my home.

[kid at heart. Star

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pretty much why i never used OD. ugly and unreliable web master.

[& skull.

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ugly web master! That's a bit harsh, Ev!

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Hello Bloop! My OD name is the same as my name here -- Evenstar

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I'm â™¥Leslie on OD.

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I'm glad I recently came back to Bloop.
I'm Marcy Playground at OD.

[where has she been?|0 likes] [|reply]

Welcome, OD people! Hope you all like it here. Bloop's pretty awesome.

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I'm Ehm, both here and on OD. Thanks for having us!

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Haha, what's up neeeeew people!

[Jessica|0 likes] [|reply]

Welcome to Bloop everyone!
I used to write on OD, but this has been my home for years.

[*Ariana*|0 likes] [|reply]

welcome to bloop! and well done steve for this page!!!

[kirby|0 likes] [|reply]

Hello, I am Stephanie01 on OD and here as well.

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I am Goobs on OD...I already feel so welcomed!

[Byebye|0 likes] [|reply]

Ive had this thing forever never written. I cant say I'll be here forever. Its not Opendiary. I came here to write when it was down, and well yep two entries. I cant get the feel of this place. I spent ten years at Opendiary. Its home. Ive suffered hacker attacks and just things like that happen. I love OD. Bloop your okay, but OD has my heart!

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Im so glad to find bloop! Its great, thank you for welcoming us My OD name was littlemiss_jess xxx

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I am Fadedfaerie on OD but just Faded here. This site is great as are the people...I am sure I'll travel to OD, Its all I have known for almost 10 years.

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Ooh - did OD break again? Welcome to Bloop, ex-ODers! Bloop is much better than OD, naturally!

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I'm girl1sc at OD and Be fab y'all here. OD is down again. I am afraid it's going to die.

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Welcome from SC. I'm Dreams Came True, you know me from OD.

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Yet another OD refugee signing in. I have the same name in both places. I'm liking Bloop so far.

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I've been approving people as I see them request to join the bloop FB.

[Jessica|0 likes] [|reply]

Glad to see everyone settling in, if anyone needs any help feel free to contact myself or another member of staff.

[Steve

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Hello all So nice to be welcomed so warmly!!!

I'm hazelthewitchyom here and on OD...since I'm a Lifetime Member, I feel that I still need to get my "money's worth".

I've come here on a recommendation and so far, I love it here. Super friendly community. Looking forward to meeting new friends

Be well!

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Welcome to Bloop, everyone!.jessa♥

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I'm from *whisperovertherewhisper* *waves* I'm Scruddle on OD, too. I'm looking forward to Bloop. So far, so good. :o)

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Hi, I'm Teflon Superhero on OD and Teflon_Superhero on here (it's special because there's an UNDERSCORE! HAHA)

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Hi, I'm Crystallized, an "OD Refugee." This strange new place seems so inviting and exciting, thank you!

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Welcome to Bloop everyone!!! I've been here since 2003, but I was originally an OD refugee after a server crash over there and I loved this place so much that I never went back! I hope you all settle in here nicely. We are glad you are here!

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Hi, I'm Liz! I haven't made an entry yet, but I can't wait to meet some amazing people!!

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By the way, my username here is Lizurrd, and on OD it's Lizurrd!

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hi! i was formerly *butterflyPrincess* on OD and now Jaynee here on bloop. account created and now time to make it me!!

[Jaynee|0 likes] [|reply]

Hi! I am over from OD - some of my fave's have migrated this way - I just followed. I am ♥ Aime on OD and the same here.

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A new entry is going to be posted in BloopNews soon, but I'll put a link to this entry on the main page so that the OD refugees know where to go.

[Steve

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Hi,
I'm Randomosity's ♥ from OD. I haven't had much of a chance to write much on Bloop today or work on transferring anything over.

1. My husband and I share a computer so.... I'm limited on how long I get on here... share and share alike.

2. My kids are home on the weekends vs the weekdays when they are at school.

How does everyone get these comment templates and entry layouts and such????

I've never used this site before but... so far. I like it.

[Randomosity_s Heart|0 likes] [|reply]

You can check out Bloopdiary's ProjectService.
They have an entry with a list of different diaries who provide different layouts.

CLICK HERE

<3 Sarah

[canceroustears|0 likes] [|reply]

Thank you.

[Randomosity_s Heart|0 likes] [|reply]

I'm Tiger Lily on OD! Now existing simultaneously on both planes.

[polywog|0 likes] [|reply]

Hi everyone! Like so many others, I'm an OD refugee. Here, I'm Ryskamp, and over on OD I'm Phoenix Poet, though most people know me either as John, Ninja Writer, or the guy who makes the sock monkeys. It's nice to see so many familiar names here!

This old dog is going to take some getting used to the new tricks over here, but it seems to be going well.

Hugs!
John

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rawr.

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I'm .java.queen. on OD & I've been here at bloop to read friends who wrote here & only here... as .rhonda. for sometime now... looks like I'm gonna have to start writing here cuz OD sucks!

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I left a comment on your bloop diary.

[Randomosity_s Heart|0 likes] [|reply]

Hey everyone!! I'm here, same name as on OD. Thanks to all for the warm welcome!

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Hey
I am Sherrbearz here and there!!! trying to be a better poster so we will see how it goes!!!

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i'm *ButterflyPrincess* on OD.

[Jaynee|0 likes] [|reply]

Hi I'm corey .queen.of.hearts. there and queenofhearts (same minus the .'s onhere) so far I am liking it here

[corey|0 likes] [|reply]

Hey Corey, I got a comment on LJ from a QueenofHearts99--was that you?

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Comment here. that would be me

[corey|0 likes] [|reply]

Oh cool, I was wondering who my mystery friend was on LJ... glad I got that all figured out. You're Rhonda's friend. LOL.

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I'm Don't Stop Believin' also at OD!

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so nice to be warned of downtime!! Been on Bloop since 2008 but really didn't write much... used it to read "other" friends in real life.. but since Bruce/OD has been failing us... I think I may be here for good!!

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Equanimous is just looking around .. *whistling, hands in pockets*

Evening, all!

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Equanimous is just looking around .. *whistling, hands in pockets*

Evening, all!

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Equanimous is just looking around .. *whistling, hands in pockets*

Evening, all!

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Equanimous is still learning the ropes, it seems.
*blush*

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Hi

Tainted Perspective on OD - about 6 years now.

[Perspective |0 likes] [|reply]

pantheress both here and on od. thank you bloop for being pretty neat, and for giving an alternative to od and icky lj. rad!

[pantheress|0 likes] [|reply]

Posting both at OD and Bloop and considering switching over to Bloop all together. .laws.of.the.heart. there and here.

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I'm another OD transplant. I'm ♥m e g h a n over there, but thinking of changing it to match my name over here which is MeghanLikeDUHH. I like it lol.

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Comment here. hey hun! i found and added you <3

[corey|0 likes] [|reply]

I'm 'Unauthorized' both places because I'm completely unoriginal, but HI!

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hi...thanks for the welcome!! i am ~Samantha!~ here and on OD!!

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Hi all! I'm Nebulous on OD. Today OD's down again so feeling a bit disgruntled with the whole thing. I don't know if I'll stay here...we'll see.

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I'm OutdoorLady, both here and at OD. I'm not sure yet if I'll make a complete switch, but I love how much Bloop reminds me of OD back when I first started writing.

[Wyoming Woman|0 likes] [|reply]

Hey guys! I was bella luce. at OD and I am bella_luce here.

Love!

[bella_luce|0 likes] [|reply]

Tak, both here and on OD. Loving bloop so far.

[~Tak~|0 likes] [|reply]

Welcome to Bloop, Opendiarists! (:♥

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Hello! I'm Nikoncrazy on both OD and now bloop. I don't have anything written on bloop yet, I'm still learning how to navigate around here. But I'll writing soon!

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Hello! I'm Nikoncrazy on both OD and now bloop. I don't have anything written on bloop yet, I'm still learning how to navigate around here. But I'll writing soon!

[-Christine|0 likes] [|reply]

I'm darlingnikki on both places. Still learning my way around here. Hi everyone.

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Hi. I'm MaVieAramis on both.

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Hi my name is Linda i am from OD but get so tired of it having all these issues so thought i would try it here, so far i love it!!!!!

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Well I don't know if I would call myself a refugee because I still have my OD. The main reason I am here is because a few of my friends came here and I miss them. I am SillySillySandee on OD. I'm going to try and write here and if I like it, I may stay a while.
What a wonderful welcome letter. That's was so sweet of you Steve.

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Oops sorry, wasn't logged in.. LOL!

[sillysillysandee |0 likes] [|reply]

As you can tell by my little box, I have been here for a few days.

I am also on of the ODers floating to a new place to write. Though I did not pick the same name, some my figure out who I was with my nutty stories and writing style. I too have had a feeling something is going on back at the main land.

Thank you all Bloopers for the nice Welcome.
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Thank you for the warm welcome. I am Cariña over at OD, and Harried Housewife over here. I'm actually keeping both diaries. I'm a lifetime member over there for nearly 11 years, but I came here because of a recommendation and to follow one of my good friends who moved from there to here. I didn't want to lose contact with her.

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Heya! I was thinking of moving to Bloop because Open Diary seems to be unreliable. :T I'm A Girl's World over there, and I'll probably be the same here when I sign up.

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Heya! I was thinking of moving to Bloop because Open Diary seems to be unreliable. :T I'm A Girl's World over there, and I'll probably be the same here when I sign up.

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I'm 'desserae' here and there.

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hello! I am Trip aka Liss from OD. I still maintain an OD, and have been on this site on and off for several years, however OD seems to be faltering more and more...

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