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We moved!

Posted by Robin on 23 March 2009 192 Comments

Now Smell This has a new home — www.nstperfume.com. If you link to us from your website, we’d be thrilled if you’d take a moment to update the URL.

Everything works pretty much the same as it did at the old site, with a few exceptions:

Comments & User Accounts: If you’d registered for a user account at the old site so that you could comment, I’m sorry to tell you that you’ll need to register again in order to comment here (for anyone who missed it, we took a vote on the issue). And as I warned, we not only lost all the user accounts in the move, but all the old comments are now (sadly) attributed to “Anonymous”.

In addition, the comments are formatted differently here — among other things, we’ve got gravatars. You can read more about the new commenting system here.

To encourage everyone to register, we’re going to be holding a series of giveaways for registered readers starting next week. Your first comment will always be held for moderation, so if you want to be prepared, you might want to leave a comment somewhere on the site before then.

Categories & Tags: We’ve now got tagging capability. It’s going to be awhile before we manage to go back through all the old posts and get them tagged, but eventually you’ll be able to look at all the posts tagged “rose” or “olfaction” or “candle” or whatever. Several of the old categories — celebrity perfumes, cheap thrills, interviews and dearly departed — have also been converted to tags.

To Do: There are a number of things that still need to be done. Here’s my to do list, in case anyone is interested in what is to come:

  1. Fix any remaining formatting messes. Mostly done — do let me know if you see a page that has formatting errors.
  2. Restore the Google Coop search function. Done!
  3. Find the missing comments. Right now, we've got about 70,000 of the 78,000 (or so) comments from the old site. Update: I've found many, but not yet all of the missing comments.
  4. Tag all the old articles, and add a tag cloud page.
  5. See if I can figure out a good way to let people subscribe to comments via email again. For now, your only choice is to subscribe via RSS.
  6. Over the next, say, 10-20 years, edit back in as many commenter names as I can manage. It has now been over a year since our move, and I have not even finished tagging the old articles. I'm afraid editing commenter names is simply never going to happen!

As always, if you have complaints or suggestions (and if you’ve managed to get a user account already!) do comment. If you find any broken pages and don't have an account, you can email me at robin at nstperfume dot com.

Update: if you have problems logging in on the right hand sidebar — it appears to accept your login information, but then it doesn't appear to have logged you in (in other words, the fields go blank and the title doesn't change to "Welcome"), try pressing the login button again without entering anything else. This is a bug and I'm working on it...

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  1. TwoPeasInAPod says:
    23 March 2009 at 10:31 pm

    The new site looks lovely!!

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2009 at 10:52 pm

      Thanks so much!

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  2. asuperlongusername says:
    23 March 2009 at 10:45 pm

    My, what a nice place we have here! Exciting!

    I’m not really sure what you mean by “first comment held for moderation….” xP

    Anyway, congratulations on the move. I hope things go smoothly.

    Now let’s start sniffin’ things! =3

    (Totally lost time editing this comment and can no longer claim 1st comment. Bummer.)

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2009 at 10:55 pm

      You’re not first, but you have the longest user name.

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  3. BlackCat says:
    23 March 2009 at 10:56 pm

    The new site really does look great (not that the old one was shabby!). I’m excited to register and post–I’ve been lurking for quite a while.

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2009 at 10:58 pm

      Welcome, and sorry we had new registrations turned off for so long. I thought we’d have been done moving about a month ago. And thanks :-)

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      • BlackCat says:
        24 March 2009 at 11:11 pm

        No worries–I’ve actually been lurking quite a bit longer than that, so it’s my fault I didn’t de-lurk sooner!

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    • Rick says:
      24 March 2009 at 9:46 pm

      Just testing to see if I can the gravatar to show up.

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      • Robin says:
        24 March 2009 at 9:58 pm

        You look quite distinguished.

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  4. divinemama says:
    23 March 2009 at 10:58 pm

    Congratulations Robin!!!

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2009 at 11:09 pm

      Thank you ma’am :-)

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  5. AUSTIN says:
    23 March 2009 at 11:11 pm

    Long time lurker, first time registerer

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2009 at 11:16 pm

      Welcome, nice to see people delurking!

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  6. Rick says:
    23 March 2009 at 11:16 pm

    Congratulations! That must have been a lot of work.
    Looks great, but it’s the content that keeps me coming back.

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2009 at 11:25 pm

      Everything is more work than you think it will be, isn’t it? We’ll try to catch up on content too…we’ve lost a few days.

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  7. jtcomboy says:
    23 March 2009 at 11:21 pm

    Congratulations, Robin. The new site looks lovely.

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    • Robin says:
      23 March 2009 at 11:25 pm

      Thanks!

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  8. melanie says:
    23 March 2009 at 11:41 pm

    Love the new header with the ‘We’ve moved’ star! Hope the change over went smoothly for you.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:06 am

      Could have been better, could have been worse…at least we haven’t crashed yet ;-)

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  9. perfume addict says:
    23 March 2009 at 11:50 pm

    congrats robin!!!!!!!!! i love your fabulous blog keep up the high standards.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:13 am

      Thanks perfume addict!

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  10. vinery says:
    24 March 2009 at 12:07 am

    I’m a long time lurker just commenting to say how much I enjoy this blog. The new format looks great. Well done!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:14 am

      Welcome, and hope you’ll stay de-lurked!

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  11. marko says:
    24 March 2009 at 12:08 am

    So sleek, modern and minimalistic…..yet totally user-friendly and still feels like “home” (yikes, I’m starting to sound like a Hallmark card).

    I love the layout, the cool “cut-out” graphics/icons, and I especially appreciate your color choices. I’m a Lighting Designer for dance and theater, so I am familiar with the task of assigning color(s) to a particular mood…..and this place just makes the content of the site that much more enjoyable.

    Bravo,

    Marko

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:15 am

      Hey, we’ll happily accept a Hallmark card!

      Really glad you like the colors. I love them, and just hoping I’m not sick of the palette within a month, as I so often am.

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  12. Flora says:
    24 March 2009 at 12:34 am

    I like it! Cleaner and easier to read, especially the comments. Bravissima!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 6:42 am

      Thanks! I’m trying to decide if maybe the comment font is a wee bit small? We’ll see if anyone else complains.

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  13. AromaX says:
    24 March 2009 at 1:29 am

    Congratulations! Looks lovely. Some of new rules are always a matter to get used to them. Wish you inspiration with new interesting reviews and posts!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 6:47 am

      Thank you!

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  14. Bunny says:
    24 March 2009 at 1:50 am

    I’ve been reading for a bit and now I can finally post! Hi :)

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 6:47 am

      Hi Bunny, love your gravatar!

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      • Bunny says:
        24 March 2009 at 1:34 pm

        Thanks! I though a nice nose would be appropriate for the title of the blog. ;)

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 1:56 pm

          It’s perfect!

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  15. Kate says:
    24 March 2009 at 3:16 am

    What a nice surprise – for some reason I wasn’t expecting it to look any different to before. Looks great Robin; fresh, clean and spring-y.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 6:48 am

      It doesn’t look *too* different though, does it?

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  16. Zazie says:
    24 March 2009 at 3:23 am

    NTS blog, you look so neat!

    I will only complain about gravatars (ugh).
    Comments look very nice in their boxes, they just seem to take so much place that you loose the view “d’ensemble” thing.

    But I love the new look!
    thank you Robin for the hard work.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 6:48 am

      Zazie, so you hate the gravatars because they make the comment boxes bigger?

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      • Karin says:
        24 March 2009 at 7:30 am

        OK, I’m stumped. Don’t see a way on the Profile page to add an avatar. How do you do it? Thanks, Robin!

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 7:45 am

          Karin, you can click on the link to “gravatar” in the article above, or just go to http://www.gravatar.com. Make sure you use whatever email address you used to sign up here.

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          • Karin says:
            24 March 2009 at 11:09 am

            Got it! Thanks, Robin!

        • Suzanne941 says:
          24 March 2009 at 12:05 pm

          Karin: how’d you do that? I’ve signed up & made one, but how did you link it? thanks!

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          • Robin says:
            24 March 2009 at 12:22 pm

            It’s working!

      • sweetlife says:
        24 March 2009 at 11:01 am

        CONGRATS Robin! Welcome to your new home. Long may you live here. And now I’m sweetlife over here as well as everywhere else. (Was ahtx)

        Have to agree with Zazie — one loses the sense of a “thread”–or at least I do, with these boxes. But, y’know, I’ve found I’m very, very conservative when it comes to my various electronic layouts. And then in a week or two I’ve forgotten all about my objections. And I can see where they would make it easier for some folks. I don’t think the font is too small at all.

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 11:21 am

          I’m conservative too…one of the reasons I love MUA is that they’re one of the last forums on earth with the “old style” forum layout.

          We’ll see how this goes. I’m open to tweaking, but need to get everything working first, which will take a few more weeks.

          And I will TRY to remember that you’re ahtx. It’s hard.

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          • sweetlife says:
            24 March 2009 at 11:30 am

            Oh I’ll keep reminding you! (And everyone else.) Just seemed to make sense to use the same user name here that I’ve been using on Posse, PST, and so on.

    • Karin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:25 am

      Wow!!!! Cool site!!!!

      As for improvements, I agree with Zazie. I love the look of the comments, but we’ll have to scroll like crazy to see everything. Each comment takes up quite a bit of vertical space. Perhaps it’s just a matter of adapting. After awhile we’ll get used to it. ;-) And I think it’s cool to have the option of avatars!

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      • Robin says:
        24 March 2009 at 7:40 am

        It’s true, it takes way more scrolling. But is it easier or harder to follow the threading? It seemed on the old site like people frequently commented in the wrong place (in other words, underneath a thread when it was really meant to be a “new conversation”.

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        • Karin says:
          24 March 2009 at 11:13 am

          True…the boxes help. Perhaps it’s just a matter of getting used to it…

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  17. rosarita says:
    24 March 2009 at 3:30 am

    Very nice look! Thanks for all your hard work, Robin.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:15 am

      Glad you like it!

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  18. Bee says:
    24 March 2009 at 4:08 am

    congratulations, you managed the move quite well! I like your colour scheme. I have to get used to some changes… I would suggest putting the monday mails as a menu under “browse by topic”, I also find that the space for comments is maybe a bit too big, I can’t display more than 2-3 at the time, whereas before you could really see how the threads were working, well it’s just a detail!
    all the best and keep on with the inspiring work

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:16 am

      Bee, it’s true, the comments are much bigger. I find them easier to read that way, but if we get complaints I’ll consider changing them.

      I’m trying to keep the number of categories small. Right now, you can access Monday Mail in the same 2 places as before: on the bottom menu, and from the About page.

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  19. flittersniffer says:
    24 March 2009 at 4:28 am

    Did I really manage to upload a gravatar?

    The member formerly known as Vanessa

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:16 am

      You did, and welcome!

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  20. Blimunda says:
    24 March 2009 at 4:28 am

    Hey! Congrats Robin! This new look is very nice, and user friendly. Looking forward to more of your team’s great reviews.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:22 am

      Thanks Blimunda!

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  21. Maltesia says:
    24 March 2009 at 5:02 am

    Hi there everyone! One more “survivor” here, glad to continue on this nice site. It’s looking very good so far!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:22 am

      LOL at “survivor” — that’s what I feel like!

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  22. Nile Goddess says:
    24 March 2009 at 5:10 am

    Yay, I’m back!
    Nice new site, still exploring …

    Wishing you all Many Happy Reviews!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:40 am

      Thanks Nile Goddess!

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  23. www.mybeautyblog.de says:
    24 March 2009 at 5:17 am

    Lovely, state of the art, just LOOKING GOOD!
    Nice that you use open source WP now.

    I have a question – trackbacks work automatically, don’t they? Between WP blogs.

    *heartNST* andreea

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:41 am

      I’m pretty sure trackbacks aren’t set up…really, I think you’re the only one who has ever asked for them — and for that matter, trying to think if I’ve ever seen trackbacks on a perfume blog before (?) If I get more requests I’ll look into it.

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  24. Ada says:
    24 March 2009 at 5:38 am

    Nice layout! It will take me a day or two to get used to it, I’m totally surprised!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:41 am

      Hope you’ll get used to it…nothing’s that different except the comments, is it?

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  25. delphine says:
    24 March 2009 at 5:39 am

    The new design looks great, Robin- congratulations! Another long-time lurker and fan here, inspired to come out of hiding. Spring must be in the air!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:41 am

      Welcome, glad to see more de-lurkers!

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  26. lenika says:
    24 March 2009 at 5:46 am

    Congratulations, Robin!

    I love the new design and love your site so much!

    Helena

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:42 am

      Thanks Helena!

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  27. Delfina says:
    24 March 2009 at 5:57 am

    Yay!
    Very thrilled. Yesterday I was imagining this like a “flesh and blood” move, with furniture (well, perfume cabinet) and all. Like waiting to visit the new address of our virtual country club :-)
    Thanks for all your work. There’s really nothing else like NST.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:42 am

      It was an awful lot like a flesh & blood move, actually…tons of aggravation, LOL…

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  28. Momlady says:
    24 March 2009 at 6:14 am

    Nice job! The site looks great. Your hard work is much appreciated.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:43 am

      Thanks Momlady!

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  29. Zeezee says:
    24 March 2009 at 6:17 am

    Yay, the lift off! It looks gorgeous and minimalistic, but of course the content’s what matters.
    Congrats!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:43 am

      Glad you like it! And cool gravatar.

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  30. Veronika says:
    24 March 2009 at 6:30 am

    Hi!
    Looks almost like the old one.
    But I have a question: Will you close the comments session for the articles with time or will the comments be open for as long as is the article? :)

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:43 am

      Unless we start having tons of spam, my plan is to leave them open just as we always did.

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      • mals86 says:
        24 March 2009 at 8:18 am

        Yay! Supporting my habit of searching for the review of whatever I’m interested in at the moment and leaving my fingerprints (wordprints?) all over it… Thanks.

        Oh, and I find the new site very clean and easy to negotiate. Congrats! Thanks for all the work you and the other reviewers (Angela, Kevin, Jessica, everybody) do. I know it’s a labor of love.

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 10:04 am

          I like leaving old articles open to comments too, and it’s one plus of forcing people to sign in before they comment…less worry about spam.

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  31. kaos.geo says:
    24 March 2009 at 6:35 am

    Well, well, well….

    This weekend 3 important things happened.

    1) My vacations are finishing (I’m flying home today).

    2) The series finale of Battlestar Galactica aired (I’ve watched the show from day one, and as a TV addict, it is very rare to see a series you love reach a conclusion, if any)

    3) NST, one of my favorite websites, completed its move!!!

    Dear Robin, I wish you and all the NST team the best in this new stage you’ve begun.
    Site looks terrific, fresh and snappy (as in “fast and responsive”)

    As a former computer programmer, I am tempted to ask. Can’t you ask some database wizard to make a process that INSERTS the user name INSIDE the comments BEFORE importing them to the new site?

    By this I mean: take the old comments, untouched, from the old site, then run the process. The first line of the comment should show the name of the original poster poster. THEN import them all to this new site.

    The user will still be “Anonymous”, but at least by looking into the comment, we could be able to identify ourselves! :-)

    And as a learning, I will be always signing my posts!!

    Over and out!
    Kaos.geo

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:52 am

      P, so sorry your vacation is over, along with your favorite show!

      The export file created by the old site did not export the commenter name field due to a bug, and sorry to say I could not afford a database wizard to do anything about it. Believe me, if I had a way to bring the names over, I would have — it makes the old comments nearly useless.

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      • kaos.geo says:
        24 March 2009 at 7:59 am

        Well, I rather look at it as starting with a clean slate ;-)

        Kindest!
        kaos.geo

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 10:07 am

          But what will you watch now? I used to be a massive Star Trek fan, but don’t have any sci fi shows I love at the moment.

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          • kaos.geo says:
            24 March 2009 at 10:26 am

            Well, Battlestar was almost 6 years, so, besides looking for a made for tv movie from the series called “The Plan” due in the fall, I guess I will remain away from scifi TV shows for a while. I am intrigued about a show called Fringe, that just premiered this side of the globe (it already finished its first season in the US) but other than that…
            I’ll stay “clean” from TV addiction if I can! :D

            Oh, BTW, I did get a gravatar! I love cats, big and small, so this is it.
            Kindest!
            P.

          • Robin says:
            24 March 2009 at 10:40 am

            Great gravatar, P! I’ll have to check out Fringe.

  32. Pimpinett says:
    24 March 2009 at 6:58 am

    Looks great, congratulations on the move!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 7:52 am

      Thanks Pimpinett!

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  33. Birdietree says:
    24 March 2009 at 7:08 am

    Another long-time lurker newly registered. The new site looks great.
    Congratulations!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:08 am

      Thanks and welcome!

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  34. Maura says:
    24 March 2009 at 7:28 am

    I can’t imagine this site being even more fabulous. I think I reference it daily :-) It looks great and thanks for all your tremendously hard work!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:39 am

      Hopefully we’ll get even fabulouser ;-)

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  35. Parfumesse says:
    24 March 2009 at 7:46 am

    Welcome to your new home,Robin!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:40 am

      Thanks Parfumesse!

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  36. Daisy says:
    24 March 2009 at 7:48 am

    Oh thank goodness! Three days without NST was so, so, so EMPTY!!
    ok, enough with the drama….the new site looks wonderful, and I greatly appreciate what a tremendou task moving this is/was and how much time and effort it takes to run it daily as well.
    Thank you and Good job!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:23 am

      Sorry we took so long! Love the water lilies.

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  37. Suzanne941 says:
    24 March 2009 at 7:54 am

    Nice site! thank you & welcome back!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:23 am

      Thanks Suzanne!

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  38. guerlaingirl says:
    24 March 2009 at 7:58 am

    Wow! Looks really, really great! Thank you so much for this move — this new layout is readable & the colors are lovely.

    I can’t believe I missed NST so much this weekend! There was a great documentary on PBS last night, entitled “The Power and the Glory” about Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubenstein. Complete with shots of old cosmetic and perfume ads. I’ve been waiting to post about it, like, forever. ;)

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:24 am

      Oh cool — I wonder if they’ll show it again? I will have to look it up at PBS.

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    • mountainear says:
      24 March 2009 at 4:21 pm

      Man, I wish I had known about that! It sounds so much more interesting than what I watched, which I can’t even remember now… :)

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  39. the non blonde says:
    24 March 2009 at 8:14 am

    Congratulations. The site looks great. I re-registered and updated the link from my blog, so we’re all set here :)

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:24 am

      Thank you for changing the URL, I know everybody forgets :-)

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  40. pairofnines says:
    24 March 2009 at 8:14 am

    Looks awesome Robin, welcome back. Thanks for all your work in keeping this blog a great place to visit.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:24 am

      Thanks PairOfNines!

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  41. lilydale aka Natalie says:
    24 March 2009 at 8:40 am

    Whew, I was getting NST withdrawal! It looks wonderful, Robin — congratulations. Now all we need is smell-o-vision…

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:39 am

      Hey, cool picture, although I can’t quite tell what it is?

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      • lilydale aka Natalie says:
        24 March 2009 at 1:18 pm

        Why, it’s an octopus chandelier, of course!

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 1:19 pm

          LOL…I thought it was an octopus something or another! I want one!

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  42. moon_grrl says:
    24 March 2009 at 8:47 am

    Welcome back, guys. Blog looks great!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:38 am

      Thanks, and love your gravatar!

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  43. proximity says:
    24 March 2009 at 8:58 am

    I’ve read your blog for quite a while now, but your move prompted me to finally register so I can leave comments :)
    You do a fantastic job, I just love reading all your reviews!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:38 am

      Great, always happy to have another de-lurker :-)

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  44. kizzers says:
    24 March 2009 at 9:06 am

    Great new site, Robin – congrats on the move!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:37 am

      Thanks Kizzers!

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  45. Tara says:
    24 March 2009 at 9:12 am

    WOW…. Looks Great!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:37 am

      Thanks Tara!

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  46. air_ocean says:
    24 March 2009 at 9:27 am

    Yay! Congratulations on moving – everything looks great! And good to know we can still have some familiarity with registering again:)

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:37 am

      Yep, I recognize plenty of people!

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  47. Katich says:
    24 March 2009 at 10:18 am

    whoa, lovely site, just gotta get reoriented…yay for finally completing the move! congrats!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 10:33 am

      Hope it is easy to get reoriented…most things are pretty much as they were!

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  48. Jemi says:
    24 March 2009 at 10:41 am

    The new site looks great!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:25 am

      Thanks Jemi!

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  49. Joe says:
    24 March 2009 at 10:41 am

    Wow! Congratulations! Finally! Lots of comments already. It will be a bit of a learning curve to get used to all this.

    I’ll have to figure out if I can remove that little gravatar thingy from my registered name, lol. Also, is there any way to check another user’s profile in case we want to contact them (if they’ve chosen to share their email, etc.) — user names don’t seem “clickable” in the comments, so just curious.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:25 am

      LOL — but I like that gravatar!

      And no, not right now, but hope to add something like that in the future.

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      • mals86 says:
        26 March 2009 at 3:51 pm

        I’m with Joe on being able to privately contact fellow NST-ers. I like making friends here and being able to chat off-site. Hope that function becomes available eventually. I mean, obviously, you have Copious Free Time to give us Everything We Ask For, right? Right?

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        • Robin says:
          26 March 2009 at 4:20 pm

          LOL — I promise, it is on my to do list! You should see my list ;-)

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  50. ooofireballooo says:
    24 March 2009 at 10:49 am

    Ohhh i like this new look! Looking forward to the things getting back on track! :)

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:40 am

      I am too!

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  51. nchvatal says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:05 am

    congratulations, robin!! this is super cool!!
    -nikki c

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:45 am

      Thanks Nikki!

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  52. Carlos BFL 319 says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:07 am

    Wishing you all the best at your new Digs!

    Carlos.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:46 am

      Thanks Carlos!

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  53. jaqsyd says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:08 am

    Congratulations on the new site. I’ve been lurking and learning for about 6 months now. It’s great to be registered now. Best of luck.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:27 pm

      Hi and welcome, glad you registered & hope you’ll comment again!

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  54. monkeytoe says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:08 am

    ExS!#nh3yccK

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 11:45 am

      Say what?

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      • monkeytoe says:
        24 March 2009 at 3:53 pm

        I think the internet sneezed on my post.

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 4:10 pm

          It happens!

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  55. monkeytoe says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:09 am

    Congratulations! I love the flower-dotted “i”.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:27 pm

      Thanks monkeytoe.

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  56. Karin says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:15 am

    A suggestion in formatting…change the line spacing from double to single space in posts. I’d rather read more in a small amount of space than have to scroll.

    Otherwise, great look!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:27 pm

      LOL…I changed the line height because people complained about it at the old site. I think I’ll have to do a formatting poll!

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      • Karin says:
        24 March 2009 at 1:33 pm

        Ha…funny! I guess everyone has their preferences. I think single spaced is so much easier to read.

        If you have the patience for a poll, that would be a good way to solve it! Perhaps there are other layout questions that could be answered with a poll, too. But most of these are probably just nits. As mentioned above, content is the most important thing! Format definitely enhances readability…but most of us will plow through if we really enjoy the content.

        Anyway, thanks so much, Robin, for the time and effort you put into this blog. It’s SO AWESOME!!!!!

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        • Robin says:
          24 March 2009 at 1:55 pm

          Thank you for the kind words! It is really hard to please everybody, but promise to revisit formatting issues once everything else is settled down.

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  57. lunarose says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:21 am

    Beautiful look for your new site! best of luck with it. it sure seems like there’s a lot of work involved in switching over. so i just want to say, as a daily reader, how much i appreciate all the effort you put into the site. it really shines through!

    it’ll be fun to have those gravatar things, too! hugs! ms. rose

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:28 pm

      Thanks Ms. Rose, and look forward to seeing your gravatar!

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  58. damselfly says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:25 am

    What a lovely, fresh new look! So glad you’re back online.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:36 pm

      Thanks Damselfly!

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  59. Aparatchick says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:36 am

    Oh, it’s so pretty! I love the new color, Robin.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:36 pm

      Good, I like this color too. Was VERY tired of the blue.

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  60. Sagebrush says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:49 am

    Add another longtime reader but new commenter to your new site.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:36 pm

      Nice, hi and welcome!

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  61. donanicola says:
    24 March 2009 at 11:54 am

    Oh pretty! Hopefully it’s all working well……

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 12:37 pm

      A few bugs here & there, but at least it hasn’t crashed yet ;-)

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  62. sunnlitt says:
    24 March 2009 at 12:03 pm

    hi,
    Another long-time reader, but first-time posting a comment. the site is lovely. thanks so much for all you do.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 1:07 pm

      Glad to see another de-lurker!

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  63. RGM says:
    24 March 2009 at 12:24 pm

    Long time lurker (I loooove this site, one of my bread and butter sites), first time registered. The new site looks fantastic! So crisp and fresh! :) Great job!!!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 1:07 pm

      So glad you like it!

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  64. AugustAmber says:
    24 March 2009 at 12:51 pm

    Yay, glad your back! Now I can get back to not getting any work done and just perusing your site for hours!

    Looks great, btw. Congratulations

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 1:08 pm

      Hey, I thought you’d given up the internets at work, LOL…

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      • AugustAmber says:
        24 March 2009 at 2:31 pm

        I tried, i tried…;-)

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  65. gvillecreative says:
    24 March 2009 at 1:11 pm

    OMG! Now that you’ve moved I can finally register and tell you how much I loooooove this website! I’ve always loved perfume, but a few months ago I started researching online trying to find the notes in a new perfume, discovered this site, and since reading here, I’ve become totally addicted. Thank you so much for such great postings! And congratulations on your move.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 1:54 pm

      Welcome, and many thanks!

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  66. poshnerd says:
    24 March 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Robin, congratulations on the move! I’ve become obsessed with perfume in the last few months and have been lurking at NST for a while. I’m glad I can finally register and comment. I love this blog and have learned so much here.

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 2:32 pm

      Hey poshnerd, sorry we kept you waiting…I didn’t think the move would take this long. Love your username!

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      • poshnerd says:
        25 March 2009 at 7:59 pm

        Thank you! I don’t know how posh I am, but I have the nerd part down…

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        • Robin says:
          25 March 2009 at 8:15 pm

          Well, that’s the important part, I should think.

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  67. JAntoinette says:
    24 March 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Congrats! The site looks great!

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    • Robin says:
      24 March 2009 at 4:09 pm

      JAntoinette, glad you like it :-)

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  68. crmax says:
    24 March 2009 at 9:52 pm

    Exploring the new site…and liking what i find.

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 7:11 am

      Crmax, glad you like it!

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  69. AlbertCAN says:
    25 March 2009 at 12:51 am

    Hi! Congrats on the layout change! Love it! Good luck!

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 7:11 am

      Thanks, and we’ll need the luck ;-)

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  70. Karin says:
    25 March 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Hi Robin. Me again! Just tried Search…it seems to only search NST? Will this change? I loved the old search that had the ability to search so many different sites. In fact, I often go directly to the NST search and skip Google altogether!!!!

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 2:15 pm

      Hoping to restore the Google Coop search soon — see above, it’s on the to do list in the article :-)

      Might be another week or two before I can get that done…

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      • Karin says:
        25 March 2009 at 2:18 pm

        Sorry…duh…just read that! Note to self – READ THE POST BEFORE REPLYING!!!! :-) Thanks for being so gracious in your reply!

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        • Robin says:
          25 March 2009 at 2:45 pm

          No worries…everybody skims on the internet anyway!

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  71. enidan says:
    25 March 2009 at 3:52 pm

    Happy housewarming!

    Nice new digs!

    x
    Nadine

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 5:35 pm

      Thanks Nadine :-)

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  72. practicalann says:
    25 March 2009 at 5:29 pm

    New site is looking great! It was very easy to re-register.

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 7:25 pm

      Good! Some people have had registration problems, but they seem to be few & far between so far.

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  73. Trish says:
    25 March 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Looks great Robin! Congrats on the successful move :-)

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 11:16 pm

      Thanks Trish!

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  74. Dave says:
    25 March 2009 at 9:41 pm

    Congrats on the new site -I didn’t have any trouble registering, btw.

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 11:17 pm

      Good, glad to hear it.

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  75. eejster says:
    25 March 2009 at 9:59 pm

    add another delurker to your list! great site! I smell much better since discovering it.

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    • Robin says:
      25 March 2009 at 11:19 pm

      Welcome, and glad you’ve found some new scents you like :-)

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  76. Fuddy Duddy 101 says:
    31 March 2009 at 8:24 pm

    Hello Everyone! Sorry to be late to move with you all but ya’ll know how life goes sometimes. So glad it’s finally spring and the new site is great – thanks for all your hard work!

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    • Robin says:
      1 April 2009 at 7:40 am

      Better late than never, and glad you like the new site!

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  77. sophywt says:
    7 April 2009 at 10:07 am

    the blogharbor is blocked in China for a long time~
    happy to know you moved to this new site:)

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    • Robin says:
      7 April 2009 at 11:46 am

      I didn’t even know that, thanks!

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  78. scarlett_flesh says:
    8 April 2009 at 6:16 pm

    I really love the new site, the gravatar aspect is very nice. I know it was a lot of work but i`m glad you switched, thanks.

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    • Robin says:
      8 April 2009 at 9:01 pm

      Glad you like it, and your gravatar is perfect!

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