I've just posted this week's experience update with 240 new stories online (I've left the current cover though). The featured ones are clustered at the top of the list and the rest are alphabetical. The new email format seems to be working as well, so that's good.
Thanks as always to the writers and the review team… If you want to meet interesting new people, reviewing is a great way to do it. When you review an experience, you have the option to pass a comment to the author. This is part what they see in their “welcome to BME” email:
FEEDBACK ABOUT YOUR SUBMISSIONYour submission was reviewed by members of IAM (you can do the same; when you've logged into IAM, click the "Help IAM" link on the main index page to learn how to join the review team). Here are some of the comments they left, along with their usernames if you'd like to chat with them:
"Pheadra: I'm glad to hear that your experience wasn't a
'horror.' I wish you happy healing!"
"WasabiTurtle: I wish I could pass off blood stains as food
products. :)"
Now when the writer of that experience gets online, you can bet there's a real good chance that the first people they're going to visit and say hello to are Pheadra and WasabiTurtle. You can also get free BME shirts or just IAM coupons as well if you're more in it for the mercenary factor.
To join the review team, click the “Help IAM” link on the main index page of IAM. That page includes the information you need to get started. The only thing I ask is that you not rush ahead too blindly — understand what's needed, and do take part in the reviewer forums if you're unsure.
So today I'm at lunch and sitting across from us are a French woman, a German, and a Canadian (no, I'm not leading into a joke). While they stank of aristocracy, they spent their meal whining about how much they hated America — it sort of reminded me of the scene in Apocalypse Now when the French are complaining about Americans, even though it was totally the pot calling the kettle black.
French: Bush wants to attack Germany, he wants to attack France, he just doesn't care. One madman, and look at all the damage he can do to the world.
German: Yes, it is true, but all Americans are like that.
French: I've just written them all off, especially Texans. Texas was better off when the Mexicans were running it, but all America ever cares about is oil so they had to kill them and take their land.
Canadian: I work with an American and her kids are so spoiled.
French: I know, those Americans give so many presents at Christmas that they just don't understand the value of gifts.
Canadian: Some of them even go into debt to give presents. I don't know why, it's just Christmas.
German: When I was a little girl in the colonies, all I got was oranges.
French: What more do people need? Everyone is so unhappy these days, society isn't what it used to be.
Canadian: I know! When I walk around Toronto, the homeless people seem so angry. I think they must be on drugs, we live in such a wonderful city.
Rich and stupid never combine well. Actually, I'm not convinced that stupid mixes with anything particularly well…
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