A few notes about 2010 and 2011...These last days of 2010 have been filled with getting things better organized for 2011. And of course, that includes Squidoo Lens Reviews.
This blog has been missing a very important part for quite a few months now -- the ability to browse by category. After much frustration, but with many thanks to Alex, Drifter0658, I checked my plugins and found a new one to replace the permalinks one. Loving my new Custom Post Type UI plugin!
Check out the new categories at the bottom left column in all pages. We now have it so that you can see all of the interviews done from the blog's early days, and you can also read the questions of the Week and Day from way back when. Still a bit more cleaning up to do with the categories, but at least now you can click through.
I went through a few of the QOTD and QOTW (Question Of The Day/Week categories) as I was working here and found the responses still to be mostly pertinent. Go ahead and answer some of them if you want to. :)
Also, I'd like to take the opportunity to thank the writers here. Without the Authors, this community site would not be nearly as rich. Thank you, BevsPaper, DecoratingforEvents, dustytoes, KathyMcGraw, and kimmanleyort. Your weekly work here is a testament to the value you place on giving. I appreciate it; I know our fellow lensmasters do as well. Thank you.
A shout-out of thanks to the Contributors, and to the previous writers: 24websurf, bethd821, clouda9, Ecolicious, inkserotica, LeanneChesser, luvmyludwig, OhMe, Sylvestermouse, Waxing_Lyrical, and WordCustard.
Pam (dustytoes) is leaving this year, and I wish her well and prosperous in 2011. In her place on Thursdays will be Wednesday_Elf. Pat is wonderful; she served a voluntary stint as proofreader at Professional Squids, and her lensography is full of her own great writing. We are blessed to have her here promoting the best of Squidoo. Welcome, Pat! Look for her first post the second Thursday in January.
Last, but not least, to the readers that love us enough to add us to your feed readers, thank you. Thank you for being interested in your fellow lensmasters, for making great lenses yourself, and thank you for being here.
Wishing you a Year 2011 filled with abundance and love.
A big thanks to you too Mimi! SLR is a great site with wonderful reviews and reviewers. I thank you for allowing me to be a part of it. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHi there, all the best to you and your team for 2011.
ReplyDeleteI have very much enjoyed writing here and though I won't be writing, I will be reading! I've discovered some of the best lenses at Squidoo due to the reviews done here. Thank you Mimi, for inviting me to take this opportunity, which I consider a high honor. I send a warm welcome to Pat and wish her all the best and send all my friends at SLR wishes for a bright and wonderful new year.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to give a special thank you to GrowWear for 'Squidoo Lens Review', a wonderful blog that recognizes much of the remarkable writing found on Squidoo. The contributing authors MiMi has found have done an outstanding job finding the 'best-of-the-best' lenses Squidoo has to offer. I am honored to have been chosen to join the rank of 'contributing author' at SLR and hope I can come close to 'filling the shoes' of Dustytoes, a marvelous writer in her own right! I'm happy to now be part of this 'team' and wish you all a Happy New Yeqr!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Pat, and thanks to MiMi for all the work you put into making SLR look great and make it easy to navigate. Here's to great Squidoo writing in 2011!
ReplyDeleteAll best wishes to you all for 2011. You have got yourself a treasure with Wednesday Elf, can't wait for her posts!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the new look of this site! Mimi you did a great job of getting a facelift for 2011.
ReplyDeletePam..thank you for everything, and you will be missed, however we know you will continue to move in a direction that is prosperous in this New Year.
Pat- Welcome my friend. A great addition for sure.
And most of all I wish everyone a healthy New Year. Healthy in mind and body...