I made the list! I feel funny "down there" honored!

:)

Many thanks for the list.

I did.

Seconded!

Oh, there are definitely a few I need to catch up on. I'm glad you thought to compile this list. What a great idea!

Oh, and I neglected to say thank you for including some of my pieces. That was very nice of you! So thanks!

Yeah, I've noticed that. Not much but political bashing there.

Nope, I'm a weed... but a tough one! :-)

I love you, dear etva!

Thanks, dear friend!

I feel like a weed today... ;-)

I also discovered that very few people are consistent with their tags:)

We need to work on that, or I guess I do. oldfogey mentioned (#4) NVP should be providers of stock photography for use in articles written for Newsvine. This is actually (for anyone unaware) the purpose of which the group was founded. Consistent tagging would be extremely(!!!!) important for it to be successful.

Uh oh! It wouldn't have anything to do with categorizing old NVP posts, would it? LOL!

Well, maybe. At the Greenhouse Showcase (now known as The Guidepost) we were writing monthly articles highlighting the high-points. They serve as a sort of advertisement, 'hey we're here and still active'. 'Summary' and 'highlights' articles for NVP have been mentioned outside the group before.

It's fun to search through 'the archives'. I've sifted through the NVP articles (all of them!) as recently as April - it took an entire afternoon of, what some might call, careless browsing. At the rate content has been coming in, it's going to take a lot longer, but the fact is, we shouldn't have to even think about creating a group directory. If someone is so inclined to search through the content, all they need do is visit our tag cloud... training is needed, I suppose, because jamming a knife into your eye will be easier than asking folks to add the proper tags and sorting through 2500+ articles.

because jamming a knife into your eye will be easier than asking folks to add the proper tags and sorting through 2500+ articles.

LOL! I believe you are right about that, Ben.

Ben, thanks for the FR...I look forward to your articles and posts....

Another way to encourage organization would be to add more photo days - such as Tuesday Travel or Wednesday Wildlife.

I was thinking about adding Kyp's 'Tasty Tuesday' feature, just haven't talked to him about it yet. It'd be nice to have a to-do box that popped up each time I logged on Newsvine...

I know that adding feature days is a good way to solicit content, as evidenced by Good News Wednesday and foto-friday, but I'm a little bit afraid that if we have too many, it'll become... hokey.

Still, I think NVP is up for the challenge. You keep us going Ben, and challenge us to be more than we are. That's a real talent!

There have been a lot of times where I've felt like all this group administration was pointless and not worth the time, despite the RAV, etc. I don't remember the last time this thought came across, but since we've been meeting, etc, it hasn't really crossed my mind. It is definitely 'I push you, you push me, I push back, you push back, etc, etc, etc, etc'... thing.

AmericaRepublic, you're welcome and thank-you. We look forward to your articles as well and you are welcome to come to our virtual vinemeets.

Thanks Ben...I seen your article on that...might have to be there if I can...Kind of got a crazy schedule....but thanks for everything...

I got to get moving on some more pics....lol...thanks etva....trying to come up with some different shots of stuff...I figured I could start off doing one a week or is that too lame?

Once a week is a great start. foto-friday entries will get you the most traffic.

Cool thanks to both of you...I will do my best and geter done....

Ben, I don't know if I've mentioned this, and if I have not, I apologize.

I think you've done--and are doing--a wonderful job with the group. I've been hesitant to post too much since I don't feel that qualified, but I feel I've learned a lot through the comments of you and others. Thank you for doing what you're doing.

Thanks Kearney. I think we are making great progress together as a group. Don't be hesitant to post your material, no matter the quality, all that we ask if you put forth an honest effort and aspire to improve (and improvement comes through practice). :)

Ben, I've been doing the Cat Movie Classics-- pictures of the cats, posed as movie advertisements or movie posters. It is much like what we talked about before, but with the cats as people.

Anyway, I haven't been posting them to Newsvine Photographers, because I use elements of other pictures that I haven't taken myself. It is really hard to get a decent picture of an F14 here in Louisville... Anyway, I've been posting a few to Photovine. They are a lot of work, but it has been fun... Is it OK to use Photovine like that?

And, I did make a video about what it takes to make these pictures-- it is kind of funny. Since that is all original, may I post that to Newsvine Photographers?

Thanks for your help, dear Ben!

Okay so I did a prepost for tommorows Foto Friday, I hope I did not jump the gun, but I will not be here tommorow and I wanted to start this off the right way...I will do one a week for a bit and contribute to the Friday tradition...thanks..

LOL...Armadillos are not the best looking creatures but they are curious little things...lol...To me they look like a miniature dinosaur...lol...That's good to know I can post it like that, I just didn't want to over step any boundaries...thanks for posting on there and helping me out...

LOL....exactly...lol...One thing is for sure, you never want to drive directly over one...when you do that, they jump straight up causing alot of damage to your car...lol...

Dowser,

For the video, you might want to join Videographers. Uh, Viki announced it here but I don't think she ever made an official announcement. I requested membership just now. This is something that definitely should get going.... she probably just needs a nudge.

Dowser, as long as it an original work, done by you, it's OK to publish to NVP.

it is possible to schedule publication for a particular day, though I don't know how to do it.

Click the down arrow next to 'publish live' and a calendar should pop up. It's a really nifty feature, use it all the time.

I have tomorrow's reminder article for the vinemeet already done... if I could do them for the remainder of the year, I'd be in good shape.... not counting on that tho.

Ben, my step-daughter blew into town, so I'm going to miss tonight's meeting. Is there one on Saturday?

And thanks very much!!!

Yup. Saturday at noon CST.

So, I'm in EST, and that is 1:00 pm my time? Egads, I do this all the time, why can't I get this right? Our camper is in CST and we're in EST...

Thanks very much! Maybe I can make that one!

1:00 EST. An article and reminder email will go out around 10:00.

Thank you, Ben-- Maybe on Saturday, my schedule will be a bit more flexible! (I hope!!!)

Take care of yourself!

I did find some categories that interest me. One, that I would like to check out first is the "History" category. I have read rottlady, Dowser and keeping up with KO's series but, I have not seen the other articles. I will most difinitely check those out. Have you read Bitey's series she did? If not, I think you will enjoy her sci-fi story... :)

I do enjoy reading about the Civil War. I will check out PR article. You're an amazing young lady and many thanks for your help. :)