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It was to my total surprise on 2 November 1997 to discover that there is a rather extensive online journalling community. At first I resisted the idea of becomming a part of this community for a while, and only joined a few rings (linked collections of sites). I have such an aversion to being trendy. But I couldn't stay away forever. I next learned that there were 'burbs (lists of like journals and diaries). So I joined a few of those. Then (on 10 July 1999) I offered to maintain the 'burbs listing at Open Pages. Next I joined some mailing lists. Finally I founded a ring that was of interest to me (overexposed) and a 'burb (onymous) that I felt belonged in the community. I also volunteered to run two other rings (on display and bared). My next project was to try to organize a "Readers' Choice" awards site as a companion to The Diarist Awards but there wasn't enough support. So here is the rundown on where you can find me in the community... I some point near the beginning of 2000 I postponed my subscriptions to most mailing lists, brought on by my feeling that diary-l is often too mean-spirited, and I didn't feel like immersing myself in that kind of environment. In early 2001 I let all but my favorite ring memberships go. In summer of 2001 I began rejoining non-ring collabs is a search for new inspiration.
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