Howdy ya'll! Check our our new blog at <a href='http://thetobelist.wordpress.com/'>thetobelist.wordpress.com</a> -- But we'll still keep up this this one. ;)
Dear Friends. I guess it may be time again for us to revisit the Community Rules here at Wisdomology. In the past few days there have been a few misunderstandings that have resulted in members feeling hurt, judged, and intimidated by the comments of others. There is...
Certain minimum rules will exist, lines that must not be crossed, bells that should not be rung. This is the way of things with us, all of us, admitted to our not. That which is yours always comes with certain obligations, admitted to our not, that is the way of things. Y...
My Dear Lauren, I am troubled by the recent removal of a couple of our friends. I whole heartedly confess I have not one idea what it takes to run a website such as this and I understand there are rules, but, I also understand that where ever we go there will b...
Hi Cedar. I hear what you are saying and I understand the concern you are feeling. There is one thing I do want to clarify (without violating anyone's privacy), which is that only one member has lost their account. The second member whom I believe you are ...
We've moved! Still got a few things "in boxes", though. Over the next day or two, you may notice some unusual stuff as we settle into our new home. Please do let us know what you find using the contact form.We'll send an announcement by...
Hi everyone. Yet another server outage. But perfectly timed, because tomorrow, we're planning to move our hosting Amazon.com! Yay! The testing is going great - fast & reliable (at least without any people on it). So there's going ...
Hi - so we just had another server outage. Our shared hosting environment, which did very well for a few weeks, has been consistently struggling for the past month or so. We're actually in the middle of planning a move to Amazon.com's infrastructure, w...
Good morning friends. I wanted to let everyone know that we have fixed an issue with the system. Previously, if you had tried to post a url or email address in your profile, it was being automatically deleted. Not too cool. Anyway, it's been fi...
Hi everyone! Well, today, we had an astounding phenomenon - all our statistics set records. Record page views, visitors, and new members. We are so happy and grateful for the amazing new people who have joined us - have you met them? All day we'...
Hi There! HUGS ...I just noticed we have a few Shaman members here now. I can see a Shaman's corner and a Sister-Soul Corner...etc...Oh the joy of people loving and sharing with each other.
Hi-I was thinking about a prayer selection-maybe a request for prayers/healing energies/etc and perhaps a place just for poems/fiction, etc-so it doesn't have to go into the journals....??? Also I wanted to tellJames how much I miss him.
Nice. We're actively pondering how to enable groups of like-minded people to virtually "congregate". We've got a few design-thoughts, but want to really hit it out of the park when we finally get to it. Thank you as always!
Hi Gang. Just wanted to alert you to a bug we found this evening (that we hope won't lead to any misunderstandings.)Here's what's going on: When you receive a message in your message box that someone has responded to your wisdom, you will see the wo...
The site was down this evening for about 40 minutes between 9:30 and 11:10 pm Eastern. Just an overloaded server (not ours) in our shared hosting environment. Someday, we'll be able to run this site on a nice, huge, redundant, well-supported & monitore...
The site was down for 22 hours while we suffered a major spam attack. Someone was using the domain as the "from" address in a "spoofing" spam campaign. It brought our servers down around 1AM Eastern time this morning. Lauren's at ...
We just added a new feature to your profile page - Messages! This should make it easy to see when anybody has marked anything of yours inspiring, commented on or responded to anything of yours, asked you a question, answered your question, etc. You can open &a...
Love the messages-I also love the alerts in my email-I would just like to see when I get an email that someone has been inspired by me that not only do I get a link to their profile but what was it that inspired them.Thank you all again for the prayers for my friends Jack...
I'm very glad that the subscription idea went well with you guys, I will most definitely stay tuned in. I'm the webmaster of a site also and I'm always looking for things to improve the experience for my members. I thought I would throw another idea at you guy...
You never have to feel like you're stepping on toes. We have good, strong footwear at Wisdomology world headquarters. Seriously - we love the idea of featured members - we've had a similar idea on the to-do list for months. It's great to hear...
I was hoping this feature would come! Thank you! A feature I had in mind recently, if it could be implemented, was 'subscriptions.' You could click a 'subscribe' link on a friends page here on Wisdomology, and any time that person shares a new insight, we ...
You are welcome. I am certainly glad that you are enjoying the new message alerts.
Awesome idea about "subscription" . . . and just so happens to be one of the things we recently put on our list of possibilities. So hopefully you will stay tuned . . .
Isaac that sounds great. However the link to latest discussions sort of takes care of it in a more general way. It would also be good to know when your favorite profile has been updated.
Hello dear James and Lauren, I want to let you know what a GREAT SUCCESS the additional information on the profile page is. How well organized. I am amazed at how efficient it is not to flip from page to page to see where you need to go to reply to everyone. Kudos to you!...
We are so happy to know that you are using the new "message box" in your profile and that it is making your time here easier and more enjoyable. I personally have found it to be a real time-saver! We are always interested in improving the usability of the site s...
About the Blog in general . . . I wonder how many of us forget to look at the bottom of a webpage for the link to the blog? Consider putting another link at the top or to one side (and after I post this I'm going to check to see if you've got one already there...
Hi Walt. So I guess you checked already to see if you missed another link to the blog and realized that the one at the bottom of the page was the only one. Funny, because when James, Bruce and I had a meeting this afternoon to discuss potential improvement to ...
Thanks for this suggestion as well. We always appreciate your feedback because how members use the site has everything to do with how we design it. We keep a running tally of member suggestions for improvements and discuss them as a team. At the moment, though, 1/3 ...
Hi - two pieces of news. 1) We were down for a little less than an hour today - hosting challenges. Sorry! 2) We added a couple of improvements: - New eCard page with categories & hand-selected eCards. We'll be adding new cards over t...
Dearest James, thank you for your hard work. You have no idea how scared I was when I couldn't log in. It felt like being locked out of my home . I'm happy we are growing and improving steadily. This is really turning out to be a beautiful place to live.
We just had a problem with our ourgoing email servers. But it's fixed now (thanks, Bruce!) It seems that some time last night, all our eCards, sed to friends & notifications spontaneously stopped working. In an ironic twist ...
Hi everyone! Our little community has grown, hasn't it? We're now 600+ amazing spiritual people! The Cool Site of the Day award helped, but momentum has been strong before and after. We're catching on out there! Just wanted to let...
Honestly, I would love to see Wisdomology become the premier site for wisdom, love, sanctity, encouragement, and inspiration. Actually I'd like to see it become the site to go to for all things wise, spiritual, and the like (i.e. like google and ask.com). When people ...
Wonderful vision - I love it! We're thinking along the same lines. We're hatching out a pretty major idea over here that looks like it might take form over the next month (launch in Sept). And we've got a few other more minor ones that may go...
Our Dear Friends and Fellow Wisdomologists: James, Bruce, and I are very excited to announce some wonderful new upgrades to Wisdomology! It’s our deepest wish that they will enrich your experience, and better support you in your journey. Wisdomology is more acce...
Soon, very soon, we will launch release 1.5. Lauren, Bruce & I have been chomping at the bit to get it done - it just looks & feels (and works) so much better. It seems like the "1 in 100" error is now about 1 in 10, and we're getting so ...
OMG... I cannot believe how beautiful this site is!!! I LOVE IT and the new improvements. The gratitude section is my absolute favorite! Congratulations to you, Lauren, and Bruce...Well Done!!!
Thank you MsPurple, as always, for your kind and loving feedback. We are quite pleased with the upgrades and are so glad to know that you are enjoying it too! We are enjoying looking at the gratitude circles, too. I, for one am interested in knowing how BIG I ...
Well, we're off to the wonderful World of Disney. We'll upload pictures somewhere & post a link when we get back. Here's the scoop on the next release: we're 60% done with testing, and it's going pretty well. Best guess: Monday 6/...
Have a great time! I haven't been to Disney in, well, a LONG time. I am going to be in NC in July, which can be almost as exciting as Disney with the snakes, poisonous spiders and various wildlife...lol. Seriously, I love NC and am very envious of th...
Oh, and another thing. Bruce has made some dramatic speed enhancements to the profiles. I don't know about you, but loading the profiles of people who have lots & lots of activity - it's painfully slow! But not in the new release. Yet a...
I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! Be safe and have a wonderful trip. Hugs and Kisses to the whole family...You've inspired me to plan a trip to Disney during Easter Week. Either that week or Mardi Gras week.
Have you ever painted a picture and had a hard time deciding when it was done? That's what's going on with this release we're working on now. Usually we're pretty good about scoping our releases small so we can iterate quickly, and sticking to ...
Nice - thank you! We're looking forward to just being as "in the moment" as we can be. Just taking it all in, and letting everything else go. Enjoying it along with the kids. It's a really good exercise for me especially, because ...
Have so much fun! Learn lots, and get messy. If you're going to Disney Land-look me up!I'm so looking forward to the upgrades...Especially now that I'm up and about. I've missed you all so terribly.And believe me MsPurple does love Mickey. I'm more of ...
Today a friend of mine convinced me that I really should start now and plan to take the girls and my mom to Disney World for christmas. It was always such a joyful time for us.
OMG...Did someone say Mickey?!!! I miss Mickey and Disney World so much!!! I'm having withdrawls...Next goal for me and the girls...pick a good time to go to Disney World....
We're on the east coast, so we're going to Disney World in Florida. Gonna be hot, hot, hot - we'll drink lots of water. The kids are so excited, and we are, too! This morning Lauren realized that we should all wear Wisdomology t-shirts - a li...
James and I created Wisdomolgy to be an oasis of meaningful dialogue on the web: a respite from a world overburdened with conflict and aggression. We wanted it to be a place where people could come together to share what matters most to them and to learn from others...
Hi James/Lauren, All this talk about negativity has me worried. I know for sure that I am not an overly positive person but I believe I don't drive anybody to drink either.So do tell me if I am the culprit. Brutal honestly please. Don't deny me t...
I must admit that not only have I backed off from Wisdomology a bit do to my health concerns but I was getting a little nervous about so many people joining in such a rush. Its my own anxiety-but I worried that as the community would grow there would be more oppurtunities...
I was the bad guy and I am sorry. I don't know what it was that I said but it must have been bad. Please understand that I am ...well... odd. While most people are here visiting, I am an analyst by nature and profession and seriously intraverted.&nbs...
Heather - Lauren and I couldn't agree more. We have crafted a new policy that will allow us to protect the safe, supportive, positive environment. We realized, hey, it's our site! Free speech only means you can say what you want, not that we have to al...
OMG! (I'm told that's how the cool people abbreviate Oh My Goodness on the "Internet".) We're so excited about what we're working on, it's hard to keep it under wraps! We were thinking we might get our new stuff live this we...
Some of you may have gotten the dreaded "Server failed to start" error. Sorry about that! We hope that you at least enjoy bhauman's picture. The issue is in our server hosting environment. We're planning to move to a new, faster, ...
I really can't wait to see what's in store. I've only been here for a couple of days but I really feel a deep sense of connection with a lot of people. There are a lot of 'kindred spirits' here if you will, and it's refreshing to see spiritually mi...
We are very glad to have you here. It is wonderful to be in the midst of so many people who so humbly seek. There is such a vast diversity of experience and understanding -- I find it to be a very rich learning environment as well as supportive.
lol I was just going to write about how funny the picture is when I saw your comment. It is nice to have something to smile at when the computer is acting up...
I'm so glad that you like my idea as well, I know that I was nervous when I joined the community- and for James and Lauren to welcome me as quickly as he did made me feel more comfortable and confident to share.
Ahh - you read our minds! In our next release (this week?) we're planning to include latest/wisest sorts! You'll be able to see what's gotten the most wisdom points this week/this month/all time. It's so much better. Also, in one of our n...
Great idea! Or maybe there could be a separate "new members" list, for people that have been on the site for 2 wks to 1 month or less. I don't know if that would be too much of a pain to keep track of, because I am by no means a programmer...&nbs...
Rock on! I just want to say that I feel so unbelievably honoured to be a part of a community, a movement such as Wisdomolgy. I find it difficult to meet like minded souls-and you all are so gracious, elegant, beautiful, inspirng, giving...I could go on ad naseum.My ...
Just little bumps on the road.If I may add more...Have you thought of adding some sort of leave a message for____here sort of like asking a question but a way to leave specific messages for someone?And onto something completely differentt- I wanted to let you all know tha...
I love the inbox idea. Thank you for keeping me in your prayers. Things have been put off a day or two which makes me very sad b/c I was suppose to leave for Seattle on Saturday where I was suppose to be in the ceremony for my cousin's daughter's christening to be...
hhj - We like the idea of "leave a message for". We were calling it codename "inbox". It could be as simple as just changing "Questions for xyz" to "Leave a question or message for xyz". What do you think? Wo...
You know how it is when you plan a party? You think about the kind of atmosphere you want to create. You get the lighting just right. You set out the chairs just so. You make sure that it's intimate enough for people to have great conversations, but ...
You're welcome- you're the best programmer I know. And we lived closer I'd want you to teach me all you know-and come over and fix my daughter's computer
So, you may have noticed the ads disappeared. I forgot to mention that as an enhancement we just made. We want to be completely transparent on this site, so a few words about our business model, so you don't think we're trying to be sneaky.Lauren & I are...
Hi - Here is an 'anachronistic' (slightly out of order) humble hopeful fun suggestion....If you designed and made a banner available that read 'Ask me a question at Wisdomology.Com!' or any similar suitable wording I would download the graphic and put it o...
This is such a wonderful site. I start my day now spending a few minutes to read what others have written. It gives me a feeling of oneness to know I am connected to all these wonderful and spiritually minded people. There is good in the world and sometimes all you h...
Hi - this is our new blog! We intend to use it to have discussions with you about the site: what's going on with it, what you'd like to see, how we can improve it. There may also be some stream of consciousness writing on here, if I know us.We've j...
May the wisdom, love and beauty of the feminine spirit shine on us all this Mother's Day. May we take the time to remember women around the world suffering the destruction of our planet and it's devastating effect on their lives. We offer our prayers and our ...
Commendations, thanks and appreciation to you, James, Lauren and Bruce, for the wonderful improvements which have taken the site to a whole 'nother level. The Meditations feature is awesome and'll attract a huge following. I also love this blog which allows me to ...
Thanks for the link, Larry! (Sorry that people have to cut and paste it - we deactivated all the links. Not sure what we're scared of, exactly - probably a very old mindset to be worried about people posting links.) Great article. The only prob...
Oh, you changed your pic again! You have so many good ones. :) I thought I left you a comment yesterday, but somehow it didn't post. My son was hovering over me waiting to use the computer, so I am sure that had something to do with it. I...
I am so excited and extremely happy with the improvements thus far. Congratulations to you on the success of the site. The only suggestion I could make is instant messenging just in case members are online at the same time.
Good idea but James has a point in is wisdomolgy more of a community to meet people or share wisdom. Both are very good ideas and very needed in the world. I know that I love being here because I so infrequently meet people who share the same morals, ethics, and thirst fo...
Wow - thank you! We'll look into it. We're debating whether to emphasize the "community" aspect (in which case IM is perfect) or the "wisdom publishing" aspect (in which case IM is perhaps too ephemeral?). We're thinking b...
...I just noticed we have a few Shaman members here now. I can see a Shaman's corner and a Sister-Soul Corner...etc...Oh the joy of people loving and sharing with each other.
Also I wanted to tellJames how much I miss him.
. I'm happy we are growing and improving steadily. This is really turning out to be a beautiful place to live.
