...Nothing Exceptional about those. Straight to the Public Library, for someone else to find.

...I just discovered MDCI Paris "Chypre Palatin".Oh, wow.

...Digindirt:Scarletting:I would love to be in on it but most of it is not overseas friendly. :(True. Most of the bottle donors are not willing to ship outside the US. I don't really want to ship outside of the US either mostly because I am donating all of the shipping on my end. One of my lots sold to someone overseas and I shipped it only because she bought the entire lot and not a ticket. You are running this well. I have seen the photo with the wall full of "restaurant order" tickets. Good luck furthermore, for a very good cause.

...Maybe you will have to lower the prices.Better that than nothing.

...Not yet.

...Sorceress:Ok, then I'm confused. So they are ignoring this over there at F? Which is why it's here in the Exiled? Noooo, this is only covered here in this particular thread because it is of interest of what is going on in Fragrantica about Raffles and such. Sorceress, please write DigInDirt a PM and she will tell you all of the details.

...Sorceress:What if the information about this is put in a completely new post instead? Right now it's in the "Exiled" forum, and people won't know to look there for something like this. New people may get confused. If Dig puts it in a completely new post/forum, perhaps it will get more attention. Or, in a blog post. It's not making any sense here or getting the attention it deserves. With a new heading, it would get more eyes focused to it. I am not so sure whether that would be appropriate ... because we are speaking here about an action that is taking place on Fragrantica. There are already 2 topics there on Fragrantica but the Fragranticans are not reading them.

...We need dear member FloraMilena to dazzle us with Fashion ... often from the past. Dior, Givenchy and the face of Audrey Hepburn.I don't have the leisure right now to import photos, maybe I shall come back to this topic later.

...Like any major project, things start with great enthusiasm and then trail off a bit.Dig - you may have to keep reminding and "advertise" to raise consciousness. At the end of the topics, members say, "how?" "what?" and err about. Keep referring them to the major topics with the photos and the instructions.Like in Advertising, "tell them, tell them, and tell them again". :)

...Cincy:Off topic or are you rambling, Pipette? :roll: Rambling with a few morsels of truth. I will now shut up.

...Off Topic - Whoever runs a website is hard pressed how to maintain the "climate". Most of the members want "bread and circus games". The crowd changes and evolves.Virtual conversations are only in virtual space. No real contact. So, forgetting the so-called Netiquette, the crowd can easily wind up with drama. Moderators then step in.Still Off Topic -On the German site, a member regretted about not having the pleasure to see members remain on board, those who silently - after a while - stop posting. Another member said, some people are creating a "fake" world for themselves on internet boards, and if ever they meet face-to-face, reality sets in and cannot hold the image. *****************Therefore, I want to make the point that people will automatically gather where they like it.

...AromiErotici:What......was a joking matter? Starting a thread that was destined to blow up quickly with responses.........or passively promoting a house and new ownership? I don't know. Was there a hidden agenda? I have not been on Basenotes long enough to guess at the intentions with which a thread is started.I found it entertaining ... until it got out of hand.

...Unfortunate? Well, it was a joking matter.*************Since the Perfume House INDULT got publicity in this manner, it would be nice if they offered samples to the Basenoters.Add some spice to the virtual world. Make it more real. Because all it is in the virtual world, on Basenotes, Fragrantica, Parfumo, or elsewhere ... is chatter.

...That does not surprise me. It is a large group - banter can easily get derailed.I finally asked, "And the winner is?" like, pass the envelope, please, and let us know! Now the thread is closed. It is always good when Management steps in before the crowd gets unruly and then drama is next ...

...Thas is what I meant. Of course, a consultant could be paid for the knowledge. Just put the heads together and get the show rolling.

...What sets Parfumo apart from the two other big sites is the organized effort to supply perfume input into the Databank.All members can participate by simply filling out a well designed Form.This concentrated effort is not there on neither BN nor Frag.The crowd is diverse but spends their main purpose on reading or posting on the Forum boards. Clever continuous banter on BN and repetitious talk on Frag.A good feature that Fragrantica has - is the visual show of NOTES on the Perfume Page, and members vote and the input is showing.A good feature that Basenotes has - is that at the very bottom of a topic page, the computer has spit out similar topics from the past, so that one can go there and further get information. I have suggested - naively - to Basenotes to confer with other website colleagues regarding Server trouble and configurations, but commercial problems, ego problems or something else may be in the way of exchanging computer know-how.

...The thing is that each website develops a climate, people get to know each other and write how they feel.So, one BN comment was that on the German site (www.parfumo.de) the perfume reviews are stories of fantasy land. That is true, I noticed that too. Poems ... long stories. Well, German members write how their heart felt, straight from the long history from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. That does not surprise me. But, those are cultural differences, and those make a virtual area like a panorama - or a caleidoscope - or a tapestry.

...Bottles (they don't have to be full) can still be mailed to Conifer who is the organizer.

...I have been waiting all night for the phone call that the baby is born. Finally, yes. A Caesarian, something wrong with the cord. So, here he is, the tiny newborn. My son e-mailed me a photo but after I had seen it, something went wrong with the computer and I could not store it. He looked newborn and was crying. What else do we want him to do? It was only a few minutes in this world.Tomorrow I will go visiting. Thanks for listening. Update: There is now a new photo in my album.

...The song of Sonny and Cher comes to my mind.Over at BASENOTES the specifics of PARFUMO are being discussed.http://www.basenotes.net/threads/292055-Parfumo-Net-(a-tempting-new-alternative-to-Basenotes-Fragrantica-)?p=2991423#post2991423So, I was thinking that a while ago a Brochure was planned which would quickly inform a Newcomer of the values and virtues and specifics of PARFUMO.I was not well equipped to quickly point out, in that BN Forum discussion what the extra good aspects of PARFUMO really are.If we had such a Brochure, then it could serve as a Beacon to shine the light on the well-run PARFUMO website.