RAV: Ben Josephs

Thank you, Desertzonie!

Thanks Soph. Let me know with the Chest is ready to move forward.

Will do - have had a hellishly busy week but am going to work on it at the weekend:-)

Thank you, Remote Viewer!

Dennis, you might be the only one to remember Riri. It's actually sort of surprising that you would.

I remember stuff like that. It's a curse.

Oh, and just so you know, the new guy buys the drinks in the RAV lounge.

... not until I'm officially inducted into The Cabal.

I remember Riri too. Just was never sure of the connection and often wondered.

Well done Ben. A RAV's been a long time coming and it couldn't have landed on one more deserving. I lurk more than contribute on Photographers but it is easy to see the value you add to the group.

I never really intended to do anything more than read, maybe comment here and there, so I used the name from a pet forum, my primary digital hangout at the time, Aroo, and Riri, in honor of a dog recently passed. It was too silly for the purpose Newsvine became, so I changed it.

And thanks.

Oh... and I'm a bit surprised that anyone remembers Riri Aroo. I didn't think I was active enough at that time to make any sort of impression.

You (as Riri Aroo) were among the first people I befriended when I arrived. Then, Riri just seemed to disappear and I was too new with the system to understand how to spot the reincarnation. It was only your comment when accepting me into NV Photographers last year that I kinda made the connection but till now had remained unsure.

I noticed the ririaroo as the domain name a long time ago -I was guessing pets names, too. .."aaaROOOOO" --sounds like a hound.

You (as Riri Aroo) were among the first people I befriended when I arrived.

Yup, I remember. Everyone says among their first friends was Dennis, or Viki, but that wasn't the case for me. The article that really brought me out of the lurks was one by Pharaoh, changed to Henry IV (I have these wrong, I'm certain, but the names are fairly close) about how we'd structure a government if we owned our own island.

I went back and looked at my comments from the very beginning awhile back. Boy, did I say some stupid @!$%#. It might be interesting to go back again and see who all I interacted with early on, provided the information is still there, because I don't exactly remember.

when you decided to go with your real name, because it was around the same time I did (I think it was, anyway

Ford wrote an article about names and identities and such, I think gave the both of us the kick we needed to change. It's not quite my real name, but close.

"aaaROOOOO"

Riley was a Siberian Husky, and if you said Riri high-pitched enough, he would respond with Arroooooooooooooooooooo.

Everyone says among their first friends was Dennis, or Viki

Me too. Jeez, that was almost 4 years ago!

Snicker -- it's a test...

I noticed that my avatar photo made it's way here, though, this has to deal with the group, and 'group meta' has been deemed okay.

Another example of what a great group moderator you are!

Well I guess a typo wouldn't be as bad as losing Minorca to the French, but still...

Thank-you, Soosalah!

.. and I feel like I could learn a lot from you but haven't taken the time. No worries.

Keep going, friend.

Lofty goals, I have. Going until it stops, I will.

It ain't easy being green....

'I have lofty goals' isn't an interesting sentence to me... so it became Yoda... unintentionally... at first.

Newsvine Videographers group

Count me in Viki. May be a sleeping member with an occasional slumber-up:-)

I'm in too - I only have video on my CoolPix, but it'll do.

Great. May mobilise me to start using my CoolPix again a bit more.

Without your group my group (Gates of Eden) would have less traffic then it does.

I'm very glad to hear that, caltha. Thank you for bringing it up.

Thanks David. And for the congratulatory article, too.

Thanks, Jack. I'm happy to be in the ranks as you.. well, sort of, you're a much better journalist than I.

Ben:

Aw shucks, let's keep this about what a great photog you are!

Thanks, bitemore. I do hope that folks see that group administration is important, not only to keep things neat and tidy, but that groups can be used to organize and accomplish tasks that might not otherwise be possible.

A good local beer please! I haven't had one of those in awhile.

Thanks bore-head, keep those fisherman articles coming.

Hey mther, thank you. As you can see, I haven't gotten to the meet like I said I was going to. I'll get there, really!

Thank you VerbalBarb!

Thank you Holly. And I must thank you for helping contributing to the group!

Much appreciated, Ben. The group has become one of the highlights of my participation here. You certainly deserve all the good words I'm seeing from everyone.

You know, I've always look forward to Friday, especially in this last year, but sometimes, I go, 'I don't want to read all these articles and comments.' Yup, I read every single article... and every single comment, but the group is so well behaved that sometimes I can delay that process for a few days.

I am very lucky to have you in my life-- even if just words on a page!

The same, Dowser, I don't remember going so much out of my way to be friends with someone. :)

Thanks cookin mama!

NV-Photographers is one reason I am still on the vine.

Me too. Thanks PA.

Thanks, Mrs D. I hope I see some more contributions from you, so we can get to know each other a little better.

though I confess photography is only a minor sideline for me.

It's a sideline for me too... I think. It'd be great to work for National Geographic - their photographers go through absolute hell to get their images and spend most of their time alone, independently using their own resources in foreign places. I've always had a sort of love affair with this lifestyle. However, I feel like there's something else for me... photography may turn out to be nothing, like the time I took up calligraphy.