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mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Profile Review Posted: 6/27/2009 9:35:50 AM
Lennie, Right off the bat I'd say you want to get a face picture with you smiling as a primary photo. It's amazing how effective a smiling face is. Next I would completely change the interests section. Sounds rather negative and you should really use that area to list your interests. If you put commas between them they will be searchable so someone looking for what you enjoy will be able to find you in a search. Use the format - interest, interest, interest.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Please review my profile. Posted: 6/27/2009 9:32:19 AM
And people who are not miserable all the time. This sounds kind of negative so I would try to rephrase it to make it positive. You don't want to include anything in your profile that is negative. Try something like "and people who are positive/happy, basically the opposite of miserable. To say you are looking for positive people sounds better than to say you don't want to meet negative people.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Please review my profile. Posted: 6/27/2009 9:29:16 AM
Neil, I don't think it looks bad but you have some misspelled words. I would suggest copying and pasting your profile in to something like Word and running spell check. You're missing a couple of ' in your profile including one in your title. I would suggest changing your primary picture. The one of you sitting on a bench by a tiled wall shows your face better and has a bit of a smile. POF has thumbnails everywhere and you really want your primary picture to stand out so the bigger the face and the bigger the smile the better. You might also want to talk about the kind of person you're looking for a little more. I wish I could go back to your profile without loosing what I'm typing here. You mention the kind of person you're looking for more as a group of people rather than a single person if that makes any sense. I'd try to rephrase it so it looks like you're looking for one specific person. Hope this helps.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Camping tips and recipes Posted: 6/27/2009 9:17:29 AM
mavcomart, Thanks for the tips. Sounds like you're more backpacking than camping. I do a little of each myself and my approach is quite different for each. I have a folding saw that works pretty good. I also picked up a chain saw this year (not a gas powered deal but something that comes in a tin with two handles). I haven't tried it yet. I have a microfilter for backpacking that can either attach to water bottles or bladders/resevoirs used in hydration and other packs. I generally pack in a bunch of water anyway.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Camping tips and recipes Posted: 6/27/2009 9:12:13 AM
yna6, They sell 5 gallon "solar" showers. They're palstic "bags" if you will that are black on one side and have a hose. You place it in the sun then hang it when the water get's hot. It's supposed to get to something like 100 to 130 degrees. I have one but I don't use it. I thought it would be good for hot water for washing faces, dishes, etc.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Camping tips and recipes Posted: 6/27/2009 9:09:33 AM
TooShadows, I was just wondering about your potatos. Do you poke holes in them before wrapping them in the aluminum foil? I would think you might but if they're cooking over night I can see where you might not have to. I saw a website where the guy said he cut them in half so they would cook faster.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Profile Review Request Posted: 6/27/2009 8:54:28 AM
ron5000 is absolutely right. I took a quick peak and you do have interests but there is nothing to the body of your profile. You have way more information in first date.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Camping tips and recipes Posted: 6/27/2009 8:22:06 AM
My collapsable water jug stays under a dining canopy with a towel over it so not only is it in the shade but it's also covered. That is a great tip though. I've seen so many of them sitting in the sun and I can't imagine anyone wanting to drink water out of them. I like to marinated my meats by vaccum sealing them and freezing them. I tend to carry more frozen food than anything else in my cooler. I also rarely put loose ice in my cooler. I have a bunch of those water bottles that I use instead. I freeze them and reuse them over and over as it's not adviseable to drink water out of cheap plastic once it's been frozen. The potato tip is a good one. Never thought of that. I see a lot of mention about the cast-iron dutch ovens but I would never carry one. It's just to big and heavy for me. I don't really care for most of the recipes that call for them anyway. I carry a cast iron pan though. I do quite a bit of cooking on it. I also have some cast iron pie irons. Those come in handy for a lot of things. One of my favorites is making apple pies with 2 slices of bread, some apple pie filling and a little cinnamon. I use a percolator and filter for my coffee so I don't really get grounds in my cup. When I'm backpacking I will take my Jet Boil with the coffee press. That works pretty good. Alot of the places I camp have a fire ring with a grate at one end. Unfortunately the grate is generally so warped that it sags really bad in the middle. My cast iron pan gives me a level cooking surface. I like to put some wood under the grate and then charcoal over the top of the wood. This get's the charcoal as high as possible so I can get the pan very close to the heat source heating it up quicker. When I'm done cooking I will put a stock pot over the rest of the charcoal/wood so I can heat water to wash dishes. I have two dishpans and I use those spnonges with the scrubby green part on one side that have the dish detergent already in them.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Camping tips and recipes Posted: 6/26/2009 7:35:45 PM
I'd like to see if anyone here has any camping tips and recipes that wouldn't normally be found by doing a search on the Internet. Let's face it, how to waterproof matches just isn't a really good tip. It takes more time and effort than it's worth. If you can't throw a box of matches in your car or under your canoe you're probably backpacking anyway. I'm looking for practicle tips and recipes. An example would be the collapsible water jug tip I picked up. If you've done any camping you've likely seen those 5 gallon jugs that a lot of folks take camping. If you put them on the bench of the picnic table they just roll off. Plus, you have to turn them completely upside down to get any water out of them. If you get one of those plastic milk crates and cut a notch out of one side you can put the entire thing upside down with the spigot sticking through the notch. Now it won't roll off the bench and you don't have to turn it upside down to get water out of the spigot. If you have any tips or recipes to share I hope you will do so.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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No one is talking to me Posted: 6/26/2009 6:39:12 PM
You know...it is good and she never came back to tell us if it's working for her or not. Imagine that. She takes our advice, fixes her profile and bails without telling us how well it's going or not. I think I might just be offended.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Please help me with profile review. Thanks in advance! Posted: 6/26/2009 6:37:07 PM
Taking new pictures is fine but if you change the second one in your profile to your primary I think it will make a world of difference. You should be looking straight at the camera.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Please help me with profile review. Thanks in advance! Posted: 6/26/2009 6:25:15 PM
First off, change up the photo. Try the second one in you profile. Secondly beef up your interests. Are you only interested in 3 things? Can you list what kinds of things you like to do outdoors?

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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My profile Posted: 6/26/2009 6:19:57 PM
You have a lot of words in your profile. Fact is if I'm not going to read it's likely that a lot of women won't either. I'm going to suggest you trim it down to 3 short paragraphs that describe you, the things you like to do and the type of person you would like to meet. You're pictures aren't bad but they aren't great either and there aren't enough of them. Get a dead on, straight picture of your face with a big, toothy smile. Got any friends with digital cameras? Your first date section is a complete no no. Never, ever put in your profile that you aren't sure. Women want a confident man. You need to put something in there. A coffee date isn't a bad idea but say you aren't sure is a very bad idea. Ok, my chops just came out of the pan so if you want to work on it a bit I would be happy to take another look in a few.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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dont know what I am doin wrong Posted: 6/26/2009 6:13:58 PM
Every woman want's something different. Don't worry about what woman want. Worry about what you want. Paint a picture of yourself, be as accurate as possible. Describe the kinds of things you like to do on your days off. Picture the type of woman you would like to be with and describe that woman.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Please review my profile Posted: 6/26/2009 6:12:01 PM
Can I call you BK? You aren't smiling in your picture and you only have one picture. You list interests in the body of your profile but not in the interests section. Take a look at my profile and look at all the blue links. You want to list your interests in the format of interest, interest, interest. This will make them searchable. You have some errors in grammar which we can get to in a bit but your format is a little off. I would suggest 3 short paragraphs, one for who you are, one for what you like to do (don't list the interest again, they should stay in interests) and one for the kind of person you are looking for.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Am I That Intimidating? Posted: 6/26/2009 6:07:57 PM
If I might chime in. You can't really see your face in your primary picture. POF is a sea of thumbnails and what is likely to stand out is a good face picture with a smile. Your intetests are a little light. You describe yourself and what you like to do but there's not much about the kind of person you're looking to meet. Profile with 3 short paragraphs tend to work best. Although there is some good information in yours it's a bit brief.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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would love to hear comments Posted: 6/26/2009 6:04:30 PM
oh, and try to beef up the interests and definately get rid of all that dead space at the top of the body of your profile.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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would love to hear comments Posted: 6/26/2009 6:03:32 PM
Yoshio, I think I can help you out a bit but let's start with one piece at a time. You have a decent picture but what your really want is a big, toothy smile. The other picture is sideways. You put something in your profile like "who am I?....Get rid of it. You start to describe yourself so you don't need that in there. The working hard part....just say you work, are dedicated, etc. You don't want to put anything negative in your profile. I know I'm being rather general here but honestly, if I see a profile that doesn't have 3 short paragraphs I skip over it. You want to 1) describe yourself 2) what you like to do and 3) what kind of person you are looking for. All in all it's not bad. Just needs some tweaking but I didn't read the whole thing yet. Got any other pictures?

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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dont know what I am doin wrong Posted: 6/26/2009 5:57:29 PM
Les, I'd like to make a couple of suggestions if I may. You do have a picture of your smiling face which is good but it's not a straight on shot. You will really want to be looking at the camera. Got any friend with digital camera? The more pictures the better. You're interests are pretty light. Try to expand on them. Your profile was a little, eh. Try to write 3 short paragraphs that describe you, what you like to do and what kind of person you're looking for. Be as colorful as possible. The stuff about working on your vehicle isn't likely to interest a woman unless she's into that kind of thing.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Last call!.... Posted: 6/25/2009 11:05:16 PM
And if you're looking to meet some hardcore female backpackers I'd post which pack(s) you have and how much it weighs fully loaded. You know those ultralighters...anything approaching 60 lbs or more and they run for the hills.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Last call!.... Posted: 6/25/2009 10:46:29 PM
running, biking, camping, hiking, fishing These should be in your interests. I'm an avid hiker so if I was and intersted woman I might have missed these. Had I seen hiking and camping (I'm an avid camper as well) I would likely have paused to look. I'd add them. Think of all those young ladies that have hiked the AT in the Kittatinny range from the Delaware Water Gap all the way up through High Point that would have loved to chat with you about which part of the AT you'll be hiking and what pack and gear you'll be taking. Ok, so I didn't really see any lovely young laddies until Backpacker site 2 up the mountain from Dunellen creek across from Worthington State Forest but what if they were all over the trail?

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Can you comment on my profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 10:35:16 PM
Yeah, well, it's a good thing I didn't ask for a profile review.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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I wear my sunglasses at night... Posted: 6/25/2009 10:29:33 PM
Can I suggest you expand your profile a bit? I would suggest 3 short paragraphs that tell about you, what you like to do and the kind of person you'd like to meet. I would also add some interests. You might want to also think about using a primary picture that's not, well, leaning.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Last call!.... Posted: 6/25/2009 10:21:16 PM
Well, I could be wrong so I'd ask a lady. I just think the color will make you stand out more.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Can you comment on my profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 10:19:50 PM
Well, I've never seen it before but if you have I'd like to know where. I have no idea what Countrycut means so I can't comment on that. You are correct about rotating the pictures though. An excellent idea.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Review my profile, please; I rarely get responses! Posted: 6/25/2009 10:18:10 PM
I'm guessing Iriewoman78 actually read your profile. Either way she is correct. You don't want to put anything negative in your profile.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Click this topic, then read my profile. Posted: 6/25/2009 10:15:02 PM
Smoochable? Is that what we're calling it now? Hmmm, OK.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Review my profile, please; I rarely get responses! Posted: 6/25/2009 10:13:37 PM
Wow, that's a long profile so I'm not even going to read it. Any chance you can knock it down to 3 short paragraphs. You don't list anything in profession which might be a red flag to some. What's with the interests? Any thing I feel like doing? How is a woman supposed to know if you share common interests? As for picture I would recommend a picture that clearly shows your face smiling.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Last call!.... Posted: 6/25/2009 10:06:19 PM
OK, help me out here. Is it me or do you think the picture in the blue shirt would make a better impression as a primary picture. I think color is almost as important as smile, and remember, we're looking to stand out amongst a sea of thumbnails.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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looking for some one very unique. please help Posted: 6/25/2009 10:01:15 PM
MAHALO - That was it. And here I thought I was going to have to run out and rent "50 First Dates."

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Click this topic, then read my profile. Posted: 6/25/2009 9:57:30 PM
I think your profile is excellent, especially the first date. The only thing I would comment on is that you didn't say anything about the kind of person you would like to meet. And s**t, who isn't into a guy that likes hiking and camping, I mean come on.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Have any idea's? Posted: 6/25/2009 9:48:29 PM
If I may make a suggestion. I would use the second picture in your profile. You can see your face better and it will likely stand out more amongst a sea of thumbnails.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Can you comment on my profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 9:45:15 PM
Can I suggest you use the second picture as your primary one? The red color of your shirt should stand out and you are smiling in that picture as well. I also think it's a straighter looking shot (meaning your head is perfectly straight and not tilted). You might want to try it and see if it makes an impression.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Can you comment on my profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 9:43:07 PM
Feel free to call me dude but I would advise against doing a list type of thing. Although it has worked for me there was a fairly young guy that tried to do the same thing after he saw my profile. Unfortunately he didn't do a very good job and it compeletly back fired on him. My list has been up for a while so anyone who has seen it and then finds another profile like it will likely think that you didn't want to put forth the effort to accurately paint a picture of yourself so you just ripped off someone else. That's not likely going to fair well for you. My advice is to dig deep and find what makes you unique. Use that to set yourself apart. If you let yourself flow on to the page so to speak, that is what is going to make your profile stand out amongst a sea of guys like us trying to find the woman of our dreams. Ok, kinda sappy but what the hell, it's late and I haven't eaten yet.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Can you comment on my profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 9:17:19 PM
Well it sounds good but where do you live? Do you really drive 120 on the Autobahn? I like the swimming and hiking though. Especially the hiking since I'm an avid hiker. To be honest I'm quite surprised that grass, sky and sun were searchable. That mean other people have used those before. I just can't really see how that could be a serious interest. I mean suppose we were buddies out having a beer at a bar. How long could we really talk about sun and sky unless we were smoking grass.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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looking for some one very unique. please help Posted: 6/25/2009 9:02:04 PM
See, I told you she was good. I didn't even think about that Headline thing.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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what's good content for sending the first message to someone? Posted: 6/25/2009 8:59:02 PM
Don't let the Lawyer fool you Paradox. He's a suave guy that has the ladies eating out of the palm of his hand.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Please review profile Posted: 6/25/2009 8:56:33 PM
I'd like to make 3 quick suggestions if I may. Find or take a picture that clearly shows your face smiling and use that as your primary. Cut your profile down to 3 short paragraphs describing you and what you like to do and the kind of person you would like to meet. I would also put some commas in your interests to seperate them. If you take a peak at mine you'll notice that a lot of them appear to be blue links. That's because I seperated them with commas.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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looking for some one very unique. please help Posted: 6/25/2009 8:53:18 PM
OK, dude, not nearly as bad as I thought but you sure weren't kidding when you said "someone very unique". Talk about understatements. I would loose the whole first paragraph but that's just me. You definately show some humor which is good. I would really trim down that whole fist date stuff and lastly I would hang out until the professional lady shows up and polishes up the rest. My only regret is that I forget that phrase they used all the time in "50 First Dates".

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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looking for some one very unique. please help Posted: 6/25/2009 8:45:46 PM
Alright, profile is a little long and the minute I look at it all I can think is OMG, when is the professional lady going to show up and bail me out of this one. The next thing I notice is there is no commas in your interests. You know hiking, stabbing, washing dishes, farting, that kind of thing.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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looking for some one very unique. please help Posted: 6/25/2009 8:43:40 PM
Oh, thank god, I thought you were using the mud picture as your primary. OK, give me a minute here.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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looking for some one very unique. please help Posted: 6/25/2009 8:42:54 PM
Ok, I can't even get to your pictures but that primary looks pretty scary as a thumbnail. And the first thing I noticed on your profile was first date. Are you serious? I mean, aren't you likely to speak to a woman on the phone before you meet her? If that's the case than can't we just say a cup of coffe at a quiet coffee shop?

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Can you comment on my profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 8:40:01 PM
I had no idea I could add sun, grass and sky to my interests. Hmmm, black pepper, remote controls, high thread count sheets, damn girl, you got me thinking now.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Should I change it again? Posted: 6/25/2009 8:38:01 PM
Out of that whole list that's the only thing that looks enticing? I think I'm offended.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Can you comment on my profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 8:30:36 PM
Spelling tip for profiles. Write it in a word processor first, then run spell check, then copy and paste it.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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No one is talking to me Posted: 6/25/2009 8:28:58 PM
Although I respect Mr. Yitshak's opinion I would tend to disagree (respectfully of course). I don't think your interests are overbearing and I tend to place great emphasis on a womans interests. Mine are varied and many. I like to know if I have anything in common with a woman and that she has many interests as well. If you want to see an overbearing list of interests I suggest you check out mine.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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what's good content for sending the first message to someone? Posted: 6/25/2009 8:21:34 PM
From what I understand it happens all the time. I hope it was helpful. You go first will likely offer some good advice as well. I had no idea it wasn't good to talk about my 39 felony warrants and the fact that I'm wanted in 15 states. Who'd-a-thunk it?

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Is this enough/good content for a profile? Posted: 6/25/2009 8:14:01 PM
Oh, thank God you showed up. I was wondering when you were going to get here. This is a job best left to a professional.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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No one is talking to me Posted: 6/25/2009 8:12:25 PM
Well, I think it was mostly the picture she had as her primary. It was the last one in her profile so you really couldn't see her face. The lovely picture that clearly depicts her face was already there, she just need to make it her primary. What a difference.

mrwutzizname

Joined: 10/26/2006

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Should I change it again? Posted: 6/25/2009 8:09:48 PM
Just for the record you did one very important thing right. You put a picture that clearly shows your smiling face as your primary picture. This is crucial on a website that is loaded with a sea of thumbnails. And I'm not just saying that because you like camping too.

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