posted April 13, 2007 09:15 AM              

Possibly some of you know already, but for those who don't: I've just discovered that Astrodienst has its own astrology forum now! It seems that it's been online for a few weeks only, but has been very active from the start, lots of interesting stuff to discover! They even have separate sections for different languages.

posted April 13, 2007 02:48 PM              

Nice to see you again! I am just discovering the Astro.com forum: there are a LOT of posters over there: http://forum.astro.com/cgi/forum.cgi

Linking,

posted April 13, 2007 02:49 PM            

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Sun in Libra
Moon in Cancer
Jupiter in Cancer
Venus in Virgo
Mars in Cancer
Ascendant in Cancer

posted April 13, 2007 08:42 PM            

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P.S. Tim, nice to know there's a face to the name!

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posted April 13, 2007 08:53 PM              

No there is no picture of Tim over at Astrodienst. I just realized that my above post was probably a bit misleading, part 1 (about the Astrodienst forum) and part 2 (concerning Tim) are in no way related.

posted April 14, 2007 12:32 PM              

Newbie tracked me down! And in my other life! I am always interested in helping people develop their skills and become who they want to be. So I do some free astrology, because I think basic astrology is a gift to the world.

I also think the ability to communicate our thoughts, hopes, and dreams is very important and easily learned. So I have put together a few DVD systems to help us go from no ideas to a great speech, and to become masters of movement on the stage. Like my astrology, the steps to building speaking skills are clearly laid out and very easily grasped...and my picture and videos of me speaking are there! http://www.powervoices.com
(Click on the "Products" link)

In the flesh,

posted April 14, 2007 02:08 PM              

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Is there a pic of Tim over there??? Enquiring minds want to know

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I admit it.....I went over to Astrodienst to see if I could find the picture, lol Glad I wasn't the only one.

posted April 14, 2007 11:49 PM              

I give the credit to the 3rd house salesman in me!

Selling dreams, (reasonably priced! )

posted April 14, 2007 11:50 PM              

Thanks for the kudos!

Thanking,

posted April 15, 2007 03:32 AM              

1. It is very enlightening as many of the members are quite experienced with astrology.

2. Moderators are very good in the sense that they quickly move the topics to the relevant location.

3. Many scientists, skeptical as well as supportive of astrology, share their views.

4. It is very dry. Rarely did I see the kind of heartfelt emotion that is common to LindaLand.

5. Response to a post is 50% less than LindaLand.

I posted a few messages but I find that it is better to just read that forum for knowledge than interact.

posted April 17, 2007 09:56 AM              

I assume that the moderators/administrators at Astrodienst (or at least some of them) are not native speakers of English, and it's not always easy to get the nuances right in a foreign language, even if one knows the grammar. Perhaps this is one of the reasons their message to you may have come across as "rude" or "uptight". Besides, Swiss and German people tend to not be as "friendly" as Americans, for instance, and may come across as a bit dry or moralistic at times, even when no harm may be intended (I ought to know - and I've certainly been guilty of it myself at times...).

If you don't mind telling me, I'm curious to know what the avatar was that they complained about .