Hey everyone, I wanted to say that I really appreciate some of the feedback recently. I honesty have been pretty wound up with getting many of the new website features built and working that I think I have forgotten at times to focus on the human side of things. I just wanted to let you know that I will make sure to balance the two much better in the future. I know that often times I may seem distracted on things due to certain behin the scenes issues (We have had some server issues that affected speed but as I work them out something always pops up!).

That aside I am glad that some of our most trusted members have reminded me of the day to day goings on and how I may be able to help. To that end we are going to roll out some features for some members that will 'wild' threads to be identified earlier and locked down until I am able to review them. We may even have a very select few members that will moderate in a broader sense. My goal always has been to make this site home for each and every member and with your help we can continue that into the future .

So if things have been good from your perspective I am very happy and I hope that things only get better . If you were or have had any issues I want to promise you that I am here and will do everything I can to help! Again we have a few things brewing that I hope will elevate the sense of commmunity even higher.

Thank you for your membership and friendship to those I have met and become friends with here on the site.

Always,
Captain Ewok (the little furry dude!)

Captain Ewok,

We can never thank you enough for doing a wonderful job in keeping VJ. It's our pleasure to be a part of this growing community. It's been of great help with the whole visa processing and the likes. Here is where we met friends and here is where we were educated and learned a lot. Thank you, thank you! Even if we reached the end of this visa journey, we will remain a member to help out others who are about to begin their own life's journey.

More power to VISA JOURNEY!

David and Mae

this is a great site already so thanks for doing a great job.

i dont know what i would do without VJ.

Thank you, Captain

If VJ wasn't so wonderful, most of us would'nt be so addicted to it. Indeed a powerful weapon in fighting the immigration giant, and I say God bless it !
May Captain Ewok forever wear the badge of distinction .

Thank you for all the efforts put into making this such a good place for not only gathering information but enjoying friends.

I would like to echo these sentiments entirely. It's easy in the rush of debate about site issues that we have had, to both imply that the Captain has not been effective or hard working (neither of which are the case) or that the site has fundamental problems which are not being addressed (which is also not the case).

Indeed, it is only BECAUSE the site has been so well managed and the Captain so responsive to our needs, that we actually have a community at all within which occasional issues are then bound to occur.

Whether here to find help or to give it, or just to mix with those who are similarly sea sick on the voyage, we all owe the Captain a debt of thanks for the hard work, and tolerance, that Visa Journey takes!

Thank you Captain Ewok, this is an awesome place to be while going thru this visa process for all the information and support we get. What would we do without VJ?

Thanks so much again, I really appreciate all your hard work!

Well said, Andy. I agree entirely. M.

Thank you, Capt!

Capt...

I know it's in the Beta stage but the My Portal section is petty cool. Can't wait to see what else you come up with in developing that... Oh, I also like the cool little flag that shows up when you select the Non-US Citizen's country of origin.

You rock!!!

Sheriff Uling

Looks like you found the egg first .

Can you enlighten us? I don't understand where this portal section is....

My Assistant.

Oh cool, I love it! Especially the news stories, that's great. 'Cept I still can't find that easter egg...

ha ha.. at least I am the number 1 member!
Of my own group. But still, what an achievement!

I am not sure if you are being sarcastic or not but I will answer your question...

It is not an actual Easter Egg ... you know on some DVDs you can press a certain code and some bonus feature that they have hidden will pop up ......

the My Portal thing is an EAster Egg that Captain Ewok had hidden for someone to find...

I was being sarcastic, but only because I figured out from other posts that it wasn't a real easter egg and that the portal must be it. I did think at first that there was some kind of VJ treasure hunt going on!

I never knew that about DVDs either. Thanks for explaining - I've been pretty confused all day...DVDs, easter eggs, portals, huh?

You'll find Easter eggs in software too - Microsoft has them.. do a google on them .. (lots of games have them as well...a kind of practical joke by programmers)...

Gotta love progammer humor.

How did I never know this?

I figured you were

Hi Capt. Ewok, one word to express my gratitude of this site: it's orgasmic!!! We just got good news about our own road (at the minute got off the phone with my hubby) and want to immediately express it here. I think it's the right place!!! Without this site and some of it's members, especially aussiewhench (no you dear bright and generous friend, we do not forget you), and ziggy, yourself, as other memebers who are special to our hearts. I was new here and learned the hard way how things work, from this level as numbers we are in the eyes of the process, i found here the humanity we need to remember we are a part of!...Our hats to you!!!

I dunno about THAT but it is a neat feature!

I was reading the "Oh VJ" thread started by LisaD. So now I know why you said that I found the egg first. "Go Sheriff... It's your birthday..." That was me singing and dancing. LOL!

Thanks . Congrats as well!!

Captain, I am the one who can't thank VJ enough for all the help given. If it weren't for the members of this site I think we'd have gotten lost somewhere in our journey.

Luis and I had a smooth journey thanks for all the wonderful information on this site!

I'll keep trying to support and help others after me, and my journey is not yet over so I'll continue to rely on VJ as well!

Btw, I LOVE the portal!

Laura, you are FAR from the only one...I know I myself can say just the same about VJ and so many others too.... it's just GREAT isn't it? M.

Captain Ewok,


Thank you so very much for the VJ website! This site has been so helpful to us. Keep up the good work Captain.


Shanon

I love this site! Now all it needs is a virtual espresso maker and I'd stay logged in even longer than I do now!

Thanks for the site and all your hard work!

ops! my hubby told me i should've use another term!...but still i think here it goes like the russian mountains: up and down and then up! lol

Many thanks, i'll keep the Congrats for when everything will be done!

Being a new member I can honestly say that i was welcomed here like I was family.
Thank you all

Captain Ewok,

You have done an excellent job with the forum.

CB