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05.22.08, 16:54 PM General Topics
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This is pretty funny. I just checked out youbemom, etc., and literally every 10th post or something is all of them congratulating themselves/each other on not sticking with this here regular UB. LOL.Also, it's butt ugly. Just my two cents. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.22.08, 04:54 PM Flag
 

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Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

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LOL, I noticed the same thing! They spend an awful lot of time talking about how it's so much better than UB. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 04:55 PM Flag
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ITTTA! It is so weird too the way they talk about the "goddess" and how she saved them. Geez people - it's a website not the red cross! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 04:56 PM Flag
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still Beta testing, just fyi [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 04:57 PM Flag
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but that has to do with the format right? Not the content [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 04:58 PM Flag
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I'm pretty sketched out by the whole thing. It appears anonymous, but nobody really knows who is getting all of those posts and what server they are being stored on. Also it's not like she's doing it as some sort of good will ambassador, totally just looking to get enough hits so she can generate ad revenue. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 04:58 PM Flag
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that's true. I never really thought about that aspect. Although I have nothing against someone making a buck [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 04:59 PM Flag
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Although she's making that buck by stealing the old UB format. Not very original. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:01 PM Flag
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my guess is that she is or was somehow involved in UB [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:03 PM Flag
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apparently it is a format or template that is commonly used. I don;t think there are any copyrights etc [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:03 PM Flag
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yeah but people seem to be really into it. They are so into it that they keep coming here to recruit! I think it's a cult! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:03 PM Flag
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I think it's weird, insecure people who can't handle change. Creeps me out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:06 PM Flag
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ITA. Good riddance. This place will pick back up in a couple of weeks [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:06 PM Flag
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I'll tell you a good thing about it though. They listen to user complaints and fix them right away and communicate to us. That's nice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:06 PM Flag
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they are fixing things here too though. And no one talks to you in purple text here [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:08 PM Flag
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But they don't do it quickly. How difficult would it be to keep collapsed posts collapsed? This was a problem from Day 1 of the format change. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.22.08, 05:10 PM Flag
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