Friends Near and Afar, Letters we Share and Cherish.
For real, it's out there in the SLOWLY users list. Honest.
Publishing it, mostly because it's so extreme (in length and demands from potential penpal candidates) that it serves as a good Ice Breaker - give a chuckle, and then let's talk about why we need a good About Me, and how to craft one. (That part comes later in this post)
I had commented on zer0foxweregiven's original post at Reddit, and was very pleased to see the very detailed report of her experience.
A new SLOWLY user, only two weeks in, zer0fox has received a lof of junk mail – and I fear that is happening with many other people too.
It deserved to appear here in our SLOWLY-themed blog, and receive more attention, readers. So here it is.
Everyone has some personal method or preferences when using apps and computer software. Your favourite device type also influences what you do and how productive the work is.
Fellow user DioRemTW created a new discussion topic in our SubReddit for the SLOWLY app here. And it has interesting content, various people commenting and sharing their own preferences, methods, etc.
A bit earlier today I received a Chat message here on Reddit from a user who owns a very rare stamp, asking me for some suggestions on how we could set some boundaries for sharing these.
I responded and will post the text here for discussion, as well as an anonymized version of their message to me.
It's been 9 months since I posted the Full Release announcement topic on Reddit, here -– and we have added many, many new SLOWLY users who are getting into the fun; of enjoying the SLOWLY stamps and chasing, collecting them.
As of this morning, the total number of Slowly Stamps is up to 994 -– just 6 away from 1,000.
As a new Halloween 2021 stamp is likely to come this week, the 1,000 mark will be likely reached by November 1st.
I had commented on BinibiningRegina's original post at Reddit, and was very pleased to see the high quality of her content. And it deserved to appear here in our SLOWLY-themed blog, and receive more attention, readers. So here it is.
...which is about the Austrian National Flag issue, due at this time as their national day is coming soon, October 26.
Except, there is no image to be seen.
You can get the stamp, sure, if you are on Austrian territory, but my pen pals in the region informed me of an oddity.
A special page that allows anyone interested in creating their own custom stamp – and they will allow you to select the style, the quantity, the image used and how it's cropped, etc.
By the way – we can still enjoy that and create something on screen, take a snapshot and save it. Without ANY expense, without completing the order at all.
Like I did for the Banner image above. Which shows my own Avatar, Spring 2020, blue Cycling jersey edition. 😎 Details below...
To S., a friend from Czech Republic. A good correspondent, active collectionist of Slowly stamps, who I was fortunate to meet via the app. We alo share a love for Economics and understanding how things work.
Sent on October 21st, 2021 — Letter below was lightly edited to remove personal references and portions we don't want to share in public.
...which is how some excellent ideas for Blog posts come to fruition. We had a user post a snapshot of the coveted 'First Bucket of Gold' SLOWLY stamp, which they had just conquered.