March 2021

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GoldToken's Monthly News


  • New Profile Tokens!

Our graphics team has been hard at work! Here are some new Profile Tokens to celebrate Mothering Sunday and St. Patrick's Day.

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Wishing you much luck and tons of fun!

--heyred72


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In this month's newsletter, we have:
Bulletpl Birthdays & Special Announcements
Bulletpl 1st Stop Information
Bulletpl Photozone Competition
Bulletpl Discussion Boards in the Spotlight
Bulletpl Australia's Amazing Attributes
Bulletpl Photo Album of the Month
Bulletpl Game Of The Month
Bulletpl Best Recipe Contest
Bulletpl Pony Up!
Bulletpl Up Front & Personal
Bulletpl Contest of the Month
Bulletpl Caption Contest
Bulletpl Icon Mania!
Bulletpl Shout Out!
Bulletpl Olympic News



Birthday cakeBirthdays & Special AnnouncementsOffering gift

-- Happy Birthday to MM David littlefair XI on March 1st! - From The Word O'Rama Club,The Classic TV & Music Club ,The Friendship Club, The Prime Time TV Club, The He's Alive Club, The Scoop's Castle Club and The Daily Laugh Club - Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to Kiki on March 3rd! - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Solway Firth on March 5th! - From The Classic TV & Music Club Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to marshagee on March 6th! - From The What's Cookin' Club, The Word O'Rama Club, The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club & { Club } - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to jessaroo on March 6th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Kat on March 6th! - From The Friendship Club, The Daily Laugh Club and from your sister wldndn - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to bookfox on March 9th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club The Friendship Club and The Daily Laugh Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to nasher on March 9th! Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to stormy rebel on March 9th! - From The Scoop's Castle Club, The Lisa's Teddy Bear Picnic Club & The Wolf Pack Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Trsm149 on March 9th! - From The Friendship Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Catalinn on March 11th! - Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to faith64 on March 11th! - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Jaybar on March 12th! - Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to jamchug on March 14th! - Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to wldndn on March 14th! - From The Prime Time TV Club and your sister Kat Happy Birthday Sis!! I love you!! - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Wild Horse on March 20st! - From The Wolf Pack Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Fieryvelvet on March 21st! - From The Prime Time TV Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Man of Steel on March 23rd! - From The Pork Chop Club & your wife B*Elanna! - Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to sparkles43 on March 24th! - From The Word O'Rama Club and The Prime Time TV Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to Cherie on March 26th! - From The Word O'Rama Club and The Scoop's Castle Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to mickeymouse on March 27th! - From The Monkeytyper's Gaming Paradise Club, The Scoop's Castle Club, THE CLUB,The Pork Chop Club & The Friendship Club - Offering flower
-- Happy Birthday to denboy on March 28th! - Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to WereWolf on March 30th! - From The Wolf Pack Club - Offering gift
-- Happy Birthday to Angelena on March 31st! - From The He's Alive Club,The Classic TV & Music Club , The Prime Time TV Club and The Daily Laugh Club - Offering flower


Anniversary & Other Wishes:

-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to Buddha and his wife Bride Groom on March 7th! - Offering gift
-- Happy Wedding Anniversary to dixiegal47 on March 12th from The Word O'Rama Club - Offering flower

* If you would like to announce any birthdays, anniversaries or other special events coming up for next month, please send GoldToken's Newshound a message before the 25th of this month, so we can give them a shout out in next month's newsletter! (Please keep all announcements upcoming and not belated. Announcements submitted after the newsletter is published, cannot be put in after the fact, we're sorry!)



1st Stop Information
Site tips and helpful tools

I'm trying to upload a photo. Why do I keep getting an error message?

Error messages during photo uploads are almost always caused by the image being oversized. Different images taken with a camera using consistent settings can still have different file sizes because variation in the image affects file compression. Try resizing your image using a program like "Paint".


* If you have a question about a site tip or helpful tool you would like answered next month, please send GoldToken's Newshound a message before the 25th of this month.



Photozone Competition
Brought to you by: Photozone Zepher


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Macro Photography Contest

Come join GoldToken's Macro Photography Contest by posting your related image, with a title, on the Photozone board. A new image will be revealed every 2 weeks. You will have 2 weeks to post your image before it's closed to reveal the next image. A poll will be posted for voting after the image is closed.
Win the most entries at the end of a year and collect a set of LIGHTBOX Macro Photography Cards!
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To post your image you can visit the Photozone discussion board. To see each image that is open, check out Photozone Zepher's Album titled Macro Photography Contest.
This is our open image until March 10th, titled "What's in your pocket" Good luck

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Anyone submitting an image in March will receive an Anniversary Token. Winners receive Photozone tokens.




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Brought to you by: LittleTree

  • GoldToken Help - Not sure where to go to find answers related to troubleshooting site related issues? Puzzled Or maybe you just have questions, in general, regarding wiki and link code. You may find answers to your technology problems on this board. Most answers are provided by our players, many of whom have some in-depth knowledge as to what you may/may not be experiencing. Check this board out if you're experiencing any difficulties in navigating or having other site related issues.

  • The Mental Ward - A discussion board and special home for those most "committed" players. NO WORRIES here about how you post as it all makes sense to those who subscribe to this board. Dizzy Love green jello? Jello Then you'd love it here! They're all nuts about green jello and would welcome you with open arms (unless they're in a strait jacket). So if you're feeling kinda out of it, check out this board and you will feel right at home! They'll see to it! 300 LOL's!

Other boards for your entertainment:

Caption Humor
Crafters' Fair
Cutting Board
General Chat
Jest for Puns
Jokes Board
TerryS's Contest Announcements
Paraprosdokian Sentences
Photozone
Photo Album Contest
Poetry Corner
Polls
Pony Up!

Word Of The Week


Australia's Amazing Attributes
Brought to you by: restivo46

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A woomera is a wooden Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device. Similar to an atlatl, it serves as an extension of the human arm, enabling a spear to travel at a greater speed and force than possible with only the arm.
The word "woomera" comes from the Dharug language of the Eora people of the Sydney basin. The name was adopted for the town of Woomera, South Australia, founded in 1947 as the home of the Anglo-Australian Long Range Weapons Establishment, also known as the "Woomera Rocket Range" and now called RAAF Woomera Range Complex.
The woomera is 2 to 3 feet (61 to 91 cm) in length. One end is 3 inches (8 cm) wide and possessing a hollow, curved cross-section not unlike an airfoil, while the other is more pointed and has a hook. Some woomera were traditionally decorated with incised or painted designs that indicated belonging to a particular linguistic group that it may be returned to if found abandoned.
Records show that the implement began to be used about 5,000 years ago, although the Mungo Man remains from at least 43,000 years ago show severe osteoarthritis in the right elbow associated with the use of a woomera. It is still used today in some remote areas of Australia. Like spears and boomerangs, woomeras were traditionally used only by men. Some woomeras, especially those used in the central and western Australian deserts, were multi-purpose tools. Often shaped like long narrow bowls, they could be used for carrying water-soaked vegetable matter (which would not spill and could later be sucked for its moisture) as well as small food items such as little lizards or seeds. Many woomeras had a sharp stone cutting edge called a tula adze attached to the end of the handle with black gum from the triodia plant. This sharp tool had many uses, such as cutting up game or other food and wood. It is supposed that the woomera could be used as a shield for protection against spears and boomerangs. The woomera is held in one hand while the other hand places the butt of the spear on the woomera's hook; the hollow curved shape facilitates this alignment without looking. The woomera effectively lengthens the thrower's arm, greatly increasing the velocity of the spear. Correcting for the game animal's lateral dodging is accomplished by tilting the wing-shape woomera during the throw for last-second corrections. The kinetic energy of a spear launched from a woomera has been calculated as four times that of an arrow launched from a compound bow.
Different aboriginal groups had different shapes and styles of woomera. For example, the woomera of the central desert tend to be very wide and slightly bowl shaped where as those of the Kimberley are flat long and narrow.





Photo Album of the Month
Brought to you by: ladyvic

The February theme was:
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The winner is: **YANKEE ROSE*JR FRANK PAB's Album CongratulationsHigh five Watch for your tokens coming soon!

2nd place goes to: JanuarySnowAngel's Album titled Gypsy Vanner Horses - Flowing Manes and Stylish Mustaches
Great Album! If you've never seen a horse with a mustache, check out her album! Way to go!!

The March theme is:
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Everyone that enters an album wins an anniversary token and the winner wins a Photo Album token!
So put your album together and post it on the Photo Album Contest board.

Please let me know if you need any help
ladyvic




Game Of The Month

March's game of the month is Four In A Row! Join us in a fun Double Elimination Tournament by signing up today for The Game of the Month - Mar 2021 - Four In A Row Tournament! Have fun

In this classic game, played on an 8 x 8 grid, the object is to get four or more of your pieces in a row either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, while preventing your opponent from doing the same. See the Rules of Four In a Row for more information.


We hope you enjoy it!



Club ~VS~ Club Tournament Of The Month

Watch the discussion board in The Site Wide Club vs Club Tournament Club for details on upcoming tournaments!



Best Recipe Contest

February's winner is: Old Fashioned New England Clam Chowder


Ingredients
1 can 51 ounce Chopped Ocean Clams
1 med onion diced
4 potatoes, diced
3 Tbsp. Butter
Salt & Pepper
5 strips of bacon cut into 3/8" vertical smaller strips
3/4 C. Flour
3 C. 1/2 & 1/2
2 Tbsp. Chopped Parsley
1 or 2 Bay Leaves

Directions
Drain clams and reserve juice
Sauté bacon in large, heavy pot, when done remove, cool and set aside.
Sauté onions and then add back the bacon. Add the diced potatoes, reserved juice and bay leaves.
Simmer til potatoes are tender.
Stir the flour into the 1/2 & 1/2 and slowly add this to the pot. Continue to stir until thicker.
Add parsley and salt & pepper to taste. Add clams and cook for a minute or so. Turn off burner. Stir and serve.
Ladle into soup bowl and put a pat of butter on top. Enjoy!!

GoldToken's GreenEyedLady will receive a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Silver and Wood members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Please send a big Congratulations to GreenEyedLady! Dancing

March's recipe contest is: "One-Pot Meals". The winner will be given a "one time" access to the entire list of site icons, and can select any one that is not currently being used by another player, regardless of membership level (Guests, Wood and Silver members can keep the icon for 1 year!). Rules:
  • Entries must be posted by the recipe guardian/creator on the Cutting Board DB.
  • Recipe must be original and have never been posted on the Cutting Board DB before. (Note: Recipes you have altered to suit and have used are ok.)

In addition, everyone who posts a recipe for March's contest will be awarded a random 21st Anniversary token and winners will receive one of our new Cutting Board tokens.



Pony Up!
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Good Luck February brought cold SHIVERING chills, as the groundhog predicted, across many of our players' paths but the fun didn't stop at the Pony Up! board! We had a lot of voting contests, giving even more players chances to win. Bonus tokens have been given out in addition to the board's regular tokens and they look great on players' profiles. Winners may also get a chance to have their name, in honor, on the board and golderos Golderos, so tick the "subscribe" box on the Pony Up! discussion board and join us!

Who guessed correctly in our contest "What Do You Think the Squirrel Do Here at GoldToken?" While we voted on our favorite entry, they were all winners in their guesses and varied in all their answers. Some of the entries were quite humorous and made us chuckle. Laughing Our favorite entry, by vote, was z71cat with her entry of: In just one word...EVERYTHING !! with Bullets9mm They brighten up my day and make me smile !! in second place. I'm sure the squirrels are smiling when they read this. Good Job!! A big Flowery Thank you to all who entered! High five So don't forget to drop by and vote for YOUR favorite entry in these contests. Happy St Pat's Day!

February Winners (unknown photo)
jklh - Pictionary
HeartOnFire - And Your Problem Is? Caption contest
**Lover of Darkness** - Is That So?
JanuarySnowAngel - It's Not Unusual
jklh - It's Not Unusual
fatdaddy - Story Master
Kat - Story Master - Second place for a second place token
HeartOnFire - Oldies Are Goodies
z71cat - Squirrels!
squiggy2 - What in the World?



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Up front & personal
Interview by: laura lee

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We would like to say Thank you to Eriisa for letting us step into their personal life for a bit.

1. What brought you to GoldToken, and how'd you choose your name for GT?
  • I was playing on another site that was closing down, Resign and came here with others in 2003 (but left for a short time and returned in 2007) WooHoo!!

2. What interests you most on GT? Do you have a favorite game?
  • I like the family feeling on here. My favorite game is 1,4,5 Senet

3. What state or country do you reside in? What do you think tourists should definitely see?
  • I currently live in Texas, USA. I love nature so that leaves a lot to see in the US. Myself, I have seeing the Grand Canyon still on my bucket list.

4. What hobbies do you have?
  • I'm an avid book reader! Book I have the Amazon Kindle Unlimited account and find myself reading on my tablet a good 9 hours plus a day. I also have an Audible account so I can listen to my books while I'm doing something else. Clean Sweep

5. Children? Grandchildren?
  • I have 4 grown children in their 40's.Twinkly blue horseTwinkly Pink HorseTwinkly blue horseTwinkly Pink Horse And 4 grandchildren. Small Yellow HorseSmall Green HorseSmall Yellow HorseSmall Green Horse

6. Do you work? What kind of work do/did you do?
  • I'm retired now, which gives me all those reading hours. LOL I say I am also a home careworker for my 80 year old husband. Nurse I mostly worked in Customer Service in different areas.

7. Any pets?
  • I have 2 cats. A 7yo muddled calico, and a 3yo all black no white anywhere. Yellow catBrown cat

8. Are you under 30?___ 30 to 50? ___ or over 50? Male or Female?
  • I'm a happy 63yo female Twinkly Pink Horse

9. What's the farthest you've been from home?
  • In 2010, My hubby and I took a Caribbean cruise, Ship so I guess the farthest was Roatan. We visited Jamaica and Mexico too.

10. If you could be anywhere right now, where would that be?
  • That is a toss up. I'd like to be in North Carolina near the kids, but I do love Texas. I miss being near the ocean. Sailboat
  • I grew up in Florida and was always near the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean. Then again I love the mountains too. I was born in mid-state New Hampshire and lived near a lake in the mountain. (see? water again)

11. Favorite season?
  • The fall. Love the trees Autumn Tree changing colors and the cool crisp air.

12. Favorite movie? Favorite TV show?
  • Movie: Ghost TV show,Ghost any Star Trek series(unknown photo) UFO

13. If you could meet anyone (living or dead) in the world, who would it be?
  • I wish everyone on GT could have a gathering so I could meet all these wonderful people that I have known for some 20 years.


If there are any questions you would like to see asked in future interviews, please let us know.
Laura
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Contest of the Month

Best Club Banner

Enter GoldToken's Club Banner Contest! The winning banner will be given one full year to run! All entries will rotate with the other banners on top of player game sheets for 30 days from the day they are added to the system. The entry deadline is March 31, 2021. A site-wide poll will be posted for voting on April 1st. To enter, post a new, never before seen 800x90 or 200x200 pixel club banner on the Club Presidents DB along with the club number. Have fun

All top banners must be exactly 90 pixels high so the page does not bump up and down as each page loads.


Having trouble creating your own banners or lack a photo editing program? Try one of the free services on the net that offers free banner creation. Free banners created using these systems can be incredible and very professional. Here are a few links to sites that provide this service, however, you you might wish to find others more suited to your taste and abilities by Googling "Free Banners". Thumbs up Then it is just a matter of uploading your banner to your account's Banner system.

2 http://www.bannerfans.com/banner_maker.php <----my personal favorite
2 http://www.123-banner.com/
2 http://www.addesigner.com/
2 http://www.puresilvabannermaker.com/



Caption Contest

The Caption Contest winner for the February, 2021, newsletter is Lil Red with:

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Squirrel Security 24-7 Your nuts are safe with us.

Congratulations Lil Red!
 

To enter March's Caption Contest, click on the link and post your best caption. (unknown photo)
The winner will be chosen by our news team, given 5 Golderos and announced in next month's newsletter.



Icon Mania!
Brought to you by: GoldToken's Icon Fairy

Check out the St. Patrick's Day icons in column 4 on the Name Icons Info page! You can request one for your profile on the Icon Mania discussion board. More Spring icons will be posted soon. Thumbs up



SHOUT OUT!
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Shout Out! to chessbro from Nottingham, UK, member since 2010 and a very proficient player of Backgammon with stats to show it! We love all the various places you've shared with us in your photo album; it's like being a tourist and enabling us to be there right along with you! Thank you for sharing them with us chessbro and thank you for being such a faithful member of GoldToken! We're glad you're part of our GoldToken family! Group hug
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Shout Out! to nightingale from Arkansas, a GoldToken member since 2007 who loves her Triple Shake and Dice Dots games! Sandy is a nurse and we love her positive quotes on her profile page! Very nice profile picture, Sandy; it's always nice to see whom we're playing! Thank you for your continued loyalty to GoldToken nightingale and we're so glad you're a part of our GoldToken family! Group hug
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Shout Out! to robin50 from Hatfield, Pa., formerly "a southern girl from North Carolina" and a GoldToken member since 2010. Thank you for sharing your family pictures with us, it tells quite a story of your life and looks like a very enjoyable life! Your pictures of "We Will Never Forget" are also beautiful and very inspiring; we love that you also shared those with us. Thank you for your commitment to GoldToken robin50and we're so glad you're a part of our GoldToken family! Group hug
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Players randomly chosen for the Shout Out! section will receive one of the following tokens from GoldToken.
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Brought to you by: GoldToken's Olympic Presidents

Trumpet player right Olympic Winners! A big congratulations to these players & their clubs! Trumpet player left


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The Chinese Checkers Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Chinese Checkers
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics nisqually Memorial Clubferdi
SilverThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial ClubPatico
BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics mail2owl Memorial Clubozallan

The Lower Division of the Rummikub Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Rummikub
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics blackangus Memorial ClubLyndiLoo
SilverThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial Clubcindygal
BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics mail2owl Memorial ClubBig Giant Head

The Mahjong Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Mahjong
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics blackangus Memorial ClubKjelle
Silver & BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial Clubcindygal
Silver & BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics blackangus Memorial ClubDavidJ

The Outbreak Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Outbreak
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics Cheetah Memorial ClubThe Viking
SilverThe 2020 Summer Olympics Cheetah Memorial ClubJon *the return*
BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial ClubMBAfriend


The Upper Division of the Salvo Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 2 Tournament
Salvo
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial Clubsteve111
SilverThe 2020 Summer Olympics nisqually Memorial ClubNukkle Dragger
BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics mail2owl Memorial ClubHenryJaimes

The Hangman Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Hangman
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics nisqually Memorial ClubRoad Runner
SilverThe 2020 Summer Olympics MountainMist Memorial ClubLew
BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics nisqually Memorial ClubBuddha


The Upper Division of the Nackgammon (3 Point) Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Group 1 Tournament
Nackgammon (3 Point)
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics blackangus Memorial Clubkruntessa
Silver & BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics Cheetah Memorial Clubcmacker
Silver & BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial Clubloudpedal

The Small Outbreak Competition in The 2020 Summer Olympics Mystery Games Tournament
Small Outbreak
GoldThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial Clubwallywalter
SilverThe 2020 Summer Olympics blackangus Memorial ClubTrueIndian
BronzeThe 2020 Summer Olympics smiler5 Memorial ClubMBAfriend

Competitions are published when gold, silver & bronze winners have been determined



Wanted

  • Do you have a special story, poem or testimonial you would like to share? How about some club news, announcements or any other special events? Then don't delay, send GoldToken's Newshound your submissions today! We look forward to hearing from you! Smiling
** (Please note: All submissions are added on a first come first serve basis.) **

Did you find the hidden coin in the newsletter (unknown photo)? Our winner last month was { Player }. Congratulations to her for spotting it and being the first to send a message to GoldToken's Newshound. We would like to give everyone a chance to play this fun game and win 5 Golderos,so you will only be eligible to win the Coin Hunt once every six months.


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