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Major Forum Upgrade October 20, 2000 Well, the forums are back up and better than ever. I've just performed a complete overhaul and upgraded to the newest version (released about two hours ago), which has scads of new features, not to mention that the "Who's Online" listing actually works now! Make sure to read the full announcement in the forum lobby. Have Fun! Discuss This Article

Poppies.org Somni-Mail Debuts! October 19, 2000 In order to serve our loyal readership better, we are now offering *free* web-based email to all of our users. Now you too can have your very own you@poppies.org email address! Click here to sign up... There was a miscommunication when I signed up for the service, and as a result the banner-ads in the webmail system are mostly for adult sites. I apologize if you find these offensive, and I am working on getting the situation resolved as soon as possible! Discuss This Article

Forum Temporarily Unavailable October 18, 2000 I've had to take the forums offline to prepare the system for an upgrade to the newer version of the forum software. The downtime shouldn't last more than a day, two tops. I need to catalogue all of my coding customizations before the upgrade, so I know which bits of code need to go where once the transition takes place. I'll try to have things up and running again ASAP! Discuss This Article

Gallery Goes Live October 14, 2000 That's right folks, the long-awaited poppies.org gallery is now up and running. Many thanks to both the Izmir Oil and Spice Company and forum member Patcolli for providing many of the photographs that you will find there. If anyone has a garden they want to showcase, feel free to drop me a line and you can have your poppy photographs placed in the user portion of the gallery. Hope you enjoy the photographs; I'm sure there's lots in there already to make most of your jaws drop. Discuss This Article

Poppies.org Wins Award October 13, 2000 Hey neat, it looks like we've won ourselves an award! Poppies.org is the Hedonistic Imperative Golden House-Sparrow Award winner for October 16th. We're the Site of the Day, in fact. Cool. I raise my tea-cup to the fine folks over at HedWeb for recognizing our site! Discuss This Article

Opium Tourist Center October 12, 2000 Thailand's Business Day Magazine reports that the Thai government is setting up a tourist center to house the world's largest collection of exhibits on Opium. The center will have 5,600 square meters of exhibits on opium cultivation and production including a 130m underground exhibition tunnel. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Papaver Somniferum 101 October 10, 2000 Patcolli brings us his first contribution to the library project with a great all-around guide for the first time Poppy Gardener. All of the basics are covered, from planting and care all the way to recipies and some recommended reading for the novice grower. Discuss This Article Read The Full Story

Call for Submissions! October 9, 2000 As you may have already heard, the "library" section of the site made its debut a couple of weeks ago. The goal of this section is to serve as a depository for original articles and information on anything and everything poppy related. We are now actively seeking your participation to make the library a success. So, if you want to help out, and get to see your name up in lights, send me an email with your ideas. Any original (and of course quality) content is more than welcome, as long as it relates to the theme of the site. Discuss This Article