Challenge 1

For the next two months, (at least) we charge you with the "Thanks for Giving" challenge. In my country (the US), in November (the third Thursday) we will have a time of "thanksgiving." Other countries? Share YOUR feasting, celebration date(s) with us here at CVN! Mail celebrations, dates and even stories to: CVN Celebrations Perhaps we can write, or you can write an article informing citizens of those Holidays!

Our Thanksgiving is a time of reflection on the whole year and we try to feel thankfulness for what has been provided to each of us. (Well, and a lot of eating too… he he.. a VERY USA thing to do!). Our "dish to pass" at this table called Cybertown, is in the way we express ourselves. Since words ARE our nourishment, I declare a feast! (Pass the gravy!)

Challenge 2

Now that first challenge is an easy one. It is just for fun, sharing and communication! Here is where the REAL challenge comes in. This is serious, fun, rewarding and good for everyone from the unemployed to the "big bosses".

Is there anyone in CT that has touched your life? Made you laugh? Offered their virtual shoulder to let you cry upon? Trained you, adopted you, encouraged you? Well, we ask YOU to post or "inbox" them in Cybertown. If there is anyone in CT that you have admired and not been able to draw them into conversation or because you live in opposite or impossible time zones, just tell them so!

Got a problem with this? That would be sad to us. Words both heal and tear down. Reputations rise and fall by them. Words can be and too often are misspoken, misheard, misunderstood, and misused.LOL on the internet they are totally missed too! Use them effectively, and you communicate very clearly. Good words are often too rare!

Now, what if English is not your birth language? What if you struggle just to understand someone's post or online chat? We urge you simply to explain you are having trouble. Most people will "work "with you to help.

This is the bread, meat and drink of what Cybertown truly is. People, Chat and Communicating. Yes, we have way cool city of 3D worlds, buildings, bots and objects, … but CT is about the people. Real people building a community through words, code and files. Share those words of encouragement, and feed your CT neighbor! Make your list, check it twice and put a BIG "helping" of encouragement and appreciation on the plate of those you feel have touched your life in CT.

Final Word from the Author

The posts and conversations I have seen here in Cybertown on message boards and in chat make me very proud to be a citizen! Cybertown draws people from all walks of life and almost every viewpoint and life experience. Here, we are all equal regardless of nationality, sex, age and creed. Here, our only barriers are the ones WE create. Here, identity reveals its self through words and actions. Let you words and actions speak for you :))