SaluteDobby: Won three contests in a row! On cloud nine! :)
    nancy_e_davis: Well, I have been voting for your poems so I had best fan you. LOL Congratulations -
    barleygirl: Congrats on the amazing winning streak you've had in Sept! But your writing "Premonition" (congrats on being a finalist) is a great piece. It's the first time I've read about "arranged marriage" & it actually sounded convincing to an American like myself. Typically, no matter how much it's explained & no matter how much we try to understand, it never seems to be anything we could embrace at all. Your description of your experience is very understandable & even enviable. Great work! -
    SaluteDobby: Thanks, Barleygirl!
    I'm glad you liked my story :) -
    Selina Stambi: Namratha, congratulations, my dear. SO proud of you - well done. Budding star ... :) -
    judiverse: Congratulations on your second place win in the poem of the month contest with "A Question of Life and Death." judiverse -
    SaluteDobby: Thank you, Sonali and Judiverse! I'm over the moon! :) -
    Dibul: Congratulations, Namratha! What an amazing winning streak you've had! I wasn't around for a while and I have a lot of reading to do here! :) -
    SaluteDobby: Hi Divya!How are you? Missed your presence at FS. :) -


SaluteDobby: A BIG thank you to everyone who voted for "Unshackled"!! Thanks for the support and the love! :)
Here's to making the world a better place for women!
    Selina Stambi: Congratulations, SD - A Knight and His Armour is such a touching poem. So thrilled for you, my dear! Hugs xxx -
    SaluteDobby: Hi Sonali,
    Thank you! :) I'm on cloud nine-this is truly an honor! :)
    XXOO -
    The Death: Hi:)
    How are you?I logged in after a very long time and missed many posts.Congrats for the third place with such a heart touching poem!
    And yes,I got placed and will be joining next year...guess where..Bangalore..hehe..what a coincidence!
    have a great day. -
    SaluteDobby: Hi Anupam,
    I am doing great. How've you been?
    On behalf of all the members of FS, let me tell you that your presence here was sorely missed and we are very happy to have you back! :)
    Oh, that's great. Congrats on getting placed. Which company will you be working for? -
    The Death: I will be working for Mu Sigma.Have you heard about it?It is a business solution company,uses mathematical and programming tools,deals with data analysis.Since my field is Chemical Engg.,I will be looking for other options too.What was your stream? -


SaluteDobby: Oh My God!!!! All my works have been "disabled". I have no idea how this happened. Any thoughts? I am panicking!!!
Want to know if anyone has experienced the same before I turn to Tom for help.
    determineddreamer: Same thing is happening to me . I don't know what is going on either. -
    Just Alyx: Everyone's is at the moment, so don't panic. I just came across the weirdness of not being able to view any writing. All posts on front page show '0' reviews. Wait and it'll pass. -
    SaluteDobby: Whew, thanks for the reassurance, Just Alyx. Yeah, all my posts show 0 views too. -
    Just Alyx: Scary, huh? Yep, whew! Cheers :) -
    judiverse: Hi, SaluteDobby, and great congratulations to you for placing third in the poetry contest. Great work! judiverse -
    SaluteDobby: Hi Judiverse,
    Thank you! It's a great honor. And I am humbled by all the support and reviews I got for my poem.:)
    Thanks for dropping in. Have a great day!! -


SaluteDobby: Good morning! I am wondering if there are enough Harry Potter fans on the site who would be interested in a HP poetry contest? I did a quick scan of member names and there are lots of Harrys, Hermiones and Dumbledores. :)Let me know if you are interested. I would love to organize something..
    Sarkems: They could just be people's real names, although I've got to admit I can't imagine anyone christening their child 'Dumbledore.' - Still, stranger things have happened. I think plenty of people would be interested, SaluteDobby, as HP is very popular. -
    SaluteDobby: Wow, Titan black.. you should have saved that poem for the contest :)

    Sarkems: LOL.. I am planning on getting a cat and naming it Minerva, if it's a female and Albus if it's a male.. -
    JohnnyQ: That would be a great idea! I should have guessed from your name that you are a Potterhead! -
    GaryCecil: I suck at poetry, but I love HP. I would read/vote for sure. :) -


SaluteDobby: Oh my God! "In the months to come" reached "recognized" status!! I'm elated. Doing the happy dance.
    SaluteDobby: "The person I've become" reached "recognized" status. A big, heartfelt Thank you to everybody on fanstory for the wonderful feedback and encouragement. -
    The Death: Hi:-)
    yes,i haven't upgraded yet.same problem still and my college is about to resume,so it will be a very hectic final year.
    Looking forward to your post.
    Have a nice weekend -
    The Death: Ohh..yes..i have a silly question to ask...do you speak Hindi?..lol..please don't mind but people down South aren't good at it..so just asked.
    Regards:-) -
    SaluteDobby: Hi. Yes, I do speak Hindi. I learnt it in school for four years. I don't mind you asking. Unfortunately, people have a very wrong notions of South Indians. In Hydrabad, for example, pepole speak very good hindi. I hail from Karnataka, where Hindi is mostly taught in schools as 2nd language, which makes us pretty fluent. Also, Bollywood is a big influence. 99% of the metro cities in Karnataka play Hindi movies, which has larger audience reach, than Kannada movies. Some of us might have slight accents, but that is understandable. :) -
    The Death: Congrats!
    Your 'lights,camera,delusion' flashed well:-). -
    SaluteDobby: Thanks, Anupam! I'm so happy :)
    You know, the reviews that I received for this poem were mixed, unlike the other poetry contests that I won. Some praised the rhyme and rhythm, while others felt that it could be improved. I really didn't know if it would make the cut..:) -
    The Death: Yeah,even I had given you a somewhat mixed review(blinders),but I did vote for you.the story was really good. -
    SaluteDobby: Anupam, I thank you for your honest review. This is precisely why they have blinders- so that people don't give biased feedback, or don't feel obligated to give high ratings! :) Thanks for the vote!! -