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The link works for me. It goes to http://www.dojopsi.info/forum/index.php?topic=4073
It is a copy of a previous post by Banded_Krait that had some great advice for beginners.
That post is also at http://www.dojopsi.info/forum/index.php?topic=4063.msg39688#msg39688
You can also get there by going to the Articles board. It is the only article that has been posted.

The task was to describe the flag of the winner of the 2012 Women's Olympic Triathlon that was held on Saturday August 6 2012.

The winner was Switzerland. The flag can be seen at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg

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It's true that sometimes a tasker misses their turn because they forget, I've done that a few times. But as PJ says, there are some tech problems going on. The last mission I tasked had a couple of problems that ended up hiding the results from the viewers. We are not sure why right now. Sorry I didn't post something about that. (the mission that closed on 6/25). Also, we are having a system glitch about reminding whose turn it is.

I didn't know what to say to this at first. When I am tasking a new session I try to keep it interesting. Sometimes I happen upon an idea that seems good and sometimes my turn comes up when there is a lot of personal stuff going on and it seems harder to come up with something. In this case it was somewhere in the middle of that range. And then there was the additional computer glitch to mix things up. Despite that, viewers had a connection. There are no doubt group effects with the missions when viewers and taskers frequently work together. Picking up on that group effect is like another taste of wonderment at the phenomenon of doing RV. When we view solo with the software doing the tasking we experience wonderments such as "hey this really works" or "wow, those fireworks seem easier to get than other kinds of targets". That is, you see revelations about your own process. With group sessions there is a new dimension. Solo or Group, this is all about the power of consciousness and connection. In the group dynamic, it would be hard to say what the contribution is from any one veiwer or tasker because the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Ponytail, thanks for sharing your sense of wonderment about the group consciousness connection. I don't think PJ meant to make a nasty joke of that. You had posted a couple of comments that no one had yet acknowleged, which probably made you feel a little exposed. One post had been specifically directed at me and I was the one who left you hanging. I think PJ did really mean it when she said she was glad that you were enjoying the missions. Sometimes those emote-icons don't say enough to make the context clear. You and other viewers are always welcome to do the missions.

Dan

Sorry, I don't know what happened. The system froze as I was submitting the mission task. I went back in and edited it -- It seemed like it was going to be OK, but apparently not.

For those who participated and found their session on their home pages, the picture shows plastic trash washed up on the beach along with the remains of a large shark.

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I think the 2012 Mayan calender roll-over was just the Mayan equivalent to our y2k software problem. They picked a date far enough out that they wouldn't be around any more and wouldn't have to chisel dates off of their monuments. Happy New Year.

Dan

Sonny, maybe you've got something there. It would explain why so many viewers mentioned water with this desert setting.