I just passed Paralee...

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...not in the hall or on the highway or anything...but in reputation points.

Yes, it´s official. I just zipped past Paralee, one of the creators of the site and the star of the video lessons. As of this writing, I have 3151 and she has a paltry 3097.

As a result, I am now fluent in Spanish.

Also, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say -- as a way to thank Paralee for all her hard work that she has put into the videos and the website -- "Eat my dust!"

I´m just being funny, of course, but it is kinda strange to pass the creator of the site in reputation points...I´m just saying.

• And I thought I was going well (for a beginner) with 502 reputation... looks like I have a long way to go! :( - April-Sarah Nov 15, 2009
• HI web, she is not the creator of the site, that is Christopher. - Heidita Nov 15, 2009
• Would contributor be a better word? But she seems more than that. - webdunce Nov 15, 2009
• So u better change your name! :) - Valerie Nov 15, 2009
• I am going to work to pass you both!!! Hey, everyone reading this take the challenge. Let's not get much sleep this week to see if we can stay on the site at least 4-5 hrs per day or nite and pass them both!! Love you all @ SpanishDict so much :) - carol-daniel Jan 16, 2012

Answer 1

Webdunce,

I can't believe I am just now seeing this! I was in Croatia for most of November, so I missed out on your lovely announcement. Congratulations!!!

I am a little embarrassed that my reputation isn't as amazing as yours, but like Samdie mentioned, I don't get reputation points for most of the stuff I do on the site. I asked Chris if I could bill more time just participating in the forum, but he said he preferred that I do more search engine optimization, marketing, content creation, etc. Ah, the life of working for an awesome website means you don't get to enjoy its content as much as you would as a regular user I guess.

But seriously, congratulations. Although, I may have to speak to Chris about appointing me 1,000,000 reputation points so that this doesn't happen again

• Welcome back!! - DR1960 Dec 16, 2009
• Welcome back, Paralee. - --Mariana-- Dec 16, 2009
• Croatia..sounds interesting!! Welcome back!!! - Nicole-B Dec 16, 2009
• you have my vote so you can catch up - nizhoni1 Dec 16, 2009
• And mine, and I'll see if I can hack the database to give you the million (only joking!) - Jespa Dec 16, 2009
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Answer 2

Since you are now more fluent than she is in Spanish, I assume you are prepared to field all grammar questions that we would have asked her before you surpassed her.

Answer 3

Don't stir up too much dust. I'm still behind you struggling to catch up.

• Man, that is the saddest little smilie I´ve ever seen. (You get my vote for "best formatted post") - webdunce Nov 15, 2009
• Thanks. I'll do just about anything for a vote. :-) - Rex_W Nov 15, 2009
• jejejej, getting mine too - Heidita Nov 15, 2009

Answer 4

Poor, poor me... Still so many hours to learn!

Wait a minute! Poor poor me?? No. Lucky, lucky me!

• Lucky us! :-) - chaparrito Dec 16, 2009

Answer 5

web dunce said

As a result, I am now fluent in Spanish.

All you have to do now is concentrate on learning the correct forums to put your posts, hehe. I have changed this one for you from vocabulary to general discussions.

• jejejejeje, wonderful, nobody can win my Eddy:) - Heidita Nov 15, 2009
• Now that deserves a vote! - Yeser007 Nov 15, 2009
• Oooops! :-\ - webdunce Nov 15, 2009
• Go eddy, go eddy, go eddy! - Valerie Nov 15, 2009

Answer 6

I hope webdunce doesn't replace paralee on the videos, because I have this strange feeling that he's not nearly as good looking!!

• I have this strange feeling that most of the guys are in complete agreement with you jejeje! :) - Valerie Nov 15, 2009
• My point exactly. - Yeser007 Nov 16, 2009

Answer 7

I think it is time to change your name to "Webgenious", "Webguru", "Webmeister"...you take your pick!!

• hehe, i think so too! - April-Sarah Nov 15, 2009
• Yup! - Valerie Nov 15, 2009

Answer 8

I just hope this doesn't mean you'll be taking her place in the lesson videos.

Answer 9

Hey, you rock!!!!

Answer 10

¡Hala! ¡Usted deber ser muy inteligente ahora! ¿Qué es Paralee's nombre de usario?

• Paralee - Eddy Nov 15, 2009
• thanx - April-Sarah Nov 15, 2009

Answer 11

Set you sights on Eddy now. He's the next big dog in line.

Answer 12

Is it really necessary to point out that one doesn't get points for creating video lessons?

Answer 13

So I see that the more reputation you get, the more humility you have....jeje

Congratulations Webdunce!!

Answer 14

Eddy said:

I am praying you weren´t compiling Croatian "flashcards", Urgh!!!!!

Believe me, Eddy, I made hundreds of old timey flashcards out of real index cards before I went and I still couldn't say anything. Croatian is extremely difficult, especially the pronunciation. I mean, even the name of the language "Hrvatski" is hard to say!

Answer 15

Votos para todos