RAW BERRI's BIOGRAPHY...how did it all begin?

Geri_Berri · **Geri_Berri**

Hello people

I cant believe how far we have come...its like - Forum Evolution - LOL it really is

I 1st created RAW on March 27th 2006....Sheri my ex admin partner joined March 28th...and soon more and more followed

From this...you all can see at the bottom of my forum..there is a link to help you build up your OWN forums...I think it is a great idea...although it is time consuming...heck I must have had a lot of time on my hands LOL Smilie_PDT

Sheri Berri inspired this forum...(the name LOL) I worked hard for that name to keep it....and keep it ..I SHALL...When I told Sheri I had this place built and on its way, she was surprised..and she did help me...for that...I am thankful...so Sheri girly..if you are reading this....even though you and I no longer act as friends...I cant hide the fact you where helpful ..I aint petty LOL

How did Raw start??

Sheri and I where feeling the need to be able to be in control ...we made up a berri Clan theme LOL it was just a laugh...I made the very first Berri Clan signature pic...

I then went on to paint up more and more Berri Clan signatures for others LOL like....

(was sheri's) The Berii Clan was not a gang or anything it was just something we made up to pass the time LOL
I made a few more for others with different colors...some saw them, and felt a tad intimidated by the Berri Clan signatures LOL Mr. Green

As time went on, Sheri and I got talking...she told me in a pm...it would be awsome if we could have our own website.......................I told her I could do it...she asked me was it possible??? ....Why of course it is....I told her I had taken a stab at making forums before....then told her I was going to make it happen......

I did just that...like I said it surprized Sheri..heck I surprized myself too...BUT..and yes there is a BUT...

Without YOU GUYS..this would NOT be possible....I was thankful Zannie, Vince, Bebi, rose ashes, JMPD,novo jumped on board along with Rambo to kick start this forum

then others followed...before I knew it i had me a team of MODS...those today are the fantasic.... - Vince...........Bebi..........Rose Ashes.....Novo....Darkwind..........Rhyknow......Mako......JMPD...all helping me run the joint.....for that..I am so greatful

Bare in mind there are mods that have been and gone...that was their choice..that i cant control..but I was greatful for them too...you guys KNOW who you are

NOW..I met this girl on line --- Isis...she is so great...she learned that I wanted to change my forum skin...she went in and checked out how it can be possible.....she sent me a link to help me....and low and behold...Geri here read the info...and BINGO...Raw had a new skin and a new Boarder

Speaking of Boarder.....................Isis happens to be the Admin of her own forum --

in which she runs with DeLovely....these girls are awsome......DeLovely has her own forum...http://nowhere.hosted-forum.com---2

Isis will be admin of RAW with me...this girl KNOWS what she is doing...I have learnt from her...I am so glad she joined RAW..she gave me a push and I will always be thankful

When you join isis site...you will notice RAW is a sister site of the Boarder...I consider The Boarder as a sister site of RAW froggy

As a bonus..I have a great friend - Jay...jay is aka Rhyknow..he is a wizz with Graphic (just like bebi) ..... Jay has his own forum too guys..he has advertized it here on RAW ---

(fuuny vince & myself happen to be mods there too LOL...we get about lol dont we vince????) Mr. Green

I am now set for more to happen here on RAW....I love the fact you people are with me...mods...members and my admin...I love you all and may the growing of RAW continue...I love seeing others create their own forum...thats why there is a link at the bottom of my forum..(i didnt put it there but want people to take notice lol) ...............and from people joining my forum...some HAVE went off on their own...some stayed away (*shrugs*) ...some remained LOYAL...for those of you that are LOYAL.......... I want you to know I am so greatful...if I wasnt..I wouldnt make this thread lol

Sheri Berri...Girl...whatever you are doing...whereever you are...We wish you all the best...you can still post here..and advertize if you like...dont worry your posts WONT be deleated lol...we still wish you best xx

NEWBIES...guys if you have just joined RAW...We dont see you as a noob/newbie.........you are part of RAW and a valued member....dont ever forget that guys...xxxxHAIL.... RAW is here to STAY

kisses xxxxxxxxxxxx

Geri

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Isis · **Isis**

Ok your going to make me cry....Thank you so much sweetie...You have done a great job here and as i promised you, We can help make it better for everyone.....

If anyone needs anything please feel free to pm me if Geri is ofline or you just want to chat about something......
I'd like to point i had a member concered about being on my as well as Geri's site....There nothing to worry about... We are working together on both site's and i'm happy to say Geri has agreed to be a GM for me on The Boarder... So post away and know we are here for you if you need us....

I'd like to Thank Delovely as well...Girl your a big help and please check out her site too....It rock's.....

Love Ya......

Isis.....
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Rhyknow · **Rhyknow**

Thank you Geri... I'm honestly touched and can safely say that I wouldn't have started up Meshmusic and Scaredstiff if it wasn't for your help. You've helped me come to terms with my inner demons, and i truely consider you to be a great friend... Thank you, but remember, it's you who needs to take some of the credit too, for starting up RAW!

As for the rest of you, if you need a sig making for you, feel free to PM me or Email me telling me what you're looking for... i'm more than happy to help...

Thank you again Geri big grin

Jay
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vincent · **vincent**

Thank you Geri but I don't feel like I have done much though Smilie_PDT

If anyone has any trouble or even questions just PM ADMIN or a MOD and don't be shy....that is what we are here for.
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Gandalf2013 · **Gandalf2013**

All forums require patience for it is similar to raising a child of your own - minus the college bills :p . As long as you put your heart into it, it'll always become what you hoped it to be. For a forum that's only a few months, it has come a long way. Now let's see how much further you all can take it ;) .

~ Gandalf
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Isis · **Isis**

I know you.......

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Gandalf2013 · **Gandalf2013**

I seem to be getting a lot of that these days..

~ Gandalf
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Isis · **Isis**

I'm sure you do sweetie.........
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Rhyknow · **Rhyknow**

Come to France i'll buy you guys a beer
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Geri_Berri · **Geri_Berri**

Delovely · **Delovely**

Running a forum is a continuous working process, it's never done, LOL, so it needs a lot of patience. :) Geri's done a great job here and I applause her for that. *cheers, sweetie!*

And thank you for mentioning my name with my forum, dear. I appreciate it, you're so sweet. :)

*Lifts glass for a toast*...To Raw Berris!!! *cheers*
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lmaomao · **lmaomao**

I’ve been thinking a lot about education lately. It all started when I watched this TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson, “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” Robinson asserts that creativity in education is as important as literacy, and the current school system does not treat it as such. In fact, he says, the current school system stifles creativity.
What these things have in common you see is that kids will take a chance. If they don’t know, they‘ll have a go. Am I right? They’re not frightened of being wrong. Now I don’t mean to say that being wrong is the same thing as being creative. But what we do know is, if you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original. If you’re not prepared to be wrong.
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And by the time they get to be adults, most kids have lost that capacity. They have become frightened of being wrong. And we run our companies like this, by the way — we stigmatize mistakes. And we are now running national education systems where mistakes are the worst thing you can make. And the result is that we are educating people out of their creative capacities. Picasso once said this. He said, that all children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up. I believe this passionately; that we don’t grow into creativity, we grow out of it, or rather that we get educated out of it. So why is this?
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
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When I heard this, I of course started thinking about my own schooling. I was fortunate enough to go to some pretty unconventional schools throughout my childhood. My elementary school, for example, encouraged “inventive spelling.” If you didn’t know how to spell a word for the story you were writing, you made it up — you wrote it the way you thought it should be. Now, I can’t prove any cause and effect here, but I now happen to be a top-notch speller. I’m sure that’s more due to my childhood consumption of every book I laid my hands on, but inventive spelling was great nonetheless. We actually had a class called “Rhythm” that, as far as I remember, entailed a lot of jumping and dancing around a big empty room. I also didn’t have grades until I was 10 years old, and the school I went to resided inside half the public library building.
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So my schooling experience wasn’t exactly conventional, but it began to fit into certain molds as I grew older. After all, I had to get into college, didn’t I?
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Robinson suggests that our schooling system would look to aliens like an entire process devoted to creating university professors. If you look at the path from high school to university and beyond, schooling and academia have become insulated, self-perpetuating ecosystems that are often irrelevant to the world outside. Luckily, there are many teachers who reach beyond that — but it is a hard system to crack.
Confessions of a Lifelong Student
Let me pause to say that I have always loved being a student. I actually was one of those people who really liked going to school. And in university, after completing a thesis my senior year, I considered going on to do a PhD in literature. But after a year and a half of giving myself space from academia, I realized that if I do go back to school, it needs to be for something relevant to the social discussions and issues I confront every day. I still adore literature, but I cannot spend six years diving ever further into the insulated academic world of literary analysis. Today I am writing my stories, exploring new territory, and diving into projects that I figure out as I go. Most importantly, I have realized how much I am learning by going at it myself.
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I sat down today and thought about the most organic and fulfilling learning experiences I’ve ever had. The first four things that sprang to mind were: aoc gold
- becoming fluent in Spanish
- taking a community activism training course
- learning to start my own business and build an online community
- writing my thesis
What do all these experiences have in common? I was thrown into the thick of it, and spurred to make my way.
I became fluent in Spanish by living, studying, eating and breathing in Spanish for a full year in Valencia, Spain. The community activism training course was based around actually planning and creating our own nonprofit organizations — press conference introduction and all. My business and blogging? Well, I was just trying to figure out a way to support my mobile and independent lifestyle. And the thesis, though unquestionably within academia, required me to create something huge on my own.
In all of these examples, I made tons of mistakes. None of them were irreparable, and most of them were formative in my learning experience. Being in the thick of things is one of the best ways to get rid of that fear of failure, which is how we thrive and nurture our development.
Does this mean that our education systems need to become more experiential in order to become more creative? How can classrooms embrace the fruits of failure, and redefine them as discovery? I think this should be an inspiring topic to discuss, because there is so much potential.
I encourage you all to watch Robinson’s TED talk below — aside from being brilliant, he’s also relentlessly hilarious. [If you are viewing this post in an RSS reader or e-mail, you may need to click the link to watch on YouTube].