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**MacWage** · 19th November 06, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by starbkjrus

Good job.

It's gonna take me forever to learn the new smiley codes.

:rolleyes:

THOSE ARE GREAT!!!!

My favorites (though I can't think of a use for it

:bluewink: ):
:blue_ban:

and

oop:

Mike,

Hank,
:yes:

(Yes, as Turpin said, I am enjoying these things WWWWAAAAYYYY TO MUCH!!!)

**Mike1** · 19th November 06, 03:21 PM

Sheesh, I just discovered a 'casualty' of the upgrade and I feel really bad about it.

When people (or scripts) register for membership, the vB software sends them an e-mail with a link in it. Some of you will doubtless recall the procedure of having to click on the link, as the final step of the registration process.

Until the new member clicks on that link, they are placed in a usergroup, called Users Awaiting E-Mail Verification. They can log into the forum and read all they want, but until they confirm their e-mail address, they cannot post. Once they click on that e-mailed link, their e-mail addresses are verified and they are then automatically moved into a Registered Members usergroup.

I had developed a method of sussing out the script/robot registrations and would go to that usergroup each day and delete those accounts. The new software has a more fool-proof method of preventing script registrations, so it is no longer as much a priority to check that group each day. Out of habit, I just looked into that usergroup and suddenly saw there was a member in that group that already had 200 posts.

Since the members of that usergroup cannot post, how in the world did that happen?!?

At some point in the upgrade process, Kiltedfirepiper's usergroup was changed in the database.

And it was a stroke of luck that he only spent two days in that usergroup, otherwise he would have gone even longer without posting privileges.

I've sent Kiltedfirepiper a Private Message to apologize, but I wanted to do it on the open forum, as well. I do hope he will forgive the accident.

While I am on the subject, we do have 6 new members that are stuck in that 'twilight zone' usergroup. If you see your name below, click on the link in the e-mail you received at the time of your registration. Since most of you are using hotmail accounts, look in the junk folder for the e-mail and then whitelist us, so we can contact you in the future. If you simply cannot find the e-mail, click on the Contact Us link, in the bottom-right of each page.

dancline registered on 11/13/06 and has not returned since that date
Pierre registered on 11/03/06 and has visited the forum as recently as 11/05/06
Russell Knightstalker registered on 10/30/06 and has visited as recently as 11/09/06
SHANE C registered on 11/11/06 and has not returned since that date
shane07105 registered on 11/08/06 and has visited as recently as 11/14/06
thornthistle registered on 11/14/06 and has not returned since that date

If you six will follow the steps listed above, we can get your account fully registered and you will be able to enjoy all the functions of the forum.

Kiltedfirepiper, I do apologize.

**Retro Red** · 19th November 06, 08:07 PM

It all becomes clear now...

I was wondering what was going on when I couldn't get into XMarks, yesterday. When I couldn't bring up the website, the ensuing withdrawal symptoms weren't pretty...

It'll take me awhile to explore all the new features, but I love what you've done with the place!

Thanks for all your hard work & dedication to this forum!!!

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**Mr. Kilt** · 18th November 06, 10:20 PM

In my best "Monty Burns" voice (or perhaps my worst)...Excellent!
Well done, Mike.

**MacTavishOfJapan** · 19th November 06, 05:29 AM

All looks good except the links in the content block at the top right of the portal seem to be busted, things like the articles and stuff don't work. Sorry if this is something you know about.

**Mike1** · 19th November 06, 05:58 AM

We're getting stuff put back where it belongs, slowly but surely. I figure if we get everything back together in the next week, we'll have done well.

Some of those links were already broken, prior to the upgrading process, so now it is simply a matter of determining what we are going to keep and what will be dumped off.

**Mike1** · 19th November 06, 06:15 AM

The RSS feeds have now been enabled, for those that want to syndicate the forum content. You will find the corresponding buttons at the bottom of every page.