Forum Update - We're back! Ask your questions here.

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In the past day, we've been working to update the forum to a new software platform and we've been offline. Welcome back! The new forum software is powered by Xenforo and there are some new features and functions.

There are many new features and I encourage you to wander around, test things out and then visit your profile and do some updating. Please keep in mind that changes and adjustments are still being made and so views will become more refined over the next few days.

Update your profile:
  • Consider uploading a new avatar (little pic next to your posts). The new site accommodates larger images and old avatars are looking a little tired. Avatars will automatically resize - choose a good one!
  • Update your signature if needed
  • Add a profile banner - larger image that displays on your profile page
Mobile viewing
The site runs well on small screens. Try it out on the road, and use your regular login - no app required. Set a bookmark for the site on mobile for fast access and look for push notifications (coming soon) to stay up to date.

Thread marking:
The forum remembers what you have already read and will display new unread threads as bolded or when you click into an ongoing thread, takes you to unread content BUT: You may need to Mark a forum "read" for this to work correctly moving forward. The conversion could not "remember" what you have already seen and so initially all threads may appear as unread. To do this, open a forum and look for the link at the top of the list of threads to "Mark Read". Alternatively, use the 'Mark Forums Read' link at the top of the page to mark all.

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There are many things still being tweaked and fiddled with and you will continue to see some changes but we wanted to get back online as soon as possible - thanks in advance for your patience.

Still under construction:
New Forum 101 Thread (how to navigate the board and configure accounts)
More items as they are discovered


Post up if you have questions - we're all learning :)
 
My initial impression is "Nice!"

I like that 'stay logged-in' is checked by default (y)

Sorry but my tired old avatar is not gonna change, the handshake says what I want to say about myself, it seems to have managed the resize just fine.

Thanks to all for the effort invested in making this happen!

And now my first test of the new 'drag-and-drop inline image' capability ....

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YaaHoo! Love that!
 
Great work to all involved. I'm not familiar with all the different forum platforms but this is just like another one I subscribe to. Love it.
 
Question - I'd rather not show my online status.

I found two places to change 'show my online status' (Preferences and Privacy)
  • Both were un-checked (don't show status) but my status is still shown on my sidebar avatar.
  • Tried checking, saving, then un-checking and saving again.
  • Tried logoff - logon
Any tip for how to not show my online status?

Thanks!
 
Question - I'd rather not show my online status.

I found two places to change 'show my online status' (Preferences and Privacy)
  • Both were un-checked (don't show status) but my status is still shown on my sidebar avatar.
  • Tried checking, saving, then un-checking and saving again.
  • Tried logoff - logon
Any tip for how to not show my online status?

Thanks!
You can find some options here is the privacy section of your profile: https://www.escapeforum.org/account/privacy
 
I noticed that my username changed from Kingfisher to Kingfisher-ESC during the transition. When I tried to change it back to Kingfisher, it said that Kingfisher was already taken. Any ideas why this happened?
 
One of these centuries, our location will stay on the owners map. It’s disappeared AGAIN 😔
 
You can find some options here is the privacy section of your profile: https://www.escapeforum.org/account/privacy
I found that and the redundant option in the Preferences section of my profile - both are un-checked, yet I still see my online status.
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Any other suggestion? Or, is it possible that I can see the status because it's "me" but others logged-in cannot?

@Ron in BC , would you mind letting me know if you see the "online now" icon on my avatar (I do not see it on yours)?
 
Sorry, forgot to mention while I was only focusing on just me.:)

Thanks to the team for the forum update! I'm sure it was a lot more work than you will want to admit to.
 
WELL ... this new look was a nice surprise. Looks great and seems to work. I was able to change my avatar and lengthen my code name without standing on one foot and sticking my finger in my ear. (y)
 
I noticed that my username changed from Kingfisher to Kingfisher-ESC during the transition. When I tried to change it back to Kingfisher, it said that Kingfisher was already taken. Any ideas why this happened?
This has been fixed. The new software doesn't allow duplicate display names and some fancy footwork behind the scene is needed to make an update. Yours has been fixed.
 

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