New Subscribers Can't Edit Their Profiles

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:24 am

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... stcount=16

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:37 am

Accountable wrote: http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... stcount=16

We'll be opening this up again in a week or two - in a limited fashion.

MicahLorain · Post by **MicahLorain** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 7:26 pm

Accountable wrote: http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... stcount=16

It is quite ridiculous to block newer members and those with lower incomes from even editing their own profiles!! Not even send PM's?? Can't help but wonder what you all are thinking with these restrictions.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:22 pm

MicahLorain wrote: It is quite ridiculous to block newer members and those with lower incomes from even editing their own profiles!! Not even send PM's?? Can't help but wonder what you all are thinking with these restrictions.

ahem. think about it, read our previous announcements, and see what is going on at the other forums.

Pearl Harbor · Post by **Pearl Harbor** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:36 pm

MicahLorain wrote: It is quite ridiculous to block newer members and those with lower incomes from even editing their own profiles!! Not even send PM's?? Can't help but wonder what you all are thinking with these restrictions.

Quit complaining! I understand the lower incomes argument, but I see that you have enough money for a computer and an Internet account. Do you own a car? Do you eat at McDonald's, order pizza, or ever go out to the movies? It's priorities. Choose your forum or your cheese pizza.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:54 pm

MicahLorain wrote: It is quite ridiculous to block newer members and those with lower incomes from even editing their own profiles!! Not even send PM's?? Can't help but wonder what you all are thinking with these restrictions.

The editing of profiles and sending PM's for regular registered members should be working now. ForumGarden reserves the right, however, to block these functions again if we encounter the same issues we had in the past.

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:57 pm

Pearl Harbor wrote: Quit complaining! I understand the lower incomes argument, but I see that you have enough money for a computer and an Internet account. Do you own a car? Do you eat at McDonald's, order pizza, or ever go out to the movies? It's priorities. Choose your forum or your cheese pizza.

curiously enough, i *don't* understand the lower incomes argument. What does it have to do with anything? Are there special programs out there for lower income individuals who want to drive Ferraris? How about lower income programs for people who want to vacation on the riviera?

i mean, if what we were providing here was a basic staple of existence - you know, food, water, clothing - and if we were run by the government, or had government funding, then i could understand the argument. we'd have an obligation to provide access to 'lower income individuals'.

all i see is a red herring. boo-hoo - poor people can't log in to forumgarden to chat. oh - wait....they CAN! they just can't do things like have custom avatars. doodads like that. well, gee, again - boo hoo. if you can afford to be reading this conversation, with your computer and internet connection, then you clearly have some disposable income.

next up, the argument that there are people who don't have computers and internet connections - they go to the library to log in. well - boo hoo yet again. i see they have some means of *getting to* the library. i see they apparently have the free time to go to the library and indulge in utterly meaningless activities, like reading and posting on FG. why aren't they reading books? why aren't they out looking for a job?

next up, the argument that there are some poor poor individuals who receive forumgarden through the fillings in their teeth. and these poor, homeless souls are stuck - damned if you will - to being limited only to being able to read and post to forumgarden, but NO CUSTOM AVATARS! NO PM's! o the humanity!!

i guess the forumgarden operators are doomed to a fiery afterlife for their churlishness and meanspiritedness towards the downtrodden.

you bring the buns, i'll bring the burgers.

Dizz · Post by **Dizz** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:07 pm

I just tried it and can't do it. I don't care about not having a sig or a avatar (much), but I don't like that I can't change my settings in case I want to change my display/password/whatever.

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:28 pm

Dizz wrote: I just tried it and can't do it. I don't care about not having a sig or a avatar (much), but I don't like that I can't change my settings in case I want to change my display/password/whatever.

Hi Dizz,

Agreed. I just tested these functions using my regular account - and all works well. Still having this problem? (Be sure you are not looking at cached pages.)

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 11:15 pm

Anastrophe said: next up, the argument that there are some poor poor individuals who receive forumgarden through the fillings in their teeth.....Paul, what about the many souls who receive FG through their tinfoil hats? let us not be discriminatory.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:19 am

is the little bar at the bottom of the pages that lets you choose a forum gone for good? :-1

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:25 am

lady cop wrote: is the little bar at the bottom of the pages that lets you choose a forum gone for good? :-1
Careful. Don't get PH started again. :wah:

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 7:51 am

Tombstone wrote: The editing of profiles and sending PM's for regular registered members should be working now. ForumGarden reserves the right, however, to block these functions again if we encounter the same issues we had in the past.

Thank you , thank you, thank you.....I've sorted my profile, my password etc etc. Thanks so much for getting it sorted. I really feel I belong now...happy days...

Bez :yh_flower

People who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable - JFK

MicahLorain · Post by **MicahLorain** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:09 pm

Pearl Harbor wrote: Quit complaining! I understand the lower incomes argument, but I see that you have enough money for a computer and an Internet account. Do you own a car? Do you eat at McDonald's, order pizza, or ever go out to the movies? It's priorities. Choose your forum or your cheese pizza.

What's with the hate? No PH, not everyone can afford to send money. No, I do not have a computer OR an internet account. I'm at work when I'm online. I just wanted to be able to use some formerly available perks that vanished without explanation. What's the deal with the nasty attitudes here lately?? Is it the water? The President? Or just good old American aggression toward those that had questions about FG's slashed perk list?

MicahLorain · Post by **MicahLorain** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:14 pm

anastrophe wrote: curiously enough, i *don't* understand the lower incomes argument. What does it have to do with anything? Are there special programs out there for lower income individuals who want to drive Ferraris? How about lower income programs for people who want to vacation on the riviera?

i mean, if what we were providing here was a basic staple of existence - you know, food, water, clothing - and if we were run by the government, or had government funding, then i could understand the argument. we'd have an obligation to provide access to 'lower income individuals'.

all i see is a red herring. boo-hoo - poor people can't log in to forumgarden to chat. oh - wait....they CAN! they just can't do things like have custom avatars. doodads like that. well, gee, again - boo hoo. if you can afford to be reading this conversation, with your computer and internet connection, then you clearly have some disposable income.

next up, the argument that there are people who don't have computers and internet connections - they go to the library to log in. well - boo hoo yet again. i see they have some means of *getting to* the library. i see they apparently have the free time to go to the library and indulge in utterly meaningless activities, like reading and posting on FG. why aren't they reading books? why aren't they out looking for a job?

next up, the argument that there are some poor poor individuals who receive forumgarden through the fillings in their teeth. and these poor, homeless souls are stuck - damned if you will - to being limited only to being able to read and post to forumgarden, but NO CUSTOM AVATARS! NO PM's! o the humanity!!

i guess the forumgarden operators are doomed to a fiery afterlife for their churlishness and meanspiritedness towards the downtrodden.

you bring the buns, i'll bring the burgers.
Slashing the perk list just took some by surprise! FINE if you hate those that miss the goodies that were here. Why the condescending lecture?? Was my sentence that painful?? Smoke a joint A, you need it.

MicahLorain · Post by **MicahLorain** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 9:10 pm

Pearl Harbor wrote: Quit complaining! I understand the lower incomes argument, but I see that you have enough money for a computer and an Internet account. Do you own a car? Do you eat at McDonald's, order pizza, or ever go out to the movies? It's priorities. Choose your forum or your cheese pizza.
And who the Hell are you?? I asked a simple question, mirrored by others that did not get their heads bitten off. If I had left out the lower incomes remark would you still react like a goddamn troll? Your post count is not high enough to talk down to me PH. Let's show some respect.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:26 am

On the 12th day of xmas the forum gave to me ( a paying member )

A partridge in a pear treeeeeeee!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:43 am

abbey wrote: On the 12th day of xmas the forum gave to me ( a paying member )

A partridge in a pear treeeeeeee!
Better edit "gave" to "sold" then. :wah:

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 5:53 am

Accountable wrote: Better edit "gave" to "sold" then. :wah:...:p

observer1 · Post by **observer1** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:47 am

Tombstone wrote: Hi Dizz,

Agreed. I just tested these functions using my regular account - and all works well. Still having this problem? (Be sure you are not looking at cached pages.)

I just tried it again this morning & couldn't do anything.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:53 am

observer1 wrote: I just tried it again this morning & couldn't do anything.

Maybe there's a minimum number or something. Keep posting ob1!

SweetDarlin · Post by **SweetDarlin** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:57 pm

Question: Yesterday we had "PM"s today we don't.

Are all permissions only accessible through paid membership?

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:05 pm

SuiteDarlin wrote: Question: Yesterday we had "PM"s today we don't.

Are all permissions only accessible through paid membership?

I had this problem 8 days ago....it was sorted quickly once it was reported...I'm not a subscribed member (yet) ....but PMs are available for us

Bez

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:12 pm

Suite, I just sent a pm. Didja get it?

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:14 pm

We figured it out... we have to go into my settings and then hit the send pm through there.... we can't do it from the links on the board in the member profile thing.

Strange.

Edit: and we aren't allowed into the member list either.

SweetDarlin · Post by **SweetDarlin** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:34 pm

ubetta wrote: Edit: and we aren't allowed into the member list either.yet i was able to access them prior to today... hmmm...

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 1:59 pm

Maybe because you were special yesterday and today you're not. You're just the regular old suite.

SweetDarlin · Post by **SweetDarlin** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:29 pm

ubetta wrote: Maybe because you were special yesterday and today you're not. You're just the regular old suite. :Dapparently my slut factor was down in the pub... gotta work on that!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:32 pm

SuiteDarlin wrote: apparently my slut factor was down in the pub... gotta work on that!

huh? wha'? :-2 What'd I miss?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:33 pm

Accountable wrote: huh? wha'? :-2 What'd I miss?down boy...:p

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:35 pm

If only I had bought the Scoobey Doo smiley upgrade! :-5

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:36 pm

Accountable wrote: If only I had bought the Scoobey Doo smiley upgrade! :-5cheep cheep cheep cheap hahahahahaha

ubetta · Post by **ubetta** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:39 pm

SuiteDarlin wrote: apparently my slut factor was down in the pub... gotta work on that!

I told ya once ya give 'em a little you just can't say no anymore. Now look what happened. We lost our privileges. Damn!