System Updates

Here's a roundup of the outstanding technical issues after our hasty upgrade to this new system:

1. Uploaded images are not being displayed in the digest.
2. Gratitude history has not been restored yet. See more info here.
3. The New Posts option is back, but some posts appear to missing from the display
4. There are several issues with upcoming Business Directory, so it's been put on hold for a few weeks while we get the bulletin board system and digest running smoothly. However we are still accepting new listings.
5. Some searches, particularly by user, are failing.
6. The extra fields in the Events category (location, date & time) and the For Sale category (location and price) are not supported yet.f Also the prefixes (offered/Wanted) are not being displayed in the digest yet.
7. Some posts are being held for review by the moderators. This is not intended and we will release them as soon as we see them.

Hi Everybody,

Things are beginning to settle down here on the new site. The digest is now working. In fact it's better than ever! You should now be getting it at a fairly consistent time each day.

Login Required

This new system can't read your login credentials from the old system in order to automatically log you back in . So everybody needs to log back in one time and then we'll remember you again.

If you have forgotten your username or password, you can have that information sent to you, which includes resetting your password to something random, use the link below the login prompt ("Click here if you have forgotten your Username or Password") . Please read the directions carefully. If you need help with this, please contact my assistant, Alexia. Please do not register again.


New Interface(s) coming!

I am delighted to say that I have contracted with Zack Darling Creative Associates to develop a new interface for the system that will both return the site to a warmer feel, and take it a big step forward in both attractiveness and functionality. The digest and the upcoming Business Directory are also going to get a facelift!

Zack is the Art Director for both the Harmony Festival and Earthdance, a co-producer of the Tecno-Tribal Dance, as well as the son of Diane Darling, a long time Wacco. I'm hoping that we'll be able to show you the designs as the process progresses, and perhaps even let those of you who wish to use the new design as it is being developed (at your own risk!). As always, your feedback it appreciated!

The first step in this process is to implement an interim design in the next few weeks, that I think is an improvement over the current look and feel. You'll be able to choose whether you want to switch to that one or keep this one. The final design will be implemented this fall.

Malware Update

We have now located the source of the malware problem. It turns out it was the our banner ad system that was attacked rather than the bulletin board system. So the premature upgrade really wasn't necessary, but its just as well.

We have completely purged the malware from the system and upgraded it and have taken other steps to prevent this from happening again. According my understanding of the problem, you would have had to click on one of the banners and you then would have been prompted to install something on your computer. You would have had to agree to this in order for your system to have been affected by this issue. I hope you realize that we would never have a banner from one of our valued sponsors require to install software.

Again, if you are using a Windows-based PC, you should always be running some sort of virus protection software. And if you have any concerns, now would be a good time to do a full system scan. And again, I have received no reports of any user being effected by this problem.

Technical Issues Update

There are still several issues with this new system, particularly with posting images and having them show up in emails and the digest. We will be working on that very shortly to both fix some bugs and simplify the process and then post a video to help you this.

The Gratitude system also has some problems.

Click here for a roundup of the most significant issues.

I hope you all enjoy the remaining days of summer, especially now that it's warmed up a bit!

Barry