The Forum change-over will take place today. Hopefully there will be no major interruptions, but it is likely that there will be a 1-2 hour period during which you can read postings, but not make new postings.

Please be prepared for quite a different look and additional safety features. I'll be tweaking things over the week-end to make the Board as attractive-looking and user-friendly as possible.

Hans

Hans,

Thanks for the heads-up. I'm looking forward to the new bulletin board. I'm sure it will be great!

lisa

Hans,

Thanks for all your work!

George

The change-over will be complete soon, but it sure looks like it will take a while to get used to the new format. I'll make sure I get rid of the spam prevention code feature as that seems to be cumbersome. You might be interested to know that the change-over was a combined effort between myself, my internet service provider and a database specialist located in Berlin, Germany. Brave new world indeed!

Hans

I like the new format! light green is good.

Thank-you Hans so very much for this informative forum. I have only posted a couple of times , but am always reading the posts. Thank Heavens for the knowledgeable people we have here, and all the work that has gone into informing each and everyone of us who have this most inconvenient and for a lot debilitating health issue .Through this forum I have learned to keep myself calm and ride it through.

Once again Thank-you, and this new look, is very refreshing .

Hans,
I take my hat off to you. Being close to computer illiterate, I wouldn't have a clue how to put all of this together. About five years ago, my wife Pat and I had the pleasure of meeting you and Judi and spending a wonderful evening together. Sharing a bottle of Bordeaux wine together had a special meaning for all of us.
Thank you for everything you do. You are truly a gift to all of us.
Lou

Hans - this is pretty darn neat... I haven't tried all the features but it looks very handy.

Love to be able to Bold, Italicize and Underline... It's all very convenient. Thanks so much.

Jackie

Thanks Hans. Looks good.

Hans,

I love the new look! The new color scheme is very nice. I'm sure once we all get used to the new features, we'll wonder how we ever got along without them.

Thank you for all you do for us.

lisa

eta: that's supposed to be a thumb's up icon.



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Hans,

Thanks for making the site so much more pleasant and user friendly. Having the type bigger and more spread out will be welcomed by me and what I assume to be an older population of readers and posters.

[More personally: When I opened up the new site for the first time early one morning a couple of days ago, I nearly fell off my chair. Was I dreaming, gone through the looking glass, or through the closet door into Narnia?

The familiar appearance of our two Jack Russells indicating they were ready for their morning walk helped me establish my bearings, and to respond more sensibly to the change... which was positive along with everyone else ... with one exception:

Before, packaging options were limited, so that a person's post succeeded or failed by virtue of content alone*

And I am hoping the smileys won't be overused*

*Never let it be said that I can't find something negative about anything (you'll have to imagine a smiley here -- how about the one smoking a cigarette?).

A really shocking result of the change was that it made Jackie swear (well, sort of, her "dam" needs an "n"). I do hope this won't be repeated!(smiley here) , or if it must be, that there could be a "swearing smiley" for her and others to use.]

-- Dick

Love the new colour scheme, really easy to read. I do miss the red 'new' buttons though.

I second all the thanks to you Hans. Even though I am now afib-free I still read the forum every day to keep up to date with all the latest research.

Gill

Gill,

The "new" flags will appear if you register and log in. To register go to "Create A Profile".

Hans

Thank you Hans, 'new' flags are back.

Gill

Hey Dick - your eyes are worse than you think.... I didn't swear.. I used the word, DARN... 'cause I do know how to cuss and spell in print.\

Jackie

I have been following this forum since 1999 and have learned a lot from the posts. I am glad that the forum is continung. The only hitch that I see with the new format is that a visited post doesn't change color.
Stan

Hans,when i go to "create a profile",i get this message:"The email address you entered is listed with a currently registered user. If you are that user, please login. Otherwise, please use another email address." Tell me what to do next, please?

PeggyM

Hello Peggy,

I have "cleared the decks" for you. Please go ahead and create a new profile.

Hans,it wants me to enter a password. Do i use "2sesame" or make one up?

PeggyM

Peggy,

You can use whichever password you like, but I would not use 2sesame as it may cause a conflict.

Hans

PeggyM Wrote:
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> Hans,it wants me to enter a password. Do i use
> "2sesame" or make one up?

If you use that one, don't tell us. We're an unscrupulous lot.

ok,i should make one up then.
Peggym

Hans,sorry to be so much trouble. When i use my password to try to log in,i get this message:"That username/password was not found or is inactive. Please try again." Now what?
PeggyM

Peggy,

I have re-registered you and sent you the password by e-mail. You should receive an e-mail from the Forum (automatically generated) asking you to confirm your registration. Once you have done that you should be good to go.

Hans