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A new possibility--Beta test!

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Susan

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Date Posted: 15:17:33 11/15/06 Wed
In reply to: Susan 's message, "Your feedback requested" on 14:40:40 05/02/06 Tue

Sadly, since I instituted the password requirement for posting, only a few diehard fans have continued to participate in the discussion here, causing me to continue pondering other solutions to the spam problem. Alas, the capabilities of this board system are relatively limited; however, I've found another system that would allow you to create your own login account (eliminating the need to contact me to get a password and also giving you access to all the other boards on various subjects on that system). It has many other features as well, for example letting you use an avatar as part of your identity and smiley icons within your message, as well as create a blog and a user profile, etc. etc. etc. I've gone ahead and set one up for Robert Newton for you to check out and see what you think:

brobertnewton.runboard.com

Please let me know which system you prefer (and why)! Thanks!

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Susan
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Date Posted: 02:58:34 03/07/07 Wed

Since nobody has used the Runboard message board since I first created it in November, do I take it that you all prefer this one? (It has a number of advantages over this one, a major one being that you can create your own login account and don't need to contact me to be assigned a password. Another nice feature is you can use avatars, which, in case you're not familiar with them, are little pictures that identify you. Also, you have the option to create a profile about yourself for people to view. *And* you can edit your own posts after you've submitted them. It also allows for better organization that this one, with major topic divisions and subtopics within them, while important topics can be made "sticky"--that is, they remain at the top in spite of newer postings in other topics.)

If you've been lurking around this board but haven't posted anything because of the password requirement (or even if you're content with this board), please check the new one out and see what you think of it. If no one posts anything on the new board in the new couple of months I'll probably just delete it.

That URL again:

brobertnewton.runboard.com

(Not too hard to remember, right? ... except for that "b" at the beginning--all their boards start with a "b" like that! Maybe I should have just named it "bobnewton" ... or, rather "obnewton"!)

Thanks in advance for your feedback.

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Author: Trisha [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 20:13:21 04/19/07 Thu Hi Susan, I've been offline somewhat as of late and just noticed your posting about brobertnewton.runboard.com. I'll go and check it out. :-) Your friend, Trisha :-) [ Post a Reply to This Message ]