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New features live! After some tweaks, we were able to release new features in blogs, groups, advice lines, articles, search results, etc today. Feel free to post your feedback (e.g., report bugs) so we can address them. |
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not sure what that all means... but guess one day!!! Sent some comments already yesterday so, not much more. Just: - messanger not working. But this is normal after 23 cet... Would get a heart attack if it worked.. now soon during other hours too.. And lost all declined network invitation, link is there but blank info. And no solutuion so far to the bugs i've let your guys know. Wondering could you add 'recent bug list... Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles  Squirter's life
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Just checking to see how the underline thingie works.
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1- "Add Recent Visitors Table to Main Group's Page" is one that I personally do not care for and a few other members of groups. Reason is that it takes away from member privacy in one aspect. In example, I may belong to a group but do not want to feel obligated to having to post something in the group because of visiting the group when I did not find a topic of interest to me to posting in. 2- Associate moderator being shown is something I wish was an option to being displayed. Reason is that for some active groups moderating them can be a stressful experience and that can cause an associate moderator to being put under the same stress as the moderator in various ways; in addition, it can cause a form of jealousy to develop between fellow members too of group; you know like "why the mod picked you and not me?" Other then that, I will test the waters of what I am able to test as a user for a week before I give my total opinion. For the most part, they do look real good. Nick
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8/18/2006 10:29 pm |
awesome, now just do it without fucking up our lives for a week
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allowing premium member's comments, to appear first in a thread will screw up the discusion pattern. posts should appear in the order they were entered into the system.
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not sure what that all means... but guess one day!!! Sent some comments already yesterday so, not much more. Just: - messanger not working. But this is normal after 23 cet... Would get a heart attack if it worked.. now soon during other hours too.. And lost all declined network invitation, link is there but blank info. And no solutuion so far to the bugs i've let your guys know. Wondering could you add 'recent bug list... During daytime it still might work (but I work then), we've been joking here in Europe with some guys that as the connection is often fully cut at 23 CET, it probably means that America joins the fun and lines are just busy... (looks funny to reply to my own post but didn't find a way to reply to the comment directly!) And thanks and a kiss for creating this site!!!! Saves lives in small places like the European Capital Luxembourg... Only universal or also in Scotland Where to start my day or is it month Of course I39ll change I39ll do whatever you like Heatseeking missiles Squirter's life
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I think the toggle options would be a great addition that will satisfy both opinions of members and moderators of groups  One thing about the "Associate Moderators" control, I think they should be allowed to Unban a member if they are going to be allowed to Ban a member. I have personally tested the Associate Moderator feature as an Associate Moderator over my own group, and that is the only thing else I would like to see an Associate Moderator over a group to having the power of doing (Deleting postings when needed, Ban or Unban a member when needed). Nick
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8/19/2006 2:39 pm |
Thanks for the new features, I was sooooo looking forward to the feature to add photos within blog text (not just member profile photos) and when I saw someone post a comment and include a photo, I jumped for joy! Then I tried it and couldn't find anywhere in the add post box a place to upload pics. Please tell me i'm looking in the wrong place and this isn't a feature just for gold members?  I'm a silver and the only reason I maintain that status is for the blogs, we pay a premium too and should be allowed access to all the blog features! Please tell me what's going on. Thanks!         
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Cool. But now could they please fix the problems with the cams and the IMC that opens with the cams? Ban doesn't work on the cams and ignore doesn't keep the people you don't wish to talk to from stalking you. Stalking is the ONLY word when you say, "no thank you, you're not my type." and they suddenly send 20 messages in a row that slows down the camera, slows down the messenger windows that are open and there's no way to report abuse, as they threaten you, as you're not interested. It would be really nice if we could ban the creeps from cams and have the ignore function work in such a way that they can't IM us at all once we say, no thanks. Especially when they start getting nasty with us.
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Um, what's going on with profile pictures? Mine seems to have suddenly disappeared, from the comments part. But it seems to still be on my profile. New glitch?
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no one benefits from posting premium member's comments 30 minutes ahead of others. i do understand that "eventually" thing will show up in proper order. this is not an enhancement.
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8/20/2006 1:52 am |
I think it's lovely and funny how you always skip over my posts when you make your comments--even though I actually complimented you this time. I have never meant you any more disrespect than any paying customer who is irate over paying for what was advertized, and receiving far less. For what it's worth, I think you're finally doing an awesome job bringing this website along--and as I've always said, it's my favorite! Hey--if you didn't have a "fly in the ointment", what would you do? LMAO
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hedonist8294 It should...It is the photo that is on the "Member Login" page of AdultFriendFinder and the property of Various Inc.. It is apparently claimed to be owned by hedonist8294 a 57 year old Woman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States by using it. Dayum!!! Talk about the fountain of youth... Andrew I do not mean to post this here in this topic (I did send in a report, using the link provided at the bottom of the page), but as I said in a previous posting and other members have been saying (both Standard and Premium) that the CS and Abuse team do not handle all reports or questions sent in to them as they should. Nick
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Cams seem to work when and they feel like it,sometimes first click at lauch cam ,other times on the 10 th try and then more often than not lately is on and off,as in pressing broadcast constantly to show cam and for those watching is a pain in the butt. Like new blog post set up not that i had a problem with the old one Speed speed speed,on a fast asdl but its like being on a slow boat to China,comments timing out all the time and 2 mins to get in to your blog I'm a   and i'm here to stay
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8/20/2006 8:00 am |
You are not the first person to make this suggestion. As the CEO stated, people can get around it by just creating another profile. The more serious concern I have is that we have moderators and members who would ABUSE a blocking feature. Knowing that they can be viewed by ANYBODY keeps them in check. They might use it to libel a person knowing the other person would not see the material. Just because someone is banned from a group or a blog or something does NOT mean they are the bad guy. I know there are people who are respected and well known on the site that want this feature if you want to call it that, but it can work against them too. I also disagree with a visitor list in the groups, even though you only show up if you are a member of that group. I think the other features are great. Steve
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"Add quote & respond a la blogs to Groups/Magazine" Andrew, While the "Respond" is a nice feature for the Bloggers to having, in my opinion it is unnecessary to having for the Groups and Magazine\Advice Lines sections where numerous members are replying to one another. The "Quote" feature is a much more stronger form of communication (less confusing) when many members are partaking in a conversation based upon an ongoing topic of discussion. While here in your Blog the member are speaking to you (for say) directly and you are responding to their questions directly it works well; however, in the Magazine\Advice Lines and Groups it really does not work that way very well since everyone\anyone can jump in to that conversation. Example of Lost Communication: You responded to my posting with the respond with a Q to me, I however cannot Quote or Respond to your Q directly without doing a copy and pasting (or little table of my own respond  ) in a separate posting. If I did not copy and paste your response, would you remember your Q to me if I only answered the Q without quoting you so you could remember what it was you responded to me without having to look back at your respond posting to my posting?Nick
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8/22/2006 3:03 am |
its a good start, but I think the associate moderators have a lack of power, in regards to banning, you cannot ban members on the associate list, or on the members list, only via threads, plus you cannot check the banned list. Blah
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8/22/2006 12:15 pm |
luvpump replies on 8/19/2006 9:30 am: "I hear you! I'm working this weekend to check the status of the new features and site performance. We ordered 100 more webservers 3 weeks ago and they are being installed this week - so speed should increase by end of week" No...the speed has gotten exponentially S - L - O - W - E - R...each day since 8/18. Navigating this site reminds me of the old 14/4 dial-up connections in the very early 1990's. If and when...the main blog page comes up, it often tells us that we have "zero" posts, comments, etc. If and when...someone else's blog comes up to read, it often has OUR main profile picture next to their "Future Blog" box. Still can't insert pictures, other than members profile pictures, in the body of blog posts or comments...even though we are paying (Premium?) members. It takes 3 to 5 minutes for a new post to go from creation...hit submit...and finally get the new post on-screen, formatted. Updates to the boxes and main blog page are taking between 1 and 4 hours. Customer satisfaction = extending all paying members current expiration dates by each day you're NOT delivering a satisfactory product (that's 5 days so far....). btw...WHICH weekend were you planning on making sure things worked..???????????? It certainly wasn't 8/19 - 8/20/06 p.s. The underline button works (at least you got ONE right)..! 
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8/22/2006 7:58 pm |
Eh, in regards to the blog - it would be nice for the owners to be able to actually see where all the new comments are at. Considering some people will go back on a blog & post on something previously posted - it gets a bit tiring trying to track down all the new comments...  ...if when logging into our blog, it would post a direct link for us. The "newest comments" on the side doesn't help me much...as it is mainly showing my comments that I've posted on my own blog.
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"Allow photos in Groups, Magazine and Blogs replies/postings (testing for premium members only)" While this is a nice addition for only the Gold members (currently) to having, I think it would be only fair that all members (Standard, Silver, and Gold) would be able to see the photo that is inserted in to a posting. It would give the Standard and Silver members an idea of what a paid feature looks like without being able to using it. Marketing a product without an example or taste of it is less out to being bought.
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Here is my opinion on all of them after a week Good one to have. Don't know how you forgot that one in its first release; however, it is a good thing too having. That is a useful feature for some active Bloggers to having. Sorry I am not on your friends list and was unable to post in your private Blog last week (the test) I thought "Private" meant to be private and not public. I personally think this is going to be a useless feature. While the "Respond" is a nice feature for the Bloggers to having, in my opinion it is unnecessary to having for the Groups and Magazine\Advice Lines sections where numerous members are replying to one another. The "Quote" feature is a much more stronger form of communication (less confusing) when many members are partaking in a conversation based upon an ongoing topic of discussion. While here in your Blog the member are speaking to you (for say) directly and you are responding to their questions directly it works well; however, in the Magazine\Advice Lines and Groups it really does not work that way very well since everyone\anyone can jump in to that conversation. Example of Lost Communication: You responded to my posting with the respond with a Q to me, I however cannot Quote or Respond to your Q directly without doing a copy and pasting (or little table of my own respond ) in a separate posting. If I did not copy and paste your response, would you remember your Q to me if I only answered the Q without quoting you so you could remember what it was you responded to me without having to look back at your respond posting to my posting? (copy of my previous post) While this is a nice addition for only the Gold members (currently) to having, I think it would be only fair that all members (Standard, Silver, and Gold) would be able to see the photo that is inserted in to a posting. It would give the Standard and Silver members an idea of what a paid feature (Gold Member paid feature) looks like without being able to using it. Marketing a product without an example or taste of it is less out to being bought. Works great so far, just wish the Co-Mod had the means to un-ban a member too if needed. As a moderator of my own group and knowing how difficult it was to building an active group, I much rather see that option as a way the moderator can send an invitation to any member they choose. I find this as another useless feature. Most members do not even bother with voting on members photos and especially on the male photos. So why add to something that is hardly used? A very big + and many group moderators have and are taking avantage of this feature being added. I can see Premium members to having more features then Standard members; however, this one I do not feel is needed to being one of them as it can cause slowness in conversational threads between members in groups. You want the groups on this site to being active, you want your premium members to being happy along with the Standard members within groups right? Making it where Premium members postings appear immediately you are denying them an instant response because a member is a standard member. Some things should be used in marketing for paid memberships, and some things should not apply. Approxamately 60% of members of groups do not like this feature as they feel it invades their privacy; the other 40% like the feature or it does not really matter one way or the other to them. Another big + to being added. If a posting is marked "Denied" how about a reason given. I had a denied posting I made in my own group with nothing against TOU; yet, it was denied. Maybe when this feature was being uploaded, my posting was accidently filtered into the Denied bin, but I would had liked to know a reason. That one is not all to bad since it is something that can help in the "things in common" with attractions. Is that not the same as "Blog owners can set posts to require pre-approval of comments by them (like testimonials)" I thought we already had that one. I prefered the original format where a poll would finally fall off the topic page; on the other hand, it really does not matter if the poll's are tabled separately. What main page are we or you testing? Well some people need the help and others like myself have a masters degree in sex already.  (format of page seems organized)Might be a lot of disappointed Gold Members that would send a Network of Friends invite to a total stranger because of the invite being turned down for that reason.
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1- "Add Recent Visitors Table to Main Group's Page" is one that I personally do not care for and a few other members of groups. Reason is that it takes away from member privacy in one aspect. In example, I may belong to a group but do not want to feel obligated to having to post something in the group because of visiting the group when I did not find a topic of interest to me to posting in. 2- Associate moderator being shown is something I wish was an option to being displayed. Reason is that for some active groups moderating them can be a stressful experience and that can cause an associate moderator to being put under the same stress as the moderator in various ways; in addition, it can cause a form of jealousy to develop between fellow members too of group; you know like "why the mod picked you and not me?" Other then that, I will test the waters of what I am able to test as a user for a week before I give my total opinion. For the most part, they do look real good. Nick personally I think it is best to just have associate mods VISIBLE. Members of a group have a right to know....  and why hide? You're mod for a reason, right?
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and as for pictures / premium members: many SILVER premium members are still looking for the way to upload pictures.... What I hear a lot: let silver and gold members have the privilege to upload, but at least let everyone view the picturez.... pwetty pweez?
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9/14/2006 6:38 am |
The entire aware site, especially those paying members and those also on high speed have been talking...and the 'speed' is that of a zombie: [post 473443] [post 479688] Is this your only blog [post 483976] [post 485901] [post 488390] [post 505610] [post 505688] [post 505980] [post 506608] [post 506687] [post 506975] [post 507032] [post 507032] [post 507149] [post 507213] [post 507366] etcetera etcetera etcetera....
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9/15/2006 4:41 pm |
I hope someone from TSmeet is still reading this, but I was thinking that it would be a good thing to add a 'delete this member' for moderators of groups. There are lots of times that I wish that I could just delete an inactive member from the group. I dont always want to 'ban' them from ever joining or posting again, just to get them out of the list. Currently, I just let them fall into the associate members list though, which is ok. And also, for the associate members list it (or in other lists similar to it on the site) it would be good to have a 'select all' link and a 'delete/ban all' link (just like in the inbox in the message center, or similar to it) so that if I wanted to remove all 3400+ associate members from the group, I could do it without having to hit the ban button 3,400 individual times....
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