Hello All - apologies for some frantic changes in the setup this morning. I think we now have a situation we are happy with. Here is what changed.Until yesterday almost all posts in the community where only visible to registered users.
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Navigating a website with lots of information is pretty tricky - and one of the things I really did not like about the previous forums is the fact that you could not simply say:
"I want all culture-related topics that refer to Sicily"
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 04:46
I've been trying to figure out what the best names (and categories they represent) for different roles within the community could be - and the information gathered from members registering so far has helped a lot to help me decide.Essentially - to
Thu, 05/14/2009 - 04:28
Those with avatars just all got a little green person - a bit of extra motivation to get your own personalised avatar! No, not really - just a way to keep everything spaced out neatly
Wed, 05/13/2009 - 11:07
Welcome to the ITALY Community site - here is some useful info on what you can do as a new member of the community.
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 15:06
Hello to all who have bravely found their way here - please fire away with questions about the website. It is all in a very rough state right now but we are working hard to polish everything and get a nice place for us to discuss.
Tue, 05/12/2009 - 13:06
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yes - i guess there are people who don't mind putting their full address (perhaps its a villa for rent, B&B or they just don't mind) - while others want to say where they are (in a 100km radius or less)
I get slightly nauseous whenever I have to deal with these things - but this might just be useful. How do they now when you got paid? Is there an upper limit of time (i.e. after six months you have to pay it no matter what...)
Hi Jackie - quite right. The information was there to help "geocode" the address and place the marker on the map automatically - so removed it from public view just so as to avoid any issues.As you said anyone worried about sharing the exact address can simply place the marker approximately close to their location. The location does not even need to be where you live - it could be your spot in Italy.
Hi Garda - we are creating the views as we speak, a bit like having the guests over but you are still in the kitchen doing the antipasti There are going to be several different ways to slice and dice the content so in a way its forums enhanced.senti - let me get back to getting things online and you will see what I mean
As I mentioned earlier - there is lots to do. working hard on it all and there are kinks to work out.cassini: you can just click on the map to place a marker where you are if you don't want to share your full location. it work on province level not regional level - so you would need to enter the province otherwise.will be explaining how the new format will work shortly - happy to see so many of you joining here.ronald
Hi annec nice to see you here - please forgive the rather temporary accommodations. things will improve over the next few days. Will start creating more groups and getting things set-up.Could you please let me know if you received your account activation e-mail (rather than the "pending approval" one) - seems some people are not receiving themA presto!