I have moved the forum onto a new server which is twice as fast as the previous server.

We get very few new posts these days but we do get lots of people visiting the forum for help and advice so I have decided to keep it running for now mainly as an information resource due to the limited new threads being posted.

All the best

Lufty

I request to have my data deleted or I shall be forced to report this

I am planning to shortly upgrade the forum software to the latest version which will be a major update.

Some users might have experienced short periods of being unable to access the forum over the last two days as preperations for the update were completed.

Thank you for your patience.

Lufty

With nearly 20,000 members there is bound to be differing views on any potential changes.

Regards,

Ben.

It has been suggested that we start a topic for non ASD related shorthand. So for the benefit of new members and those who find our abbreviations puzzling we have started a list that everyone can add to.

DD - dear daughter

DS - dear son

DH - dear husband

IYKWIM - if you know what I mean

IMHO - in my honest opinion

Over to you............

I took two weeks for my account to be validated and that only after repeated requests and finally guessing the email addresses of the admins. The contact email address of moderators@asd-forum.org.uk is invalid and bounces making it even harder to make any sort of contact.

Now that I am a member I have looked at the member list and I can see that there are at least 14 other people waiting to be validated, some of them for over a month now.

I don't know exactly what criteria you look for in someone's application for membership but there is precious little information available to the admins, so it is hard to see what the purpose of validation actually is.

In any event it seems to take far too long, if people want to be members of a forum they feel that they have something they want to say and making them wait like this is wrong.

thanks

I'm really sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place - but how do I upload photos on here? I've been trying for the last hour. Any help greatly appreciated xx

Georgia x

Please feel free to make any comment or ask anything related to this research.

Everyone who wants to participate can comment here or PM me directly.

The questionnaire is as following :

1.Gender
2.Age of student
3. Year when SATS taken
4.Achievement Level at SATs
Subject
Maths
Science
Reading
Writing
English Overall

Also, I can send you the questionnaire in a pdf form if that would be easier for you.

Many thanks for your help

Do we have any rules against swearing and mentioning adult content on this site?

I've just had to remove a post about someone posting adult content because i was concerned it might upset others.

Is there a link to the forum rules or guidelines i could view,

thanks

I just wondered if anyone knows how to change a profile description?

I know it's just me being stupid, but I can't seem to find how to do it.

thanks

Are you scared you'll break the forum/ mess up a thread/ get laughed at if you press the wrong button?

Have you been lurking a while and not sure how to do your first post?

Would you like to quote another post in your reply but don't know how?

Do you want to know how to do fancy stuff like write in different colours, font sizes etc?

Would you like to be able to do links to other websites?

Then this thread is for you.

The thread where you can make as many mistakes as you want to, try things out and see if they work.

It's a free for all "safe space" where any one can come at any time and just practise the technical stuff you're not sure about and gain confidence before posting on a thread. Even if you've been posting a while but want to learn to do new things, you might find it useful.

What you post doesn't matter, as long as it's within normal forum rules - post nursery rhymes or nonsense if you want to. Nobody's going to be judging you on the content and feel free to ask questions if you're stuck!

We hope you find it useful

The moderating team

The conversations between LancsLad, darkshine and I, are ones that I'll never forget. Each PM and each kind post in their own unique way helped cultivate the man I have become today. Without this forum, during the early days of 2012, I don't know if I would have coped with my circumstances as well as I did.

I'm editing here, as I'm technically banned from the forum and this is my only form of communication. I just wanted to bury the hatchet and apologise for how things ended prior to my departure. I should have known that I would not have copped moderating THIS forum - I capitalise the word 'this' to add emphasis to the fact that it felt as if I was policing friends and family. I didn't feel right, and it sent me into quite the spin. This doesn't excuse my actions, but please know that during this time, my mindset was far from a healthy one.

I post daily on another ASD forum under the name 'Ben' - I shan't name the forum, out of respect for you guys, but if you happen to bump into me, then you know who I am. I'm pleased to say that the help and support I received on this forum, has given me the motive to help others in the same way. It's become somewhat of subconscious passion of mine. Whether I'm right or I'm wrong, my words always come from the heart.

I'm sorry to deface an old thread, but to be honest, this never really got a huge response anyway.

Hope you're all doing well.

Take care.

A question that's asked a lot is, what does my member title mean? well:

0-9 is Norfolk Broads
10-49 is Salisbury Hill
50-99 is Scafell Pike
100-249 is Snowdon
250-499 is Ben Nevis
500-999 is Mt Blanc
1000-2499 is Kilimanjaro
2500-4999 is Mt McKinley
5000-9999 is K2
10000+ is Everest

A question I get asked very frequently is how do I change my title like you do warrior? well

Go to your profile,
Click edit my profile,
scroll down, and you should find a box called member title,
Type into that box what you want your member title to be,
Then save.

Your new member title will now show.


Anymore questions regarding this, then post below.

Regards,

Ben.

I have written some coping strategies guides to various life situations with autism and mental health in mind which have been accepted by Autism Initiatives and the CAB in my area and I would like to make them available to other members in the Help and Advice section but I cannot see an option to put attachments in my posts.

Could someone please advise me how to go about it?

Thanks!

Aviemorticia x

What is it are moderators beyond reproach even when they are acting questionably ?

Go this way I will be gone from here make no doubts about that and that may suit some others I do understand especially those that quote rules when they don't understand.

And as if you think what do I know about moderating, take a look at Depression forums . org and understand this place is extreme small potatoes compared to that, for I was there dealing with suicidal people daily, not aspies really although there were some but real basket cases ignored by society where they come on line to scream !

And if not that, try Collarchat.com inline with my leanings, check out the religion and politics forum specifically.

For yes I have been a moderator on places wilder than this and so I understand what I understand and see what is happening here as amateurish at best and oppressive at worst.

It's not a game you know these are real people you are dealing with, with thoughts and feelings beyond what you can know as after all we are all on the autistic spectrum, that being you have no idea how your actions dishonest or not impact others.

And of the rules you have reiterated for our attention do you understand those rules yourself and do you apply them to the letter or is it your interpretation of ?

I am dissatisfied, this used to be a friendly place but now it seem most unfriendly, get a grip there is more to being a moderator than a title and what kudos you think that brings for moderating any forum is a very hard job make no doubts about that and why I did not proffer myself forward to be a moderator despite myself being here mostly, for I have been there before and perhaps naive I believed I could make a difference when in reality, people, will always be people and we will always disagree.

Now this is the test, will this post I have thought long and hard about be here tomorrow when I wake up, for if it is not I will have my answer, oppression rules okay and I will be gone with a sour taste in my mouth to find a more friendly ASD forum where they have their moderation sorted out to be not a hindrance to the users that come free of charge to help others if they can.

Your response wil be most welcome ?

I have just had to delete a topic due to the content being too explicit however the discussion related to a valid question and was in my opinion relevant to Autism.

The language used was far too explicit considering we have children and teenagers who use this forum and this begs the question whether we need an adults only forum.

I have created a poll to gauge member feelings towards this.

Many thanks

Lufty

What do you think of the status updates?

Could you please change that default setting?

and just to add, i have seen 8 or 9 spammers sign in tonight. at first it was a funny joke but i just want to get on and enjoy talking to my forum friends now i dont want to see, &^&**(%$$%£glowsticksatalowprice.com###:*&"£xcvbq

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

and i,ll add again disabling there accounts wont cut it, make them vanish.

thanks in advance for whoever does this and makes this forum a better place.

here are my ideas, the coulor there name will be, and what the roles are:

5 star member - the group that are known for giving frequent and top notch advice and guidence. these members go the extra mile to help and would have moderation rights for the general disscussion and help and advice forum. there are a few names that pop in my head strait away that would be perfect for this group but i wont say who they are.

youth team member - the group for the younger members that are good with helping young members and making them feel happy and welcome. the memebrs that give good advice to teens and young adults, and talk in a way that they understand without being to complicated. again, names come to mind.

entertainers - this ones just for fun, this group are known for being entertaining and the life and soul of the forum, known for there creative topics and playful banter.

just to add, ive created this topic just as a thought and im not suggesting we should go ahead and create new groups. but think about it, with more groups, it would add a new dynamic and feel to the forum. i just think certain members deserve to stand out a bit more, and im talking about the members who have helped me through my realtionship break up, my nan dying, my day to day worrys and all the times when ive needed someone to talk to.

i just think its nice to have credit where credit is due. it isnt just about having a title that necessairily means something.

I'm having difficulties applying any changes to messages I have posted (infuriating!!). I can click the "edit" button but then I cannot click the "save" button in order to apply those changes. This means I cannot make any changes even within the first 4 hours of posting.

Is anyone else experiencing these difficulties?

Thanks

Mike

Was wondering if a new subforum called 'local groups' could be created if not already?

The idea would be that local members could meet with each other and share what works

(anything potentially libellous would be PM instead).

Asperger and ASD UK Online Forum ~ Forums ~ Members ~ Forums ~ Members ~ Calendar

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I of course have reloaded my browser and that hasn't made a difference.

I have also checked for updates for my browser and for flash and both are fine (in that sense anyway)...

So I wondered - is it just me? Or is this a forum issue?

I've just checked Youtube and stuff plays there fine.... so is it the forum?

Anyway, just wanted to bring this to whoever's attention as it's one of those glitchy annoying things

If I want to reply to a post, how do I "quote"?

Best wishes

How do I get a new picture - I've tried putting a new one in my profile, but when I click 'done' it disappears again.

I wrote a post , had no replies . I just wondered how you delete it full stop. Thanks.

x

Bid

Haven't a clue what I did, but I've managed to reduce to size of text, etc when viewing everything on this forum (my background desktop, etc remains the same, so I know I haven't globally changed the size of things on my computer).

Had eye surgery a few weeks ago and am struggling to read posts, etc. Any ideas on how to rectify this or increase font size?

Thanks.

Caroline.

Server Error

500 - Internal server error.

There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.

Looking at the email address listed in my profile it looks like it has been changed but is that changed properly or is that just temporarily to give me a chance to validate it? I am not sure if the validating worked.

How To...

Anyway - I think its something that should be considered...

Plus - dunno if it's just my screen - but there's a blooming great potential gap for this between the forum logo and the top right section that has my profile pic and everything (profiles is another thing to explain - forgot that one!!! and notifications and searching, and a million other things when you think about it!!!)

I thought it may save the mods some work and it would make the forum easier to read because quite a number of times recently, I've come across posts that are just a quote of a previous post, after which I tend to miss any change in the thread if someone later goes back to correct it.

Also, on the subject of ease of reading, I've noticed that many of the older threads (pre-forum re-painting) don't have the quotes formatted correctly anymore - these are ones that were correct (some are ones I wrote) but they are now incorrect; they often say quote in capitals but the quote is actually normal text and it can be difficult without working backwards, especially in multi-quote replies, to work out who said what, what is a quote and what is a reply. Is there anyway this could be fixed?