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Dear All Yes it is because someone has voted and the forum shows the date of last action (in this case a vote rather than a new post) Regards Lufty

Dear All The problem with some members logging in appears to be fixed now. The problem with AOL users is temporary fixed however this needs further investigation to find a longer term solution The problem with sending PM messages to some users appears to be fixed as well As always please let me know if you are experiencing any problems with the forum. Kind regards Lufty

Hi Mumble Sorry my fault I thought you could vote without selecting any options in the third multiple choice selection. I have added another option of None to the third multiple choice question. Many thanks for flagging this Lufty

Dear All It has been a couple of weeks since we split the medication forum into the various sections and we are keen to gauge your opionion of the new format. We would be grateful if you would take a few minutes to answer the three questions in this poll. Many thanks Lufty On behalf of the Admins and Moderators

Hi Oxgirl You should be able to PM David now Lufty

Hi Kathryn It is certainly worth checking whether a member has been accidentally blocked but there are some remaining problems with sending PMs to certain members. They can be fixed on an individual basis but I need to know which members people are unable to PM. Kind regards Lufty

Hi oxgirl As Baddad has pointed out the main problems all seem to be related around browser incompatability and in particular the AOL browser. Can you confirm which browser you are using and also which version. Secondly can you pm or email me with the users you can not PM as this will help me locate the problem. The AOL problem seems to be affecting most other forums using the latest version of forum Software. Kind regards Lufty

Hi Everyone This is a known bug with the new forum software but unfortunately there is no fix for it at the moment. I think it will gradually sort itself out as you send and receive PMs. Regarding the disappearing PMs from your sent items the default for the software is not to save sent PMs but I have changed the default to have the "Save Sent PMs" ticked as a default. Regards Lufty

Hi curra What version of Internet Browser are you using ? Regards Lufty

Seems ok to me Lufty

Hi Bid I have made the modification for you. Regards Lufty

Dear All I have dealt with approximately 30 members so far who are unable to login to the new forum since the software upgrade. If you are unable to login to the forum then please do not do any of the following :- Go through the forgotton password routine as this will not fix the problem Do not attempt to register again as a new user Instead simply email admins@asd-forum.org.uk with the login that you use and we will reset your account for you. A few members have been able to login but are unable to post. Please email admins@asd-forum.org.uk and we will investigate this for you as well although this is proving to be a more difficult problem to fix. If you experience this problem and are an AOL browser user then please try using another Internet Browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox etc. The admins are sorry for any inconvienence caused. Lufty For the Admins

Sorry to make you I am currently to get the user lists in the right place lol Lufty

Dear All As a result of an urgent security issue we have upgraded the forum software to the latest version. Normally we always try to give users advance notice of any maintainence however in this particular case we were unable to give any advance notice. The new version of the forum software has some major "look and feel" changes as well as lots of new functionality which will take you some time to get used to. We would like to apologise for the lack of advance notice but I am sure you can appreciate the security and integrity of the forum is our paramount concern. Kind regards Lufty For the forum admins

Hi Everyone Try again now ... Lufty

Hi Bid Sorry about that it defaulted back to not saving a copy as a result of the logo change. It is now fixed for you. Regards Lufty

Hi Everyone The forum name change is now complete and Littlenemo deserves a big thanks for changing the logo so quickly and efficiently. Kind regards Lufty

Hi lil_me We will of course take a full backup of the site before we upgrade it so we can always revert back to the old version if things go wrong. With every major upgrade there is always a chance of something going wrong but we always make every effort to ensure the forum is not down for too long and the data remains safe. Kind regards Lufty

Dear All I would like to give you as much notice as possible to two changes affecting the forum in the near future. Firstly we have decided to change the name of the forum to "Asperger and ASD UK online forum". The rationale for this is that the correct name is Asperger Syndrome rather than Aspergers syndrome and we would like to make the forum name consistant. Secondly in the next couple of weeks we will be receiving a major new version of the forum software. This version greatly enhances the security of the forum from hacking attempts and we have decided that we must go ahead with the new version even though it will mean that there will be some changes to the look and feel of the forum. These changes include a major revision to the text editor used when making posts to the forum as well as an enhanced "My Controls" function. We will keep you updated on both of these changes. Kind regards Lufty

Hi Call me jaded Sorry I missed this question before. The search works on a minimum of four letters but searches titles and the body of the post as well. Give it a go by searching a word in the body of the text of a post that is not in the title and you will see it works. Regards Lufty

Hi Liz I take it a boot up in safe mode does not fix the problem ? I would unplug any non essential devices (printers, scanners etc.) and see if the machine boots up. It is difficult to diagnose from the description you have given but is a major issue and might well involve you reinstalling XP. Are you sure you did not install any software on the PC and do you have auto updates enabled ? Good luck Lufty

Hi Simon Well spotted Lufty

Dear All I am really pleased to announce that after very careful consideration and much discussion we have decided to appoint Mossgrove as the new moderator for the forum. Mossgrove has been with us from almost day one and was the fifth person to join the forum so he is definitely part of the furniture and has an excellent knowledge of our members and the information which has been posted here. Please extend the welcome and your appreciation to Mossgrove for volunteering for this role. Kind regards Lufty

Dear All Unfortunately due to a quirk with the forum configuration we have been using two seperate ISPs (Internet Service Providers). The forum pages have been running from our new ISP and the Database Server has been residing at our old ISP. Today our old ISP suffered a major power failure which took out most of their servers hence the forum outage today. We have now also migrated the database over onto our new ISP which should further improve the reliability of the forum. The power outage this morning was a timely reminder of why we moved the forum in the first place. Kind regards Lufty

Dear All As you are probably aware Bid has resigned as a moderator but will be staying on as an active contributor to the forum. Myself, Kris and Elefan would like to thank Bid for the tremendous effort she has put into moderatoring the forum. I am pleased to announce that we have a new moderator to the forum. I am sure you will give Montee a big welcome but I will leave it to her to introduce herself properly. The forum continues to grow and we are therefore looking for some more moderators to help share the load of keeping this forum a safe, polite and well respected ASD forum. If you would like to be considered as a moderator then please drop myself, Kris or Elefan a PM. Kind regards Lufty