val2525
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Post by val2525 on Feb 14, 2015 22:11:22 GMT
Please be advised that we are raising the posting count for admission to our members only area, or the Private Clubhouse, to a minimum of 100 posts. This will be effective Tuesday, February 17th. We're providing advance notice so regular posters who have not reached 100 yet will not be blindsided.
Our original count requirement was 50 posts. We felt requiring "1" post for access was a token effort and did not provide privacy, therefore we set a higher limit. Our membership was small, board topics were limited, so new members were automatically grandfathered in with 50 posts, to help increase posting on the overall forum.
Now that the greater percentage of the Forum is public and open to all members, the grandfathering of post counts is not needed.
Therefore, new members will no longer be grandfathered in with 50 posts. We have a wide mix of topic boards, and are always happy to add new ones if there is enough interest, so those wishing to belong as participating members should not have any difficulty reaching 100 posts fairly quickly.
One reason this forum was started was to provide members with a somewhat private area that allowed discussion on personal topics. Even with a higher post count, members here have discovered that their trust in some members was displaced. Because of this, we feel the private area should truly be only for members who contribute by posting regularly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2015 22:57:30 GMT
I don't think I've said this yet - thanks, to the three of you, for creating and maintaining this board.
I hope no one lost any brain cells over issues.
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kritter
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Post by kritter on Feb 14, 2015 23:54:51 GMT
Thanks to Val, Shirley, and Clean for keeping their heads and taking the high road during the past 24 hours.
This is a great board and will only get better with more participation from members.
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Post by allikat on Feb 15, 2015 0:01:08 GMT
Thanks to Val, Shirley, and Clean for keeping their heads and taking the high road during the past 24 hours. This is a great board and will only get better with more participation from members. I second this. I have totally stayed out of the whole situation but I watched it unfold and had to sit on my hands. Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 0:04:34 GMT
I am posting to just see my count, including grandfathered.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 0:05:29 GMT
Whew. I think I made it ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 0:06:54 GMT
I don't know where that face came from. It was a smiley on my iPad.
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kritter
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Post by kritter on Feb 15, 2015 0:07:50 GMT
Whew. I think I made it ? Yes, you did. See how easy it was!
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 0:16:05 GMT
LOL! No one is getting post counts reduced, and brian-i's have been restored plus apologies made. We're upping the access count instead, it's more fair.
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Post by labbypaws on Feb 15, 2015 0:33:36 GMT
No problem. I was close anyway.
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val2525
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 0:36:25 GMT
Go play a few games
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 0:58:47 GMT
Adding my appreciation to the founders. Thank you!
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val2525
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 1:01:29 GMT
Plus, I sent a PM to the entire membership with the announcement and a link here. Or at least I think I did, it's my first forum PM so who knows.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 1:01:48 GMT
Omg, I'm pretty sure I have lost a few brain cells now. So if I'm not up to 100 posts by the 17th, I will not be able to access the clubhouse/member's only/whatever board anymore? That's ok, I totally get why the "uppage" of posts (lol, don't think that is even a word.) It just might take me a while. I'm more of a lover lurker, than a talker.
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 1:02:52 GMT
You're not that far from it now, shophippy, looks like you're at 70 right now. Once you hit 100, you'll be able to access it automatically. You could always go play on the Games board, Recipe board, Gardening board - those posts count too. We realize not everyone here will want to talk business, and that's OK.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 1:10:31 GMT
I better get to posting. In real life you can't shut me up. Don't know why I am so shy here! Maybe cause I'm the new girl :-)
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 1:13:36 GMT
Yes. POST! That's what we want! I admit to being overly fond of the Critter Corner and Garden Boards myself.
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kritter
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Post by kritter on Feb 15, 2015 1:13:56 GMT
I better get to posting. In real life you can't shut me up. Don't know why I am so shy here! Maybe cause I'm the new girl :-) Only 20 more posts to go. You are almost there.
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Post by labbypaws on Feb 15, 2015 1:40:10 GMT
Lol. I think I am there now.
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 1:43:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 1:48:40 GMT
Lol. I think I am there now. Congrats, lol!
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Post by 57roses on Feb 15, 2015 1:58:02 GMT
Looks like some of us need to get busy!
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Post by pyrexandpearls on Feb 15, 2015 2:01:41 GMT
I'm working on it getting my count up, lol. I ave a fab find to snap a pic of and I want to post it in the members board. Off to play some games....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2015 2:13:48 GMT
You could always go play on the Games board, Recipe board, Gardening board - those posts count too. We realize not everyone here will want to talk business, and that's OK. Thank you for this. I don't have heavy experience with selling and I'm pretty shy... It helps my comfort level to know that even my games posts are welcome.
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 2:15:03 GMT
Please, post! I get antsy when I'm the last poster on one of the games and I have to wait until the next morning for a reply. Ugh!
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Post by Shirley U Geste on Feb 15, 2015 2:19:32 GMT
Please, post! I get antsy when I'm the last poster on one of the games and I have to wait until the next morning for a reply. Ugh! Me too. Those are usually the last threads I look at before I go to bed. I like that we have such fun areas here. Sometimes even if you are listing or whatever, you need to take a little break for something fun so you can then buckle down and get back to work.
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Post by zoesam on Feb 15, 2015 2:26:54 GMT
You could always go play on the Games board, Recipe board, Gardening board - those posts count too. We realize not everyone here will want to talk business, and that's OK. Thank you for this. I don't have heavy experience with selling and I'm pretty shy... It helps my comfort level to know that even my games posts are welcome.
You know they are MORE than welcome Midnight. I would say eagerly awaited
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val2525
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 2:28:34 GMT
Well, I think we know who the gamers are here…..LOL!
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Post by dutchjazz on Feb 15, 2015 2:41:57 GMT
I never checked out the games. Kind of afraid too. I might be up all night.
I also want to thank Val, Shirley and Clean for this board. I don't know why, but from the beginning, I've felt comfortable posting here and I'm more of a lurker than poster. That's slowly changing.
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Post by val2525 on Feb 15, 2015 2:58:37 GMT
Yay! We're doing something right!
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