AnnOMaly

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  Forum shuns me!

  by stillin in

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  the forum has signed me off twice.

  glad i got the sign in thing worked out!

  also, my pm alert says there is mail for me but there isn't.. simon, are you down under?

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  AnnOMaly

  Ah thanks stillin. It went to -3 and then I clicked on your message and it went back to -4. LOL

  I'm not bothered really. It's one of those funny glitches that'll get fixed eventually (as Apo said).
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  Christmas Beliefs!

  by J-DUBBED in

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  do jehova wingnuts believe jesus birthday isn't dec 25?

  or do they just plain and simple not believe in any birthday?.

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  AnnOMaly

  One of the possible reasons why December 25th was chosen as Christ's birth was that some early Christians thought Jesus was conceived on March 25th - March, Spring, new life, God created the world then, day of a prophet's conception would be the day of his death (Jesus' conception day = his crucifixion day) - all sorts of symbolisms.
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  New Forum Layout

  by Awake at last in

  1. forum
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  i suffer from depression and have also been diagnosed with asperger's syndrome, so it is not surprising that about 20 minutes ago i was feeling very depressed about the new look of my favourite ex jw forum, that is, this one.

  i have been living under a rock obviously because i had no idea any change was about to happen.. now i am beginning to understand how it works, everything is ok or soon will be.

  i like the like button and have already used it once.. now you understand why i left the borg.

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  AnnOMaly

  Really? The fact that someone joined on April twenty fifth and not April twenty third is relevant how? 

  Even a month would help. How is a specific date relevant, you ask. 

  • Our journeys and posting histories are marked by the passage of time; by specific events in Watchtowerland and in our lives - a bit like having a date stamp on your photos, or by marking birthdays and anniversaries on a particular day. It's nice to note the day rather than the approximate month or year.
  • Specific dates provide context to what was said and why it was said; sometimes even to what prompted someone to join; whether the person joined and then left it a few weeks before plucking up the courage to post. All valuable little insights into what makes somebody tick.
  • Dates indicate how lively and intense a debate was. 
  • Our memories fade. Dates help in locating past posts and threads among the thousands on here. E.g. If there's a thread or post I'm looking for from '10 years ago' and there are so many hundreds of threads and thousands of posts from '10 years ago,' I could locate it faster if it was narrowed down to month or day, or if I knew it was from around the time of a convention, an AGM, a noteworthy news event, or a crazy WT article being published.

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  Forum shuns me!

  by stillin in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  the forum has signed me off twice.

  glad i got the sign in thing worked out!

  also, my pm alert says there is mail for me but there isn't.. simon, are you down under?

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  AnnOMaly

  I thought I'd try that good idea, Kate. Now my inbox shows '-4' - yes, MINUS 4!

  :D
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  Sign-in fix for IE users

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  i think i finally tracked down the bug that was affecting ie users - you should now be able to sign in and use the site.

  i've only had chance to test with ie 11 but it should work with ie 10 as well, i'm not sure about ie 9 and ie 8 or older is doubtful.. fingers crossed we get some replies from ie'ers.

  note: there may still be other issues but the first and biggest hurdle is getting signed on..

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  AnnOMaly

  there is no chance of attempting to sign in using Opera mini.

  Same here. No menu for signing in is available, nor 'Search,' nor any button on the top toolbar. Nor can I opt to cut out the thread previews like on a computer (Chrome). My phone's on Opera Mini 8 now (I had mistakenly said '5' on the other thread).

  With JWN and Opera Mini 4, I could sign in and see all the sections. I couldn't post, but at least I could easily browse and read. 
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  Forum shuns me!

  by stillin in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  the forum has signed me off twice.

  glad i got the sign in thing worked out!

  also, my pm alert says there is mail for me but there isn't.. simon, are you down under?

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  AnnOMaly

  My PM alert permanently shows 1 unread too.
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  New Forum Layout

  by Awake at last in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  i suffer from depression and have also been diagnosed with asperger's syndrome, so it is not surprising that about 20 minutes ago i was feeling very depressed about the new look of my favourite ex jw forum, that is, this one.

  i have been living under a rock obviously because i had no idea any change was about to happen.. now i am beginning to understand how it works, everything is ok or soon will be.

  i like the like button and have already used it once.. now you understand why i left the borg.

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  AnnOMaly

  If you hover over the posters avatar you get their join date and post counts appear as a popup

  I can't see a join date. Just a vague 'so many years/days ago.' It would be nice to have the specific dates back - on the posts too one day.

  And thanks for the 'quote' button.
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  Please post new forum feedback or questions here

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.

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  AnnOMaly

  It's in the magic wand section

  ^ Re: 'quote' button. Ah, thank you.
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  Please post new forum feedback or questions here

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  well, the switchover happened - there were a couple of things i had to fix which meant the posting was disabled for longer than i planned but it's now enabled and some people have already posted.. if you have any questions about the new format or suggestions on how to improve it, please post them here.. if you are having trouble signing in or posting then you'll need to email me instead.. many thanks to everyone for their patience during the changeover !.

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  AnnOMaly

  :) I like the look of it. 

  I like that, for the first time since joining, I've been able to update my email address and, for the first time in almost as many years, I can change my avatar.

  My basic phone and its Opera Mini browser cannot cope as well with the new site, even with updating to Opera Mini 5 today. JWN was always 'read only' for me on there, but at least it was straight-forward to navigate around and most of the links worked. The 'menu' button at the top of the (mobile) page does nothing so I can't sign in on my phone any more or opt to view active topics. Maybe I can figure out a work-around.

  What would be handy

  It would be nice to have people's join dates and posting dates displayed again. '5 years ago,' 'a day ago' - too vague on its own.

  I can't see a 'quote' button in the 'reply' box.
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  LDC Semininar

  by Sour Grapes in

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  ldc semininar @ patterson nov 15-18, 2014 .

  entire ldc dept included remote workers/design/legal/real estate/purchasing.

  oversight.

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  AnnOMaly

  The pattern repeats. The delay of the eschatological end means focussing on building the Kingdom of God on earth with 'churches' and 'cathederals.'