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Based on numerous member requests and advice from advisers, the grace period in which a posting remains unlocked for editing by the originator has been extended to fifteen (15) minutes from the original five minute limit. Below is the original guidance on editing a posting that has now been modified effective with this posting.

Hil J, As an administrator I edited your post, but it appears that my edit does not get flagged by the software in the Blogs channel like it does in the Forums channel. The reason for the edit is that I had to read the first sentence multiple times in order to realize that you had misspelled the fourth word. What was posted was "I went to be (sic)...". I corrected the spelling to read "I went to bed...". i hope you don't mind. If you do, I can change it back to the original.

Sorry Don, but using the "quote" function does NOT revise a previous message. It just starts a new message, leaving the erroneous or empty message still available for everyone to see.

Might I suggest that your group create a blog on Chiriqui.Life. That would allow you to "bundle" all of your stuff together in a nice "package" for everyone. Not only would things be "bundled" together nicely, but you would also have a URL that you could advertise very easily. Tell people interested in your activities to go "check out our blog". And the best part: the cost is $0.00. If you decide to do a blog and need help, just ask.

Dear Twin Wolf, It was a surprise to me. This seems to provide the solution to the request for the member list. Going further, this technique is not divulging any of the protected information as mentioned in our Privacy Policy. To my way of thinking this is now a closed request. Thanks for bringing this feature to everyone's attention, and moving on now. Bonnie, It is no more cumbersome than creating a function/link to provide the information. It is just not where you thought it would be. Bonnie, again, Learning of this is NOT a violation of our Privacy Policy. Read above. The only information disclosed is the Display Name (already public), and the date that the person registered (already public; refer to each member profile). Please note: email addresses are NOT disclosed by this newly discovered feature/function. For all users of Chiriqui.Life, you should not be concerned about this feature. No information that was previously defined to be private is being disclosed. If being able to see all of the registered users in one listing (albeit many screens) bothers you, then we will respond to account closure requests, and dispose of your posted information in a manner that you choose. You still are in control.

De nada.

Hil, Thank you for sharing. This website has been a labor of love, but worth the investment. We (my wife and I) believe this is the right thing to do -- being of benefit [our intention] to our friends and our adopted community. We know there will be some missteps, but with the understanding and support of the members, we, collectively, will improve the website and hopefully make life more enjoyable, and perhaps more productive. For us, life is more about what one puts into it, rather than what one gets out of it. And that understanding and support has been there (here?) in magnitudes beyond what we could dream of. We recently spent three weeks in Maui doing the tedious, detailed planning and design of the website, and crafting of the guidelines, privacy policy, and terms and rules. There have been a few tweaks so far, but minor. We think we got it right for the most part. Your comments in this topic support that perception. And so again, thank you. Hasta pronto, Bud

Bonnie, You are the second member to bring up this subject. Disclosure of the complete roster of member Display Names is contrary to Chiriqui.Life policy. I do see some advantages, but feel a fiduciary responsibility to protect users' privacy trumps the advantages of disclosure. If this policy is changed, then I will post on Chiriqui.Life. One option would be to do a poll on this website to see how members feel about this subject. Should anyone wish to share their pro/con views, please do so.

Fran, I think what you created is an album within the one gallery that comes pre-configured. That pre-configured gallery is called "Member Albums" Recall that a gallery is at the highest level, and then albums go within a gallery. Photos go within an album. Only administrators can create a gallery (that is not re-configurable as best I can tell). Members can create up to five albums (as currently configured). I have absolutely no problem with creating a gallery for you (or others). If you want a dedicated gallery, please just say so, and provide me with the name of the gallery as you wish it to be. Then you can create albums to your hearts content (up to five) within that gallery. If you have recommendations about changing the album limit, please send an email to support@chiriqui.life with your thoughts. You know you will get my full attention. Hope this helps. We are both learning as we go. Thanks for that.

Franagin, I am a bit shaky on this but here goes. I believe this is how things work. Galleries are at the top of the hierarchy, followed by albums, and then the photos. When you first click on the gallery tab, you see the boxes (in our current situation there is only one gallery and it is called "Member Albums". And then the application display some of the latest images from that album. If you wish to create a new album, then start with the process of uploading a new image. Along the way you will be given an option to establish a new album, which you can then name, and optionally provide some control over. I have things configured right now (hopefully I am speaking truth, but I am a bit inexperienced with the gallery right now), you can even create a private album (only you can see), or a limited distribution album, in which you would designate which user(s) (using their Display Name) you will allow to see your images. Give this a try. I know you are good at computer skills, and tell me if you are successful. I was, but then I have extra privileges from a regular member. It is my understanding that there are an unlimited number of galleries available, but only administrators can create the highest level (i.e., gallery). Regular members can (if configured to do so, and I believe that is our case unless I made a mistake) create as many albums within the available galleries. I have objection to creating another gallery if someone were to ask for one. That is what CL is supposed to be about. Please give it a go, and let me know how things work out and if you need some configuration changes. P.S., I am NOT flagging this post as the final and correct answer. We need time to prove things work as they should.

I am not understanding how this is directly related to life in Chriqui. Please enlighten me.

Me siento humilde.

Based on advice from trusted advisers about reputation ticks, the limit on the number of reputation ticks that can be used per day has now been raised to 15 'likes', and 15 'unlikes'. Effective immediately. The number of 'likes' and 'unlikes' have been split apart, so you really get a net total of 30 reputation ticks per day. Previously this limit was a net total of five reputation ticks per day. Now it is 15 positives and 15 negatives. Hopefully most people won't need 15 'unlikes' in a day, or even close to that. Appreciate your feedback in helping Chiriqui.Life be user friendly and supporting your needs. Keep it coming. And have a great day!

Do you take credit cards?

We understand that a new website involves a bit of a learning curve. We ***DO*** appreciate your moving forward with Chiriqui.Life. Please keep at it, and we will be happy to help you if issues or concerns come up. Just let us know. FYI, there is a Questions and Answers forum for specific questions related to functionality of this website, as well as a Problems, Feedback and Suggestions for more general issues -- or suggestions for changes.

Hi Bonnie, Yes, you may see a listing of the topics and replies, actually everything that a member has posted, including photos, blogs, etc., by one of two methods. The basic answer is by going to their profile. And that leads to the question: how does one go to the profile of someone else? Simple -- just click on their Display Name, or hover over their Display Name if you are using a device that has a mouse. If you go to their profile, then their content is automatically shown in the right side of the screen. If you do the "hover over their name approach" (the easiest), then you will see a link for "Find Content". Great question!

Check out the Questions and Answers forum for the answer to this question: http://www.chiriqui.life/topic/57-how-do-we-edit-our-own-postings/

Dottie, I don't know what device(s) you are using. Most desktop and laptop computers have the ability to paste only the text part. It may be called something other than "Paste Special". Try looking around in the "Edit" menu of the application that you are using. Get adventuresome and do some exploring, which is something we know you do because of living in Panama. That is an adventure in itself.

Dottie, At your suggestion that your posting was in an inappropriate forum, which we concurred with, you suggested that your message be moved to the correct forum. That was done. Here is a link to your posting: http://www.chiriqui.life/topic/105-thoughts-about-another-forum/ You were notified of this new posting location and new title. Further, be advised that all members have the ability in their profile to locate ALL of their topics and postings. Just go to your profile and look. There it will be.You can also see the "Content Count", which is how many items you have posted. On the right side of that screen you will see a snapshot of those posted items. To access your profile, look in the upper right of the window and you will find your display name. Click on your display name. The first item in the pull down menu is a link to your profile. For the record, Chiriqui.Life has deleted no postings as of this point in time. Let me know if you need more help.

JoJo, Happy that you found the notification "switch" in the bottom left. Members are not able to "delete" a thread. If you really mean to mark it as already read, or "ignore", then note that there is a little icon to the left of each forum -- when you are on the forum index page (the main page). That icon will be very dark or not dark. The dark color indicates that there is unread content inside that forum. A "not dark" icon indicates you have reviewed everything in that forum. If you know that you do NOT wish to read anything in that forum, simply click that dark icon, wait about 2 to 3 seconds, and it will turn "not dark". The time delay is allowing the software to go through all postings in that forum and marking them as having been read by you. Give that a try and let me know how it works for you.

Dottie, I have tried copying and pasting using various techniques and cannot get it to fail. Might I suggest that you use the "clipboard paste" option that pastes only the content, but without images or fancy formatting? That option is called different things on different computers and different operating systems. A fairly common name in a Windows OS, for example, would be the "Paste Special" rather than "Paste". Please try this and let me know how this works for you.

Dottie, you are posting your messages in the Problems, Feedback and Suggestions forum. You are there.

You are not giving me much to work with, but in guessing between the words it appears that this may be the problem. I suspect you are using a large screen display device (desktop or laptop, etc.), rather than a mobile or tablet device. If you "hover" the mouse over the title of a posting, then a preview screen pops up to show the beginning of the message. Just click on the message to see it all. If that doesn't solve the problem, then tell me more about the device that you are using. Trying to help, but really shooting in the dark here.

Dear Twin Wolf, et al, Please re-read my post responding to your questions. There is no skulduggery or behind the curtain shenanigans going on here. Note my delineation of the administrator accounts (and please ignore my spelling errors) as they exist as of late yesterday afternoon: Admin (this is a special admin account, see below); not used for routine administration of this websiteAdmin_01Admin_02Admin_03Admin_04Admin_05Moderator_01Moderator_02Moderator_03Moderator_04Moderator_05You will see five administrator accounts plus one special administrator account. You will also see five moderator accounts. 'Admin' is a different account from 'Admin_01.' I, Bud Huber, am Admin_01. No other admin accounts and no moderator accounts have been assigned. For the moment, I am it. The 'Admin' account is a special admin account used only by the software vendor, and only when I authorize its use. That special admin account is used for system diagnostic purposes only by the software vendor, not administration of the content or membership database. The 'Admin' account has only been used once since activating this website several weeks ago; that use was from Friday of last week through Monday afternoon (yesterday), and was related to the fact that I was unable to create management level accounts,(meaning admin and moderator accounts). Fortunately that software glitch has now been fixed. The delay in configuring this website for more management accounts was a real thorn in my side. I ask that you look at the Admin_01 profile again and you will see that nothing has changed. My name is still there as it has been from the beginning. There are no names for the other management accounts because there are no people filling those responsibilities. Given the sensitivities around anonymity, and referring to your comment ("Openness and transparency are the one key feature everyone is searching for."), I see a problem coming for the future admins and moderators. Several candidates have told me that they would volunteer only if able to do so anonymously. Their reluctance is based on experiences by other moderators and administrators and volunteers being maligned, abused, and so forth by other websites and user groups. So far I have not been able to find anyone willing to volunteer as a moderator and to do so with name identification. My current (hopefully temporary) policy is that volunteers will be allowed to work anonymously, with the exception of myself as Admin_01. As an aside, I must have one backup administrator in case something happens to me or we are traveling (which is frequently), and two would be better. I would like to have three or four moderators that rotate around. The future issue for me is getting competent volunteers (everything is on an unpaid voluntary basis), properly vetted, who do not object to public visibility. Not an easy task. I appreciate your continued interest and inquiries. The word 'transparency' is overused in today's world, but that is basically what we are seeking and trying to provide in this website. If I can be of further assistance, please ask.

Dottie, We have looked at every single posting that you have made since you joined this website. We see all (repeat all) of the content without a problem. Can you provide more details so that we can help you resolve this problem. For instance, is it all of your postings, or only one or two, etc.? Is there some other commonality that could help point toward the source of the problem? Let us hear back from you and we will do what we can to help.