To make it clearer -
We are making the balloon forum www.balloonchat.co.uk an active members forum in a few weeks time. We have noticed you are a member but have yet to post. We are hoping you may like to join in on the forum and perhaps post now and again. The "how I got started" thread may be a good one to begin with? start-twisting-entertaining.html

I think this reads a bit better.

 

Thanks Danny  

I think the "Javascript anti spam device" has been added to the site today as only four people have tried to join and all look genuine. I normally have about 12/15 an hour trying to join.

I bought, at Zalando.

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The www button on each post has now been activated, so if you do have a website then please update your profile page and then anyone viewing the forum will be able to click straight through to your promotional material on your website. Will have a look about having a picture slide show but I think this will have to wait till next time when I have work done on the forum
as I have spent enough pennies this time around.

When you click on a link from a post on the forum the link will now open in a new window so now not taking you away from the site, another thing down a few more still to go.
The work may all be finished by the end of the week, I have been told that the site will need to be down for a while for some of the updates to become live.

Wow it's all happening really quickly.

Hi Graham,

I assume that this means we don't have to have the link to our web sites in our signatures

You can if you like Kevin but I have been informed that if you have the link in your signature or you do type it after every post you make Google does not recognise this anymore and it does not help in your Google ranking.

Quote from: Graham LeeThe www button on each post has now been activated, so if you do have a website then please update your profile page and then anyone viewing the forum will be able to click straight through to your promotional material on your website

Graham am I being thick could you explain a bit more up date what (update your profile page)

Hi Dennis

Yes, if you're logged in, and you select the UserCP button (just under the Balloon Chat banner) it takes you to your Control Panel.  From there you can select 'profile' and then update the 'website' field with your website address.  You need to stick the protocol in front of the address though (ie, you need to type it as http://www.youraddress.com)

Hope this helps

--Neil

thanks Neal that's the way I have it in so doesn't need updating:-D

Looks like you are all sorted Dennis, anyone who already has their website on the profile page as described by Neil will automatically be picked up. If you have a website and it's not on the profile page if you add it then those browsing the forum can click straight through to your website and it may get you some more work.

I have just gone through the first 5 pages of the members list and have sent this out to those who have yet to post, a lot of the members joined and have never been back to look at the site so I may jog a few memories.

Hello,

We are making the balloon forum www.balloonchat.co.uk an active members forum in a few weeks time. We have noticed you are a member but have yet to post.
We are hoping you may like to join in on the forum and perhaps post now and again. The "how I got started" thread may be a good one to begin with?
start-twisting-entertaining.html

 The idea of the active forum is to encourage people to come on board and share in this exciting art form that we have,
We hope to hear from you soon as we are a very friendly bunch with balloon days happening all over the UK.
All details are on the event section, events-balloon-magic-etc.html

Graham Lee

Quote from: "Graham Lee"Well it seems that it is possible to have an added section put onto the forum so that there is no need to re-size the pictures. If this is so and works it will save everyone and especially myself quite a lot of time so thanks for asking Danny.
I have just given the go ahead for all the work to start so things could be a changing anytime soon.

That will certainly encourage me to post a lot more, I hate resizing photos!

All the updates to the forum will be loaded on tomorrow morning so the site may be down for a while. Any pictures posted today may also be lost, apologies but I have just been informed of this. Hoping all goes OK but there may be a few teething problems. You will be able to load pictures from an iphone or similar but unfortunately the app to do this will cost £1.99. Everyone will have a gallery/portfolio page and if things work out OK there will be no need to re-size any pictures as the forum will do it automatically. There has been some issues getting this working and we are not sure what size the pictures will eventually look. Possibly 480 wide which we think will be a reasonable size to view but with the option to click on the photo to enlarge. We will probably find out in the morning so fingers crossed for a smooth change over.