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Dorothyjeanquinn: /* Freegle Direct */

2015-09-03T14:27:24Z

Freegle Direct

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	'''		'''
	===Freegle Direct===		===Freegle Direct===
	~~'''~~Locations~~'''~~		=====Locations=====
	<br>Some work has been done on locations. The initial changes caused some confusion and were reversed. It should be better now, but it would be appreciated if you could have a look on [http://directdev.ilovefreegle.org]: and test and comment as changes are considerable.		<br>Some work has been done on locations. The initial changes caused some confusion and were reversed. It should be better now, but it would be appreciated if you could have a look on [http://directdev.ilovefreegle.org]: and test and comment as changes are considerable.
	Posts will go through to groups though.		Posts will go through to groups though.
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	=====Search boxes=====		=====Search boxes=====
	The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.		The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.

	===Problems reported and solved===		===Problems reported and solved===
	<B>A Member said he is unable to login or register as he gets error message when signing in to FD.</B>		<B>A Member said he is unable to login or register as he gets error message when signing in to FD.</B>

Dorothyjeanquinn: s

2015-09-03T14:25:20Z

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	Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.		Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.

	==Search boxes==		=====Search boxes=====
	The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.		The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.
	===Problems reported and solved===		===Problems reported and solved===

Dorothyjeanquinn: /* Community events */

2015-09-03T14:25:03Z

Community events

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	These have not been sending out very well for a while so some fixes have been made to improve them.		These have not been sending out very well for a while so some fixes have been made to improve them.

	==Community events==		=====Community events=====
	Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.		Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.

	==Search boxes==		==Search boxes==
	The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.		The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.

Dorothyjeanquinn at 14:24, 3 September 2015

2015-09-03T14:24:30Z

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	'''There will be some further changes to the way the Find Me button works.		'''There will be some further changes to the way the Find Me button works.

	==Members Alerts==		=====Members Alerts=====
	These have not been sending out very well for a while so some fixes have been made to improve them.		These have not been sending out very well for a while so some fixes have been made to improve them.

	==Community events==		==Community events==
	Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.		Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.

Dorothyjeanquinn: punc

2015-09-03T14:21:16Z

punc

Dorothyjeanquinn: sp

2015-09-03T14:16:00Z

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	Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.		Function has been added. It now has a better date picker, members and moderators can just select one group at a time to look through,<br> and they are now shown in date order. <br>We and members are also able to edit events, change the time, even the Group.
	==Search boxes==		==Search boxes==
	The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip ~~and~~ whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.		The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.
	===Problems reported and solved===		===Problems reported and solved===
	'''A Member said he is unable to login or register as he gets error message when signing in to FD.'''		'''A Member said he is unable to login or register as he gets error message when signing in to FD.'''

Dorothyjeanquinn: s

2015-09-03T14:15:09Z

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	*There's a thumbnail map that shows where you've chosen, to encourage you to fix it if it's wrong.		*There's a thumbnail map that shows where you've chosen, to encourage you to fix it if it's wrong.
	<br>Please could people try it out, both logged in and logged out, with a variety of locations, on different groups?		<br>Please could people try it out, both logged in and logged out, with a variety of locations, on different groups?
	<br>Note that it tries to map locations to those within the groups of which you are a member - so if you're a member of many groups<br> across the country, then the location mapping will probably work less well.		<br>Note that it tries to map locations to those within the groups of which you are a member - so if you're a member of many groups<br> across the country, then the location mapping will probably work less well.<br>

	~~<b'''Bold text'''r>'''Bold text~~'''There will be some further changes to the way the Find Me button works.		'''There will be some further changes to the way the Find Me button works.

	==Members Alerts==		==Members Alerts==

Dorothyjeanquinn: entered

2015-09-03T14:12:39Z

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	The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.		The unsubscribe link and modtools will now strip any whitespace out to make the result more reliable. <br>It is often inadvertently included when copying and pasting email addresses.
	===Problems reported and solved===		===Problems reported and solved===
	~~'''~~A Member said he is unable to login or register as he gets error message when signing in to FD.~~'''~~		<B>A Member said he is unable to login or register as he gets error message when signing in to FD.</B>
	<br> This often happens when a members initial contact with FD linked them to a Yahoo username registered on the Yahoo group ~~<br>~~		<br> This often happens when a members initial contact with FD linked them to a Yahoo username registered on the Yahoo group
	which they have subsequently left or been removed from. ~~<br>~~In this case the members email was banned from the Yahoo group by the moderator ~~<br>~~and later unbanned. However you can if you have made sure that their Yahoo ID has been removed from your group send an email to ~~<br>~~geeks@ilovefreegle.org and ask them to remove all traces of the member from our database. They should then be able to rejoin easily.		which they have subsequently left or been removed from. In this case the members email was banned from the Yahoo group by the moderator and later unbanned. <br>However you can if you have made sure that their Yahoo ID has been removed from your group send an email to geeks@ilovefreegle.org and ask them to remove all traces of the member from our database. They should then be able to rejoin easily.
	<br~~'''~~>Members comments were coming in several times~~'''~~		<br><B>Members comments were coming in several times</B>
	<br>This was a bug and promptly fixed. However the same comment received by a member will be sent to each group they have joined.		<br>This was a bug and promptly fixed. However the same comment received by a member will be sent to each group they have joined.
	~~'''~~Members were unable to delete their personal alerts~~'''~~ and new ones weren’t sticking~~.. ,~~		<B>Members were unable to delete their personal alerts/ and new ones weren’t sticking</B>
	<br>Fixed at once.		<br>Fixed at once.
	~~'''~~<br>Members Delivery Settings not changing immediately~~'''~~ Again fixed at once.<br>		<B><br>Members Delivery Settings not changing immediately</B> Again fixed at once.<br>
	~~'''~~Entering events on IPhones~~'''~~ despite entering the correct time, came through incorrectly.		<B>Entering events on IPhones</B> despite entering the correct time, came through incorrectly.<Br>
	This was sorted out once reported.<br><br>		This was sorted out once reported.<br>
	~~'''~~Members reporting that they are unable to post replies~~.'''~~		<B>Members reporting that they are unable to post replies<B>
	<br>We saw several reports of this, and it turned out to be a problem with people who have apostrophes in their names. If you've been seeing that, you could let members know it should be ok now.<br>		<br>We saw several reports of this, and it turned out to be a problem with people who have apostrophes in their names. If you've been seeing that, you could let members know it should be ok now.<br>
	~~'''~~Groups disabling of events was not working~~'''~~ . This is the tick box on the Group Settings.		<B>Groups disabling of events was not working.</B> This is the tick box on the Group Settings.
	<br>It has now been sorted.		<br>It has now been sorted.

	===Questions answered.===		===Questions answered.===
	Q Members comments are in a long string and are not wrapping.<br>		Q Members comments are in a long string and are not wrapping.<br>