To celebrate, I'm making a MAJOR change.
1 year, 8 months, 19 days ago, I opened a free forum called "The Purple Hatch". Actually, at first it didn't even have a name and we just called it "The Forum". Eventually we named it and it's been a cyber home to a great group of people ever since.
Well, as of today, I'm shutting it down.
Okay, okay. I'm upgrading it to a new forum with Personal Messaging, the ability to post pictures, links, quote posts easily, custom smilies, avatars and a much easier to follow thread set up. On top of all that, no more annoying pop-ups or irritating women asking you to type your message and let them say it.
Didn't mean to scare you.
Well yeah, I did, but just a little.
This version of the Purple Hatch will remain open for a little while, say two weeks or a month and then it will be wiped clean and only a pointer to the new site will remain.
Each of the members will receive an e-mail from me with sign up information for the new site.
You will all have the opportunity to create your own profile with a signature and an avatar and you will have a say in the addition of new smilies, new topics and new features. You will also have the ability to send and receive e-mail and private messages from other members or to opt out of those options.
I've had my Super Beta Team testing the features and functions of the new site and we've got many of the bugs worked out and a set of decent instructions for everyone to use that will help explain all the new toys.
The only (very small) inconvenience is that I have to individually activate each account as you guys sign up for the service, so please be patient for the next day or two while I play catch up and get everyone activated.
The new site is ready to go now, and even if your account isn't activated yet you can go ahead and look around a bit at the rules and instructions.
The activation is a one time only delay and after that you will be free to post and chat just as you do here, only with a lot more fun stuff to enhance the experience.
As usual, there are rules and I ask everyone to spend a minute or two reading the Do's and Do Not's as well as the short instructions on the new features. I'll be happy to help if your having trouble with any of the new stuff, but don't be surprised if it takes me a while to get to your help request if you ask a question in the next few days.
Oh, I suppose you'd like a link now?
http://95106.forums.motigo.com/
The Purple Hatch is no more.
Long live The Purple Hatch II!!!!
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