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by safari-admin
Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Stuff
Topic: Safarifriends yahoo group folders and discussions
Replies: 13
Views: 22380

Re: Safarifriends yahoo group folders and discussions

Thank you Robert for pulling the last messages from the old Yahoo group, I've downloaded both links and will look to incorporate into the data import process. A work-related IT project that has consumed most of my time in the last three weeks is wrapping up, leaving some spare cycles to resume effor...
by safari-admin
Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:15 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Stuff
Topic: Safarifriends yahoo group folders and discussions
Replies: 13
Views: 22380

Re: Safarifriends yahoo group folders and discussions

Greetings everyone... just a quick comment on material from the old yahoo group. I've been spending some time working on ways to import messages into the underlying database that phpBB uses (MySQL). This has proven to be a challenge, both from a time perspective (my day job, various other obligation...
by safari-admin
Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:22 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Stuff
Topic: Help Wanted: Forum Moderators
Replies: 2
Views: 7158

Help Wanted: Forum Moderators

Greetings all! After being away for several days in the last few weeks, I've noticed that there is a need for additional moderators. This has emerged mostly around the need to activate new user accounts, but other activities, such as categorizing and potentially moving posts to appropriate discussio...
by safari-admin
Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:07 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Propane overfill
Replies: 3
Views: 4866

Re: Propane overfill

Well, that's a little embarrassing: There's a good chance Lion's account got caught in the dragnet. They will need to sign up again. Hopefully no one else has been inadvertently booted.
by safari-admin
Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:54 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Stuff
Topic: Additional action needed?
Replies: 2
Views: 7435

Re: Additional action needed?

As Duane explained, no additional action is required for members whose accounts are already active. For new members, the sign-up process now leverages the prospective member's valid email address, to which a notification email will be sent after registration. In that email will be a link for them to...
by safari-admin
Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:37 pm
Forum: ANNOUNCEMENTS
Topic: Bogus accounts and posts
Replies: 0
Views: 7490

Bogus accounts and posts

Greetings! As you may have noticed, this forum has been flooded with new user accounts and gibberish posts, no doubt due to script kiddies renting a botnet or some such. Effective immediately, the requirement to confirm new user accounts by clicking a link in the notification email is restored. Acco...
by safari-admin
Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:46 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Stuff
Topic: Default language selection
Replies: 0
Views: 6099

Default language selection

As part of the maintenance window on 10/29/2019, a new language pack was added to phpBB: American English. It is now the default language pack, replacing the initial default, which was British English. However, for those who registered between the time the forum came online and the time the first ma...
by safari-admin
Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:47 pm
Forum: ANNOUNCEMENTS
Topic: Site Updates
Replies: 1
Views: 6655

Re: Site Updates

The site update is complete. Some additional features have been enabled, such as photo galleries and message digest emails. The maintenance window is now closed. If you are experiencing problems with the site, please notify safari-admin.
by safari-admin
Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:47 pm
Forum: ANNOUNCEMENTS
Topic: Site Updates
Replies: 1
Views: 6655

Site Updates

This site will receive a software update on Tuesday, October 29. The maintenance window is 8pm-10pm Mountain Time. During that time, the site may become unavailable as configurations are backed up and the update is applied. Expected down time is less than 30 minutes, but it may occur at any time wit...
by safari-admin
Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:24 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Stuff
Topic: Welcome to Safari Friends
Replies: 3
Views: 9525

Welcome to Safari Friends

This is a pre-production and possible future home for the Safari Friends group scheduled for removal from Yahoo Groups. This site is currently incomplete. Migration of content from the Safarifriends group on Yahoo is not yet accomplished, and the current look is the default installed theme. Please e...