Freebird Posted November 18, 2014 #1 Posted November 18, 2014 Please take a moment to edit your profiles. Two things you should do. Pick the state you live in from the drop down menu. I accidently deleted this field and had to add it back. Once I figure out how to add the sort by location option to our members list, that will be needed.. Please fill out the city/state/province field. That is the field that will show on the right side when you post a message. There is a setting that I can use that will force people to perform this task before they can access the forum again but I hate to do that. Thanks
Venturous Randy Posted November 18, 2014 #2 Posted November 18, 2014 Just updated my state. I'm afraid that some will have to be forced to get them to do this. There are even a few that do not want to put a real location. They must be in the witness protection program or something. RandyA
bongobobny Posted November 18, 2014 #3 Posted November 18, 2014 Don, you need to give step by step instructions on how to get to "my profile" as I'm sure there are a lot here who don't know how to do it...
cowpuc Posted November 18, 2014 #4 Posted November 18, 2014 Once again,, THANK YOU CHIEF FOR REMINDING FOLKS TO DO THIS - I have been sandbagging on mentioning it now that our State/Provincial flags are gone!! I have been racking my brain while reading some post wondering where the poster is from... Read one a while ago,, person was from "Peru" and wondered if that was Peru as in that country called Peru,,,,,,, some of us directionally challenged folks REALLY appreciate this assistance Don!! That said,, I messed around here trying to do as you instructed.. Here is what I came up with.. You have to click on the "Settings" icon found at the top right of this page.. Next to it is an icon marked "My Profile" but that is NOT the one ya click on - that one will lead you into some strange zone with all kinds of info about colors and stuff... After ya click on "Settings", if you look at the left side of the screen there will be a box with Edit Profile in it, click on that and it will take you to what appears to be as Don is describing... If you read the titles of the boxes you will see two different areas asking for location, one that appears with your posts,, one that does not... I already had the one that appears in my posts filled in - that is the one that lets everyone know that I live in North Muskegon Michigan - not Peru Peru.. The other one I did not have filled in,, the one that is not viewable by posters (I think this is the 2nd part Don is talking about)... Hope this info is correct Boss, just trying to help anyone who is as challenged with this stuff as I am... Puc
cowpuc Posted November 18, 2014 #5 Posted November 18, 2014 don, you need to give step by step instructions on how to get to "my profile" as i'm sure there are a lot here who don't know how to do it... dag nabbit bongo,,, i gotta learn to type faster...
Skid Posted November 18, 2014 #6 Posted November 18, 2014 Just updated my state. I'm afraid that some will have to be forced to get them to do this. There are even a few that do not want to put a real location. They must be in the witness protection program or something. RandyA Not in the witness protection program, but don't want to get called back to work. LOL
bongobobny Posted November 18, 2014 #10 Posted November 18, 2014 OK so you know, click "Forum Actions" then "Edit Profile"
cowpuc Posted November 18, 2014 #11 Posted November 18, 2014 Once again,, THANK YOU CHIEF FOR REMINDING FOLKS TO DO THIS - I have been sandbagging on mentioning it now that our State/Provincial flags are gone!! I have been racking my brain while reading some post wondering where the poster is from... Read one a while ago,, person was from "Peru" and wondered if that was Peru as in that country called Peru,,,,,,, some of us directionally challenged folks REALLY appreciate this assistance Don!! That said,, I messed around here trying to do as you instructed.. Here is what I came up with.. You have to click on the "Settings" icon found at the top right of this page.. Next to it is an icon marked "My Profile" but that is NOT the one ya click on - that one will lead you into some strange zone with all kinds of info about colors and stuff... After ya click on "Settings", if you look at the left side of the screen there will be a box with Edit Profile in it, click on that and it will take you to what appears to be as Don is describing... If you read the titles of the boxes you will see two different areas asking for location, one that appears with your posts,, one that does not... I already had the one that appears in my posts filled in - that is the one that lets everyone know that I live in North Muskegon Michigan - not Peru Peru.. The other one I did not have filled in,, the one that is not viewable by posters (I think this is the 2nd part Don is talking about)... Hope this info is correct Boss, just trying to help anyone who is as challenged with this stuff as I am... Puc OK so you know, click "Forum Actions" then "Edit Profile" Well how bout that,,, just like two riders on different roads ending up at the same location....... LOL
Sylvester Posted November 19, 2014 #12 Posted November 19, 2014 OK but where the heck is this drop down that you speak of?
M61A1MECH Posted November 19, 2014 #13 Posted November 19, 2014 OK mine is updated, lets see what it looks like
Venturous Randy Posted November 19, 2014 #14 Posted November 19, 2014 I just clicked on "my profile" up in the right corner, then "about me", then on "state or province", then scrolled down and clicked on "TN" and then save. It takes just a few seconds to do. RandyA
videoarizona Posted November 19, 2014 #17 Posted November 19, 2014 Done! Site is "lookin good"! Thanks for the effort!!!!
saddlebum Posted November 19, 2014 #19 Posted November 19, 2014 There is a setting that I can use that will force people to perform this task before they can access the forum again but I hate to do that. ThanksI don't like being forced so I did it willingly:stickinouttounge:
Sylvester Posted November 19, 2014 #20 Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Thanks Venturous Randy. Edited November 19, 2014 by Sylvester
Hummingbird Posted November 19, 2014 #21 Posted November 19, 2014 I took all the routes suggested and found that they all led to my profile that had been filled in on November 28, 2008 when I joined this fine organization. Everything is still there, need I add something or is it that so many never did it to begin with ?
Freebird Posted November 19, 2014 Author #22 Posted November 19, 2014 Your state wasn't selected from the drop down menu. While I was there I did it for you.
XV1100SE Posted November 19, 2014 #23 Posted November 19, 2014 I chose "ON" (Ontario) from the drop down but when I look at one of my posts all it has is city and not "State/Province". Or do we have to type it in the manual field ?
Freebird Posted November 19, 2014 Author #24 Posted November 19, 2014 There are two places. What shows in the posts is the first one that says City, State or Province. That is where you add your displayed location, mine says Oberlin, OH. The second is a drop down menu that you select from. That one will eventually be used in the members list sort by location. There is no other way to do it because there is NO way that I can add every possible city.
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