AnswerBank Update Coming... Tomorrow

[AB Editor]

Afternoon everyone.

We're planning a little downtime "this evening"/tomorrow morning at 1am. Hopefully this won't effect the majority of you :)

The changes we're making:

1. Fixing the way the menu works.
Related post: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/AB-Editors-Blog/Question1194783.html

2. We're adding some new badges:

Whino: 20+ posts in drinks
Peeping Tit: 20+ posts in bird-watching
Family Tree Surgeon: 10+ best answers in Genealogy
Marathon Starter: Started a question with 1000+ answers
Planting a Family Tree: 20+ questions in Genealogy
Stork: 5+ best answers pregnancy
Super-Nanny: 10+ best answers in parenting
Fiddler/Tinkerer: 10+ questions in "how it works"
Gossip: 30+ posts in Celeb gossip/soaps
Word wrangler: 30+ answers in Phrases and sayings
1/2/3 Year's Service: Given out on their AB birthday!
100 Club: 100+ Best answers, any Topic
250 Club: 250+ Best answer, any topic
500 Club: 500+ Best answer, any topic
1000 Club: 1000+ Best answer, any topic
Green Fingered: 20+ answers in gardening
Handyman: 20+ answers in DIY
Interior Artiste: 20+ answers in Interiors
Salesman: 30+ answers in Adverts
Curious Kitten: Asked 20+ questions in Animals & Nature
Entrepreneur: 20+ answers in Business & finance
Head Badger: 50+ posts in Editor's blog
Enquirer: 20+ questions in science
Slade's Beard: 2+ posts in Christmas outside of December
Black Cat: Posted a question on Friday 13th
Long Service: 5+ years membership
Lifetime Service Award: 10+ years membership

You should see these calculate over the next few days.

3. We're splitting up your first name and last name in the database. Currently we've got a single field called "name". While this is fine, it means that often we can't be all that formal in Newsletters and the like. So, we're programmatically splitting the field into two. Tomorrow it would be worth checking to see how well we've done by visiting here:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/user/edit_profile.php

And correcting your first name and last name. Don't forget to click "submit" at the bottom of the page before leaving!

4. We've tweaked the password recovery system and made some minor technical changes to the way our results appear in Google. You won't be able to see these changes immediately however, and there will be a further announcement when you can.

As always, let me know if you have any questions.

[boxtops]

Bated breath, Ed :-)

[Baldric]

wots wrong with akurite tiping?

[boxtops]

You're asking for another poke, bapdick :-)

[Arksided]

yeah, i'm sure that would work better for the "techies" too, even though Ummm we know a few would often skip passed it, but certainly better for geniine errores agreeb. you be able to spell check as well.

[vivandorron]

Hi Chuck....At the moment I am unsprung and temporarily hiding behind the door. :-)

Ron.

[AB Editor]

Also, nominations for thread of the week/month also welcome. I'll be putting together the newsletter shortly :)

[jno]

Whino? Drinks posters don't whine. They just discuss aftertastes and the best side of the vineyard and so forth.

[vivandorron]

jno...I agree.

Perhaps I have already had a drop too much of the red stuff because I am picturing the sort of badge which will be a 'peeping tit'.

Ron.

[woofgang]

My inner pedant has taken over the keyboard.
It won't E ffect me but it might A ffect me.

[ttfn]

Sod the badges, Ed.

May we have a target (bull's eye)?

I would like to give Moony one ...

[B00]

Not keen on the "edit after submission" idea.

What's to stop someone changing their previous nasty comment to something more, well, nice, once their message has hit home, and peed off a lot of people? Much prefer ummmm's suggestion of bringing back the preview button, especially for things like stray you tube links.

[Mamyalynne]

We know.

[Mamyalynne]

Pass that up to Ena B00 please.

[ttfn]

Gottit, ta, Mamya ♥

[Maydup]

For more badges, how about:

Nocturnal: More posts during am hours than pm
St Christopher: 20+ answers in Travel
Supermarker: 20+ answers in Shopping
Mechno - 20+ answers in Motoring

Brownie: 10+ badges
Scout: 25+ badges

[ELVIS68]

Fiddler/Tinkerer

That'll be a Jim'll Fix It badge then?

[douglas9401]

Elvis, if I got one of those I'd be touched.

[Mamyalynne]

2 bad boys in a row tut.

[ChuckFickens]

Much as it pains me to say it.... agree 100% with B00 ;)