Due to some problems we've had recently, and the fact that this board is getting more use lately, we've decided to require that all folks posting on the board sign up for a user account.
We've had to delete a couple of REALLY bad spam and postings lately - fortunately we caught them quickly before too many folks saw them! It's kind of unfortunate, but it will have it's benefits.
Anybody with a user account can easily upload pictures onto our server and use them in their postings. Folks who have been regularly posting without an account may not be aware of this.
Getting an account is easy.
- Use the 'create new account' link in the login box on the right side to start. You just need to enter your desired username and a valid Email address.
This REAL email address will never be posted to the board unless you do it yourself...on your User Preferences page you can enter an email address that will be displayed. Many people use Hotmail or Yahoo addresses for this.
- In a couple minutes you'll receive an Email from Otherpower.com containing your username and a cumbersome (but strong) random password. Log in and you'll see whole bunch more menu choices available to you.
- You can change your password with the 'user preferences' link in the menu. Be sure to check out 'display preferences' and 'comment preferences' too -- there's some powerful features in there.
Sorry we had to do this, and I hope folks realize ... were not trying to drive anyone out here! Requiring a bit of accountability for postings should hopefully drive away some of our troubles, and make things a little easier for us in the end. We like to take days away from the computer everynow and then, but lately that has not been possible as we've had to keep on top of this board, and Anon postings are pretty much the problem.
If anybody has problems setting up an account, or simply wants us to do it for them - just send us an email: admin@otherpower.com - we'd be happy to setup your account, and email you your password. (sometimes it might take us a day or two, but we'll get to it!)