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Invictus

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I just got a notification telling me I'd been promoted to full membership, but I've been a full member for years. Is this an automated thing because I reached an amount of 'likes', or did I lose my full membership at some point without noticing and it's been reinstated?
Nothing to worry about, methinks. Newbie posters are automatically promoted and notified when they hit the “10 total likes” threshold, and by the look of things you received your 10th only today (for this post in the Russian invasion of Ukraine thread). From what I can tell, you were manually promoted in 2012 with just 4 likes — which must have been an exception to the mechanized norm, hence the weird notification by señor Cafbot!

P.S. The promotion of jeff_goldblum.
 

golden_blunder

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I just got a notification telling me I'd been promoted to full membership, but I've been a full member for years. Is this an automated thing because I reached an amount of 'likes', or did I lose my full membership at some point without noticing and it's been reinstated?
Oh thanks for the reminder. That’s actually a ban reminder
 

jeff_goldblum

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Welcome back, mate. Long time no see.
Hey! I've been kicking around again for a while, had a few months away during the lockdown as I needed to reduce my screentime a bit.

Nothing to worry about, methinks. Newbie posters are automatically promoted and notified when they hit the “10 total likes” threshold, and by the look of things you received your 10th only today (for this post in the Russian invasion of Ukraine thread). From what I can tell, you were manually promoted in 2012 with just 4 likes — which must have been an exception to the mechanized norm, hence the weird notification by señor Cafbot!

P.S. The promotion of jeff_goldblum.
Thanks, thought it would be something like this! Unfortunately I get a "Sorry, you are not allowed access that page" when I click that link - maybe only open to Mods?

Oh thanks for the reminder. That’s actually a ban reminder
Oh well, I had a good run. Or at least, I had a run
 

Dr. Dwayne

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Hey mods, getting a secure connection failed error on my laptop with Firefox browser: (PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR)

I assume this means the caf is under attack from Russian hackers. RIP.

edit: seem to be working now. Thanks if you fixed something.
 
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oates

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Is there any reason why users would click on a Users Details to try and PM them and are getting a red screen with a white text box telling them that they don't have access?
 

Cheimoon

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Is there any reason why users would click on a Users Details to try and PM them and are getting a red screen with a white text box telling them that they don't have access?
Think it's been said a few times that it's due to a privacy setting?
 

oates

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Think it's been said a few times that it's due to a privacy setting?
Is that really so? I mean I take your word for it but they maybe miss out on being contacted through the PM system and what does anyone really need to hide?
 

oates

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Your Account > Privacy > Start conversations with you: Nobody, Members Only or People You Follow
Yeah! I hadn't noticed that until I checked it today but thanks. I'd have thought it strange but maybe that's not. And you can also now do the same with your whole Account Profile.

What it still doesn't answer is why you wouldn't want anyone to see any of your details but that's a choice I s'pose.

Cheers though, very helpful ta.
 

Dr. Dwayne

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Yeah! I hadn't noticed that until I checked it today but thanks. I'd have thought it strange but maybe that's not. And you can also now do the same with your whole Account Profile.

What it still doesn't answer is why you wouldn't want anyone to see any of your details but that's a choice I s'pose.

Cheers though, very helpful ta.
anytime, oates.
 

Red the Bear

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Hello, and I apologize if my questions are too obvious or previously answered but here goes nothing.
1: how can I change that full member description under my profile like some other members have?
2:why can't I view certain people's profile?

And last but not least : who the feck is this cina guy referenced in the pinned thread?

Thanks.
 

jojojo

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Hello, and I apologize if my questions are too obvious or previously answered but here goes nothing.
1: how can I change that full member description under my profile like some other members have?
2:why can't I view certain people's profile?

And last but not least : who the feck is this cina guy referenced in the pinned thread?

Thanks.
1 - you can't. Staff sometimes change them, but usually a request for it ends badly.
2 - they've got a privacy setting switched on.

Cina is an enigma wrapped in a mystery.
 

Red the Bear

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1 - you can't. Staff sometimes change them, but usually a request for it ends badly.
2 - they've got a privacy setting switched on.

Cina is an enigma wrapped in a mystery.
Oh thanks, I just saw a lot of people having unique banners so I thought I could change mine to something less generic.

Also is it a mystery worth unraveling?
 

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Oh thanks, I just saw a lot of people having unique banners so I thought I could change mine to something less generic.

Also is it a mystery worth unraveling?
At least it didn't go too badly for you with the tagline. :lol:
 

Red the Bear

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At least it didn't go too badly for you with the tagline. :lol:
Ahh now I see it you cheeky bastards :lol:
wanted to just puth a (hey!) in there but you know what,I don't mind this one either so thanks to whoever did that.
(don't ban me for calling you bastards my sires, all in good fun you see :nervous:)
 

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Ahh now I see it you cheeky bastards :lol:
wanted to just puth a (hey!) in there but you know what,I don't mind this one either so thanks to whoever did that.
(don't ban me for calling you bastards my sires, all in good fun you see :nervous:)
As I said, you did get lucky there. I can't do those as a scout, may have been @jojojo who responded to you. :)
 

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Can we have 'cultist' auto-corrected to "I'm an idiot who can't form a coherent argument and have to resort to stupid monikers to score points"?
 

Yagami

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Seems like the 'café has already ended the season. No match graphics today!
 

Samid

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So you’re allowed to insult other posters and call them idiots nowadays? Thought it was against the rules but wouldn’t be the first time mods make it up as they go along…
 

Red the Bear

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So you’re allowed to insult other posters and call them idiots nowadays? Thought it was against the rules but wouldn’t be the first time mods make it up as they go along…
Which thread got toxic again ?
 

Samid

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Which thread got toxic again ?
Pogba transfer thread. Some fanboy got mad and called me an idiot. I don't mind being called an idiot but when the rules are clear on this then it's pathetic that they don't apply them consistently. Either let everyone call each other an idiot or don't let anyone.
 

Red the Bear

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Pogba transfer thread. Some fanboy got mad and called me an idiot. I don't mind being called an idiot but when the rules are clear on this then it's pathetic that they don't apply them consistently. Either let everyone call each other an idiot or don't let anyone.
Oh , it could always get ugly there, take it easy man its just the internet, not worth getting too bothered about it all.
 

Red the Bear

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I agree but some people are just dicks. They can't be anything else.
Well obviously, I used to get really bothered about this sort of stuff when I was a kid but at some point you just gotta let go and don't give them the fuel they desire.

Mods could probably do better by penalizing direct insults however.
 

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Pogba transfer thread. Some fanboy got mad and called me an idiot. I don't mind being called an idiot but when the rules are clear on this then it's pathetic that they don't apply them consistently. Either let everyone call each other an idiot or don't let anyone.
Did you report it? The mods can't be everywhere all at once, reporting is important to help maintain forum quality.
 

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Pogba transfer thread. Some fanboy got mad and called me an idiot. I don't mind being called an idiot but when the rules are clear on this then it's pathetic that they don't apply them consistently. Either let everyone call each other an idiot or don't let anyone.
Report it
 

Deery

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Reading the rule violations, it seems Samid has broken a rule (insulting the moderators) in his own complaint, give him a warning..
 

Red the Bear

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I see that the mods are going naughty with the auto corrects recently :lol:
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