How do I edit my posts? Change my username? I have already looked this up how to change my username:
User button (top right)
User control panel
Profile tab
Edit account settings
It may be that the instructions are out of date as the tabs and settings described don’t seem to exist or have moved or maybe I am just doing it wrong.
The forum doesn’t seem to allow editing after the post has been there a while, even though it’s my post
Whilst this forum is useful, I don’t want people who are not signed up to the forum (general internet users) who can just read the conversation seeing too much of my personal information.
Hi @Liz29 There have been some technical issues with changing usernames: currently, my understanding is that only the staff team can make those changes. If you message one of the moderators, or Michael Shann directly, with the name you want to use, that can be sorted but it may take a day or two, depending on whether Michael is on leave at the moment.
Posts can’t be edited or removed after a set time to prevent fake accounts being set up and posting innocuous stuff, and then following it up with links to dodgy sites, sales, etc. - most forums have this problem and this how this particular platform works to prevent that - but it is a nuisance! Again, if there are any particular posts, let us know and hopefully we can get it sorted.
Some areas are not visible to people who have not signed up - the social area in particular. That’s where the Roll Call and Photos pages are. If there are some more personal things you want to discuss, I’d suggest posting there. That said, I always tell people to post only what you’re comfortable sharing with total strangers. The internet is an insecure place.
How do I message Michael Shann? I have searched his name hoping it would bring up a direct message option, but it just brings up a list of various posts with his name mentioned in them. I have been on online forums before but this one doesn’t seem to conform to formats I’m used to. Sorry to be a pain!
Don’t worry it took us Moderators a while to get used to this new format, and some of us (me !!!) still have the occasional problem
Michael Shann’s username is Michael_CarersUK or you could try Paola_CarersUK (also a member of the Staff administration team.
We try to discourage members from deleting their posts, especially if the original post has attracted replies from other members, as it can confuse the thread because, sometimes, relevant information is no longer available. If you want to make a post that contains information you’d rather not share with the wider internet public then then you can post in “Members Corner” a sub-forum of “Social Area” and which is only viewable by forum Members and not the general public.
Thanks for your response. I have managed to find the messaging function and have messaged Michael. Thanks for your advice about Members Corner, it’s not that my posts are particularly information sensitive, but the details of my situation coupled with my name might be identifiable as me to anyone who knows me in real life. Thanks again.
I always did have a name that I used on previous forums I have been on, I was just too tired/stressed etc at the time I joined up to be bothered to think of one!
