David Ashby Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 It has been a busy day here and, as is often the case, we've discovered something too. Essentially if you log on to the forum direct then your old log-in details will be fine. ie. your email and password. If you log into the home page first then you'll need your site user name - in my case 'David Ashby - Moderator'. Your email address won't work on the home page. Having logged into the home page you'll then need to log in again separately into the forum using your old forum log-on details. A fix is in preparation but, for now, please be aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad_flyer Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I was not able to log in on the Forum page using my email. I then tried using my username, which has worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Mods, None of the above was clear when I tried unsuccessfully to log-on earlier so I requested a new password which appears to have been lost in the ether so now I know how to log on please ignore my request. Thanks, Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Reynaud Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Logged straight into the Forum page - no problems. So far, sogood. still finding my way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 - Moderator Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Got in using user name but had to update password. Still looking around and trying to sort my profile page, Have loaded some pics there but can not type in any info. Will keep trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colman Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I managed to log in after a few trials and tribulations so all is well on thet front. However, I can't find any photo albums or photos that I had before the changeover; seems they've all disappeared into the ether unless I'm missing something which is quite possible. Please could someone check this for me? Looking around the new site I can't find anything along the lines of "Latest posts" which was my main go to when logging into the site. Has it gone or is it my stupidity? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colman Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Re my above post. I've managed to find my photos. Is it not now possible to edit previous posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Try with your email address from the forum page - not the RCM&E home page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascot Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 It works ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert feltham Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 hours ago, 34046 said: Tried user name and password - no good Tried e-mail and password - no good Tried new account - and thankfully it worked. Not at all impressed with this new set up at present Bill Me too really fed up have to keep resetting password sometimes will log in sometimes not. Had enough will find a better forum!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Cottrell 2 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Hi Guys Had the same problem myself, and have to say thanks to David Ashby, who replied to my e-mail very promptly and explained about logging in on the forum page rather than the home page. So, now I'm in and starting to get a handle on things. Happy days Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 51 minutes ago, Jeffrey Cottrell 2 said: Hi Guys Had the same problem myself, and have to say thanks to David Ashby, who replied to my e-mail very promptly and explained about logging in on the forum page rather than the home page. So, now I'm in and starting to get a handle on things. Happy days Jeff Glad you're getting sorted Jeff, had an issue or two myself. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Finding this new site a royal pain. How can i view my pictures that are already on here other than looking through my previous posts. ? If i wanted to post one of my existing pictures in a post how would i do it i can not find them. ? I made a new alBUM and it times out stopping me editing text on the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stephen Jones said: Finding this new site a royal pain. How can i view my pictures that are already on here other than looking through my previous posts. ? If i wanted to post one of my existing pictures in a post how would i do it i can not find them. ? I made a new alBUM and it times out stopping me editing text on the pictures. See here for finding your old photos Steve: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Ok that seem to work, now how can i move them into a album of relevance. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 This may seem like a flippant question, Stephen, but why do you need them in albums? Photos that were already in therads are still in those threads. New photos that you wish to post don't need to be in albums. Just upload them direct into the thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan M Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Chris Bott - Moderator said: This may seem like a flippant question, Stephen, but why do you need them in albums? Photos that were already in threads are still in those threads. New photos that you wish to post don't need to be in albums. Just upload them direct into the thread. I really agree with this. The old site was the only forum I know of which not only had 'albums' but you were forced to go through the tedium of first uploading photos to the album, then copying them into your actual post! Now, if one want to post a picture in a thread, it takes only a trice! Why would one also then want an album? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 It's often easier to look at pictures in an album than in a thread, often separated by many posts... GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Ahh yes GG it is. Makes it like viewing pictures in file explorer on a PC. They are all in one place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 (edited) Hmm I have just noticed How long has follow topic been there? Edited February 12, 2021 by EarlyBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 After initial problems logging in I find I don't need to log in now. I click on Model flying on my lap top and as soon as I am on my name comes to the top and I can go straight on to replying to topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickw Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 10 hours ago, Chris Bott - Moderator said: This may seem like a flippant question, Stephen, but why do you need them in albums? Photos that were already in therads are still in those threads. New photos that you wish to post don't need to be in albums. Just upload them direct into the thread. That is a reasonable question, so my answer is that I mostly post photos in answer to peoples' questions and since the same questions get asked again and again over the years I often re-use a photo. If it is in an album I know where to find it, but if I have to find it again on my computer it coud take me a long time so I might not bother. The obvious answer is to keep them in a special album on my PC in future, but for now it would be useful to be able to sort my existing 'site photos' into sensible albums. Not a major issue, just a minor annoyance. In general I think the new site is great, and I am impressed with the work done by the mods answering all our questions ? Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bott Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Understood, Dickw and that reason/usecase does make sense. Unfortunately we're going to have to live with what we ended up with. However, you can now make new albums and put new photos in them, that facility isn't missing. The old forum frontend and database was completely bespoke and was designed by a single person who I believe has been out of contact for some time. There was no documentation either, so I understand. So the fact that we have the vast majority of everything ever posted there, is, in my opinion, absolutely remarkable. The alternatives to where we've ended up don't bear thinking about and I'm not sure how long the old one could have been kept going either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Manuel Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 With regards to moving old photos from the new gallery into albums, did the developers explain why some people see tick boxes in the top right of each photo in the gallery and others don't? It was suggested yesterday, that this was how photos were moved but it was only working for some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Mods have picked up on it Gary, there's talk happening on various fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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