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mod Chat has been live-tweeting/reviewing Elementary! Check it out on our forums.

[221bartintheblood]

Notes on our site!

Dear Sherlockian/Holmesian friends,

I want to explain what can and will happen around here, because I think it’s easier to give a heads’ up rather than have something go wonky and everyone freak out (myself included at the forefront).

Thus far, WordPress and its plugins seem to alert us when they are ready to be updated. Either ScarletSherlock or I go in and manually approve the update. This is really great because IF something goes wonky, we know exactly which lil rat bastard is mucking up the system. If it’s a simple as deactivating a plugin, then wham, bam, thank you Tiny Holmes.

If it’s not a simple solution, that’s when things become a little sketchy. Because WordPress and said plugins are generally free, their creators aren’t usually in a hurry to come to one’s aid. That’s why it took me a while to get the email functions back on line. So far (knock on wood), they’ve been relatively responsive (especially the cats at bbPress — they rock!).

Here’s where the cluster[redacted] may crop up: when WordPress does a major update, it may do that to us automatically. Things may get knocked askew. Of course, this will happen inevitably when I’m travelling abroad and ScarletSherlock is totally swamped in real life.

This time around, we are way more plugged in to social media. If anything happens, we’ll let you know ASAP, particularly via Twitter and Facebook. So far, I am really pleased with the platform, the plug ins and the web hosting. It’s light years better than Invision and LiquidWeb. But since this is all still new, it’s challenging to anticipate how updates and such will go.

--le chat noir

(note from scarletsherlock - WordPress is awesome, guys. And with the advent of social media, you are going to know stuff as it happens! No kerblam, ever again!) 

[221bartintheblood]

How did you find us?

Dear members,

Welcome and salutations! If you would, please take a moment to reply in this here or this thread: http://artintheblood.net/forums/topic/how-did-you-find-aitb/ and tell us how you found AitB?

I’m not being nosy (much) — it’s helpful to gauge how word is spreading, what’s working, what’s failing, etc.

Cheers!

[221bartintheblood]

Note about registration!

Dear friends, So, we are having some issues with registration. Because, if things went smoothly, where would be the fun? *kicks WordPress* Here's what's up: People are getting error messages, but the contact forms seem to be coming in correctly. You need to wait until either ScarletSherlock or I see your form and then put you in as a user. The system is then SUPPOSED to shoot you an email with the temporary password. Again, it seems to be failing to do this. 1. The temporary password is SherlockHolmes for now. When in doubt, try to sign in with your user name and that. 2. I have submitted a question post to the support forum to try to figure out why this is happening. Everything "looks" okay on our end, but obviously it is not. Tiny Holmes in the banner must be angry with me for some reason. 3. I am actually going out of town today and will be away from my laptop until Sunday night! Lawd, help me. I will have internet access though, and ScarletSherlock is almost always online, so it's not like we're just abandoning everyone, but I will be a little out of pocket. When I get an answer regarding the error message and email issues, I will definitely let everyone know. Please comment here if you're having any additional issues. I will be monitoring everything as best as possible. You can also email us at [email protected]. I'll be checking that as often as possible. Cheers! --Chat 

additional message from ScarletSherlock: I’ll be around...basically forever. I’m at a Sherlockian Symposium in Dayton, Ohio this weekend so I’ll be checking in often! Please bear with us. We realize this process is a bear, but given the hacking issues that plagued HN from the beginning, we’re being a lot more militant. People are already posting in the forums with no issues once we’ve got them in, so hopefully as soon as this process is streamlined it’ll take off like gangbusters! 

[kikithegirl]

Prof: When was the last time the guillotine was used?

My friend: *Leans over and whispers* Last night.

My friend: ...

My friend: When I killed yo' mother.

Me:

Me:

Me:

Me: *Dies of laughter*

[kikithegirl]

Me: I'm gonna shoot someone

Cute guy friend: Don't do that, it leads to jail time!

Me: But would you come visit me.

Cute guy friend: Well, yes, but I'd rather have you out with me!