I have a problem! i search a player's name and it says ' That User cannot be found' what happened? it does not do that with other users just that one.

Either you've typed the name incorrectly, or the player is no longer on the site.

Not all user names can be found using the search on the home page. Use the search box in your profile to do the search on user names - it is much more dependable.

''Either you've typed the name incorrectly, or the player is no longer on the site.''
I did type the name correctly and i have seen other users profiles that are no longer on the site but they are still there for me to read, why is that?

If you can see a player's profile, then they are still officially on the site, even if they haven't logged in for several years. If you correctly type in a name and you get a 'cannot be found' message, then their profile is no longer on the site... at all.

WOW! Amazing, and can you tell me how to quote things so they show up like you do? i cannot get them to.

To get a previous message shown as a quote, don't just type your answer, click on the quote button at the bottom of the post. You will then be taken to the full reply screen, which has that bit shown as a quote.

Then if you want to see what it will look like, click Preview Post - you can edit further if you want before hitting submit.

There i did it, thanks, as admins... do you have the power to see users profiles that are not on the site anymore?

It doesn't matter what the admins can see, WordGirlFan, because even if we could see that information we wouldn't share it with you - or any other player. I told you that when you asked about something else. We keep the information about individuals as being confidential; it doesn't matter if they left the site of their own free will or were banned for breaking the rules, it's not something we talk about.

I am sorry flopsymopsy, i forgot! i was just wondering... can someone go by a different name to play in a tournament?

Yes, someone can go by a different name to play in a private tournament... as you well know, since you were playing yours under 'WordGirl', rather than 'WordGirlFan'.

THAT IS IT! THANKS! We solved the mystery... of why i cannot find a certain user, i wish i knew who it is, i had to tell him something.

Fun Trivia didn't notify me when my Gold membership was due to expire - until today, when it had already expired. I realised last night it was overdue, but when I went to pay:

It said on the renewal section that if we don't wish to pay by Paypal, we have the choice of paying direct by credit card. However, when I clicked on that section, it just took me straight back to to paying by Paypal anyhow - and I got a message basically saying too bad so sad, I still have to use Paypal.

Paypal wants too much of my private information, which is odd when I just want to pay by credit card - which already has the necessary information. It wants my street address, my home phone number, my full name, etc etc etc. I'm surprised it didn't ask what I had for breakfast.

It also asks for my mobile number. I don't have a mobile phone, as I don't need one.

Why can I no longer pay my membership direct? Could you advise please?

Pat, the “pay by credit card” option always led back to PayPal since I’ve been here.

As for giving PayPal your address etc, lie. Make up the information. They want it for “security purposes” in case they have to contact you to tell you PayPal has once again been hacked and your information is vulnerable.

Eeek!

Thanks, Mira - looks like PayPal it is then. I've been a Gold member too long to give it up.

I appreciate your advice.

I've been using PayPal for almost 20 years and I've never received a message from them saying they were hacked and I've never heard that they were.

Now that I’m not answering at a ridiculous hour of the night, I use a credit card that has only a $500 limit on it for PayPal. That credit card is also from a bank that I don’t have any other accounts with. I’ve refused all attempts to raise the limit on the card over the years. I called the company and explained that card is for internet purchases only. If it or any website I use it on is compromised at least I won’t lose a lot of money. I had the company put a note in my file to never raise the limit and why. Maybe this kind of arrangement would work for you.

In the Author's Kitchen, I was credited twice on 17 Dec 20 for making Kimbap giving me 401 recipe credits from a maximum of 400. Please could the double credit be adjusted before the other '400' authors go frantically looking for an extra recipe? Thanks.

Terry:

I think most of the changes you've made have had their intended effect. The site looks cleaner and easier to use.
I do think, though, that there is one change that you may want to reconsider. That's rating the quizzes.
Moving the ratings up higher and putting in the gray buttons has actually made it harder to see.
I couldn't find them on several quizzes, before I just found them now.
Maybe you could colorize the buttons, or put the buttons at the bottom where they are more visible?
Thanks for considering this. When I play I always rate the quizzes (the first time I may play a quiz). And I don't want to give the authors no feedback.
Terrie

Thank you, Terry!
It's much easier to see with the colors on the buttons!

Hi Terry,

Please would it be possible to have a message preview screen for the Send a Compliment/Correction box that appears at the bottom of the page when one has completed a quiz?

We have a preview when sending a direct message to members from the player's home page, and if one has sent a message via the Quiz End-box regarding minor errors it would be nice to be able to check that there are no errors in the message sent.

One of our members shows as having last checked in on November 18th yet he also shows as having scored points yesterday, the 20th. How could that be?

As we are fast approaching 155,000 quizzes, the threshold for getting sunnies will need to be tweaked. It is now 29200 or something close to that - meaning that any quizzes ranked between 29200 and 30872 (the current threshold, which will become 31,000 once we hit 155,000) don't have sunnies, despite being included in the upper 20%.

I can only access funtrivia from my work computer and not my home computer.

This message keeps popping up on the main page banner...

Yesterday's Team vs Team game is over and has been scored. 0 players played yesterday. Today's game has started!