I had reason to update this gout blog today, and took the opportunity to add a couple of tweaks to the gout forum.
One change is the ability to change the editor that you use to write your gouty stories. To do this, you first need to register as a member. I always recommend this as it gives so many extra features. In fact, I cannot see any reason for not registering, so if you have a reason, perhaps you could tell me by adding your comments below. Once you register, you can change the editor in your gout forum user profile. Try different options, and see which suits you best.
The second change is the ability for you to let the world know which gout topics you like, and also a chance to give the “thumbs down” to any that do not appeal to you. My main reason for doing this is to allow visitors to vote for improvemnts and research projects that I will start adding soon. More of that in another post soon, but I have already found an excellent use for this voting feature.
There is an excellent thread about some of the iniquities suffered by the gout patient.
There are several interesting points raised, which I hope to summarize later, but for now, I’m pleased to be able to vote for the outstanding contributions.
I am truly amazed and grateful for the depth of feeling expressed by the contributors to this topic. More than I could ever have hoped for, and an inspiration to me. Gout philosophy and life philosophy rolled into a thought provoking and educational discussion.
It doesn’t get better than this.
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I am a gout sufferer who would like to partake in the forum but cannot get a password. I have several times tried to log in and have been told i would get a new password by email, but i never get one. What can i do to be able to long in and participate? Thanks
First, you do not need to be registered to join in the forum. It is easier for you if you are, but you can still start discussions and join in if you are not registered.
Some email providers apply very strong filters on the email. It might be that the password has ended up in your spam box. To avoid this, you can add goutpal.com to your list of allowed domains. If you need to allow specific addresses, rather than whole domains, the email comes from goutpal at the aforementioned domain.
Make sure this address is added to your “whitelist”, then request a new password.
I’ve tried to email your address, and got the following response:
I’ll try to clear the block at the link included in that email.
This explains the problem with registering – the password is sent by a computer generated message, so it really pays to add goutpal.com to your whitelist (also known as an approved list)
I cannot sign in on GoutPal, despite being a member.
Hans
Login is controlled by a various methods that your browser uses to track what sites you are logged on to. Occasionally this information gets corrupted. The easiest way to clear this is to clear your cache & cookies. This varies but for:
After clearing these, you should close the browser, and restart it.
Thank you, GP. I did receive a new password from you and was able to log in. I am using Opera as my browser and try to change my profile using one of my own passwords. I’ll let you know .
By the way, are there any instructions anywhere on the forum of how to add a photo to a comment?
Hans
At the moment, I’m afraid you cannot easily upload a photo to a comment. I will change this soon, so that it is very straightforward.
I will also make it easy to change the profile picture that is linked to the comment. For now, you can set it by creating a free account at Gravatar.