We’re on the move!

Ben’s Friends is getting a great new look!

Very soon you'll log onto http://discussion.livingwithpsoriaticarthritis.org/x.org and find that your community looks and works differently than it did before.

Your old friends and your familiar moderators will still be there, though, and the conversations will continue BUT your blogs and PM’s (email messages) are private so we are unable to access and transfer this data so anything you wish to save, please make a copy and paste into a document on your device or your “cloud” service.

When you see the new community, to get started you will.

You will, however, need to reclaim and reinstate your profile first:

  • Log in with the same screen name/email that you've always used, and

  • Reset your password using the "I forgot my password" link

  • And off you go!

One other thing:

Your private messages and your blogs on the community are private, so we can’t see them or move them for you. If you want to keep your messages (which perhaps contain contact information for your friends) or your blogs, please copy and paste them into a document on your computer, or save them to your cloud service. Otherwise, they will be lost in the move.

We think you'll get used to the new set-up quickly and easily. But if you would like a bit more guidance, just click on "Using Discourse". You will find your moderators, ModSupport and your old friends on the Users page by clicking on the "hamburger" menu at the top right.

And, of course, you can let us know what you think by starting or adding to a discussion in the Site Feedback category, or by contacting your community moderators or ModSupport.

Hope to see you soon in our new quarters!

Your Moderator Support Team

TJ, JulesG and Seenie

Do we have to befriend all our friends now? If so, how does one do so?

Hi Rachael, it’s JulesG here. This system doesn’t currently have a friending facility. We’re still learning all that it can offer and keep finding work-arounds for some things. Friending or an equivalent is one at the top of our list once we have all the communities migrated.

You should be able to message your friends now. You find them in the members tab. Any problems let us know at modsupport. Cheers. JG

Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who have worked so hard for this. Thank you. This site helped me so much and continues to do so. Good luck with the new site.

Awww, MacMac, that’s nice of you. Thanks. A lot of people (like tntlamb) have invested a lot of time and effort into moving to this platform. I know he appreciates the appreciation!

We love our community members, no matter what platform we’re on. We hope that what we have now will be safe and stable for all of us.

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