Questions for Admins/Mods

[321tumbler]

Or is he just a part of your coverup so that you don't have to admit your misdeeds?

[Miss Friendship]

Or is he just a part of your coverup so that you don't have to admit your misdeeds?

I haven't really been known to be ashamed of my misdeeds, but lets not rule out any theory.

[Shadow]

Can you add :goomba:, :bolt:,:lolsign:,:margro:,:flame:,:explode:, and :flyingpig:. We need them!!
Also what is Baidu (Spider)

[Doll]

Can you add :goomba:, :bolt:,:lolsign:,:margro:,:flame:,:explode:, and :flyingpig:. We need them!!
Also what is Baidu (Spider)

Cause people don't already overuse the smilies we have. Lol..

We'll see.

As far as Baidu (Spider), it appears to be a bot.

[CraftyViolinist]

Could you add a heart emoji?

[Tea Ess]

If we had a chat party for the Soda Shop’s 7th anniversary this year, could it be promoted on the board?

[Scientific Guy]

Hey mods, srschmidt2013 has been trying to create an account. Do you know if there's a problem on the site or on her end?

[Doll]

Hey mods, srschmidt2013 has been trying to create an account. Do you know if there's a problem on the site or on her end?

Whoops, there is no problem, just that the site doesn't send us notifications of new users that have applied for accounts, so I have to manually check and I am always forgetting.

However, I don't see anyone by that username who is in the inactive users? Has she been able to create an account but just not log on, or not even create an account?

[Scientific Guy]

Has she been able to create an account but just not log on, or not even create an account?

Here's her message to me:

This is a bit of a long shot, but I'm hoping you can help me. I've been trying to register for an account on The Soda Shop Message Board, and I am not able to successfully log in yet, nor have I received an email regarding confirming the account. The site says to contact the administrator, but I'm not able to find any contact information. I know some of you are on there--Do you happen to know who I could contact to get my account approved?

She's on AIOWiki as Byebyebrownie if that helps.

[Doll]

She's on AIOWiki as Byebyebrownie if that helps.

I did just activate a user with the name Byebyebrownie! She should be all set now.

[ByeByeBrownie]

Thanks so much, Belle and Scientific Guy!

-- Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:54 pm --

This is maybe a super dumb question: How do I change the ice cream flavor that appears with my username and information on posts?

[Doll]

This is maybe a super dumb question: How do I change the ice cream flavor that appears with my username and information on posts?

Great question! The ice cream flavor is your current "rank" on the board. It changes depending on how many total posts you have on the board. After Vanilla is Strawberry, then Chocolate, and so on.

[ByeByeBrownie]

This is maybe a super dumb question: How do I change the ice cream flavor that appears with my username and information on posts?

Great question! The ice cream flavor is your current "rank" on the board. It changes depending on how many total posts you have on the board. After Vanilla is Strawberry, then Chocolate, and so on.

Oh, cool! I was thinking that was maybe the case, but I wasn't sure. Thanks!!

[Polehaus53]

Greetings, Soda Shop Admins/Mods. I just noticed the following message on the SS:

We will be going offline Sunday, August 15, beginning at 1:00 am ET for maintenance.

I was just wondering how long can we expect it to be offline? Will there be any major changes being made? And most importantly, what are we supposed to do while it's down?

-- Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:12 am --

Never mind, it looks like it was just down overnight and is back again. Phew!

[Eugene]

Oh! I missed this question. Yes, I took the forum offline just overnight for updates, maintenance, and to try to fix some issues we've been having with posting.

That last issue was partially fixed; longer posts seem to be working now. But there are still some weird cases where server errors are being encountered, so it still needs further work. I'm slowly working on it and hopefully it'll be all sorted out soonly!

So to answer your questions...

I was just wondering how long can we expect it to be offline?

Already answered...

Will there be any major changes being made?

Not immediately after that down time. But it enabled me to do things later. Like today I made updates to the style to fix spacing in the dropdown menus AND added support for the Who Was Here extension, so I enabled that too. BAM! New feature.

And most importantly, what are we supposed to do while it's down?

Well, it looks like the crisis was averted!!

[Polehaus53]

Thanks for answering my questions, Eugene! Your work is much appreciated. The new "Who Was Here" feature is pretty cool.

[Patterson]

Could there be a subfolder thing on episode study for AiO Club Exclusives? It would make it a lot easier for non-club members to find the mainstream Odyssey episodes to discuss. Especially considering that club members get to listen to mainstream episodes months in advance, so the new mainstream episode topics sometimes get a little buried.

[Bren]

Your wish has been granted.

Secret Society
Your membership into the Adventures in Odyssey Club grants you a special key! Here is the place to discuss all of the club exclusive episodes.

Spoiler Loft
Only enter if you dare! Spoilers of any and all types may be present here as we discuss episodes that have not yet aired on the radio.