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            <title>TEMPORARY OUTAGE - Sunday Jan 13, 2013 (5 replies)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Hello, we're experiencing a temporary outage on 1 of the 3 servers used to serve this website, I'm working on it right now.<br />
<br />
I've changed some settings to use the backup server but it may take 1-2 hours for the DNS changes to propogate<br />
<br />
Until then, some images and functionality may be broken on the website.<br />
<br />
Thank you for your patience<br />
<br />
Skye Nott<br />
Webmaster]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:27:59 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>What features do YOU want to see on The MG Experience? (73 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,2220840,2220840#msg-2220840</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone, <br />
<br />
With the &quot;rainy season&quot; in full swing here, that means it's time for me to put on my programmer hat and add some new features - more fun than fixing bugs or fighting spammers, to be honest!  I already have a really long wish-list of features, some really cool things in the pipeline, but I always like to hear what you would like to see on the website! The more people want something, the higher it gets shuffled on the list, so feel free to &quot;+1&quot; ideas already posted that you agree with  :D<br />
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So, if you have any requests or suggestions for the website, please post them in this thread. <br />
<br />
Some major items already on the list:<br />
<br />
1. Transition to new server hardware (make everything faster)<br />
2. Catch up on massive library article backlog<br />
3. Car Club hosting system<br />
4. &quot;Thanks&quot; button to rank helpful posts<br />
5. Virtual Car Show with voting and judges<br />
6. Show events and businesses on the Map page, indicate interest in meeting other members or providing assistance<br />
7. Better tagging or categorization system for Buy &amp; Sell items<br />
<br />
... and lots and lots of half-day jobs.  Phew I got my work cut out :)<br />
<br />
Thanks for making The MG Experience a success and for your continued support in 2013<br />
<br />
Skye Nott <br />
Webmaster]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:15:06 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>NEW: AutoShrine Member Newsletter (11 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1980134,1980134#msg-1980134</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone,<br />
<br />
I've started emailing out the personalized <b>AutoShrine Member Newsletter</b> to everyone (unless you previously turned it off).  The default frequency is once every 2 weeks, I know you probably get enough email as it is.  I'm only sending out to a few hundred members per day to start, just in case things go haywire, so if you have the newsletter turned ON it could still take up to a few weeks before it appears in your inbox.<br />
<br />
If you want to turn the newsletter on/off, or change the # of weeks between newsletters (up to 8 weeks), check out the new <b>Notification Preferences</b> area here (it can be accessed at any time by clicking the <b>Change Contact Prefs</b> button on your Member Home Page)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/member/contact.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.mgexperience.net/member/contact.php</a><br />
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I tested it pretty extensively on a lot of platforms, but there's a nearly infinite number of device and software combinations for reading email.  I'm sure there's bugs so please post in this thread or email me if you notice any problems.  If you're reporting a layout problem, sending me a screenshot helps!<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:08:26 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>IMPORTANT - &amp;quot;Follow Topic by Email&amp;quot; now ON by default (or: Why am I getting all these emails now??) (4 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1932726,1932726#msg-1932726</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hi Everybody, <br />
<br />
I've turned the option &quot;<b>Email me about replies to this topic</b>&quot; to be ON by default for most of you, so that you will get an instant notification when somebody posts a new message in a topic you've started or replied to. <br />
<br />
A lot of new members post questions and then forget to check for answers - or can't even find their own thread (this happens a lot actually) -  so this will be a little more &quot;proactive&quot; to <b>help new members out</b> and to let you know when there's activity in an old thread, or in a forum that you don't check very often.<br />
<br />
If you got my &quot;<i>Do you want this feature turned on?</i>&quot; email about a week ago and clicked the NO link, you can ignore this whole thing.<br />
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<i>This setting is only active for NEW topics and posts that you make from here forward.</i>  It won't notify you for any threads you've posted in in the past (to give everyone a chance to decide if they like it or not).  When it's turned on, it just checks the &quot;Follow Topic&quot; and &quot;Email me&quot; boxes in the Options area right below Subject when you're writing a new post.  You can choose to un-check the option for threads you're not interested in, or you can decide to &quot;un-follow&quot; a thread later <b>by following the link at the bottom of the notification email</b>.<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size:large">That's nice, how do I turn it off???</span></b><br />
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Turning the &quot;new reply&quot; notification emails <b>OFF</b> is a 2 step process.<br />
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1. Go to the Forum Settings in the <b>Control Center</b> and change <br />
&quot;<i>Which follow-topic options should be selected by default?</i>&quot; to None here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/control.php?0,panel=forum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/control.php?0,panel=forum</a> <br />
<br />
2. Delete all the threads you're already following, go to the <b>Control Center</b> &quot;Show Followed Topics&quot;<br />
Click the checkbox next to &quot;Delete&quot; to select all, then click &quot;Save Changes&quot; button at the bottom of the page here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/control.php?1,panel=subthreads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/control.php?1,panel=subthreads</a><br />
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<span style="font-size:medium"><b>Got the option turned on but not getting any notification emails?</b></span><br />
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Unfortunately, some Internet Service Providers will probably mark the notification emails as Spam and trash them right away. <br />
If you're not getting the new reply notification emails, make sure the following addresses are in your email account's address book. <br />
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<a href="mailto:&#119;&#101;&#98;&#109;&#97;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#64;&#109;&#103;&#101;&#120;&#112;&#101;&#114;&#105;&#101;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">&#119;&#101;&#98;&#109;&#97;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#64;&#109;&#103;&#101;&#120;&#112;&#101;&#114;&#105;&#101;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;</a> <br />
<a href="mailto:&#110;&#111;&#45;&#114;&#101;&#112;&#108;&#121;&#64;&#109;&#103;&#101;&#120;&#112;&#101;&#114;&#105;&#101;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;">&#110;&#111;&#45;&#114;&#101;&#112;&#108;&#121;&#64;&#109;&#103;&#101;&#120;&#112;&#101;&#114;&#105;&#101;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#46;&#110;&#101;&#116;</a> <br />
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Thanks, <br />
Skye Nott <br />
Webmaster]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:54:29 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>NEW FEATURE: Get New Forum Topics by Email (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1922668,1922668#msg-1922668</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <span style="font-size:medium">Hot on the heels of the new &amp; improved <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/forsale.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Cars For Sale</a> and <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/journal/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Member Journals</a> sections, at the bottom of every Forum topic list there's now a box like this:<br />
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<center class="bbcode"><img src="https://img.skitch.com/20111208-r4jxt2u373kpec6jkppkhr1m3q.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /></center><br />
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If you're signed in, it will automatically be filled with your email address.<br />
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Just click the <b>Subscribe</b> button, and you will get a <b>daily email summary</b> of new topics in that forum.<br />
Really handy.  The service allows you to follow up to 5 forums for free.<br />
<br />
Skye</span>]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:52:30 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Updated &amp;quot;Cars For Sale&amp;quot; section (27 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1920828,1920828#msg-1920828</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Big improvements: sort by date listed, price or year + filter by make &amp; model + big page-load time improvements<br />
Much needed, now that there are 262 MGs for sale on the MG Experience!!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/forsale.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/forsale.php</a><br />
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You can see all the cars &amp; trucks for sale across all AutoShrine Network websites here (mostly MGs, naturally....)<br />
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<a href="http://www.autoshrine.com/registry/forsale.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.autoshrine.com/registry/forsale.php</a><br />
<br />
All completely <b>free</b> to place an ad or buy a vehicle!<br />
<br />
All listings are automatically published to Vast.com and the Oodle Network and over 250 partner sites including Yahoo Travel, AOL Autos, Kelley Blue Book, CarDomain, Cox Interactive, Media General, The Washington Post, San Diego Union Tribune, Military.com, Lycos and many others<br />
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More improvements, like search by location, are in the todo list for next year.<br />
Until then, use Control-F or Command-F to search the listings page.<br />
<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:36:24 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>New &amp;quot;Other Vehicles&amp;quot; Forum now open (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1918472,1918472#msg-1918472</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <span style="font-size:medium">Hi everyone,<br />
<br />
I've created a new sub-forum &quot;<b>Other Vehicles</b>&quot; for those that want to talk non-MG cars, trucks, boats, planes, bikes, ATVs, anything with an engine! <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/list.php?69" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/list.php?69</a><br />
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<i> For discussion of any cars that aren't MG. Classic or modern, import or domestic, cars trucks and motorcycles welcome.</i><br />
<br />
Let's see what you've got!<br />
<br />
And remember, you're always welcome to add ANY make or model of car or truck to the Registry:<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.mgexperience.net/registry</a><br />
<br />
If there's no registry option for your vehicle, drop me a note and I'll add it.<br />
<br />
:)-D</span>]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:28:15 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Hottest Automotive Products for 2011 Holiday Season (no replies)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Hey everyone, if you're considering buying any of these goodies for Xmas, please use the links below to help fund this website.<br />
<br />
Thanks!!!   Skye<br />
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<b><span style="font-size:large">Hottest Automotive Products for 2011 Holiday Season!</span></b> <br />
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<b>TOP 10 HOTTEST AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS</b><br />
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<b>1.  High Performance Wiper Blades</b><br />
<br />
The rainy season is upon us! Give somebody you care about the extra safety a fresh pair of high-performance wiper blades can deliver. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=high+performance+wiper+blades&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=high+performance+wiper+blades&amp;x=0&amp;y=0</a><br />
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<b>2. Tools &amp; Tool Kits</b><br />
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Re-charge his tool kit this holiday season -- or buy him a brand new one! <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Sets-Hand-Tools-Hardware/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=553402" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Sets-Hand-Tools-Hardware/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=553402</a><br />
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<b>3. Portable GPS Units</b><br />
<br />
Keep the stress levels low this Holiday travel season with a new GPS unit. No asking for directions this year!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/b/ref=pe_182510_21964190_pe_b3/?node=172526" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/gp/b/ref=pe_182510_21964190_pe_b3/?node=172526</a><br />
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<b>4. Tires</b><br />
<br />
For the auto enthusiast on your list, or even for yourself, a fresh set of all-weather or snow tires delivers performance and safety.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=15706571" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=15706571</a><br />
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<b>5. Iridium Spark Plugs</b><br />
<br />
Iridium Spark Plugs are a great, inexpensive way to increase your engines performance (maybe)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aautomotive%2Ck%3Airidium+spark+plugs&amp;keywords=iridium+spark+plugs&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1322680348" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aautomotive%2Ck%3Airidium+spark+plugs&amp;keywords=iridium+spark+plugs&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1322680348</a><br />
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<b>6.   Subwoofers</b><br />
<br />
Pump up the volume in your loved ones' car audio systems this season with a subwoofer.<br />
(Kids these days....)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Subwoofers-Car-Speakers-Audio-Video/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=3009141" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/Subwoofers-Car-Speakers-Audio-Video/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=3009141</a><br />
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<b>7.  Car Lifts &amp; Hoists</b><br />
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Great gifts for the home mechanic.  Make car repairs, oil changes and maintenance easy with a new lift or hoist.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=15708011" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=15708011</a><br />
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<b>8.  Alpine Car Stereo</b><br />
<br />
For the audiophile / auto enthusiast in your life, surprise them with a new Alpine Car Stereo!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=alpine+car+stereo&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=alpine+car+stereo&amp;x=0&amp;y=0</a><br />
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<b>9.  Air Compressors</b><br />
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Get one of these highly portable, easy-to-use compressors, perfect for powering tools and other projects.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;rh=n%3A552660&amp;page=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&amp;rh=n%3A552660&amp;page=1</a><br />
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<b>10.  Radar Detectors and Laser Detectors</b><br />
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Give the gift of speeding ticket avoidance with the latest radar and laser detectors. <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=172529" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=172529</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size:large">Hottest Mobile Devices &amp; Accessories for 2011 Holiday Season!</span></b> <br />
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<b>1.   Kindle Wi-Fi 6&quot; E Ink Display</b><br />
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The least expensive Kindle is Amazon's #1 best seller and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=kindle&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=kindle&amp;x=0&amp;y=0</a><br />
<br />
<b>2. iPhone 4S</b><br />
<br />
 Just when you thought a smartphone couldn’t get any better, it just did — the iPhone 4S is sure to change the way you communicate.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPhone-4S-Latest-Model-16GB-Black-AT-T-Smartphone-/109353398" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPhone-4S-Latest-Model-16GB-Black-AT-T-Smartphone-/109353398</a><br />
<br />
 <b>3. HTC EVO Phone</b><br />
<br />
 HTC EVO 4G is a snazzy-looking Android touchscreen phone that houses a 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD 8650 processor for the smoothest mobile multi-tasking experience ever.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-EVO-4G-1GB-Black-Sprint-Smartphone-/102331090" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-EVO-4G-1GB-Black-Sprint-Smartphone-/102331090</a><br />
<br />
 <b>4.  iPod Touch</b><br />
<br />
Enjoy watching videos on the 3.5-inch Multi-touch Retina display of the iPod touch 4G at a stunning resolution of 960x640p. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPod-touch-4th-Generation-Black-8-GB-Latest-Model-/92352708" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPod-touch-4th-Generation-Black-8-GB-Latest-Model-/92352708</a><br />
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<b>5. Earphone Headset for iPhone</b><br />
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Light Weight, compact, stylish, replacement headset for all iPhones!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=iphone+headset&amp;x=0&amp;y=0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=iphone+headset&amp;x=0&amp;y=0</a><br />
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<b>6.   HTC Sensation</b>	<br />
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HTC Sensation 4G is a fashionable touchscreen phone that houses the dual core Snapdragon 1.2 GHz processor.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-Sensation-4G-1GB-Black-T-Mobile-Smartphone-/108402857" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/HTC-Sensation-4G-1GB-Black-T-Mobile-Smartphone-/108402857</a><br />
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<b>7.   iPhone 3G/3GS</b>	<br />
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The inexpensive iPhone.  The 3GS with a full 3.5-inch screen, the iPhone 3GS cell phone gives you a clear view of all the contents and applications.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPhone-3GS-16GB-Black-AT-T-Smartphone-/101828989" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPhone-3GS-16GB-Black-AT-T-Smartphone-/101828989</a><br />
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<b>8.   Motorola Droid</b>	<br />
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The popular Smartphone powered by Android 2.0 developed in partnership with Google and Verizon wireless.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Motorola-Droid-Black-Verizon-Smartphone-/99998556" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Motorola-Droid-Black-Verizon-Smartphone-/99998556</a><br />
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<b>9.   iPod Nano</b>	<br />
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The Smallest iPod - A 1.54-inch color multi-touch display makes navigation unbelievably fast so your music is just a tap away.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPod-nano-6th-Generation-Blue-8-GB-/92314629" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPod-nano-6th-Generation-Blue-8-GB-/92314629</a><br />
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<b>10.   iPad 2</b>	<br />
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Movies, games &amp; books come alive on the stunning 9.7-inch widescreen LED Multi-Touch display of the Apple iPad 2.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPad-2-16GB-Wi-Fi-9-7in-Black-Latest-Model-/103127916" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Apple-iPad-2-16GB-Wi-Fi-9-7in-Black-Latest-Model-/103127916</a><br />
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Happy shopping!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:59:45 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Google &amp;amp; Facebook Users: Please +1 &amp;amp; Recommend Us (27 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1899502,1899502#msg-1899502</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone!  If you like this website, please visit the front page and click the +1 button to let Google know that YOU think the content here is informative.  I think this website is an amazing resource, and the higher we're rated, the more pages of information Google will show to other people searching for MG answers.  It would really help to promote the MG Experience community at no cost.  If you're already a Google user, it should only take a second of your time.<br />
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Currently we're at +15, let's see if we can get it to <b>+50</b> !!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Visit the Front Page</a><br />
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Also, if you're a Facebook user, you can click the Facebook Recommend button to &quot;Like&quot; our <i>What's new on The MG Experience</i> Facebook fan page, receive website updates in your Facebook news feed and let your friends know about the website.<br />
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Here's what the buttons look like:<br />
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<img src="https://img.skitch.com/20111108-efm417327ahewu7dnyjwa4njc7.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /><br />
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Thanks for your help,<br />
<br />
Skye Nott<br />
Webmaster]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:00:23 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Labor Day Car &amp;amp; Trucks Parts &amp;amp; Accessories Sales (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1844684,1844684#msg-1844684</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Some deals to pass along, as usual, any purchases made via these links helps support this website.  Thanks! <br />
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<b>Sears:</b><br />
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 Huge Auto &amp; Truck Parts Labor Day sale.  Sales on Michelin tires, all Cobra products, batteries, even service. Plus, use promo code labordayship for free shipping<br />
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<a href="http://www.sears.com/shc/s/v_10153_12605_Automotive" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.sears.com/shc/s/v_10153_12605_Automotive</a><br />
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<b>Advance Auto Parts:</b><br />
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Get 15% off any order, plus get $50 back - use Promo Code AG50<br />
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 <a href="http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/home___" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/home___</a><br />
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<b>Performance 4 Trucks</b><br />
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 All truck parts on sale, including tires, shocks, exhaust systems, wheels, and more.<br />
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 <a href="http://www.performance4trucks.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.performance4trucks.com</a><br />
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<b>Tom Tom</b><br />
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 Exclusive Offer: Get 15% off any all GPS systems, route planners, and speed camera alert systems - use Promo Code TTFALL15<br />
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<a href="http://www.tomtom.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.tomtom.com/</a>]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:22:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Back to School Shopping! (9 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1838279,1838279#msg-1838279</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <span style="font-size:medium"><br />
It's that time of year again...<br />
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If you're planning on buying back to school supplies from these stores anyway, please use the links below and this website gets a wee cut.  Thanks!  :D<br />
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<b>Clothing - Kids</b> <br />
Target | <a href="http://www.target.com/c/kids/-/N-5xtyp#?lnk=nav_t_spc_4_0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.target.com/c/kids/-/N-5xtyp#?lnk=nav_t_spc_4_0</a> <br />
Buy.com | <a href="http://www.buy.com/dept/apparel/64935.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.buy.com/dept/apparel/64935.html</a><br />
Macy's | <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/kids?id=5991&amp;edge=hybrid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www1.macys.com/shop/kids?id=5991&amp;edge=hybrid</a><br />
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<b>Clothing - Teens</b><br />
Target | <a href="http://www.target.com/c/women-juniors/-/N-5ouvk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.target.com/c/women-juniors/-/N-5ouvk</a><br />
Buy.com | <a href="http://www.buy.com/dept/apparel/64935.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.buy.com/dept/apparel/64935.html</a><br />
Macy's | <a href="http://www1.macys.com/shop/juniors?id=16904&amp;edge=hybrid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www1.macys.com/shop/juniors?id=16904&amp;edge=hybrid</a><br />
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<b>Bedding</b> <br />
Target | <a href="http://www.target.com/c/back-to-college-college-bedding/-/N-5v9x9#?lnk=Utility_Home_080411_X0Y0W2H2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.target.com/c/back-to-college-college-bedding/-/N-5v9x9#?lnk=Utility_Home_080411_X0Y0W2H2</a>|X0Y0W2H2<br />
Macy's | <a href="http://www.macys.com/campaign/social?campaign_id=222&amp;channel_id=1&amp;cm_mmc=VanityUrl-_-collegelifestyle-_-n-_-n" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.macys.com/campaign/social?campaign_id=222&amp;channel_id=1&amp;cm_mmc=VanityUrl-_-collegelifestyle-_-n-_-n</a> <br />
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<b>Laptops</b> <br />
Best Buy | <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-PCs/Laptop-Computers/abcat0502000.c?id=abcat0502000" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-PCs/Laptop-Computers/abcat0502000.c?id=abcat0502000</a><br />
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<b>Backpacks</b> <br />
Target | <a href="http://www.target.com/c/luggage-backpacks-book-bags/-/N-5xtz0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.target.com/c/luggage-backpacks-book-bags/-/N-5xtz0</a> <br />
Buy.com | <a href="http://www.buy.com/cat/backpacks-messenger-bags-school-bags/16269.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.buy.com/cat/backpacks-messenger-bags-school-bags/16269.html</a> <br />
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<b>Office/School Supplies</b> <br />
The Container Store | <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/backtoSchool" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.containerstore.com/shop/backtoSchool</a><br />
Target | <a href="http://www.target.com/c/school-office-supplies/-/N-5xsxr#?lnk=nav_t_spc_12_inc_12_6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.target.com/c/school-office-supplies/-/N-5xsxr#?lnk=nav_t_spc_12_inc_12_6</a> <br />
Buy.com | <a href="http://www.buy.com/dept/office-supplies/16105.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.buy.com/dept/office-supplies/16105.html</a> <br />
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<b>Books</b> <br />
Buy.com | <a href="http://www.buy.com/dept/Books_Bestsellers_Online_Bookstore/106.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.buy.com/dept/Books_Bestsellers_Online_Bookstore/106.html</a><br />
Barnes &amp; Noble | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/textbooks-college-textbooks/379002366/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/textbooks-college-textbooks/379002366/</a> <br />
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<b>Misc. Electronics</b> <br />
Best Buy | <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-PCs/Laptop-Computers/pcmcat245000050020.c?id=pcmcat245000050020" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-PCs/Laptop-Computers/pcmcat245000050020.c?id=pcmcat245000050020</a><br />
Buy.com | <a href="http://www.buy.com/loc/apple-ipad-2-store/69155.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.buy.com/loc/apple-ipad-2-store/69155.html</a> <br />
Barnes &amp; Noble | <a href="http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/u/electronics/379000661/?ref=subnav" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://gifts.barnesandnoble.com/u/electronics/379000661/?ref=subnav</a> <br />
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<b>Dorm Furnishings</b><br />
The Container Store | <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/college/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.containerstore.com/college/index.html</a><br />
Target | <a href="http://www.target.com/c/back-to-college/-/N-5q0g0#?lnk=nav_t_spc_5_inc_5_9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.target.com/c/back-to-college/-/N-5q0g0#?lnk=nav_t_spc_5_inc_5_9</a>]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:27:11 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>EBAY MOTORS PEOPLE'S PICKS CONTEST (4 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1822271,1822271#msg-1822271</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <span style="font-size:large"><br />
<b>Vote now for your favorite automotive brands</b><br />
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You've never been shy about expressing your opinions on your favorite cars, parts and accessories. So let the world know what you already know by voting for your favorites. The winning brands will be annouced at this year's SEMA in Las Vegas.<br />
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Vote for your favorite brands and you'll be entered to win the Grand Prize, a <b>VIP trip to SEMA plus $10,000</b>. And hundreds will win other awesome prizes.<br />
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<b>Click here to vote .........  <a href="http://bit.ly/eBay25841" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://bit.ly/eBay25841</a></b><br />
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</span>]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:06:13 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>New Site Feature: Show My Topics (3 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1733685,1733685#msg-1733685</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hi everyone,<br />
<br />
I've added a much-requested feature to the forums today, the ability to quickly see what topics you've already posted in.<br />
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A regular topic will have these icons:<br />
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Read: <img src="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/templates/autoshrine/images/comment.png" class="bbcode" border="0" /><br />
Unread: <img src="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/templates/autoshrine/images/flag_red.png" class="bbcode" border="0" /><br />
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For topics you've started or posted in, they will have these new icons:<br />
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My Topics Read: <img src="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/templates/autoshrine/images/comments.png" class="bbcode" border="0" /><br />
My Topics Unread: <img src="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/templates/autoshrine/images/flag_purple.png" class="bbcode" border="0" /><br />
Plus the topic subject will have the <b>»</b> symbol after it.<br />
<br />
Hope you find it useful!<br />
I've written this forum extension module from scratch, so if you find any bugs, please let me know.<br />
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<b>Please note:</b> this will only mark NEW posts made after today, it does not apply to previous posts or topics.<br />
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Regards,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:46:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Mobile Phone Browser Support - Beta (18 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1728579,1728579#msg-1728579</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Good news!  I have insomnia, so I'm getting a lot done ;)<br />
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For mobile phone (Android, iPhone, etc) &amp; iTouch users, the forum and the site now has a mobile skin!!<br />
I have only done very basic testing so I'm sure there are plenty of problems.<br />
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Feel free to post bug reports (with screenshot if possible) in this thread for mobile skin problems.<br />
I will update this post with the most recent status.<br />
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<b>Known issues:</b><br />
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- No way to share a photo from your phone directly.  Can't fix this :(<br />
- I'm not going to write a Tapatalk module from scratch, because I don't want to force members to use a paid app.<br />
- iPad shows the site normally, as intended.  IMHO the iPad screen is big enough to show the full version of the site.<br />
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- To quit the mobile skin, use the &quot;Switch to Desktop View&quot; link at the bottom of the page. <b>fixed</b><br />
- Logout button is missing <b>fixed</b><br />
- Login form is too wide for screen <b>fixed</b><br />
- Front page needs to detect mobile and show optimized menu <b>fixed</b><br />
- Attached images not displayed in forum posts <b>fixed</b><br />
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If you change to &quot;Desktop View&quot; and want to go BACK to the mobile skin, just log out and back in again.<br />
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Supported devices:<br />
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<pre class="bbcode">
iPhone
iPod
Android
Mobile Safari
Opera Mini</pre>
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Please be patient, it's a work in progress.<br />
<br />
Enjoy!!<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:41:38 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>MG Cars For Sale - Free Classifieds (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1725093,1725093#msg-1725093</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <span style="font-size:large"><b>Free Classifieds</b></span><br />
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Want to buy or sell a MG MGB, MGB GT, MGA, MGC, Midget?<br />
<br />
This website now has FREE MG Cars For Sale classifieds:  <br />
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<span style="font-size:large"><a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/forsale.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >MG Cars For Sale</a></span><br />
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All classified listings are automatically published to the Oodle Network and over 250 partner sites including CarDomain, Cox Interactive, Media General, The Washington Post, San Diego Union Tribune, Military.com and Lycos for free!  It's a great to sell your car.<br />
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<b>How to list your car for sale:</b> <br />
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<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/entry.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Create a registry entry for it</a>, click the &quot;This vehicle is For Sale&quot; checkbox and add a price.  Remember that listings with a price and photos sell a lot faster.<br />
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<b>Want to buy or sell used car parts?</b><br />
<br />
Check out the <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/list.php?42" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Trader Forum</a>.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:19:04 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>MG Cars For Sale Classifieds (1 reply)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1671365,1671365#msg-1671365</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ I've updated the Cars For Sale Free Classifieds code today:<br />
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<ul><li> Sort order stays the same, by model year </li><li> Can add a price now, or leave $0 for &quot;make offer&quot; </li><li> Member location shown, so you can search the page for country etc </li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:large"><a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/forsale.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Cars For Sale</a></span><br />
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PS: AutoShrine Network Classified listings are now automatically published in the oodle.com classifieds network, including cardomain and other large partner sites for maximum exposure across the web for your for sale listings.  As always, listings are and will remain completely free for buyers and sellers!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:14:03 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>New Advertising options on The MG Experience (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1649847,1649847#msg-1649847</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ You may have noticed a change at the top of the Forum pages recently.<br />
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<b>Forum Banner Advertising</b> is now available in all AutoShrine Network websites (The MG Experience, The Triumph Experience, The Jaguar Experience, MX5 Miata World, Ford First, etc).<br />
<br />
In addition, Gold, Silver and Platinum Members have new &amp; enhanced advertising benefits in the MG Experience Forums and Link Directory.  <br />
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For more information, or to sign up for advertising, please visit this page:<br />
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            <span style="font-size:large"><a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/adcenter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Advertise With Us  -- <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/adcenter/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.mgexperience.net/adcenter/</a></a></span><br />
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Note: If you have an existing Member Services listing, you can now edit it yourself, using the link above.<br />
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If you have any questions please get in touch.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:09:10 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Shopping on eBay?  Please read this. (20 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1591137,1591137#msg-1591137</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ If you're going to search for something on eBay, I would greatly appreciate if you used the search interface here:<br />
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<span style="font-size:large"><a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/shop.php#parts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >The MG Experience Store</a></span><br />
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If you go through the Store page, this site gets a small cut of the seller's eBay fees.  You don't pay a thing and neither does the seller, and you help support this website.  eBay is running a big bonus for the holiday season this year, so go Fleabay shopping as much as you want :D<br />
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You should be able to search for anything you want through the MGE Store (not just MG cars &amp; parts).<br />
Just enter your search terms and click the Search button in the eBay widget.<br />
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<span style="font-size:large">How to Search for Parts in Your Country Only</span><br />
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Enter what you're looking for in the <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/shop.php#parts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >The MG Experience Store</a> eBay Search Widget and click the Search button:<br />
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(In this example, I'm searching for an MGB Lamp in Canada)<br />
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<center class="bbcode"><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20101027-62w1q5b64d2id4d354kwu2mr2.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /></center><br />
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From the eBay Search Results, scroll down to Preferences - Location on the left hand side and click on &quot;(Your Country) Only&quot;<br />
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<center class="bbcode"><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20101027-p5in83astjgy151m1297ypppfw.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /></center><br />
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That's it.  If there are any matching results in your country, they will be displayed at the top of the results.<br />
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<center class="bbcode"><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20101027-t2c5r7s97cxuj4j6h81p9xu2fg.jpg" class="bbcode" border="0" /></center><br />
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If you have any questions or the eBay links don't seem to be working properly for you, please contact me.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:40:07 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1576384,1576384#msg-1576384</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Not surprisingly, the political discussions in this forum have devolved, once again, to name calling and hostility.<br />
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I'm sick of wagging my finger like a kindergarten teacher, you've had your chance and I've got better things to do.<br />
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Effective immediately all political discussion is banned from the site until further notice.<br />
It adds nothing of value to the website.<br />
<br />
And before anyone starts accusing others of &quot;ratting out&quot; other members, which happens every time I take action, I have been reading the posts here for a while and frankly I'm disappointed a bunch of adults would act like this.  There's plenty of blame to go around.  Believe it or not I'm capable of making my own decisions without being told what to do by any of the rabid minority on either &quot;side&quot; on here.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:59:18 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>::o OTP RULES - READ THIS FIRST (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1528355,1528355#msg-1528355</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ OK, fresh start in Off Topic Politics.<br />
<br />
Discussions often get heated quickly when politics are involved.<br />
Spirited debate is welcome, but it has to be <b>respectful</b>.<br />
<br />
Threads may be closed or deleted without warning if they stray from this principle.<br />
<br />
THE RULES:<br />
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<ul><li> <b>No profanity. No racism.</b> This goes without saying, right? </li><li> <b>No personal attacks</b>, slurs or name-calling on other members. </li><li> <b>No threads calling out specific members</b>. &quot;Hey J. Doe You Suck&quot; will be deleted immediately. </li><li> If someone disagrees with you, understand that the mature thing to do is to <b>respond reasonably</b> rather than attack. </li><li> If you just can't get along with someone, <b>ignore them</b>. Don't read or respond to their posts. </li><li> If you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't say it on the forum. </li><li> If you wouldn't want your kid/wife/mother to read it, don't post it. </li><li> <b>No flame baiting/trolling.</b> If you don't know what that means, look it up on Wikipedia. </li><li> <b>Don't hijack threads</b>. Keep threads on-topic based on the first post. If you have something tangential to say, start a new thread. </li></ul>
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Multiple offenders will have their OTP posting rights suspended.<br />
(but will still be allowed to post in other forums on the site)<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:16:56 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Note about HST/GST for Canadian Members (20 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1528086,1528086#msg-1528086</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ The CRA tax man has been in touch with me, I need to start charging GST/HST on all memberships in Canada.<br />
Sales tax should be added automatically during Paypal checkout.<br />
<br />
Sorry for the extra expense....<br />
<br />
This change isn't retroactive so if you already paid your membership for the year, I'll eat the tax at the end of the year.<br />
I'm not sure how this will affect existing subscription renewals through Paypal, I'm looking into it.<br />
<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:53:52 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Important Information about Advertising on this Website (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1515706,1515706#msg-1515706</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <i>I've duplicated this sticky post because the original topic has gone way off-topic and is generating bad feelings.  <br />
Please try to stay on-topic in this thread.</i><br />
<br />
<br />
This is covered in the Forum Guidelines, but bears repeating as I've only been enforcing the rule sporadically in the past, <br />
and some feel they are being singled out unfairly as I apply the rule more broadly.  To repeat:<br />
<br />
<b>5. Explicit advertising for products or services is not allowed. Implicit advertising through specific advice or just mentioning to someone what parts are currently available is OK. If you have used parts for sale, use the Trader forum and read the rules there. If you only post ads for your products, your posts will be deleted and repeat offenders will have their accounts disabled.</b><br />
<br />
Please note advertising your business in your forum signature is also prohibited.<br />
<br />
To promote your MG related product or business, please follow the instructions on the &quot;How to Advertise&quot; link in the left sidebar.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/advertising.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Advertising information</a><br />
<br />
In short, go to the &quot;Member Services&quot; section for in the Directory, where your MG related business can be linked to your member names to see who on the board is offering what services.  I have added a feature so that if a business is linked to your account in the Member Services Directory, and you have a Gold account, your service will be shown automatically below your signature in your forum posts.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/links.php#member-services" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Member Services Section</a><br />
<br />
Thank you,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:25:46 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>[ADMIN] Scheduled Downtime Tonight Aug 3, 2010 - COMPLETE (18 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1512729,1512729#msg-1512729</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ The site will be offline tonight starting around 10PM PDT for database upgrades and optimization. <br />
<br />
Should only be down for 30 minutes to an hour.<br />
<br />
<b>Completed 2:20AM</b><br />
<br />
Well that took a little longer than anticipated. <br />
All the software and libraries updated... apache, php, mysql, etc etc<br />
Glad I don't have to do that too often ;)<br />
<br />
Necessary for bug fixes, security, and some extra performance.<br />
Hopefully nothing new is broken!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:08:13 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Does your local MG Club need a free Web Forum? (no replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1500833,1500833#msg-1500833</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ I just had this idea, don't know why I didn't think of it sooner...<br />
<br />
<b>If your local MG Car Club needs a web forum, get in touch with me via PM or email.</b><br />
You will get a dedicated club forum in the <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/index.php?57" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >MG Experience Forum Clubs Folder</a><br />
<br />
Please provide:<br />
<ol type="1"><li> Name of the club </li><li> The region it serves </li><li> Your role at the club (please have permission from the board!) </li><li> Approximate number of club members </li></ol>
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Regards,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:08:29 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>NEW SITE LAUNCH: MX5 Miata World, Ford First, Mini Shrine, Jaguar Experience (23 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1486876,1486876#msg-1486876</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ This thread is for updates on new sites launched in the AutoShrine Network family :D<br />
<br />
I hope to add about a half dozen new websites for specific makes or models before the end of 2010.<br />
Needless to say, I'm spending a lot of time in Photoshop these days!!<br />
<br />
<i>Monday October 18, 2010</i><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size:large">The Jaguar Experience</span></b> --&gt; <a href="http://www.jaguarexperience.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >www.jaguarexperience.com</a><br />
<br />
All Jaguar owners, classic &amp; modern, are welcome including the E-Type, XJ, XK and all Jaguar models.<br />
<br />
<i>Sunday August 15, 2010</i><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size:large">The Mini Shrine</span></b> --&gt; <a href="http://www.minishrine.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >www.minishrine.com</a><br />
<br />
For Mini owners in all their forms: Austin Seven, Morris Mini-Minor and new BMW MINI owners. <br />
<br />
<i>Monday August 9, 2010</i><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size:large">Ford First</span></b> --&gt; <a href="http://www.fordfirst.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >www.fordfirst.com</a><br />
<br />
For all antique, classic and modern Ford owners. <br />
<br />
<i>Thursday July 8, 2010</i><br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size:large">MX5 Miata World</span></b> --&gt; <a href="http://www.mx5world.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >www.mx5world.com</a><br />
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For owners of the second best drop-top roadster in the world ;)<br />
<br />
And of course don't forget our sister site........<br />
<br />
<b><span style="font-size:large">The Triumph Experience</span></b> --&gt; <a href="http://www.triumphexperience.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >www.triumphexperience.com</a><br />
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Come and drop by if you're interested (you can use your same username &amp; password in all the ASN sites), spread the word!<br />
And if you have any tech articles for the Library on these new sites please please submit them :D<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:07:59 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>NEW SITE V.5 - FAQ &amp;amp; Official Bug Thread - READ THIS! (75 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1443146,1443146#msg-1443146</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <b><span style="font-size:medium">Please post bug reports in this thread.</span></b><br />
<br />
If you post your problems somewhere else, I might not see them.  <br />
Please be patient, I will fix any issues as soon as possible.<br />
<br />
<b>Important Notes</b>  :hot:<br />
<br />
<ol type="1"><li> If <b>Post Preview on mouse-hover</b> no longer works for you, go to your <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/control.php?51,panel=forum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Control Panel | Forum Settings</a> and make sure <i>Disable the post previews:</i> is set to NO. </li><li> Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and older is no longer supported. </li></ol>
<br />
There are a LOT of improvements and new features around the new site, such as:<br />
<br />
<ul><li> <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/forsale.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Cars For Sale</a> section in the Registry </li><li> <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/library.php#latest" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Tons of new Library articles</a> - Thanks to everyone that submitted! </li><li> <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/motorsport.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Updated Historic Cars</a> namely LBL 591E and the Indy Specials </li><li> <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/links.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Member Services Directory</a> for products &amp; services offered by MGE Members (contact me if you need your <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/links.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Directory</a> link updated) </li><li> <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/member/membership.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Gold and Silver Members</a> can now post/attach more images to Forum posts, cars in the registry and journal entries. </li><li> Text Size Controls (the &quot;Adjust Text Size&quot; section in the left sidebar) </li><li> Complete ground-up redesign of site layout and code to modern standards </li><li> Massive cleanup of registry entries, normalization of model names for better <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/registry/browse.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Registry browsing</a> </li><li> Hundreds of other fixes and improvements behind the scenes (I won't bore you with the details) </li></ul>
<br />
Click around and have a look, I think it's quite exciting.<br />
Now that the &quot;guts&quot; of the site are cleaned up, I will be adding even more features over the next few months!<br />
<br />
<b>Currently being fixed:</b><br />
<br />
<ul><li> Nothing </li></ul>
<br />
<b>Already fixed:</b><br />
<br />
<ul><li> Fixed bad links in &quot;Events I'm Attending&quot; section on member home pages </li><li> Control panel time zone (except GMT + DST oddness) </li><li> Editor toolbar weirdness (smilies etc) </li><li> Registration emails weren't being sent out. </li><li> Title overlap with long message subjects (unless they're *really* long) </li></ul>
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This post will be updated with any new information as it arrives.<br />
<br />
:beer:<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:08:58 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>SITE UPGRADE - Tuesday May 18, 2010 - Version 5 (1 reply)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1439836,1439836#msg-1439836</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ (Rescheduled from Sunday to Tuesday for additional cross-browser testing time)<br />
<br />
Hello!  Exciting news!<br />
<br />
I've been working 60+ hours a week for about 4 weeks on the next version of the site.  It's awesome.<br />
Can you believe we're up to version 5 already?  Yikes.<br />
<br />
It looks better, works better, has loads of new features and content, and will finally allow me to bring the MGE love to all kinds of other car marques (starting with the poor neglected Triumph site).  I'm sure there will be a few hiccups, so please bear with me, and post bugs in the official bugs thread that will be posted at the top of every page, or I might not see it.<br />
<br />
Expect some site downtime some time on Sunday.  It will probably take me the better part of the day/night to get it all in place.<br />
<br />
As mentioned before, <b>Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) is no longer supported</b> and the site will not look right if you use still use that awful browser.<br />
<br />
I'm currently working through the 100+ articles that have been submitted (sorry about the delay) and reformatting them for the Library.<br />
Lots of great stuff!  There will be a link posted to the new articles once the new site is up and running.<br />
<br />
- Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 19:15:35 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>Important Announcement - Upcoming Site Upgrade and IE6 Users (3 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1423653,1423653#msg-1423653</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hello friends,<br />
<br />
I'm hard at work on V5 of The MG Experience, which is going to be a big step forward in terms of site design and maintainability.  This is going to allow me to finally launch more sites based on the same framework for other classic car marques and add a lot of features that have been on my todo list for years (like site-wide text size controls)<br />
<br />
Unfortunately, I <b>do not have the time or resources to continue to support Internet Explorer version 6</b>. <br />
Please upgrade to IE7 or IE8 before I launch the new site, or it will look completely messed up.<br />
You can find your version of IE in Help -&gt; About Internet Explorer<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx</a><br />
<br />
Or try Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Opera, or any other web browser OTHER than IE6.  <br />
<br />
My site statistics show only 7% of visitors are still using this horrible buggy old browser, so I hope the impact will be minimal.<br />
To those stuck on IE6 at work, my apologies.  Pester your IT department to upgrade to a standards-compliant web browser.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 10:05:19 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>FORUM UPGRADE - FAQ &amp;amp; Problems Thread - READ THIS! (272 replies)</title>
            <link>http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?52,1243652,1243652#msg-1243652</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Please post any issues in this thread.<br />
<br />
<b>Important Notes</b>  :hot:<br />
<br />
<ol type="1"><li> Please click here -&gt; <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/control.php?51" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Control Center</a> and go through all the settings. Some things have changed since the last version, especially under &quot;Forum Settings&quot;. You should probably specify Default for most options in there, unless you know what you're doing. </li><li> <i>If you want to read all messages in a thread in one big list</i> go to Forum settings (described above) and change &quot;Message reading display options&quot; to &quot;Multiple messages per page&quot; </li><li> If you want to disable topics being sorted <i>by the date of the latest reply</i>, go to any forum topic list and scroll to the bottom of the page. Click on &quot;Turn floating threads OFF&quot;. <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/read.php?47,1247235,1247386#msg-1247386" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >screenshot</a> </li><li> The search function by default only searches the <i>current</i> forum and only for posts in the <i>last year</i>. If you want to search all forums or different date ranges, go to Advanced search. </li><li> IE6 and older is no longer supported. If the site looks messed up, upgrade your browser. </li></ol>
<br />
Please go to your Private Message <a href="http://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/pm.php?51,page=list,folder_id=outbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >Sent Items</a> and clear out anything you don't need.  <br />
Same goes for your PM inbox.  They're clogging up the database mightily.  Thank you!<br />
<br />
<b>Currently being fixed:</b><br />
<br />
<ul><li> Maybe change colours back to red/brown? </li></ul>
<br />
<b>Already fixed:</b><br />
<br />
<ul><li> Fixed max attachment size (614K -&gt; 2MB) </li><li> Searching for 3 letter words now works properly. </li><li> Fixed font size selector in post editor toolbar </li><li> Add forum jump links to the page footer </li><li> Make &quot;you have new PMs&quot; bright red </li><li> Add &quot;Floating Threads&quot; control back. Look at the bottom of any topic list to toggle. </li><li> Avatar display bug in print view </li><li> Use &quot;new school&quot; bbcode quote when replying to messages </li><li> Include body of reply in followed topic/PM notification emails </li><li> Increase font size in new post textarea </li><li> Changed default read view to &quot;flat&quot; </li><li> Added &quot;post preview&quot; module for topic mouse hover. You can turn it off in Control Center. </li><li> Added &quot;readable dates&quot; module </li><li> Added &quot;embedded videos&quot; module </li><li> Changed posted edit time limit from 1 day to <i>1 week</i> </li><li> Fixed edit-ability of replies in this Announcement thread </li><li> Fixed &quot;Registered since&quot; dates </li><li> Fixed &quot;Send PM&quot; button from member profile </li><li> Added &quot;Add Buddy&quot; button to member profile </li><li> Increased PM limit (inbox+sent) to 4000 temporarily. <i>Please clean out your PM inbox &amp; sent</i> </li><li> Add pager to top of flat read page </li><li> Add 'Message List' button at the bottom of thread </li><li> Replace the quick links to the various forums at the top </li><li> Fixed IE not displaying rounded site nav bar properly </li><li> Fixed Editor shortcut bar appearing at top of screen </li></ul>
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This post will be updated with any new information as it comes up.<br />
<br />
:beer:<br />
<br />
Thanks for your patience,<br />
Skye]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Skye</dc:creator>
            <category>Old Announcements</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:00:28 -0500</pubDate>
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