| That's right - we've moved! First things first: our NEW ADDRESS is:
www.BlueMassGroup.com
Please update your bookmarks, blogrolls, etc.!
Now, why did we move? Basically, because now our site supports diaries, and diaries are what turn an ordinary blog into an online community. As I've said before, the most exciting thing we've discovered in our year of blogging is the extraordinary community of people who see the internet as an important tool in the never-ending project of changing politics for the better. This kind of blog, in which everyone, rather than just the three of us, decides what the community should know about in Massachusetts and elsewhere, seemed like something that might help that amazing community develop and flourish. At least, we certainly hope so.
Now, to the logistics. There's more info about user accounts, etc. below the flip. |
| This new site, which operates on a platform called soapblox, supports diaries, nested comments, and other features that you might be used to seeing at Daily Kos and other scoop sites. However, to use most of them, you need to establish a user account with the site.
Fortunately, the wizards who made the conversion happen (you'll note that all our old content is available here) figured out a way to transfer names and email addresses left at the old site to this one.
So: if at the old site you commented under a particular name and you had left a REAL email address, you should be able to sign in easily here. What you do is: enter your "user name" in the sign-in box at the upper left of the screen, and click "forgot password." The system will email you a password, and then you can sign in (you'll probably want to change your password right away, which you do by going to your "page" and clicking on "profile").
However, if you commented under a particular name that you'd like to keep and left a FAKE email address, it's a bit more complicated - we have to do it manually. What I'd suggest is that you simply send me an email indicating who you are, and I will reset the system so that it associates your name with a real email (fear not - these emails will never be displayed on the site). Then you just proceed as above.
Of course, if you want to start fresh with a new user name, it's easy - just follow the "make a new account" link.
Whew. Well, that's the most complicated thing. The rest is easy. Once you're signed in, you can post diaries, post comments, whatever. Look around the new site and tell us what you think. We are still doing lots of tinkering. |
