cynthia23 wrote:I really appreciate having this board, both as a practical resource and as a source of community.
Cynthia, I feel the same way. There are a lot of genuine friendships formed through online hiking message boards and meeting on the trails. And the fact that Hikin Jim got his wedding ring back after losing it in the wilderness says a lot about hikers in general.
It seems the forum is running okay now. Usable, though not as quick as it used to be. Night, early morning, and weekends seem to be the best times. I started researching other web hosts. Transferring to a new web host will be a project, though not as difficult as the software upgrade was. I found a web host that allows third-party donations. Still need to do more research...
Adding links to the top is more complicated with the newer version of the software. I did some research, saw different answers, got error messages when I tried them. It was late, and I was tired. This will take more time to do...