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As I'm working on getting the site completely updated, I am making changes as I have time. As a result, you might see strange things when you go to a page like an error message or funky formatting. If you just refresh your browser, chances are it will fix itself right away. I try not to have any particular update take more than a few minutes. When I break something and it will take a while to fix, I revert back to the way it was.

Things to look for in the next few days:

• A brand spanking new classified ads module
• More user-friendly formatting in the forums
• All of the old content migrated over to searchable pages
• A new menu on the left side to take you to said old and new content
• New fresh articles from community members
• A bunch of new avatars you can assign to yourself or even upload your own (an avatar is an icon you can assign to yourself so you look really cool in the forums)

Also, up at the top menu, there is a link called "User Pages". This is an experimental function that gives this site "MySpace" like functionality. It is experimental in several ways. First, the module itself is in beta, which means it doesn't have all of its features. I will be in contact with the module author to see what his plans are and if I need to enhance it. Also, it's experimental in that I can see where it will have the potential to be abused. I haven't written up the terms of use for it yet, but the forum terms of use should apply. In other words, this whole site is rated PG, at the highest. If it's not family friendly, don't post it. Period.

With that said, feel free to upload pictures, create a blog, and put your profile out there. Please report bugs to me at webmaster at woodlandsprings dot com. I will try to address them. I think User Pages will be great once we work the kinks out, but I need users to help me do that.

Have fun.