Just curious!

[MarilynH]

I was just wondering if anyone else is missing the personal connection that I've really found comforting over the last 2 and a half yrs or so! I miss being able to just connect with you as a community in a blog or touching base with just one of you on the message board but I know we're all still trying to figure out this new format but I even question myself whether I'm blogging in the right place or not and how many of you can actually see it? Is it the pencil? Which I believe it is, at least that's what I'm using. I'm really hoping for this old foggie that we can all figure out where we can hook up and feel more comfortable and at ease with this new format, huge cyber hug to each of you my friends and fellow Exers......

[MarilynH]

Thanks my friend and fellow Exer.....

[JonesCarpeDiem]

There's no one place like the blogs were where you knew people were interacting.

And the Home Page has mixed conversations/blogs that appear not to be in exact order under "popular discussions and what we're talking about."

There were blogs from 2012 in that section when the site first opened up.

[MarilynH]

Thanks Dale, you really must notice such a difference compared to many of us because you've been through quite a few changes and probably administration changes as well, I will get used to this new platform, there's definitely some pluses like posting pics but I am lacking the closeness and being able to drop into someone's message board to say hello, I know that I can message someone but it's just not the same and yes I liked our old ex and the blogs just the way it was but I'll adapt thanks again JonesCarpeDiem‌

[Daniela2016]

Hello all,

I think it will be up to us to select where we want to meet, to regain that feeling of community we had on the old platform.

Some of us have more computer skills than others, but I believe the platform has enough options to allow us to make choices.

Lori posted the other day kind of high level guide, maybe we can start from there and build on it to make it "ours".

Here is the link to her post if you missed it

Now, I'm getting the hang of this 

As we are building on it we can save it under documents, and point everyone as they are looking for the place to be.

And then those with more skills can explore more advanced options, but we need a basic way to start communicating similarly to what we had.

crazymama_Lori Blog‌

[MarilynH]

Thank you Daniela2016 ,I will check out Lori's blog I think I scanned through it but I'll go back and take a closer look. I'm one of those people that's not tech savvy at all but I am learning. 

[KMC56]

I certainly feel left out, and out of touch...still plugging along with the good and frustrating.

[crazymama_Lori]

KMC56‌ and MarilynH‌, you can use the @ before the name to tag someone like facebook works.  I think the only work around right now is to send a message until they get some of this ironed out.  If you are both following each other, the simplest way is to go to your bell and click on send message.  There's just quite a few more hoops you have to jump through to get to the same goal.  One of these days I'll figure out an easier work-around

[MarilynH]

Stay close and chin up because we're going to figure out how to make this forum home......

[c2q]

I agree, and I have some ideas. I'll try to get around here more again next week.

[MarilynH]

Sounds good, and KMC56 ,stay close my dear friend and fellow Exer hopefully we'll all get things rolling along smoothly before long. It's been a rough wk for most of us trying to figure this new format out plus busy with life, I'm getting ready with hubby to go to his mom's 90th birthday party with probably 28 or 30 of us with babies, toddlers and teens plus us old foggies but I did most of the work yesterday and thankfully it's potluck. Big cyber hug from me to you.....