RunningAHEAD - Topic: Post your question about using RA here

Sockoni

posted: 12/27/2007 at 11:44 AM
modified: 12/27/2007 at 11:47 AM

Quote from Holly S. on 12/27/2007 at 11:26 AM:

Question: How do you put an e-mail address in your profile, so people can e-mail you privately if they choose?

Go up to "Options" (upper rt corner of screen), choose "My Forum Preferences", then put your email in the signature box. Smile

Modified to Add (MTA): Whoops. You said in your profile, not signature. So go to "Options", then "My Profile", and you can add your email in the "About Me" box if you want.

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 12/27/2007 at 11:47 AM
modified: 12/27/2007 at 11:53 AM

Okay, I tried that, and it works, but I'm not so sure I like it just hanging out there in broad daylight, for everyone to see. Kind of says, "HEY, YOU THERE, E-MAIL ME!!" when I really just wanted to create access to it without making it quite so blatant. Sometimes you want to send a private message to someone about a sensitive topic, or something you're a little shy about bringing out on the forum, and it's nice to have that option.

Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."

Wingz

Professional Noob

posted: 12/27/2007 at 11:49 AM
modified: 12/27/2007 at 11:51 AM

*deleted message* Too slow. Wink

Holly - in order for us to see the email in your profile, you'll have to make your profile public. (Also under options --> my profile) Big grin

Roads were made for journeys...

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 12/27/2007 at 11:54 AM

It's public, I think you just posted while I was in the middle of my modifying.

Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."

Wingz

Professional Noob

posted: 12/27/2007 at 11:58 AM
modified: 12/27/2007 at 11:59 AM

Quote from Holly S. on 12/27/2007 at 11:54 AM:

It's public, I think you just posted while I was in the middle of my modifying.

Hmm... still not showing up as public... MTA: Did you hit the "update" button at the bottom of the screen? That acts like a "save" button and the changes you make won't take without it... Undecided

Roads were made for journeys...

Wingz

Professional Noob

posted: 12/27/2007 at 12:11 PM

Showing now. Big grin

Just not the email. Wink

Roads were made for journeys...

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 12/27/2007 at 12:12 PM
modified: 12/27/2007 at 12:25 PM

Well, what I had done was put my e-mail address in the signature box, like you said, but then my e-mail address showed up right under my avatar on every post. I don't want that. And in my profile, there's not a place to put e-mail address, just home page. I suppose I could put in one of the other boxes. I didn't realize they blow up my avatar so big. I suppose I should find a running photo. Can you use a different profile photo from your avatar?

Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."

Wingz

Professional Noob

posted: 12/27/2007 at 3:04 PM

Quote from Holly S. on 12/27/2007 at 12:12 PM:

Well, what I had done was put my e-mail address in the signature box, like you said, but then my e-mail address showed up right under my avatar on every post. I don't want that. And in my profile, there's not a place to put e-mail address, just home page. I suppose I could put in one of the other boxes. I didn't realize they blow up my avatar so big. I suppose I should find a running photo. Can you use a different profile photo from your avatar?

Yes, I was going to suggest putting it as your "home page" or in the "about me" section. You can upload any picture (single) you want for the profile. Check out mine. Big grin

Roads were made for journeys...

TammyinGP

posted: 12/27/2007 at 5:29 PM

Quote from Tramps on 12/27/2007 at 10:58 AM:

Well, it's always been a 40+ thread but if you slip the bouncer at the door a few bucks--or better yet, beers--he's been known not to check those IDs too closely.

gee, I didn't have to do either when I snuck in a little early . . . . I guess I must have been special . . . or maybe it was those hottub parties I was hosting that earned me special favor Shy

Tammy

Wingz

Professional Noob

posted: 12/27/2007 at 6:37 PM

Quote from TammyinGP on 12/27/2007 at 5:29 PM:

gee, I didn't have to do either when I snuck in a little early . . . . I guess I must have been special . . . or maybe it was those hottub parties I was hosting that earned me special favor

LOL! Here, I brought some beer... *passes case of beer* Sorry - It's Miller Lite. That's all the store had... Wink

Roads were made for journeys...

rgreen45

posted: 12/27/2007 at 8:10 PM

Check out my signature line. I want it to read as 3 lines with the train thing on line 1, the Bi-Lo info on line 2, and the Masters Group link on line 3 but I can't seem to make it show up that way.

At the end of the day, be happy with where you are and what you've accomplished.

va

posted: 12/27/2007 at 8:14 PM
modified: 12/27/2007 at 8:15 PM

Quote from rgreen45 on 12/27/2007 at 8:10 PM:

Check out my signature line. I want it to read as 3 lines with the train thing on line 1, the Bi-Lo info on line 2, and the Masters Group link on line 3 but I can't seem to make it show up that way.

Hi Ray, use the < br="" /> html tag. "br" stands for "break". (note, don't use spaces before/after br)

sluggo

John

posted: 12/28/2007 at 8:05 AM

Quote from Holly S. on 12/27/2007 at 12:12 PM:

Well, what I had done was put my e-mail address in the signature box, like you said, but then my e-mail address showed up right under my avatar on every post. I don't want that. And in my profile, there's not a place to put e-mail address, just home page. I suppose I could put in one of the other boxes. I didn't realize they blow up my avatar so big. I suppose I should find a running photo. Can you use a different profile photo from your avatar?

Hi Holly, I would not recommend putting your email address anywhere in RA or anywhere on the net unless you like lots of spam. Little net robots constantly "read" web pages looking for email addresses which are gathered together and used for distributing spam (or worse). So, if you do post an email address, use one you do not care about and are perfectly happy to abandon. Sometimes you will see people disguise their address in human recognizable format but not necessarily machine recognizable. Things like: gwbush at whitehouse dot gov or g w b u s h at w h i t e h o u s e dot g o v (ignore the spaces) but I would not use a valuable address even in these disguised shapes. I like the idea of having an easy way to contact people off the forum, but I don't have a good idea of how this can be done either. John

John
www.wickedrunningclub.com

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Tramps

posted: 12/28/2007 at 8:51 AM

Quote from Wingz on 12/27/2007 at 6:37 PM:

LOL! Here, I brought some beer... *passes case of beer* Sorry - It's Miller Lite. That's all the store had...

Miller Lite gets ya nuthin' but a look of disgust. Roll eyes

Be safe. Be kind.

Holly S.

Marathon Maniac #957

posted: 12/28/2007 at 9:40 AM
modified: 12/28/2007 at 9:41 AM

John - Good points. I do use a throwaway e-mail address at Yahoo for all my non-family correspondence, and it does indeed get lots of spam, but it has a huge trashbin. Smile

However, I will keep in mind that point about disguising my e-mail from the spy-bots by using secret lingo if I do put it somewhere. It would be nice if there was some sort of private messaging possibility here. Every now and then you want to ask a question or make a comment to someone that might be about a topic you feel shy about posting on a public forum. Tramps - I happen to LIKE Miller Lite, ya know...

Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."

Masters Running

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