I usually put the link for my race reports here on my FB page for my FB friends to be able to read my whole descriptive race report.

 

However, when they try to open the link, it takes them not to the forum and my race report, but to the Running Ahead log-in page only.

 

Are only members now allowed to read my reports that I post here?  So any of my non-member friends must now join Running Ahead to read my reports?   Or is there a way to fix this?

 

Just curios.   Thanks for any info.

Our group is open. We don't require one to be a member of it to read or post. Whether or not you have to be a member of Running Ahead to read or post is a question for Eric. We don't control any of that.

Scotty, you have to me a registered member of RA in order to read the posts in the user groups, such as B&B.  Any member of RA can read our forum...some groups don't allow that but ours does, as LRB mentioned.

So, anyone who doesn't join RA and tries to click your race report from facebook will just be brought to the RA registration page.  It's an RA thing, not a facebook thing.

We have the group open to be able to be read and viewed without being registered.  Unless RA has changed it that you need an account before you read something, the person with the link should be able to go to forums and open our forum and read it.  But Scotty used to be able to link it directly to here and now it's just not doing it.  So yes, RA changed something that might require now registration.

Huh...how 'bout that.  It looks like RA just makes it difficult to direct link to his race reports.  I logged out of RA, then went to FB and clicked one of Scotty's race reports.  It took me to the RA login page.  You are right though that I can view the B&B if I search for the group and click the forum without logging in.  To read Scotty's report, you need to click his link, search for the B&B, then look for the race report.  Still looks an RA issue and not a FB issue.

Edit:  Actually even when I am logged in and click his FB link, it takes me to the RA login page.

Thanks, everyone for the information, much appreciated!

wcrunner:  FB notes?  I am not familiar with that.  Being a 'technology idiot', I tend to stick to the 'simple' things, lol, when I am on the web, forums, etc.   Where is FB notes?  Thanks!

 

If you go to your profile page, there's a drop down box for More...  on the right under your cover photo.  On my profile that very last selection is Notes.  When creating a Note you can also specify who can see it.  For my race reports I select Public since I'm not FB friends with all my running friends.

Wow, thank you. I have been on the forums a long time and I never knew that.  Of course, I am pretty bad at paying attention, too.

Thanks!

 

OK, stupid question...where is my profile page?  I went to my Accounts info page and that stuff, but I saw no drop down box on any of those pages...

Click on your name instead of home. I'm on a PC so it will look different on a phone or tablet.