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Post by doultonmyra on Dec 14, 2018 21:50:44 GMT
I would love to take part in the 5 questions but I wonder what I need to do to become eligible? And when is one given access to the address list? I should say it's the topic called something like "Seeking pen pals/correspondents."
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Post by katiel on Dec 15, 2018 12:04:45 GMT
Hello Doultonmyra! Welcome! The 5Q section will appear to you after you make a few posts. I checked, and you just have a few more to go - you’re off to a great start! So after you’ve interacted on the forum a bit, the 5Q section will appear for you, and most people will put their addresses with their questions (or request you to message them for it if they don’t want it to be public). We don’t have a public address book, but if you feel like you might like to write to someone you’ve seen on here, you can always send them a private message to see if they’re interested too, and swap addresses. You may want to check their profile first to check to see if they’re looking for penpals, though, just in case. Also, with the crazy holidays, we didn’t post a December 5Q, but you can certainly go back and pick another month and use those questions. I know we’d all love to hear the answers from any of them. Thanks for asking! If you have any other questions, please let us know.
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Post by vertolive on Jun 27, 2020 20:40:27 GMT
Could some kind someone please walk me through posting a photo on a forum post here?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by Mia on Jun 27, 2020 23:06:19 GMT
Could some kind someone please walk me through posting a photo on a forum post here? Thanks in advance! The forum has only a very limited amount of space for attachments/images, so for the moment, images need to be hosted elsewhere. A little more info can be found here - s-mail.proboards.com/thread/40/attachments-images?page=2
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2021 14:39:57 GMT
Ah, that has just answered a question I posted elsewhere! I'm on another forum which is paid for by advertising (which everybody ignores, LOL) and we can post unlimited photos direct from our devices such as phones and PCs. I guess I can't do that here.
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Finger Paints
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Looking for Penpals?: Perhaps. It depends...
Country I live in is: UK
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Post by unicornpop on May 4, 2022 20:28:12 GMT
Hello
When I try to get on the pen pal correspond part of the forum this come up not sure why
You do not have permission to access this board.
It also said there was a error
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Post by katiel on May 4, 2022 20:32:19 GMT
Hello When I try to get on the pen pal correspond part of the forum this come up not sure why You do not have permission to access this board. It also said there was a error This is because this part is locked for new members (to protect members from bots and unknown lurkers), after you make a few posts, this part of the forum will open up to you. So I’d recommend looking at some old threads (or the new ones) and commenting on those. Pretty soon, you’ll be able to view that section, too. 🙂 Also, welcome to the forum!😊
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Post by vertolive on Nov 23, 2023 22:50:01 GMT
I can’t figure out how to change my bio information. I’m using my phone online (not an app). Could someone point me in the right direction, please?
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Post by Mia on Nov 23, 2023 23:10:39 GMT
I can’t figure out how to change my bio information. I’m using my phone online (not an app). Could someone point me in the right direction, please? Just signing in on the phone now... using chrome browser, you should be able to click on your profile. Was for me in the top bar, but there's also a navigation with dropdown and it is towards the bottom. From there, you should be able to edit profile, and there are sections to this, again via dropdown menu (or tabbed on desktop version).
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Post by penguy on Nov 24, 2023 5:21:48 GMT
I used to check in to FPN almost every day, found friends, found pens, found pen pals. Then they upgraded the site and in my opinion made it less friendly. I feel I have really found a home here. Though it isn't a pen pal site. I have found quite a few pen pals that evolve into good friends. If you are interested in fountain pens, ink, stationery, anything mail related this is where you should hang out.
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Post by penguy on Nov 24, 2023 5:27:54 GMT
I would love to take part in the 5 questions but I wonder what I need to do to become eligible? And when is one given access to the address list? I should say it's the topic called something like "Seeking pen pals/correspondents." To become eligible just find someone's five questions you would like to answer. Some place their addresses in their post but quite often you will have to ask for their address via PM. Then you can also come up for 5 questions you would like to post and post them. It is a good lead-in if you haven't written someone before. There isn't an address list and that is something I appreciate here. Look on the Forum for 5 Questions or watch at the beginning of the month when there is a new thread and people are posting for that month and add your 5 Questions.
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Post by radellaf on Nov 26, 2023 3:54:42 GMT
I used to check in to FPN almost every day, found friends, found pens, found pen pals. Then they upgraded the site and in my opinion made it less friendly. I feel I have really found a home here. Though it isn't a pen pal site. I have found quite a few pen pals that evolve into good friends. If you are interested in fountain pens, ink, stationery, anything mail related this is where you should hang out. The worst part of the (inevitable and necessary) upgrade, IMHO, was that most of the reviews lost all their photos! Pretty big problem for ink reviews. Fortunately, since 2010-2012, when I spent too much time on FPN, we've got a lot more blogs and videos reviewing inks. It's kind of amazing how the hobby has taken off since 2010. I had a good collection from when I was buying between 1995-2003 or so, but then took a time off from it. Anyway, lemme put in a word for FPGeeks forum. It has a more laid back style, or at least management.
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Post by stompie on Nov 26, 2023 6:12:41 GMT
I used to check in to FPN almost every day, found friends, found pens, found pen pals. Then they upgraded the site and in my opinion made it less friendly. I feel I have really found a home here. Though it isn't a pen pal site. I have found quite a few pen pals that evolve into good friends. If you are interested in fountain pens, ink, stationery, anything mail related this is where you should hang out. The worst part of the (inevitable and necessary) upgrade, IMHO, was that most of the reviews lost all their photos! FPN also required you to host your pictures elsewhere in order to post images. I can't remember the name of the site that was most commonly used back then to host pictures but, and I think it was PhotoBucket, that site suddenly decided to start charging for hosting pictures and no one was prepared to pay for it. That was when a lot of pictures going back a number of years just became inaccessible on various sites across the board, not just FPN. FPN then upgraded and made it possible for photos/pictures on your own computer to now be placed on the FPN site without a third party host. Something happened with the FPN Classified section - it may have been abused by dealers whereas it was supposed to be just for the normal Joe Soap who would perhaps sell a pen once a year or so who was not a dealer, but the whole classified section seems to have gone off of FPN now. I have not been on FPGeeks for a while now so I am not sure if they still run a classified board or not.
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Post by allanorn on Nov 26, 2023 8:32:09 GMT
The worst part of the (inevitable and necessary) upgrade, IMHO, was that most of the reviews lost all their photos! FPN also required you to host your pictures elsewhere in order to post images. I can't remember the name of the site that was most commonly used back then to host pictures but, and I think it was PhotoBucket, that site suddenly decided to start charging for hosting pictures and no one was prepared to pay for it. That was when a lot of pictures going back a number of years just became inaccessible on various sites across the board, not just FPN. FPN then upgraded and made it possible for photos/pictures on your own computer to now be placed on the FPN site without a third party host. Something happened with the FPN Classified section - it may have been abused by dealers whereas it was supposed to be just for the normal Joe Soap who would perhaps sell a pen once a year or so who was not a dealer, but the whole classified section seems to have gone off of FPN now. I have not been on FPGeeks for a while now so I am not sure if they still run a classified board or not. Getting off topic a bit, I’m not sure what is worse for the fountain pen community: FPN’s mismanagement or the blowout of FPGeeks between its owners which I think it never really recovered from. However, as a letter writing site our management does a great job 😀
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Post by hoyabella on Jan 4, 2024 10:55:27 GMT
Hello and happy new year! Yesterday I wrote a short reply to a post, hit "create post" but today the post is nowhere to be seen. I'd think that I missed the "create post" button, but it's not the first time that this happens. It is not a big deal but I am curious if this has happened to other members. Am I excluded for certain threads becaus I am almost inactive? Or maybe the problem is just my old smartphone?
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