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By this I mean technically... like the font, layout, colors, paging, etc.

A chat room would be fun.. by Age,and or state...

It would be nice if more of the emoticons were available in here.....

Everything is looking good, imo.

Perhaps a threadname search to find those older topics?

We have chat akakakes!

yes forum search... sounds like a good idea.

I pretty much like em the way they are......Thanks

^Ditto

If a thread creator feelings the need to delete a post could it has some high level options as to why it was deleted so the readers have some visibility to the reason and do not need to ask why (ie made in error; irrevelant; harrasment; degrading; racist; other; etc)

Porn.

More of it^?????

good suggestion mlady!

Geeez the grammar of my above comment has me wondering if I was awake when I typed that out - sorry, but the point is the same if you can decipher it lol

There are numerous functions that you could add, but because of the nature of the beast on sites like this, they would get abused.

But we could use a spell checker!

And that's something that can't be abused.

Back in the day when we were all just a name in here (and then all looked like the same male or female toon) we used to post in white (or was it gold) font, on black backgrounds.

I would like to see the black background with white (or was it gold?) font instituted again.

You used to let the Gold members use some basic HTML to create bold, colored or larger text. Which, in my opinion allowed for the writer to be abusive on another level (people used the features of larger font size, combined with bold and or colored type, to try and make their posts appear more important than someone else's in a discussion).

If you're looking for improvements, that's a change that I wouldn't want to see again, because it doesn't keep the "playing field" level

I think that allowing someone to underline a word or sentence, would be helpful, because, in my opinion, that lends the writer the option to visually put emphasis on that which they feel is the crux of their statement (In my previous sentence, I would have underlined the word "wouldn't". And it's not visually distracting or over powering to the discussion as statements made of fonts that are sized larger, look bolder or of different colors.

But I suppose that someone will abuse that too, by underlining everything that they write as though it's all so important...

We still have the smiley and wink features left over from the HTML days.. which, as you see above, can be a problem when someone inserts a sentence in parenthesis and ends up with an unwanted wink at the end of their statement.

I think that it could be helpful if a person is allowed to insert a link that could be clicked on and or upload a jpeg (that opened in another tab or window within this site [only]).

That feature can be found in numerous tech forums, where I've never seen it abused.

Of course, you know that someone will come in here and post links to porn sites, spam and or for page rank on their site or upload porn pix with that option.

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Mr. Mingles, I'd like to be able to pay for my Gold Membership the way I use to instead of having to sign up for trialpay.......I know they send us to sponsors of Mingles, but I really don't like to order or sign up for things online. I was happy using paypal to send Mingles my membership fees.

Everything about Mingles is great.

Thanks for all the suggestions... please keep them coming!

Here is a question: I made a change a few months ago that limited the number of threads appearing on a page, and added the 'previous|next' links to page through older threads.

So what about posts? Some of these threads have topped 1000 posts. Do you generally like having all the posts on a single page, or would you prefer to have to page through them?

get a poker table

Personally, I prefer being able to see everything on one page. In my opinion, I think that it's easier to scroll down, than it is to flip a page to look for something to refer to or to follow the continuity of a thread.

JMO

I prefer to scroll also and keep it on one page

I also prefer to see everything on one page. But it would perhaps be a good idea to have a button just above the first post, that bring you to the last post.

You should have that "button" on the keyboard, referred to as the "END" key.

please institute a "No shirt, No shoes - No service" policy...

H_W. Today I've learned something new!! But on my keyboard it is "Ende" And "Y" and "Z" have changed place. Toke some time before I learned that.

LOL.......keyboards are easier to learn when toking......LOL

And since "toking" isn't exactly legal in Germany, should we assume that you're using a computer at an internet "cafe" in Amsterdam?

or perhaps he mis-typed the most difficult language in the world (english) and meant 'Took some time....'

(english, it's a second language to most the world)

I just can't BELIEVE robbi is 'bustin' on someone, lol...

Hookers.

but cimmie?

this is EXACTLY the reason why you didn't make it to the final 3 in Survivor....

put a poker table on it.

"tokin"- Amsterdam, Germany, Paduka,Kentucky. It doesn't matter. Do like me. I will only toke on two occasions. If I'm with someone or by myself. lol

Sorry, Forgot an "O" up there lol. Robbi. It would be much easier for me if YOU learned Swedish instead!

Cimm, If I go to Amsterdam, I dont bring my computer, or go to a internet cafe! What's wrong with you? There are other things to do there than internet!

LMAO**toke**puff***cough**

Be careful with that Martian stuff!

LOL.....Stetor, glad to see you 'took' the comment the way it was meant. I knew what it was supposed to be, but, just couldn't help the comment......LOL

And you're right......for me to learn Swedish would be easier, however, it would probably take a miracle......

Don't worry Robbi, I can take it And about the Swedish. That's no problem for you. Just check out the "4 letter word game" and read my post's. You might just learn some words

Since this is a thread about nigerian and other scammers. What ever Mr mingles did, it seams to be working. Or I might just have lost my apeal to them. Because they dont want to talk to me any more

And as you can see Mr. Mingles, Cristo has, quite cleverly, obliged by showing how useful it would be to underline a word (as opposed to using All CAPS).

I assume Setor that you would be talking about...uh.. "cough".. "shopping" in Amsterdam. Esp. at places that have big window displays from which to pick your.. uh... "item of choice"?

hi stetor, I know just a little Swedish (I think) :

Jeg meg un puss!

(or is it Jeg meg un chuss? I get my Swedish mixed up with my Norwegian sometimes!)

Careful, Stetor.

Lisa says shes from Illinois, which could be the Swedish translation for Nigeria.

Hej Lisa, (hi Lisa). It looks like it was more to the Norwegian side. In Swedish it would be *Jag Mig en puss*. Very close though, I speak both too, Since I come not to far from the norwegian border

And H_W, Nigeria have the same spelling in Swedish. But I dont think such beauty, as Lisa, comes from there.

Cimm, One can "cough"...Do some "window-shopping". But I have actually never been to that "district". That's no place for me. So I don't really know.

Mr. Mingles if I could correct my posts and even delete them after I've already posted it, that would be great!! I can't tell you how many times I've seen a typo error after I've already posted it. Or a post that I wish I would have not posted. LOL

Maybe something to make the blogs more visible might be fun.

Many times I've had the "someone wants to chat" window pop up, but out of habit I ignore it because I have no idea who it is. It would be nice to have some way of identifying the person attempting to chat with you so you could make an informed decision as to whether or not to accept.

lol here's an idea, A feature that lets you delete a forum thread after the fact. Sometimes us NOOBS post something stuipid in a thread, and before we know it, we want to delete it before we become the laughing stock of the entire mingles community. It's too late for me specifically, but THINK OF THE NOOBS!!!!(no i didn't say boobs)

BOOOOOOOOBS!!!!!!

No more deletions.

just add rum and stir

I'm sorry but the deadline for your suggestions ended on April 9th.

All posts after that have been forwarded to jumpn (hi i'm new" jive for sorting and disposal.

This has been a Mingles Public Service Announcement.

Just curious...could we add a 20's forum? There seems to be one for everyone else but not for those of us in the 20's age range.........

i wish mingles was back to the first way-less problems-easy-delete- ment just that-everything i touch is danger for me- i might stand out but thats all for me-the moveing screen we read and write profiles back to -well thats bad all to-gether--sorry -just give me the dunce hat -thanks for reading and me. mingles hugs ;

"So what about posts? Some of these threads have topped 1000 posts. Do you generally like having all the posts on a single page, or would you prefer to have to page through them?" - Mingles

If we do this, lets make the thread open up on the most recent page first.

How about an ip blocker so we can truly be rid of people who have had their profiles removed? I'd also like to see it made impossible for an individual to view the profile of a person who is blocking them.

hi its me again ;--everytime i think im blocking or deleteing them i go back --there they still are --i wish i was just on the streight words ;--i need a magic wond ;---sorry -but it gets tiresome -espically when u want them gone ;-hugs xo--

here is a suggestion for profiles... how about placing a button that disables sending of winks to the profile's inbox?

Mingles should have a forum Contest ! Give away prizes like, NKOTB tickets ! (I have been searching, since my daughters ask for them) ALL sold out !

Since I have the best idea in improving the forums.. I should be the first winner ! lol

Lake........How ya doin?????

I'm good, except I can't get NKOTB tickets for Jess & Jordan lol How are you doing?

Doing good around here........sorry I can't help with the tickets, but I don't even know who you're talking about......LOL.....Out of the loop I suppose.....

Awwww, c'mon Robbi. Even I know NKOTB: boy band from about 12-15 years ago, trying for a comeback. But then my daughter just turned 21, she remembers them from the first time 'round.

Hey Mingles what about an indication of who opened a thread and sorting by most recent post first? Unless everyone objects then just nevermind! :0)

LOL Ron.......Some of my kids are older and the ones that are that age didn't listen to boy bands.......some other type of shit music, but not boy bands.......LOL

Hiya MissE.......welcome sight around here.....hope all is well in your world.....

dayam lakey long time no see..... Now whats up with New 40-year-old virgins On The Block?

Wow the place has changed SO much!! It's nice to see some familiar faces are still here though; so it's all good!

lol @ 40-year-old virgins on the block hahah Well you see my girls are 23 now, they LOVED NKOTB (ROBBIE, get with the program ! New Kids On The Block !)

Dang 420 thats a HOT pic !

The problem is probably not so much to do with the interface at all...even though if I looked that over more properly I would probably have an idea or two...many have given good suggestions here though. No, the main problem with this site (even though you didn't ask for an opinion on this) is that there are waaaaay too many spammers on here...namely from Russia and such places. People who give out their email or yahoo/msn adds just to entice people into contacting them...I've actually not seen another chat/dating/social networking site with this problem to this degree...it's made me seek out other sites to be active on and I don't really come on here much anymore... I'm glad I've found other sites...which don't have this same problem, to such a degree as this one does.

Anyway...one good thing about the chat here is that it actually sits in the webbrowser and doesn't open up in a new window. However, the resizing capabilities of the chat window is poor...I know that that is a function within the design of the little applet (or whatever it is) that the people who have created it have done...but it's rather sad that you don't have more options of resizing the windows properly...like if I dragged them out, I'd be able to set it to whatever size I like...not just the available little adjustments that are sorely lacking.

Oh LISA4631...its Ge mig en puss....in Swedish...pronounced 'yhe (almost like yeah but without the a sound) may en puss' meaning Give me a kiss (one on the cheek mainly...as 'kyss' is kiss...pronounced schyss...)...

I have found a problem with IM, I keep getting them and I have to accept without even knowing who is trying to chat with me.. I do not like that. I just had some chick from WI, IM me.. WTF? Naturally I X out of them when I don't know the person.

I hate the fact that when you have a problem and you've emailed tec support or cust. serivce OVER 8 times and thay still don't or won't retuen an email to help.I have my pictures up but I'm still waiting since 7/16/09 for them to "approve" the profile picture...Mean while until that is approved,I can't email any one without a profile picture...That sucks.

but it's FREE here!!

(yes, it sucks, always has - I'd tell you to zip-off an email to the owner but the owner IS "tec support" and/or "cust.service" so that won't help)

I nominate Christo for tech support. Make all your requests in Morse Code format please.

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true - but then who would we have left to dislike?

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Ave Mingles

Ok ,,I may just be repeating what others have said but ,,the more poeple wanting it the more chance of it eventuating ,I guess ,,So yeah !! I would love to be able to know who is trying to I M me before I except , , and also I hate how when ever someone in I M makes an entry ,,it just popps up and what you were typeing to the room just ends up in your I M window.Your I M conversation window should just flash like msn does so you know they have said something new. That way you can talk in I M and in the main room without having to retype everything when the I M person enters new data.

Also you can decide to get back to the conversation in I M when you wish to ,,,rather than having to minimise it every 2 seconds to interact with the room when someone comes in and addresses you. I also like that option other chats offer ,, where they put a coffee cup next to ur name when you get really busy in I M and dont want to affend the room for being out of conversation for a longer period than exspected but still wish to return .That way the room is aware that you are no longer keeping up with the rooms dialog.

So yeah all good bar a few little hassels .

Thanx in advance if I see these changes ,, Cheers !!! Think Mingles is pretty Cool and very addictive *smiles.

Have a dedicated moderator that can make timely adjustments to the sight. Seems that things like picture approval and such takes a very long time. Would tend to make people shy away from the sight unless improved upon.

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:-)

well - there is the older Mingles Tech Support "hot-line"

864-508-1932

ACK!!!!!!! WHO'S THE TRAITOR?!?!?!?

How'd that NEW GIRL get a decoder ring????

oh never mind - it's the original hostess with the MOSTess....

nice to see you back - where da'HECK ya'been, eh? )

"Dang 420 thats a HOT pic !" - LakeBum

This pic is like 6 years old.

Ideally, a government-administered health care plan would be funded through pay-roll deductions. Only those without a paycheck would be on the tax-payer's dime. It would also be in business's best interests to subsidize if not underwrite those pay-roll deductions. It need not be a significant amount either: even $5.00 per week should be sufficient so long as the administration is efficient.

In Canada, each province is responsible for administering its own health insurance, and some (not all) operate at least partially on a pay-roll deduction system. Some will say (rightly so) that this is just another form of tax, but it does serve to make it more transparent.

Ideally, a government-administered health care plan would be funded through pay-roll deductions. Only those without a paycheck would be on the tax-payer's dime. It would also be in business's best interests to subsidize if not underwrite those pay-roll deductions. It need not be a significant amount either: even $5.00 per week should be sufficient so long as the administration is efficient.

In Canada, each province is responsible for administering its own health insurance, and some (not all) operate at least partially on a pay-roll deduction system. Some will say (rightly so) that this is just another form of tax, but it does serve to make it more transparent.

OK, so how did this post (a double post) wind up in this thread?

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LOL. I hope that worked. Its been a looooong time.

Hi Cristo - thanks for the welcome back. Been planning on posting for a long time but seems that between working too hard and playing too hard, there is barely a chance between "tours" to learn how to double clutch let alone post :-) btw - it's hard to convince people but I truly enjoy being the navigator, so much easier to nap :-)

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Well looky there...........the REAL MOST.......LOL. Good to see ya.

Wow, this is harder than I remember from my days as a boyscout.

Most:

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Ok I left my secret decoder ring at home. Hard enough to pack 2 weeks worth of clothes in the A let alone all my spy equipment.

Really enjoyed meeting you Ron, you picked the PERFECT spot, too bad the we were on time restraints could have hung out longer.

Robbi - oh you could be in real trouble with Miss Cleo :-) She has powers you know:-)

Ahhhh, but Miss Cleo got married and her powers are forever diminished......LOL

MOSTess, I would have certainly enjoyed more of your company. You and H_W are both teriffic folks. Perhaps next time you're in the area we can take more time.

In case anyone makes it to this part of the world as would like a great place for a meal, I can heartily endorse the restaurant we went to: http://www.barangas.ca/

Make one for New people?

When do we distinguish between new and 'other' people? How long are they 'new'...?

Congrats on your first post, you're a member now. Entitled to full rights thereof.

pming (dov)

The chatroom needs to extend it's limit from 20 to no limit.

dang captain....that looks like a mug picture....get arrested lately?