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  • Jamal
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    The Philosophy Forum is moving to a new platform. For background, see the original announcement and discussion.

    You can already register on the new site here:

    https://thephilosophyforum.discourse.group

    This is a temporary URL, but everything—including registrations, subscriptions, and email notifications—will work normally, and when the URL changes to thephilosophyforum.com, your account and activity will continue normally. You will not need to re-register or change your login when this happens.

    Please create your account there now if you intend to continue participating. User accounts and passwords cannot be transferred automatically from the current forum.

    Existing discussions will not be transferred to the new forum: For those of you with ongoing discussions, I suggest creating new ones on the new site. Everything that's been publicly posted here (with a few exceptions) will eventually be viewable on the archive site (see below). This won’t be perfect for continuity, but you’ll still be able to refer back to earlier posts there.

    If you’re starting a new discussion, please consider posting it on the new site. This helps avoid discussions being cut off when the current forum becomes read-only, and helps the community get established on the new platform.

    What Will Happen Next:

    • On February 26th the current forum will become read-only (no new posts).
    • The archive site, tpfarchive.com, will be populated with the final content of this site.
    • The main domain, thephilosophyforum.com, will be pointed to the new website.
    • The current forum (where you are reading this) will then be closed.

    Your new account will continue to work after the domain switch—nothing further will be required from you.

    Registering Now:

    This will...

    • avoid last-minute login confusion.
    • let you confirm your account works.
    • help ensure a smooth transition for everyone.

    If you have any questions or problems registering, please send me a private message, @-mention me on this forum, or reply to this post. Failing that, email me at .
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  • Banno
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    Nice.
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  • javi2541997
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    Done. :up:
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  • T_Clark
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    To Whom It May Concern - I found I couldn't register on my cell phone. I had to register on my computer first. Then I could get access on my cell. After that no problem.
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  • Jamal
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    ↪T Clark


    Can you remember what the problem was exactly?
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  • wonderer1
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    ↪Jamal


    I had some difficulty, where the software didn't send a confirmation email initially and even after a resend was requested.

    It seem I needed to attempt to login to my unconfirmed account, to get presented with an option to resend the confirmation email which actually worked.
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  • T_Clark
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    ↪Jamal

    There was no registration button.
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  • Jamal
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    ↪T Clark


    Ah, I just tried it myself and found the same thing. On my phone, in Firefox, the button is getting hidden behind the "Saved passwords" thing at the bottom. Generally I think the design for mobile devices isn't perfect.

    I actually just managed to tap on the very top edge of the button to submit, but yeah, it's not good.
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  • Jamal
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    ↪wonderer1


    That's odd. At least you got there in the end.
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  • T_Clark
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    ↪Jamal
    As I noted, I was successful in registering on the computer.

    Note--I am T_Clark from now on. @Jamal--Can you please change me to that on this web page.
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  • Jamal
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    ↪T Clark


    I'll miss that troublesome space.

    But are you asking me to change your username here, on the old site?
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  • T_Clark
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    But are you asking me to change your username here, on the old site? — Jamal

    Yes. That way it will be easier to find my posts on the archive. Won't it?
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  • Jamal
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    ↪T Clark


    I see, yes, good thinking.

    EDIT: Done.
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  • ToothyMaw
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    ↪Jamal


    I'm not sure how to register once I get to the new website? Do I have to press sign up or something?

    edit: I got it, sorry
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  • Jamal
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    ↪ToothyMaw


    Yes, you should see a "Sign up" button. If you can't see it (I think it's hidden on mobile devices), go to Log in and then "I don't have an account" or "Sign up" or whatever it says.

    But as @T_Clark pointed out, it might be impossible or difficult to submit the signup form on a mobile device. So I recommend signing up on a tablet or PC or something else with a bigger screen than a phone.
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  • Jamal
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    I'll look into fixing the signup form. The one I set up has two custom fields, which is unusual. That's probably why the button has been pushed down out of view.
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  • ToothyMaw
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    ↪Jamal


    Cool, I got it done. Thanks.
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  • Michael
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    For what it's worth on mobile you can click "Log in" at the top and then there's a "Sign up" link on the page.

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    Or rotate to landscape.

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  • Outlander
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    But as T_Clark pointed out, it might be impossible or difficult to submit the signup form on a mobile device. — Jamal

    I can't be the only one who finds that a bit weird.

    Still, good news you got around to setting things up sooner than later. I look forward to subscribing.
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  • Jamal
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    I can't be the only one who finds that a bit weird. — Outlander

    It's just a regular design problem. As I explained, it's probably because I'm using more custom fields on the signup form than is normal.

    Still, good news you got around to setting things up sooner than later. I look forward to subscribing. — Outlander

    No time like the present :wink:
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  • Paine
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    ↪Jamal

    Does it matter if I use current password or not?
    EDIT: I did and it worked.
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  • Outlander
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    Does it matter if I use current password or not? — Paine

    Out of pure impish curiosity on my part, why might one think it would? :chin:
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  • Michael
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    Out of pure impish curiosity on my part, why might one think it would? — Outlander

    Because you might be stealing someone else's if you change it. Duh.

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    In my official capacity I would like to clarify that this is a joke and the picture is a clever deception.
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  • Paine
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    ↪Outlander

    I was thinking along Michael's lines. I was wondering if keeping the same email was enough assurance against pilfering.
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  • javi2541997
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    But are you asking me to change your username here, on the old site? — Jamal

    Yes. — T_Clark

    You asked for this now that we are moving to a new site. :lol:

    If you had asked for this earlier, you could have saved us the pain of citing you all these years. :rofl:
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  • T_Clark
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    You asked for this now that we are moving to a new site. :lol:

    If you had asked for this earlier, you could have saved us the pain of citing you all these years. :rofl:     — javi2541997

    The new forum will not allow me to use my old name. I had to add the underline for it to work.
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  • Alexander Hine
    105
    I don't know what's going on.

    Can someone break it down for the old man?


    What is the new website and when is there

    an official switchover date and the date of

    the shutdown of this current forum?
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  • javi2541997
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    ↪T_Clark
    A reasonable decision.

    ↪Alexander Hine
    February 26th is the last day of this sacred place.

    But don't get sad! We are moving to a new platform, and this one will stay as an archive.
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  • Christoffer
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    I don't want to be too much of a negative voice, but I find the new forum a bit cluttered and I miss the clean appearance and design of this old one. This focuses on the text and posts in an intuitive way that isn't so cluttered with unnecessary information when you're into a discussion and want to have good readability.

    I know a lot will come around when getting used to the new place, but there's a lot of distracting and cluttered information that would be better cleaned up or optional to see.

    It would be nice to have some kind of switch to get a cleaner view when you're locked into a discussion and want to focus on reading and writing.

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    But maybe I'm missing some option or something?
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  • Alexander Hine
    105
    I have registered.

    I don't like that I can't keep my user name the same.

    I don't like the font, formatting or bright colours.

    It seems to large and cramped on phone screen.
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  • Alexander Hine
    105
    The desktop site looks better on phone screen.

    But if I want to save a page link to my desktop

    I am blocked by the demand to download

    an app, which I frankly never do.
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