Important Update: New Email Post Notification Service plus Comment Subscription & Forum closing

by Natalie (NML) on February 7, 2009

New Email Post Notification Service

The wonders of annoying technology mean that the service that has been previously used to update you by email each time I publish has died a death. This means that not only have I had to move to a more efficient service, Feedblitz, but that due to the error, you are not automatically transferred to the new service.

Whilst this will undoubtedly save me from cleaning up spam email addresses, it’s also a complete pain because you will have to subscribe again. To do so, subscribe here.

No More Comment Notification

This is another ‘plugin’ that has become unpredictable and combined with people subscribing and then complaining when they do subscribe about being updated…this service has now been cancelled. This is to also ensure that Baggage Reclaim stays within data protection guidelines.

Forum Closing

After monitoring forum usage and also how the commenting system is used, combined with spam and the upcoming birth of my second child, I have decided to remove the forum, permanently. It’s hardly used since it got replaced and I haven’t the time to support its technical problems or be active on it. I apologise to those who use it but unfortunately, despite many of you insisting that I put a forum in place, it did not get used!

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{ 4 comments }

Brad K. February 8, 2009 at 4:48 am

I do miss the comment notification emails.

NML February 8, 2009 at 11:32 am

Hi Brad. I understand that. Unfortunately the plugin isn’t working because if someone requests to be removed, they can’t be and that poses a serious legal issue . The plugin hasn’t been updated in a while and basically does nothing other than subscribe people, which also meant I was getting copious amounts of mail delivery failure messages on obsolete email addresses. All in all, whilst it’s a great service to have, I am yet to come across an alternative so it has to go.

vija March 20, 2009 at 4:02 am

pls write to me

fiffubbaniuby July 14, 2009 at 4:20 am

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