If you can't log in on the new forum

[spectr17]

We recently changed forum software on Feb 1 2009. The passwords from the old forum DO NOT work on the new forum so you'll have to reset your password by doing a password recovery.

Most of the folks having trouble getting their password reset are folks who never checked their email and kept it up to date. It's a simple process really, if you do a password recovery your log on info gets sent to whatever email you have listed here. If your email is incorrect you won't get the password. Folks need to check their spam and trash folders too as some email programs handle this type of auto generated email as spam.

This also applies if you use the contact form here to email us. For that to work you have to supply your correct email address. Typos in email addresses tend to send an email off into deep deep space. Double check what you have before you click send. Please also include your member name to help find your account. Sending a plain "Help!!" email is just a waste of time if we can't figure out who you are.

Passwords and log in names are case sensitive (capital letters matter). You can enter a bazzillion combinations from what you can vaguely remember but if it's not the exact name and log in it's not going to work. The best thing you can do is write down your log in info or create a text file and save it there. It's also best to copy and paste passwords when you log in so you don't mix up a zero when it should be an O.

If after all that you still can't get logged in please email us and we'll get your account straightened out. The link to email us is at the bottom of the forum pages. To the folks who try once and give up and say they are done with the forum, it's not that hard really. Take a deep breath and it will all work out. Trust us.