Recent site updates!

Wow, it's been a while since we summarized new features so here goes!

Alerts for comments of members you follow – If you want to be notified when someone you follow makes a comment, you can toggle that alert on your settings page [agnostic.com] (then click "Pick Alerts" ). We have it turned off by default so not to overwhelm new users.

Fancy form for posts – We upgraded our post forms for the main forum with group/event upgrades coming soon. The form lets you preview what your posts willl look like by clicking on the "eye" icon in the upper right corner.

Apps – Yep, we posted this a few times. We are making improvements to the apps every few days and getting great feedback on them. For example, you can now optionally login with Facebook (we only get basic info like email and never sell or advertise). If you use a phone, the apps are a better way to access this site as you get alerts easier.

Emoji – If your phone or computer supports them, you can now include fancy emoji/emoticons in your posts. That is, some phones will show you 100s of cute emoticons in it’s text input keyboard. They’ll magically show up now in your posts. If you’re using a computer and want to cut and paste them – try [emojicopy.com]

Better group control - If you're a group moderator, setting post access to "members only" now ALSO makes commenting and replying "members only".

Detailed search form – You can now find members who answered specific profile questions by click on the “Detailed Search” link on the members page.

Instant updates of profile questions – when you update the 30+ questions in your profile, you no longer have to enter “Save”. [agnostic.com]

Optional first name – We added “First Name” in the account page so people can get to know you better. [agnostic.com]

Greeter program – Our Level 7+ members can now signup to be greeters and have a welcome message sent to matching new members in their messenger (when both are online). If you’re eligible, you’ll see a link on the upper left corner of the messenger [agnostic.com]

Can see which notifications you’ve viewed – on desktop, you’ll see checkmarks on notifications (alerts) you’ve viewed. On mobile, they’ll be a different color.

A few things we’re working on

• moving the site to larger servers (faster)
• update post form for groups/events
• show who “likes” posts/comments for mobile
• free interactive book on Why is there no God
• group chat rooms for, well, groups.

As always, we are happy to get your feedback on ways we can improve the community.

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