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Sun 02/12/12 11:46 AM

That's enough, folks, please return to the topic.

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Thu 02/09/12 05:07 PM

Locking this up. The General religion forum is open to all religions. Proselytizing is not permitted.

Regards,
Mark

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Tue 02/07/12 03:50 PM

delete my account


Hello catpounder,

i'm afraid it is not possible to delete an account. You will want to deactivate, here's how.

In order not to get anymore emails from us, you will want to uncheck the boxes on the following page, and click the 'Update Settings' button.
http://mingle2.com/inbox/mail_settings

Then, you should undo any description that you added to your profile (i.e., replace it with nonsensical text) and purge all photos that you have uploaded.

Finally, you will want to deactivate the account, which will remove your profile from public view. You can do this here:
http://mingle2.com/user/show_settings

Once you taken all of the above steps, the account will be canceled and you will be unsubscribed.


Regards,
Mark
Mingle2

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Sat 02/04/12 08:13 PM

Hello folks,

I'm afraid it is not possible to edit/change your user name.

You would need to deactivate the current account, and create a new one. Please be advised, you will need am alternate email address, in order to create a new account.

Regards,
Mark
Mingle2


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Thu 02/02/12 05:55 PM
Topic locked for review.

Topic unlocked. Please discuss the topic, without the personal attacks.

Thank you,
Mark

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Wed 02/01/12 10:16 AM
I'm leaning towards this being a cache problem on your end, klc, try clearing cache/cookies and let me know. Thanks

EDIT
I do see the problem now. I changed your Search setting in the last field (location) to your postal code, though, and it appears to have done the trick. Let me do some research on how using the city and state in place of a zip code should work. We will come back to this.

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Sat 01/28/12 09:14 PM
You're welcome, folks.

We hope you enjoy it.

Regards,

The Mingle2 team

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Fri 01/27/12 12:10 PM
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Please read this post completely in order to prevent any potential rules violations.


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Wed 01/25/12 04:23 PM

Hello folks,

I have removed a couple of posts here. Most all of you know, by now, disparaging others is a violation of our forum rules. Please keep that in mind, in your posting.

Thanks,
Mark

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Sun 01/22/12 05:13 PM

Hello folks,

We have removed any content from this thread, found to violate our forum rules and image guidelines.

Please keep in mind, violations of our policies can result in the suspension/deletion of your account. Please help us avoid that, by following our forum rules.

Thanks,
Mark - Mingle2

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Sun 01/22/12 01:52 PM

Hello eelrivergal,


You can report suspected scammers by clicking 'report abuse/spam' on any email you have received from the person. You can also report them, by clicking 'report user' on the persons profile, or, you can use this form. http://mingle2.com/user/report_abuse (please be sure and include the user name).

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Wed 01/18/12 04:48 PM

If you guys have been to Google today, the Google name is blacked out. If you wish to vote against government censorship, just click on the black bra over the Google logo. It only takes a sec. I think Wiki is also offering the petition.

Censorship is fine, on privately owned websites, where rules are established. Blanket censorship, by the government, is entirely a different story, as it effects the entire world wide web.


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Mon 01/16/12 08:40 PM
Hello Mary,

You can block anyone from contacting you. You can also block them from sending nudges, or instant messages.
On the email, just look below their text, (near the right side of the page) you will see the "block user" link.
You can also block from Instant messenger.
Nudges can be blocked. To the right side of the nudge, you will see "block user"
Blocking from any one of these features will block all three.
In addition, when you click "report user" on the persons profile, you are given an option to block.
You cannot block someone from viewing your profile. Profiles are public.

For more detailed instructions, you may also want to see our help section, located at the very top of the page.
http://mingle2.com/welcome/help

I hope this helps,
Mark

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Mon 01/16/12 05:45 PM
Our ads are not based on your gender settings, Derek.
These advertisements are needed in order to produce revenue. Without them, Mingle2 could not remain free.


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Mon 01/16/12 01:24 PM

As much as i love Green Bay, and have followed them all season, the Giants deserved the win.

I'm not sure whats happened to the GB receivers, But Aaron put the ball right in their hands, at least 5 of those should have been caught.

Aaron's good, and he plays with heart, but he can't win the game by himself.

Green Bay has had a great season, records were set.. but just like Atlanta last year..get to the playoffs and blow it.

All i know is, the game i watched yesterday, surely didn't look like the Pack i've been following all season.

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Sat 01/14/12 07:31 AM

Okay, what if you were drunk when you made this account, and you are afraid of being charged on yr cell phone bill cuz u included yr cell phone number. AM I being charged for this, cuz there is no one listed in my city and i will feel like a total idiot.


The phone texting service is a co-registration offer. If you have inadvertently signed up for the texting service, and you wish to unsubscribe from the service, first locate any text message you have received from this service on your cell phone. Open that text message and select "Reply" to write back to the sender. In that message simply put the word "STOP" and hit "Send". You should receive a confirmation within 1-2 minutes that your service has been cancelled.

Opting out of the service will not affect your Mingle2 account.

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Mon 01/09/12 06:38 PM

Hello PeruvianBBW,

I seriously doubt we will be adding chat rooms. As a seasoned chat and forum moderator, i find chat to be highly impersonal, and rather non productive. In fact, most chat conversations are nonsensical, because of the rate of speed at which comments are added.

This would work against our goal here. Our goal is to bring people together, and i must say, Mingle2 has enjoyed tremendous success. Many friendships, relationships and marriages have been formed here.

Join in the forums, and get to know these people. We do have some pretty good eggs here. :wink:

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Sat 01/07/12 11:04 PM

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

now for tomorrow Falcons need to beat the Giants

And Steelers win those Broncos




Yanno, there is just a slight chance, i might just be in love with you, lol.

I'm Pulling for Green Bay, but surely not counting the Saints out.

I do think the Steelers will take the Broncos. Denver has been good this year, but i don't think they're quite up to battling the Steel.

The 9 ers, .. i'm not sure of their stats, but they looked good in the last game.. maybe Jon can update us there.


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Sat 01/07/12 08:17 PM

Yeah Houston:banana: :banana: :banana: ...ahhmmm..Come on Saints you can do it


And the Saint's pull it off, 45-28 over Detroit..


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Sat 01/07/12 07:27 PM
First, i would like to offer my congratulations. It is always great to see the site bringing people together :smile:

Please feel free to post your success story here. http://mingle2.com/topic/show/122097?page=22

Also, unfortunately, Roberta, i had to delete your post, as it misaligned the page to the point no one could reply.. i actually used a mild hack to do that. Please feel free to re-post.

Warm regards,
Mark

*edit..

Roberta, it appears the last one worked.