Official Backpacker,com thread

“I found a happy avatar and a pleasant sig line so I feel much better.”

“Ok, I just now saw that they have yet again changed the layout of this POS, and not only do I hate it even more, but I can't sign in even though I got the e-mail, and changed my password twice. Apparently this phuking pretentious jerk off page has decided it is too good for a midwestern white middle class weekend warrior TT'er.”

“Okay meangreen, tell us what you really think.”

“LOL! Well I didn't want anyone to say I was holding back.

You post over there Pros, how the hell do you get logged in for the first time since the change over?
It still has my info. It knows my name etc, and asks me to create a new password, then when I do that it tells me I'm still a "guest" so I try to log in again and it says the pass word is no good. I have changed the pass word 3 times now and it still does not like me.”

“meangreen check your email (the account in your profile)”

“I got the e-mail and followed the link and changed my pass word that way the first time. but I still couldn't post, and I didn't see a "contact the webmaster" icon either. Is there someone to send an e-mail to?”

“Steve (bp2go): bpbikes at gmail dot commmmmmmmmmmmmm”

“meangreen check your email (the account in your profile)

lol, I meant check it again. I sent you the email Tilt just gave you.

Good luck!”

“Exactly same thing happened to me Meangreen, I ended up emailing Steve out of frustration & he assigned me a new password!”

“I don't really need BP.com till they figure this out. I spent about 15 minutes trying to log in and got pissed. I liked the old format and from what I've seen of the new format, I'm not impressed.”

“My favorite thing about the new format is they gave me the red x for an avatar.

I find the avatars generally annoying. Most are really pretentious. As long as I'm a TTer at heart I won't have one with my own picture in it.”

“It took me about a half dozen tries to sign in over there. The new system sucks, and backpacker magazine should get their money back from purchasing the new system.”

“I never got signed in, didn't email to get help. I started a new account as 2mph

I have some friends there from LOTT/OAN, but they don't like it here in the pig pen. :D

It loads pretty slow at times, the format is still awkward for me.

TT is best. :D”

“I find the avatars generally annoying. Most are really pretentious.

If you go in your profile you can turn off all the avatars.

The biggest FUBAR is the fact "search" isn't accessing all the old posts from the old software. Years of great advice and wisdom for all practical purposes lost.”

“I just logged in with no problems. Until I saw this thread I had forgotten they had changed. I want to change something but I will wait a spell for them to smooth out the rough spots.

I don't go there much anyway.”

“I got in early this morning but not later, getting "ikonboard" errors...”

“Yep. Tis fubar.”

“Great another invasion from the dark side. ;-)”

“Shout out to my magazine wanker forum friends!!!”

“lumberzac, *this* is the "Dark Side" ;)

bp.com is the "Other Side".”

“Sorry for my confusion. I didn't even know the Other Side existed until after I had already been posting here for about 2 years. I just assumed that that meant bp.com was the dark side.”

“c'mon lz, get your sides straight!”

“Well, with new owners/managers on both sides it's all getting a little fuzzy around the edges

Good. Bad.

It's all so unclear!”

“So is this where everyone is??

Stupid freakin backpacker. It wasn't broke. Don't f'in fix it! Geez.”

“If you get your sides straight do you get your schit together at the same time...or is it 2 separate processes? Which is loftier in hierarchal terms?”

“There appeared some porn links before it went down.

methinks the new owners are unprepared.”

“Its all fun and games until a little porn shows up.”

“Anyone seen or heard from bearmagnet lately?”

“Hmmm, nooo....

All that porn couldn't have been his doing. It was cheezy, lame stuff.

;)”

“LOL@lumber”

“I missed the porn? Again? Geez.”

“ok, everybody email di their favorite porn links.”

“That'd be BAD. LOL. I'm at work. :p

I had a friend that used to send me pics... Very disturbing pics. LOL.”

“Hey Dicentra,

How's everybody doing with the weather up there, sounds pretty nasty.”

“Snowed all day on sat & sun... Then started POURING rain on sun night.. Still raining. At least on mountain pass is closed due to avy danger... Several flood warnings.

Same ol stuff. Different year. :p I'm from her. HELLO PEOPLE!! It RAINS here in winter. Get used to it! LOL.”

“Do you still want porn links?

I'll send you my folder. It's eclectic. ;)

j/k sort of. ;)”

“I prefer the real deal. ;)”

“So why does this one make me think of spindle?

http://www.furnitureporn.com/bond1.html
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“AAHHHH! I'm scarred for LIFE! jonnycat you FREAK!

:o”

“This is what Steve posted about the problem we are having on the otherside...

"Yes, I have been having the same problem with connecting. I called HQ and they just said things were fine! I called a friend in Louisville and asked her to try accessing the boards. She did it just fine!

Another call to HQ and it was revealed that the forums have been moved onto as "double server" and one server seems not quite right. Result? It's a 50/50 chance that you may not connect right away.

This is being worked on."

I've got tired of it screwing up...anything else you'd like to know about Backpack Gourmet before I sign off and go take a bath, Di?”

“LOL! Whatever you want to tell me dear! I think I'll get that book based on your review of it. One can never have too many cookbooks! :)

A bath sounds lovely. Got any lavender bubble bath? (er... not that I want to join you. lol)”

““So why does this one make me think of spindle?

http://www.furnitureporn.com/bond1.html
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dicentra

Baby occasionally does a bad, bad thing...but that's definitely a wrong rope choice and that chair is far from stable.

Shoddy work, if you ask me.”

“Tub is too small for two, anyway..and yes, I plan on taking a lavender bubble bath...how DID you know?

Get the book...I think you'll like it...”

“Yes, a bath would be lovely about right now. Along with another nap. I love lunchtime and living close to work.”

“Hey cousins, how's it going?”

“I'm having a big piece of dark chocolate instead, since I'm stuck at work listening to it rain.

Lavender bubble baths are the best! Even the Madster likes them. :)”

“What site is this?

I think I've got vertigo ---”

“Mmmm hot bath and dark chocolate.

Heaven in a heartbeat right there.

Excellent idea ladies!”