OE System Change

Due to the ever-increasing number of trolls we've implemented major changes to the OE user system. When a person first registers, they have very few privileges, and their comments must be approved by a moderator. When we think that a user is a positive contributor to the site, we can "promote" them to the next user level that removes many of the restrictions. This will prevent trolls from being able to sign up easily and run amuck before a moderator can spot them.

Right now very few user profiles have been "promoted". I'll be going down the list and updating these profiles soon. There may also unforeseen bugs with the new system. So if you're experiencing difficulty making blogs or comments just Private Message myself or one of the other moderators (Samuel, Micah, Bill, O'Leary, etc).

If you're a new user, when you try to make a comment don't retry again if it doesn't immediately appear. That will just clog up the approval queue. Be patient and wait until a moderator approves the comment. Now if the comment never appears you're either not producing content considered positive (subjective to each moderator) or you need to Private Message one of the moderators.