New member profile facility

[Tech]

Hello all,

We've added a function to Mumsnset so that you can set up a page about yourself that other people will eventually be able to see when they click your name on Talk. We figured this would work more easiliy better than starting a "member profile" thread, though you can of course still do that if you want to. If you go to the "my registration" link above you can get started from there if you'd like to set up a profile. This is of course totally optional, and only for those as want to do it. A number of people have expressed an interest in being able to do that over the months. If you do want to, remember you can answer as many or as few of the questions as you like.

You can set your profile to be "private" so only you can see it, or visible to all mumsnetters. There's also an intermediate level "Mumsnet mates" that lets you choose who can see it. You can set up a list of "mates" by following the "Mumsnet mates" link and typing their talk names into a box.

You can also set up a photo gallery for any pictures you'd to share with other Mumsnetters. For the moment, you can set these to be either public (any registered Mumsnetter could see them) or private to you. We'll add the intermediate level to them over the next day or so.

Anyway, take a look and, as ever, tell us what you think. It's still a work in progress, so we'd appreciate input on what people think works and what doesn't.

I've set up a sample page about me (must be mad). You can see it here .

Best wishes,
Tech

[SaintGeorge]

saltire - you need to put your kids on your main registration first.

[saltire]

I just checked St G, and they are on my registration

[Jelley]

I can't find if this has been mentioned already, but the mates thing doesn't work. My profile works when available to all, but not for listed mates (yes I have made sure the person checking was in my mates list)

[Macdog]

My mates can't get into my profile either

[Hulababy]

I have managed to get the photos sorted now; couldn't do it yesterday.

[tortoise]

Managed to get ds's pics on now too.

[Tech]

Now my chillun (feeling all ante-bellum South today), we are going to make some changes overnight to address some concerns / comments over the last day or so......

1. The thing that stops you having a nickname less than four characters long will go away. Sorry about that I forgot we had all those 3 character nicknames already.....
   
   
2. The "mumsnet mates" thing will change so that it only applies to pictures. Your profile will be either public or private.
   
   
3. We'll allow you to move your profile from one nickname you have to another (but not both).
   
   
4. We are going to change the link on names so that the profile opens in a separate window and you don't lose your place on the thread.
   
   
5. We are going to put a visual cue on the post header (next to the exclamation point) to say whether or not someone has a public profile that you can click.
   
   
6. We are going to add at CAT link to profiles, and next to the profile link on the post header.
   
   On the privacy settings, there are already some profiles that are set to "mates" visibility. We'll set those back to private, so that people who didn't want them public don't get outed. If you decided to "go public" you can change it over yourself tomorrow or any time.
   
   Regards,
   Tech

[Macdog]

Thanks Tech!

[Twiglett]

thanks Tech

does beg the question though

Which mumsnetters have chosen a private profile .. hmm? hmmm?

[Tech]

private is really just so that people don't see it while you are working on it. If it's private, no-one else can look so there's not a lot of point making it in the first place. The idea was your last step would be to make it public.

[Flamesparrow]

@ the CAT function - that is all I have ever wanted the names to do!

[KTeePee]

Just seen your reply Justine..

What bothered me was that my postcode was already there (presumably I entered it when I first joined) and I couldn't get the option to make it invisible to work...if I hadn't happened to look I would never have known this and so people could have seen where I lived and possibly work out who I am in RL (though I haven't found a buton yet that would enable someone to search by postcode tbh...)

[KTeePee]

button even....

[JustineMumsnet]

Hi KTeePee,
Don't worry! No one but you (and those at MNHQ) can see your registration page - your public profile page doesn't show your postcode.

[nappyaddict]

how do i put a pic on my profile page?

[DumbledoresGirl]

nappyaddict, go to My mumsnet, last option is to share photos. Click there and go from there.

[nappyaddict]

no, i've already uploaded the photos but i don't know how to put one on my main page.

[DumbledoresGirl]

Ah I had the same difficulty. You have to have a photo uploaded first (eg follow what I said above). Then, go back to the bit where you were making your profile and in tiny writing it asks if you want to use one of your photos on your first page.

[DumbledoresGirl]

I have just looked. Go to "Set up public profile" page and half way down it says you can use a picture from your gallery.

[nappyaddict]

thanks x

[pointydog]

Dumbledore - just thought I should point out you've got the Grim Reaper standing behind your kids in that photo. Be careful on that beach

[DumbledoresGirl]

PMSL pointydog. I always fancy myself as the harbinger of doom.

So don't mess with me!

[Tech]

Hi,
We didn't get all of this finished today (not cos I was watching big brother or anything no) so we''ll make the changes outlined below tomorrow night instead.

Cheers,
Tech

[CanStarveWillStarve]

Did the changes still not happen last night Tech?

[MummyPenguin]

So how do you look at someone's profile, then?

Sorry if I'm being a bit thick.