LOL! Yes, I am so sorry about the name thing, Yanita!
I did go back and edit!
I had just left another forum after having a very long and interesting conversation with someone named Yolanda and I guess my fingers had typed it too many times!!
I totally understand..now.
Unfortunately, when a person first signs up, is brand new to the site, is looking around, trying to figure out what's going on.... reading threads to get a feel for the place... the "My Profile Space" choice is not displayed yet!
I kept reading your posts to other users that said "just click My Profile and..." so I kept looking and looking for this invisible button and getting more and more frustrated....
I is an excellent idea to have friendship requests automatically appear....but..... where?
Again, imagine you are a new user... you just signed up, you can't find this invisible "My Profile" that you see spoken of, you're frustrated...... why would it occur to me to click "Friendship Invitations" for no apparent reason? Why would I think I would have a friendship invite when I just joined?
Do you see what I mean? As a new user, it's not something you think to do.
Even as I scrolled through posts and occasionally saw your posts with the Friendship Pending message (or whatever it says) under your avatar image.... I thought, "hmm.. weird. She must ask to be friends with all the new members".. I didn't think in a million years: "hmmm.. maybe if I accept her invite the invisible button will magically appear!"
I understand that you guys didn't write the program (whoever did is WEIRD), but if the FAQs are "useless".. perhaps updating them?
Most forums are ANAL about new users reading the FAQs before posting, so they are usually one's first reference.
Maybe a sticky for newbies that says "You MUST friend a MOD before the My Profile button will appear on your screen!"
Again, I apologize for allowing my frustration to spill out onto my posts.
And for screwing up your name
AT