Hi Folks

I am very grateful that I seldom have to write reminders such as this but I believe it is time everyone using the site regularly gets a little refresher on our Code of Honor first principle :

Above all else, respect others. If you see disrespectful behavior, report it, rather than further inflaming the situation. You can attack the idea/topic, but you can not attack the person.

Please let this be at the forefront of your mind whenever you are posting to the site.

In particular you should NEVER copy anything written by another member from a private forum or sent via a private minti-mail into a public part of the site.  There is a reason people keep posts or mails private and part of respecting other members is respecting this desire for privacy of posts.

Report items that breach this guideline and I would ask that senior members delete these items if they breach this guiding principle.

thanks everyone

Matt

Hi everyone,

Time for one of those rare blog posts, today we are very excited to launch the new Minti homepage (and menu bar) - you may not have noticed yet that there are a few different photos that can show up on the top right of the page, we have a new compliments area, more focus on Q&A which is a very popular section and we have linked to the awesome article of DarkenedAngel on the top left of the homepage for those new to Minti and wanting to get a flavour for what it is all about !  Nice one DA !

Let us know your thoughts on the new homepage and apologies in advance to those who loved the "latest activity" feed on the homepage but it is just one click away now to see latest activity in all its glory 

all the best from a tired new Dad

Matt

The family are all home and getting to know each other better.  Here is Hamish in one of his more inquisitive moods.

Hamish was born on Friday night weighing 4.175kgs ( 9lbs 2oz ) after a very long day.

Mum (Mom) and bub are both well and so is this very proud Dad... much love to all of you at Minti

Hi Minti folks

There is going to be a major upgrade to Minti going live during the course of tomorrow.  This is likely to require the site to close down for 15 mins or so whilst the changes are brought from our development area onto the live site.  There will be a lot of new stuff to explore one it gets live and I wont spoil the fun too much by telling you all the details 

We are planning to make this update at around 11am Wednesday 9th April Perth time which is:

1pm in Sydney on 9th April

4am in London on 9th April

8pm in San Francisco on 8th April

So please be warned that Minti may shut down for a short time around about then 

A lot of time and effort has gone into the many improvements we are introducing and we really hope that all of our faithful members enjoy the improvements ! 

with best wishes Matt

PS The new baby boy who was due last Thursday is running a little late but we are hoping he will make a show this week

If you use the free Firefox browser (download from here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ ) and happen to make a typo during your entry of blogs, comments, articles or anything else on Minti you will see a red underline appear below the text with the typo.

If you hold down your CTRL-key and at the same time Right-click on the typo word you will be shown spelling options to replace the mistake !    Spell checking in Minti now automatic for Firefox users - just remember to use CTRL-key if you want to right click for alternative spelling options !

Unfortunately this does not work with Microsoft Internet Explorer yet

All the best from Matt

Hi Minti folks

You may want to take a few minutes to view this video of some Minti features which was done some time ago but we only recently managed to get up on YouTube - try the link below:

YouTube Video Guide to Minti

Comments welcomed  

Hi Folks

In exactly 2 1/2 hours from the time of this post we will be shutting down Minti for approximately 5 mins for a series of upgrades to the website. 

Please be aware that you may be disconnected and find the site unavailable at this time.  We like to run 24/7 but sometimes upgrades to the system require short shutdowns like this - thanks for your patience and understanding 

All the best

Matt

Hope you are all having a wonderful day and wishing you and your families all the very best for this Christmas season !

Stay safe and thanks for your support and participation in Minti this year - we have a very exciting year planned for improvements to Minti so please stay tuned next year 

Merry Christmas all !

Matt

The folks at Cafepress have given a 1 week Coupon Code (use Coupon code FRFAM2007) offer for friends and family of Minti to shop at the Minti Store which you can access through the Vibe Capital store on the link below:

Friends & Family of Vibe Online Store Get $15 off $50*

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