Question:
Why is it so difficult to figure out how to continually post to your profile?

I still haven't been able to figure out how to post regular updates to my profile..why is this so hard???    — Leslie H. (posted on December 30, 2002)

December 29, 2002
Me Too! I just gave up. I can't figure out how to get in there.
   — armonce G.

December 29, 2002
Click on "Your Profile" listed w/the other links listed at the top of the page. Then enter your First Name, Last Name, and Password. Once you're logged in, scroll down on this page until you see the link to "General Information". Click on this and scroll down a bit and you'll see the "Comments" box which allows you to type in any updates.
   — Cristy K.

December 29, 2002
Hi! Go to the top of this page and click on "Your Profile" . Enter your name and password, and then click where it says "Click here to Update your profile". Then, in the box where you have already typed some personal comments, scroll down to the end of your existing comments and begin typing. If you want to make it easy to read, skip a line and then start each new entry by typing in the date. Good Luck!
   — PaulaM

December 29, 2002
Hi, what exactly are you having problems with? Finding the screen to update it or entering the updates themselves? To get to the screen to update, click on Your Profile at the top of the screen (it is a blue hotlink), enter your name and password, click "Click Here to Update Your Information". Once you are in scroll down and on the left column there is a link for "General Info", click that and it takes you to the screen where you can update your profile. Scroll down to the Comments box and type in what you want to put on your profile page. Don't delete what is already there or it will disappear from your profile, just add the new stuff to the bottom or the top. After you finish typing the update, click on the gray "Update My File" button on the bottom. It will take you to another screen, click the gray button and it takes you back to the menu for updating your profile. You can check your profile by scrolling down and clicking "View Your Profile" right at the top in the middle of the two menu columns. Let us know if these helped or if you are having another kind of problem.
   — Ali M

December 29, 2002
It hasn't been difficult for me, but then I have been working with computers since 1982. Just keep trying, don't give up. You can develop ease over time with working with any system. This website really is quite user friendly. Good Luck!
   — merri B.

December 30, 2002
Alison has explained it perfectly for you. I just wanted to say don't feel like the lone ranger 'cause I couldn't figure it out *at all* and also had to ask for help. I think the problem is, after you click "Update Your Profile", you expect to be able to...well, update your profile! But no, you get sent to that page that is like the entire Bible written on a grain of rice, or something, (just too much information) and if you do click on the right thing and your info comes up, there's nothing that tells you how to proceed - in other words, there's no hint that your old stuff will be deleted if you don't leave it there and go to the bottom and start typing, etc, etc. I love this site, but there is nothing easy or intuitive about updating your profile. They need a button you can click if you are having trouble, and it should lead you to a step-by-step answer, like Alison's answer.
   — Kim A.