Published on 12, July, 2020
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/19292/community-and-website-update
& note about the Thread/Link above: " [ This discussion has been locked.You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion ] " ...says NAS.
...OK, Greetings To All. So this is Me ("DC"), doing a thing which I seemed to have useful/good purpose to do upon this Forum, ever since I first arrived <>3 Years ago. Others more skilled than Myself have come and left, yet I am still looking at this Forum every now and then, with little place else (upon the awful WWW) to safely go. So I spotted NAS' Thread up there...
The link above, is to NAS' own declaration: it is LOCKED, and so this here Thread here, is a version to which anyone can reply as is liked, with 'hopefully' NAS heeding/reading it. And, also mainly since NAS' original Thread there, will no doubt be drowned out/obscured down the History, by other Threads (likely unaware of technical matters such as that)...
My own reason for attempting this Thread is as I waffled up there, but likely I shall not be able to post again after any "Update" --- *again*. My devices and so-called "EMail Addresses" are more than 5 years old! I have said this before in this Forum. And as if to illustrate, so has a Copybot and a Malicious-Hacker, upon this Forum, both about Myself (!).
Finally...NAS says:" Your logon will continue to work, but you will need to set a new password. We’ve been testing this to ensure it works, and will provide more information very soon.If you have any questions, please email us at communitymanager@nas.org.uk .Thank you all for your contributions to the Community. "
...A final reason I start this Thread is that I would wager that that is 'stuff and nonsense' to Persons like Myself as I currently am. *Virtual Testing is not real.* I would probably put in My old EMail Address, and it, just like with Amazon or Google, is no longer recognized after any "update"...?
...to "update", the process seems to be <> this:- Log on with Username.- Enter Password.- Password confirmed. - Please enter EMail Address.- Please enter new Updated EMail Address/Password.- ... 'Oh, sorry, Your (old) EMail Address is no longer valid/works, so We cannot confirm Your Identity or Update Your EMail Address. Please UPDATE Your OLD EMail Address with a NEW EMail Address so that We can update Your EMail Address.'- Repeat the last two or three parts...
This has happened to Me before... and so, well, I state it here. Probably certain Hackers could get in and pretend to be Me, though, easily, since they can pretend to be anyone or any corporation that they want. *Updates do not matter starting from 'Low-Level Coding'.* And what happens to Users of an EMail Address which the Company that once owned/supported/hosted it, has decided that they cannot be bothered with supporting/hosting it anymore?...
Apart from all of that, anyone, post whatever You want about NAS' Update here.
FareWell, All.
...I am trying a "Link"-trick; I am replying to Myself so as to avoid having to explain curiosities to anyone else...
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/19722/difficulty-getting-back-on-here-with-new-nas-security-system/149053#149053
...It Worked! Notice the numbers after the link, this is like a set of co-ordinates directed at a specific POST, no matter how old or wherever it may be. I did this to try to get past the "more" button and the "disappearing reply/votes" buttons... Even with no reply buttons, I searched a Thread, past "more" and refreshes, to find a certain post; then copied some Text from that post, then used the (buggy) search box in order to locate that post; then copied the Address of that Post from the Main Address bar (to get numbers)...
Another faff! But at least I can get past the "no reply/votes button" issue. (& even if no-one else understands this, I note it down so that I Myself can recall.)
To reply to a post with no reply buttons, copy a chunk of it and use "Search" to reveal the missing buttons. (Unless it is very very long.)
Disambiguating Cynosure said:To reply to a post with no reply buttons, copy a chunk of it and use "Search" to reveal the missing buttons. (Unless it is very very long.)
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/19300/about-nas-community-and-website-update-august-2020/149060#149060
...This is a Link to that Post above. (Yes, I need this, even if, again, no-one else understands!) I Put that quote into the search box & it works, so that is what I meant.