BBC Focus Magazine

Just a polite reminder to make sure that when posting if all or part of the content is the work of anyone else they should be fully credited for that work with suitable links to the source where possible.

Thanks. ;)

One again I find myself apologising for the problems you might have experienced logging onto the forum, and I'm really sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Anyway it now seems to be fixed and fully functional, so................... carry on. ;)

Well that was unfortunate! :o

For reasons I do not fully understand the website applied a blanket IP ban to all users and I can only apologise for the inconvenience and anxiety this might have caused you all.

Sorry. :oops:

You may have experienced a few problems logging onto the forum over the last 24 hours and this was due to the site being 'migrated' to a new server.

I should really have given you some prior warning but by the time I realised what was happening it was already too late.

Anyway everything should be back to normal although I note that our Avatars don't seem to be working but I'm sure that can ...

From the BBC Magazines web developers: “We’ve been experiencing some issues with our live web server for the past few days, which means the website has been unavailable at times. We are looking into what’s causing these ongoing issues, and have updated our server in order to resolve the issue. Sorry for the problems and thanks for your patience.”

Hi all,

There are still users finding themselves being hoofed out without warning from the forum after logging in. This nuisance can quickly become quite annoying, especially if it happens whilst attempting to post; it most definitely detracts from the user experience.

To try and ascertain where the fault lies could those who are finding themselves experiencing this difficulty — despite the remedies suggested in the previous topic — please state briefly what OS, browser ...

Dear forum user,

You’ll notice http://www.bbcfocusmagazine.com has a fresh new look and is bursting at the seams with more content than ever before. As with the old site, the forum is taking centre stage.

However, while the team have transferred your forum accounts to the new site, what can’t be transferred are your individual passwords.

Don’t worry... To login please request a new password by entering your email address ...