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Tue, Feb 10th - 10:39AM
What Was That Noise? Oh, It's a Shoutbox Alert!
Did you sign in to WebRing and suddenly think someone was shooting a laser at you? Don't worry; you didn't pick up some nasty malware or a virus. That's just the sound of an Alert in your Shoutbox.
To help you more easily identify when you have a pending task, like a new ring submission, we've added this nifty little feature to the Shoutbox.
Why the Shoutbox Alert?
Once there is some activity in your account that requires your attention, we send you a notification. Typically, we send you the notification only once a day. In adding the Shoutbox Alert, we hope to provide highly active members with more immediate notifications.
Here's How It Works
It's very simple, really. If we haven't sent out your standard notification yet, you will notice the Alert anytime you access a page with your Shoutbox.
 Take note of the Alert if you have one. (For this example, "New submission to: Anything and Everything about Jazz")- Click the My Account link found at the top of every WebRing page, and you should be taken to the task you need to address. If you're already on the My Account page, scroll down; most likely, you're already on the right page.
- Click the View Details button to "tell" the Shoutbox that you've seen the Alert, and it will disappear the next time the Shoutbox refreshes. (See image below.)
 If you haven't logged in since we last sent you an email or WR Message notification, you will not see any Shoutbox Alert.
What about Privacy?
Only you can view your Shoutbox Alert, so there's no need to worry about others getting a glimpse at your account information.
How to Turn Off the Alert
Perhaps you are one of the members who find the "laser" annoying? We currently have no way for you to turn off the sound. If you are a premium member (WebRing 2.0), however, you have the ability to stop receiving Shoutbox Alerts.
To do so, you can do one of two things:
- Adjust your Alert Settings to "Notify Me: Immediately" in the edit your PROFILE & ALERT settings section of your Shoutbox settings. This will still send the notification to either your cell phone or your external email.
- Adjust your Alert Settings to "Important Alerts: Nothing special, WR Message is fine."
Want to receive your Alerts immediately and/or via text message, upgrade to WebRing 2.0 today!
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