If you were previously trying to signup on the forums for some off-the-hook BBS shenanigans and then realized you were in “approval limbo” for the rest of eternity, I have some good news for you. Registrations are now back open to the public and anyone can sign up now without waiting for approval.
You will need to resubmit a registration request, which you can do in about five seconds, at which point you’ll be ready to go.
Both this blog’s comment system and the forums now support the Gravatar (globally recognized avatar) service.
First, go to gravatar.com and sign up with simply an email/password/avatar. The email you sign up with should be the one you use when making posts/comments (doesn’t have to be made visible to anyone, just the same).
This blog will pickup the avatar automatically w/in a few minutes. To use it on the forum, edit your forum profile like you would to update your avatar and select the new “Gravatar” option. Again, you need to make sure the forum has the same email address on file that you use when commenting here.
Once you’re done, voila! Gravatar is increasingly becoming adopted by other sites, so it’ll payoff even more as time goes on…