So... been working away diligently on next generation of SalonGeek.com. Originally the goal was to have this rolled out for the Birthday in January, however due to my decision to change platforms - that move has been pushed out to summer.

In the interim I decided to roll out a couple of "features" that I had initially reserved for the NextGen site - Events and News.

I think the Events system has gone fairly well for those that have taken part. Events service...

Lately there has been much stupidity on the site that has been culminating into turrets syndrome with the 'Report Post' button.

The Report Post button is the pretty red one that used to always get mixed up with the reputation button. The purpose of the Report Post button is to help the moderator team identify posts that may be inappropriate. Instead it has become a tool for certain 'factions' to try and control what is being posted on the site.

Yes, sadly there are some...

At the time of writing this - we just toppled over the 18,000 member mark which is pretty freaking cool. However at the time of writing this, I also have a big dent in my desk which matches the one in my forehead. Obviously the two (the desk and my forehead) have been meeting one another in rapid succession over the past week.

All thanks to Dorks.

A Dork is a special form of a Geek troll (someone on the site out to cause trouble just because they get off on getting people...

Been freaking manic the past couple of weeks since going on Holiday in the states. In fact, I think I need another vacation!

CND in the UK

Still not sure what I can and can not talk about regarding the Hyperion situation, however I can say that I have been speaking to CND very regularly and they are pulling out all the stops to get the supply issue sorted here as soon as possible. I suspect that it won't be too much longer until they announce a new distributor.
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Upgrading is on par with poking a dull pencil in my eye.