I think I have developed a workaround the signup issues.
The main issue seems to be that email notifications are not going out in a timely manner, or email notification and account confirmation are not going out at all! This means that if you created an account and waiting to hear back, you might never hear back from the system!
So, in order to work around this issue I have:
- Made the first page visible to everyone (members still need to login to see more information, but at least this way more people can see the "sign up" link on the top right)
- Removed the requirement to confirm your email address before you're allowed to create a profile (and thus be approved by the umbapling admins :-) )
I have tested this work around with a couple of my emails and it seems to work :-)
My apologies for Ning's snafu :)
AK
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According to the folks at Ning, the issue seems to have been resolved.