A couple of questions

[Analog6]

After many years of using APOD I saw a link to a poll on Is APOD a blog? and found this site! Where have you been hiding it?

I have a question on the User Control Panel that I could not see answered in the rules. I was unable to add a signature or Avatar, do these functions become available after a certain number of posts or are they permanently disabled?

My main interest is photography from earth of the sky and eclipses, but I greatly enjoy all the aspects of APOD and hopefully this site. I grew up in the country and have always loved the night skies. Some of you may know me from other sites, I use the same user name on them all.

Cheers from Oz

Odille

[bystander]

Those features are enable after a certain number of posts. If you have not yet read the rules, check them out.

Welcome to the Asterisk*

[owlice]

Odille, welcome!

The Asterisk is available from all APODs by clicking the "Discuss" link in the links line below "Tomorrow's picture." I think after first finding APOD, a lot of people don't even notice those links any more, so miss coming here!

Owl

[Analog6]

I certainly hadn't used them, owl. This looks to be a very interesting forum.

And bystander, as I said in the original post, I did read the rules, I could not see where they say anything about WHEN certain features are enabled, only the mention of different levels as you make more posts.

[neufer]

Odille, welcome!

The Asterisk is available from all APODs by clicking the "Discuss" link in the links line below "Tomorrow's picture."

Unless it is Su, M, or Tu (or in a month without an "R") in which case click on the "Comments" link.

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