I am having trouble figuring out a lot of changes! I am especially confused by the Private Messages. Does that still exist? What is this Permission thing I see on the Tools? Are we still allowed to have our own avatar?

Would someone explain the site changes to me? I am completely confused!!

You have been away some time, Wildflower! At the end of last year we asked that everyone who wanted to continue using a personal avatar to send us the details, so that it could be added to the AnswerPool Avatar Selection. A set time was given for us to receive the the details by, and a warning issued that after that date no more could be accepted.

The Private Topics have not been available since we were upgraded in March.

What "permission thing" are you meaning? There are 4 options on the drop down menu if you click on Tools, but none of them mention anything about permission. E-mail me details of what you mean and then I can try to help. Thanks.