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Everyone will be getting this by PM over the course of the next 7 days or so. As previously stated on here - not everyone visits the forum so we felt it best to send it off by pm also, but here is a quick run down. We aim to have all of this going by the close of play tomorrow; there will be little interruption to the running of the site – fingers crossed smile
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As some of you may or may not know, last week (after 3 attempts!) we put our new database server cluster live, this brings SH to a new level of performance, with plenty of headroom in database capacity, the site now will run like lightning. SH is now hosted across 9 of the latest, top of the range servers.
Sometime this week we will be introducing the second phase of Swinging Heaven. This new version has a large amount of additions and upgrades, its 4 months in the making, and will provide everyone with a better user experience of SH.
First up is the whole look and feel of the “My” pages. All of the pages have been re-arranged and tidied up to make them look and perform much better.
1) My Homepage – this page holds much more info about your account and things relevant to you. There are stats to tell you where people are on the site, the new mails you have, and who has been interested in you. Also on this page is the wink management, winks are quick and friendly messages you can send to a user you are interested in with the click of a button.
2) My Settings – Allowing you to control all aspects of your account, including your username, email address and privacy options.
3) My Profile – The new centre for managing your profile, includes a new profile text option – allowing you to write about yourself for people to read on your profile. With this comes the new profile page, much nicer looking, better layout.
4) My Adverts – Same as before, but much nicer and easier to use.
5) My Photos – Allowing you to upload a pic via your PC or your Mobile phone, new clear layout and easy to follow instructions.
6) My Videos – Now you can record videos from your webcam directly to the site! Simply hit the add video page, hit record and your away. Your video will then appear on your profile.
7) My Friends – Better looking and easier to add friends.
8) My Private Gallery – New design and much nicer layout makes managing your private gallery a lot easier.
9) My Mobile – Register your mobile on the site so you can txt pics from your mobile straight to your SH account – perfect for those who don’t have a digital camera. We still do, and will always a 100% no spam policy, you have to register your number with the site for security, so no one else can send their pics to your account! Your number will only be used for this, and this only.
10) My Search – back with a vengeance, much faster and much more accurate, My Search allows you to search members based on any aspect of their profiles!
All of the above is completely free to current members, and is a testament to our commitment to keep developing this site to make it the best it can be. That said, the amount of effort, man hours, and servers needed to keep the site running, maintained and constantly improved isn’t cheap. So for this reason we are introducing a small optional upgrade for existing and new members to take advantage of. This pack offers tools and upgrades not previously available before. To make this as clear as possible – nothing is being taken away from new and existing members, this new pack offers new features and tools unavailable before.
So, introducing the new “Heaven Extras”….
Heaven extras is a set of tools and features that can be purchased as an optional extra to your account, for the cost of for a full year. Here is a run down of the tools and features Heaven Extras provides:
Highlighting of Ads – your ads will become highlighted in a bright colour to stand out from the rest, and will also have a small thumbnail pic in the advert list.
Chat Pack – Custom “extras” logo next to your name in the chatroom and an “Extras Only” lounge.
Video Profiles – View and record larger, and higher quality video profiles, and store up to 12 videos on your account.
Photo Tools – Mask out your face, rotate, and crop your photos all from the click of a button, perfect for non technically minded people.
Profile Genie – See how many and which members have browsed your profile.
Special Winks – An extension of the new winks feature above, you can send up to 30 winks a day, and have a custom message to be sent with that wink.
High Profile – Customise the colour of your profile – choose from Groovy Green, Pervy Pink, Raunchy Red or Passionate Purple.
Priority Support – Any support ticket you submit will automatically get high priority and is guaranteed to get answered within 24 hours.
Unlimited text credits – Upload an unlimited amount of photos from your mobile to your account, for free!
Photos Plus+ - Have up to 250 photos on your account.
That’s all of it, hopefully everybody will find something in the Extras pack useful, and make it worth the
We aren’t stopping there though – a new Mailbox is due within a week for all members, this will have new features, better layout and usability.
Also in 2 months time a brand new, state of the art chatroom – one of a kind developed for SH, this is an uncompromised chat application that promises to be one of the best available on the web in the world.
Quote by Elliot
7) My Friends – Better looking and easier to add friends

I only read as far as here and now I'm excited.
I'm getting better looking friends :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Quote by Elliot
That’s all of it, hopefully everybody will find something in the Extras pack useful, and make it worth the

Elliot, how often would a person be expected to pay the , yearly dunno
It just isn't clear, thats all biggrin
rolleyes I knew the 'free' bit wouldn't last long....................
Quote by sexyjo
rolleyes I knew the 'free' bit wouldn't last long....................

Jo what you have now will continue to be free :thumbup:
**SH will not be liable if your friends remain ugly after the updates**
lol
In all seriousness - on a yearly basis, if you want too.
Jo - As dawn says, what you have now will continue to be free, infact, there are many aditions that are free. The Extras pack is completly optional if you want it.
Dawn
Are you suggesting your current friends are ugly?? lol
Quote by Dawn_Mids

7) My Friends – Better looking and easier to add friends

I only read as far as here and now I'm excited.
I'm getting better looking friends :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
Same here, I stoped reading the rest when I realised I was getting some better looking friends. Does that mean I chuck the ugly ones rotflmao :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Dawn
Are you suggesting your current friends are ugly?? lol

Nooooooooooooooooooooo :doh:
Sometimes I really should stop myself from posting redface :lol2:
was just checking in for the up-in-arms riot!!!!!!!!!!!!! biggrin
can`t believe everyones happy!!!!!!!!! :D
better looking friends has got to be worth £25 a year!!!!!!!!!!!!
watch out 4 the SH makeover teams flying around!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
sheddy...........no need for make up no more!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
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was just checking in for the up-in-arms riot!!!!!!!!!!!!! biggrin
can`t believe everyones happy!!!!!!!!! :D

Bollox its an absolute fookin outrage :shock: :shock: :shock:
Quote by Elliot
7) My Friends – Better looking and easier to add friends

what good are better looking friends to me? you now how vain i am i spend too much time in front of the mirror as it is. Now I have to compete with my mates dashing good looks cool
FFS I'll never be ready in time for any meets :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :thumbup:
Quote by sheddy
was just checking in for the up-in-arms riot!!!!!!!!!!!!! biggrin
can`t believe everyones happy!!!!!!!!! :D

Bollox its an absolute fookin outrage :shock: :shock: :shock:

wink Thin Ice, and it's melting. :wink:
Phredd
Now that you've sorted all of the tecchie extras bit out (the extra logo reminds me of argos' by the way) could we know what the criteria for retaining free basic membership is going to be then please?
Cheers
Jas
XXX
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Chat Pack – Custom “extras” logo next to your name in the chatroom, an “Extras Only” lounge, and a cam stealth mode (so people can’t see whos cam you are watching). .

i know this has probabaly been put in for the "voyeurs".... but does anyone else find this just a tiny bit creepy
im getting so wound up here, sorry
but i really hate this stealth mode cam thing,
i for one will not be going on cam again, its bad enough you can not choose who watches without not knowing whos watching.
i think i will not be the only person who feels this way, the same as when our personal pictures all went up in the gallery, alot of people chose to remove their pics, did this enhance the site?????
and i am fed up with these bloody emails saying exactely the same crap, hi i really like your profile take a look at mine and see what you think AAARRGGHHHHH GO AWAY.
im going to go now as i dont think posting when this angery is a good idea,
xx lou xxx

I HATE some of the new bits.......
Bluddy stupid and unwanted winks ........... I had loads of them this morning !!!!
Not knowing who is watching you on cam .......... I hate it ........ its like being in the twilight zone ............... I want to be able to see who is watching me ........
I HATE IT
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Another vote against 'Winks' and 'stealth' cam viewing here.
I like some of the new features biggrin
However this bit in the profile that says "soandso is chatting in the forum" are we going to be able to turn that off? I don't like having my online status broadcast to anyone and have always opted to keep it hidden .. what's the point in having that option if my profile is going to give it away?
Cx
when SW was undergoing change of management, i thought i saw a thread on here somewhere that SW would remain free. Now I see this is not 100% true. I love the new site but is this turning into another site where members would be required to pay?
after membership has expired for preimum members, would we have to pay?
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Another vote against 'Winks' and 'stealth' cam viewing here.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
H.x
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Another vote against 'Winks' and 'stealth' cam viewing here.

Here too!!! confused :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :?
Quote by Sgt Bilko
Another vote against 'Winks' and 'stealth' cam viewing here.

Here too!!! confused :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :?
Me to
Why is it even necessary
what are the legal implications sure some one will know
Quote by Sgt Bilko
Another vote against 'Winks' and 'stealth' cam viewing here.

Here too!!! confused :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :? :?
I was trying not to comment in public but after getting 6 unwanted way off the mark winks and feeling unsure about camming.
Another vote against from me too :?
I dont like the winks either mad :x :x , cant comment on cams because I dont own one.
Another vote against stealth Im afraid......I prefer to see who is looking at me on the very FEW times I decide to cam.....
Stealth Cam................now thats not a good idea, sorry Elliot another vote against, i think its sending out all the wrong signals, Sowwwwwyyyyyyyyy
mad
I wont be going on cam again as I like to see who is watching me. That way I can turn the cam off if I decide I feel uncomfortable about somone who is watching me.... confused
Shireen
xxx
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I wont be going on cam again as I like to see who is watching me. That way I can turn the cam off if I decide I feel uncomfortable about somone who is watching me.... confused
Shireen
xxx

What if I open a locked room ? :twisted: :rascal: :rascal: :smitten: :smitten:
Minx x x
Now that's different Minx wink
Shireen
xxx
evil

Stealth Mode is equal to Secret Mode.
Anything done in secret on a site like this is not a good idea and is not needed.
Admin = I would say a rethink may be needed over this Stealth Mode option.

Fred