January 10, 2017

  • So, you want to join Xanga?

    The Holiday season is over, so... what's next?

    Well, with things moving at a steady pace on all fronts now - I'm able to slowly get back into answering all the questions and thoughts surrounding Xanga...

    First - a common question that comes from all places....a spammer...

     

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    Let's first recognize that I'd normally answer this question in a comments section of a post.  However, this spammer provides a unique opportunity to provide a post.

    So, what's the answer to this spammer from the Netherlands?

    You can't.  Not yet anyway.

    Yep, you can't join and create a new account on Xanga at this time. (I know, that sucks, right?  Well so do spammer account creators like you!)

    It isn't that we don't want new Xangans to our Xanga community... it's just that it's not currently possible for ANY new account to be created at this time.  We also would NOT like to have spam accounts and spam comments... go figure)

    But, if you've previously had an account on Xanga... there's a good chance you already have an account on Xanga 2.0.

    If you shut down your account prior to Xanga 2.0... well, you can't rejoin... your account is gone by your own actions.

    If you don't remember your password to your Xanga account, but do remember the email address associated with the account and the username - you can email that info to Eugenia at 'help@xanga.net'.
    Same information will be provided if you are wanting access to your archives or are having challenges with your account.
    (many have said that they don't use their old email anymore... but like I said, if you remember the old email address that is associated with your username... just send the info to Eugenia and she can help you out)

    Sorry folks if my tone is a bit off today, but spam account creators strike a nerve with me - as it's these people who contributed to the destruction of many a website by devaluing them through extremely poor SEO techniques that rob a websites ranking and user experience.

    Ok... back to the usual craziness....

    (oh, how do I know that this spammer could be from the Netherlands?  the IP address... feel free to look it up)

Comments (8)

  • Joel, do you know if our archives are current? At one point, I think they became corrupted? Is that still the case?

  • Interesting. My xanga says that my subscription has lapsed so I can't post but my site is still active and I can read followers' posts. Do you know if it can be refreshed?....xangan with creds just wants to know. :)

    • I'll follow up with Eugenia to find out what's up and what a good protocol should be regarding lapsed subscriptions.

  • Ha, yeah, I don't think "Power Supply" is a past user either. Thanks for this informative post, Joel :)

  • I would be interested in knowing the answers to the above questions too. Appreciate the heads up.

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