By Lika on June 5, 2009
Just a quick post to let every know that this site will require registration in order to post a comment. This is for two very important reasons.
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By Lika on August 9, 2009
A big thanks to Garrett for bringing the registration problem to my attention via a PM over at ECF. Tejas Vapin is not sending new passwords to those who have recently register for the site. Likewise it is also not sending new passwords via the “lost password” request.” I’m not quite sure when this issue started. To make sure everyone is good to go I’ll send out emails to last few that registered and ask if everything went OK.
I’ve exhausted all the simple remedies that could have fixed this without success. Now I’m having to dig a little deeper because it’s likely a problem in the database. Until then if you need help registering please email me at Lika (at) Tejas (no spaces) Vapin (dot) com.
Meanwhile I’ve implemented a workaround that should allow registrations without issue. At the top to the site in the navigation bar click “Members” and then click “Register.” Or, just follow this link.
Using that form to register will allow you to choose your own password without TV having to send one to you. If you use the register link on the bottom right sidebar TV will attempt to send a password and as of right now you’ll never get it.
To avoid confusion I’ve decided to remove the register/login/logout options from the sidebar. You can still use these services via the “Members” menu in the navigation at the top of the site. Once this issue is resolved I’ll put it back because I realize it’s more convenient logging in from the sidebar.
Until this is fixed you’ll still need to contact me personally if you lose/forget your current password. I’ll be able to reset it and send you a new one that you can login with and change to your own.
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By Lika on July 24, 2009
Hey Texas Vapers, just wanted to let you know that I’ve installed a new forum. I’m testing it out right now but I’ve already set up the chapter sections in the forum. All members of this site should have access to the forum. So feel free to post in it and add new threads if you want. There’s also a section about the site and and forum. There you can say what you think about all this and suggest new forum section, changes, etc.
The forum is nothing fancy like ECF or Vapers Forum since it doesn’t use vBulletin. This is just a WordPress plugin but I think it will serve its purpose for this site. I thought it would be a good idea to have a central place where meetings and other stuff could be planned out. Right now there is also no way to consolidate the chapter forums under another main forum. That should change in a few weeks as the plugin will be upgraded to include sub forums. Let me know what you guys think.
Posted in TV News | Tagged forum, site
By Lika on July 16, 2009
Hey guys! We’re back from California. Just got in yesterday. We decided to make it a road trip on the way back instead of flying back. It was good seeing some family members that we haven’t seen in years. Though it was a said occasion, my deceased aunt had lived a wonderful and fulfilling life so we all tried to make it a celebration of life rather than an event of heartache and despair. This woman was the eldest of my mother’s siblings and over time became sort of the matriarch of the family. More importantly she was my mother’s best friend and therefor very special to all of us.
Since we’ve never really spent any leisure time in Cali, we decided to make it an extended stay and make it a long deserved vacation. I had been there many times before but that was business trips and a couple of short family gatherings. I had never really had the chance to “see” California the way it should be seen.
After the funeral which was a week ago this past Sunday we did the Hollywood thing with some of our cousins. We met up with a couple of friends who were also in Cali and headed to Laguna Beach where we stayed for a couple of days. We took a short flight up to San Francisco. I’ve always wanted to see the Golden Gate bridge and Fisherman’s Wharf. SF is truly a beautiful city. That’s when we decided to rent a car. We drove back down the “1″ to LA. Before we got there we took a detour see Neverland Ranch. That was weird, as there still a view people and t-shirt vendors hanging out by the gate. After we left we tracked down the awesome smell of BBQ only to be disappointed in the texture and taste of the beef. There was an Associated Press guy there who had been hanging out at the gate getting photos. He told us the BBQ was the best he’s ever eaten. I told him he hasn’t been to Texas.
From LA we headed down to San Diego to see a friend that moved there years ago. We came back to LA and decided to drive back to Texas. On the way we stopped for a couple of days in Vegas. The last time I was in Vegas I lost nearly two grand. This time I only lost $1 – I’ve learned my lesson! We also spent a day at the Grand Canyon. About the only thing we didn’t do that I would have liked was see Carlsbad Caverns. We thought about it but by the time it was within in reach we just wanted to go home.
Now that I’m back I’m ready to get things rolling with this site. As mentioned before the site is functioning properly. We just need to get some community activity going. The main goal I have right now is to get some suppliers involved and make some great things happen for us. I am always looking for ideas from members so if you have ideas please do speak up. Let’s make the success of this group a team effort.
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By Lika on July 1, 2009
Texas supplier, trintek, of VapeMeister is offering the Tejas Vapin’ group a 10% discount. Trinity as you may know him has been kind enough to make this special offer super easy to use.
When you sign up at his site just enter your user name like the following:
tejasvapin - your nickname
Be sure to replace “your nickname” with your nickname you want to use for the site. That will automatically put you in the 10% off group. If you already have an account with VapeMeister just let Trinity know via his site contact and he’ll set it up for you. Make sure you do this before placing an order so you get the discount. Otherwise it will only be valid for future orders.
Currently VapeMeister stocks 48mg DIY eliquid, flavored eliquid, 510 kits plus spare parts and some DIY necessities.
ECF members only get a 5% discount so take advantage of this exclusive discount for Tejas Vapin members.
Posted in Suppliers | Tagged supplier promotions
By Lika on July 1, 2009
Bad news follows good news… A close family member in California passed away this morning while I was busy putting the final touches on the site. We’re heading out to there tonight so we can spend some time with family before the funeral on Sunday. That puts a damper on some of the promotion I was planning for our group. We should back sometime on Tuesday. It looks like I got the back end of the site in working order just in time.
I’ll try to get a couple more posts in before we leave. I have special supplier announcement that I want to make.
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By Lika on July 1, 2009
Today is July 1st, 2009 and marks the official launch date of TejasVapin.com. We’re on target but you might be asking; what took so long? I wanted to build the basic framework for our own community and eventually allowing Tejas Vapin to move away from ECF as our main portal for information and interaction. That had to be done before too much activity on the site was encouraged. You may have noticed I had even taken down the announcement on ECF about the site’s launch date. Yet we still have had a few members sign up. That’s a good thing as it allowed for some key testing without being overwhelming.
I’m not suggesting we dump ECF, no way! We’ll always have a home on ECF as long as they’ll have us. The reality is we also need our own space on the web for several reasons. Our local suppliers can’t advertise within our social forum on ECF. On our own site we can organize group meetups better because we can have separate pages for each chapter or local area. Eventually we should have more members here because lot of people would rather keep tabs on a regular site rather than a forum.
I want to take a moment to send a shout out to Trinity, a local supplier who owns VapeMeister. He suggested a plugin for the site after I had mentioned that I wanted a way to add more user fields to registration showing the user’s location to make it easier in organizing the different charter areas, etc. While I didn’t choose that plugin it did lead me in the right direction to set up a community framework. In the future we’ll be able to add user fields and implement a forum that will integrate user data. We’ll also have the ability for an in-house instant messaging system. All that is not important in the early stages but will become a need as the group grows.
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By Lika on June 5, 2009
Great news everyone!
The official launch date for Tejas Vapin’s website will be July 1st, 2009. It’s been a while in the making but we’re so close we can taste it. This launch date will also coincide with other major forward steps for our group. I plan to have the TV Store up and running as well. To start off our product launch we’ll have hats and t-shirts featuring Mixology’s winning designs. At that time we’ll also present Mix with a prize from the store.
In the meantime I want to work on a membership drive to up the numbers in our group. I know there are lots of Texas vapers out there that don’t know about us yet. I’ll be posting a new thread in ECF to promote the site. Hopefully we can keep that thread alive so that new members can find it easily. I’m not suggesting improper forum etiquette but if a few of us pop in to say hello and welcome our fellow Texans it would be big help in showing our hospitality.
If you haven’t registered with TejasVapin.com please do so on your first visit so that you don’t forget. I’m going to be talking to some of our local suppliers and see if there’s any interest in special offers for our group.
Look for additional posts prior to the launch date as I have a lot to share with you between now and then. Also, if anyone notices any site issues or problems please let me know. I also ask that you make any suggestions that you might have for the site. Just register and leave your comment below…
Posted in TV News | Tagged news, site
By Lika on April 26, 2009
Welcome to Tejas Vapin’
Please visit our social group at the Electronic Cigarette Forum also known by its acronym, ECF. This site will be built out as the need arises and the communty organizes. For now it merely serving as a place holder for future growth.
More to come in the near future…
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