Could be Norton, I'm not too fond of their software. But, my first guess would be that you've got some elements of the old software from this site in the browser's cache, and once that's gone you'll be fine.
Yep, there's now two choices, one to keep the Classic Gaugers happy, and one to keep the guys who like dark text on light background happy, the New Gaugers, we can say. ;)
Can't say for sure, never having joined it, but it sounds like they may moderate new members and being a week later perhaps the moderator isn't very active in that group anymore. Or, perhaps spam filters got the emails, one way or the other.
Yes, that could be encouraging, however the railroad industry is at a severe disadvantage in the USA due to the enormous subsidies the government is giving to the airline industry and the auto industry while at the same time reducing subsidies to Amtrak. The government prefers that we either...
Hi Ken, didn't mean to pick on you or anyone.
I can say two things about this topic.
1. It's near impossible for me to make everyone happy.
2. Despite #1, I'm planning to take a crack at it and am trying to work out a way to make the site look nicer for new members but keep the old ones...