many thanks, Alan
Hi Maxine,
This thread that I started, has some interesting comments, including an encouraging statement from OliviaZavala a MemRise staff member that they still have access to our suggestions and will be looking at them.
Maybe I’m missing something - how do I load a load “which represents me” so that it’s an improvement on the letter “M”. I would have thought the Forum would have used my profile pic on Memrise. Thanks!
maxine: copy paste your memrise avatar (at least, this is how i’ve done it. The “H” memrise “planted” for me was looking like the sign for bus stops in Germany…
Thanks Hydroptere - will get back to this tomorrow!
Hey @DW7, I just posted in the Course Creators Corner asking about abandoned courses. What generally happens and how are they deemed to be actually abandoned?
Hi Maxine, go to the top right hand corner (“M”) click then click the cog.
You’ll see you can edit or add a lot (as I have).
Hope it works easily for you.
Hi Sifushano,
Saying the obvious, “abandoned” courses are:
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where the creator is named as “deleted” with a list of numbers or
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where they never reply to posts in their Course Forums (as you have found).
If I find an apparent abandoned course I wish to look after, I first post in the Course Forum and wait an appropriate amount of time (none if no replies for a year).
I then email the team [email protected] and ask for them to contact the creator (if possible) to see if they would be happy to have me as a Contributor. They then action appropriately - ie if no reply they make me a Contributor. Sometimes the Creator then replies to the post and says he’s happy and has made me a contributor.
Finally I add to the course description that I am supporting the course.
Hope that helps.
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It is logical and simple which is always helpful. Thanks for replying. I’ll link it back over to the Course Creator’s Corner. 
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Happy to help.
Good idea to link back and tie useful things together.
Hey @DW7, would you mind emailing me re thrust of yr ‘continuous streak’ issues that you’ve emailed Memrise about so I know I’m on the same page.? Email ddress is now on my profile. Also I’m still having issues with changing my “M” in the forum. Can I blame this on jet-lag (still)? lol
This is a real forum unlike the old one. Private messaging exists. 
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Hi Maxine,
Apologies for ‘butting in’ but you need to go to “preferences” to reset your avatar. Click on the existing “M” in the right hand end of the banner heading to this forum topic, and you should then see buttons for “Bookmarks”, “Messages” and “Preferences”. On the “Preferences” page, you will see a “Profile Picture” option which will probably be showing your current “M”. From the “pencil” button, you should see something like this:
Then choose “custom picture”
Hope this helps! 
Hi Maxine, Sorry my instructions were not clear enough but AlanH has clarified it for you.
Hi @alanh, thanks and you’re not butting in. I must be more remedial than what I sometimes think I am (on a bad day). I went to the top and clicked on the “M” and this is what popped up …
The instructions you gave me seemed very clear so I don’t know what I’m missing.
No need to apologise DW7 - one way or the other I’ll get there. I noticed a moment ago you sent a message asking if mine was private - meanwhile I didn’t even know it was possible to send a private message. Feeling rather embarrassed right now!
Finally found it - plain as day! Thanks everyone, specifically Hydrothere, DW7 & alanh. I’m now just looking for a nice pic which I may reuse for a new profile pic on Memrise.
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Hi Maxine, I read a post above by Nazgul1488 saying we have private messages so I was testing it.
This is a real forum unlike the old one. Private messaging exists.
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Nice picture Maxine - a little personalisation helps us who the posts are coming from.
Yes indeed @DW7, pictures are better than just a letter especially when there are only 26 (letters) to choose from and potentially thousands using the forum with the same letters!
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