Teddy Edwards
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone and welcome to our August Members Update.
This monthly post is to keep you informed about what's been going on behind the scenes at 420 Magazine during the last few weeks, introducing you to our valued new and renewing sponsors and highlighting our monthly contest winners.
A special "Welcome!" to all the new members over the last month.
You have joined the friendliest, most mature and comprehensive Cannabis and Hemp website in the world. In return we'd simply ask that you spend a few moments reading our Posting Guidelines. It helps us no end if you can stick to these: it reduces the time we need to spend moderating and advising, allowing us the space to continue maintaining, developing and adding to the website itself.
We've also added a handy shortlist of links which answer the most common "how to" questions about posting and to help you get the most out of 420 Magazine. Welcome New Members – Please Read Before Posting
And why not post a little bit about yourself in our Introduce Yourself forum? It's a great way to start conversations and get initial guidance.
As we do every month, we'd like to extend our special thanks to those members who take the time and trouble to voluntarily welcome members who introduce themselves. They show and share great 420 Magazine positive vibes. Many of you also help us by reporting spam and other infractions, which is much appreciated as we cannot be everywhere. Your support does not go unnoticed. Thank you all!
Reporting the spammers and spambots, who try to take advantage of 420 Magazine's reach at the expense of our paying sponsors and our members, is a great help to our busy team. Please do remember - one report per spammer please. We can quickly find everything we need from a single report. Multiple reports of multiple posts from the same spammer from the same member actually increases our workload in the back. Thanks!
We always say that we wouldn't be here without our Sponsors, however it's equally true that 420 Magazine wouldn't be such a great mission without you, our members. We are always grateful for your presence, contributions, positive energy and spirit of helping others.
420 Magazine SEO: Search Engine Optimization Project
We work hard to keep our community prominent in search engines, so that new friends can find us, learn, enjoy and share. We have a dedicated team in the back working to further improve our SEO - and there is something that all members can do to help.
If members could please remember to descriptively label photos before posting and be explicit when describing content in thread tiles, that really will boost our SEO.
1. Threads
Titles such as "WTF is this?" or "Bud Porn" negatively affect our rankings, whereas "My plant has gone crazy - is this foxtail?" or "Black Domina 72 Days Into Flower - Huge Colas" are descriptive and will positively help our mission.
2. Photos
Photos should describe their content so please re-name something like "image DSC_3928174rtt.jpg" to "jack-herer-hempy-bucket.jpg" for example, before posting.
This applies to images either uploaded to our Gallery, or attachments to posts.
This will help users to find your images and better understand your post.
3. Tags
These are important, so please be sure to add them when you start a new thread by using the Add Tags option .
Use words you expect to use in your thread or grow, e.g. soil, organic, outdoor, coco, LED, organic, hydro, scrog etc.
We understand this is extra work and not always possible, but please try to help us to remain the biggest and best cannabis community on the internet.
Thank You from the 420 Magazine SEO Team.
More Emojis!
This month we've added emoji support to the forums, which allows our members to use their iPhone & Android emojis in forum threads. We ask that you please use them tastefully and not get too crazy in signatures.
On 420 Magazine you can use them through your desktop/phone/tablet emoji overlay. In your message box, you should have an emoji icon in your mobile keyboard. On desktop, you right-click and select Emoji.
The forum also lists them in the Smiley menu. Click it and scroll to the bottom to find the long list of emojis to use.
We have also fixed a lot of emoji codes that were in the previous software, so those old emojis are now working again.
Software Update: The "Ignore" Feature
We removed a script that was designed to allow members to "ignore" each other. The script did not allow us to stop members from ignoring admins/mods, so it became an issue for us being able to moderate. Meanwhile, the forum software developer has evolved and actually added the feature into the software, without the use of an added script. You can see the "Ignore" button on anyone's profile, except for staff.
You can find detailed information on how you use it in our Members Support forum, here - How To Ignore A Member
420 Magazine Store
It's up and running here - 420 Magazine Store. Currently in stock, we have some very cool 420 Magazine mugs, stickers and those sought-after 420 Magazine T Shirts. It's all tip-top quality. No cheapo, foreign manufactured goods here. Unfortunately, PayPal continue being a problem in not allowing payments. Despite medical cannabis being legal in 38 Sates, recreational use legal in 18 States and a further 13 States having decriminalized cannabis use, PayPal have not yet caught up. We've all still got much work to do. Help support our Mission and pick up some awesome 420 goodies.
Your Experiences At 420 Magazine
We've got a new thread for our members to share how much they have learned, gained, grown and/or experienced from their membership at 420 Magazine. We hope that patients, activists, growers, fans of the flower, friends of 420 Magazine, or even reformed LEO will post their experiences here for others to learn from and celebrate.
Please Tell Us About Your Experiences At 420 Magazine
420 Magazine Job Opportunities
We are currently vetting applications from members for a product reviewer position. Thank you very much to those who have volunteered their time to support our mission. You'll understand that we have to be careful about who we allow in the back, so we'll be replying to you in due course. You can also send a resume to hr@420magazine.com
Sponsors
We would like to thank the following new and renewing sponsors who over the past month have signed up for another year. We are truly grateful for their support because without them, 420 Magazine would not be the free resource that it is.
Peak Supply Co
Test Negative
Mars Hydro
Peak Terpenes
Please check out their websites and support those who support us.
Also, don't forget to check out the Sponsors Forum, where our sponsors post information and offers exclusive to 420 Magazine members.
To make it easy to find sponsors accounts and their profiles, we've now added them to the Members Page.
Sponsor of the Month: PerfectPipe
We are delighted to announce that PerfectPipe are 420 Magazine's Sponsor of the Month.
PerfectPipe are are long-term supporters of our mission and are generous prize sponsors in some of our contests. This unique product has also received some excellent reviews from our members.
The no cough PerfectPipe was developed utilizing over 40 years of scientific glassblowing experience.
Made of laboratory grade borosilicate glass on automation machines for the utmost quality, the PerfectPipe is rightly named. It eliminates burning sparks, reduces heat, increases cannabinoid extraction, and reduces herb usage. Because it’s high quality glass it also cleans like new, every time.
Thank you, PerfectPipe, for your support! We are truly grateful.
Our Home Page
Don't get stuck in the growing forums. Do remember to check out our Home Page regularly. It's updated daily, full of interesting news stories, sponsor profiles, reviews, scientific and healing features, pieces on our contest winners, recipes and some great articles written by our sponsors.
Across July, we've posted two new 420 Magazine official reviews of GeoFlora and Weed Seeds Express and some great articles by sponsors, Herbies and Cilicon. All highly recommended.
July Contest Winners
Congratulations to all of the monthly winners, who, thanks to our sponsors, will be receiving some great prize packages.
420 Magazine's Grow Journal of the Month: July 2022 - HashGirl
420 Magazine's Member of the Month: July 2022 - Carcass
420 Magazine's Photo of the Month: July 2022 - CultivationArt
420 Magazine's Nug of the Month: July 2022 - Krissi Carbone
420 Magazine's Plant of the Month: July 2022 - Bionic Chronic NZ
You don't have to be an experienced grower to enter the contests - any member with a minimum of 50 posts may enter and vote in those with polls. There are some great prizes to win - including exclusive 420 Magazine merchandise and some high value products from our generous, contest-supporting sponsors.
So if you fancy picking up a garden-full of great prizes, or just enjoy looking at some of the most beautiful plants and nugs produced on the planet, do check out our contests. They are fun and inspirational.
That's the lot for this month. Thank you for being a valuable part of our Mission, we are truly grateful for you.
Sending you all lots of love and positive energy through the universe.
Teddy Edwards
420 Support
This monthly post is to keep you informed about what's been going on behind the scenes at 420 Magazine during the last few weeks, introducing you to our valued new and renewing sponsors and highlighting our monthly contest winners.
A special "Welcome!" to all the new members over the last month.
You have joined the friendliest, most mature and comprehensive Cannabis and Hemp website in the world. In return we'd simply ask that you spend a few moments reading our Posting Guidelines. It helps us no end if you can stick to these: it reduces the time we need to spend moderating and advising, allowing us the space to continue maintaining, developing and adding to the website itself.
We've also added a handy shortlist of links which answer the most common "how to" questions about posting and to help you get the most out of 420 Magazine. Welcome New Members – Please Read Before Posting
And why not post a little bit about yourself in our Introduce Yourself forum? It's a great way to start conversations and get initial guidance.
As we do every month, we'd like to extend our special thanks to those members who take the time and trouble to voluntarily welcome members who introduce themselves. They show and share great 420 Magazine positive vibes. Many of you also help us by reporting spam and other infractions, which is much appreciated as we cannot be everywhere. Your support does not go unnoticed. Thank you all!
Reporting the spammers and spambots, who try to take advantage of 420 Magazine's reach at the expense of our paying sponsors and our members, is a great help to our busy team. Please do remember - one report per spammer please. We can quickly find everything we need from a single report. Multiple reports of multiple posts from the same spammer from the same member actually increases our workload in the back. Thanks!
We always say that we wouldn't be here without our Sponsors, however it's equally true that 420 Magazine wouldn't be such a great mission without you, our members. We are always grateful for your presence, contributions, positive energy and spirit of helping others.
420 Magazine SEO: Search Engine Optimization Project
We work hard to keep our community prominent in search engines, so that new friends can find us, learn, enjoy and share. We have a dedicated team in the back working to further improve our SEO - and there is something that all members can do to help.
If members could please remember to descriptively label photos before posting and be explicit when describing content in thread tiles, that really will boost our SEO.
1. Threads
Titles such as "WTF is this?" or "Bud Porn" negatively affect our rankings, whereas "My plant has gone crazy - is this foxtail?" or "Black Domina 72 Days Into Flower - Huge Colas" are descriptive and will positively help our mission.
2. Photos
Photos should describe their content so please re-name something like "image DSC_3928174rtt.jpg" to "jack-herer-hempy-bucket.jpg" for example, before posting.
This applies to images either uploaded to our Gallery, or attachments to posts.
This will help users to find your images and better understand your post.
3. Tags
These are important, so please be sure to add them when you start a new thread by using the Add Tags option .
Use words you expect to use in your thread or grow, e.g. soil, organic, outdoor, coco, LED, organic, hydro, scrog etc.
We understand this is extra work and not always possible, but please try to help us to remain the biggest and best cannabis community on the internet.
Thank You from the 420 Magazine SEO Team.
More Emojis!
This month we've added emoji support to the forums, which allows our members to use their iPhone & Android emojis in forum threads. We ask that you please use them tastefully and not get too crazy in signatures.
On 420 Magazine you can use them through your desktop/phone/tablet emoji overlay. In your message box, you should have an emoji icon in your mobile keyboard. On desktop, you right-click and select Emoji.
The forum also lists them in the Smiley menu. Click it and scroll to the bottom to find the long list of emojis to use.
We have also fixed a lot of emoji codes that were in the previous software, so those old emojis are now working again.
Software Update: The "Ignore" Feature
We removed a script that was designed to allow members to "ignore" each other. The script did not allow us to stop members from ignoring admins/mods, so it became an issue for us being able to moderate. Meanwhile, the forum software developer has evolved and actually added the feature into the software, without the use of an added script. You can see the "Ignore" button on anyone's profile, except for staff.
You can find detailed information on how you use it in our Members Support forum, here - How To Ignore A Member
420 Magazine Store
It's up and running here - 420 Magazine Store. Currently in stock, we have some very cool 420 Magazine mugs, stickers and those sought-after 420 Magazine T Shirts. It's all tip-top quality. No cheapo, foreign manufactured goods here. Unfortunately, PayPal continue being a problem in not allowing payments. Despite medical cannabis being legal in 38 Sates, recreational use legal in 18 States and a further 13 States having decriminalized cannabis use, PayPal have not yet caught up. We've all still got much work to do. Help support our Mission and pick up some awesome 420 goodies.
Your Experiences At 420 Magazine
We've got a new thread for our members to share how much they have learned, gained, grown and/or experienced from their membership at 420 Magazine. We hope that patients, activists, growers, fans of the flower, friends of 420 Magazine, or even reformed LEO will post their experiences here for others to learn from and celebrate.
Please Tell Us About Your Experiences At 420 Magazine
420 Magazine Job Opportunities
We are currently vetting applications from members for a product reviewer position. Thank you very much to those who have volunteered their time to support our mission. You'll understand that we have to be careful about who we allow in the back, so we'll be replying to you in due course. You can also send a resume to hr@420magazine.com
Sponsors
We would like to thank the following new and renewing sponsors who over the past month have signed up for another year. We are truly grateful for their support because without them, 420 Magazine would not be the free resource that it is.
Peak Supply Co
Test Negative
Mars Hydro
Peak Terpenes
Please check out their websites and support those who support us.
Also, don't forget to check out the Sponsors Forum, where our sponsors post information and offers exclusive to 420 Magazine members.
To make it easy to find sponsors accounts and their profiles, we've now added them to the Members Page.
Sponsor of the Month: PerfectPipe
We are delighted to announce that PerfectPipe are 420 Magazine's Sponsor of the Month.
PerfectPipe are are long-term supporters of our mission and are generous prize sponsors in some of our contests. This unique product has also received some excellent reviews from our members.
The no cough PerfectPipe was developed utilizing over 40 years of scientific glassblowing experience.
Made of laboratory grade borosilicate glass on automation machines for the utmost quality, the PerfectPipe is rightly named. It eliminates burning sparks, reduces heat, increases cannabinoid extraction, and reduces herb usage. Because it’s high quality glass it also cleans like new, every time.
Thank you, PerfectPipe, for your support! We are truly grateful.
Our Home Page
Don't get stuck in the growing forums. Do remember to check out our Home Page regularly. It's updated daily, full of interesting news stories, sponsor profiles, reviews, scientific and healing features, pieces on our contest winners, recipes and some great articles written by our sponsors.
Across July, we've posted two new 420 Magazine official reviews of GeoFlora and Weed Seeds Express and some great articles by sponsors, Herbies and Cilicon. All highly recommended.
July Contest Winners
Congratulations to all of the monthly winners, who, thanks to our sponsors, will be receiving some great prize packages.
420 Magazine's Grow Journal of the Month: July 2022 - HashGirl
420 Magazine's Member of the Month: July 2022 - Carcass
420 Magazine's Photo of the Month: July 2022 - CultivationArt
420 Magazine's Nug of the Month: July 2022 - Krissi Carbone
420 Magazine's Plant of the Month: July 2022 - Bionic Chronic NZ
You don't have to be an experienced grower to enter the contests - any member with a minimum of 50 posts may enter and vote in those with polls. There are some great prizes to win - including exclusive 420 Magazine merchandise and some high value products from our generous, contest-supporting sponsors.
So if you fancy picking up a garden-full of great prizes, or just enjoy looking at some of the most beautiful plants and nugs produced on the planet, do check out our contests. They are fun and inspirational.
That's the lot for this month. Thank you for being a valuable part of our Mission, we are truly grateful for you.
Sending you all lots of love and positive energy through the universe.
Teddy Edwards
420 Support
Teddy! I think I posted that the day you were working out the kinks. Now it just shows "completed" labels so I'm good with that.
