Plugins Used:
I was using the pluginsUsedPlugin from Andrew Chen but this no longer renders anything. I did like the simple and clean list output it gave. This plugin still works great on my main blog (Harrison Blackwood) using WordPress 2.6.2 and K2 RC r718.

I switched to WP-PluginsUsed from Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan. This plugin adds more advance display choices. I use other plugins from Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan and they all work great.

Last.fm:
I stopped using the code snippet from last.fm in a sidebar module mainly because it looks dull and overly simplistic. I still like the last.fm generated widget but I want a more graphically pleasing one. Since I am only using one sidebar with a limited number of modules a graphic version looks better and doesn’t get lost if in an overly busy set-up.

I switched to Last.Fm Records plugin from Jeroen Smeets. This works great and is simple to set-up and use. The current version 1.4 requires PHP 5 which causes a problem for my other site so I use version 1.3.1 there. I’m looking into changing hosts for my other site.

Flock:
Flock badges are not currently working/linking. This could be more related to their website and the recent release of Flock 2.0 from beta. I changed the badge to just a text link for now. I still want to show support for this great alternative social cross-platform browser.

Everything else works ok with my current versions of WordPress and K2.

bleeding-edge to hemorrhage -> NOW: almost-beta

Typing is a bit slow. Short posts would work best. Just like using Twitter.

Everything works now but the upgrade process using InstantUpgrade 1.0 beta2 did not go as quickly or smoothly as in the past. All that happened was I had to reload the confirmation page 3 times. Eventually, it failed with some lines of code that I did not copy. I just went back to my blog start page and re-logged in and everything works great.

I know this plugin is still a beta. I guess I could try a different upgrade plugin but this one works well enough for the test site.

Mob Wars is a simple game that adds just enough player personalization to make it fun without having to over manage resources. You can do jobs, buy/sell weapons & equipment, fight (attack) other mobsters, place a hit on a player, or claim the bounty from a hitlist by killing that player.

Each level you get 3 points to add to your stats; defense, attack, health, energy, and stamina. And of course you get to choose a mob name for yourself.

Since I am no power user and have well below the max of apps and friends, I find myself a bit apprehensive from doing much communication on or using Facebook. I do not want my meager actions to be deemed spam.

I do understand Facebook’s position in trying to limit spam and any other action that harms their community, but whatever algorithm or automated method they use to watch and track misuse needs to be improved in order to prevent the small causal user from surprise headaches.

One suggestion would be an actual warning well displayed on the users home page and an email message. Both could be sent more than once. First maybe 3 to 4 days in advance of disabling action as a warning. Then a second more threatening message 24 hours before action is taken.

Another way to get the message across could be a login re-direction to make sure of positive communication. When I tried to login after my account was disabled the login failed stating my account has been disabled by an administrator. This is where Facebook could try some kind of communication before taking extreme action. If the user fails to communicate to Facebook after a short warning period then Facebook should disable an account.

I did not see any warning message before my account was disabled. If it existed then it was not well placed or attention getting enough. All I got was a warning email:

Our systems indicate that you’ve been misusing certain features on the site. This email serves as a warning. Misuse of Facebook’s features or violating Facebook’s terms of use may result in your account being disabled . Thanks in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

If you have any questions, please contact warning@facebook.com from your login email address.

The Facebook Team

15 minutes later my account was disabled. Not much of a warning. I do believe that my posting of a duplicate message to the forums of the Zombies, Vampires, Werewolf, and Slayer apps probably caused the issue. Although by observation many others did the same thing and continue to do so. I assume the solution is obviously not to copy and paste the same message but to write a different message each time. What a pain since the purpose of the post is only to provide links and basic level info of my monsters.

Ultimately, a learning experience for me to be careful and not be lazy when writing.

I did receive a warning email from Facebook after my account was disabled. I replied explaining my situation and received an acknowledgment. I hope this is resolved soon.

This is frustrating due to the fact that there was no real warning and I have no access to my account info.

Has anyone else had this problem? What is the turn around time for a response?