What's New
16 Dec 2009
On 16 Dec 2009 Consul.cc underwent a minor upgrade.
- Updated privacy policy to note explicit permission for
consul.cc to send email.
- Added groups. Members with confirmed IDs are now able to create and administer groups. Group administrators
may limit access and visibility to groups.
- Added textual fields to most member types.
- Added the ability to search the textual fields.
- Updated the country display to use Google Maps to display maps of the locations
10 Aug 2009
On 10 Aug 2009 Consul.cc underwent a minor upgrade.
- Fixed minor bugs in workpages for registered users.
- Changed wording to indicate that Consul.cc does not confirm appointments but does
validate them.
- Modified to work with new countries web service. We now display
much more data about locations. See our Country Information page
for more details.
12 June 2009
On 12 June 2009 Consul.cc underwent a minor upgrade.
- Worked with identify.nu to create a simplified signup. It should now be easier for users to create
an account on identify.nu or simply associate an existing account with their account on Consul.cc
- Added more notifications from the system when your account is changed. On occasion actions by others will change
your status. You are now notified of these changes.
- Added the ability for members to delete their records.
16 May 2009
On 16 May 2009 Consul.cc underwent a major upgrade.
- In addition to Consul members, we have added Emissaries to the list of updated users on the front page.
- Overall ratings for each type of member were added to indicate their progress toward verification.
- We changed the status icons to be more easily discernable; hopefully you will find the icons more
informative. The status icons indicate amount of the process that has been completed.
- Popup help that describes the various fields was added. The popup help is identified by

Popup help example
This is what the popup
help looks like
.
To see the help text, move the cursor over the "?".
- We added the ability for users to upload their own photos. On the "Member Page" click on
"User Info" then look for the "Upload Photo" section.
- Tabs on the "Member Page" have been changed to buttons.
- We added the ability for verified consuls to locate other consuls seeking verification on the "Work
Requests" page.
- We added the ability to search for a specific consul to approve your consul application.
- We fixed some display bugs.
We hope you find that these changes make Consul.cc a more vibrant, exciting and
easy to use website.