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.
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• 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.