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Questions that are Occasionally Asked

Q: Who are you, what is EGGS, and why the site?
Q: Is there any link between you and Friends Reunited?
Q: What is the EGRC?
Q: Will you be organising another reunion?
Q: I want to arrange a reunion for my school - can you give me any tips?
Q: Who pays for this website?
Q: So how do I get an eliotsgreen.com email address?
Q: Who designed this website?
Q: Could you design / set up a site for me?
Q: What does the site “cookie” store on my computer?
Q: Why do I need to register with the Forum to access the database and / or poll areas?

Q: Who are you, what is EGGS, and why the site?

A: I am Paul Gleave, I went to Eliots Green Grammar School (EGGS) between 1968 and 1975, and I instigated the 2000 reunion in the summer of 1998 following a brief spurt of madness.  This site was initially set up only to facilitate a contact database for the 2000+ people that we were trying to locate, and it also served as a means of publicising the event. However, it became clear that Eliots Green is still an institution that lives on in many peoples’ minds, and as it no longer exists as a physical entity, I decided to perpetuate it indefinitely by extending the site to document life and events at the old school.

Q: Is there any link between you and FriendsReunited?

A: No, there isn’t.  FriendsReunited sprang up shortly after the June 2000 reunion.  I had considered the possibility of setting up something similar, but decided that I didn’t have the time, the energy nor the money to embark on something of that scale.

I am trying to encourage ex-EGGS who are registered on FriendsReunited to register here as well - for a start, this site is 100% dedicated Eliots Green based, we have a very well organised contact database, and last but not least, messaging between registered users is FREE.

Q: What is the EGRC?

A: It stands for the Eliots Green Reunion Club. For more information on the EGRC, look here.

Q: Will you be organising another reunion?

A: Yes.  Look here for the latest plans.

Q: I want to arrange a large reunion for my school - can you give me any tips?

A: You are welcome to contact me if you want to discuss the various ways of approaching this.

Q: Who pays for this website?

A: To date, the modest costs of having the site hosted have been funded from money left over from the 2000 reunion. I am looking at other ways of getting the site to generate income, for example by flogging highly desirable and prestigious (well, to some of you anyway) eliotsgreen.com email addresses. Alternatively, I am happy to accept donations towards the running costs.

Q: So how do I get an eliotsgreen.com email address?

A: See here for details

Q: Who designed this website?

A: I did - well it evolved really.

Q: Could you design / set up a site for me?

A: I am always open to offers :-)

Q: What does the site “cookie” store on my computer?

A: A “cookie” is a small data file that is generated when you log in to the discussion forum; it is essentially an electronic membership card that is stored on your PC. It is uniquely yours and can only be read by the web site that gave it to you.

Our cookie contains your registered username, password (encrypted), and the time of your latest visit to the Forum.  The time record is used to flag up the messages that have been posted since you last visited.

 The cookie is present so that the next time you visit the site, you do not have to enter your username and password again. It is also used as a means of controlling access to certain web pages that are only meant for ex-Eliots Green people that have registered their membership with this site.  

The cookie does not contain any other personal information, other than that outlined above. It can be deleted at the end of your session if you prefer, by setting the appropriate option in your forum  profile.

If You Want to Control Which Cookies You Accept:
You can order your browser to accept all cookies or to alert you every time a cookie is offered. Then you can decide whether to accept one or not.

If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0:
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Privacy tab,
4. Default setting is medium. Move the slider to determine which setting you prefer.
5. You can also click on Advanced for specialized cookie treatment.

If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0:
1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Security tab,
4. Click Internet, then Custom Level.
5. Scroll down to Cookies and choose one of the two options.

If you're using Internet Explorer 4.0:
1. Choose View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab,
4. Scroll down to the yellow exclamation icon under Security and choose one of the three options to regulate your use of cookies.

In Internet Explorer 3.0, you can View, Options, Advanced and click on the button that says Warn Before Accepting "Cookies."

If you're using Netscape Communicator 4.0:
On your Task Bar, click:
1. Edit, then
2. Preferences, then
3. click on Advanced.
4. Set your options in the box labeled "Cookies".

How to See Cookies You've Accepted:

If you're using Internet Explorer 6.0
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.

If you're using Internet Explorer 5.0
On your task bar, click:
1. Tools, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.

If you're using Internet Explorer 4.0
On your task bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Internet Options.
3. Under the tab General (the default tab) click
4. Settings, then
5. View Files.

Internet Explorer 3.0
On your Task Bar, click:
1. View, then
2. Options, then
3. Advanced, then
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Netscape Communicator 4.0:
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How to See the Code in a Cookie:
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Q: Why do I need to register with the Forum to access the database and / or poll areas?

A: I decided that certain areas of the site should be restricted to EGGS people only: for example, in the Polls section where I was collating opinions on when the next reunion should take place, it is important that only EGGS people can vote (of course), and vote only once on each issue. Also, with the database, it is important that you can edit your own record but no-one else’s, and that the outside world does not have access to your email or other contact details.

The Forum has built in to it a secure method of registering users, so I decided that I would use that as the user-authentication for these other areas: once a person has successfully logged in at the forum, they gain access to the poll and database areas as well.