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• George Score (George Points with a new name) - posted by Hank on 5/16/99
• George Score replaced - posted by Hank on 6/19/99
• Small modification in the GS - posted by Doug on 6/24/99
• Hide the George-O-Meter - posted by Joshua McGee on 6/29/99
• Stamp prices increased - posted by Hank on 7/2/99
• Miles traveled now listed under Hits Today - posted by Mike from Wisconsin on 7/3/99
• User Note Search feature, new options on registration page - posted by Hank on 7/11/99
• Top 10 Hits page changed - posted by Liz on 7/29/99
• Top 10 FRBs - posted by Mike on 8/5/99
• More security (passwords and login page) added - posted by Hank on 8/13/99
• New fields for Profile (age and gender) - posted by Hank on 8/15/99
• Email address can now be changed in MyGeorge - posted by Hank on 8/22/99
• New field on profile - "Became a Where's Georger on..." - posted by Gary I. on 8/23/99
• PF is now on the new server - posted by Hank on 8/28/99
• Info@wheresgeorge email address now up - posted by Hank on 8/28/99
• Credit Card ordering for Rubber Stamps now Available! - posted by Hank on 9/21/99
• User Preferences page (under MyGeorge) and "I have read the User Guidelines" check box - posted by Hank on 12/11/99
• Gender/sex option added to profile - posted by jeni on 12/12/99
• Series dropdown menu now defaults to nothing - posted by Mike on 4/1/00
• Old bug fixed (zip code cookie) - posted by Hank on 4/29/00
• Working forum search, minor changes to Nav panel, and User Links page added - posted by Hank on 7/15/00
• Top 10 Users and User Profiles by State now only updated twice a day - posted by Hank on 8/30/00
• "New" denomination selection is gone from Series list on Bill Entry form - posted by Hank on 8/30/00
• Bill Entry Grid by Series/Denom is now available on the Top 10 menu - posted by Hank on 9/1/00
• Minor changes in user notes - posted by Hank on 9/9/00
• Dollar bill soap now available in the George Store - posted by Hank on 9/24/00
• Maybe everybody missed it the 1st time (Dollar Soap for sale in the George Store) - posted by Hank on 9/27/00
• FAQ has been changed, and Contribute to WG? page added - posted by Hank on 10/7/00
• Zip Code Hit Report - posted by Hank on 10/15/00
• New look for menu bar (images instead of text) - posted by Hank on 11/7/00
• Little blue X added to bill reports for registered users who don't have anon email - posted by Seamus on 11/19/00
• HTML now stripped from City and Name sections of profile in the Profile Directory - posted by Hank on 2/6/01
• User Profile Directory now has sort options (# of users to display, sort by GS, bills entered, # of hits, etc.) - posted by Hank on 2/7/01
• Friends of WG now available! - posted by Hank on 3/19/01
• New "Feature" for those who "George" at work - posted by Hank on 4/27/01
• Hits by State Maps - posted by Hank on 7/19/01
• Hit maps for Top 10 states report - posted by Hank on 7/20/01
• All size T-shirts now available in George Store - posted by Hank on 8/13/01
• IE Favicon for WG - posted by Hank on 11/27/01
• Bill note search (for Friends) - posted by Hank on 12/8/01
• User-Entered zips now have 0 miles (instead of being computed from Linwood, KS) - posted by SilkyTears on 12/31/01
• George-O-Meter now says "Totaling" instead of "Totalling" - posted by Beaker on 4/3/02
• >Edit button on bill reports to edit notes - posted by The Old Geezer on 4/27/02
• "Edit" button on bill reports - posted by mitch on 4/25/02
• New procedure to email me for most issues (Contact Form) - posted by Hank on 4/28/02
• "Geocaching" bills now marked as such and are in separate Top 10 lists - posted by Hank on 7/22/02
• Default bill note, and @CNT@ - posted by Hank on 8/15/02
• Color, and more info, added to international hits - posted by Hank on 11/18/02
• "International Users click here" added to bill entry form - posted by Hank on 11/18/02
• Changes to Hit Notifications - now sent as HTML email and includes Denom, Series, and the "george eyes" image - posted by Somebody From Nowhere on 11/14/02
• Midnight bill-counter problem has been fixed - posted by Hank on 11/25/02
• Mugs now for sale at the George Store - posted by Hank on 1/9/03
• Change in the way FOG contributions are applied - posted by Hank on 1/19/03
• Bill reports now display local time - posted by Hank on 1/23/03
• Offset from GMT added to bill reports - posted by Jesse in SD on 2/16/03
• Can now see bill reports without entering bills (answering "No" to "Do you have this bill right now?") for old AND new bills - posted by HMG in Mass on 2/17/03
• Format changed for zip code hit report - posted by The Happy Hodag! on 2/17/03
• Addition to User Guidelines (Legal stuff) - posted by Hank on 2/18/03
• Where's George Store NEWS and SALE (new store software)- posted by Hank on 3/15/03
• George Store update! (new items) - posted by Hank on 5/23/03
• Georgers with 0 George Scores removed from Top 10 lists - posted by E=Mc2 on 6/6/03
• Do not have to enter series for new-style bills, and shortcut for entering them - posted by Hank on 6/18/03
• Automatic series entry for higher-denom bills with new-style serial #s - posted by A very pleased Wattsburg Gary on 6/19/03
• Globe and computer icons added to bill reports to help locate suspicious hits - posted by Hank on 7/11/03
• Change of email address - posted by Hank on 8/4/03
• Bill Note search is back, for Friends members - posted by Hank on 8/11/03
• Temporarily making Bill Note Search available to everyone - posted by Hank on 8/15/03
• Added "payable to:" information on "Friends of WG?" page - posted by Hank on 8/20/03
• Bill Notes search gone again, will come back later - posted by Hank on 9/10/03
• Bill note search will come and go over the next few weeks - posted by Hank on 9/12/03
• Default Anon Email note - posted by Hank on 10/10/03
• Default Anon email note increased to 8000 characters - posted by Hank on 10/11/03
• Removed 1963 (A/B) and 1966 (A) from the bill entry page - posted by Hank on 10/15/03
• Bill entry for 1963 $1s re-enabled - posted by Hank on 10/16/03
• Re-enabled bill entry for 1963A and 1963B $1s - posted by Hank on 10/21/03
• New rules for Geogeorgers (and Geocache bills removed from Top 10 list) - posted by Hank on 10/22/03
• User Guideline concerning Bulk Bill Distribution slightly modified - posted by JT from MD on 10/27/03
• George's eyes stopped moving due to bandwidth concerns - posted by Hank on 11/6/03