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Registration & Login
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Why do I need to Register?
You are required to create an account before posting. You may, however,
read messages without registration. To take full advantage of the forums,
you will need to have an account. It only takes a few seconds to register,
and it is recommended you do so.
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How do I Register?
To create an account you will need to visit the
Registration page and specify
details like your login name and email address. Since you will most
likely wish to post messages to the forum, please complete the optional
forum information which allows you to create you own screen name and
message signature. You may also provide additional information that
you may want other users to know about you.
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I have a Username and Password, How do I Login?
After successfully registering, visit the
Sign In page and enter your
username and password. You will then be logged in and allowed to
post to the forums.
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I already logged in, why do I get logged off
automatically?
When logging in if you do not check the "Remember My Sign-In Across
Browser Restarts" option you will be automatically logged off after
20 minutes of inactivity. If you would like the forums to always log you
in automatically, please check the "Remember My Sign-In Across
Browser Restarts" checkbox.
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I forgot my password.
If you forget your password you can visit the
Reset Password page and
have a new password emailed to you. You will need to enter the
email account that you registered with. You will be sent a
new password since we store your password encrypted and
have no way of retrieving the original value. Once you
receive your new password you can login
and go to the
My Account page to change your password.
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What if I’ve registered but still cannot login?
If you’ve registered and can’t login, check to ensure you have a
valid username and password. If you are sure the username and password
are valid, but still can’t may be on hold. In this case it is best
to contact the board administrator(s) or moderator(s).
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I’ve logged in before, but now I can’t login?
First check to ensure your username and password are correct.
If you still can’t login your account may have been put on hold or
deleted due to inactivity. Please contact the board administrator(s)
or moderator(s).
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User Profile & Settings
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What is a Profile?
A profile is information about your account that controls how you
view information in the forums. This includes details about posts
you’ve contributed to, personal information you wish to share such
as your web address, as well as settings that control how you view
the forums such as your time zone.
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Why do I want to set my time zone?
Once the forums knows what time zone you are in it will display
the dates and time relative to your time zone.
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How do I add Signature to my Post?
A signature is a message that is appended to the end of any posts
you make in the forums. You can edit your signature from the
My Account page. This signature will then
appear at the bottom of any messages posted by you.
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What is an avatar?
An avatar is a feature of the forums which allows for an image to
be displayed next to your screen name with your posts. Avatars may
be enabled or disabled by the forum administrator.
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How do I set my avatar?
If avatars are enabled by the administrator you will see and avatar
section when viewing My Account. From here you can complete the
form to name the avatar you wish to use, either uploading an avatar
or specifying a URL to your avatar.
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Why am I required to login to post or view members
Requiring a login before posting to the forums limits the amount of off
topic and/or abusive content in the forum and allows the administrator
to deny posting to users who do so. Requiring a login to view member
profiles protects the privacy of users who have shared their
information.
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Privacy & Security
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How do I change my Password?
Once logged in you can change your password from the
My Account page. Enter and confirm a new
password using the input boxes provided.
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How do I change my Username?
To change your username login using your original email address and password.
Once logged in you can change your login email address from the
My Account page. Enter and confirm a new
email address using the input box provided.
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What Forum Profile settings are required?
The only profile setting that is required is your screen name.
This is the name that will be displayed next to your forum posts.
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Navigation
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What is a Forum Group?
A Forum Group is a top level grouping of related forums. A forum group
contains 1 or more forums.
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What is a Forum?
A Forum is a grouping of related topics of discussion. A Forum
contains 0 or more topics.
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What is a Topic?
A Topic is a grouping of related posts. A Topic contains 1 or more
Posts (Messages). The first post becomes the Topic and replies to the
original post increment details on the Topic, such as the reply count
or last post.
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When I view a Forum I don’t see any Topics/Posts?
A forum may not display any topics if there are no topics in the forum.
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Posting
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Can I use HTML?
Yes and no. You cannot type HTML directly into the editor.
If you are using Internet Explorer the default editor for
creating new posts will be a Rich Text Editor that will
automatically format posts using HTML. If you post with a
browser other than Internet Explorer a standard HTML textbox
is used.
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Can I add attachments to my posts?
No, you may not attach items to a post. You may, however, provide
a link to the attachment.
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What are Emoticons?
Emoticons are graphical elements that can be added within
the body of a post to add emotions to the post. Common examples
are the use of similes within the contents of a post. The forums
come with a pre-defined set of emoticons, however the administrator
can add additional ones.
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How do I post a new topic to a forum?
You can post a new topic to a forum by clicking the "New Topic"
button while viewing a forum. Clicking on this will either take you to a
form which will allow you to post a message or will ask you to login first.
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How do I reply to an existing message?
You can reply to an existing post using either the Reply or Quote
buttons displayed with the post.
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How do I edit my posted message?
You may edit a message that you have posted by returning to the message
in the topic and selecting the edit link below your user information.
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How do I delete a message I have posted?
You may not delete your message once it is submitted. If you must
delete the message, contact the administrator or moderator and request that they
delete the message for you.
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