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Registration & Login
Why do I need to Register?
You will be required to create an account before posting. To take advantage of all the features offered by our discussion board you will need to have an account. It only takes a few seconds to register.
How do I Register?
To create an account you will need to visit the Registration page and complete the form for creating a new account. Here you will specify details such as your username and email address and to specify a password.
I have a Username and Password, How do I Login?
After successfully registering you should have a username and password. You can then visit the login page and enter your username and password to login.
I already logged in, why do I get logged off automatically?
You will be automatically logged off after an administrator-defined length of inactivity, usually 20 minutes.
I forgot my username and/or password.
If you forgot your username and/or password you can visit the Forget Your Password page and have both your username and a new password emailed to you by entering the email account you're 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 username and new password you can login and change your password.
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 login you may either require account activation or your account may be on hold. In this case it is best to contact the board administrator.
I’ve logged in before, but now can’t login?
First check to ensure your username and password are correct. If you still can’t login your account has either been put on hold or deleted due to inactivity. Please contact the board administrator.
User Profile & Settings
What is a Profile?
A profile is information about your account that controls how you view information within our discussion board.
Why am I required to login to post?
Depending upon how the administrator has configured the site you may be required to be logged in before viewing/using these areas. This is primarily to protect the privacy of users who have shared their information or to prevent unwanted/unsolicited emails.
Privacy & Security
How do I change my Password?
Once logged in you can change your password from your Profile page.
How do I change my nickname?
You can change your nickname from the Profile page.
How do I change my email address?
Once logged in, you can change your private email address from your Profile page.
Navigation
What is a Forum Group?
A Forum Group is a top level grouping of related forums. A forum group contains 1 or more forums.
What is a Forum?
A Forum is a grouping of related threads of discussion. A Forum contains 0 or more threads and 0 or more sub-forums.
What is a Thread?
A Thread is a grouping of related posts. A Thread contains 1 or more Posts. The first post becomes the Thread and replies to the original post increment details on the Thread, such as the reply count or last post.
What do the Thread icons mean?
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Thread Icon Legend
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Topic with posts you have not read.
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Topic with posts you have read.
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Popular topic with posts you have not read. A topic
becomes popular after a certain number of views and posts (administrator
defined).
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Popular topic with posts you have read. A topic becomes
popular after a certain number of views and posts (administrator
defined).
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Announcement you have not read
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Announcement you have read
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A pinned topic with posts you have not read. Pinned topics are
displayed before other topics until they become unpinned.
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A pinned topic with posts you have read. Pinned topics are displayed
before other topics until they become unpinned.
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A pinned popular topic with posts you have not read. A pinned topic
with enough views or replies to become popular.
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A pinned popular topic with posts you have read. A pinned topic with
enough views or replies to become popular.
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A locked topic with posts you have not read. Locked topics do not
allow replies.
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A locked topic with posts you have read. Locked topics do not allow
replies.
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When I view a Forum I don’t see any Threads/Posts?
A forum may not display any threads if there are no threads in the forum or if filters on the forms have been applied and no threads match the filter. An example of a filter is filtering to display threads newer than a certain date, such as threads new in the past 2 weeks.
What are the different icons next to threads?
The icons next to threads when viewing a forum indicate different status. You can move your mouse cursor over these icons to see what the different status / types of threads are.
What is an Announcement Thread?
An announcement is a special post type that is always displayed at the top of a forum for a configured amount of time. The purpose of an announcement is to increase the visibility of certain topics.
What is a sticky Thread?
A sticky topic is a special post that causes a post to sort to the top of a forum for a specified amount of time. A sticky topic is similar to an announcement, whereas an announcement is displayed separate from other threads and usually does not allow replies.
What is a Locked Thread?
A locked thread is a special post that does not allow replies. Once a user locks a post or an administrator/moderator locks a thread no more posts are allowed.
Can I sort Threads when viewing a forum?
Yes, you can sort threads when viewing a forum by Author, Replies, Views, and Last Post. The default sort for a forum is to display the newest threads first (Last Post descending). To sort simply click on the options button at the bottom of the screen and select your desired sort order and click 'Apply'.
I can’t access a forum I know exists.
If you are attempting to access a forum that you have visited before, but now receive an ‘unknown forum’ error there are two likely causes. The first cause is that the forum you are attempting to access is private and you are not signed in. The second cause is that the forum has been removed.
Posting
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 and BBCode can be used to mark-up posts.
How do I post a new message to a forum?
When viewing a forum you should see an image button reading New Topic. Clicking on this image button will take you to a form for posting a message or ask you to login first.
How do I reply to an existing post?
You can reply to an existing post using the Reply image button displayed with the post. If you do not see the Reply image button when viewing a post you either do not have permissions to reply or the post may not allow replies.
How do I edit my posts?
If you are logged in you will see an Edit image button next to posts you have made. Clicking on this image button will allow you to edit your post.
My Post has words replaced with ***?
The administrator may have specified a word filter for posts. When word filters are enabled certain words that are deemed to be offensive are filtered and replaced with the ‘*’ character.
User Groups & Permissions
What is an Administrator?
An administrator is the highest permission level within the discussion board. By default, an administrator has full permissions to perform any action, e.g. moderating posts, approving users, and so on.