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Registering

To participate to this forum, you will have to register; guest posting is not allowed. To register, click on the "register" link in the menu at the top of the screen, and fill in the form there.

We hate spam, and we don't send spam, so don't worry about it, your email address is safe. You can choose to hide it from the rest of the members if you are still worried. After registering, check your email. You will receive an email with your username and a temporary password, which you can use to log in to the forum for the first time. After logging in, you can change the password to something easier to remember. After the registration is complete, you can login with your username and password and start using the forum.

Loggin In/Out

Logging In

Once you have registered, or if you are returning to a site, you can login to the site. In the menu bar on the forum you will find an image/text that says "Login". If it says "Logout" you are already logged in. This can happen if you've already logged in before and chosen to have the forum remember who are you are. This places a cookie on your system. Once you choose "Login" you will be prompted for your user name and password. If the combination is correct you will be allowed to navigate the forum as a user, rather than a guest.

Logging Out

If you are done browsing the forum you may decide to logout. Perhaps you share a workstation with someone else, in this case you would want to log out of the forum upon leaving. When you are logged in you will see "Logout" in the forum menu, select this and the forum will log your user name out.

Forgot Your Passord

If you're trying to login to the forum but you forget your password or have lost it, you can retrieve it using the lost password tool. On the login screen, next to the username field, it says "Forgot password?" Click this to be taken to the "forgot password" form. Enter your username on this screen and press the Send button. Your password will be sent to the email address registered to that username.

Profile

Profile Overview

YaBB allows you to fill out a profile which tells people about you. You can have your name, age, instant messenger information, personal avatar, and more!

Editing Profile

To change your profile, click the "Profile" option in the forum menu.

Profile Options

Password
Passwords have no restrictions, but it is recommended that you type at least 6 characters, using a combination of characters and numbers. Both password fields must be the same, simply as a check that you typed it correctly.
Example: xd8bill

Name
This is your real or displayed name. This is what will be shown throughout the forum, in place of your username.
Example: John Doe

Email Address
This must be valid to register, and things may be sent to this email address by the forum, such as topic notifications. It is also required if you ever wish to retreive a forgotton password.
Example: me@mydomain.com

Gender
You get two choices. Male or Female ;) This is an optional field to provide other users with your gender.

Birthdate
Your birthdate, in MMDDYYYY form. The birthday is only used to ensure that you are old enough to register on the forum. It also allows YaBB to display special items on your birthday.
Example: 07 31 1981

Location
This is an optional field. You may type your current location or where you live in this field. It is displayed in your profile for other visitors to see.

Time Offset
This is a + or - number to add or subtract to the current time showing on the forum. The forum's server may be in a different time zone than your computer.
Example: Forum time shows 13:28, but your time is 14:28. Time Offset would be +1

Signature
This is a brief message or list of urls's that you may type in. YaBBC code is allowed in your signature. Signatures are shown at the bottom of each of your posts.

Posting

Creating a new thread

In order to start a discussion on a subject, you must create a thread, you can do this by clicking the start new thread button on the board index page.

Posting a reply

To reply to a post, you can click the post a reply button at the top or at the button of the table. If you want to insert a quote to which you are replying, you can click the quote button of the post.

YaBBC

For obvious reasons standard HTML code cannot be used in posts. Instead YaBB allows the use of YaBB Bulletin Board Code (YaBBC) in posts. YaBBC is similar to HTML, but safe and standardized for bulletin board use.

Type This For This

[hr]

[url=http://site.com]SITE[/url] SITE

[url]http://site.com[/url] http://site.com

[img]http://site.com/image.gif[/img]

[img width=80 height=40]http://site.com/image.gif[/img]

[b]Bold[/b] Bold

[i]Italic[/i] Italic

[u]Underlined[/u] Underlined

[s]strikethrough[/s] ~~strikethrough~~

[color=Red]Red text[/color] Red text

[move]stuff[/move] stuff :)

[shadow=color,glow width, #characters wide]TEXT[/shadow] Shadowed Text

[glow=color,glow width, #characters wide]TEXT[/glow] Glowing Text

[flash]http:/site.com/flash.swf[/flash] Flash Movie

[quote]Quoted text[/quote]
Quoted text

Instant Messaging (IM)

YaBB is about community and communication. And there are plenty of ways to communicate: Posting on the boards, Instant Messaging, E-mail, ICQ, AIM and YIM. Of course, all methods of communication are only available to members. An exception is when the Forum Staff decides to allow guests to post on the boards: in this case all unregistered users are NOT allowed to do is viewing the Member List and sending Personal Messages to members.

While e-mail is a good way to correspond privately with members, it has several drawbacks: You must open your e-mail application to write and send the message; the recipient must open his/her e-mail application; check his/her mail and your message will mixed in with all the other mail and it can take sometimes several minutes to an hour for mail to reach the recipient. As an alternative to e-mail, YaBB offers a faster, more private method. Instant Messaging on the boards provides instantaneous delivery to the recipient's Private Mailbox. The mail is sent and received entirely through YaBB, so neither you nor the recipient have to open another program or leave YaBB. Instant Messaging also gives both the sender and recipient greater privacy: No one's real e-mail address is revealed. Instant Messages show only the handle and name of both parties. If a recipient isn't online, Instan Messages wait in the member's IM box until the next time s/he logs in and manually reads and/or deletes them. YaBB Instant Messages is a self-contained, highly private e-mail system.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why Can't I Edit My Own Posts?

The only person who can edit a members post is the member who created the post and the forum Administrators. There have been occasions when members have been unable to edit their posts. Although Logging In on the forums is not Case Sensitive, it seems editing your post is.

For example, If your username is "Member" and you login with and make a post under "member", trying to edit your post while logged in with "Member" or MeMbEr" will not allow you to edit your post.

If you can not remember how you were logged in you can do the following to find out...

Put your mose over top of your Username to the left of you post and you will see your username in the link URL in the status bar or Internet Explorer. It will be displayed in the URL exactly how it was when you originally made the post. You will have to login the same way to be allowed to edit your post.

If you still need help then make a post in the same thread or contact one of the forum Administrators. We'll be happy to help you out.

More Help

If you have any questions or problems which weren't answered or solved on this page feel free to contact one of the forum admins.