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| ====== Community Forum Guide! ====== | ====== Community Forum Guide! ====== | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round info 60%> | ||
| + | **This page documents an Melonland Policy** | ||
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| + | It describes a widely accepted standard that all users should normally follow. | ||
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| This guide will help you understand how the forum works and how to make the most of it. | This guide will help you understand how the forum works and how to make the most of it. | ||
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| Forums have four levels of organization: | Forums have four levels of organization: | ||
| - | * **Categories**: | + | * **Categories**: |
| * **Boards**: These are like rooms, where you can find topics related to a specific subject. | * **Boards**: These are like rooms, where you can find topics related to a specific subject. | ||
| * **Topics**: These are the talking points or threads that anyone can create. For example, the topic "How did you come up with your username?" | * **Topics**: These are the talking points or threads that anyone can create. For example, the topic "How did you come up with your username?" | ||
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| ==== Keeping the forum usable for others :-[ ==== | ==== Keeping the forum usable for others :-[ ==== | ||
| - | Forums are early web technology | + | Forums are early web technology |
| - | This forum will not automatically format your images so that they load quickly like Discord | + | ==== Quotes :~O ==== |
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| + | You can quote others using the quote, multi-quote | ||
| + | **An important note:** If you are quoting a big post; its bad etiquette to include | ||
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| + | ==== Moving a topic! ==== | ||
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| + | If you think your topic is on the wrong board thats not an issue. You will see a " | ||
| ==== Drafts :~) ==== | ==== Drafts :~) ==== | ||
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| ===== Managing Your Profile :-D ===== | ===== Managing Your Profile :-D ===== | ||
| - | To edit your profile, you need to click the **Profile** icon on the top right corner of the page. You will then be able to change your avatar, signature, personal text, and more. You can also click the "Ultimate | + | To edit your profile, you need to click the **Profile** icon on the top right corner of the page. You will then be able to change your avatar, signature, personal text, and more. You can also click the "About Me / Profile" |
| ==== Set default style for your posts ==== | ==== Set default style for your posts ==== | ||
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| ==== Managing & Giving Gifts ==== | ==== Managing & Giving Gifts ==== | ||
| - | The forum has a gift system ; click **View Gifts** on anyone' | + | To Do: Update this section with artifacts info |
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| - | **To give a gift:** You must be a full member (100+ posts) then click view gifts on someones profile, you'll find an upload a gift form which lets you upload any image that is 32x32px or less. | + | |
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| + | ===== Ignoring unwanted boards ===== | ||
| + | Sometimes there will be boards that do not interest you on the forum! If you find a board is uninteresting you can select the [[https:// | ||
| ===== Pick a new forum theme ===== | ===== Pick a new forum theme ===== | ||
| - | The forum is in dark mode high-contrast by default, there is also a light mode low-contrast made by [[user: | + | The forum is in dark mode high-contrast by default, there is also a light mode low-contrast made by [[user: |
| ===== Making the forum suit you :-} ===== | ===== Making the forum suit you :-} ===== | ||
