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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?" | ||
* **Replies**: | * **Replies**: | ||
- | To participate in the forum, you need to register an account. You can do that by clicking the "Register" | + | To participate in the forum, you need to register an account. You can do that by clicking the **Register** button on the top of the page. You will then be able to create topics, reply to topics, fill out your profile and more! |
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===== Creating topics :-) ===== | ===== Creating topics :-) ===== | ||
- | To create a topic, you need to go to the board where you want to topic and click the "New Topic" | + | To create a topic, you need to go to the board where you want the topic to be, and click the **New Topic** button. You will then be able to write a subject and a message for your topic and pick an icon for it. You can also use [[bbcode|BBCode]] to format your text, add images, links, videos, and more. If you prefer to use a WYSIWYG editor; click the last icon on the editors icon list to switch to visual mode! |
+ | You can preview your topic before submitting it by clicking the **Preview** button. | ||
**Tips for Making a Good Forum Topic** | **Tips for Making a Good Forum Topic** | ||
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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 | + | ==== Drafts :~) ==== |
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+ | If your topic is incomplete | ||
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+ | **Micro-Drafts** - In addition | ||
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===== Replying to topics :-o ===== | ===== Replying to topics :-o ===== | ||
- | To reply to a topic, you need to go to the topic where you want to reply and click the "Reply" | + | To reply to a topic, you need to go to the topic where you want to reply and click the **Leave a Reply** button. You can also use the **Quote** buttons, or __highlight |
- | A reply can just be a sentence, or something much longer and formatted like a topic, that's up to you. Keep in mind that a forum is not a chatroom so you should put a bit of time into replies! | + | * A reply can just be a sentence, or something much longer and formatted like a topic, that's up to you. Keep in mind that a forum is not a chatroom so you should put a bit of time into replies! |
- | Replying to very old topics is sometimes called | + | * Replying to very old topics is sometimes called |
- | If you want to add more to your last reply; instead of replying again, click the button that says “Modify”, go to the end of your reply and add the word “EDIT” followed by your new text. You can do this again and again by doing “EDIT 1” “EDIT 2” etc. This helps keep the topic clean and readable for others. | + | * If you want to add more to your last reply; instead of replying again, click the button that says **Modify**, go to the end of your reply and add the word “EDIT” followed by your new text. You can do this again and again by doing “EDIT 1” “EDIT 2” etc. This helps keep the topic clean and readable for others. |
- | If you made a topic but it has dropped down the board you may be tempted to reply to it yourself to make it jump back to the top. This is called Bumping! | + | * If you made a topic but it has dropped down the board you may be tempted to reply to it yourself to make it jump back to the top. This is called Bumping! On some boards like the showcase, you may want to bump your topics to tell people about new features you added, in this case it' |
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===== Managing Your Profile :-D ===== | ===== Managing Your Profile :-D ===== | ||
- | To edit your profile, you need to click the "Profile" tab 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 " | + | 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 " |
==== Set default style for your posts ==== | ==== Set default style for your posts ==== | ||
You can set default <ff sans-serif> | You can set default <ff sans-serif> | ||
- | Go to Profile/ | + | Go to Profile/ |
==== Styling your profile with CSS ==== | ==== Styling your profile with CSS ==== | ||
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==== Managing & Giving Gifts ==== | ==== Managing & Giving Gifts ==== | ||
- | The forum has a gift system | + | The forum has a gift system |
**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. | **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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===== 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 :-} ===== |