Registering a User Name
| • Register
Overview • Registering |
When you are visiting the forum you will want to register your user name. This allows you to keep the same identity while posting on the forums. You can also keep track of your post count, fill out a profile, and receive instant messages.
RegisteringYou will see a menu across the top which should have links for "Home", "Help", "Search", "Login", and "Register". Click the link that says register. You will be taken to a screen where you prompted for your a user name and password and a valid email address.
If your desired user name is available you will be able to login.
Logging In/Out
| • Logging
In • Logging Out • Forgot Password |
Once you have registered, or if you are returning to the forum, you can login. In the menu bar on the forum you will find a link 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. Sometimes this may even happen if you haven't chosen to do so - so if you share a computer, always remember to log out!
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. You can also log in using the 'login' input boxes at the bottom of the main forum page.
Logging OutIf 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.
If your desired username is available, you will either be able to login or you will receive an email with a temporary password - again this depends on what type of registration the administrator has set the forum to.
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 • Editing Profile • Profile Options |
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 ProfileTo change your profile, click the "Profile" option in the forum menu.
- 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 the forum 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.
Example: | my site | my
other site |
Posting
| • Creating
a new thread • Posting a reply • YaBBC • Emoticons |
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 replyTo 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.
Standard HTML code cannot be used in posts. Instead a special Bulletin Board Code (YaBBC) can be used in posts. YaBBC is similar to HTML, but safe and standardized for bulletin board use.
