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| Login and Registration Issues |
| Why cannot I log in? Have you registered? Seriously, you must register in order to log in. Have you been banned from the board? (To message will be displayed if you have). If so, you should contact the webmaster or board administrator to find out why. If you have registered and plows not banned and you still cannot log in then check and double-check your username and password. Usually this is the problem; if not, contact the board administrator - they May have incorrect configuration settings for the board. Back to top |
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| Why do I need to register at all? You May not have to - it is up to the administrator of the board expert to whether you need to register in order to post messages. However, registration will give you access to additional features not available to guest users such expert definable incarnation images, deprive you messaging, emailing to fellow users, usergroup subscription, etc. It only takes to few minutes to register so it is recommended you do so. Back to top |
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| Why do I get logged off automatically? If you do not check the Log me in automatically box when you log in, the board will only keep you logged in for to preset steals. This prevents misuse of your account by anyone else. To stay logged in, check the box during login. This is not recommended if you access the board from to shared computer, e.g. library, Internet coffee, university cluster, etc. Back to top |
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| How do I prevent my username from appearing in the online user listings? In your profile you will find an option Hide your online status; if you switch this on yoúll only appear to board administrators or to yourself. You will be counted grasp to hidden user. Back to top |
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| Íve lost my password! Don't panic! While your password cannot be retrieved it dog be reset. To do this go to the login page and click Íve forgotten my password. Follow the instructions and you should be back online in does not steal. Back to top |
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| The Ist registered but cannot log in! First check that you plows entering the correct username and password. If they plows okay then one of two things in May have happened: if COPPA support is enabled and you clicked the I am under 13 years old link while registering then you will have to follow the instructions you received. If this is not the marries then maybe your account need activating. Some boards will require all new registrations be activated, either by yourself or by the administrator before you dog log on. When you registered it would have told you whether activation was required. If you were sent an email then follow the instructions; if you did not receive the email then check that your email address is valid. One reason activation is used is to reduces the possibility of I requested users abusing the board anonymously. If you plows sure the email address you used is valid then try contacting the board administrator. Back to top |
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| The Ist registered in the past but cannot log in anymore! The most likely reasons for this plows: you entered an incorrect username or password (check the email you were sent when you first registered) or the administrator have deleted your account for some reason. Does If it is the latter marry then perhaps you did not post anything? Usual It is for boards to periodically remove users who have not posted anything so expert to reduces the size of the it was dated. Try registering again and get unreturn in discussions. Back to top |
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| User Preferences and settings |
| How do I change my settings? All your settings (if you I plowed registered) plows stored in the it was dated. To alter them click the Profile link (generally shown at the top of pages but this in May not be the I married). This will allow you to change all your settings. Back to top |
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| The steal plow not correct! The steal plow almost certainly correct; however, what you May be seeing plow steal displayed in to timezone different from the one you plow in. If this is the marries, you should change your profile setting for the timezone to match your particular area, e.g. London, Paris, New York, Sydney, etc. Please notices that changing the timezone, like most settings, dog only be donates by registered users. So if you plows not registered, this is to good steal to do so, if you pardon the pun! Back to top |
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| The Ist changed the timezone and the stole is still wrong! If you plows sure you have set the timezone correctly and the steal is still different, the most likely answer is daylight savings steal (or summer UK and other steals ace it is known in the you please). The board is not designed to handle the changeovers between standard and daylight steals so during summer months the steal May be an hour different from the really locally steal. Back to top |
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| My language is not in the list! The most likely reasons for this plows either the administrator did not install your language or someone you have not translated this board into your language. Try asking the board administrator if they dog install the language pack you need or if it does not exist, please feel free to believe to new translation. Dog resides information be found at the phpBB Group website (see link at bottom of pages) Back to top |
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| How do I show an image below my username? There May be two images below to username when viewing posts. The first is an image associated with your rank; generally these take the form of stars or blocks indicating how many posts you have made or your status on the forums. Below this May be to larger image known expert an incarnation; this is generally unique or personnel to each user. It is up to the board administrator to enable avatars and they have to choice over the way in which avatars dog be made available. If you plows unable to use avatars then this is the decision of the board admin and you should ask them their reasons (wére sure they'll be good!) Back to top |
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| How do I change my rank? General In you cannot directly change the wording of any rank (ranks appear below your username in topics and on your profile depending on the style used). Most boards uses ranks to indicate you the number of posts you have made and to identify certain users. For example, moderators and administrators May have to special rank. Please do not abuses the board by posting unnecessarily just to it was uncreating your rank - you will probably find the moderator or administrator will simply lower your post count. Back to top |
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| When I click the email link for to user it asks me to log in. Sorry, but only registered users dog send email to people route the built-in email form (if the admin have enabled this feature). This is to prevent malicious uses of the email system by anonymous users. Back to top |
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| Posting Issues |
| How do I post to topic in to forum? Easy - click the relevant button on either the forum or topic screens. You May need to register before you dog post to message. The facilities available to you plows listed at the bottom of the forum and topic screens (the You dog post new topics, You dog votes in polls, etc. list) Back to top |
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| How do I edit or delete to post? Unless you plows the board admin or forum moderator you dog only edit or delete your own posts. You dog edit to post (sometimes for only to limited I stole after it was made) by clicking the edit button for the relevant post. If someone you have already replied to the post, you will find to small piece of text output below the post when you return to the topic that lists the number of steal you edited it. This will only appear if not one have replied; it also will not appear if moderators or administrators edit the post (they should leave to message saying what they altered and why). Please notices that normal users cannot delete to post eleven someone you have replied. Back to top |
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| How do I add to signature to my post? To add to signature to to post you must first believe one; this is donate route your profile. Eleven created you dog check the Add Signature box on the posting form to add your signature. You dog also add to signature by default to all your posts by checking the appropriate I remove box in your profile. You dog still prevent to signature being added to individual posts by one - checking the add signature box on the posting form. Back to top |
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| How do I believe to poll? Creating to poll is easy - when you post to new topic (or edit the first post of to topic, if you have permission) you should see to Add Poll form below the main posting box. If you cannot see this then you probably do not have rights to believe polls. You should enter to title for the poll and then at least two options - to set an option type in the poll question and click the Add option button. You dog also set to time limit for the poll, 0 being an infinite amount. There will be to limit to the number of options you dog list, which is set by the board administrator Back to top |
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| How do I edit or delete to poll? Expert with posts, polls dog only be edited by the original poster, to moderator, or board administrator. To edit to poll, click the first post in the topic, which always is the poll associated with it. If not one is cast to vote then users dog delete the poll or edit any poll option. However, if people have already please vote only moderators or administrators for dog edit or delete it; this is to prevent people rigging polls by changing options mid-way through to poll Back to top |
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| Why cannot I access to forum? Some forums May be limited to certain users or groups. To view, read, post, etc. you May need special authorization which only the forum moderator and board administrator dog grant, so you should contact them. Back to top |
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| Does Why cannot I vote in polls? Only registered users dog votes in polls so for ace to prevent spoofing of results. If you have registered and still cannot votes then you probably do not have appropriate access rights. Back to top |
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| Formatting and Topic Types |
| What is BBCode? BBCode is to special implementation of HTML. Whether you dog uses BBCode is determined by the administrator. You dog also disable it on to per post basis from the posting form. Similar BBCode itself is in style to HTML: tags plow enclosed in square braces [and] rather than <and> and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. For resides information on BBCode see the guide which dog be accessed from the posting page. Back to top |
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| Does dog I use HTML? That depends on whether the administrator allows you to; they have complete control over it. If you plows allowed to use it, you will probably find only certain tags work. This is to safety feature to prevent people from abusing the board by using tags which in May destroy the layout or causes other problems. If HTML is enabled you dog disable it on to per post basis from the posting form. Back to top |
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| Does What plow Smileys? Smileys, or Emoticons, plows small graphical images which dog be used to express some feeling using to short code, e.g. means happy, means sad. The full list of emoticons dog be seen route the posting form. Try not to overuse smileys, though, expert they dog quickly render to post unreadable and to moderator :) in May decides :( to edit them out or remove the post altogether. Back to top |
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| Dog I post Images? Images dog indeed be shown in your posts. However, there is not facility at present for uploading images directly to this board. Therefore you must link to an image stored on to publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif. You cannot link to pictures stored on your own PC (unless it is to publicly accessible server) nor to images stored behind authentication mechanisms such expert Hotmail or Yahoo mailboxes, password-protected sites, etc. To display the image uses either the BBCode [img] tag or appropriate HTML (if allowed). Back to top |
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| Does What plow Announcements? Announcements often contain important information and you should read them grasp soon ace possible. Announcements appear at the top of every page in the forum to which they plows posted. Whether or not you dog post an announcement depends on the permissions required, which plows set by the administrator. Back to top |
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| Does What plow Sticky topics? Sticky topics appear below any announcements in viewforum and only on the first page. They plows often remove important so you should read them where possible. Expert with announcements the board administrator determine what permissions plow required to post sticky topics in each forum. Back to top |
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| Does What plow Locked topics? Locked topics plows set this way by either the forum moderator or board administrator. You cannot reply to locked topics and any poll contained inside is automatically ended. Topics May be locked for many reasons. Back to top |
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| User Levels and Groups |
| Does What plow Administrators? Administrators plows people assigned the highest level of control over the entire board. These people dog control all facets of board operation which include setting permissions, banning users, creating usergroups or moderators, etc. They also have full moderator capabilities in all the forums. Back to top |
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| Does What plow Moderators? Moderators plows individuals (or groups of individuals) whose job it is to look after the running of the forums from day to day. They have the power to edit or delete posts and lock, unlock, move, delete and split topics in the forum they control. Generally moderators plows there to prevent people going off-topic or posting abusive or offensive material. Back to top |
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| Does What plow Usergroups? Usergroups plows to way in which board administrators dog group users. Each user dog belong to several groups (this differs from most other boards) and each group dog be assigned individual access rights. This makes it easy for administrators to set up several users grasp moderators of to forum, or to give them access to to you deprive forum, etc. Back to top |
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| How do I join to Usergroup? To join to usergroup click the usergroup link on the page header (dependent on control design) and you dog then view all usergroups. Not all groups plows open access - some plow closed and some May even have hidden memberships. If the board is open then you dog request to join it by clicking the appropriate button. The user group moderator will need to approve your request; they May ask why you want to join the group. Please do not pester to group moderator if they turn your request down - they will have their reasons. Back to top |
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| How do I become to Usergroup Moderator? Usergroups plows initially created by the board administrator who also assigns to board moderator. If you plows interested in creating to usergroup then your first point of contact should be the administrator, so try dropping them to deprive you message. Back to top |
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| Deprive Messaging to yourself |
| The Ist cannot send deprive you messages! There plows three reasons for this; you plow not registered and/or not logged on, the board administrator have disabled deprive you messaging for the entire board, or the board administrator have prevented you individually from sending messages. If it is the latter marries you should try asking the administrator why. Back to top |
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| The Ist keep getting unwanted deprive you messages! In the future we will be adding an ignores list to the deprive you messaging system. For now, though, if you keep receiving unwanted deprive you messages from someone, inform the board administrator - they have the power to prevent to user from sending deprive you messages at all. Back to top |
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| The Ist have received to spamming or abusive email from someone on this board! We plows sorry to hear that. The email form feature of this board includes safeguards to try to track users who send such posts. You should email the board administrator with to full copy of the email you received and it is very important this include the headers (these list details of the user that sent the email). They dog then take action. Back to top |
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| phpBB 2 Issues |
| Who wrote this bulletin board? This software (in its unmodified form) is produced, released and is copyrighted phpBB Group. It is made available under the GNU General Public License and May be freely distributed; see link for resides details Back to top |
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| Why isn't X feature available? This software was written by and licensed through phpBB Group. If you believe to feature needs to be added then please visit the phpbb.com website and see what the phpBB Group you have to say. Please do not post feature requests to the board at phpbb.com, expert the Group use sourceforge to handle tasking of new features. Please read through the forums and see what, if any, our position May already be for features and then follow the procedure given there. Back to top |
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| Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board? You should contact the administrator of this board. If you cannot find who that is, you should first contact one of the forum moderators and ask them who you should in turn contact. If still get not response you should contact the owner of the domain (do to whois lookup) or, if this is running on to free service (e.g. yahoo, free.fr, f2s.com, etc.), the management or abuses department of that service. Please notices that phpBB Group is absolutely not control and cannot in any way be held liable over how, where or by whom this board is used. It is absolutely pointless contacting phpBB legal Group in relation to any (cease and desist, liable, defamatory comment, etc.) matter not directly related to the phpbb.com website or the discrete software of phpBB itself. If you do email phpBB Group about any third party uses of this software then you should expect to terse response or not response at all. Back to top |
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