Post by The Megatronic on Oct 23, 2006 17:25:07 GMT -5
This forum has been updated quite a bit recently, and in light of that, I thought I would help you all out and give a small how-to for it.
One of the first things you might notice in the main page of the forum, as you look at all the boards, is the EE logo to the left of each. Some are orange, some are grey. The orange EE lets you know that there are threads or posts you have yet to visit. Grey means that you have visited all current threads.
A Category is just that, the type of thing you're looking at. Here we have four main categories: Official Contests, Barracks, Briefing Room, and Commons. Street Team members and captains can see others as well.
A Board is part of the lists under each category and has the EE logo next to it. This will let you know what kind of stuff is posted about in that area.
A Thread is a topic posted by another member to start a conversation or announcement of an upcoming event. Please stay on topic there. Some boards are open to any conversation (such as the SPAM board), but there are others that are not so you may not be able to post a new one there.
A Post is what each person has to say in reply to a thread. Some threads are for your information only (such as this one) and you cannot reply to them. In this one's case, you can start a new thread in the Errors/Issues/Questions board (this same board) and submit your question.
Below is the ProBoards User Agreement you saw when you first signed up. Swear as you see fit, but please try to stay relatively within the majors in it, like no racism, etc. Thanks.
User Agreement:
You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. This is not only humorous, but legal actions can be taken against you. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to this forum.
Note that it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of posts on this forum. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages and are not responsible for their content. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. The messages express the views of the author, not necessarily the views of this forum. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator of this forum immediately. We have the rights to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy goes for member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless this forum, and any related websites to this forum. We at this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any information we have about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any information posted by you.
You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another member, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another member's account to post messages or browse this forum.
After you register and log into this forum, you can fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information we deem inaccurate or vulgar will be removed.
Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.
You are solely responsible for any and all attachments that you post to this forum. You may not post files to this forum which contain copyrighted material that you do not have permission from the author to post.
You also agree to the entire ProBoards.com Terms of Service.
One of the first things you might notice in the main page of the forum, as you look at all the boards, is the EE logo to the left of each. Some are orange, some are grey. The orange EE lets you know that there are threads or posts you have yet to visit. Grey means that you have visited all current threads.
A Category is just that, the type of thing you're looking at. Here we have four main categories: Official Contests, Barracks, Briefing Room, and Commons. Street Team members and captains can see others as well.
A Board is part of the lists under each category and has the EE logo next to it. This will let you know what kind of stuff is posted about in that area.
A Thread is a topic posted by another member to start a conversation or announcement of an upcoming event. Please stay on topic there. Some boards are open to any conversation (such as the SPAM board), but there are others that are not so you may not be able to post a new one there.
A Post is what each person has to say in reply to a thread. Some threads are for your information only (such as this one) and you cannot reply to them. In this one's case, you can start a new thread in the Errors/Issues/Questions board (this same board) and submit your question.
Below is the ProBoards User Agreement you saw when you first signed up. Swear as you see fit, but please try to stay relatively within the majors in it, like no racism, etc. Thanks.
User Agreement:
You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. This is not only humorous, but legal actions can be taken against you. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to this forum.
Note that it is impossible for us to confirm the validity of posts on this forum. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages and are not responsible for their content. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. The messages express the views of the author, not necessarily the views of this forum. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator of this forum immediately. We have the rights to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy goes for member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless this forum, and any related websites to this forum. We at this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any information we have about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any information posted by you.
You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another member, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another member's account to post messages or browse this forum.
After you register and log into this forum, you can fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information we deem inaccurate or vulgar will be removed.
Please note that with each post, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.
You are solely responsible for any and all attachments that you post to this forum. You may not post files to this forum which contain copyrighted material that you do not have permission from the author to post.
You also agree to the entire ProBoards.com Terms of Service.
