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| RevolutionBoards Forum Index |
| Site Rules |
| Posting Rules 1. NO spam. Spam is defined as a post that does not contribute at all to the topic at hand. Please keep all posts made in a thread on topic, and make sure that the things you are posting are useful in someway. One-word answers (unless asked for), flaming, or off-topic insults are not allowed. Keep random thoughts and silly posts to the Off-Topic forums. 2. NO flaming. Flaming may be part of the competitive environment, but it is not part of the atmosphere of RevolutionBoards. Keep blatant insults to yourself, and take personal problems with members or staff to private messages. 3. No pornography. This is a high offense, and will be severely punished. 4. No swearing/bypassing censors. Do not swear for the sake of swearing. There are no practical uses for swearing through text. Censors are in place to prevent slips, but if you purposely bypass the censors by writing the word differently, consequences will be met. 5. If someone posts something inapproriate, report it via IM, PM (private message within the boards), or email to a staff member and they will take care of it. DO NOT try to correct the person yourself (a.k.a. mini-mod) as you will also be committing a similar offense. 6. NO double posting. Do not post twice in a row. 7. NO racial, religious, or gender insults, nor any other discriminations of any kind. Back to top |
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| Staff Setup & Warning System Staff: All staff of RevolutionBoards are set up in a hierarchy. Each staff members reports to the next rank up. Moderators report to the Four Horsemen, the Four Horsemen to the Administrators. If you feel that a staff member has been unfair to you, please do not post in the forums. Take problems to private messages. If messaging the staff member does not resolve the issue, message the staff member's superior. [u]Warning System[/u] This is the system of discipline that will be used on the boards. A warning is a permanent mark that you have committed an offense. 1st offense: "Verbal" warning. A mod will tell you via a PM(private message) that you have done something wrong and not to do it again, but you will not actually receive a warning mark. All following offenses: You will receive a warning until you have accumulated ten. At that point, you will receive a ban (length depending on severity of offenses). Back to top |
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| Usernames All usernames must be appropriate, meaning PG-13 or below. No swears or suggestive sayings of any sort. Having multiple usernames is grounds for banishment. If you create multiple names, you will be given at least a three day ban. There is no reason to have multiple usernames. If you need a name change, talk to an admin and they will help take care of it. Back to top |
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| User Disputes If a problem with another user arises: 1. DO NOT start an argument, since that will put you both at fault. 2. Try to resolve the matter peacefully, as 9/10 times it was probably a misunderstanding. This means PMing the person and kindly asking what is wrong. 3. If there is still a problem, contact a horseman and they will resolve the issue. Back to top |
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| Rank Explanation, Graphics Explanation RevolutionBoards has graphical limits in place in order to be nice to our dial-up using friends and to improve overall loading times for the site in general. Avatars must be 100x100 pixels or smaller and signature images should be 500x100 or smaller. There is also a text limitation in place in order to prevent long signatures that scroll the board, which is explained below. Keep it short and sweet. ALL IMAGES MUST BE PG OR LOWER! **Please Note** -All users must have 1 actual post before they will be allowed to have a sig. -Do not abuse the sig limits. If your sig becomes intrusive, it will result in warnings. Back to top |
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| Clan Website Administration Guide |
| General Settings Configure Settings: This area lets you control many global aspects of your website including theme selection etc. The descriptions below explain each option * Clan Name – This is where you set your clan name. This field sends its data to the html document description area such as seen in the Browser Title Bar etc. This value is also drawn by some themes to make up the header information. It may also be used by some Mods you may install. This name is also picked up by search engines when they index your site. * Clan Description – This Field is used as a description of your site for search engine indexing. Some Mods might also call this field. * Site Theme – This is where you can select your current site theme. The dropdown box will auto populate based on available themes you have uploaded correctly to the themes folder on your server. * Time Offset – This allows you to adjust your time up and down to make it display your local time rather than the server time in all areas of Phpclanwebsite. * Date Format – Pretty self explanitory * Time Format – Pretty self explanitory * Display Page Load Timer – This allows you to turn the page load time on and off. This appears right at the bottom of your website pages and displays how long each page takes to load. * Administrator Email – This is the email address used by Phpclanwebsite for all outgoing forms as the sender. Forms such as those under Admin Inbox, and also password recovery. * Admin Navigation Box – Because the admin section now has a Admin Home page with icons and options on a main page. You can turn off the navigation menu if you so choose. Doing so will put an option at the bottom of each admin page to return to the main page. * Poll Color – Color of the percentage bar on poll results * Display Mini Poll Results – This option lets you select whether to display poll results in the Polls box when it knows the user has already voted for that option. * Member Only Poll Location – This lets you display the member only polls at the bottom of the Members Only page or in the polls box with the other polls. Non members will still not be able to see or vote for these. * Raw Stats Retention – This lets you specify how much raw data your site will keep in the database. We previously removed larger periods as this bloated the databases too much. If you have a busy site, then be careful with this. * Show Online Status – This option lets you disable the listing of online members from the “Statistic” Box only. This option does not affect the forum listing of online users. * Show Email and Chat Client in Profiles – Self Explanitory * Enable RSS – Phpclanwebsite now has the ability to publish an RSS feed to the internet based on a specific forum topic or news item. You can enable and disable this via this option. * Download Folder Location * Cookie Domain – This is usually left blank unless you are using forwarding urls such as .tk etc. If you have a forwarding url, then you should be put the real url in this box. To do so you obviously need to first load this admin section with the real url. * Cookie Site Subfolder – This is usually left blank. If you are installing Phpclanwebsite multiple times on the one site, then specify the name of the subfolder here. I find it best to leave this blank and use the Cookie Prefix feature instead. * Cookie Name Prefix – This is useful to prevent cookie conflicts between sites on the same domain. Just specify a different value for each site and they wont conflict. Site Stats: Site Stats contains logged information regarding your site. The retention period for this can be set in the previously covered “Configure Settings” area. The contents of this Site Stats page are pretty self explanatory so we will not go into each one here and bore you. Manage Polls: Polls are a powerful, easy to use feature in Phpclanwebsite. You can create member only polls (In this case member only includes any clan member no matter what their rank), and public polls. Each clan member is restricted to one vote, no matter what they’re IP is. Each non-member is restricted to one vote per IP or unique cookie value (32 digit cookie ID as described earlier) An admin can check the status of polls, change their properties and even see which clan members voted for which options. You have several options when creating the polls. On the first window after selecting this option you need to specify: _ Poll Question – Self Explanitory _ Poll Length – Specify how many days you want it to run for. _ Number of Options – How many options you will be creating (You can always add more later by editing the question so don’t stress too much over this) _ Member Only Poll – If yes is selected only clan members will be able to see this poll. No matter what their rank. Forum Rank users will not be able to see this. “Configure Settings” has a few poll options, so be sure to set these accordingly. Manage War Results: War results is tied in with the “Form Manager” section in that you can edit and add new questions from that area. In this area you can edit existing war results or create new results. Its important you create them in the order you wish to display them as this is the order they will appear. This feature is under review and may be updated in an upcoming version. The rest is pretty self explanatory. Manage links: Thi section in Phpclanwebsite allows you to add links to other sites and external downloads. These links will appear on the links page (Page with phpname=links). This section also controls the sponsor button box that you can place on any page. With the “Add a new Sponsor Button” option, you specify the URL to both the site your linking to and the graphic with will appear in the Sponsors box. Nothing too tricky here. If you have been through the topics above then you should be familiar now with our View/ Edit/ Delete functions. The whole admin section works off this same routine. Back to top |
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| Webpage Layout This is the heart of your website and controls the main features such as new page creation, linking to external pages, controlling the page layout such as box placement, and editing the content of your page. View/Edit/Delete : * This is where you can view, edit, or delete existing pages on your website. Clicking into this option will bring you up to a list of current pages. From this area you can control the main aspects of each page such as o Name as displayed in the Navigator o Phpname (This phpname makes up the url such as “index.php?name=abc” ) The phpname you specify here also controls which include file it might try looking for. Ie “phpclanwebsite/includes/abc.php.inc” Include files are useful if you want to have php content from other scripts or commands used on the page. o Target Window – This controls whether the page loads in the same window or a new window. o Password – This specifies whether this page requires a password to view. It also specifies which minimum value the person’s rank should have to view it. o Left and Right Box Option: This obviously lets you choose which boxes appear on your page and in what order and/or side of the page. To add more custom boxes you just need to put the box file in the “phpclanwebsite/boxes/” folder. The file format should be “Boxtitle.php.inc”. If your box title contains spaces then use an underscore character in the filename in place of the space. o Appear in Navbar – This option lets you decide whether you page appears in the Navigation box. This lets you create pages that are linked to from other pages you have. Its also useful when first creating pages so you can get it right prior to everyone seeing it. New PCW Page: This option lets you create an internal page whose content is controlled via your Phpclanwebsite admin area editor. When creating this page you would specify the above properties. Link to a Page: This lets you specify an external page to link to. The page your linking to would probably be on another site, or on another section of your website where you do not want the page content controlled via Phpclanwebsite. Something hard coded I guess. Edit Page Content: This is where each page gets its content (Where the magic happens….oolala). Ok, the Phpclanwebsite Editor allows you to enter data via a bbcode type interface (Much like most forums). The page will also let you key in html commands such as tables etc. When you press enter, the output will actually register this and will go to a new line (So be careful when mixing html in with the code, not to keep pressing enter between commands. I’m pretty sure you all know what smilies and bold, italic, etc are. One thing I will mention with these is that they are designed to be used with you highlighting the text and then clicking the button. That way they will put an open command before the text and a closed command afterward. Back to top |
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| Site Security Site security as you can see above has 3 current main features Site Bans – Lets you ban troublesome users via IP and cookie ID. Cookie ID is a unique 32 digit code that gets dropped on a user in the form of a 7 day cookie. I would suggest getting this cookie value by running IP searches in your Site Stats area. You would probably be banning a user because of the actions in your shoutbox, news replies, and/or forum. All of these areas record IP. You can just plain ban them, or send them on a redirect somewhere (I would suggest sending them to a popup galore site as payback) Bad Word Filter – Obviously filters out bad words as per the list you specify on this option. Affects shoutbox, news replies and forum entries. Mysql Backup – This lets you backup your Database to a Mysql export file (.sql file). If something adverse happens to your site’s database, you will need this to recover. We recommend weekly backups. To restore one of these backups, you would need an empty Mysql Database and using Phpmyadmin (Available on most decent hosts. Mpanel in our dl section is an alternative which is easy to install), you can restore your database by going to the sql tab and using the import feature there to browse to this backup and run its contents. This will then put all the data back. Be sure to check your config.php file is pointing to this new database. Back to top |
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| Member Manager This is where you control your Clan Members accounts. You can create a new clan Member (I have always found it better to have then fill in the application form and then convert that to a member using the "Form Results" section). Configure Ranks: Ranks in Phpclanwebsite relate to user permissions to view certain pages. You can create and edit ranks from this option (You cannot delete the Admin Rank, but you can rename it). You provide each rank with a rank level between 0 and 10. Level 10 will automatically give your user access to your admin functions so please only user this for ranks which need admin access to your site functions. Ranks have the following fields- * Rank Name – The Name of the rank as displayed in the Members List and Profile sections * Rank Access Value – You assign the rank a value between 0 and 10 and they will be able to access pages up to that rank value which you specify as ‘Minimum Access Levels’ when editing or creating pages. * Clan Member – This lets your program know whether this rank is a clan member or not. It affects where this member is to be displayed such as member lists and member profile areas. * Rank Color – This assigns a color to the rank name and the users who are on this rank in the forum section of Phpclanwebsite. Manage Members: This allows you to control and add members. You can easily change a users rank, login, password, email, or chat client details from this section. Changing a user to forum rank would remove their clan status and leave them in your user list but only with normal forum user access. This is a better option than deleting them as it can always be reversed. You can change a users password, but for user password security, you cannot view their existing password. A clan member should be encouraged to recover his password using the reset option at the bottom of the profiles page. Note: Usually you wouldn’t create a forum user here but recent additions to the code have been implemented to allow this. After saving the forum user would appear over in the “Admin Inbox” section like a normal forum user. Back to top |
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| News Manager The news manager and shoutbox are important communication tools that most clans utilize to communicate with each other. Manage News Events: This option lets you view, edit or delete existing news items. Pretty self explanatory. It also allows you create a news item on any of your pages. This news event will appear below your html content, but above any custom include files for that page. As well as news events on pages, this option lets you create a newflash item, which will appear in the “Newsflash” box that can be set to any page. This could be used to alert clan members of upcoming clan wars etc. Shoutbox Admin: This option lets you edit or delete any of the shoutbox posts. Back to top |
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| Download Manager Our “Download Manager” is quite a powerful feature and is quite easy to use. The trickiest part here is getting your server settings correct in the “Configure Settings” section. Another important point is that your /dl and dl/images folders need to have write access in order for this feature to upload the files for you. To do this use your ftp client and browse to both these folders. Right click on each folder and select the option for “CHMOD” and tick all boxes to give 777 access to the folder (Read FAQ section for more on CHMOD) Uploader: This option works off a 2 step wizard. The first step asks you to browse to the file and screenshot you want to upload. After successfully submitting your file, a second window will appear which allows you to specify a Name, Description and filename of an existing image file in the image directory you specified in “Configure Settings”. You can use html in the description box. Manage Download: This option is so you can edit descriptions and other associated details of the downloads you have on site. This option woud be were you would go to add a download manually to your site by clicking the "Add Download Manually" . Add / Edit Categories: This option allows you to edit or delete the existing download categories, or add new Categories. Back to top |
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| Form Manager The form manager is one of Phpclanwebsites best features. This feature controls existing and custom forms you have setup on your website. It controls the questions for both “User Profiles” and “War Results”, as well as doing all this dynamically. The structure of the Form Manager allows for endless possibilities. All the results/data for these forms are stored in the database automatically for you and can be viewed and edited from the “Admin Inbox” section. Create / Edit Forms : This option lets you create a new form, or edit an existing one. With this option you can specify exactly which page the form will appear. Form Questions: After you have created your form this option lets you create or edit the question for it. When creating a question there are a lot of options for it. Below we will go through the different question types you can use – * Text – This is a normal text box where someone would type a value in * List – This is a list pulldown menu which gets its options from the next section “Form List Elements”. * Radio – Also works off “Form List Elements” for its values, but outputs them as radio style buttons instead of a dropdown menu. * Password – Same as text field but the data appears as dots when keying in. * Longtext – A Longtext box which allows a lot of data to be keyed with multiple rows. * Email (SF) – This special Function field assigns an email to the profile of this form result. This email will then appear as a major field in Admin Inbox main window. Also used in other vital member functions. * Tag (SF) – Another special Function field used for member profiles. * Chat Client Type (SF) – Another special Function field used for member profiles. * Chat Client ID (SF) – Another special Function field used for member profiles. * Member ID (SF) – When used on forms this hidden field will grab the unique 32 digit User ID. This is useful for banning troublesome form spammers. * Record IP (SF) - When used on forms this hidden field will grab the users IP address. This is useful for banning troublesome form spammers. * Member Password (SF) – Another special Function field used for member login purposes * Member Login (SF) – Another special Function field used for member login purposes * Admin Comments (SF) – This special field is only seen in the “Admin Inbox” to allow to you put internal notes against a form result. Not viewable elsewhere. When creating new questions, only boxes applicable to that question type are viewable, so that you know what values each form question needs to function. Most are pretty self explanatory. Form List Elements: This function is where you create drop down boxes for questions in your forms. Form Results: This section contains information from all submitted forms. The form results can then be filtered to each form that you have on your site by clicking the links to the top of the page. What can you do here? You can view all the results from any of the default or custom forms you have setup. You can convert Clan Applications and Forum Application entries into clan members using the “Convert to Member” button. You can edit the results of these entries. The form functionality in Phpclanwebsite is extremely powerful and easy to use. You can create any form you can imagine. Form Creation and editing is covered in the other Admin section “Form Manager”. Back to top |
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| Forum CP Manager Manage Topics: This function lets you Add/Edit/Delete the Forum Topics in regards to Title, Description, and user permissions. Forum Settings: * Show Forum Questions inside the User Profile Update Page - This option relates to the inclusion of Forum related options being included in the Members' 'Profile Update' section. * Minimum Moderator Level - This will allow you to set the minimum rank value of a Forum Moderator so that other users other than admin users can administer the forum. It basically gives them access to the delete, edit and move options while viewing the forum. It does not give them access to the admin section of your site. * Forum Application Form Title - Not sure what this does (Crispy ?) * Word Wrap - This sets the maximum amount of characters that each line on the forum has. It is useful for stopping someone typing a really long continuous word and upsetting your forum spacing. * Not a Member Message - Message that appears if a non member tries to post a reply or new topic. * New/Old Post Graphic Changer (Debug Mode) - Allows you to go to debug mode on the forum to troubleshoot the status icons for forum read topics. Forum Groups Manager: This is where you'd create groups to which you add new topics to. Permissions/Security: This function allows you to setup the security for each topic and this also needs to be done on all new topics created and to each Rank that you want to give access to. There is also a user overide feature which allows you to give access to specific Users rather than just a single Rank. Back to top |
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| Link To Original User Guide http://www.phpclanwebsite.com/index.php?page=userguide#features1 Back to top |
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| Clan Website Issues |
| Members Missing from Member Manager It appears that members who join the clansite as well as members that were added by the admin, go into a queue of sorts. To fix this do the following (this will need to be done for any member that is missing): FORM MANAGER-->FORM RESULTS-->"EDIT" NEXT TO MEMBER'S NAME-->CONVERT TO MEMBER-->SAVE Back to top |
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| Login and Registration Issues |
| Why can't I log in? Have you registered? Seriously, you must register in order to log in. Have you been banned from the board? (A 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 are 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 as 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 as definable avatar images, private messaging, emailing to fellow users, usergroup subscription, etc. It only takes a 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 a preset time. 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 a shared computer, e.g. library, internet cafe, 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 you'll only appear to board administrators or to yourself. You will be counted as a hidden user. Back to top |
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| I've lost my password! Don't panic! While your password cannot be retrieved it can be reset. To do this go to the login page and click I've forgotten my password. Follow the instructions and you should be back online in no time. Back to top |
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| I registered but cannot log in! First check that you are entering the correct username and password. If they are okay then one of two things 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 case then maybe your account need activating. Some boards will require all new registrations be activated, either by yourself or by the administrator before you can 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 reduce the possibility of rogue users abusing the board anonymously. If you are sure the email address you used is valid then try contacting the board administrator. Back to top |
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| I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore! The most likely reasons for this are: you entered an incorrect username or password (check the email you were sent when you first registered) or the administrator has deleted your account for some reason. If it is the latter case then perhaps you did not post anything? It is usual for boards to periodically remove users who have not posted anything so as to reduce the size of the database. Try registering again and get involved in discussions. Back to top |
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| User Preferences and settings |
| How do I change my settings? All your settings (if you are registered) are stored in the database. To alter them click the Profile link (generally shown at the top of pages but this may not be the case). This will allow you to change all your settings. Back to top |
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| The times are not correct! The times are almost certainly correct; however, what you may be seeing are times displayed in a timezone different from the one you are in. If this is the case, you should change your profile setting for the timezone to match your particular area, e.g. London, Paris, New York, Sydney, etc. Please note that changing the timezone, like most settings, can only be done by registered users. So if you are not registered, this is a good time to do so, if you pardon the pun! Back to top |
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| I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong! If you are sure you have set the timezone correctly and the time is still different, the most likely answer is daylight savings time (or summer time as it is known in the UK and other places). The board is not designed to handle the changeovers between standard and daylight time so during summer months the time may be an hour different from the real local time. Back to top |
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| My language is not in the list! The most likely reasons for this are either the administrator did not install your language or someone has not translated this board into your language. Try asking the board administrator if they can install the language pack you need or if it does not exist, please feel free to create a new translation. More information can 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 a 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 a larger image known as an avatar; this is generally unique or personal to each user. It is up to the board administrator to enable avatars and they have a choice over the way in which avatars can be made available. If you are unable to use avatars then this is the decision of the board admin and you should ask them their reasons (we're sure they'll be good!) Back to top |
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| How do I change my rank? In general 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 use ranks to indicate the number of posts you have made and to identify certain users. For example, moderators and administrators may have a special rank. Please do not abuse the board by posting unnecessarily just to increase 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 a user it asks me to log in. Sorry, but only registered users can send email to people via the built-in email form (if the admin has enabled this feature). This is to prevent malicious use of the email system by anonymous users. Back to top |
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| Posting Issues |
| How do I post a topic in a forum? Easy -- click the relevant button on either the forum or topic screens. You may need to register before you can post a message. The facilities available to you are listed at the bottom of the forum and topic screens (the You can post new topics, You can vote in polls, etc. list) Back to top |
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| How do I edit or delete a post? Unless you are the board admin or forum moderator you can only edit or delete your own posts. You can edit a post (sometimes for only a limited time after it was made) by clicking the edit button for the relevant post. If someone has already replied to the post, you will find a small piece of text output below the post when you return to the topic that lists the number of times you edited it. This will only appear if no one has replied; it also will not appear if moderators or administrators edit the post (they should leave a message saying what they altered and why). Please note that normal users cannot delete a post once someone has replied. Back to top |
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| How do I add a signature to my post? To add a signature to a post you must first create one; this is done via your profile. Once created you can check the Add Signature box on the posting form to add your signature. You can also add a signature by default to all your posts by checking the appropriate radio box in your profile. You can still prevent a signature being added to individual posts by un-checking the add signature box on the posting form. Back to top |
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| How do I create a poll? Creating a poll is easy -- when you post a new topic (or edit the first post of a topic, if you have permission) you should see a Add Poll form below the main posting box. If you cannot see this then you probably do not have rights to create polls. You should enter a 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 can also set a time limit for the poll, 0 being an infinite amount. There will be a limit to the number of options you can list, which is set by the board administrator Back to top |
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| How do I edit or delete a poll? As with posts, polls can only be edited by the original poster, a moderator, or board administrator. To edit a poll, click the first post in the topic, which always has the poll associated with it. If no one has cast a vote then users can delete the poll or edit any poll option. However, if people have already placed votes only moderators or administrators can edit or delete it; this is to prevent people rigging polls by changing options mid-way through a poll Back to top |
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| Why can't I access a 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 can grant, so you should contact them. Back to top |
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| Why can't I vote in polls? Only registered users can vote in polls so as to prevent spoofing of results. If you have registered and still cannot vote 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 a special implementation of HTML. Whether you can use BBCode is determined by the administrator. You can also disable it on a per post basis from the posting form. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. For more information on BBCode see the guide which can be accessed from the posting page. BBCode FAQ Back to top |
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| Can I use HTML? That depends on whether the administrator allows you to; they have complete control over it. If you are allowed to use it, you will probably find only certain tags work. This is a safety feature to prevent people from abusing the board by using tags which may destroy the layout or cause other problems. If HTML is enabled you can disable it on a per post basis from the posting form. Back to top |
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| What are Smileys? Smileys, or Emoticons, are small graphical images which can be used to express some feeling using a short code, e.g. :) means happy, :( means sad. The full list of emoticons can be seen via the posting form. Try not to overuse smileys, though, as they can quickly render a post unreadable and a moderator may decide to edit them out or remove the post altogether. Back to top |
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| Can I post Images? Images can indeed be shown in your posts. However, there is no facility at present for uploading images directly to this board. Therefore you must link to an image stored on a 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 a publicly accessible server) nor to images stored behind authentication mechanisms such as Hotmail or Yahoo mailboxes, password-protected sites, etc. To display the image use either the BBCode [img] tag or appropriate HTML (if allowed). Back to top |
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| What are Announcements? Announcements often contain important information and you should read them as soon as possible. Announcements appear at the top of every page in the forum to which they are posted. Whether or not you can post an announcement depends on the permissions required, which are set by the administrator. Back to top |
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| What are Sticky topics? Sticky topics appear below any announcements in viewforum and only on the first page. They are often quite important so you should read them where possible. As with announcements the board administrator determines what permissions are required to post sticky topics in each forum. Back to top |
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| What are Locked topics? Locked topics are 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 |
| What are Administrators? Administrators are people assigned the highest level of control over the entire board. These people can 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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| What are Moderators? Moderators are 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 moderate. Generally moderators are there to prevent people going off-topic or posting abusive or offensive material. Back to top |
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| What are Usergroups? Usergroups are a way in which board administrators can group users. Each user can belong to several groups (this differs from most other boards) and each group can be assigned individual access rights. This makes it easy for administrators to set up several users as moderators of a forum, or to give them access to a private forum, etc. Back to top |
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| How do I join a Usergroup? To join a usergroup click the usergroup link on the page header (dependent on template design) and you can then view all usergroups. Not all groups are open access -- some are closed and some may even have hidden memberships. If the board is open then you can 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 a group moderator if they turn your request down -- they will have their reasons. Back to top |
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| How do I become a Usergroup Moderator? Usergroups are initially created by the board administrator who also assigns a board moderator. If you are interested in creating a usergroup then your first point of contact should be the administrator, so try dropping them a private message. Back to top |
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| Private Messaging |
| I cannot send private messages! There are three reasons for this; you are not registered and/or not logged on, the board administrator has disabled private messaging for the entire board, or the board administrator has prevented you individually from sending messages. If it is the latter case you should try asking the administrator why. Back to top |
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| I keep getting unwanted private messages! In the future we will be adding an ignore list to the private messaging system. For now, though, if you keep receiving unwanted private messages from someone, inform the board administrator -- they have the power to prevent a user from sending private messages at all. Back to top |
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| I have received a spamming or abusive email from someone on this board! We are 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 a 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 can 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 more 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 a feature needs to be added then please visit the phpbb.com website and see what the phpBB Group has to say. Please do not post feature requests to the board at phpbb.com, as the Group uses 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 no response you should contact the owner of the domain (do a whois lookup) or, if this is running on a free service (e.g. yahoo, free.fr, f2s.com, etc.), the management or abuse department of that service. Please note that phpBB Group has absolutely no 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 Group in relation to any legal (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 use of this software then you should expect a terse response or no response at all. Back to top |
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