Welcome to the Motorcycle Suspension Setup - Help
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Use this manual to learn how to use these forum (such as
registering and posting)
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Introduction
Welcome to the Motorcycle Suspension Setup
Forums. Use this manual to learn how to use the forum, such as registering and
posting.
The Basics
One of the ideas behind the Motorcycle Suspension
Setup Forums is to make a public bulletin board that is not only free, but good!
We do hope what you see before you is just that, and to make sure your
experience is even more enjoyable we have created these help files to assist you
wherever and whenever you may need assistance.
Go ahead: check out links on the left . Enjoy!
Registering a User Name
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Note: that both the Username and Password are
CaSe sensitive.
Register Overview
If you want to post a message or reply to a
comment, you will have 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, rate a venue, receive instant messages and more.
Registering
When calling up the Motorcycle Suspension Setup Forum in a browser you will see
a menu across the top which should have images for
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"Home" |
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"Help" |
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"Search" |
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"Login" |
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"Register" |
Click the link/image that says register.
You will be taken to a screen where you can select a user name and password.
This website requires a valid email address to
prevent validate the member. Upon registration an e-mail will be sent to this
address with a link to activate your account. Your password will also be sent to
this email address if forgotten
If your desired user name is available you will
receive an activation email with a link to complete the registration.
You can then proceed to login! Simple
Logging In/Out
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Note: that both the Username and Password are
CaSe sensitive.
Logging In
Once you have registered, or if you are
returning to a site, you can login to the site. In the menu bar on the forum you
will find an image
/text 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. 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.
Logging Out
If 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.
Forgot Password
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
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Profile Overview
The forum 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 Profile
To change your profile,
click the "Profile" option in the forum menu.
Profile Options
- 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 if selected. It is also required if you
ever wish to retrieve a forgotten 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 forums 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.
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my site |
my other site
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Posting
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Starting a new topic
In order to start a discussion on a subject, you
must "Start new topic", you can do this
by clicking the "Start new topic" button on the board index page. You cannot
"Start new topic" on top 4 topics with the
image, but you may post comments on the venues.
Posting a reply
To reply to a post, you can click the post a
reply button
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the top or at the button of the page. If you want to insert a quote to which you
are replying, you can click the quote button of the post.
YaBBC
For obvious reasons standard HTML code cannot be
used in posts. Instead these forums allows the use of YaBB Bulletin Board Code (YaBBC)
in posts. YaBBC is similar to HTML, but safe and standardized for bulletin board
use.
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[url=http://www.LondonGman.com]LondonGman[/url]
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LondonGman |
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[url]www.LondonGman.com[/url]
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www.LondonGman.com |
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[img]http://site.com/image.gif[/img]
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[img width=80 height=40]http://site.com/image.gif[/img]
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[b]Bold[/b] |
Bold |
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[i]Italic[/i] |
Italic |
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[u]Underlined[/u] |
Underlined |
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[s]strikethrough[/s]
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strikethrough |
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[color=Red]Red text[/color]
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Red text |
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[move]stuff[/move] |
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[quote]Quoted text[/quote]
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and there are many other tricks and effects you
can discover for yourself. Remember you can preview your message before posting
it.
Emoticons
Emoticons are a fun way to express your emotion
in your posting. They can help you indicate whether you are joking, happy, sad,
or a variety of other things. Each emoticon icon uses standard chat-style
key-strokes, so it requires no thinking on your part.
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Emotion |
Type this |
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:D |
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;D |
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;) |
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:-* |
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>:( |
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:P |
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:'( |
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:-[ |
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8) |
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:o |
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::) |
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:-/ |
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:-X |
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??? or ?!? |
Inserting Pictures.
to add a picture to your message, you will have
to upload the image to your free webspace and link to it in you post using the
code [img]-picture url-[/img]
example
[img]http://www. my website.com/my-pictyure.jpg[/img]
Features
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These are some of the features of the forums.
more may be added in time. All of these feature are only availabe when you log
in
Email Notification
Normally this option is not enabled. However you
may want an email notification when replies have been posted to a topic. To
receive the email notification, click on the Notify of Replies button
at the bottom or top of the page. To edit which topics you wish to continue to
be notified of replies, Click the Notification link on the top menu
Send
Topic
You may send a link to the topic by clicking on the Send Topic
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at the top or bottom of the page. You will have to insert your recipients name
and email address. Please do not abuse this feature to send unsolicited emails.
Note that some email accounts do not accept emails from websites
Print
This edits the page to text only and gives you a
preview.
From there you may opt to print
Position
This is a fun feature that grades members according to the amount of posts they
make. If you look under a member name you will see the total amount of post the
member has made. Posts are counted every time you post or reply to a topic.
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former forum member |
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Recently Registered |
Newbie |
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over 50 posts |
Junior Member |
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over 100 posts |
Full Member |
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over 250 posts |
Senior Member |
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over 500 posts |
God |
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Moderator |
Moderator |
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Website Technical Support |
Admin |
Please don't use this to SPAM the site with
useless posts just to increase your post count.
Instant Message
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the forum is about community and communication.
And there are plenty of ways to communicate: Posting on the boards, Instant
Messaging, E-mail, ICQ, AIM and YIM. Of course, all methods of communication are
only available to members. An exception is when the Forum Staff decides to allow
guests to post on the boards: in this case all unregistered users are NOT
allowed to do is viewing the Member List and sending Personal Messages to
members.
Instant Messaging
While e-mail is a good way to correspond
privately with members, it has several drawbacks: You must open your e-mail
application to write and send the message; the recipient must open his/her
e-mail application; check his/her mail and your message will mixed in with all
the other mail and it can take sometimes several minutes to an hour for mail to
reach the recipient.
As an alternative to e-mail, the Motorcycle Suspension Setup Forum offers a
faster, more private method. Instant Messaging on the boards provides
instantaneous delivery to the recipient's Private Mailbox. The mail is sent and
received entirely through the Motorcycle Suspension Setup Forum, so neither you
nor the recipient have to open another program or leave the Motorcycle
Suspension Setup Forum. Instant Messaging also gives both the sender and
recipient greater privacy: No one's real e-mail address is revealed. Instant
Messages show only the handle and name of both parties.
If a recipient isn't online, Instant Messages wait in the member's IM box until
the next time s/he logs in and manually reads and/or deletes them. the Motorcycle
Suspension Setup Forum Instant Messages is a self-contained, highly private
e-mail system.
Moderator Actions
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Modifying/Deleting A Post
You can alter a post by clicking the "modify" button on it. It is advised that
you always give a reason why you had to alter the post. If a post is in
violation with any of the rules, you can decide to delete only that post by
clicking the "delete" button on the post, next to where you located the "modify"
button.
Moving A topic
When you feel a topic isn't suitable for the board it was posted in, you can
move it to another board of the forum by selecting the "move topic" button at
the bottom of the topic. A message where the topic was moved to and whom moved
it will replace the original message so users know that it has been moved to
another location.
Locking A topic
You can close a topic, so nobody can reply to it anymore, by clicking on the
"lock topic" button at the bottom of the screen. You can unlock it by clicking
the same button. We advise you to give a reason why the topic has been locked.
Deleting A topic
If you feel a topic has no use, or is in direct violation with the agreement,
you can delete it by clicking on the "remove topic" button, located near the
bottom of the display page. Please be very careful about your decision, because
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