Post by Evil Inclination on Aug 15, 2008 10:01:58 GMT
Hello and thanks for joining "The Writer's Forum." We want your experience her to be a happy one so I've created The Forum FAQ for your benefit only, just to help you out with some of the basics. Hopefully these can answer some of your key questions, anything unanswered please PM a member of staff, listed below and we'll help you out. Hopefully you'll read all of this on The Forum Rules and in the future you'll be ready to follow what this thread has to offer making it a more comfortable environment for you, the member. Thank you and enjoy your stay, if you really need help, visit ProBoards Support located here:
support.proboards.com
Registering
To register just click the “Register” button on the top right.
Avatars
Avatars are the small pictures under your name in your profile. To get an avatar simply find the picture you want. Copy this URL, then go to your profile and click “modify,” there you can paste the URL and then get the avatar. Or you could use an avatar of the forums from the drop down menu.
Signatures
Signatures are things that appear at the bottom of your post, you can change these by going to your profile then clicking “modify” and changing it. Picture sigs are not allowed because they slow everything down and take up too much space.
Personal Text
Personal Texts are things that appear under your avatar, you can change these by going to your profile then clicking “modify” and changing it.
Ranking
Beginner Novelist – 0 – 24
Second Novel – 25 – 74
Experienced Novelist – 75 – 149
Published Author – 150 – 299
Best Selling Author – 300 +
The ranking will change once we get more members.
Karma
The number displayed on the bottom left of your profile, exalt raises it and smite lowers it. You can only exalt or smite someone once per hour, creating seperae accounts to exalt or smite yourself is not allowed. You caqn be easily discovered for having two accounts because if I find two IP adresses that match then I know they're the same person, so you cannot have two accounts, the consequenses will be severe.
PMs
PMs are Personal Messages that only the person you are sending it to can see. When sending a PM remember to type in the person’s username as oppose to their screen name.
Staff
The staff are currently:
Evil Inclination - Administrator - Head Publisher
Hiro - Global Moderator - Publisher
Tom Beaseley - Moderator - Editor
Operation Barbosa - Moderator - Editor
Dr Ben Doomsday - Moderator - Editor
Any problems, feel free to PM us.
The staff ranks are:
Administrator - Head Publisher - Appointed.
Global Moderator - Publisher - Appointed
Moderator - Editor - Appointed
Becoming A Mod
Okay, here if you want to become a moderator.
1. Follow the rules.
2. Have quality posts.
3. Be here for a long time.
4. Be a respected member.
5. Fill out this mod test.
The fifth isn't always nessacary but it certainly helps, remember, you have to have all those things to even be considered for a mod position.
Why do I have to be over 13?
Becuase of US Federal Law. Anyone found out to be under 13 will have their account banned.
I deleted my account, but I want to rejoin, how do I get my old post count back?
If you've delted your account and want to rejoin, either do it under the smae username as before and it will be automatically restored, or PM Evil Inclination (me) the admin and tell them your old post count and he will restore it for you.
What is a custom title and how do I get one?
A custom title is the writing displayed over your avatar and under your name, you can't get one, only the admin(s) can give you one. To get one you either have to be a staff member or have over 300 posts, if you have either of these requirements PM Evil Inclination (me) and tell me what you want and I will give it to you. But remember we can deny your custom title for any reason.
Another way to get a custom title is if we actually offer you one, if we think you are deserving enough then we will.
A Staff Member Will Never Ask You For Your Password
1. I repeat, do not ever give out your password for any reason, even to staff, we don't need your password and people asking for your password may be impersonating staff.
2. The most common form of giving passwords in through instant messages where you may think you're talking to staff when nearly all the time you're not. So to be safe, never give out your passwrod, admins can change your password if we need to access it or we can contact the admins of ProBoards Support.
General Tips If you're being called a n00b or spammer
1. Don't get upset about it, act on it.
2. Stop posting in the wrong boards.
3. Stop posting one word replies, remember quality not quantity.
4. Stick around, once you've been here for a while , people will stop.
5. Use proper english.
If you're being called a newbie, it's actually quite a good thing if you're a new member, as it's better than being called a n00b. Newbie is just a general term for new members.
What happens if a mod breaks a rule?
Since a moderator has been around for so long and is a respected member, they are allowed to break a rule every so often, however a normal member should refrain from doing this. Remember the saying, do what we say, not what we do.
Image Sigs
Image sigs are completely banned on this forum, for two reasons.
1. They take up too much space.
2. They slow the whole page down.
Anyone with an image sig will recieve some sort of warning depending on the circumstances and it will be removed.
Plagarism
Plagarism will not be tolerated, anyone found guilty of plagarism will be dealt with severely, harshness depending on the circumstances.
If you feel you are wrongly accused of plagarism then report it to a staff member and we'll sort it out or sort it out with the accuser. If you want to accuse someone of playgarism PM a member of staff and we'll take a look.
What's With The URL?
You may be wondering why is the URL - j8z.proboards58.com/index.cgi
Well when I was creating the forum, the option came up "name," so I thought it meant "username" so I made it "j8z" instead of something "writersforum." This is why I've set up an alternate why to access the forum through this URL:
www.writersforum.co.cc
support.proboards.com
Registering
To register just click the “Register” button on the top right.
Avatars
Avatars are the small pictures under your name in your profile. To get an avatar simply find the picture you want. Copy this URL, then go to your profile and click “modify,” there you can paste the URL and then get the avatar. Or you could use an avatar of the forums from the drop down menu.
Signatures
Signatures are things that appear at the bottom of your post, you can change these by going to your profile then clicking “modify” and changing it. Picture sigs are not allowed because they slow everything down and take up too much space.
Personal Text
Personal Texts are things that appear under your avatar, you can change these by going to your profile then clicking “modify” and changing it.
Ranking
Beginner Novelist – 0 – 24
Second Novel – 25 – 74
Experienced Novelist – 75 – 149
Published Author – 150 – 299
Best Selling Author – 300 +
The ranking will change once we get more members.
Karma
The number displayed on the bottom left of your profile, exalt raises it and smite lowers it. You can only exalt or smite someone once per hour, creating seperae accounts to exalt or smite yourself is not allowed. You caqn be easily discovered for having two accounts because if I find two IP adresses that match then I know they're the same person, so you cannot have two accounts, the consequenses will be severe.
PMs
PMs are Personal Messages that only the person you are sending it to can see. When sending a PM remember to type in the person’s username as oppose to their screen name.
Staff
The staff are currently:
Evil Inclination - Administrator - Head Publisher
Hiro - Global Moderator - Publisher
Tom Beaseley - Moderator - Editor
Operation Barbosa - Moderator - Editor
Dr Ben Doomsday - Moderator - Editor
Any problems, feel free to PM us.
The staff ranks are:
Administrator - Head Publisher - Appointed.
Global Moderator - Publisher - Appointed
Moderator - Editor - Appointed
Becoming A Mod
Okay, here if you want to become a moderator.
1. Follow the rules.
2. Have quality posts.
3. Be here for a long time.
4. Be a respected member.
5. Fill out this mod test.
The fifth isn't always nessacary but it certainly helps, remember, you have to have all those things to even be considered for a mod position.
Why do I have to be over 13?
Becuase of US Federal Law. Anyone found out to be under 13 will have their account banned.
I deleted my account, but I want to rejoin, how do I get my old post count back?
If you've delted your account and want to rejoin, either do it under the smae username as before and it will be automatically restored, or PM Evil Inclination (me) the admin and tell them your old post count and he will restore it for you.
What is a custom title and how do I get one?
A custom title is the writing displayed over your avatar and under your name, you can't get one, only the admin(s) can give you one. To get one you either have to be a staff member or have over 300 posts, if you have either of these requirements PM Evil Inclination (me) and tell me what you want and I will give it to you. But remember we can deny your custom title for any reason.
Another way to get a custom title is if we actually offer you one, if we think you are deserving enough then we will.
A Staff Member Will Never Ask You For Your Password
1. I repeat, do not ever give out your password for any reason, even to staff, we don't need your password and people asking for your password may be impersonating staff.
2. The most common form of giving passwords in through instant messages where you may think you're talking to staff when nearly all the time you're not. So to be safe, never give out your passwrod, admins can change your password if we need to access it or we can contact the admins of ProBoards Support.
General Tips If you're being called a n00b or spammer
1. Don't get upset about it, act on it.
2. Stop posting in the wrong boards.
3. Stop posting one word replies, remember quality not quantity.
4. Stick around, once you've been here for a while , people will stop.
5. Use proper english.
If you're being called a newbie, it's actually quite a good thing if you're a new member, as it's better than being called a n00b. Newbie is just a general term for new members.
What happens if a mod breaks a rule?
Since a moderator has been around for so long and is a respected member, they are allowed to break a rule every so often, however a normal member should refrain from doing this. Remember the saying, do what we say, not what we do.
Image Sigs
Image sigs are completely banned on this forum, for two reasons.
1. They take up too much space.
2. They slow the whole page down.
Anyone with an image sig will recieve some sort of warning depending on the circumstances and it will be removed.
Plagarism
Plagarism will not be tolerated, anyone found guilty of plagarism will be dealt with severely, harshness depending on the circumstances.
If you feel you are wrongly accused of plagarism then report it to a staff member and we'll sort it out or sort it out with the accuser. If you want to accuse someone of playgarism PM a member of staff and we'll take a look.
What's With The URL?
You may be wondering why is the URL - j8z.proboards58.com/index.cgi
Well when I was creating the forum, the option came up "name," so I thought it meant "username" so I made it "j8z" instead of something "writersforum." This is why I've set up an alternate why to access the forum through this URL:
www.writersforum.co.cc