Post by Panther on Jul 16, 2012 22:38:29 GMT -5
This thread will help explain things that may make your time here on the forums easier.
Personalizing your account
To personalize your account, go to Profile > Edit Profile
Avatar: You have multiple choices for an avatar on here. You can pick between:
Use a ProBoards Avatar - You can make an avatar on ProBoards Avatar Maker. Select Edit Avatar underneath the ProBoards Avatar box and create your avatar. Afterwards select 'Use only your ProBoards Avatar' or 'Combine them, use the Uploaded/Linked as a background for your ProBoards Avatar'.
Use a Uploaded/Linked Avatar - You can click 'Uploaded/Linked' text to the right of this option and either upload an avatar from your computer or link it from a website.
Personal:
Display name: This is the name you will appear as over the forums. You will NOT log in with this name. It will only appear as your name.
Signature: Your Signature will appear below all of your posts. You may insert an image in your signature, but make sure it is not bigger than the following image or:
Most Recent Status: 'Personal Text' is now known as 'Status'. It will still be the text displayed below your avatar.
Social is pretty straightforward.
Settings:
Show Participated: This gives you the option of this: showing up above the advertisement at the top of the page. Click on it to show the latest threads you have participated in.
Show Signatures / Avatars: Pretty straightforward. Do you want to see everyone's avatars/sigs? Check yes or no.
Forum Theme: This is selecting how the forum will appear for you. We have over 100 skins and counting, so there will be plenty to chose from. If you want a new skin, go to this thread and request one.
Enable Drafts: Have you ever started typing a post, and accidentally close the tab, and lose your whole post? This option is attempting to help you with that. If you ever type a post, leave the page, and go back somewhat soon, it will be saved for you. It doesn't always work, but most of the time it does.
Posting Default: This is better explained with pictures. Preview or BBCode.
Smiles Default: Explained.
Dates and Times: Explained.
Your Personal Smilies: Enter the url of a smiley you'd like to use at any point. It will make it easier instead of finding the smiley and then inserting it as an image.
Privacy: Straightforward.
Notifications: Straightforward.
PMs: To send a Personal Message, click that user's username and hit Send Message. The message will only be seen by the user you sent it to. You can send it to as many people as you want, by typing in usernames in this:
Posting
Videos: Click on this and insert a video that will be embedded. YouTube videos are automatically embedded if you just post the link.
Images or GIFs: Click on this to insert an image.
Hyperlinks: Click on this , insert the url and the text you want the url to show up as. If you just post the link, it will show the link as the text. You can also use this so that YouTube videos are not automatically embedded. So if you are going to post 5+ videos in one post, use a link instead of embedding the videos.
Navigation
You can now use this new option to automatically hop to any board you want.
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT ALL, PLEASE ASK ME OR ANY OTHER MODERATOR.
CLICK HERE TO PM ALL MODS
Staff Members:
Administrators: Panther and plax
Chief Moderators: MarchingOn and bigd51
Moderators: Jancey and Shaggzfate
You can also start a thread and ask.
Personalizing your account
To personalize your account, go to Profile > Edit Profile
Avatar: You have multiple choices for an avatar on here. You can pick between:
Use a ProBoards Avatar - You can make an avatar on ProBoards Avatar Maker. Select Edit Avatar underneath the ProBoards Avatar box and create your avatar. Afterwards select 'Use only your ProBoards Avatar' or 'Combine them, use the Uploaded/Linked as a background for your ProBoards Avatar'.
Use a Uploaded/Linked Avatar - You can click 'Uploaded/Linked' text to the right of this option and either upload an avatar from your computer or link it from a website.
Personal:
Display name: This is the name you will appear as over the forums. You will NOT log in with this name. It will only appear as your name.
Signature: Your Signature will appear below all of your posts. You may insert an image in your signature, but make sure it is not bigger than the following image or:
Most Recent Status: 'Personal Text' is now known as 'Status'. It will still be the text displayed below your avatar.
Social is pretty straightforward.
Settings:
Show Participated: This gives you the option of this: showing up above the advertisement at the top of the page. Click on it to show the latest threads you have participated in.
Show Signatures / Avatars: Pretty straightforward. Do you want to see everyone's avatars/sigs? Check yes or no.
Forum Theme: This is selecting how the forum will appear for you. We have over 100 skins and counting, so there will be plenty to chose from. If you want a new skin, go to this thread and request one.
Enable Drafts: Have you ever started typing a post, and accidentally close the tab, and lose your whole post? This option is attempting to help you with that. If you ever type a post, leave the page, and go back somewhat soon, it will be saved for you. It doesn't always work, but most of the time it does.
Posting Default: This is better explained with pictures. Preview or BBCode.
Smiles Default: Explained.
Dates and Times: Explained.
Your Personal Smilies: Enter the url of a smiley you'd like to use at any point. It will make it easier instead of finding the smiley and then inserting it as an image.
Privacy: Straightforward.
Notifications: Straightforward.
PMs: To send a Personal Message, click that user's username and hit Send Message. The message will only be seen by the user you sent it to. You can send it to as many people as you want, by typing in usernames in this:
Posting
Videos: Click on this and insert a video that will be embedded. YouTube videos are automatically embedded if you just post the link.
Images or GIFs: Click on this to insert an image.
Hyperlinks: Click on this , insert the url and the text you want the url to show up as. If you just post the link, it will show the link as the text. You can also use this so that YouTube videos are not automatically embedded. So if you are going to post 5+ videos in one post, use a link instead of embedding the videos.
Navigation
You can now use this new option to automatically hop to any board you want.
IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT ALL, PLEASE ASK ME OR ANY OTHER MODERATOR.
CLICK HERE TO PM ALL MODS
Staff Members:
Administrators: Panther and plax
Chief Moderators: MarchingOn and bigd51
Moderators: Jancey and Shaggzfate
You can also start a thread and ask.