Why
should I register a Username? |
| By registering a
Username, you will be able to edit your profile and preferences.
You will get the most out of your time here if you change your
profile to suit your individual tastes. There are a lot of
options in your profile to make your experience here more enjoyable,
so please take a few moments to try the various settings. Also
only people with registered Usernames can take advantage of
the "New Posts" feature upon each visit. |
Why do you ask for two email addresses? |
| The real email
address is used for email notifications and forum subscriptions
and to email your password. The other is what other users
see when they view your profile. We realize that some people
don't want everyone to know their normal email address, but
we need to know it in case you want to subscribe to a
forum or if you want to have replies emailed to you. For this
reason you can give us your real email address that only we
will see and you can provide a different one for the general
public. Some people like to put in something like scream@no.spam.domain.com.
This way people can still figure out what your real email address
is, but spamming agents can't just parse through the page and
spam you. |
Do I have to accept cookies? |
| Yes. Cookies are
used to track your Username/Password and which posts you have
read for your current session. Without accepting cookies some
functions won't work properly. |
How do I login? |
| If you have registered
an account (username) within these forums, you must login
in order to take advantage of the personalization features.
To login, look in the upper right-hand corner of your screen
for the Login link. This link will take you to a page where
you can enter your Username and Password. Keep in mind that
the password is always case-sensitive. This means that S
and s are considered different by the software. Once you have entered your Username and Password, you'll be brought to what is called the Start Page. If you have any Private messages, you'll see a flashing envelope at the top left of the menu bar. You can now enter the main forum area by clicking the Main Index link at the top of the page. This will list all of the forums for you. |
Help! I'm having trouble logging in! |
| This checklist may
help you successfully login: 1) Make sure you are entering your password correctly. They are case-sensitive. 2) Ensure that your browser supports cookies; if so, check the security level you are using. High levels of security restriction in certain browsers will automatically reject cookies. In order to use the key features of these forums, you'll need to accept cookies. 3) Completely logout by hitting the Logout link on the page, and then log back in again. 4) After logging in, you may have to hit the reload/refresh button on your Web browser to expedite the authentication. 5) If you continue to have problems, go to the login page. Enter your Username in the Username field and click the "I forgot my password" button. A temporary password will be generated and emailed to the email address used for the account setup. You MUST enter a Username in the Username field before you use this feature. |
What is the string that appears beneath my username in posts? |
| It's a system-generated
User Title - stranger, newbie, journeyman, member etc. You
progress through the various levels according to the cumulative
number of posts you have made. |
What are these titles about? |
| Everyone has a title
within the forum. You will notice them below the Username in
each post. Some titles are automatically assigned based on the
number of posts a user has made, and some titles are assigned
by the forum owner to denote official representatives of the
company or other VIPs in the forums. Here is the list of the standard titles and # of posts to achieve them: 0 Newcomer
10 Regular
50 Experienced
100 Pro
200 Enthusiast
500 Guru
|
I forgot my password! |
| If you have forgotten
your password, dont worry! You can very easily have a temporary
password emailed to you. All you need to do is go to the login
page of the forums and enter your Username in the Username field.
Then click the button marked I forgot my password, and a temporary
password will be emailed to the email address of the username
you registered. This process is safe because the password is only emailed to the original owner of the account. There is no way to steal the password by using this feature. |
How do I change my password! |
| You may change
your password any time. All you need to do is click the My
Home option found on any page. Then, under the Main Configuration
heading, click on "Personal Information, email, password...".
To change your password, simply edit the password and verify
password fields on this page. Once you have entered the new
password, click submit to save the information. (Keep in mind
that passwords are case-sensitive.) |
How do I add an image to my message? |
| In order to add
an image to your message or your signature, you must have the
image already available on a web server. This can be an image
on your own personal web page, for example. To place an image
within a message, simply use the following Markup Tag: [image]http://www.url_to_image.com/image_name.gif[/image] For example, if you have an image called cateye.gif and its available from your own website at http://www.mywebsite.com/pics, then you would use the following image markup: [image]http://www.mywebsite.com/pics/cateye.gif[/image] You can do the same for your signature. Click the My Home option found on any page. Then, under the Main Configuration heading, click on "Personal Information, email, password...". Look for the Signature box, and enter your desired information, including any images/markup as above. Note: To keep the forums loading quickly for everyone, it is recommended that you do not exceed 35k for your image size. |
Is
there a limit to signature image size? |
| We ask that you
keep your images relatively small. As a rule, please do not
exceed 125 x 600 pixels and/or 35k for a signature image. This
will ensure that the forums load quickly for all users. |
Can
I attach music to my post? |
| If you are registered,
and provided you are not running a very old browser
(something like Netscape 3.0) then the answer is yes you
can. When you preview your post you will have the opportunity
to attach the following file types to your post: .mid .wav .aiff .mp3 Any native Motif file (.w2p, .w3v, etc.) Please note Motif file formats appear as two separate files on a computer. You can only attach one file to any given post, so reply to your own post immediately, attaching the 'second' file. |
What
are the rules? |
| Registration as
a User implies acceptance of the following terms and conditions: - Participants shall not post any material likely to cause offence, that is protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right - without the express permission of the owner of such copyright - or that contains personal phone numbers or addresses. - Participants may not use the Forums to post or transmit advertisements or commercial solicitations of any kind. - The appropriate Forum Moderator has the right to edit, censor, delete or otherwise modify any posted message. - This web site does not verify or guarantee the accuracy of the material posted to the Forums or bear any responsibility for any loss, damage, or other liabilities caused by any posted message. |
How
do I edit my profile? |
| Click the My Home
link on the Menubar. At the bottom of the next screen you will
see options for editing your profile. |
How
do I edit my display preferences? |
| Yes, you'll be missing
a trick if you fail to take advantage of the versatility UBB.threads
Forums offer. There are many aspects of how the Forums are displayed
that may be customized. The procedure is similar to that for
editing your profile, but in this case, after clicking the My
Home link on the Menubar, you need to select the 'Display preferences,
.....' option in the Main Configuration area. You can choose what language you want the Forums to use, the stylesheet that you want to govern the Forums' look and feel, how many posts there are per page, whether or not you want to view Users' pictures alongside their posts, and much more. Once saved, these become your default settings. You may edit these preferences again at anytime. |
Why
is a post's subject so important? |
| The first post of
a given thread establishes the subject by which all subsequent
replies will be known. Once there's been a reply, the thread
subject cannot be subsequently changed. It's therefore important
to get the subject right from the outset. Make it as descriptive
and as specific as possible. For example, 'LCD burn-in questions',
is much better than something completely generic, such as 'Newbie
needs help!'. Not only is it more likely to elicit a response,
but it'll also make it much easier for all posts in the thread
to be subsequently located. |
How
do I find posts that may already have the answer to the question
I have? |
| One of the key benefits
of the discussion board format is that it enables commonly
asked questions to be answered once, for the benefit of all.
Before posting your question, it is always worth checking to
see if it has already been asked - and answered! You can do
this via the Search link on the Menubar. Various options are
available, both for how the search term is specified and for
controlling how much of the Forums database you want to search.
This is where the specificity of thread subjects is important,
making it much easier to locate precisely what it is you're
after from a list of search results. Additionally you can refer
to the Support Knowledgebase, which is a detailed database
compiled during Motif's first year on the market. |
What
does the flashing envelope icon on the Menu bar denote? |
| It means that you
have unread Private Messages. |
What
do the letters in the Received Private Messages display denote? |
| 'N' denotes an unread
message. 'R' denotes a message that's been replied to. A space denotes a message that's been read but not replied to. |
I'm
having problems getting the URL tags to work! |
| If the tags are
showing up in your text or you're getting a link, but it's to
'http:///', you're including some unwanted spaces in the syntax.
Avoid any intervening spaces, and everything will work fine.
|
How
do I layout my posts so as to have white space between paragraphs? |
| By hitting carriage
return twice at the points where you want to insert a blank
line. If you opt to preview your posts, you get the opportunity
to do a further iteration of editing before you finally accept
the post. |
Is
there a spellchecker? |
| No. If you want
to be sure that you're word perfect, you'll have to spellcheck
your post in some text editor and then cut and paste it into
the Forums edit box. |
What
if I make a mistake in my post? |
| Users can edit their
own posts up to 150 hours after they are made. Where the change
is substantive, you should mark the post as edited so as to
alert viewers to the changed content. For cosmetic changes it's
better not to do so. |
What
if I post in the wrong forum? |
| Let the Forum Administrator
know - he/she will be able to move it for you. We also
reserve the right to move posts automatically if they would
be better viewed elsewhere. |
Can
I use HTML in my posts? |
| There are 2 ways
that this can be configured on a per board basis. If HTML is
On then you will see HTML is On and you can use normal
HTML in your posts. If UBBCode is on you will see UBBCode
is On. The following tags are available for your use if
UBBCode is enabled: [b] text [/b] = Makes the given text bold. [email] joe@email.com [/email] = Makes the given email address clickable. [i] text [/i] = Makes the given text italic. [image]url[/image] = Puts the given url in an img src tag. [code] text [/code] = Surrounds the given text with pre tags. [quote] text [/quote] = Surrounds the given text with blockquote and hr's. This UBBCode tag is used for quoting a reply. [url] link [/url] = Makes the given url into a link. [url=link] title [/url] = Makes the given title into a hyperlink pointing to link. [list] [*]Item 1 [*]Item 1 [/list] = Makes a bullet list. [list=A] or [list=1] will make order/numbered lists. [blush] or :o =  [cool] =  [crazy] =  [frown] or :( =  [laugh] or :D =  [mad] =  [shocked] =  [smile] or :) =  [tongue] or :p =  [wink] or ;) =  [color:red] text [/color] = Makes the given text red. [color:#00FF00] text [/color] = Makes the given text green. |
How
do I put a poll in my post? |
| Putting a poll in
your post is simple, but remember: Posts with polls in them
cannot be edited but they may be deleted. To add a poll to your post, use this format: [pollstart] [polltitle=Name of your poll] [polloption=First Choice] [polloption=Second Choice] [polloption=As many choices as you would like] [pollstop] |
I
want to see more (or less) posts per page. |
| You can change the
number of posts to be displayed per page by editing your profile.
You can set this from anything between 1 and 99 posts per page.
When you first sign up this gets set to 10 posts per page. |
What's
with all the buttons? |
| The buttons are
used for navigation and displaying posts. Depending on the screen
you are on they may serve different purposes. When displaying a list of all threads: - The  and 
buttons will take you to the previous or next page of posts.
- The  button will
take you to the index of all available forums. - The  button
will let you make a new post on that board. - The  and 
buttons will allow you to toggle between expanded and collapsed
threads. Expanded threads will show the subject of all posts
and replies in a threaded format. Collapsed threads will show
the subject of the main post along with the number of replies
to that post. When viewing individual threads: - The and
buttons will take you to the previous or next thread. - The button will
take you back to the listing of all posts on that page. - The  button allows
you to view the entire thread on one page if there are any replies
to the original message. - The  button
allows you to view the current post with all other posts on
that thread displayed below in a threaded format. - The  button allows
you to reply to a post. - The  button allows
you to edit a post. |
Why
are Subject, Poster and Posted On clickable? |
| You can click on
any of these to change the order in which the posts are sorted
and displayed. If you click on Subject once, it will display
posts by Subject in reverse alphabetical order. If you click
on it again it will display posts by Subject in alphabetical
order. Poster and Posted on works similarly. |