Wool Works discussion help and FAQ
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1. About DCForum |
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Here are some facts regarding DCForum:
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| 2. Useful Definitions | |
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| 3. DCForum Icons | |
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There are several icons in each pages. Here's what they do: For Everyone
For Administrator and Moderators
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Registration:
If you'd like to attach your email address to your posts automatically, you must register. You can get to the registration form by clicking on the 'Login' icon. The 'Register' is displayed on the login page. Once you have registered, you can use the DCUser utility to set up a User Profile for yourself.Navigation: Getting around DCForum is easy: you can navigate either by using icons or using hyper links. For example, you can use the forum links at the bottom of each page to jump from one forum to another. Or, you can instead use the Lobby icon to go back to LOBBY and choose a forum from there.Starting New Thread (Topic): You can start a new thread by clicking on the POST icon. If you are trying to post a new thread to a private forum, you will need to log-on first.Replying to an existing message: You can reply to any given message by clicking on the REPLY icon directly below the message you are replying to. If you click on "Include Original Message on Reply" check box, the original message will be included in your POST REPLY form. [ TOP ] |
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Here are couple of really cool features that you can use...
Embedding URL or Hyper link DCForum script automatically remove all HTML tags. However, you can still embed URL simply by typing the URL. That is, if you typeEmbedding an Image URL You can place an image in your message box by typing "image:www.yourdomain.com/imagename". For example, if you typeEmbedding Some Default Icons There are couple of cool icons that you embed directly into your message. For example, if you type ":-)" or ":-(" you will get [ TOP ]
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Wool Works is a noncommercial site, maintained by volunteers and
funded by donations from visitors. Commercial use of the boards,
whether to advertise your business or try to drum up traffic for
a business Web site, is strictly prohibited. Occasional mention
of a business Web site for informational purposes is acceptable,
but if you're here to promote your company, not talk about knitting,
don't expect to be well-received, and don't expect your posts to
stay around long.
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FOLDER icon...If you are logged on and you
are on the Main page, the threads with this folder icon
does not contain any new messages.
NEW FOLDER icon...If you are logged
on, the threads with this folder icon contain new messages.
LOGIN icon or [Login/Logout] textlink...If you choose to,
you can login at the beginning of your discussion session.
This will allow the script to display which
threads contain new replies since you last
MARKed a forum (See MARK button below).
NEW icon or [New Messages] textlink...If you are logged on,
clicking on this ICON will bring up all new messages in forums that have been marked.
LOBBY icon or [Lobby] textlink...can be accessed from both
MAIN page and from each messages. It takes you to the LOBBY.
MAIN icon or [Main] textlink...it takes you to the main page
of a given forum.
HELP icon or [Help] textlink...displays this page.
MARK icon or [Mark Forums] textlink...time stamp to mark
the last time you finished reading threads in given forum. If you MARK
for the LOBBY, it will mark all the forums.
POST icon or [Post] textlink...button can be accessed
from the MAIN page. It is used to post a new topic (thread).
EMAIL icon or [SEND EMAIL] textlink...this is displayed if
a poster submits his/her e-mail address. You can click on this button
to directly e-mail him/her. Be sure to remove the phrase 'REMOVE_THIS' from the
the email address.
PROFILE icon or [PROFILE] textlink...this is displayed if
the author of given message is registered user and has his/her profile setup.
EDIT icon or [EDIT] textlink...it is used to edit your message.
This feature is only available to users who are registered. Of course, you must
be the owner of the message in order to edit it.
REPLY icon or [REPLY] textlink...it is only accessed from
each THREAD. You can reply to a given message by clicking on this icon.
REPLY WITH QUOTE icon or [REPLY WITH QUOTE] textlink...it is only accessed from
each THREAD. You can reply to a given message by clicking on this icon. Doing so
will include the original message in the textarea so that you can respond to specific
topics.
TOP icon or [TOP] textlink...let you jump to top of a
THREAD. Takes you back to the table of contents.
SEARCH icon or [SEARCH] textlink...allows you to search
the discussion forum(s) - you can search either current threads or archives.
ALERT icon or [ALERT] textlink...button allows you
to alert administrator of bad message. You must be a registered member in order
to use this function.
ARCHIVE icon allows administrator or
moderator to archive given thread without starting the administration script.
REMOVE icon allows administrator or
moderator to remove given thread without starting the administration script.
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As more of these embedded icons become available, your administrator will
notify you.