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Groups: Administration
Joined: 12/10/2008
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Hello all! Thanks for showing support for Bur Oak Canyon! We are proud to finally have this message board online for all of us to use as a means to discuss all things Bur Oak Canyon - most importantly being ideas for regeneration efforts.
If you are not very familiar with internet message boards, then here are some simple instructions to get you going:
Registration
First thing's first: you need to register with the website. Look on the very top right-hand corner of this webpage, and you should see the word "Register". Go ahead and click there. It will take you to a form you must fill out.
It will first ask for a User Name. This is a name you will create to post messages under. The most common way to create a user name is using the first initial of your first name, followed by your last name. (i.e. if your name is 'John Smith', then a good User Name to create would be 'jsmith'. Make sense?) You can choose any User Name - it's up to you.
Next, you will need to create a password for your account and provide your email address. Your email address will NOT be listed publicly for others to see.
Next, it will ask you for your location. Please type in your city and state. It will also give you the option of entering in a Home Page. Please type in your full website URL address if you have one. For example, our website is www.buroakcanyon.com, so we typed in http://www.buroakcanyon.com in that portion of the form.
Finally, the form will have you select what timezone you are currently living in. To submit the form, press the 'Register' button below the timezone section. The page will automatically take you to a new page asking for your User Name and Password. Once you log in, you are ready to go!
*Please note: if the website ever incorrectly loads (you will know when it happens - instead of seeing the normal webpage, it will just show a bunch of letters and numbers...jargon, basically) please hit the 'reload' or 'refresh' button on your internet browser. If the problem persists, please continue hitting 'reload' as it will eventually work. While we are happy GoDaddy.com provides us with this free website hosting, it also means there are many glitches with the website. Hitting 'reload' or 'refresh' will fix most problems you encounter on this website.
Creating a message (Topic or Reply)
On the right-hand side of this page, towards the top, you will see the buttons 'Add Reply' or 'New Topic' - these are your 2 options for typing a message for others to see.
If you are responding to an idea or question, then choose 'Add Reply'. This will be the most common method you will use.
However, if you want to change the topic entirely, then choose 'New Topic'. Your new post will not appear underneath the most recent message or initial posting, but instead, it will appear back under the main 'Regeneration Efforts for BOC' menu next to THIS topic - and any others that have been made, etc. Examples of when to make a new topic might be: to arrange a meeting, talking about OTHER trees in the area that may need consideration for regeneration, or perhaps discussing holding future BOC events, etc. (Those are just examples.)
When you are typing your message, you will see a few options above the typing area. First off, you can choose font color and font size from a list. Also you will see a few buttons with options. If you hover your house - but dont click - any of these buttons, a bubble will appear telling you what each button is for. Most likely, you will just be using the first three buttons:
the B is to bold something
the I is to italicize something
the U is to underline something
To use any of these functions, use your mouse to highlight which word or words you want to affect, then press the button. (You will not immediately be able to see the change to the word(s) until you post the message. Instead, you will just see some HTML code...don't worry about that - it's normal. It will appear as you want it after the message is posted.
Avatars
You may notice the Bur Oak Canyon logo is next to my name when I post messages. This is my 'Avatar'. If you would like to add a picture next to your name, follow these steps:
After logging in, click on 'My Profile' on the top right-hand corner of the webpage. When the next page loads, click on 'Modify Avatar' on the left-hand side of the page. There are 3 options on this page. Please only use the 3rd option, which asks you to 'browse' for a picture on YOUR computer. It will automatically resize the picture to the size needed. The most common uses for an Avatar photo would be your business' logo or a photo of yourself. Of course you may choose any photo you have saved on your computer. After you have 'browsed' and located the photo, press the 'update' button to the far right of the 'browse' button. After you hit the update button, the photo should appear next to your name.
Hopefully these tips will get you started on this message board. If you have any other general questions about message boards, please visit this website first: http://forum.yetanotherforum.net/yaf_topics6_General.aspx. If you are still having problems, please don't hesitate to email us at support@buroakcanyon.com. Thanks!
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