Getting started

by **bob** October 28th 2011, 10:11 pm

If you're reading this, it's safe to assume you're new to this forum. If you're not new to the forum and are still reading this, then you must be really bored.

Firstly to start a new topic, simply navigate to the appropriate section, and click the new topic button
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From there you need to enter a topic title (10 character minimum) and a description if you want to. It is not mandatory though.

This is your editor, with this you can change your font, add pictures or videos, and much more

If you see this button on a topic, it means that it is locked to any more posts
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If you have found a persons post to be useful or interesting you can give them some loot. Loot is your basic rep system.

You should see this to the right of the members post. If you like it, press +, if you dislike it, press -. Simple as that. To prevent abuse, this feature is not unlocked until you have 5 posts. You will also receive 1 loot for every friend you add

Points are a general measure of how active you are on the forum. You get points in many different ways, you get points for messages you have posted, profile messages sent, length of time you have been a member. The more active you are, the more points you will end up with

You are allowed to use signatures on this forum, you can create them in the signature tab of your profile. After you have created your signature, you must enable it in your preferences tab. It is turned off by default, so you will need to change that option to yes.