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We get a lot of questions about how to set up certain features on accounts and how to work the message boards, so here's a list of some of the basic things members seem to need help with when starting out on Acne.org. I hope this makes getting started a bit easier for all of you.
***These directions are based on the Acne.org 2.0 skin, which is generally a more user-friendly skin than Spider. To change which skin you're using, use the dropdown menu located at the bottom of the screen, on the left side.***
Your Account:
To upload your Avatar (the image that appears next to your posts): My Menu >> My Controls >> (Personal Profile) Edit Avatar Settings
To upload your Personal Picture (the image that appears when you visit/leave comments on other members' profiles): My Menu >> My Controls >> (Personal Profile) Change Personal Photo
---Note: Your Personal Picture is not the image that will appear next to your posts on the message boards.
To add a signature: My Menu >> My Controls >> (Personal Profile) Edit Signature
To add a Custom Member Title (the phrase that appears under your avatar on the message boards): My Menu >> My Controls >> (Personal Profile) Edit Profile Information
---This is also where you can set your birthday, gender, instant messenger contact information, location, post a link to your website, and list your interests. (Some of these things are only visible when profiles are viewed using the Spider skin.)
To change your "mood": This feature has been disabled for some time now; the "mood" settings you may see under some people's avatars are remnants, and the members are unable to change them.
To change your display name: My Menu >> My Controls >> (Personal Profile) Change Display Name
---Only Veteran Members have the ability to change their display names.
On The Message Boards:
To start a thread: Find the appropriate forum and click the blue "New Post" button, located at the top or bottom of the screen, on the right side.
To reply in a thread: Click the blue 'Add Reply' button located at the top or bottom of the thread you'd like to reply in.
---To reply to a specific post in a thread, click the 'Reply' button located directly under the post you'd like to reply to, on the left side. This will allow you to quote the person you are replying to in your post.
To receive notifications of replies in a thread: In the upper right corner of threads, there's a drop-down menu that says 'Options', click that, and then chose 'Track this topic'. That will take you to a page where you can chose how often you'd like to be notified of new posts in the thread. The notifications with be sent to the email address that you registered with.
To add a picture to your post: Image tags (" />) have been disabled for some time, but you can add a picture to your post as an attachment by using the 'Attachments' tool, located directly under the text field when you're making a post. Simply upload the picture straight from your computer, use 'Manage Current Attachments' to add it to your post, and it will add a thumbnail image to your post (clicking on the image in the post will open a full size version of the image). To search for information on the message boards: Use the 'Search Boards' tool, located at the upper right side of the screen to search the boards for threads on various topics by keyword.<span style=---For a more advanced search, click Search Boards >> More Search Options</span>
To edit your thread's title: Go to the first post in the thread and click 'Full Edit'; this will allow you to edit the post's text and title.
To 'tag' a thread: The 'Tag' tool (located at the top of each thread) works by linking threads that have the same tags. Tag each word or phrase separately to increase the chances that there will be other threads with matching tags.
---Example: Tagging a thread "my acne, medication, frustration, hope" would require another thread to have the same tag--"my acne, medication, frustration, hope"--in order to link the threads, and more than one thread having that particular tag isn't very likely. Instead, tagging "my acne", "medication", "frustration", and "hope" separately would increase the chances that other threads might also have one or more of those tags.
To delete your posts: Members do not have the ability to delete their posts; however, you are welcome to use the 'Edit' feature to edit the text out of your posts.
To report a violation of the board rules: Click the 'Report' button located on the left side under the post that violates the board rules and explain why you are reporting the post.
---This form is to be used ONLY for reporting objectionable content, etc. and is not to be used as a method of communicating with moderators for other reasons.
To become a Veteran Member: http://www.acne.org/...ur-t147181.html
--To check your post count, go to My Menu >> My Controls and your post count will be listed on the right, under 'Your account summary'.
To delete your account: http://www.acne.org/...nt-t185987.html
Edited by AKL, 15 November 2011 - 04:26 PM.
