Post by BuzzCap7 on Apr 14, 2012 17:31:43 GMT -8
AVATAR
[/b][/color][/size][/center]An avatar is a picture that pops up on the LEFT side of your profile when you post a message.There are 2 kinds of avatars. One you can pick from a drop down menu and one u can make yourself.
This is how you do it:
1) From any page go to the TOP CENTER of the page and click on MEMBER.
2) Find your name and click on your name in the far LEFT column.
3) In the center click MODIFY PROFILE.
4) Then come about 1/2 way down and on the left you will see "Avatar" with a DROP DOWN MENU. Pick the one you want.
5) Go to the bottom and SAVE it.
It is that simple.
Now, if you prefer a customized avatar, take the PIX (picture) you want and you need to upload it into PhotoBucket.com or one of the many other places like Photobucket to store your PIX. When it is uploaded into PhotoBucket or where ever, you can get the url that looks like this. i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/BuzzCap7/OkeechobeeJuly2008.jpg. <-- That is called a "url".
Follow the SAME instructions above and right below below the Avatar Drop Down Menu you will see three boxes.
Avatar URL: <-- Put your URL in there
Avatar Width: <-- Put "100" in there without the quotes.
Avatar Height: <-- Put "100" in there without the quotes.
Then go down to where it says "Account Preferences" and where it says "Show Avatars:", change the "No" to "Yes".
Lastly, at the very bottom click on "Modify Profile".
If you have any difficulties, start a new thread here and someone will help you.
PERSONAL TEXT
[/b][/color][/size][/center]Right underneath the Avatar mentioned above in the same area is "Personal Text". You can put anything you like in there like "H-D '09 Ultra Classic" or "Cowboy" or "Donald Duck" or well, you get the idea. Just keep it clean. :-)Lastly, at the very bottom click on "Modify Profile".
If you have any difficulties, start a new thread here and someone will help you.
SIGNATURE
[/b][/color][/size][/center]Signature is a really FUN.......after you post a message on the very bottom of the post is a big rectangle that is called a SIGNATURE. It can be ANYTHING you like. A picture of your bike, of you, scenery, mine is a skull 'n stuff that moves. All you need to do is go to Modify Profile as described above, then go half way down to where it says "Signature" and drop in a URL like this: i89.photobucket.com/albums/k228/BuzzCap7/S63023431.jpg BUT put this "[ I M G ]" at the beginning of the URL and this one "[ / I M G ]" at the end. <-- Leave out he quotation marks and spaces. Mine is an IMG (Image) but I am sure it can be anything you like, like a JPG or whatever. Then go down to where it says "Account Preferences" and where it says "Show Signatures:", change the "No" to "Yes".
Lastly, at the very bottom click on "Modify Profile".
If you have any difficulties, start a new thread here and someone will help you.
Be creative!
SKINS
[/b][/color][/size][/center]Near the bottom of your Modify Profile, you have something called "Select Skin:". Ok, THAT needs an explanation. A skin is simply the background. You may move around to the different categories and boards but your background will always remain the same.Well, unless you change it. If you go to your Drop Down Menu, you will see several different skins. Just pick the SKIN or background you would like to have. Change it as often as you would like.
In fact, once you are on the SCMA Executive Board, you qualify to have your own personal skin added to the SCMA Forum. Your picture or whatever picture you like or design of your choosing can be added as an additional skin for you (and everyone else) to use. Ta daaaah!
All you would need to do is to send us whatever skin or background you would like to use and we will add it to the skin drop down menu in your Modify Profile area.
There are other items in MODIFY PROFILE area
like Instant Messaging. Look around and have fun!!
like Instant Messaging. Look around and have fun!!
BOOKMARKS
[/b][/color][/size][/center]This is 1 of the KOOLest things of all. What does it do? I am glad you asked.Let's say you started a New Thread (a new post) about taking a ride to
Now, the FUN part........go back to where you clicked on YOUR PROFILE but instead of clicking on your profile, to the right is "BOOKMARK". <-- Click on BOOKMARK. Then click on "Click here to manage your bookmark preferences."
THIS IS WICKED COOL!!!!
You can set it up where anytime someone replies to you post, you are AUTOMATICALLY NOTIFIED by either e-mail or your a PM (Personal Message). PM......when logging into this forum you will see a POP UP saying you have a Personal Message saying someone responded to your bookmarked topic, if there are any responses.Isn't that WICKED COOL!!!! :-) I really like the one where it automatically sends you an e-mail.
FOLDERS
[/b][/color][/size][/center]In the far LEFT margin of each category, you will see what looks like a Manila Folder 3-Cut with a few pieces of paper in the folder. Now get this, if that folder was updated (someone left a post or new thread), the word "NEW" will appear sticking out of the folder to let you know a NEW post of some sort was made inside since the last time you were there.It is a quick way to zip down the margin and see where the NEW messages are. Come on, you have 'ta admit that is a good'n.
KARMA
[/b][/color][/size][/center]Karma is where if you do something GOOD, anyone can "Exalt" you. That will add one point to your Karma. Raise your Karma which we all know is a good thing.To the contrary, (did I use that word right?) someone can "Smite" you where you would lose 1 point and lower your Karma. Which is, not a good thing.
A few thing here.....1stly, you can only do 1 of those activities to someone every 24 hours. Or them to you. Secondly, if you get abusive, there is an admin "Security Log" and we can see who is smiting who. Which leads me to the next things........ [glow=red,2,300]WARNINGS.[/glow]
WARNINGS
[/b][/color][/size][/center]"Warnings" is a way to give a member a "heads up". If you violate the philosophy of this forum set by SCMA, you will 1st get a polite "Don't do that." and if you continue, you will get a warning. Or, a red warning bar that shows up in your profile which is in the left margin area of each of your posts. Everyone will see it.A red line warning bar is given my moderators typically after you were asked warned about a forum violation and then made the violation again.
If there is a serious infraction with the willful intent to slander, harm etc.... you may not get just a "slap on the wrist" warning. You may get the red warning bar as well.
A warning is a red bar. If you get a 10% warning, the bar is 10% the way across your profile on the left side under your Avatar.
It goes up to 100%. Upon the discretion of the moderator you can be locked out/banned from this forum. As of yet, the SCMA Executive Committee did not establish a court here (yes, forums can have courts) so re-admission will need to be done by e-mailing the admin or the SCMA Chairman.
It is also common, if banned, it can be a temporary or permanent ban depending upon the infraction.
MEMBER RANKING
[/b][/color][/size][/center]Automatic in the forum is "Member Ranking". I suspect it is there to encourage posting. The more you post, the higher your ranking. Your rank is automatically placed on the left side of all your posts.Here are the ranks:
500+ Master "Elite" Member 5 Stars all red.
250+ Experienced Member 4 Stars all red.
100+ Senior Member 3 stars all blue.
50+ Full Member 2 stars all green.
0+ New Member 1 star yellow.
Personally, I am not happy about the titles above. I would like to see something more "cool". If you have any ideas, please share them with us.
FORUM JUMP
[/b][/color][/size][/center]On the very bottom of each page on the RIGHT side there is a "Forum Jump". It is a very fast and convenient way to jump around to different boards.20 MOST RECENT POSTS
[/b][/color][/size][/center]Near the very bottom where the CATEGORY says "Forum Statistics" it also says "View the 20 most recent posts of this forum."This is a pretty handy thing to click on upon entering the forum since it will quickly show you what is going on here.
Even though it says "20" at this typing, I may change that number. No matter........it will work the same and a good thing to know.
EMBEDED LINKS
[/b][/color][/size][/center]This does not appear to be the type of forum where embedding urls, img's, etc...... is needed. If it is requested, it will be added here.Do be aware, this forum does allow for embeding. So if you know how and want to do it.....have at it. :-)
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