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First off, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO USE THE FORUMS. On to the questions: • post a new message? Click the Post icon inside the category you wish to start your post. Type away. Submit. Once it is approved my the moderator on duty, it will be posted. • reply to a message? Click on a Reply icon inside the topic (thread) you wish to reply to. Type away. Submit. Once your reply is approved by the moderator on duty, it will be posted. • quote a post and reply? Click on the Quote icon inside the post you wish to reply to. Type away. Submit. Once your reply is approved my the moderator on duty, it will be posted. • edit one of my posts? Click the Edit icon inside the post you wish to edit. Type away. Submit. Once your edited post is approved my the moderator on duty, it will be posted. NOTE: You can only Edit posts YOU originally authored, bone head! • send a Private Message to another member? Click the PM icon inside any post from a member you wish to send one to. Or, click on their username in one of their posts and you will be given this option on their profile page. Type away. Submit. NOTE: PM's can be disabled. If a person does not want to receive PM's from you or everyone in general, you will not have the option to send them one. Your option for this can be found under CUSTOMIZE > SAVE AND EDIT PROFILE. You can also get there by going to the My T-Nation link at the top of the site, then clicking on Edit User Profile. • start a Chat? Click the Chat icon inside any post from a member you wish to send one to. Or, click on their username in one of their posts and you will be given this option on their profile page. Depending on their preferences for Chat notification, it may take several minutes or more for their acceptance of the Chat invite and the first response. NOTE: Chat can be disabled. If a person does not want to participate in Chats, you will not have the option to start one with them. Additionally, if the user is offline, you will see the cold, gray, non-speaking chat icon. Your option for this can be found under CUSTOMIZE > SAVE AND EDIT PROFILE. You can also get there by going to the My T-Nation link at the top of the site, then clicking on Edit User Profile. • E-mail a member? Click the E-mail icon inside any post from a member you wish to send one to. Or, click on their username in one of their posts and you will be given this option on their profile page. NOTE: E-mails can be disabled. If a person does not want to participate in E-mail communications, you will not have the option to start one with them. Your option for this can be found under CUSTOMIZE > SAVE AND EDIT PROFILE. Basically, My T-Nation is your public profile page that features info about you, blogs, photos, videos, and favorite T-Nation information. For a full list of features and updates on additions to this section, please read this thread. Private Messages are a one-on-one communication between T-forums members. For the time being, all registered members of T-forums can send and receive Private Messages (PM's). However, the basic T-forums Guidelines still apply. PM's can be monitored, and if any abuse is detected or reported, Private Message access can and will be revoked.
The Members list can be used in many ways.
To find members by user names or join date. To add members to your Buddy list To Send members Private Messages To find basic information about each member
Click on the "Rating" link that appears at the top of any given topic. When the small "Rate topic" window opens, enter your rating (1 being worst, 5 being best).
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The Buddy List is an organized way to keep in contact with your friends and colleagues at T-forums. When a user is added to your Buddy List, you can see who is online or not, you can easily send the a Private Message, and if you have several members in your Buddy List, you can send all of them a Private Message at the same time. The Ignore List is where you add the names of any users you do not want to receive Private Messages from for any reason. Go to the Topic / Category you wish to subscribe to by clicking on its subsequent link. At the top of each Category, click the "Notify!" icon. At the top of each Topic, click on the "Notify!" icon. That's it. To unsubscribe, go to "Message Center." Click on either "Manage Subscribed Categories" or "Manage Subscribed Topics." Once inside, check the box(es) next to what you want to delete and click "Unsubscribe from Checked." Only registered members are allowed to post new topics or reply to existing topics. Registered users also have access to Private Messaging as well as many other T-forums benefits. This is the member-customizable area where you can view subscribed topics / categories, view / edit you Buddy List / Ignore List, read and compose Private Messages. This is the member-customizable area where you can pick and choose what areas of the site you would like to see and edit your profile to your liking. Yes. Click on "Customize > Save and Edit Profile." You can also get there by going to the My T-Nation link at the top of the site, then clicking on Edit User Profile. When on the Log On page, enter your user name in the "Forgot Your Password?" form. Your password will be e-mailed to the address in your profile. Currently, all categories are 100% moderated. Therefore, when you submit a post it may take some time for it to show up on the forum. If you have elected to receive e-mail notifications, you will be alerted when your post has been accepted. Yes. If you choose to receive e-mail notification in your profile, an e-mail will be sent to you whenever anyone replies to a topic or category you are subscribed to. There is also a separate e-mail notification for Private Messages. The first step is to add any one you do not want to hear from to your Ignore List. If the problem persists, please contact a moderator.
We added a new suite of features to the site today that we have dubbed "My T-Nation." It replaces your old public profile that users see when they click on your username next to posts you submit. But it much more than just your basic old profile.
To access your My T-Nation page, click on the "My T-Nation" link either at the top of the page (below the PM notification link) or within the Your Account menu group in the left navigation hub. When you get there you will notice something that vaguely resembles the old public profile page. But there are a lot more goodies.
For starters, on the main About page, you'll see an EDIT link. Click it and this will give you a place to enter some info about yourself. Don't be shy. Give us some insight.
You'll also see a navigation set running along the top of this section. Click Blog. This is a place for your rants. Whatever you want to talk about (within our very loose boundaries of taste, etc). Your very own little soap box, if you will. Workout logs, stuff that pisses you off, toot your own horn, etc. Click on the Post New Blog link to get started.
Additionally, people you add to your Friends list can comment on your Blogs. As new comments are added to your Blogs, the Comments indicator below each Blog will reflect how many there are. Click on that link to check out what others think about your Blog. (We'll talk about Friends in a little bit.)
On to the next section. Click on the Comments link at the top. In this area, your Friends can come and leave comments about you. Pretty straight forward.
The Photos section is next. In this area you can post as many photos as you'd like. (For the time being at least. We may have to limit this at some point. But for now, knock yourself out.)
Click on the Upload Photo link to open the upload form. You can add a caption for each, but it is not required. When you have a few uploaded, you will see thumbnails for each. Clicking on a thumbnail will open a larger version. Clicking it again will go back to the thumbnails.
(NOTE: If you upload pornographic images, your account will be deactivated. Sexy stuff is okay, but not blatant porn.)
The last section is Favorites. This is a place to share some of the stuff you like on T-Nation. Specifically, Products, Articles, Forum Topics, and Authors.
Throughout the site, you will now notice a small icon that reads FAV+. You'll find this at the top of articles, forum topics, on the Store page (next to each product), and when you view an author's list of articles. When you click on this link, it will add that item to your Favorites list under the appropriate group.
To remove any of these once they are added, click the Edit Favorites link at the bottom. Click Save Favorites when you are done making your changes.
Now let's talk about the left-hand side stuff. Pretty basic info about yourself including username, location, join date, avatar, ways to contact you, and a link for others to add you as a friend. Remember this point for later; this is how you will add others to your friend list later.
Below all of that is your Top Eight Friends section and a link to view all your Friends. While you are viewing all of the Friends you have added, select Sort Friends. When this is activated, your can physically grab your Friends in the main section and arrange them in the order you prefer. Obviously, the first eight will show on the left side once saved and reloaded.
There is also a Remove link below all of your Friends while in Sort mode. Click on that to delete any of the Friends you no longer wish to have in your list.
To access others' My T-Nation profiles, simply click on the username that appears next to any of their posts. You can also utilize the Member Search to get there, which is accessible via the site search link at the top of the page or from within the Your Account menu group in the navigation hub on the left side of the site.
So what does it mean to be a Friend anyway? Glad you asked. When you add someone to your Friends list, they can post comments on your Blog and Comments sections. So if a user is not on your Friends list, they cannot post on your profile. And vice versa.
When you add a person to your Friends list, the person you added will receive a PM notifying them that they have been added to your list. This PM will also contain a link for them to add you immediately and another to view your profile prior to adding you. Sense make? Clear as mud? Good.
This may go without saying, but what this means is just because you add a person to your list, that does not necessarily mean they added you to theirs. The same goes with removing Friends from your list. This allows you to keep as large or as small a Friends list as you like.
We should probably also mention that we built this suite using some fairly cutting-edge technology. (For you geeks out there, lots of Web 2.0 stuff including lots of CSS, AJAX, and intensive Javascript.) We have tested it on many browsers and it should be fine for the vast majority of our users. (We used our stats to determine that we could use the term "vast majority" with impunity.)
By-in-large, if you can't use these new features, you most likely can't use a lot of the other features on our site already. We have been employing a good number of these technologies in different magnitudes for some time.
If you fit into the small group of people that cannot use My T-Nation or our navigation hub, we suggest updating to the latest version of Firefox, Camino, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc, etc, etc.
That about covers it. Go have some fun. If you have any questions we didn't cover here, let us know!
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