Post by Kirsty Walker on Aug 11, 2008 13:48:28 GMT
1. How do I get a picture under my name?
It's called an avatar, you can either have one of the ready made free ones or you can upload your own. It has to be 50- x 50 pixels only. If you are having avatar trouble please post and someone will help you.
2. Why does it say 'Presenter' under some people's names?
These are custom titles applied by the administrator to identify people's roles at HCR. If you are a presenter/staff member/supervisor and you have no custom title, please send a private message to the administrator to have it changed.
3. What is karma?
Karma is a way of seeing who makes a good contribution to the board. If someone helps you out, click on 'exalt' and it will give them points.
4. Do I win anything for having good karma?
You've kind of missed the point of karma. You get a good reputation, which is something that can't be bought my son.
5. What does the writing mean under my user name?
This is your rank. The more you post the higher your rank goes. Be careful not to spam to get your rank higher or your posts may be removed.
6. What happens if I break forum rules?
Depends on the rule break, for example....
Johnny is posting in a forum about a certain show and starts talking about fly fishing for no reason. Someone joins in and then the topic becomes about fly fishing. Everyone is frightened and confused.
Johnny and his friend's posts will be sent to the general forum under the new topic of 'Fly fishing'. Johnny will get a stern message from the admin not to do it again but will not otherwise be punished.
Johnny then takes his fly fishing anecdotes to other forums and continues to disrupt other peoples' conversations. An argument breaks out and he calls someone a rather nasty name. Like Gerald.
Johnny is given a warning by the admin which will appear on his profile. This will act as a warning to others not to do what he has done, like in the olden days when people used to put traitors heads on spikes outside the town hall.
Johnny starts a topic called 'the admin is a divvy' and makes a personal attack on him/her
Johnny's account is suspended for a period of time until he sorts his life out. He may then return. The topic will be deleted.
Johnny returns from suspension and lays into everyone involved in the fly fishing debacle. He proclaims himself to have been victimised and threatens swift and murderous retribution to all users and administrators
Johnny is banned permanently and his IP address is recorded, meaning that he cannot post again from that computer.
Johnny simply uses another computer to log in under a new name and continues to cause merry hell for all users. He tries to get his friends to sign up and continue his reign of annoyance and announces a breakaway forum called 'Your Forum Is Rubbish and Johnny Was Right'.
The administrators continue to ban the new accounts and block the new IP addresses until Johnny either gets a girlfriend or finds some meaning in his empty, empty life.
7. Does anyone really ever care that much to do the above when posting?
Oh yes. You have no idea.
8. Can I be a moderator?
When new moderators are needed they will be invited by admin. Don't look too desperate.
9. Can we have a sub-forum about technical issues/boating/iguanas/fly fishing etc?
All new forums and categories will be decided on an ongoing basis. feel free to make suggestions. Feel even freer to have them dismissed as unworkable/unpopular/stupid/boring/too much hard work. Feel free to have them accepted and passed off as someone else's idea.
10.Who should I ask if I have a general question about HCR?
Post it in the general section and someone should answer it forthwith.
11. Who should I ask if I have a technical forum question? Send a private message to the administrator and she will endeavour to answer it.
12. What should I do if my question is not answered here?
Post it below and see what happens. Life's full of surprises.
It's called an avatar, you can either have one of the ready made free ones or you can upload your own. It has to be 50- x 50 pixels only. If you are having avatar trouble please post and someone will help you.
2. Why does it say 'Presenter' under some people's names?
These are custom titles applied by the administrator to identify people's roles at HCR. If you are a presenter/staff member/supervisor and you have no custom title, please send a private message to the administrator to have it changed.
3. What is karma?
Karma is a way of seeing who makes a good contribution to the board. If someone helps you out, click on 'exalt' and it will give them points.
4. Do I win anything for having good karma?
You've kind of missed the point of karma. You get a good reputation, which is something that can't be bought my son.
5. What does the writing mean under my user name?
This is your rank. The more you post the higher your rank goes. Be careful not to spam to get your rank higher or your posts may be removed.
6. What happens if I break forum rules?
Depends on the rule break, for example....
Johnny is posting in a forum about a certain show and starts talking about fly fishing for no reason. Someone joins in and then the topic becomes about fly fishing. Everyone is frightened and confused.
Johnny and his friend's posts will be sent to the general forum under the new topic of 'Fly fishing'. Johnny will get a stern message from the admin not to do it again but will not otherwise be punished.
Johnny then takes his fly fishing anecdotes to other forums and continues to disrupt other peoples' conversations. An argument breaks out and he calls someone a rather nasty name. Like Gerald.
Johnny is given a warning by the admin which will appear on his profile. This will act as a warning to others not to do what he has done, like in the olden days when people used to put traitors heads on spikes outside the town hall.
Johnny starts a topic called 'the admin is a divvy' and makes a personal attack on him/her
Johnny's account is suspended for a period of time until he sorts his life out. He may then return. The topic will be deleted.
Johnny returns from suspension and lays into everyone involved in the fly fishing debacle. He proclaims himself to have been victimised and threatens swift and murderous retribution to all users and administrators
Johnny is banned permanently and his IP address is recorded, meaning that he cannot post again from that computer.
Johnny simply uses another computer to log in under a new name and continues to cause merry hell for all users. He tries to get his friends to sign up and continue his reign of annoyance and announces a breakaway forum called 'Your Forum Is Rubbish and Johnny Was Right'.
The administrators continue to ban the new accounts and block the new IP addresses until Johnny either gets a girlfriend or finds some meaning in his empty, empty life.
7. Does anyone really ever care that much to do the above when posting?
Oh yes. You have no idea.
8. Can I be a moderator?
When new moderators are needed they will be invited by admin. Don't look too desperate.
9. Can we have a sub-forum about technical issues/boating/iguanas/fly fishing etc?
All new forums and categories will be decided on an ongoing basis. feel free to make suggestions. Feel even freer to have them dismissed as unworkable/unpopular/stupid/boring/too much hard work. Feel free to have them accepted and passed off as someone else's idea.
10.Who should I ask if I have a general question about HCR?
Post it in the general section and someone should answer it forthwith.
11. Who should I ask if I have a technical forum question? Send a private message to the administrator and she will endeavour to answer it.
12. What should I do if my question is not answered here?
Post it below and see what happens. Life's full of surprises.