| Input on a forum and registration |
Why I cannot enter? And you were registered? Seriously, you should be registered to enter. Can be to you have closed access on this forum (in this case you will see the message)? If so, it is better to you to contact the manager or the web designer to find out why it has occurred. If you have been registered also to you have not closed access check up, whether correctly you enter a name and the password. Usually a problem in it if is not present contact the manager, probably, it has incorrectly adjusted a forum. To return to the beginning |
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What for I in general need to be registered? You can it and not do. All depends on how the manager has adjusted a forum: whether you should be registered to place messages or not. Nevertheless, registration gives you additional possibilities which are inaccessible to anonymous users: avatars, personal messages, e-mail sending, participation in groups etc. Registration will take away from you all pair of minutes, therefore we recommend it to make. To return to the beginning |
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Why me automatically disconnects? If you have not noted a tick point to Enter automatically, you can remain under the name at a forum only some limited time. It is made that anybody another could not take advantage of your accounting record. That you automatically did not disconnect from a forum, you can choose point to Enter automatically, but we do not recommend to you to do it on the popular computer, for example in library, Internet cafe, university etc. To return to the beginning |
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How to make, that I did not appear in the list of active users? You will find an option in options of your profile to Hide your stay at a forum if you choose Yes will be visible only to managers and to itself. For all the others you will be shown as the latent user. To return to the beginning |
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I have forgotten the password! Do not panic! Though your password also cannot be restored, to you the new can be appropriated. For this purpose click on I has forgotten the password, follow instructions, and soon you again can enter on a forum To return to the beginning |
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I am registered, but I can not enter! The first: check up, whether correctly you have entered a name and the password. The second: probably, your accounting record demands activization. Some forums demand, that all new users have been made active independently or the manager of a forum before you can enter into it. The main reason on which activization is required, — it reduces possibilities for anonymous abusings in a forum. When you finished registration process, to you has been told, activization is required or not. If to you has been sent an e-mail follow instructions in the letter if you have not received the letter be convinced that have specified the correct address of an e-mail. If you are assured that have entered the correct address of an e-mail, but letters have not received, contact the manager of a forum. To return to the beginning |
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I have been registered, but I can not enter any more! Most plausible reasons: you have entered an incorrect name or the password (check up the letter which to you have sent when you were registered) or the manager has removed your accounting record for any reasons. If truly the second it is possible you have not written any message? Managers can delete inactive users to reduce the size of a database. Try to be registered again and to take part in discussions. To return to the beginning |
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| Parametres and options of the user |
How to me to change my options? All your options are stored in a database (if you are registered). To change them, pass in section the Profile (usually the reference to it is at the top of a forum, but can be and exceptions). There you can change all options To return to the beginning |
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In forums wrong time! Time usually correct, but you can see time concerning other time zone, not to in what there are you. In this case you can change time zone on in what you are: Moscow, Kiev etc. Please, consider that for time zone change, as well as for change of the majority of options, it is required to be the registered user. To return to the beginning |
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I have changed time zone, but time all the same the wrong! If you are assured that have specified time zone correctly the reason can be in summertime. This forum is not able to work with summertime so in summertime action there can be a difference at one o'clock with real time. To return to the beginning |
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My language is not present in the list! The reason most likely that the manager has not established support of your language in a forum, or simply nobody has translated this forum on your language. Try to learn from the manager of a forum, whether he can establish demanded language. If support of the necessary language does not exist yet you can translate this forum on the language. You can receive the additional information on the Group site phpBB (the reference is in the bottom of page) To return to the beginning |
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How I can place a picture under the name? Under a name of the user there can be two pictures. The first picture concerns your rank, usually it is the asterisks specifying in those, how many messages you have left in a forum or on your status in this forum. Hardly there can be a picture more which is called "avatar" more low. This picture is usually unique for each user. On managers depends, whether support of avatars is included, and on them depends, what avatars can be used. If in the given forum support of avatars this decision of managers, you can find out from them the reasons is not included. To return to the beginning |
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How I can change the rank? Usually you cannot change directly the rank (the rank is displayed below your name in the message created by you or a theme, and as in your profile, depending on used style). The majority of forums is used by ranks to show what quantity of messages has been written and to identify certain users: for example moderators and managers can have special ranks. Please, do not litter a forum with unnecessary messages only to raise your rank, for it a moderator or the manager can simply lower quantity of the messages sent by you. To return to the beginning |
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When I click under the reference «to Send an e-mail», from me demand to enter? Only the registered users can send an e-mail through the form built in a forum (if this possibility in general is resolved by the manager). It is made to prevent abusings e-mail system anonymous users. To return to the beginning |
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| Creation of messages |
How to me to create a theme in a forum? Easily, click by corresponding button in a forum or theme window. To you, probably, it is necessary to be registered before to send the message. That you can do that in the given forum is listed in the bottom of forum and theme page (you can begin themes in this forum, you can answer messages etc.) To return to the beginning |
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How I can edit or remove the message? If you not the manager or a forum moderator, you can edit and delete only own messages. You can edit the message (sometimes only in a current of some time from the moment of creation) having clicked by the button to Edit, concerning the given message. If someone has already answered your message under it there will be a small inscription, it shows how many time you edited the message. This inscription does not appear, if nobody answered your message, it also does not appear, if your message was edited by the manager or a moderator (they should leave a mark where it is told why they have made it). Consider that usual users cannot remove the message if already someone has answered it. To return to the beginning |
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How to attach the signature to my message? To attach the signature, you should create at first it in the profile. After creation you should note a tick point to Attach the signature in the form of message sending that the signature was added. You also can make that the signature joined by default if will note corresponding point in your profile (you can disconnect the signature in certain messages, having cleaned a tick to Attach the signature) To return to the beginning |
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How to create interrogation? To create interrogation easily: when you create a theme (or edit the first message in a theme if you have on that rights) hardly below the basic form for creation of messages, you will see the form to Create interrogation. If you it do not see, most likely you do not have rights to interrogation creation. You should enter an interrogation theme, then at least two variants of the answer (to add an answer variant, enter it and click the button to Add a variant. You also can establish a limit of time for interrogation, 0 means constant interrogation. Also there is a restriction on quantity of variants of the answer, it is established by the manager. To return to the beginning |
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How I can edit or remove interrogation? Also as well as messages, their founders, moderators or managers can delete interrogations only. To edit interrogation, pass to editing of the first message in a theme (it always concerns interrogation). If nobody has had time to vote, users can edit or delete interrogation but if already someone has voted only moderators or managers can remove it. It is made that it was impossible to change variants of answers while people have already voted. To return to the beginning |
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Why some forums are inaccessible to me? Some forums are accessible only to certain users or groups of users. That them to look through, create the message etc., to you the special permission can be demanded. Only moderators or managers of a forum can give such permission, contact them. To return to the beginning |
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Why I cannot vote in interrogation? Only the registered users can participate in interrogation (to prevent a juggling of results anonymous users). If you are registered, but cannot vote, most likely, you do not have on it necessary access rights. To return to the beginning |
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| Formatting of messages and types of created themes |
What is BBCode? BBCode it is special realisation HTML, possibility of use BBCode is defined by the manager (you also can disconnect it in each message created by you). BBCode it is very similar on HTML, tags consist in it in square brackets [and], instead of <>, it gives to the user of more possibilities in creation of messages. Behind the additional information about BBCode look a management on BBCode, the reference on which is accessible from the form of sending of messages. To return to the beginning |
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Whether I can use HTML? Whether depends on that it is authorised it is the manager. If it is authorised to use it some tags, most likely, will work. It is made for safety forbid use of tags which can to cause problems. If HTML it is included, you can switch off it for the concrete message at creation of this message. To return to the beginning |
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What is the smilies? Smilies, or emoticons are small pictures which can be used for expression of feelings, the pleasure for example means, the :) grief means. :( The full list of smilies can be seen in the form of creation of messages. Only do not overdo, using them: they can easily make the message not read, and the moderator can edit your message, or in general remove it. To return to the beginning |
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Whether I can insert pictures? You can insert pictures into messages. But while there is no possibility to load a picture on a forum. You should specify the reference to a picture which is on a popular server, for example: http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif. You cannot specify the reference to the computer (if, of course, it is not a popular server), on pictures which are behind the authorisation mechanism, for example in mail boxes mail.ru, on the sites protected by the password etc. For picture display in the message use a tag [img] BBCode or corresponding tag HTML (if it is authorised). To return to the beginning |
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What is "Announcement"? The announcement contains the important information which you should read as soon as possible more often. Announcements always is in the top of a forum in which they was are created. Possibility of creation of announcements depends on your level of access which is defined by the manager. To return to the beginning |
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What is «the Stuck theme»? The stuck themes are below announcements on page of viewing of a forum, and thus only on the first page. Usually they too bear any important information, and you should read them as soon as you will have a possibility. As well as at creation of announcements, necessary level of access is required to you. To return to the beginning |
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What does the Theme mean «is closed»? Themes can be closed only moderators or managers. You cannot answer the closed themes, and any interrogation in the closed theme automatically stops. Themes are closed for many reasons... To return to the beginning |
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| Levels of users and group |
Who such managers? Managers have a control highest level over a forum. These people can supervise all aspects of a forum: access appointment, switching-off of users, creation of groups of users and appointment of moderators etc. They also have full модераторские the rights in all forums. To return to the beginning |
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Who such moderators? Moderators it is users (or groups of users) whose work — daily to watch forums. They have a possibility to edit, delete, close and again to open themes, to move and divide themes in forums for which they answer. The main tasks of moderators: not to suppose the disorder in forums, insults, to watch, that messages corresponded to a forum theme. To return to the beginning |
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What is the groups of users? Managers can unite users in groups. Each user can consist in several groups, and to each group individual access rights can be appointed. It facilitates to managers work with appointment of several users as forum moderators, or access granting to private forums etc. To return to the beginning |
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How to me to enter group? To enter group, click under the reference of "Group" which, as a rule, is above (but it depends on design) and you will see the list of groups. Not all groups are popular, some can be closed, and some can be hidden. If the group is popular, you can request membership in it, having clicked by corresponding button. The group moderator should approve your participation in group, he can ask, what for you wish to join. Please, do not exasperate a group moderator, finding out, why your inquiry has been rejected, it can have reasons. To return to the beginning |
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How to me to become a group moderator? Groups of users are created by managers of a forum, they and appoint moderators of groups. If you are interested in group creation contact the manager, try to send it the personal message. To return to the beginning |
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| Personal messages |
I cannot send the personal message! It can be caused three reasons; you are not registered and-or have not entered on a forum, the manager has forbidden sending of personal messages at all forum or the manager has forbidden personally to you to send personal messages. If truly the third ask the manager why it has made it. To return to the beginning |
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I all time receive undesirable personal messages! In the future we will add possibility of creation of the ignor-list in service of personal messages. While, if you continue to receive undesirable letters from someone, inform the manager: he can forbid in general to this user sending of personal messages. To return to the beginning |
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I have received a spam or an offensive e-mail from someone from this forum! It is very a pity to hear it. The form of sending of an e-mail at the given forum includes safety measures and possibility of tracing of the users sending similar messages. You should write an e-mail to the manager of a forum with a full copy of the received letter, thus it is very important to include all headings (in them the detailed information on the user which has sent the message contains). The manager can then take measures. To return to the beginning |
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| The information about phpBB 2 |
Who has written this forum? This software (in its initial form) is written and extends Group phpBB, it and posesses copyrights to it. This forum is issued under licence GNU General Public Licence and can freely extend, behind the additional information look the reference above To return to the beginning |
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Why here there is no such function? This forum has been written by Group phpBB. If you are assured that any function should be added, visit a site phpbb.com and learn that the Group phpBB thinks about it. Please, do not write the request for what inclusion or functions on a forum phpbb.com, the Group uses sourceforge to work over new functions. Please, at first see forums to find out, what our opinion concerning the given function (if such opinion at us is) and only after that follow procedure which there will be described. To return to the beginning |
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With whom it is possible to communicate concerning incorrect use and the legal issues connected with this forum? You should contact the manager of the given forum. If you cannot find out, who is the manager at first contact a moderator and ask it with whom you can communicate on this point in question. If and now you have not received the answer, contact the owner of the domain (make whois lookup) or, if the forum it is started on the free domain (for example chat.ru, yahoo, free.fr, f2s.com, etc.), with technical support of the given domain. Please, consider that the Group phpBB has no control over the given forum, and cannot bear any responsibility for that whom and as the given forum is used. It is absolutely senseless to address to Group phpBB on legal issues (on a suspension of a forum, responsibility for it etc.) Which do not concern directly a website phpbb.com or which partially concern the software phpBB groups. If you all the same send an e-mail to Group phpBB about use by the third party of the given forum do not wait for the detailed letter, or you can not receive at all the answer. To return to the beginning |
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