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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 17:14:58 GMT
Linking Directly To A Post There might be times where you would like to link directly to a specific post, either to share the post with someone else, or to use the post as a reference rather than sharing an entire thread. To accomplish this, once you see a post that you would like to link directly to, locate the Post Options drop-down menu in the top-right hand corner of the post. Click on this menu and then click the Link to Post option. Once selected, a pop up menu will display providing two different web addresses. The top address for Link to this post in this thread will direct you to the specific post within the topic. This will allow anyone that uses the link to see the linked post directly, but will also have the option to read other posts within the topic. The second link provided for Link to only this post will only display the post that is linked to on its own page. No other posts from the thread will display, ensuring that the post linked to will receive full attention.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 17:15:36 GMT
Reporting A Post To: Forum Staff If there is a posting on the forum that requires a forum staff member's attention, such as a post that is breaking the forum rules, you can report the post using the Report Post tool. To use this, locate the post that requires a staff members attention, then click the Post Options button located in the top-right hand corner of the post. Then click the Report Post option provided. Once the Report Post option is clicked, a pop up window will display asking you to provide a reason. Using a maximum limit of 256 characters, describe why you are reporting the selected post to forum staff and then click the Report Post button located in the bottom of the Report Post pop up window. Once the Report Post button has been clicked, you will receive a confirmation notice that the post has been reported. After you have reported a post, it is up to the forum staff to review your report and to come to a decision on what to do with the report. You will not be notified of any action taken unless a forum staff member has messaged you to make you aware of those details.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 17:16:12 GMT
Modifying & Deleting Your Posts Posts that you make on a forum can be modified or deleted in any topics that are not locked. This can be useful anytime you need to correct a mistake that you have discovered after a post has been made, or you can opt to remove your post entirely from the topic if needed. Modifying a post: If you need to go back and correct a mistake, or add more info to your post, find your post within the thread you posted into and then click the Edit button found in the top-right hand corner of your post. You will then be brought to the traditional posting page where you can make the corrections or additions. Once the corrections or additions have been made, simply click the Save Changes button and your changes will be made to the post. Once you've returned to the topic, you'll notice a "Last Edit" timestamp appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your post, letting other members know that changes were made and that they may need to re-read the post to view your changes. Deleting a post: If you ever need to go back and delete a post that you made on the forum, this can be done by visiting the topic that houses the post that you made. Once you've found your post, click the Post Options icon located in the top-right hand corner of your own post, and then choose the Delete Post option from the drop down menu. Once this is done, your post will be removed from the thread. If you do not find either the Edit button, or the Delete Post button depending on the action you're wanting to do, then it is likely that the topic your post is located in has been locked. When a topic is locked, no posts can be added, removed, or modified from a thread. If this is the case, then you will want to seek a forum staff member to have them make the modifications you were wanting to make, or delete the post from the forum.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2015 17:17:43 GMT
Liking A post Sometimes when interacting with other members on a forum, you may come across a post that you either enjoy or agree with, but don't necessarily have anything to add to the discussion thread yourself. Instead of posting your own reply in the thread with something like "I agree with you", you can show appreciation to the members post by using the Like system. When you like another members post, a message will appear at the top of the post showing the amount of likes the post has received. When this message is clicked, a pop up window will display the names of the members that have clicked the like button for that particular post. If you do not see a message noting how many likes a post has received, then that means that the post has not yet been liked by another member of the forum just yet. Once you have located a post that you would like to show appreciation for, locate the like button found in the top-right hand corner of the post. Once this button is clicked, the liked total for the post will increase by one, and your name will be added to the list of members who have liked that particular post.
Getting Notified When Someone Has Liked Your Posts With the Like system available, members can show appreciation to posts that have been made on the forum, including the posts that you make yourself. However, if you do not check back on your posts very often, how are you supposed to know if a certain post you made has been liked by another member? There are a couple of different ways you can be notified when someone has liked a post you have made, either through a notification bubble on the forum itself, or via email. To setup this notification option, click the Profile button found in the top menu bar and then click the button for Edit Profile. Once on the Edit Profile screen, click the Notifications tab listed on the center of the page and you will be taken to a screen to adjust all the different notifications you can receive on the forum. Once here, look for the option when someone likes your content, and to the left of this option you'll find two check boxes. One check box will be for Forum, and the other will be for Email. When the Forum check box is selected, when someone likes a post that you have made on the forum, you will be notified with a notification bubble above the Profile button in the top menu bar of the forum. Details of the post that was liked will be found in the Notifications tab of your profile page. When the Email check box is selected, you will receive an email letting you know that a post you have made has been liked on the forum. You can check both boxes to receive both notification types, or leave them both unchecked if you do not wish to receive any notifications at all.
Unliking A Post Did you click the like button on another member's post by accident? Don't worry, you can unlike a post by clicking on the like button once more. After you click the button a second time, you will see the Like count of the post decrease by one, and your display name will be removed from the list of members that liked the particular post.
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