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Registering |
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Registration is not required to view current topics on the Bulletin
Board; however, if you wish to post a new topic or reply to an existing
topic registration is required. Registration is free and only
takes a few moments. The only required fields are your UserName,
which may be your real name or a nickname, and a valid e-mail address.
The information you provide during registration is not outsourced
or used for any advertising by
BreastFormShopping.com
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a result of the information you provided through your registration,
please notify us immediately.
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Smilies |
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You've probably seen others use smilies before in email messages
or other bulletin board posts. Smilies are keyboard characters used
to convey an emotion, such as a smile
or a frown . This bulletin
board automatically converts certain text to a graphical representation
when it is inserted between brackets [ ]. Here are the smilies
that are currently supported by
BreastFormShopping.com
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smile |
[:)] |
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big
smile |
[:D] |
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cool |
[8D] |
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blush |
[:I] |
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tongue |
[:P] |
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evil |
[}:)] |
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wink |
[;)] |
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clown |
[:o)] |
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black
eye |
[B)] |
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eightball |
[8] |
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frown |
[:(] |
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shy |
[8)] |
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shocked |
[:O] |
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angry |
[:(!] |
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dead |
[xx(] |
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sleepy |
[|)] |
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kisses |
[:X] |
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approve |
[^] |
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disapprove |
[V] |
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question |
[?] |
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Creating
a Hyperlink in your message |
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You can easily add a hyperlink to your message.
All that you need to do is type the URL (
http://www.breastformshopping.com/forum/
), and it will automatically be converted to a URL (
http://www.breastformshopping.com/forum/
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The trick here is to make sure you prefix your URL with the http://,
https:// or file://
You can also add a mailto link to your message by typing in your
email address.
This Example:
info@breastformshopping.com
Outputs this:
info@breastformshopping.com
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Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url]linkto[/url]
tags
This Example:
[url]
http://www.breastformshopping.com/forum/
[/url] takes you home!
Outputs This:
http://www.breastformshopping.com/forum/
takes you home!
If you use this tag: [url="linkto"]description[/url]
you can add a description to the link.
This Example:
Take me to [url="
http://www.breastformshopping.com/forum/
"]
BreastFormShopping.com
[/url]
Outputs This:
Take me to
BreastFormShopping.com
This Example:
If you have a question [url="
info@breastformshopping.com
"]Mail Me[/url]
Outputs This:
If you have a question Mail Me
You can make clickable images by combining the [url="linkto"]desc[/url]
and [img]image_url[/img] tags
This Example:
[url="
http://www.breastformshopping.com/forum/
"][img]
http://www.breastformshopping.com/forum/logo.gif [/img][/url]
Outputs This:
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How
to format text with Bold, Italic, Quote, etc... |
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There are several Forum Codes you may use to change the appearance
of your text. Following is the list of codes currently available:
Bold: enclose your text with [b] and [/b] . Example:
This is [b]bold[/b] text. = This is bold
text.
Italic: enclose your text with [i] and [/i] . Example:
This is [i]italic[/i] text. = This is italic
text.
Underline: enclose your text with [u] and [/u]. Example:
This is [u]underline[/u] text. = This is underline
text.
Aligning Text Left:
Enclose your text with [left] and [/left]
Aligning Text Center:
Enclose your text with [center] and [/center]
Aligning Text Right:
Enclose your text with [right] and [/right]
Striking Text:
Enclose your text with [s] and [/s]. Example: [s]mistake[/s]
= mistake
Font Colors:
Enclose your text with [fontcolor] and [/fontcolor]
Example: [red]Text[/red] = Text
Example: [blue]Text[/blue] = Text
Example: [pink]Text[/pink] = Text
Example: [brown]Text[/brown] = Text
Example: [black]Text[/black] = Text
Example: [orange]Text[/orange] = Text
Example: [violet]Text[/violet] = Text
Example: [yellow]Text[/yellow] = Text
Example: [green]Text[/green] = Text
Example: [gold]Text[/gold] = Text
Example: [white]Text[/white] = Text
Example: [purple]Text[/purple] = Text
Headings:
Enclose your text with [hnumber] and [/hn]
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Example: [h1]Text[/h1] = |
Text
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Example: [h2]Text[/h2] = |
Text
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Example: [h3]Text[/h3] = |
Text
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Example: [h4]Text[/h4] = |
Text
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Example: [h5]Text[/h5] = |
Text
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Example: [h6]Text[/h6] = |
Text
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Font Sizes:
Example: [size=1]text[/size=1] = Text
Example: [size=2]text[/size=2] = Text
Example: [size=3]text[/size=3] = Text
Example: [size=4]text[/size=4] = Text
Example: [size=5]text[/size=5] = Text
Example: [size=6]text[/size=6] = Text
Bulleted List: [list] and [/list], and items in
list with [*] and [/*].
Ordered Alpha List: [list=a] and [/list=a], and
items in list with [*] and [/*].
Ordered Number List: [list=1] and [/list=1], and
items in list with [*] and [/*].
Code: enclose your text with [code] and [/code].
Quote: enclose your text with [quote] and [/quote].
Images: enclose the address with [img] and [/img].
You can make clickable images by combining the [url=""][img][/img][/url]
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Moderators |
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Moderators control individual forums. They may edit, delete, or
prune any posts in their forums.
If you have a question about a particular forum, you should direct
it to your forum moderator.
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Changing
Your Profile |
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You may easily change any information stored in your registration
profile by using the "profile" link located near the top
of each page. Simply identify yourself by typing your UserName and
Password and all of your profile information will appear on screen.
You may edit any information (except your UserName).
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Cookies |
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These Forums use cookies to store the following information: the
last time you logged in, your UserName and your Password, if you
set it in preferences. These cookies are stored on your hard drive.
Cookies are not used to track your movement or perform any function
other than to enhance your use of these forums.
If you have not enabled cookies in your browser, many of these time-saving
features will not work properly. Also, you need to have cookies
enabled if you want to enter a private forum or post a topic/reply.
There is a workaround for this...if you would like to reply to a
post without having cookies enabled you can select "Reply with
Quote" and then sign in with your Username and Password, then
select the [quote] tags and delete the text. Then go ahead and type
your message. No cookies will be stored on your system.
Note: When cookies are disabled you will not be able to Log In and
maintain your Logged In status.
You may delete all cookies set by these forums in selecting the
"logout" button at the top of any page.
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Active
Topics |
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Active Topics are tracked by cookies. When you click on the "active
topics" a page is generated listing all topics that have been
posted since your last visit to these forums (or approximately 20
minutes).
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Editing
Your Posts |
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You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. Just go to the
topic where the post to be edited or deleted is located and you
will see a edit or delete icon ( )
on the line that begins "posted on..." Click on this icon
to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit your post, except
for the forum Moderator or the bulletin board administrator.
A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying
when and by whom the post was edited.
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Attaching
Files |
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For security reasons, you may not attach files to any posts. However,
you may cut and paste text into your post.
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Searching
For Specific Posts |
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You may search for specific posts based on a word or words found
in the posts, user name, date, and particular forum(s). Simply click
on the "search" link at the top of most pages.
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Editing
Your Profile |
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You may easily change any information stored in your registration
profile by using the "profile" link located near the top of each
page. Simply identify yourself by typing your UserName and Password
and all of your profile information will appear on screen. You may
edit any information (except your UserName).
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Signatures |
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You may attach signatures to the end of your posts when you post
either a New Topic or Reply. Your signature is editable by clicking
on "profile" at the top of any forum page and entering
your UserName and Password.
NOTE: HTML can't be used in Signatures.
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Censoring
Posts |
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The Forum does censor certain words that may be posted; however,
this censoring is not an exact science, and is being done based
on the words that are being screened, so certain words may be censored
out of context. Words that are censored are replaced with asterisks.
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Lost
User Name and/or Password |
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Retrieving your UserName and Password is simple, assuming that email
features are turned on for this bulletin board. All of the pages
that require you to identify yourself with your UserName and Password
carry a "lost Password" link that you can use to have
your UserName and Password mailed instantly to your email address
of record.
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Email
Notification |
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When you create a new topic, you have the option of receiving an
email notification every time someone posts a reply to your topic.
If you wish to use this feature, simply check the email notification
box on the "New Topic" page when you create your new topic.
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