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FAQ: How do I post a message?
« on: April 16, 2006, 12:32 AM »
You can post three types of messages, New Topic, Reply and Poll. 

New Topic


1) Go into the board (subject) that you want to post in, for example, General Discussion.
2) Click on the button at the top right of your screen that says "New Topic"
3) Give your topic a subject, type your message and click "Preview" to see what it will look like or "Post" to finish.

Reply

1) At the top of the page when you are reading a message, click "Reply"
2) Scoll down to see all of the previous messages in the thread if you need to remember what was said.  You can also quote a previous message in the thread by clicking "Insert Quote" at the right side of each message.

3) Type your message and click "Post".

New Poll


1) Go into the board (subject) where you want to post your poll, for example, General Discussion.
2) Click on the button at the top right of your screen that says "New Poll"

3) Type a subject, a poll question, and the possible responses.  There will be 5 spaces for responses, but you can add more by clicking "Add Option"
3) Select your poll options, including how many times each user can vote, a length of time for the poll to run (leave blank for no limit) , etc.
4) Type a message describing your poll
5) Click "Preview" to see what your poll will look like or "Post" to finish.