Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

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Login and Registration Issues
Why can’t I login?
Why do I need to register at all?
Why do I get logged off automatically?
How do I prevent my username appearing in the online user listings?
I’ve lost my password!
I registered but cannot login!
I registered in the past but cannot login any more?!
What is COPPA?
Why can’t I register?
What does the “Delete all website cookies” do?


User Preferences and Settings
How do I change my settings?
How do I change my Profile picture?
What is the link to my Profile page (URL)?
How do I view my own Profile page?
The times are not correct!
I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
My language is not in the list!
What is my rank and how do I change it?
When I click the e-mail link for a user it asks me to login?


User Points
Overview
Viewing / Accessing Points
The Bank
Ran Out Of Points?
Exchange Your Points
Robbing Members
The Lottery
Playing The Games
Posting Messages
Uploading Images
Donations
Other Ways To Earn Points


Friends and Foes
What are my Friends and Foes lists?
How can I add / remove users to my Friends or Foes list?


YouTube Videos
Add a YouTube video to the Videos section:
Add a YouTube video to a Forum post or Private Message:
I'm having a problem with the video play-back of the YouTube videos.


Private Messaging (PM)
What is a PM/Private Message?
What is the difference between a private message and an email?
Does this website use private messages or email?
I cannot send private messages!
I keep getting unwanted private messages!
I have received a spamming or abusive e-mail from someone on this website!


Online Training
Why are you doing this?
Are the courses on this website really free?
How do the Free Online Courses on this website differ from other types of web-based education and distant learning?
Will I earn a degree, certificate, college credits, etc upon completion of one of the courses?
What course materials do I need for the courses?
How do I find what courses are available?
Upon completing a course, can I add it to my resume?
Who owns the intellectual property of the published courses?


Formatting and Topic Types
What is BBCode?
Can I use HTML?
What are Smilies?
Can I post images?
What are global announcements?
What are announcements?
What are sticky topics?
What are locked topics?
What are topic icons?


Posting Issues
How do I post a topic in a forum?
How do I edit or delete a post?
How do I add a signature to my post?
How do I create a poll?
Why can’t I add more poll options?
How do I edit or delete a poll?
Why can’t I access a forum?
Why can’t I add attachments?
Why did I receive a warning?
How can I report posts to a moderator?
What is the “Save” button for in topic posting?
Why does my post need to be approved?
How do I bump my topic?


User Levels and Groups
What are Administrators?
What are Moderators?
What are usergroups?
Where are the usergroups and how do I join one?
How do I become a usergroup leader?
Why do some usergroups appear in a different colour?
What is a “Default usergroup”?
What is “The team” link?


Searching the Forums
How can I search the Form or Message Board?
Why does my search return no results?
Why does my search return a blank page!?
How do I search for members?
How can I find my own posts and topics?


Topic Subscriptions and Bookmarks
What is the difference between bookmarking and subscribing?
How do I subscribe to specific forums or topics?
How do I remove my subscriptions?


Attachments
What attachments are allowed on this board?
How do I find all my attachments?


Website Issues
Who owns and designed this website?
Why isn’t X feature available?
Who do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board?


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