1. How can I add hyperlinks to my messages?
2. How to format text with Bold, Italic, Quote, etc...
3. What are the moderators?
4. Are Cookies Used?
5. What are active topics?
6. Can I edit my posts?
7. Can I Attach Files to my Posts?
8. Can I search posts?
9. Can I use a signature/avatar on the Battleboard?
10. Is there any censorship?
11. What does it mean when a forum has Moderation enabled?
12. How can I get a forum like this on my site?
13. How does the Ignore feature work?
14. What is this cred thingy?

You can easily add a hyperlink to your message.

All that you need to do is type the URL (http://snakenetmetalradio.com/heavymetallounge/4rum/), and it will automatically be converted to a URL (http://snakenetmetalradio.com/heavymetallounge/4rum/)!

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 e-mail address.

This Example:
your.email@yourserver.com
Outputs this:

Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url]linkto[/url] tags

This Example:
[url]http://snakenetmetalradio.com/heavymetallounge/4rum/[/url] takes you home!
Outputs This:
http://snakenetmetalradio.com/heavymetallounge/4rum/ 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://snakenetmetalradio.com/heavymetallounge/4rum/"]Battleboard[/url]
Outputs This:
Take me to Battleboard

This Example:
If you have a question [url="your.email@yourserver.com"]E-Mail Me[/url]
Outputs This:
If you have a question

This Example:
[url="http://snakenetmetalradio.com/heavymetallounge/4rum/"]
[img]http://snakenetmetalradio.com/images/battleboardicon.gif[/img][/url]
Outputs This:

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

Horizontal Rule: Place a horizontal line in your post with [hr]
Example: [hr] =

---

 

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]

Example: [h1]Text[/h1] =	Text
Example: [h2]Text[/h2] =	Text
Example: [h3]Text[/h3] =	Text
Example: [h4]Text[/h4] =	Text
Example: [h5]Text[/h5] =	Text
Example: [h6]Text[/h6] =	Text

 

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 one of the following:

• [img] and [/img]
• [img=right] and [/img=right]
• [img=left] and [/img=left]

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 forum Administrator. A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying when and by whom the post was edited.

Moderation: This feature allows the Administrator or the Moderator to "Approve", "Hold" or "Delete" a users post before it is shown to the public.
Approve: Only the administrators or the moderators will be able to approve a post made to a moderated forum. When the post is approved, it will be made viewable to the public.
Hold: When a user posts a message to a moderated forum, the message is automatically put on hold until a moderator or an administrator approves of the post. No one will be able to view the post while it is put on hold.
NOTE: Authors of the post will be able to edit their post during this mode.
Delete: If the administrator or moderator chooses this option, the post will be deleted and an e-mail will be sent to the poster of the message, informing them that their post was not approved. The administrator/moderator will be able to give their reason for not approving the post in the e-mail.

Ignoring a user works as follows:

1) Find a member who annoys you and you could really do without reading all their posts. Find one of their posts. Note the little:

icon next to their post.

2) Click it.
3) User is now ignored.

All their reply posts will instead display

[view post] [unignore user]

"View post" allows you to view posts that are hidden, just in case you want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
"Unignore user" will unignore the user. Or you can click the:

on any ignored user.

Posts as the start of a topic are not ignored. Because you need to know what the topic is about. If you want to ignore them you won't have clicked into the topic, if you want to read the topic then you need to see the first post.

Additional note: you can't ignore mods/super mods/admins.

The idea behind the cred system is to encourage the posting of good posts, and to allow newbies who are posting good stuff to easily match established members. In order to not just build up cred by simply being a member for a long time (and effectively making this a simple post counter), cred "decays" over time, i.e. only cred ratings of the last three months are counted. Plus, posts older than that cannot be rated.

So how do I use it? Easy: every post starts with a neutral cred rating (yellow). If you think it was a good post give it positive cred (green), if you think it was a shitty post give it negative cred (red). This will increase or decrease this post's total cred by one, as well as the total cred of the poster of this message.

Don't mistake the cred system as just a way to show agreement or disagreement. This is not the point. You can agree with a post but still give it negative cred because the author failed to really back up his point of view. On the other hand you can disagree with a post but still give it positive cred because the author put some effort into making his point clear.

Find more detailed information in the Battleboard at Metal Cred