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How to purchase V.I.P/Donate

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:01:38 +0000

OK im going to sow you some steps on how to purchase V.I.P/donate.Why would you want to purchase V.I.P?
1. Forums will be add free for you.
2. You can publish unlimited blogs.
3. Gallery image/photo limit will be increased from 10 to 100. Your max file size will also increase from 100Kb to 800kb.
4. Private message storage size will increase from 30 to 150.
5. You will be able to change your display name every 30 days. Just PM any member of Staff or Me.
6. Personal photo upload limit will be increased from 30Kb to 100kb.
7. You will be allowed to rate images and send E cards from gallery.
8. You will be allowed to create private album.
9. You will be given level 4 admin on our all servers.
10. You will have name protection on our all servers. What does that mean? No one will be able to use your name on our server. Your name will be reserved for you only! If someone will try to use your same exact name he/she will be auto kicked within 1 min.
11. You will have access to private section of forums which will be only limited to VIP members.
12. You will have access to 1 more forum skin.

Here is how to get those privileges first go to index page
2. OK here their are 2 ways to purchase V.I.P either go Here or you can just click the Donate button at the main right on the index page and then donate 40$
3. then when you on This page make a discussion on which one to purchase click that bubble then ur done.
4 Then have fun and enjoy your V.I.P.

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How to add customization to your profile

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:02:44 +0000

OK here is a tutorial on how to add customization to your profile!!

Step 1. Go to your profile.
Step 2. Click on Edit profile.
Step 3. Click on Profile Customization.
Step 4. You can either upload a picture from your computer to put on your profile or just add color but like mine you can make Tiles click on the box that says Tile Image.
Step 5. Click on Save changes.
Step 6. SHOW OFF YOUR PROFILE.

Your welcome,
Dd0g12340./?

Just to see what it does it does click here to se emy profile and how i made my profile pimpin.

How to put music on your profile!

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:03:44 +0000

This tutorial is only who wants put music on your profle, (idk if is relevant or not, but i wanna do this).

1.- You need find a song in the web, using your explorer of your preference ( my case Chrome ):
Do this in Google, you can change RADIOHEAD for you song or band: ?"index of" + "mp3" + "radiohead"
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2.-Results, when you got the first results, click in the first page almost always the good is the first page.
http://img707.images...75/91415948.jpg
In here do click in your song, maybe this send you to other page.
http://img191.images...72/56917988.jpg
the next step:
http://img534.images...08/32901105.jpg
3.-You need be sure if is the exactly song. Right click -> Save as.
http://img534.images...08/32901105.jpg
And you can see the format to save is mp3, so, we go for the right way.
http://img687.images...8/79354477.jpgh
4.-Again right click, and Copy url.
http://img291.images...71/16672102.jpg
3.-Go to your profile, EDIT MY PROFILE / CHANGE ABOUT ME / Add a media, you paste the url and save settings
http://img707.images...08/19316061.jpg
If the song sounds, you did it fine, if not, try again with others.
Voila, now your profile rockz.

PS: excuse my poor english.

Your profile settings - Part 1

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:40:40 +0000

You can access your settings from any page by selecting your name at the top of the screen and then selecting "My Settings".

There are several tabs along the top, each of which reveal a number of settings pages:

Settings

General Settings

Privacy Options

Here you can configure whether to subscribe to email updates from the board administrator, and whether to allow other members to send you emails

Time Zone

Here you can configure your time zone. This is necessary to ensure that times across the community are shown correctly.

Personal Messenger Options

Here you can choose to disable your personal messenger, or configure how you would like to be notified when you receive a new message.

Posting Settings

Here you can configure global posting settings such as the visual text editor which makes formatting be shown as it will appear when posted, and the flash uploader which makes uploading multiple files quicker and easier.

Change Email Address

You can use this tool to change the email address that is associated with your account.

Change Password

You can use this tool to change the password that you use to log in.

Change Display Name

Depending on your permissions, you may be able to use this tool to change your display name which is used across the community.

Manage Notes

You may use this area to store any notes or information that you want to keep.

Manage Attachments

This page will show you all of the attachments you have uploaded to the community and the amount of space you have left. The bar at the top shows you how much of your allocated upload space you have used. Below this is a table containing information on all of the attachments you have submitted.

If you are running out of space, you can delete some old attachments by selecting the checkbox on the right-hand side of the table for the attachments you want to delete, and then pressing the Delete Selected button at the bottom of the table.

Forums

View/Posting/Email Prefs

Board Display Settings

Here you can configure a number of options to control how forums and topics are displayed. You can disable viewing signatures, avatars and images in posts. You can also configure the number of posts and topics to display per page.

View/Posting/Email Prefs

Here you can configure how notifications are sent, enable automatic subscription to topics and change the layout for topic display.

Manage Watched Topics and Manage Watched Forums

Here you can see all of the topics and forums that you are currently subscribed to.

To change the type of notification or to unsubscribe, select the checkbox on the right-hand side of the table for the subscriptions you want to change, then select the new type from the dropdown menu at the bottom of the table, and then click with selected.

Profile

Change Profile Information

Comments

Here you can configure settings related to profile comments, such as how you want to be notified when someone comments your profile and whether you want to approve new comments.

Friends

Here you can configure options related to your friends, such as how you want to be notified when someone adds you as a friend and whether you want to approve friend requests.

Profile Information

Here you can set your birthday and choose how many latest visitors to show on your profile.

Other Information

Here you can configure all other information that is shown on your profile.

Change About Me Page

Here you can change the content of the 'about me' section on your profile.

Change Signature

Here you can change your signature that is displayed at the bottom of posts.

Change Photo

Here you can change your photo that is displayed in your profile and other areas on the community.

Change Avatar

Here you can change your avatar which is the image that displays next to your posts.

Manage Ignored Users

Here you can manage your ignored users. You can choose to ignore all posts from a member, block them from sending you personal messages, or both.

To add a member to your ignored list, type their name into the "Member's Name" box. As you type, suggestions will appear below the box. When you see the name of the member you want to add, click on it. Then select either or both of the checkboxes below. Selecting "Ignore Personal Conversations" will mean they cannot send you messages and their messages in group conversations will be hidden, while "Ignore posts" will hide their posts in the forums. When you are ready, click Save Changes.

Some members, such as administrators, cannot be ignored.

If you wish to stop ignoring a member, select "Remove" in the table, or to switch on or off the different types of ignoring, click the relevant link under the "Ignore Posts" or "Ignore Messages" columns.

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A guide on how to use gallery

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:38:45 +0000

The gallery can be used to upload images you wish to share with the community. To access it, click the "Gallery" tab at the top of any page.

Gallery Home Page

The gallery is sectioned into categories and albums. When you first visit the Gallery, you will see a tiled layout of all categories; each category shows a thumbnail of the most recent image uploaded to that category. To enter any category, click its name. Clicking the latest thumbnail will take you directly to that image's details page.

Most Recent and Random Images

You may see strips at the bottom containing thumbnails of the most recent additions to the Gallery or random images. You can click on any thumbnail to see the full-size image.

Below the thumbnail, you can see the image information such as who uploaded it, when, and how many people have viewed and commented on the image. You may see a number of stars which show the image's rating. You may also be able to rate the image yourself by clicking on one of the stars.

Viewing Categories and Albums

Sub categories

When you enter a category, you will see any sub-categories or albums it contains at the top. You can view any of these by clicking on the category or album name.

Image Listing

You will see a tiled layout of images in the category contains. You can click on any thumbnail to see the full-size image.

Below the thumbnail, you can see the image information such as who uploaded it, when, and how many people have viewed and commented on it. You may see a number of stars which show the image's rating. You may also be able to rate the image yourself by selecting one of the stars.

You can change the way the images are ordered by selecting the appropriate options in the dropdowns available at the bottom of the screen.

Slide Shows

You may be able to see a slide show of all images in that category or album by pressing " Slide Show". You will see a page that will ask you how quickly and in what order you want images to be displayed. Enter your desired settings and press Start the slide show!.

The images will then display one at a time, automatically sending you to the next image after your configured time frame. To stop the slide show, press the "Stop slide show" link.

Viewing Images

Information, ratings and options

To the side of the image, you will see more information about the image such as who uploaded it, when they uploaded it, how many views and comments the image has, and how big it is.

You may see a number of stars which show the image's rating. You may also be able to rate the image yourself by selecting one of the stars. If you are able to rate an image, the stars will change color as you move your pointer over them.

Below the information box, you may also see a button to set this image as your avatar on the forums.

You can add an image as one of your favorites by pressing the " Favorite" button. Your favorite images can be seen and managed from your settings panel.

Below the image you will see a photostrip of other images in the category or album, which you can use to quickly jump to those images. You can cycle through these images by clicking the < and > buttons to the left and right of the photostrip.

Sharing Images and Ecards

You may also see a "Share" box containing various text boxes. These input boxes contain the code you should use to share the image - you would use the BBCode option on forums, HTML in emails or on your own webpage, and the direct links in instant messages.

You can also share the image with your friends by pressing the " Send

Ecard" button if it is available. This tool will send an email to the chosen recipient with a link to view the image.

Once you have clicked the Ecard option, you can enter the recipient information, configure the design of the card and enter a personal message. When you are ready, press Preview Ecard to preview your card, and then Send Ecard to send it.

Comments

At the bottom of the image's page, you will see any existing comments on the image. You can add a comment by pressing the " Add Comment" button, and you can use the "Reply" and "Multiquote" links, and the Fast Reply box, just like in the forums.

Adding your Images

Creating an album

In some categories, you may be able to create an album by pressing the " New Album" button. This will take you to your settings panel where you can create an album. You will be asked to enter a name and description for your album. You may also be able to determine whether your album is public or hidden, and how you want to display images in your album.

Adding a Single Image

In some categories and albums, you may be able to upload a single image instead of having to create a whole album. To do this, press the " New Image" button.

You will be asked to enter a title and description for your image. You may also be able to specify the copyright or other details. To upload your image, press the button. A box will appear for you to select the image on your computer that you want to upload. Select the file you want to upload. Once you have selected the image you want, press Post Image.

Adding Media

In some categories and albums, you may be able to upload movies or music. To do this, press the " New Media" button and continue as you would if you were uploading a normal image.

When uploading media, you can also upload a thumbnail to represent your media, such as a still shot from the movie, or album artwork if you are uploading music.

Adding Multiple Images

In some categories and albums, you may be able to upload multiple images. To do this, press the " Bulk Upload" button.

You may be able to upload a zip file, or you may see multiple upload boxes for you to select multiple images, or both. Select the file(s) to upload as you would if you were adding a single image, then press Upload Zip or Post Multiple Files. Your images will then be automatically added to the category or album.

A guide on how to use forums

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:37:43 +0000

Viewing the Forums

You can view the forums by pressing the "Discussion" tab at the top of any page. To enter a forum, click on it's name.

Forums are split into categories. You can choose to hide any category by pressing the "-" button on the right-hand side above the list of forums, and the "+" button to make them visible again.

Each forum has a marker to indicate the type of forum it is:

Normal forum, no unread posts.

Normal forum, contains unread posts.

Forum that contains subforums, no unread posts.

Forum that contains subforums, contains unread posts.

Password-protected forum, no unread posts.

Password-protected forum, contains unread posts.

Archived read-only forum.

Redirect forum, when you enter this forum you will be redirected elsewhere.

Viewing Topics

Within each forum there are a list of topics. Just like forums, each topic has an marker to indicate the type of topic it is:

Normal topic, no unread posts.

Normal topic, contains unread posts.

Hot (popular) topic, no unread posts.

Hot (popular) topic, contains unread posts.

Topic with a poll, no unread posts or votes since your last visit.

Topic with a poll, contains unread posts or votes since your last visit.

Important topic.

Topic that has been moved into another forum.

Closed topic, no more replies can be made.

You may also see any of these icons with a slight variation to indicate that you have posted in the topic:

To add a new topic, press the " Start new Topic" button. This may not be available for all forums. In forums where you cannot create a topic you will see "You cannot start a new topic" in place of the button.

To enter a any topic, click on its name.

Viewing Options

To customize the way topics are displayed you can click the "Show filter options" link at the bottom of the list of topics. This will expand the bar, showing a number of options:

Show type - this allows you to only display certain types of topics such as polls or topics that you have posted in.
Sort by - this allows you to change the way topics are ordered. By default topics are ordered with the topics that have most recently had replies first, but you can choose to sort by other factors such as the number of replies or alphabetically.
Sort direction - this allows you to set which way you want to sort for the setting above. For example if you set "Sort by" to be "Replies", choosing "A-Z" for this setting will show the topics that have no replies first, whereas choosing "Z-A" will show the topics with the most replies first.
Time frame - this allows you to limit the topics that are shown to only topics that have been made within a certain amount of time.

There may be more than one page of topics, if this is the case, you will see "(X Pages)" at the bottom of the list of topics, followed by buttons to move across the pages. Use these buttons to view topics on other pages.

Viewing Posts

User Information

To the side of each post there will be information about the user. The icon to the side of the username indicates whether or not they are online. means the user is currently online, while means the user is offline.

The icon to the right of the image will display the user's popup card which shows more information about the user and has links to display all their topics or posts.

You can click the user's username or avatar to be taken to their profile.

Below their username you will see their avatar, member title and pips or group image.

Below this there are several more buttons: the icon adds the user as a friend, and the icon allows you to quickly send the user a personal message.

Reputation

If enabled, you will see reputation options in the corner below each post. You may see an icon representing the reputation other members have given for that post, along with icons to give reputation. To give the post a positive reputation, click the icon or to give the post a negative reputation, click the icon.

You may only be able to give positive or negative reputation, and for some users you may not be able to give reputation at all.

Replying

To add a post to the topic, press the " Add Reply" button. This will not be available if the topic is closed, in which case you will see " This topic has been closed" or if you do not have permission to post in the forum, in which case you will see "You cannot reply to this topic".

To quote another post in your reply, you can either click the " Reply" button beneath a post, or use the multiquote feature. Multiquote is used when you want to quote more than one post in your reply. Select the " MultiQuote" button underneath the posts you want to quote, and you will notice that the button will change color. To undo this, just press the button again. When you have marked all the posts you want to quote, press the " Add Reply" button as normal.

You can also quickly reply to a topic by typing your reply into the fast reply box below the topic and pressing Post.

Post Options

Next to the reply and multiquote buttons you may also see " Edit" and " Delete" buttons for your own posts. If so, you can use these buttons to edit or delete your posts. Note that these options may not be available after a certain amount of time.

Sharing Topics

At the bottom of each topic you will see "Share this topic" followed by a number of links that allow you to email the topic to someone else, print the topic, or download and save the topic. Simply press the appropriate link and follow the on-screen instructions.

Polls

Some topic may have polls attached to them. If you can vote in the poll, you will see the questions and the options for voting. Once you have selected your options, press Vote! to add your vote. Once voted, you will see the results and a icon besides the options you voted for.

You may be able to change your vote. If so, you will see Delete My Vote. To change your vote, press this and then vote again.

To see the results of the poll without voting, press Show Results. If the poll is a public poll, you can see who voted for which option by pressing the "View" link next to any option.

Notifications

You may want to subscribe to your favorite forums or topics so that when a new topic or reply is added you will be notified.

To subscribe to a topic or forum, go to that area and click the " Watch" button. You can also subscribe to a topic while replying by checking the "Enable email notification of replies?" checkbox from under the post configuration options.

There are several types of notification, and you will be asked to choose one of these options:

No Email Notification: This option will not send out any email notification but will retain the forum in your subscriptions panel.
Delayed Emailed Notification: This option will send out a notification if a new topic has been posted and you're not active on the board.
Immediate Email Notification: This option will send out a notification immediately after a new topic has been made, regardless of your activity.
Daily Email Digest: This option will send out a daily digest showing all new topics and all updated topics for the day.
Weekly Email Digest: This option will send out a weekly digest showing all new topics and all updated topics for the week.

If you wish to automatically subscribe to every topic you reply to, you can configure this from your control panel. Simply check the "Watch every topic I reply to" box, select the type of subscription and then click Save Changes.

You can remove a subscription from your settings, or by going back to the area you are subscribed to and pressing the " Stop Watching" button.

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How to use Blogs on forum.

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:34:44 +0000

The blog section of the community can be used to read other members' blogs, and to create a blog yourself. To access it, click the "Blogs" tab at the top of any page.

Blog Home Page

When you first go into the blogs, you will see a list of blogs. Important blogs and your favorite blogs will be shown at the top, followed by all other blogs. You may also see a featured blog entry above the list.

Blogs may be local blogs, meaning that they are stored within the community, or they may be external blogs, which are links to blogs not stored within the community.

Blog List

For local blogs, you will see the title of the most recent entry along with a short excerpt from it, and details of the blog such as the title of the blog, to whom it belongs and the total number of comments, entries and views the blog has had. For external blogs, you will just see the title of the blog, to whom it belongs and the total number of views. To view any blog, you can click on the title of the blog. For hosted blogs, you may also click on the title of the most recent entry.

Changing the View

There are two ways the blogs can be displayed. You can change the display using the icons at the top of the blog list:

- The default layout, showing blogs in a list view.

- A table view, which is similar to how topics are shown on the forums.

Favorites

You can mark a blog as your favorite by pressing the icon, or remove a blog from your favorites list by pressing the icon. This is only available in the default list view.

Statistics

Below the blog list, you can see statistics of the blogs, such as who is currently reading the blogs, the total number of blogs, the newest blog, etc.

There are also links to see the top 10 viewed blogs, top 10 commented blogs, and 10 blogs with the most entries.

Viewing Blogs

This only applies to local blogs. For external blogs, you will be taken to the blog when clicking on the blog name.

Entry List

In the center of the blog page, you will see a list of recent entries. You will see the title of the entry, who posted it and when, the entry itself and how many comments and trackbacks it has had.

You can click the entry title to see the full entry, along with trackbacks and comments, or press "comments" or "trackbacks" to be taken straight to those areas.

If you press "Permalink" you will see a popup with a link to the entry that you can paste into an email or bookmark for later.

Rating

You may be able to rate a blog by selecting one of the stars at the top of the blog. After rating, you may be able to change your rating by selecting a different star. In some cases, the stars may not be shown or you may not be able to click on them.

Content Blocks

In the left or right columns of the blog, you will see blocks containing various content. Which blocks are shown and their positions will vary based on the blog owner's configuration. The most common content blocks are:

Mini Calendar - This will show a small calendar, highlighting days for which entries are available.
Last entries - This will show a list of the most recent entries to the blog. You can click on any entry title to be taken to it.
My Blog Links - This contains useful links, including:
- Track this Blog - Clicking this link will add the blog to your tracked blogs which you can view and manage in your settings panel.
- Add blog to favorites - Clicking this link will add the blog to your list of favorite blogs
- Syndicate my Blog (RSS) - Clicking this link will take you to an RSS feed of the blog which you can subscribe to using an RSS program.
- Archive - Clicking this link will take you to an archive of all entries to the blog.
Last Comments - This will show who most recently commented on the blog and which entry was commented on. You can click on the entry title to be taken to it.
My Picture - This will show the profile picture of the blog owner.
Active Users = This shows how many and which users are viewing the blog.
Categories - This shows the different blog entry categories. You can click on any category to see a list of entries in that category.
Search My Blog - You can use this to search all entries in the blog. Simply enter your keywords into the box and press "Go".

Sharing

You can share blog entries on popular services such as del.icio.us, Digg, Facebook, Google Bookmarks, Mixx, Reddit and Stumbleupon. To do so, you need to be viewing the main entry, then press the "Share This Entry" link below the entry and press the service to send it to.

To email an entry to a friend, press the icon then follow the on-screen instructions.

Trackbacks

When viewing an entry you will see any trackbacks stored for the entry. You can access the trackback URL by pressing the "Trackback URL" link.

Comments

At the bottom of an entry's page, you will see any existing comments on the entry. Below the comments will be a textbox you can use to leave your own comment. You can also use the "Reply" link, just like in the forums. To report a comment to the moderators, press the "Report" link.

Creating and Managing Your Blog

Creating a Blog

You may be able to create your own blog within the community. To do so, visit the "Blogs" tab in your settings panel. Under "Your Blog Settings" you will see your current blog if you have one. If you can create a blog, you will also see a section titled "Create a Blog" - you must read and accept the terms by checking the box, and pressing Next >.

You can then give your blog a name and description and choose if it will be a local or external blog. When you are ready, press Finish.

You will now be taken back to the "Your Blog Settings". Make sure if you are setting up an external blog that you now go into your blog settings and enter your blog URL.

You may be able to create more than one blog, and you may not have all settings mentioned above available to you.

Your Blog Settings

From the "Your Blog Settings" area of your settings panel, you can click on your blog name to manage its settings, including:

Your Blog - This is general settings for your blog such as the name, description and whether it is local or external. You may also be able to change the view permissions. "Public" means all members that can see the blogs can see your blog, "Private Club" means that only members you allow can see your blog, and "Private" means only you can see your blog. Some of these options may not be available.
Your local blog settings - If you have a local blog, you can configure here various settings such as guest access, comments and trackbacks.
RSS Settings - You may be able to disable RSS, or enable an alternate RSS service here.
Customize the look of your Blog - You may be able to change the way your blog is displayed here such as the style it uses, and the number of entries shown per page.
Private Club - If your blog is in "Private Club" mode, you can enter who has access to your blog here.
Editors - You may be able to assign additional people permission to add entries to your blog. Enter the names of members who should have this permission here.
Your external blog settings - If you have an external blog, you can enter the URL to it here.

Adding Entries

To add an entry, you can either click "Post new entry" beside your blog from "Your Blog Settings", or press the " Add Entry" button from your blog.

You will need to enter a title for your entry. You can enter "tags" for your entry, which can be used to separate entries into categories if you frequently blog about multiple subjects.

You may be able to choose the date that the entry is posted on, and if you have more than one blog, you can choose the blog it should be saved to.

You may be able to add a poll to your entry just like you would on the forums.

You should the type your entry like any message. You may be able to add attachments to your entry.

At the very bottom of the page you can choose to submit your entry as a "Draft", meaning it will not be published right away, or, as "Published", which will mean it is immediately available for others to view.

When you are ready, press Post New Entry.

Changing Your Blog Header

You may be able to change your blog's header to a different style by pressing the " Change Header" button from your blog. This will bring up a pop-up displaying the header styles you can choose from. Click on a style to change your header.

Changing Your Blog Theme

You may be able to change your blog's theme to a different style by pressing the " Change Theme" button from your blog. This will bring up a pop-up displaying the styles you can choose from. Click on a style to change your blog.

You may be able to create your own theme by pressing the " Create a custom theme" option. This will bring up a box that will allow you to change the theme of your blog by entering custom CSS code, or using the color picker. Once you have saved your theme, it may have to be approved by an administrator before it becomes active.

Content Blocks

You can add content blocks by pressing the " Add Blocks" button from your blog.

The functions of the default blocks are explained earlier in this help file, or you may be able to add your own blocks by pressing the " Add Custom Content Block" option. There may be additional content block options available.

You can move your content blocks by clicking and holding on the title bar and then moving them to the new location, which can be in the left or right columns.

To remove a content block, press the icon.

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