New forum How To

[Charlie69]

I would like to know how to get into my messages and friends Please?

[ichorid]

your name is in the upper right hand corner of your screen. click it and win.

[datzenmike]

There is a drop down menu

• My Profile
• My Settings
• Messenger (0 New)
• Manage Friends

My messages showed all the old ones (100+) as being NEW so this is a good time to erase them all and start fresh.

[MikeRL411]

Hey moderator! A software problem? How can there be 2 replies and zero views on this item?

[ichorid]

I believe the views are based on since YOU looked at it last. To lighten load on server per user session. Just my guess. With the new messages thing, just select all mark as read. Done and done. new messages will show up as they come in. With a much better messenger.

[Thomas]

It calculates the number of views every three hours to lighten the load on the server. The setting can be changed, but it doesn't bother me like this and is friendlier to the server. :)

[72240z]

I still haven't figured out how to see just new posts in subscribed threads. If thats not possible with this software then at least just subscribed threads? Looking through all new posts is annoying.

[Charlie69]

Thank you for all the answers. I could not see my name up there I have bad eyes.

 

Any way I am really liking this new Ratsun! Thank you everyone involved for this upgrade.

[Creepy Cruiser]

Hey Thomas, I used to be able to just hover over the topics and it would pop up a portion of the first post, but now it just says "view topic". I really liked that before, it made it much easier to skim over threads that didn't have anything to do with what I was looking for. Is this a setting I can change? (I couldn't find it anywhere), or is it something that's on your end?

[yello620]

Hey Thomas, I used to be able to just hover over the topics and it would pop up a portion of the first post, but now it just says "view topic". I really liked that before, it made it much easier to skim over threads that didn't have anything to do with what I was looking for. Is this a setting I can change? (I couldn't find it anywhere), or is it something that's on your end?

 

I have the same problem with it. I liked to be able to read the first little bit of the post, sometimes the deciding factor for whether i even open the thread. Now it just says "view topic, date/time thread started".

 

Enjoyong the new format though still getting used to it.

 

Ohh, and the reply typing box got fixed too, thank you.

[Thomas]

Hey Thomas, I used to be able to just hover over the topics and it would pop up a portion of the first post, but now it just says "view topic". I really liked that before, it made it much easier to skim over threads that didn't have anything to do with what I was looking for. Is this a setting I can change? (I couldn't find it anywhere), or is it something that's on your end?

 

 

Yeah, that was kind of handy. I'm not sure if that's a setting, but I doubt it. It doesn't mean it's not possible, but it might take some looking into.

 

I have the same problem with it. I liked to be able to read the first little bit of the post, sometimes the deciding factor for whether i even open the thread. Now it just says "view topic, date/time thread started".

 

Enjoyong the new format though still getting used to it.

 

Ohh, and the reply typing box got fixed too, thank you.

 

The quote box problem wasn't even IE's fault! They had a strange rule that only IE7 and below was getting. :)

[Creepy Cruiser]

Yeah, that was kind of handy. I'm not sure if that's a setting, but I doubt it. It doesn't mean it's not possible, but it might take some looking into.

 

What I mean was, it was on there working just a few days ago (on the new system), and then just today or yesterday it changed. So I know it can work that way on the new system, I just don't know how to put it back, lol. I'm just wondering if it got accidentally turned off when you were fixing something else.

[Charlie69]

Thank you I can easily see my name now.

 

If you make a "New Forum FAQ's" sticky please combine and close this one.

 

Your all are making this transition so easy.

 

And People please donate through PayPal to help keep Ratsun Alive!

 

Actually, any donations would be great. I've felt rather reluctant to ask, but I am technically "in the hole" after this upgrade. That said, if anybody would like to chip in, you can send via paypal to thomas@ratsun.net. This is very much appreciated, but definitely not a requirement. If per chance the donations go over the cost of the software, I'll send some Scott's way for his awesome art contribution. :)

[Charlie69]

This is done by clicking the clicking on the "Insert Image" icon and Copying & Pasting the "Direct Link" from my PhotoBucket Account drop down menu.

 

 

This was done by Coping & Pasting My PhotoBucket "Image Code" directly to the Post Reply Window.

 

 

Both ways look the same to me.

 

I hope this helps and mods please comment on which one is the preferred ways for us to do insert images and also pros and cons on both methods if there is any.

[sdsurf]

I sent a PM to a user and where do I go to see it? Doesn't appear under my conversations...

[Charlie69]

I checked the help section sdsurf and I am not sure. I am going to send you a message and see if anything changes in my messages be write back to you on this

[Charlie69]

The message I sent you showed in "My Conversations".

[Rubberman]

I still haven't figured out how to see just new posts in subscribed threads. If thats not possible with this software then at least just subscribed threads? Looking through all new posts is annoying.

 

Yeah what he said. I liked that before. Is there a setting for this? And I'll be on this thread on and off for awhile.

[Charlie69]

Here is what I found in the help section, I hope this helps. If it does not let me know, I am going to bed. I will check tomorrow.

 

Topics and Forums

A guide to forums, topics, posts and polls.

 

Help Topic: Topics and Forums

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.

 

Good Night.

[Guest DatsuNoob]

Okay, but how do you get a pic onto your profile. I tried rt clicking a pic of myself and saving it to my computer, then picking it up on the browse option and updating my profile, and it said the file type is not allowed or something like that. Any ideas here?

[Skib]

Okay, but how do you get a pic onto your profile. I tried rt clicking a pic of myself and saving it to my computer, then picking it up on the browse option and updating my profile, and it said the file type is not allowed or something like that. Any ideas here?

 

 

whats it saved as?

 

and is it the right size?

[Skib]

it should be a .gif, .jpg, .jpeg or .png

[datsunwizard]

Where is the "unread posts" button in a thread in this new software?

[Skib]

Where is the "unread posts" button in a thread in this new software?

 

 

top right under the search button "View New Content"

[datsunwizard]

On my computer, under view new content, it has start new topic.