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Are there any censor features?

What do I do if I forget my UserName and/or Password?

Can I be notified by email if someone responds to my topic?

What is COPPA?

Where can I get my own copy of this Forum?

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Registering

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How to format text with Bold, Italic, Quote, etc...

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~~

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].

Moderators

Moderators control individual forums. They may edit, delete, or prune any posts in their forums. If you have a question about a particular forum, you should direct it to your forum moderator.

Changing Your Profile

You may easily change any information stored in your registration profile by using the "profile" link located near the top of each page. Simply identify yourself by typing your UserName and Password and all of your profile information will appear on screen. You may edit any information (except your UserName).

Cookies

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You may delete all cookies set by these forums in selecting the "logout" button at the top of any page.

Active Topics

Active Topics are tracked by cookies. When you click on the "active topics" a page is generated listing all topics that have been posted since your last visit to these forums (or approximately 20 minutes).

Editing Your Posts

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 bulletin board administrator. A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying when and by whom the post was edited.

Attaching Files

For security reasons, you may not attach files to any posts. However, you may cut and paste text into your post.

Searching For Specific Posts

You may search for specific posts based on a word or words found in the posts, user name, date, and particular forum(s). Simply click on the "search" link at the top of most pages.

Editing Your Profile

Signatures

You may attach signatures to the end of your posts when you post either a New Topic or Reply. Your signature is editable by clicking on "profile" at the top of any forum page and entering your UserName and Password.

NOTE: HTML can't be used in Signatures.

Censoring Posts

The Forum does censor certain words that may be posted; however, this censoring is not an exact science, and is being done based on the words that are being screened, so certain words may be censored out of context. Words that are censored are replaced with asterisks.

Lost User Name and/or Password

Retrieving your UserName and Password is simple, assuming that email features are turned on for this bulletin board. All of the pages that require you to identify yourself with your UserName and Password carry a "lost Password" link that you can use to have your UserName and Password mailed instantly to your email address of record.

Email Notification

When you create a new topic, you have the option of receiving an email notification every time someone posts a reply to your topic. If you wish to use this feature, simply check the email notification box on the "New Topic" page when you create your new topic.

What is COPPA

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and Rule apply to individually identifiable information about a child that is collected online, such as full name, home address, email address, telephone number or any other information that would allow someone to identify or contact the child. The Act and Rule also cover other types of information -- for example, hobbies, interests and information collected through cookies or other types of tracking mechanisms -- when they are tied to individually identifiable information. More information can be found here.

Getting Your Own Forum

The most recent version of this Snitz Forum can be downloaded at this Internet web site.

NOTE: The software is highly configurable, and the baseline Snitz Forum may not have all the features this forum does.