Help:Forum accounts - Revision history

Ianh: /* Forum accounts */ Update access rules

2011-08-28T14:48:37Z

Forum accounts: Update access rules

Ianh: Add Past Member and more info about name colours

2010-05-09T14:43:48Z

Add Past Member and more info about name colours

Ianh: Friend of THCC

2010-03-18T13:23:10Z

Friend of THCC

Ianh: Explain more

2009-07-27T16:45:57Z

Explain more

Ianh: Boilerplate about forum accounts

2009-06-03T19:11:03Z

Boilerplate about forum accounts

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== Forum accounts ==

Start by requesting a forum account.

You will be asked for some basic information about yourself and a valid e-mail address. If you had an account on the old THCC web site, please choose the same account name for the new web site. (If your old account name had spaces, then you will have to do without the spaces for the new web site. No spaces - just letters and numbers. Sorry.) Club members should be sure to fill in the field asking for a membership number.

The system will then send you an e-mail. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to have your account confirmed.

As a forum member, the system will let you post in the public forums and your account name will be displayed in green.

Shortly afterward, an overworked webmaster will see the new account. If you are a THCC club member, and have a current membership number, your account will be set to "THCC member".

As a club member, your account name will be displayed in blue, you may see and post in the private forums and you may edit pages in the wiki.

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 Without a forum account, you may only see the [[Help:Wiki|wiki]].
-Start by [{{SERVER}}/forum/ucp.php?mode=register requesting a forum account]. You will be asked for some basic information about yourself and especially a valid e-mail address.
+Start by [{{SERVER}}/forum/ucp.php?mode=register requesting a forum account]. You will be asked for some basic information about yourself and especially a valid e-mail address. The forum account profiles act as the club membership records, so club members need to provide contact details for themselves and for someone who should be contacted in case of an emergency.
 The system will then send you an e-mail. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to have your account confirmed.
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 {|cellspacing=10
 |bgcolor="#666666"|&nbsp;
-|As a forum '''user''', your account name will be displayed in gray.<br>Shortly afterward, an overworked webmaster should see the new account and will try to identify who you are. So far, you may only see the wiki and see the public forums.
+|As a forum '''User''', your account name will be displayed in gray.<br>So far, you may not see the forums. Shortly afterward, an overworked [[webmaster]] should see the new account and will try to identify who you are.
 |-
 |bgcolor="#009900"|&nbsp;
-|If you are not a club member, your account may be set to "Friend of THCC".<br>As a '''Friend''', your account name will be displayed in green and you may see and now post in the public forums.
+|If you are not a paid-up club member, your account may be set to "Friend of THCC".<br>As a '''Friend''', your account name will now be displayed in green and you can now see and post in the public forums.
 |-
 |bgcolor="#0033FF"|&nbsp;
-|If you are a THCC club member, and have a current membership number, your account will be set to "THCC Club Member".<br>As a '''Member''', your account name will be displayed in blue, you may see and post in the public forums, you may see and post in the private forums and you are allowed to edit pages in the wiki.
+|If you are a paid-up club member, your account will be set to "THCC Club Member".<br>As a '''Member''', your account name will be displayed in blue, you can see and post in the public forums, you can also see and post in the private forums and you are allowed to edit pages in the wiki.
 |-
 |bgcolor="#FF6600"|&nbsp;
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 |-
 |bgcolor="#009900"|&nbsp;
-|If you do not renew your club membership, your account will be set to "Past THCC member".<br>As a '''Past member''', your account name will be displayed in green and you may see and post in the public forums.
+|If you do not renew your club membership, your account will be set to "Past THCC member".<br>As a '''Past member''', your account name will be displayed in green and you may see and post in the public forums, but not the private forums.
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 == Forum accounts ==
-Without a forum account, you may only see the wiki and see the public forums.
+Without a forum account, you may only see the [[Help:Wiki|wiki]].
 Start by [{{SERVER}}/forum/ucp.php?mode=register requesting a forum account]. You will be asked for some basic information about yourself and especially a valid e-mail address.
-If you had an account on the old THCC web site, please choose the same account name for the new web site. (If your old account name had spaces, then you will have to do without the spaces for the new web site. No spaces - just letters and numbers. Sorry.) Please could club members try to fill in the field asking for a membership number as this makes life simpler for the overworked webmaster.
+Please could club members try to fill in the field asking for a membership number as this makes life simpler for the overworked [[webmaster]].
 The system will then send you an e-mail. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to have your account confirmed.
-As a forum '''user''', your account name will be displayed in gray. Shortly afterward, an overworked webmaster should see the new account and will try to identify who you are. So far, you may only see the wiki and see the public forums.
+{|cellspacing=10
+|bgcolor="#666666"|&nbsp;
-If you are not a club member, your account may be set to "Friend of THCC". As a '''Friend''', your account name will be displayed in green and you may see and now post in the public forums.
+|As a forum '''user''', your account name will be displayed in gray.<br>Shortly afterward, an overworked webmaster should see the new account and will try to identify who you are. So far, you may only see the wiki and see the public forums.
+|-
-If you are a THCC club member, and have a current membership number, your account will be set to "THCC member". As a '''Member''', your account name will be displayed in blue, you may see and post in the public forums, you may see and post in the private forums and you are allowed to edit pages in the wiki.
+|bgcolor="#009900"|&nbsp;
+|If you are not a club member, your account may be set to "Friend of THCC".<br>As a '''Friend''', your account name will be displayed in green and you may see and now post in the public forums.
-If you are also a THCC committee member or section rep, your account name will be displayed in red or orange.
+|-

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 Start by [{{SERVER}}/forum/ucp.php?mode=register requesting a forum account]. You will be asked for some basic information about yourself and especially a valid e-mail address.
-If you had an account on the old THCC web site, please choose the same account name for the new web site. (If your old account name had spaces, then you will have to do without the spaces for the new web site. No spaces - just letters and numbers. Sorry.) Club members should be sure to fill in the field asking for a membership number.
+If you had an account on the old THCC web site, please choose the same account name for the new web site. (If your old account name had spaces, then you will have to do without the spaces for the new web site. No spaces - just letters and numbers. Sorry.) Please could club members try to fill in the field asking for a membership number as this makes life simpler for the overworked webmaster.
 The system will then send you an e-mail. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to have your account confirmed.
-As a forum user, your account name will be displayed in gray. Shortly afterward, an overworked webmaster should see the new account and will try to identify who you are. So far, you may only see the wiki and see the public forums.
+As a forum '''user''', your account name will be displayed in gray. Shortly afterward, an overworked webmaster should see the new account and will try to identify who you are. So far, you may only see the wiki and see the public forums.
-If you are not a club member, your account may be set to "THCC friend". As a THCC Friend, your account name will be displayed in green and you may see and now post in the public forums.
+If you are not a club member, your account may be set to "Friend of THCC". As a '''Friend''', your account name will be displayed in green and you may see and now post in the public forums.
-If you are a THCC club member, and have a current membership number, your account will be set to "THCC member". As a club member, your account name will be displayed in blue, you may see and post in the public forums, you may see and post in the private forums and you are allowed to edit pages in the wiki.
+If you are a THCC club member, and have a current membership number, your account will be set to "THCC member". As a '''Member''', your account name will be displayed in blue, you may see and post in the public forums, you may see and post in the private forums and you are allowed to edit pages in the wiki.
-If you are also a THCC committee member, your account name will be displayed in red.
+If you are also a THCC committee member or section rep, your account name will be displayed in red or orange.