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Post by Eric Patdu on Dec 13, 2007 17:38:25 GMT
Since some members are new to forums. I have decided to make this short forum tips (following posts):
Hope this helps. More to come soon!
I would also encourage other members to post their forum tips here.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 22:24:48 GMT
Guests can browse, but only logged in, registered members can post.{Great idea for a thread, Eric. Let's keep it organized a bit so it's easier to search later - Q&A format, the Q is the title, while the answer is in the message. Multiple tips will mean multiple posts. Will try to fix your initial post to suit the format. Romy}
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 22:28:40 GMT
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- Eric P.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 13, 2007 22:29:52 GMT
Adding images:The simplest way to insert image is to use the [img][/img] pair tags: - Eric P.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Dec 14, 2007 5:20:38 GMT
Clickable thumbnails:There are instances when we are tempted to place several images in one post. This makes loading of the web page slower especially for those who are on dial-up or slow internet connections. The solution is to instead place thumbnails and link them to the original photo. Of course, the thumbnail I used in the example above is really a thumbnail in its true sense. But you can always use a slightly larger image. ;D
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Post by Eric Patdu on Dec 14, 2007 18:13:18 GMT
Clickable links:There are cases when we would rather indicate in our posts a description of a URL rather than the cryptic URL address. Here is how to do it: Syntax: | [url=your URL goes here]your description or text goes here[/url] | Sample 1: | [url=http://tariktik.multiply.com/]My personal website[/url] | Result 1: | My personal website | Sample 2: | Please click [url=http://tariktik.multiply.com]here[/url] to view my personal website | Result 2: | Please click here to view my personal website |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 15, 2007 2:06:59 GMT
Great tips, keep it going, Eric! BTW, with the new board classifications, I think this thread is more appropriately placed in the front page, under the "About the Forums" classification. There, it's more visible to guests and members alike. {moving it now} Romy
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 16, 2007 10:09:12 GMT
Aside from the default smileys above the message board, you can also access free ones from the web. Just google "free smileys" and many free smiley sites pop out. For convenience, I'm pasting here some smileys, arrange in random order, that I've come across. You may use these to enhance your post by clicking the quote button (as if you'll reply to my post). This will enable you to see the smiley code. Copy the code and paste it on the part of your message where you want it to appear. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ( more to be added later) Romy
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 16, 2007 10:22:25 GMT
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. (more to be added later)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 16, 2007 13:53:05 GMT
41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. (more to be added later)
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Post by steve pryor on Dec 25, 2007 10:15:02 GMT
It is not advisable to place one's unmodified e-mail addresses in the public threads. This is because of the plethora of web-crawlers and spy-bots constantly monitoring everything so as to gather any and all personal information available. The least that can happen is an increase of undesired Spam to your inbox.
Therefore, if you want to stick in your e-mail - for the threads: moniker(at)whateveritis.com. It is OK to send a non-camouflaged e-mail address by PM as these are not available to web-harvesting devices.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Dec 26, 2007 6:08:55 GMT
Very good and important suggestion there Sir Steve. It seems that some members are very much willing to share their email addresses at the forum.
If I may add, another format you may use when placing your email address in public forums is:
moniker AT whateveritis DOT com
This further obfuscates the mail server's name which is what web-crawlers also look at.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 29, 2008 12:17:39 GMT
How to embed photos (courtesy of balarila {Ding C.}):Here's a tip: Whenever you want to embed a photo click on the Image button that looks like this: This will result in some "placemarkers" for an image that looks like this: Now, between those sets of img's (between the adjacent brackets), type or paste your image's link. Your link would almost always start with the phrase http: and end with the file extension .jpgFor example, the image you were trying to embed earlier should have the embedding script look like this: Hope this helps!
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Jun 28, 2008 2:39:13 GMT
Hey guys, I am so clueless at this posting thing. I have several brown birds for I.D.ing and cannot seem to get it. From what I gather now, the images have to be hosted first by a website before they can be posted? Can't I just grab images from my desktop?
Thanks
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 28, 2008 2:52:07 GMT
Hey guys, I am so clueless at this posting thing. I have several brown birds for I.D.ing and cannot seem to get it. From what I gather now, the images have to be hosted first by a website before they can be posted? Can't I just grab images from my desktop? Thanks Yes, Ivan.... you have to upload your photos first to a host gallery before you can embed/post it here. Here's a free site many of us use: www.flickr.com/
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Jun 28, 2008 3:32:23 GMT
Thanks Romy!
I shall try that. Can you also post tips on how to watermark photos with your signature. I'm a self-proclaimed dummy when it comes to these web interactives.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 29, 2008 1:18:27 GMT
Thanks Romy! I shall try that. Can you also post tips on how to watermark photos with your signature. I'm a self-proclaimed dummy when it comes to these web interactives. For signature/copyright mark, you can use available fonts in PS. Type this on a separate layer and adjust the color of the text and opacity so it will be unobtrusive. For a custom signature, you can scan or photograph a hard copy (ink on paper), refine it in PS and paste it as a layer over your photo (opacity and color can also be adjusted). Romy
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Jul 30, 2008 15:43:47 GMT
Hi again masters!
I have several species that need identification and several for inclusion into the online catalog but I can't seem to embed my images from Multiply, which I use (the preview shows that I would only send text even though I followed Balarila's simple approach). I am wary of Flickr because even for the online catalog, there seems to be bugs about unviewable images. If someone could post a multiply embedding process or direct me to another site/process. please post here.
Thanks!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 30, 2008 23:10:12 GMT
Hi again masters! I have several species that need identification and several for inclusion into the online catalog but I can't seem to embed my images from Multiply, which I use (the preview shows that I would only send text even though I followed Balarila's simple approach). I am wary of Flickr because even for the online catalog, there seems to be bugs about unviewable images. If someone could post a multiply embedding process or direct me to another site/process. please post here. Thanks! Hi Ivan, Can you post a link to any one of your images and I'll play around on how to embed it? Romy
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Post by Ivan Sarenas on Jul 31, 2008 0:17:22 GMT
Master! You can check them out at ivansarenas.multiply.com/photos. If my count is correct the additions will make us go over the 50% barrier! Then it shall be time to Sparty!!! ;D Thanks! Ivan
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