Post by Sophia on Jan 21, 2013 16:40:48 GMT -7
This forum had a major upgrade in January 2013, hope everybody likes the fresh new theme and the many added features.
A few things to note (I'll add to this list when I find anything interesting, also the moderators can add items if they like):
A few things to note (I'll add to this list when I find anything interesting, also the moderators can add items if they like):
- You now have a "global account", meaning you can join any Proboards forum without creating a new main account. Your account options (if you wish to change password, create an additional forum account, join other forums, etc) are in the bottom right corner. Easy to miss, I know
- The forum now supports uploads of your own avatars, as well as a cute avatar maker. Please try it out!
- You can now add much more information, including the name of your pet(s), to your Profile. That leaves your signature for other things, if you so desire.
- When replying to a message, by default you will see the "quick reply" without any options. Clicking the orange button "Reply" will give you a full editor where can add bold text, italics, emoticons etc.
- If you wish to reply to someone by name, you can address them with @ and then their name tag (without a space). For example, @ and admin would be me (Sophia), @ and haz would be Haz etc. You can find their name tag by hovering over their displayed name.
- We now have a Shoutbox. Feel free to rant, rave, even squawk like a parrot if you like, it should be fun! But please ask serious questions (especially parrot related) in on the threads... we all like to learn from each other and keep the information as a reference.
- Not everybody loves a Shoutbox. If you don't like it, hide it Just click the Shoutbox bar and it will disappear for you!
- If you really, truly hate ads and "related stories", you can purchase a personal ad free plan for $2.99 per month. Visit your Profile and click "Gift", there you can purchase ad free and other perks, for yourself or to give to someone else.
There are many more improvements, feel free to browse around or post a message to see how it all works. Hope you like the upgrade, and if you have any questions or suggestions, please post them in the forum! We're here to make your life more enjoyable not miserable 
icon on the reply page will give you a search box to type any user's name into. Once you select a user within that box, their tag will appear in your post.
