Hello! Welcome to the site. We are very happy you have joined us :D
We are creating this tutorial for new members to try to simplify how to navigate our site.
We are a website of information, fun pages, but we are mostly a forum, also known as a message board. It is similar to a facebook, but also different. You can post anything in the forums (almost
) and we have created several different boards for you to choose where your subject fits the best.
If you click on the Forum tab at the top of the forums you will see many "boards" to choose from. All things bulldog, and even some for not bulldog too! We also have many created pages that are for information purposes, from shopping, breeders, rescues, and more. Once you create a new discussion, or post in an existing one, the topic (also known as a thread) will be displayed at the top of the forum, and also on the "Community News" page. Each time someone replies to the topic, it will get 'bumped' to the top again.
You can also create Blogs instead of posts if you wish. A Blog is an Online Journal~ or a diary, of your day to day experiences. We have also included "Dog Blogs" just in case you would like to create an alternate identity for your dog.
All new Blogs are also displayed on the "Community News" page.
The Community News page is for all the most recent news regarding our site. You will see all topics that have been created or replied to in the past 24 hours. You will also see recent Blog posts, who's online, our newest members (so you can send them a welcome message if you wish), and any news about our site. This is my favorite page.
Getting Started: Customizing Your Profile
Your profile has a place for your profile picture (this is what is displayed when another member visits your profile). This is NOT what is displayed in your posts. Your posts display your Avatar, and your "signature". A signature is something you would like to end all posts with, such as your name, a cute banner photo, a favorite quote, ect.
You are not permitted to display your website in your signature.
You are able to display your website in your profile however. I will get to this area soon.
User Albums: You can create user photo albums to be displayed. Photos must be under 2MB each, and the album cannot contain more than 100MB or 100 photos, whichever is greater. These photos will be displayed in the "Photo Gallery" for all members to view. You can also comment on the photos too
My Mood: Select your mood on the menu bar at the top of the forums.
Friends: Make friends on the site by sending friend requests to other members
Recent Visitors: Shows who has visited your profile recently.
PROFILE TABS:
Visitor Messages: This is a place where visitors to your profile can post messages, and you can respond back by posting in THEIR profile.
About Me: Tell about yourself, your dogs, and more. Here is also where you add your website.
Friends: This is a list of your friends you have made
Blog: This is all blog entries you have made
Activity: Tells what achievements you have earned
Awards: Tells what awards you have earned
Awards & Achievements:
We have always wanted to reward members for being helpful and for spending time on our forums. You can earn awards & achievements for posting, giving reputation, posting visitor messages, rating threads, contributing to the site, sponsoring, winning the photo of the month contest, creating new discussions, and more.
View our tutorial for the Points System, Bully Bucks and The Bulldog Market for more information on this fun new additon to our site!
The Arcade:
The arcade is free online games. Over 1000 games to choose from too! High scores are displayed and recorded. Can you become the King of the Arcade?
The Chatbox:
Chat with other members online. We will be organizing Chat times soon so right now it is sometimes just a random comment box, but you can also send a message to another member to meet you there!
Social Groups:
We have a Group section where you can create a group, meetup or club. You can invite members to join too!
Private Messages & Notifications:
You can send private messages, but you must post a certain number of times for this feature to be available to you. We were getting spammers on the site sending private messages out, so we had to put some limits on the feature. You will also be notified of many things, including New Achievements, Helpful Posts, Reputation Comments, Picture Comments, Group notifications and more.
This pretty much covers the basics, we have created several photo tutorials for you as well, you can view them all here:
http://www.englishbulldognews.com/f...Quick-and-Easy-Site-Tutorials-for-New-Members
We are creating this tutorial for new members to try to simplify how to navigate our site.
We are a website of information, fun pages, but we are mostly a forum, also known as a message board. It is similar to a facebook, but also different. You can post anything in the forums (almost
) and we have created several different boards for you to choose where your subject fits the best.If you click on the Forum tab at the top of the forums you will see many "boards" to choose from. All things bulldog, and even some for not bulldog too! We also have many created pages that are for information purposes, from shopping, breeders, rescues, and more. Once you create a new discussion, or post in an existing one, the topic (also known as a thread) will be displayed at the top of the forum, and also on the "Community News" page. Each time someone replies to the topic, it will get 'bumped' to the top again.
You can also create Blogs instead of posts if you wish. A Blog is an Online Journal~ or a diary, of your day to day experiences. We have also included "Dog Blogs" just in case you would like to create an alternate identity for your dog.
All new Blogs are also displayed on the "Community News" page.The Community News page is for all the most recent news regarding our site. You will see all topics that have been created or replied to in the past 24 hours. You will also see recent Blog posts, who's online, our newest members (so you can send them a welcome message if you wish), and any news about our site. This is my favorite page.
Getting Started: Customizing Your Profile
Your profile has a place for your profile picture (this is what is displayed when another member visits your profile). This is NOT what is displayed in your posts. Your posts display your Avatar, and your "signature". A signature is something you would like to end all posts with, such as your name, a cute banner photo, a favorite quote, ect.
You are not permitted to display your website in your signature.
You are able to display your website in your profile however. I will get to this area soon.
User Albums: You can create user photo albums to be displayed. Photos must be under 2MB each, and the album cannot contain more than 100MB or 100 photos, whichever is greater. These photos will be displayed in the "Photo Gallery" for all members to view. You can also comment on the photos too
My Mood: Select your mood on the menu bar at the top of the forums.
Friends: Make friends on the site by sending friend requests to other members
Recent Visitors: Shows who has visited your profile recently.
PROFILE TABS:
Visitor Messages: This is a place where visitors to your profile can post messages, and you can respond back by posting in THEIR profile.
About Me: Tell about yourself, your dogs, and more. Here is also where you add your website.
Friends: This is a list of your friends you have made
Blog: This is all blog entries you have made
Activity: Tells what achievements you have earned
Awards: Tells what awards you have earned
Awards & Achievements:
We have always wanted to reward members for being helpful and for spending time on our forums. You can earn awards & achievements for posting, giving reputation, posting visitor messages, rating threads, contributing to the site, sponsoring, winning the photo of the month contest, creating new discussions, and more.
View our tutorial for the Points System, Bully Bucks and The Bulldog Market for more information on this fun new additon to our site!
The Arcade:
The arcade is free online games. Over 1000 games to choose from too! High scores are displayed and recorded. Can you become the King of the Arcade?
The Chatbox:
Chat with other members online. We will be organizing Chat times soon so right now it is sometimes just a random comment box
, but you can also send a message to another member to meet you there!Social Groups:
We have a Group section where you can create a group, meetup or club. You can invite members to join too!
Private Messages & Notifications:
You can send private messages, but you must post a certain number of times for this feature to be available to you. We were getting spammers on the site sending private messages out, so we had to put some limits on the feature. You will also be notified of many things, including New Achievements, Helpful Posts, Reputation Comments, Picture Comments, Group notifications and more.
This pretty much covers the basics, we have created several photo tutorials for you as well, you can view them all here:
http://www.englishbulldognews.com/f...Quick-and-Easy-Site-Tutorials-for-New-Members
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