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Guybrush · 05-06-2009, 04:28 AM

Simple Users Guide

This is a simple user's guide which should help with some of the basics. Our forums use BBCode, an html-ish set of code tags that let's you format text and do other things in your posts. You might wanna also check out our list of MusicBanter's BBCodes and how to use them.

Quoting, Editing & Deleting

On any forum, it is prudent to avoid double/triple posting as it clutters up threads. You can do this by making use of the multi-quote/edit features of the forum.

If you want to use more than one quote in a post, use the multi-quote button

to quote each post instead of using the regular quote button and creating a new post for each post you are quoting. The multi-quote button is located at the bottom right of each post, right next to the quote button. Simply click the multi-quote icon for each post you want to quote before you press the "QUOTE" button on the final post. When you click the icon, it will change, indicating that the next time you click "quote" on a post, its content will also be quoted.

If you make a post and then decide you want to make a revision to it, rather than making a second amended post, you can simply edit the first post.

Post Interfaces

There are two main interfaces for making a post/reply on this forum - the Quick Reply interface and the Advanced Reply interface. If you type up a post using the quick reply interface and decide that you want to switch to the advanced posting interface, there is a Go Advanced button available.

The Quick Reply box is located at the bottom of any thread. To use this, simply type your message in the box and click the reply button. Provided in this interface are basic text formatting functions, and image/hyperlink/quote functions.

The second more advanced posting interface is accessed by clicking the Quote button at the bottom of any post or by clicking the Post Reply button at the bottom of any thread. Thread creation defaults to the advanced posting interface. This interface includes all the basic Quick Reply widgets as well as extensive emoticons (smilies) support, advanced text formatting and additional vBulletin tag widgets. Furthermore, the advanced reply interface allows you to manage attachments, rate and subscribe to threads etc.

Posting / Attaching Images to Posts

This is also covered in the BBCode list. For simply posting off-site pictures in a post, use the [IMG] BBCode tags.

Usage : [img]value[/img]
Example Usage : [img]http://www.musicbanter.com/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img]

If you want, you can also attach an image with your post. Please don't do so unless you have ownership of the picture you attach. The file size limit for such attachments is 976.6 KB for pictures. Other attacheable formats are zip and doc files, though at very limited file size. When you write a post, click "Go Advanced" if you're not in the advanced editor, then look for the "Manage Attachments" button somewhere under the post editor box.

Embedding youtube videos

This is also covered in the BBCode list. You can use the [youtube][/youtube] BBCodes to embed youtube videos in your post.

Usage : [youtube]value[/youtube]
Example Usage : [youtube]JFwCCL0Vh6U[/youtube]

The "value" is the ID of the video you want to embed. As an example, the ID values of the following two youtube video URLs have been bolded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TcDLCkW5SM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TcDLCkW5SM&feature=PlayList&p=840A040DB10EDCA1&playnext=1 &pl aynext_from=PL&index=8

Creating New Threads

If you plan to create a new thread, please check that there isn't already a similar thread in existence. To do this, use the search function at the top of the screen. Your search will yield more accurate results if you do an advanced search and try searching by both title and post content. If you want to make a thread about a band whose name consists of three or fewer letters such as Can, Yes or U2, searching for earlier made threads can be hard since search terms have to be four letters or more. In those situations, check out Comus' thread http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...haracters.html to see if there already is a thread about the band or artist.

Ensure that the thread is meaningful and well set out, if you make a thread, also make an effort. Also note that VS threads are very heavily moderated - if you're going to make one, at least choose a sensible comparison and formulate a good argument yourself.

Searching

Near the top of the screen, there is a search menu which offers a basic and advanced search function. The advanced search function consists of many different criteria, and these are the primary ones of interest:

* Search Entire Posts / Search Entire Titles
* Show Results as Threads / Show Results as Posts
* Search By User Name

The basic search function searches entire posts by default and offers a search parameter for displaying results as threads or posts.

Please note that the minimum search string length is 4 characters - this is a limitation of the vBulletin system. In order to circumvent this limitation and perform a successful search, search for a related relevant string instead of searching using the original string. For example, if you are looking for a thread about the band called XTC, it would be sensible to search for an album by the band, i.e. English Settlement.

Private Messages

Private Messages can be sent between users. You can send a message to one or more users. A link to your private messages can be found in the forum's upper right corner or in the left-hand menu in your control panel. From that page, you can see the contents of your inbox and can also navigate to the outbox to see your sent messages. Links in the menu on the left let you send new messages, set up your own folders or track messages.

Remember that there's a limited amount of messages that can be stored on your account. How much space you have left is shown on the bar of your "list messages" page. Delete messages in the inbox/outbox if you have too many.

05-06-2009, 04:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Simple Users Guide This is a simple user's guide which should help with some of the basics. Our forums use BBCode, an html-ish set of code tags that let's you format text and do other things in your posts. You might wanna also check out our list of MusicBanter's BBCodes and how to use them. Quoting, Editing & Deleting On any forum, it is prudent to avoid double/triple posting as it clutters up threads. You can do this by making use of the multi-quote/edit features of the forum. If you want to use more than one quote in a post, use the multi-quote button to quote each post instead of using the regular quote button and creating a new post for each post you are quoting. The multi-quote button is located at the bottom right of each post, right next to the quote button. Simply click the multi-quote icon for each post you want to quote before you press the "QUOTE" button on the final post. When you click the icon, it will change, indicating that the next time you click "quote" on a post, its content will also be quoted. If you make a post and then decide you want to make a revision to it, rather than making a second amended post, you can simply edit the first post. Post Interfaces There are two main interfaces for making a post/reply on this forum - the Quick Reply interface and the Advanced Reply interface. If you type up a post using the quick reply interface and decide that you want to switch to the advanced posting interface, there is a Go Advanced button available. The Quick Reply box is located at the bottom of any thread. To use this, simply type your message in the box and click the reply button. Provided in this interface are basic text formatting functions, and image/hyperlink/quote functions. The second more advanced posting interface is accessed by clicking the Quote button at the bottom of any post or by clicking the Post Reply button at the bottom of any thread. Thread creation defaults to the advanced posting interface. This interface includes all the basic Quick Reply widgets as well as extensive emoticons (smilies) support, advanced text formatting and additional vBulletin tag widgets. Furthermore, the advanced reply interface allows you to manage attachments, rate and subscribe to threads etc. Posting / Attaching Images to Posts This is also covered in the BBCode list. For simply posting off-site pictures in a post, use the [IMG] BBCode tags. Usage : [img]value[/img] Example Usage : [img]http://www.musicbanter.com/images/statusicon/forum_new.gif[/img] If you want, you can also attach an image with your post. Please don't do so unless you have ownership of the picture you attach. The file size limit for such attachments is 976.6 KB for pictures. Other attacheable formats are zip and doc files, though at very limited file size. When you write a post, click "Go Advanced" if you're not in the advanced editor, then look for the "Manage Attachments" button somewhere under the post editor box. Embedding youtube videos This is also covered in the BBCode list. You can use the [youtube][/youtube] BBCodes to embed youtube videos in your post. Usage : [youtube]value[/youtube] Example Usage : [youtube]JFwCCL0Vh6U[/youtube] The "value" is the ID of the video you want to embed. As an example, the ID values of the following two youtube video URLs have been bolded. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TcDLCkW5SM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TcDLCkW5SM&feature=PlayList&p=840A040DB10EDCA1&playnext=1 &pl aynext_from=PL&index=8 Creating New Threads If you plan to create a new thread, please check that there isn't already a similar thread in existence. To do this, use the search function at the top of the screen. Your search will yield more accurate results if you do an advanced search and try searching by both title and post content. If you want to make a thread about a band whose name consists of three or fewer letters such as Can, Yes or U2, searching for earlier made threads can be hard since search terms have to be four letters or more. In those situations, check out Comus' thread http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...haracters.html to see if there already is a thread about the band or artist. Ensure that the thread is meaningful and well set out, if you make a thread, also make an effort. Also note that VS threads are very heavily moderated - if you're going to make one, at least choose a sensible comparison and formulate a good argument yourself. Searching Near the top of the screen, there is a search menu which offers a basic and advanced search function. The advanced search function consists of many different criteria, and these are the primary ones of interest: * Search Entire Posts / Search Entire Titles * Show Results as Threads / Show Results as Posts * Search By User Name The basic search function searches entire posts by default and offers a search parameter for displaying results as threads or posts. Please note that the minimum search string length is 4 characters - this is a limitation of the vBulletin system. In order to circumvent this limitation and perform a successful search, search for a related relevant string instead of searching using the original string. For example, if you are looking for a thread about the band called XTC, it would be sensible to search for an album by the band, i.e. English Settlement. Private Messages Private Messages can be sent between users. You can send a message to one or more users. A link to your private messages can be found in the forum's upper right corner or in the left-hand menu in your control panel. From that page, you can see the contents of your inbox and can also navigate to the outbox to see your sent messages. Links in the menu on the left let you send new messages, set up your own folders or track messages. Remember that there's a limited amount of messages that can be stored on your account. How much space you have left is shown on the bar of your "list messages" page. Delete messages in the inbox/outbox if you have too many. Last edited by Guybrush; 03-01-2015 at 02:59 PM.