Getting Started At Melbourne Chat

[glen]

Getting started at Melbourne Chat - A beginner's guide to using a forum



Hi everyone, if you are new to this website and you have never used a chat board before, here are a few helpful tips to get started.



[color="#ff00ff"]Tip 1. How to ask a question[/color]



Step 1. From the home page, click on the heading of the section that you are interested in

e.g. [color="#008000"]Food / Nightlife[/color], [color="#ff00ff"]Things to do[/color] etc.



Step 2. Click on "New Topic" in the top right hand corner of the screen.


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Step 3. Write your question in the space provided.



Step 4. Click on "Post new topic" at the bottom of the page.


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Step 5. You are all done!!





[color="#ff00ff"]Tip 2. How to add a comment to an existing discussion[/color]



Step 1. If you come across an interesting discussion that you wish to respond to, then click on the "Add Reply" button at the top right corner of the screen.


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Step 2. Write your comment in the space provided.



Step 3. Click on "Post new topic" at the bottom of the page.


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Step 4. You are all done. Your comment will appear at the bottom of the discussion page.



[color="#ff00ff"]Tip 3. Why should I become a Melbourne Chat Member?[/color]



Being a member has many benefits. These include:



- Ability to chat with other members in the forums;

- Ability to write private messages to other MelbChat members;

- Easily keep track of responses to your questions or comments;

- Easily keep track of new topics and discussions



Membership is absolutely free.



[color="#ff00ff"]Tip 4. How do I become a member?[/color]



Step 1. To sign up, simply [url="http://www.melbournechat.org/index.php?act=Reg&CODE=00"]click here[/url].



Step 2. Agree to the website Terms & Rules by ticking the box at the bottom of the screen.



Step 3. Click on the "Register" link to continue.



Step 4. Enter your details.



Step 5. Click on "Submit my registration".



Step 6. Check your email for instructions on the next step. Basically all you have to do is click on a link in the email that we send you, and it will validate your membership.



Step 7. Then you can login and start enjoying your [color="#ff0000"]free MelbChat membership[/color]!!



[color="#ff00ff"]Tip 5. How can membership to such a wonderful website be free? Is this a scam?[/color]



This website is mainly run as a hobby of Glen, the Admin. It doesn't cost very much to run this website and Glen enjoys building websites. Call him crazy, but he does this stuff for fun!



[color="#ff00ff"]Tip 6. Why do you want my email address with my "free" membership? Are you a nasty spammer?[/color]



The reason an email address is requested is to stop spammers filling up the MelbourneChat.org website with rubbish material (e.g. porn, links to Viagra salesmen etc). It allows us to ban people from the MelbourneChat.org website if they act inappropriately. This is an important measure to protect the website and keep it family friendly. We are not spammers! Feel free to use a "throw away" email address like a hotmail or a yahoo account when you register. It is good practice to use a second email address for this sort of online registration anyway.



[color="#ff00ff"]Tip 7. More questions?[/color]



Please visit our comprehensive [url="http://www.melbournechat.org/index.php?act=Help"]help guide[/url] for more information on how the forum works.





[url="http://www.melbournechat.org"]CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE MELB CHAT HOMEPAGE[/url]

[Mel-Visitor]

Great advice. To many forums take it for granted that their visitors know this stuff <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Android]

Wow, that is great forum, good job admin!

[glen]

hi andro! thanks for the kind words! welcome aboard! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[gadaubac_pt]

thanks admin!

[missl]

thanks so much for the easy to understand guide.

I struggled with online forums as i am a very untechnical minded gen y'er! I barely know how to use my iphone!!!!!! I can't wait to become fully immersed in an online community.

[MaggieMoo]

Hi, thanks for this info about the forum... I am having trouble posting. I have posted a message in the introductions forum, but it has not come up. Can you please advise, or is this because I need to do 4 posts before they are viewed. I am totally confused. Thanks in advance. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[glen]

Hi Maggie, You needed to wait till I approved your first post. This measure is to stop spammers from wrecking the forum.



Thanks for your patience,



Cheers, Glen

[MaggieMoo]

Oh thanks kindly Glen... Looking forward to getting to know the site. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[gladiatore]

hi glen I am italian and I like australia very much

[glen]

hi there gladiatore! welcome! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[antonechka]

I am new to this site and looking to make some new friends. I travel a lot to Malaysia and soon to Indonesia and China and would like to correspond with people from those Countries.

[aluuvian27]

I cant see all my posts...

[glen]

Hi aluuvian, New member's posts go into a moderation queue and don't become visible to other forum users until they get checked and approved by the moderator.



This is just for the first few poss.



Also please note that new members cannot view the profiles of other members until they have made a few posts in the forum.



Cheers, Glen