FORUMS HELP

The forums may be read by anyone, registered or unregistered. To participate in the forum discussions or use the calendar, you must register (this is a free service).

To Read Forum Discussions (unregistered users & users not logged in)

  • Click on the forum board you are interested in.
  • Click on the discussion thread you are interested in and read the posts.
  • You can move through the posts by clicking on Next Thread or Last Thread at the bottom of the current post.
  • To return to the forum homepage, click on the home button located in the upper right section above the forum board or click on The Show Cat Online Magazine Forums link located above the board on the left.
  • To return to our homepage, click on The Show Cat Online Magazine at the bottom of the page or use the back button in your web browser.

To Register

  • Click on the register button located in the upper right section above the main forum board.
  • Click on the date that applies to you (children younger than 13 must have a written permission form on file in the offices of The Show Cat Online Magazine before they will be allowed to register).
  • Read the registration rules and click on agree to continue the registration process.
  • Fill in the information requested on the registration form. There are three sections: Required Information, Optional Information, and Preferences.

  • Required Information
    • All boxes/blanks in the first section, Required Information, must be filled in to register for the forums.
    • Login information is not case sensitive, but passwords are (i.e. Clymbers must always be typed Clymbers in the password login to work). Be sure and make a note of your login and password (password is case sensitive).
    • You must use a valid email address and each email address must be unique (i.e. John cannot sign up with the same email address as Joan even if they both receive mail at that email address).
  • Optional Information includes: your homepage (website) address, an ICQ number if you have one, AOL Instant Message Handler, Yahoo Message Handler, biography, location, interests, and occupation. None of this information is required to complete registration.
  • Preferences includes: signature, allow bulletin board administrators and moderators to send you email notices, invisible mode, hide email address, automatically login when you return to the site (uses cookies), enable private messaging, send you an email when you receive a private message, pop up a box when you receive a private message, default thread view, default posts per thread, start of the week, time offset, use ‘email notification’ by default, use vbcode quick links on your message input screens, and style set.
  • Click on Submit at the bottom of the registration page once you have filled in the appropriate information for required and optional Information and set up your preferences.
    • You should receive a message giving you instructions on how to activate your account. Follow the instructions on how to log in for the first time. If you receive an error, follow the directions to correct it and submit the registration form again.

Login for Registered Users

  • To login to the forums, type your login username and password in the appropriate box located in the lower right corner of the page and click on Login! You are ready to participate in forums and use the calendar.
  • To read the forums, see previous instructions for To Read Forum Discussions.

To Participate in Forum Discussions (registered users logged in)

  • After reading a post, you may start a new thread, post a reply or go to the next thread by clicking on the appropriate button.
  • When you are finished with the forums, you may exit back to The Show Cat Online Magazine by clicking on the appropriate link at the bottom of the page.

To Use the Forum Calendar

  • The forum calendar can be used to post private events as well as public events.
  • To see the calendar, click on the Calendar button in the upper right section of the forum board. It will be bring up the current calendar.
  • To view an event on the calendar, click on the event title.
  • To view a different month and/or year, click on the month or year pull down menu located below the calendar and click on go.

To Add a Private Event

  • Click on Private event at the top or bottom of the calendar. Give your event a subject if you wish it to be listed in your calendar.
  • Type the event information in the appropriate box.
  • Click on Submit Event. The event will appear in your calendar in red ink. It can only be seen on your calendar when you are logged in.

To Add a Public Event

  • A public event is displayed in everyone’s calendar in green ink.
  • To create a public event, see the instructions for creating a private event.