HIERARCHY OF FORA (in reverse order)
Posts: - Posts are the individual messages within a thread. They each have headers telling you who made the post, when it was posted, and then proceeds to give you the message body.
Threads: - Threads are a group of posts that conform to an individual subject. You click on threads within categories on the left part of the forum.
Categories: - Categories bundle threads into one major topic. You may click on individual categories to get a list of threads on the left part of the forum.
Groups: - Groups bundle categories into one "super topic".
HIERARCHY OF USERS
Suspended Members - Those who repeatedly break the rules may find themselves suspended, and are locked from the forums entirely. Suspensions may last anywhere from a few hours to months or years, depending on the severity of the offense. Please see our rules and regulations for information on how to get suspended.
Unregistered Guests - Those who are not club members may not login to the forum as members, but they may see a limited list of groups, and post to their categories and reply to threads. Guests are welcome and encouraged to participate in the forum, however, no matter where you are from or who you are.
Members - Any guests may become members by registering. There is no fee, and you have access to a number of member-exclusive features.
Moderators - Moderators are privledged members who are able to delete, edit, suspend members, and make official posts. Members are to respect the moderators' concerns in the forums.
Administrators - Administrators are staff members of Scout Providence, and are able to control all parts of the forums, including adding groups, categories, and doing all kinds of other neat stuff.
ICONS
- These are normal posts. The first one means there have been no changes made to this thread since your last visit. The second means it is a new, or recently updated thread since your last visit. Some threads might have a (LOCKED) next to the subject, which means you cannot reply to it.
- Sticky Posts are usually official announcements made by mods and admins. They stay at the top of the list of threads.
- These are moderator/administrator's official posts. A thread or post with this mark usually means one or more users are misbehaving and are being warned.
- These are category icons. The first means no changes have been made to that category since your last visit. The second means there have been changes.SPECIAL CHARACTERS/TAGS
Some parts of your message may be converted to special images or change your text. Examples:
:) =
:( =
:P =
[u]text[/u] = text
[b]text[/b] = text
[i]text[/i] = text
[quote]text[/quote] =
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