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Post by PinkHistory on Feb 11, 2015 17:03:18 GMT
Changing your account's display name
Want to have something other than your username display for your account on the forum? This is possible by changing your display name. A display name is a mask that displays in the online list, as well as in your profile on the forum. Unlike the username when you registered on the forum, your display name can contain spaces, capital letters, and special characters as desired.
To change the display name of your forum account, click on the Profile button found in the top menu bar to access your account profile. Once you are on your profile page, click on the button for Edit Profile. You'll then be taken to the Edit Profile & Settings page; once here, click on the Personal tab. When the Personal tab loads, you'll see the first option on the page for Display Name. Type in the name that you want your account to display as in the box provided and then click the Save Personal Settings button found toward the bottom of the page. When this is completed, you will notice that your profile will be updated to show the name that you updated with, as well as see it displayed in the mini-profile next to all of the posts that you make on the forum.
It is important to note that when you change your display name, the username that you originally registered with for your account will still be the name that you will use to log in to the forum. You will not be able to log in to the forum using your display name.
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Post by PinkHistory on Feb 11, 2015 17:03:46 GMT
Setting your gender, and controlling how it's displayed
If you need to change the gender that is associated with your profile, you can do this by logging in to your forum account. Once you're logged in, click on the Profile button typically found in the top menu bar of the forum. Once on your profile page, click on the Edit Profile button and you'll be brought to the Edit Profile & Settings page. Click on the Personal tab and you'll see Gender listed as the second option on the page. Select either Male or Female depending on the gender that you more closely identify with, and then click on the Save Personal Settings button located at the bottom of the page. After the changes are saved, your profile will be updated with the gender that you have selected.
While setting your gender is a requirement for your forum account, you can choose whether or not you want your gender to be displayed to other members of the forum. This includes forum staff members as well. To determine whether you want your gender to be displayed or hidden on your profile, click on the Profile button located in the top menu bar of the forum, and then click on the Edit Profile button on your profile page. Once you're taken to the Edit Profile & Settings page, click on the tab for Privacy. You'll see the first option on this page read Show Gender — set this to either Yes if you want your gender displayed to other members of the forum, or No if you want to keep your gender to yourself. Once you have set this, click the Save Privacy Settings button found at the bottom of the page. Your selection will take affect immediately after the settings have been saved successfully.
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Post by PinkHistory on Feb 11, 2015 17:04:15 GMT
Displaying your location in your profile
If you would like to let other members know where you are from, you can do so by modifying the Location option of your profile. When the location is updated, members will see what location you have set when they visit your account profile on the forum. To update your profile to include your location, click on the Profile button located in the top menu bar of the forum, and then on your profile page click the Edit Profile button. You'll be taken to the Edit Profile & Settings page, once here click on the Personal tab on the page. On the Personal Information page, you'll see the option for Location as the third option on the page. You can update your location in your profile using the text box provided here, and can be as detailed as you are comfortable with.
Your location will only display in your profile if you have provided one in the location box on the Personal Information page when modifying your profile. If you keep the location box blank, a location will not display in your profile.
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Post by PinkHistory on Feb 11, 2015 17:04:36 GMT
Linking your personal website to your profileHave your own personal website and want to let other members of a forum you frequent know about it? You can do this by adding a link to your website in your profile. To do this, click the Profile button found in the top menu bar. Then on your profile page click on the Edit Profile button. You'll then be taken to the Edit Profile & Settings page; click on the Personal tab provided on this page and you'll notice these two options listed: Website Name: Type in the name of your website. This will be what is displayed to members in the website field of your profile page when they are viewing your profile. Website URL: This is the web address to your website that members will be taken to when they click on your website name in your profile. (ie. After you have filled out these two fields, click the Save Personal Settings button found at the bottom of the page. Once this has been completed, visit your profile and you should see your website link listed on your profile page.
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Post by PinkHistory on Feb 11, 2015 17:04:59 GMT
Adding a signature to your posts
Signatures display beneath message board posts and can also be seen in member profiles. Limited BBCode can be used to customize signature content. To begin adding a signature to your account, click the Profile button in the top menu bar, and then click the Edit Profile button on your profile page. Next, on the Edit Profile & Settings page, click the Personal tab. From there you'll find the Signature option toward the bottom of the page, and can add or modify your signature using the text box below. You are only able to type in a maximum of 500 characters into this area, unfortunately this limit cannot be adjusted at this time.
If you want to preview the signature before saving any changes, you can click the Preview link found below the signature text box and you will see a preview of your signature pop-up on the screen. If everything looks good, close the Signature Preview by clicking the x in the top-right hand corner of the pop-up box, and then click the Save Personal Settings button. After this is done, you should see your updated signature append to the posts you have made on the forum.
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Post by PinkHistory on Feb 11, 2015 17:05:30 GMT
Setting Personal Notes
If you have anything specific to the forum you frequent that you want to save for future reference, you could do this with the Personal Notes area of your profile. This could include things such as memorable quotes that others have made on the forum, past signature BBCode, or basically any other text or code that you may want to look back on in the future. Personal notes are just that: Personal. Only you can see your personal notes when logged into your forum account, other members including forum staff do not have the ability to view your personal notes.
To get started, click the Profile button in the top menu bar. On the next page, click the Edit Profile button and you'll be taken to the Edit Profile & Settings page. Once there, click the Personal tab and you'll see the Personal Notes as the very last option on the page. Simply type in or paste any text or code that you want to save in your personal notes to review later and then click the Save Personal Settings button. After that has been completed, you can return to the Personal tab of the modify profile page at any time to review or update your personal notes.
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