REGISTERING
- * When you register on the new site, consider using your real name as you user name. This makes it easier for others to find your profile and contact information in the future.
* There is also an area for entering your TC information. This is optional but we hope everyone uses it. You can edit your profile info at any time in the future from the User Control Panel, so don't worry if you don't have your engine number handy, for example, when signing up.
* Once your registration is submitted, it will take a short time for your account to be activated. Every account is manually approved and activated by a real human to ensure no spammers or web bots get into the forum. This is a spam-free zone!
* You will receive an email confirmation when your account is activated. At this time you will have full access to the forum and all of its features including image and document attachments, viewing member profiles, sending other members private messages, etc.
* When you log in, you may choose to click the "Remember me" button. This option will keep you logged into the site so you don't have to do it again each time you visit. You do not need to log out when you're done. However if on a public computer, be sure to log out after each session so no one else can use the forum masquerading as you!
- *You can reply to a topic by clicking the "Post Reply" button at the bottom of each discussion. You will be taken to a screen where you can post your reply, attach images, use BB Code buttons, Emoticons, etc. Click "Submit" when finished.
*To quote what someone else said within your reply, click the button on the post in question that looks like a quotation mark. You will be taken to the reply screen, and the other person's quote will be automatically entered. Add your own reply and click "Submit".
* You can edit any post you have made even after it is posted. This allows us to correct typos, factual errors, or anything else. You can even delete your posts after they are made if no one has replied to it yet.
* You can attach photos and many types of files including PDF to your post. If larger than 640 pixels wide, photos will be automatically sized down to fit into your post. Clicking a resized photo will bring up the full version.
- * To attach images, go to the "Full Editor" by clicking the button below the Quick Reply area (at the bottom of each thread). To attach an image to your post, simply drag the image from your computer into the reply box. Alternately, you can do it the old fashioned way by clicking the "Attachments" button and then "Add file".
NOTE: When attaching images, they must be 2mb or less in file size, and 3200 pixels or less in physical size. Optionally you can also enter a "file comment" which will be displayed with the attachment in your post. You can attach up to ten photos per post.
- * For those who want to be informed of new posts by email, use the "Subscribe" button. You can subscribe to specific discussion topics, or even to entire forums. When a new reply is made to the topic or forum you've subscribed to, you will be notified by email. Clicking the link in this email will bring up the topic with its new replies. You will only be bothered with a single email telling of new replies, rather than one for every reply. Once you've read the new replies, you will be sent another email for any further replies, and so on.
- * Your account preferences can be viewed and modified in the "User Control Panel". The link is in the upper right corner of the forum. Click your name and then "User Control Panel". Here you can edit your profile, manage your attachments, make a signature line to appear under all your posts and much, much more.
* Each member may have an "avatar". This is an image that is displayed beside each one of your posts and on the forum member list. Your avatar image can be anything, but photos of yourself, your car, or yourself with your car are encouraged. You can upload an avatar from the User Control Panel. These images may be up to 180 pixels by 180 pixels in size. Avatars cannot be automatically sized so you will need to do this before you upload it. If you don't have the software to do this on your computer, you can use a web site such as Pic Resize, Web Resizer or Photo Resize. Enter 180 pixels as the maximum dimension. If your image is wider than it is tall (landscape) then enter 180 pixels wide. If it is taller than wide (portrait) then enter 180 pixels high.
- * If you would like the page to appear larger on your monitor, you can press and hold the Control Key and roll the middle button of your mouse so zoom the page in and out. This is a great feature and works best on Firefox browsers. Click here to get Firefox
