Foire aux questions

Problèmes de Connexion et d'Enregistrement

  • Pourquoi est-ce que je n'arrive pas à me connecter ?

    • Avez-vous demandé un compte ? vous devez vous enregistrer afin de pouvoir vous connecter. Avez-vous été banni du forum Ghezibde? (Un message sera affiché si vous l'êtes.) Si oui, vous devriez contacter le webmestre ou l'administrateur pour savoir pourquoi.
      Si vous êtes enregistré et non banni et que vous ne pouvez toujours pas vous connecter, alors vérifiez et re-vérifiez vos nom d'utilisateur et mot de passe. C'est habituellement là que se situe le problème;
      Enfin, contactez l'administrateur du portail -- il peut y avoir un soucis de configuration du portail.

  • Et, pourquoi dois-je m'inscrire après tout ?

    • il appartient à l'administrateur du forum pour savoir si vous devez vous inscrire pour poster des messages. Cependant, l'enregistrement vous donnera accès à des fonctionnalités supplémentaires inaccessibles aux invités comme les avatars personnalisés, la messagerie privée, l'envoi de courriels, l'adhésion à des groupes, etc. Cela ne prend que quelques minutes pour vous inscrire, il est donc recommandé de le faire.

  • Pourquoi suis-je déconnecté automatiquement ?

    • Si vous ne cochez pas la case me connecter automatiquement lorsque vous vous connectez, le forum vous gardera seulement connecté pour une période préétablie. Cela empêche l'utilisation abusive de votre compte par quelqu'un d'autre sur le même ordinateur. Pour rester connecté, cochez cette case en vous connectant. Ce n'est pas recommandé si vous accédez au forum en utilisant un ordinateur partagé, par exemple , bibliothèque cybercafé, université, etc

  • Comment puis-je éviter que mon nom apparaîsse dans la liste des utilisateurs en ligne ?

    • Dans votre profil, vous trouverez une option Masquer votre statut en ligne , et si vous choisissez cette option , votre nom ne s'affiche que pour les administrateurs ou pour vous-même. Vous serez comptabilisé comme un utilisateur invisible.

  • J'ai perdu mon mot de passe !

    • Ne paniquez pas !. Bien que votre mot de passe ne puisse pas être retrouvé, il peut être réinitialisé. Pour ce faire, allez à la page de connexion et cliquez J'ai oublié mon mot de passe . Suivez les instructions et vous pourrez vous reconnecter en un rien de temps.

  • Je me suis inscrit mais je ne peux pas me connecter !

    • Tout d'abord, vérifiez que vous avez correctement entré le nom d'utilisateur et mot de passe. S'ils sont bons alors deux possibilités: Si le support COPPA est activé et que vous avez cliqué sur le lien J'ai moins de 13 ans pendant l'enregistrement, alors vous devrez suivre les instructions reçues. Sinon, alors peut-être que votre compte a besoin d'activation. Certains forums requièrent que tous les nouveaux enregistrements soient activés, soit par vous-même ou par l'administrateur avant que vous puissiez vous connecter. Lorsque vous vous êtes enregistré, vous auriez dû être averti si l'activation était requise ou non. Si vous avez reçu un courriel, suivez les instructions qui y figurent; Si vous ne recevez pas d'email, vérifiez que votre adresse email est valide. Une activation est généralement utilisée pour réduire la possibilité d'abuser du forum anonymement. Si vous êtes sûr que l'adresse que vous avez fournie est valide, essayez alors de contacter l'administrateur.

  • Je me suis enregistré dans le passé mais je ne peux pas se connecter maintenant !

    • Les raisons les plus probables sont les suivantes: Vous avez entré un nom d'utilisateur ou mot de passe incorrect (vérifiez le courriel envoyé lors de votre enregistrement) ou l'administrateur a supprimé votre compte. Il est assez habituel pour les forums de supprimer périodiquement les utilisateurs qui n'ont rien posté afin de réduire la taille de la base de données. Essayez de vous enregistrer encore et participez aux les discussions.

Préférences Utilisateur et Configuration

  • Comment changer mes Préférences?

    • Toutes vos préférences (si vous êtes membre) sont enregistrées dans la base de données. Pour les modifier, cliquez sur le lien Profil et vous pourrez ainsi changer toutes vos préférences.

  • Les heures indiquées ne sont pas exactes !

    • Les heures en cours sont presque certainement correctes; toutefois, il se peut que les heures soient affichées pour un autre fuseau horaire que le votre. Si c'est la cas, vous devriez changer dans votre profil le fuseau horaire qui vous a été affecté lors de la création de votre compte pour mettre celui qui vous convient comme par exemple London, Paris, New York, Sydney, etc.
      Veuillez noter que ce changement de fuseau horaire, comme presque tous les réglages ne peut être fait que pour les utilisateurs membres de Ghezibde. Alors, si vous n'êtes pas encore enregistré ..... c'est le bon moment pour le faire ;) !

  • J'ai changé le fuseau horaire et les heures sont toujours inexactes !

    • Si vous avez changé votre fuseau horaire et que les heures affichées sont toujours erronées, il doit s'agir d'un problème d'Heure d'Été / Heures d'Hiver !

  • Ma langue ne se trouve pas dans la liste !

    • Les administrateurs de Ghezibde ont installé les langues suivantes: Anglais, Français et Néerlandais.
      Plus de 99% des visiteurs de Ghezibde pratiquent l'une de ces trois langues.
      Si vous remarquer certaines expressions non traduites ou mal traduites ... merci d'avertir l'administrateur de ce portail (voir contact en page d'accueil).

  • Quelle est cette image sous mon nom d'utilisateur ?

    • Il peut y avoir deux images différentes sous un nom d'utilisateur quand on affiche les messages. La première image est liée à un rang d'utilisateur, il est constitué d'étoiles dont le nombre est proportionnel au nombre de messages rédigés sur le portail.
      Sous cette première image, il peut y avoir votre image d'avatar. C'est une image que vous pouvez joindre à votre profil, généralement une photo.

  • How do I change my rank?

    • In general you cannot directly change the wording of any rank (ranks appear below your username in topics and on your profile depending on the style used). Most boards use ranks to indicate the number of posts you have made and to identify certain users. For example, moderators and administrators may have a special rank. Please do not abuse the board by posting unnecessarily just to increase your rank -- you will probably find the moderator or administrator will simply lower your post count.

  • Le portail me demande de m'enregistrer ?

    • Un certain nombre de fonctionnalités sont réservées aux membres inscrits (envoi de messages personnels, envoi de courriels, ajout ou consultation des images partagées par les membres, etc).
      Votre enregistrement est anonyme et vous pouvez demander à ne pas apparaître dans les listes quand vous êtes connecté au portail.
      Les administrateurs de Ghezibde garantissent une confidentialité absolue des données personnelles de votre profil sur Ghezibde.

Sujets et Messages dans le forum

  • Comment ajouter un sujet dans un forum ?

    • C'est simple: après avoir choisi le bon forum (principalement selon le village où vos recherches se situent cliquer sur le bouton approprié sur l'écran des forums ou la liste des sujets.
      Vous devrez vous connecter (ou demander un compte et vous connecter) pour pouvoir poster un nouveau sujet. Vos droits sont alors listés en pied de forum (cf la liste Vous pouvez poster des nouveaux sujets, Vous pouvez ..., etc.)
      ATTENTION à la rédaction des titres:
      pour permettre de retrouver un sujet facilement et pour rendre utilisable le classement des sujets par ordre alphabétique (voir option Classer les sujets en pied de liste des sujets d'un forum), la rédaction des sujets doit être faite avec rigueur.
      • - recherche d'une personne: PATRONYME en majuscule, suivi d'une virgule et d'un espace puis suivi du lieu s'il est connu. Exemple: VERHAEGHE, Steenvoorde. Pas la peine d'ajouter prénoms, dates, évènements, le texte dessous est fait pour cela

      • - recherche d'un mariage: PATRONYME de l'époux, suivi d'espace, d'un x minuscule, d'un autre espace et du PATRONYME de l'épouse, le tout suivi d'une virgule, d'un espace et lieu de mariage. Exemple: SPANNEUT x VERHAEGHE, Ebblinghem

      Le texte du message est totalement libre et peut contenir des liens vers des individus ou familles de Ghezibde, ou vers une page d'une autre site.

  • Comment modifier ou supprimer un message ?

    • Vous pouvez modifier ou supprimer que vos seuls propres messages sauf si vous êtes administrateur du portail ou modérateur d'un forum.
      Vous pouvez modifier vos messages en cliquant sur le boutonÉditer du message approprié. Si quelqu'un a déjà répondu au message que vous voulez modifier, vous verrez apparaître une annotation avec le nombre de modification au pied du message.
      Ce message n'apparaîtra que lorsqu'une réponse avait déjà été faite avant votre modification; il apparait également quand les modérateurs ou les administrateurs modifient le message (ils llaisseront alors un commentaire expliquant ce qu'ils ont modifié et pourquoi).
      Notez que les messages qui ont reçu une réponse ne pourront plus être supprimés par leur auteur.

  • Comment ajouter une signature à mes messages ?

    • Pour ajouter une signature à vos messages, vous devez d'abord créer cette signature; cela peut se faire via votre profil (bouton PROFIL au menu général).
      Une fois créée, vous pouvez cochez la case Attacher la signature dans le formulaire de vos messages.
      Vous pouvez aussi ajouter une signature automatiquement à tous vos messages en cochant la case appropriée dans votre profil. Vous pourrez alors décider de ne pas ajouter votre signature à certains messages en décochant la case Attacher la signature dans le formulaire du message.

  • Comment créer un nouveau sondage ?

    • Créer un nouveau sondage est aisée -- quand vous envoyez un nouveau sujet (ou modifiez le premier message d'un sujet, si vos droits le permettent) vous verrez un formulaire Ajouter Sondage en dessous de la partie principale du formulaire de message. Si vous ne voyez pas cette partie, c'est sans doute que vos droits ne le permettent pas. Vous devrez saisir un titre pour votre sondage et aussi au moins deux option et cliquer sur le bouton Ajouter option. Vous pourrez aussi fixer une durée limite pour votre sondage, 0 pour une durée illimitée. Le nombre de choix possibles est limité par l'administrateur.

  • Comment modifier ou supprimer un sondage ?

    • As with posts, polls can only be edited by the original poster, a moderator, or board administrator. To edit a poll, click the first post in the topic, which always has the poll associated with it. If no one has cast a vote then users can delete the poll or edit any poll option. However, if people have already placed votes only moderators or administrators can edit or delete it; this is to prevent people rigging polls by changing options mid-way through a poll

  • Pourquoi m'est-il impossible d'accéder à un forum ?

    • L'accès à certains forums peut être limités à des utilisateurs ou groupes d'utilisateurs. Vous ne pourrez en afficher les messages, les lire ou écrire, vous aurez besoin de droits particuliers que le modérateur ou les administrateurs peuvent vous accorder; si tel est le cas, vous devriez les contacter.
      Ghezibde n'a pas de forum à accès limité.

  • Pourquoi m'est-il impossible de voter dans un sondage ?

    • Only registered users can vote in polls so as to prevent spoofing of results. If you have registered and still cannot vote then you probably do not have appropriate access rights.

Rédaction des sujets et Messages, Types de sujets

  • Qu'est-ce-que le BBCode ?

    • BBCode est une forme particulière du HTML. C'est l'administrateur qui détermie si le BBCode peut être utilisé ou non. Vous pouvez aussi le désactiver pour un message dans le formulaire de rédaction. BBCode dans sa forme est semblable au HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. For more information on BBCode see the guide which can be accessed from the posting page (or clicking this link: Aide BBCode).

  • Can I use HTML?

    • That depends on whether the administrator allows you to; they have complete control over it. If you are allowed to use it, you will probably find only certain tags work. This is a safety feature to prevent people from abusing the board by using tags which may destroy the layout or cause other problems. If HTML is enabled you can disable it on a per post basis from the posting form.

  • Que sont les Smileys ?

    • Smileys, or Emoticons, are small graphical images which can be used to express some feeling using a short code, e.g. :) means happy, :( means sad. The full list of emoticons can be seen via the posting form. Try not to overuse smileys, though, as they can quickly render a post unreadable and a moderator may decide to edit them out or remove the post altogether.

  • Puis-je poster des images ?

    • Images can indeed be shown in your posts. Admins may have enabled special features to upload images directly on this site and this may happen in three way: Attachments, Album and Upload Images. Album is best when you want your pictures being available also in galleries, and you have a better control on how thumbnails are generated (even the watermark may be included). Attachments and Upload Images features may be used directly when writing a post, and have different purpose. Uploading an image instead of "attaching" it is suitable when you want to control the insertion point of it... making your posts nicer. If admins have disabled all the facilities to upload images directly to this site, then you must link to an image stored on a publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif. You cannot link to pictures stored on your own PC (unless it is a publicly accessible server) nor to images stored behind authentication mechanisms such as Hotmail or Yahoo mailboxes, password-protected sites, etc. To display the image use either the BBCode [img] tag or appropriate HTML (if allowed). Check BBCodes FAQ to learn how.

  • Que sont les Annonces ?

    • Announcements often contain important information and you should read them as soon as possible. Announcements appear at the top of every page in the forum to which they are posted. Whether or not you can post an announcement depends on the permissions required, which are set by the administrator. Global Announcements are special announcements which are shown on every forum, not only where they are posted.

  • Que sont les sujets épinglés ?

    • Sticky topics appear below any announcements in viewforum and only on the first page. They are often quite important so you should read them where possible. As with announcements the board administrator determines what permissions are required to post sticky topics in each forum.

  • Que sont les sujets verrouillés ?

    • Locked topics are set this way by either the forum moderator or board administrator. You cannot reply to locked topics and any poll contained inside is automatically ended. Topics may be locked for many reasons.

Utilisateurs et Groupes

  • Que sont les administrateurs ?

    • Les administrateurs ont une mission de surveillance du portail tout entier. Ils contrôlent toutes les facettes des traitements dont la gestion des permissions, le banissement, la création de groupes et la gestions des modérateurs, etc.
      Ils assurent aussi la fonction de modérateur de l'ensemble des forums.

  • Que sont les Modérateurs ?

    • Les Modérateurs sont des membres (ou groupes de membres) dont la tache consiste à surveiller un ou des forums jour après jours. Ils peuvent modifier, supprimer des messages, dé/verrouiller, déplacer, découper des sujets dans les forums qu'ils modèrent.
      Les modérateurs préviennent aussi les hors-sujets, les abus et propos agressifs.

  • Que sont les Groupes ?

    • Les Groupes de membres permettent aux administrateurs de regrouper des membres.
      Chaque membre peut appartenir à plusieurs groupes.

  • How do I join a Usergroup?

    • To join a usergroup click the usergroup link on the page header (dependent on template design) and you can then view all usergroups. Not all groups are open access -- some are closed and some may even have hidden memberships. If the board is open then you can request to join it by clicking the appropriate button. The user group moderator will need to approve your request; they may ask why you want to join the group. Please do not pester a group moderator if they turn your request down -- they will have their reasons.

  • How do I become a Usergroup Moderator?

    • Usergroups are initially created by the board administrator who also assigns a board moderator. If you are interested in creating a usergroup then your first point of contact should be the administrator, so try dropping them a private message.

Messages Privés

  • Je ne peux envoyer de messages privés

    • Il y a trois raisons possibles:
      1/ vous n'êtes pas membre ou non connecté,
      2/ l'administrateur a désactivé les Messages Privés pour l'ensemble du portail,
      3/ l'administrateur a désactivé les Messages Privés pour vous.
      Dans le dernier cas, vous demander pourquoi à l'administrateur.

  • Je reçois des messages privés non désirés

    • Dans un prochaines versions du site, nous aurons la possibilité d'ajouter une liste des utilisateurs à ignorer pour les messages privés.
      Pour l'instant, si vous recevez des messages non désirés pour membres, contacter l'administrateur -- il peuvent empêcher un membre d'envoyer des messages à tous les utilisateurs.

  • I have received a spamming or abusive email from someone on this board!

    • We are sorry to hear that. The email form feature of this board includes safeguards to try to track users who send such posts. You should email the board administrator with a full copy of the email you received and it is very important this include the headers (these list details of the user that sent the email). They can then take action.

Générateur d'Avatar

  • Qu'est-ce-que-c'est ?

    • Un avatar est un personnage représentant un utilisateur sur internet et dans les jeux vidéo (définition Wikipedia).
      Le Générateur d'Avatar sert à générer des avatars vos propres avatars qui peuvent utiliser dans votre profil.
      Vous pouvez aussi télécharger une image qui vous servira d'avatar.

  • Où puis-je le trouver ?

    • Vous devrez vous connecter pour l'utiliser. Il se trouve dans la section Avatar de votre Profil.

  • Comment puis-je sauvegarder l'avatar que j'ai créé ?

    • Vous trouverez un lien sous l'avatar que vous venez de créer, ce lien dit Cliquez Ici pour ajouter cet avatar àvotre profil once you click this you will have a message that appears informing you about the change.

Galeries Photos et Images

  • Comment Accéder aux Galeries d'Images

    • Simplement en cliquant sur le lien "Galeries" du menu principal. Ce lien vous emmènera à la liste générale des albums de la galerie où toutes les images publiques sont affichées. Si, et seulement si, vous êtes membre de Ghezibde (titulaire d'un compte et connecté), vous pourrez aussi accéder aux albums "Images Actes partagées par les membres" en cliquant sur le lien correspondant.

  • How do I upload a picture to a Photo Album?

    • Once you are on the main Photo Album index page, select either one of the 'Public Categories' or 'Users Personal Galleries'. You should now see a button that says 'Upload Pic' at the top and bottom of the page. Click this button and follow the instructions on the following page.

  • What are the maximum file size, maximum image width and maximum image height allowed?

    • These settings appear on the 'Upload Pic' page. The board administrator sets an upper limit for filesize, defined file extensions and other things for uploaded pictures in the Albums.

  • What format does my picture have to be in?

    • These settings appear on the 'Upload Pic' page. The board administrator sets an upper limit for filesize, defined file extensions and other things for uploaded pictures in the Albums.

  • I still can't get my picture to upload; I keep getting an error message!

    • Go back to the 'Upload Pic' page and make sure you are following all of the directions there. The file you are trying to upload may be bigger than the Maximum file size allowed, you may be trying to upload a pic that does not fit the dimensions specified, you may be trying to upload a pic in a format not available, or you simply may have forgotten to fill in the necessary fields for the pic to post correctly.

  • I made a mistake in the title and/or description of my picture. What can I do?

    • When viewing an Album, there are several options available to users. If the board administrator has allowed it, you will find the link 'Edit' below each thumbnail which will allow you to alter this information at any time.

  • How do I delete a pic?

    • When viewing an Album, there are several options available to users. If the board administrator has allowed it, you will find the link 'Delete' below each thumbnail which will allow you to remove any picture of your own.

  • I would like to let someone know how much I like or dislike their picture. How do I do that?

    • When viewing an Album or a pic, there are several options available to users. If the board administrator has allowed it, you will find the links 'Rating' and 'Comments' below each thumbnail or picture which allow you to do this in a couple of ways at any time.

Fichiers joints

  • How do I add an attachment?

    • You can add attachments when you post a new post. You should see a Add an Attachment form below the main posting box. When you click the Browse... button the standard Open dialogue window for your computer will open. Browse to the file you want to attach, select it and click OK, Open or double-click according to your liking and/or the correct procedure for your computer. If you choose to add a comment in the File Comment field this comment will be used as a link to the attached file. If you haven't added a comment the filename itself will be used to link to the attachment. If the board administrator has allowed it you will be able to upload multiple attachments by following the same procedure as described above until you reach the max allowed number of attachments for each post.

      The board administrator sets an upper limit for filesize, defined file extensions and other things for attachments on the board. Be aware that it's your responsibility that your attachments comply with the boards acceptance of use policy, and that they may be deleted without warning.

      Please note that the boards owner, webmaster, administrator or moderators can not and will not take responsibility for any loss of data.

  • How do I add an attachment after the initial posting?

    • To add an attachment after the initial posting you'll need to edit your post and follow the description above. The new attachment will be added when you click Submit to add the edited post.

  • How do I delete an attachment?

    • To delete attachments you'll need to edit your post and click on the Delete Attachment next to the attachment you want to delete in the Posted Attachments box. The attachment will be deleted when you click Submit to add the edited post.

  • How do I update a file comment?

    • To update a file comment you'll need to edit your post, edit the text in the File Comment field and click on the Update Comment button next to the file comment you want to update in the Posted Attachments box. The file comment will be updated when you click Submit to add the edited post.

  • Why isn't my attachment visible in the post?

    • Most probably the file or Extension is no longer allowed on the forum, or a moderator or administrator has deleted it for being in conflict with the boards acceptance of use policy.

  • Why can't I add attachments?

    • On some forums adding attachments may be limited to certain users or groups. To add attachments you may need special authorization, only the forum moderator and board admin can grant this access, you should contact them.

  • I've got the necessary permissions, why can't I add attachments?

    • The board administrator sets an upper limit for filesize, file extensions and other things for attachments on the board. A moderator or administrator may have altered your permissions, or discontinued attachments in the specific forum. You should get an explanation in the error message when trying to add an attachment, if not you might consider contacting the moderator or administrator.

  • Why can't I delete attachments?

    • On some forums deleting attachments may be limited to certain users or groups. To delete attachments you may need special authorization, only the forum moderator and board admin can grant this access, you should contact them.

  • Why can't I view/download attachments?

    • On some viewing/downloading forums attachments may be limited to certain users or groups. To view/download attachments you may need special authorization, only the forum moderator and board admin can grant this access, you should contact them.

  • Who do I contact about illegal or possibly illegal attachments?

    • You should contact the administrator of this board. If you cannot find who this is you should first contact one of the forum moderators and ask them who you should in turn contact. If you still get no response you should contact the owner of the domain (do a whois lookup) or, if this is running on a free service (e.g. yahoo, free.fr, f2s.com, etc.), the management or abuse department of that service. Please note that phpBB Group has absolutely no control and cannot in any way be held liable over how, where or by whom this board is used. It is absolutely pointless contacting phpBB Group in relation to any legal (cease and desist, liable, defamatory comment, etc.) matter not directly related to the phpbb.com website or the discrete software of phpBB itself. If you do email phpBB Group about any third party use of this software then you should expect a terse response or no response at all.

Downloads ADV

  • Where can I find the Downloads?

    • Links to the Downloads are located in the board navigation and portal navigation. Directlink: [Downloads]

  • What means ?

    • No download possible. The overall traffic set by the administration for each download or the displayed category is used for this month.

  • What means ?

    • No download possible. This can be:
      - The download is blocked by an Administrator.
      - The user is not logged in but the download is only allowed to registered users.
      - The user have not enough traffic to download this file.
      - The Administrator has entered a minimum number of posts, the user doesn"t have.
      - The traffic limit for this file is completely used.

  • What means ?

    • External Source. The download will be started by an external server. This will be handled as . The user traffic and overall traffic will not be decreased.

  • What means ?

    • Like the user traffic will not be decrease. But only logged in users can download for free. The overall traffic will go down.

  • What means ?

    • Download possible with restrictions. The download is just possible for registered users. The user must be logged in. The file size will be subtracted from your traffic and also be subtracted from the overall traffic.

  • What means ?

    • Free Download. The download will be not restricted. This file can also be downloaded by guests. You don't need to be logged in. Your traffic will not decreased but the overall traffic will be go down.

  • Why can't I download any file?

    • This can have many reasons. Look under and .

  • How and when do I get new traffic for my account?

    • After the first login the user will get a time-stamp. Each first day of a month the user enters the downloads their traffic quota will be refreshed. Ask your administrator how much you will get.

  • I want to download still one more file, but I don't have any traffic left?

    • In this cases ask an administrator. Only they can decide to increase the user traffic before the account will automatically get new traffic for the next month.

  • How I can rate Downloads?

    • Behind each download in a category or the detailed view you will find a section for rating.
      By clicking on "Rate" a registered user can rate the download from 1 point (very bad) to 10 points (very good). You can rate a download only once.

Résumés

  • Que sont les Résumés ?

    • Les Résumés sont des messages électroniques envoyés périodiquement avec un extrait des messages d'un ou plusieurs forums. Des Résumés quotidiens ou hebdomadaires sont disponibles.

  • Why would I want a digest?

    • It makes your life easier. You don't have to explicitly visit this site to see what conversations are going on around here. Just read your digest and if there is some topic that seems of interest, click on it in your email program and start participating! Un-subscribe at any time.

  • How often are digests sent?

    • They can be sent daily or weekly. Weekly digests are sent on Sundays.

  • When are digests sent?

    • You determine the hour you want to receive the digest. Whatever time you choose, you will always get the latest news so pick a time that suits your lifestyle.

  • What time period is covered by the digest?

    • Either 24 hours or 7 days, depending on whether you selected a daily or weekly digest. Messages older than this will not be sent. In addition if you want to, or if you visited recently, you can elect not to see messages since you last logged in. You can even filter out your own messages.

  • Suppose I don't want summaries of every message here. Can I be selective?

    • Yes. You can pick the forum or forums that interest you. By default you will get messages for all forums that you are allowed to access.

  • What email message formats are available?

    • We can send you HTML or text. Unless your email program can't handle HTML (very unusual these days) we suggest HTML. Frankly, text digests look pretty plain and are harder to use. That's the nature of plain text.

  • Do I get the whole message text in the digest?

    • By default you get the first 150 characters of the text, or you can elect not to see any of the message text and just see the topic subject instead. You can select message excerpts including the first 50, 100, 150, 300 or 600 characters, or the full text of the message (up to 32,000 characters). Anything beyond the limit you set will be truncated. We recommend keeping the default message length because otherwise your digests may get so big as to be unusable. We have also heard that very large digests may be rejected by your ISP or put you over your server storage quota. An excerpt reduces bandwidth and is usually all that is needed. Why? Because each message has a convenient link that will take you to the topic or message of interest.

  • How do I get started?

    • Just click on the Digests link in the nav links block or if you prefer you can click here: Digests.

  • Can I unsubscribe?

    • Of course! Just go to the same page and select "None" for "Type of Digest Wanted". Then submit the form. Your subscription will end immediately.

  • Are digests commercial free?

    • Of course. There are no annoying ads nor will there ever be any on our site.

  • Is my privacy protected?

    • Yes, your digest is sent to you and no one else at the email address you gave us in your profile. Think of the digest as a special edition newspaper customized just for you. Someone else is likely getting a completely different digest.

Unread Post Information 2 Database (UPI2DB)

  • What is the difference between the default cookie system and the UPI2DB System?

    • The cookie system is the default system of phpBB2-Based forums. When you read a post, information is stored in a cookie on your computer which includes information that you have read the post. The biggest disadvantage of this system is, that you lose the marked read/unread information with closing your browser. The UPI2DB system does not store the information as a cookie on the computer, but separately in the database.

  • What are the pro and contras for the cookie system?

    • Advantage: With larger forums the normal cookie system has faster page-loading than the UPI2DB system, because this system must load the information about posts that have been read from the database. A further advantage is that the data will be stored over many months, because you don't delete the data from your machine. This is interesting for users who only visit the forum every 2 months.
      Disadvantage: The largest disadvantage so far with this system is that you automatically mark all posts as read by closing the browser. A further disadvantage is, that edited posts won't get marked as unread again and therefore won't get any further attention.

  • What are the pro and contras for the UPI2DB system?

    • Advantage: Unread posts still stay unread, if somebody closes the browser, you won't have to read all the new posts at one time. Posts can also get marked as read for a time of 0 with the UPI2DB system. Forums which are not interesting for you, can be marked as 'permanently marked read', until you change the option. Edited contributions are marked as unread with the notation 'Edited' and additionally have another color to separate them from normal unread messages. A new search function allows one to look for unread and edited contributions only. When the Admin activated to display edited contributions in the top of the Topics, edited contributions will be displayed at the first line of the topic.
      Disadvantage: At larger forums with many posts and users, it may take longer to load the page. The information whether a contribution was read, remains stored only over a certain time period, afterwards posts will automatically be marked as read. The standard time period is set to 30 days. But this may vary on the settings from your Admin.

  • I can not see any switch on my profile, where I can select to choose between the cookie or UPI2DB system

    • If you don't see the options for the UPI2DB system the admin has permanently deactivated the system. In this case you won't have the possibility to switch this option.

  • Which conditions can the Admin set?

    • As default the UPI2DB system allows the Admin the option to select how many posts a user must have to use the System and/or how long the user must be registered before the system will be activated.

  • Whatever I try, I cannot mark sticky posts or announcements as read!

    • Sticky posts and announcements have to be read! They cannot be marked as read within the functions 'Mark all forums/contributions as read' or 'Show unread contributions'!

  • I must remark all 0 days a topic as 'permanent read'!

    • That's how it's got to be and you can't change this. We had to make a compromise to make sure the system won't get too slow.

  • How can I set a forum to 'permanent read'?

    • Just click the picture in front of the board name. When done, the picture should change.

  • How can I set a topic to 'permanent read'?

    • Just click the picture in front of the topic name. When done, the picture should change and the topic will move to the last position in the topic list. Alternatively you can click 'topic permanently mark as read' on the bottom of the page.

  • I cannot mark sticky posts and announcements as 'permanent read'!

    • Sticky posts and announcements are not allowed to be set as 'permanent read', as you might miss some very important information!

  • I marked a forum as 'permanent read', but now a new post appears!

    • When someone posts a sticky post or an announcement, the forum marked as 'permanent read' will be reset to default. This is important, to avoid missing any important sticky posts or announcements.!

  • How can I mark a contribution, to find it again later on more easy?

    • Within every contribution you will find a button in the contribution title, which you can use to mark a contribution. Contributions older than 0 days or contributions, which were written before you registered with this board, cannot be marked.

  • How can I set an already read contribution to 'unread' again?

    • On every post there's a link below the title of the contribution. With this link you can mark all posts, which are posted or edited after this post, as new or edited.

  • Why I'm not able to mark some contributions?

    • Contributions, which are marked as 'permanent read' in a forum or contribution itself or which were written before you registered with this board, cannot be marked. Contributions older than 0 days, cannot be marked also.

  • Does marked contributions stay as marked forever?

    • No, all marks you set, will be deleted automatically after 0 days, where you set the mark.

  • What means MAR?

    • This is the shortcut for 'Mark all read'

phpBB 2 Issues

  • Who wrote this bulletin board?

    • This software (in its unmodified form) is produced, released and is copyrighted phpBB Group. It is made available under the GNU General Public License and may be freely distributed; see link for more details

  • Why isn't X feature available?

    • This software was written by and licensed through phpBB Group. If you believe a feature needs to be added then please visit the phpbb.com website and see what the phpBB Group has to say. Please do not post feature requests to the board at phpbb.com, as the Group uses sourceforge to handle tasking of new features. Please read through the forums and see what, if any, our position may already be for features and then follow the procedure given there.

  • Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board?

    • You should contact the administrator of this board. If you cannot find who that is, you should first contact one of the forum moderators and ask them who you should in turn contact. If still get no response you should contact the owner of the domain (do a whois lookup) or, if this is running on a free service (e.g. yahoo, free.fr, f2s.com, etc.), the management or abuse department of that service. Please note that phpBB Group has absolutely no control and cannot in any way be held liable over how, where or by whom this board is used. It is absolutely pointless contacting phpBB Group in relation to any legal (cease and desist, liable, defamatory comment, etc.) matter not directly related to the phpbb.com website or the discrete software of phpBB itself. If you do email phpBB Group about any third party use of this software then you should expect a terse response or no response at all.

About Icy Phoenix

  • What is Icy Phoenix?

    • Icy Phoenix is a CMS (Content Management System) which allows users to easily create dynamic websites with several embedded features: forum, portal, customizable pages and blocks, downloads, photo gallery, and much more.

  • Who wrote this software?

    • This software is based upon phpBB which is released under the GNU General Public License, so Icy Phoenix must be released under the same license also, and this means that it can be freely modified and distributed. Most of the files have been directly coded or modified by Mighty Gorgon and Icy Phoenix Staff. A non exhaustive list of the contributors to this project may be found here: Icy Phoenix Credits.

  • Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this site?

    • You should contact the webmaster. If you cannot find who that is, you should first contact one of the forum moderators and ask them who you should in turn contact. If still get no response you should contact the owner of the domain (do a whois lookup) or, if this is running on a free service (e.g. yahoo, free.fr, f2s.com, etc.), the management or abuse department of that service. Please note that Icy Phoenix has absolutely no control and cannot in any way be held liable over how, where or by whom this site is used. It is absolutely pointless contacting Icy Phoenix in relation to any legal (cease and desist, liable, defamatory comment, etc.) matter not directly related to the icyphoenix.com website or the discrete software of Icy Phoenix itself. If you do email Icy Phoenix about any third party use of this software then you should expect a terse response or no response at all.

 
  

 

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