Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Forums - Registering
by kirupa :
18 June 2006First,
kirupaForum is an online bulletin board also known as a
web-forum. A
web-forum similar to the
kirupaForum is a collection of individual,
categorized forums where people can write messages, reply to
other people's messages, and do a lot of other cool things.
In this page I will explain
what you need to do in order to post and become a part of
the kirupaCommunity!
First, if you are interested in posting questions in the
forums, you will need to register by clicking the
Register link on the main forum home page:
[
registration is free and simple ]
Registration is not required
if you choose to simply view the various posts and threads
individuals have posted. If you are interested in joining in
on a conversation or searching through the vast volume of
information found on the forums, though, you will have to
register.
Registration is free, and all
you need to provide is a username you want to use on the
forums, a
password, and your e-mail address:
[ the registration screen ]
Don't worry, we do not
share our e-mail addresses with anybody. After you register,
check your mail box for an e-mail from the forums. It will
contain a link you must click in order to activate your
account. You will be unable to post new messages without
first activating your account.
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Shortly after registering, within a few
seconds in most cases, you will receive an e-mail from the
forums containing a link you must click in order to have
your account activated. This is done to prevent users from
continually registering on the forums by using fake e-mail
addresses.
If you do not activate your account, you
will be unable to post on the forums. If you did not
receive such a forum activation e-mail, please e-mail Kirupa
at kirupa.at.kirupa.com with your username and your
account will be activated shortly. |
After you have activated your
account and logged-in, you
will see a brief welcome area on your top-right that shows
your username, when you last logged on, and the number of private
messages you have accumulated:
[ welcome
area ]
On the next page, you will
learn more about the forum itself.
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