• Welcome to the LongLocks Salon

• Register an Account
• Log Into Your Account
• Log Out of Your Account
• Forgotten Password

• User CP
• Profile Overview
• Edit Profile
• Contact Information
• Options
• Buddy List
• PM Preferences

• Starting a Topic
• Replying to a Post
• Posting a Poll
• YaBBC Reference

• Personal Messaging
• Broadcast Messaging

• Glossary

This help section will get you up to speed on the functions of the LongLocks Salon. Inside, you will learn how to register an account, login, edit your profile, post a message, and much more. If you would like to skip ahead to a section, please use the menu to the left.

Step 1: In the menu above, you will see items titled "Home", "Help", "Login", "Register", etc. Click on "Register".

Step 2: On this new page, you will see a form where you can choose your username and password (if the administrator allows) and enter you email address. Fill in the boxes with your information.

Step 3: Check the box to agree to the User Agreement.

Step 4: Click on the "Register" button at the bottom of the page.

That's it! Now you"re ready to log in and post!

Step 1: In the menu above, you will see items titled "Home, "Help", "Login", "Register", etc. Click on "Login".

Step 2: On this new page, you will see several options.

• Username - Enter in the name you registered with.
• Password - Type in your password.
• Logged in For - Choose how long you would like to stay logged in for.
  
• Forgot Password - If you can't remember your password, click this button to have it resent. (Full directions below.)
  

Step 3 Once you have everything filled out, click the button in the form titled "Login".

Congratulations! You are now ready to participate in the LongLocks Salon community! Note, if you do not see the "Login" button in the menu, you may already be logged in. This can happen on some boards set up for instant registration.

Step 1 In the menu above, you will see items titled "Home", "Login", "Register", etc. Click on "Login".

Step 2 On this new page, you will see a button titled "Forgot Password". Click this button.

Step 3 A new page will load with a single box. Enter your username or the E-mail address you registered with.

Step 4 Click the button titled "Send".

When you enter the 'User CP', you have multiple choices of what to do:

• Above the left side pane, you see a tabbed menu containing 'Messages', 'Profile' and 'Posts'.
• In Messages, you are controlling all of your personal messages, you can sort them in your folders (if enabled) or send new messages as well as search for a particular message.
• In Profile, you can view your Profile's appearance and edit its contents. With the 'Buddy List' you can quickly check your friends' online status, send messages to them, and check their details.
• In Posts, you can check & update your Notifications and Favorites as well as consult your own latest posts.
• On the right hand pane you'll see part of your Profile as it appears in the Display Posts page, your Buddy List, information regarding your online/offline appearance, and your Board and Topic Notifications.

Step 1: To change your profile, click the "Profile" option in the forum menu above. This will bring you to the View Profile page.

Step 2: On your View Profile page, you will see a special link titled "Modify". Click this link.

Step 3: For security reasons, you will then be asked to enter your password. Do so, then click "Confirm Password".

You now have access to all of your account settings and options for the Salon, divided into four sections: Edit Profile, Contact Information, Options and PM Preferences. For details on each of this, please read on below.

Password
If you wish to change your password, you may do so by filling in this box. It is highly recommended that your password be at least 6 characters and use a combination of letters and numbers.

Verify Password
In order to change your password, the Salon needs to know that you'll remember it. You can do this by entering your new password again in this box.

Name
This is your Display Name. This is the name everyone will see throughout the LongLocks Salon. Most forum systems display the username you login with, but this is not the case with the LongLocks Salon!

Gender
Optional. If you want others to know your gender, you may pick "male" or "female" from this drop-down box. Keep in mind that this forum may have boards with access only allowed to certain genders.

Birthday
Optional. If you would like others to see how old you are and have a special icon in your profile on your birthday, please enter it in DD (day), MM (month), YYYY (year) format.

Location
Optional. Filling in this box will display where you live, where your from or anything else you choose.

Email
This must be a valid email address. It is used for system notifications such as a forgotten password, topic notifications, and forum emails.

Hide Email from Public
Check this box if you do not want other LongLocks Salon community members to view your email address. Note: this does not hide it from Admins.

ICQ
If you have an ICQ account, you may enter your UIN here.

AIM
If you have AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), you may enter your user name here.

YIM
If you have Yahoo! Instant Messenger, you may enter your screen name here.

MSN
If you have an MSN Messenger address, you may enter it here.

Google Talk
If you have Google Talk, you may enter your address here.

Website Title
If you have a website, you can enter the title here. This will be the text the URL (below) will attached to.

Website URL
Here you can enter the URL to your website. Note, this must be a full URL. (i.e. include http:// )

Personalized Picture
The LongLocks Salon allows you to define a small picture (called an avatar) that will display under your name next to your posts. The salon has a number of avatars already installed, and you may pick one from the list. If you have your own avatar, please see the option below.

I have my own pic
If you have your own avatar and would like to use it in the LongLocks Salon, you may enter the URL here.

Personal Text
This is a small line of text that will display under your avatar.

Signature
Your signature is displayed at the bottom of every post you make and in your profile.

Preset Time Format
This option allows you to change how the dates and time are presented to you throughout the LongLocks Salon community.

Custom Time Format
You may also create a custom time format using the special codes here.

Time Offset
Since your time may be different from the server, you can enter your correct time zone to adjust it correctly.

Template
If the webmaster of the LongLocks Salon has other templates installed, you may choose one from this box.

Language
Here you can select your native language to view this community in if it is available.

• Add users to your Buddy List by clicking on the link below the Buddy List display box.
• Delete users from your Buddy List by double-clicking on their user name inside the Buddy List display box.

USER TIP: Keep in mind that Personal Messaging is an optional feature and will only be available if the Administrator chooses to enable it. Likewise, some of the options listed below that are underlined may not be seen in your PM Preferences list because they are also optional at the Administrator's discression and may be disabled.

Ignorelist
This function allows you to ignore other members by preventing you from viewing any personal messages they send. Additionally, you are given a checkbox option to disable all PMs if you wish.

Notify Me of New PMs by e-Mail:
If you would like an e-Mail when a members sends you a personal message, this options allows you to enable that feature.

Enable Personal Message Popup?
Checking this box will display a small popup window to notify you of any new Personal Messages. If not checked, you will see new messages in the "greeting" at the top of the forum in this format: You have X message(s), and Y new message(s).

PM Popup shows PMs in new Window?
If you have PM Popups enabled, checking this box will open your PMs in a new window when you click on the link in the popup window, otherwise, it will load in the current one.

Enable the "Preview" Button for the PM Posting Page:
Checking this box adds a button below the PM screen that allows you to preview your PMs just as you can with posts.

View Message Text In List View of Personal Messages?:
Checking the box enables viewing the first line of message text in list views. To view only the sender/recipient and date etc., leave this box unchecked.

Enable the "Active" Preview Option on the PM Posting Page:
Checking this box adds a button at the top of the PM screen that allows a live preview of your PM as you type it.

This will present you with a new page where you can begin to type your post. Below you will find a description of the items on this page.

Subject: This is the title of your topic and is what will be shown on the category page.

Message Icon: If you would like to add a special icon to your post, you may choose one from this list.

Add YaBBC tags: YaBBC tags give you the ability to format the text in your post. To add, simply click on the button of your choice. See below for a complete reference.

Add Smileys: Personalize your post by adding an emoticon, or smiley. Just click on the one you want and YaBB will automatically put it in your post.

Attach: If the Administrator allows, you may be able to add a file to your post by clicking on the "Browse" button to find the file on your hard drive to upload. Pay attention to the allowed file types and maximum file size.

Post/Preview/Reset: These three buttons do exactly what you would expect. Press the "Post" button if you're ready for the community to view your message, press "Preview" if you would like to see what your post will look like first or press "Reset" to clear all of the boxes and start again.

What is YaBBC?

YaBBC is a set of tags based on the HTML language. It allow you to add formatting to your messages in the same way as HTML does, but have a simpler syntax and will never break the layout of the pages you are viewing. Most YaBBC tags can be wrapped around text, by first highlighting the text, and then clicking on the YaBBC button with the desired formatting.

Insert URL, Link
Syntax: Result: Syntax: Result:	[url]http://www.yabbforum.com[/url] http://www.yabbforum.com [url=http://www.yabbforum.com]YaBB Forum[/url] YaBB Forum
Type URL and text: www.yabbforum.com YaBB Forum Highlight all of it: www.yabbforum.com YaBB Forum Click the button: YaBB Forum The [link] YaBBC tags work in the same manner as the [url] tags, with the exception that the [link] tag (there is no insertion button for this tag) will open the clicked link in the present window, whereas the [url] tag opens the clicked link in a new window.
Insert FTP
Syntax: Result:	[ftp]ftp://ftpdom[/ftp] ftp://ftpdom
Insert Image
Syntax: Result:	[img]http://www.longlocks.com/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/on.gif[/img]
Insert Email
Syntax: Result: Syntax: Result:	[email]myname@domain.com[/email] myname@domain.com [email=myname@domain.com]Click to email me[/email] Click to email me
Type mail-addr. and text: myname@domain.com Click to email me Highlight all of it: myname@domain.com Click to email me Click the button: Click to email me
Insert multi media files
Syntax: Example: Result:	[media]url to flash file[/media] [media]http://www.your-domain.com/yabbchelp.swf[/media]
Insert Table - Column - Row
Syntax:	[table][tr][td]text example[/td][/tr][/table]
Insert Horizontal Rule
Syntax: Result:	[hr]
Insert Teletype
Syntax: Result:	[tt]text example[/tt] text example
Insert Code
Syntax: Result:	[code] [/code] Code: <script language="Javascript"> <!-- alert("Hello YaBB 2!"); //--> </script>
Insert Quote
Syntax: Result:	[quote]Hello YaBB 2[/quote] Quote: Hello YaBB 2
Insert Edit
Syntax: Result:	[edit]This was edited in YaBB 2[/edit] Edited: This was edited in YaBB 2
Insert Superscript
Syntax: Result:	text [sup]example[/sup] text example
Insert Subscript
Syntax: Result:	text [sub]example[/sub] text example
Insert List - List Item
Syntax: Result:	[list][*]item 1 [*]item 2 [*]item 3[/list] item 1 item 2 item 3
You can create ordered lists by including the letter "o" at the beginning of the list tag.
Syntax: Result:	[olist][*]item 1 [*]item 2 [*]item 3[/olist] item 1 item 2 item 3
You can create 2 or 3 level lists by including a list inside another list.
Example: Result:	[list][*]item 1 [*]item 2 [list][*]subitem 1 [*]subitem 2[/list] [*]item 3[/list] item 1 item 2 subitem 1 subitem 2 item 3
/me
Syntax: Result:	/me loves YaBB 2 loves YaBB 2
Insert Marquee
Syntax: Result:	[move]text example[/move] text example
Insert Timestamp
Syntax: Result:	[timestamp=1121602762] Jul 17th, 2005 at 8:19am
Insert Bold Text
Syntax: Result:	[b]text example[/b] text example
Insert Italic Text
Syntax: Result:	[i]text example[/i] text example
Insert Underline Text
Syntax: Result:	[u]text example[/u] text example
Insert Strikethrough Text
Syntax: Result:	[s]text example[/s] text example
Insert Highlighted Text
Syntax: Result:	[highlight]text example[/highlight] text example
Change Font Face
Syntax: Result:	[font=Courier New]Courier New font[/font] Courier New font
Change Font Size
Syntax: Result:	[size=14]14 point font[/size] 14 point font
Choose a text color
You can either use the quick color picker to choose a text color from the palette containing 12 ready made color tags or open the palette to create a custom color tag.
Syntax: Result:	[color=#ff0000]red colored text[/color] red colored text
Insert Preformatted Text
Syntax: Result:	[pre] this is preformatted text [/pre] this  is preformatted text
Insert Left Aligned Text
Syntax: Result:	[left]text example[/left] text example
Insert Center Aligned Text
Syntax: Result:	[center]text example[/center] text example
Insert Right Aligned Text
Syntax: Result:	[right]text example[/right] text example

While e-mail is a good way to correspond privately with members, it has several drawbacks: You must open your e-mail application to write and send the message; the recipient must open his/her e-mail application; check his/her mail and your message will mixed in with all the other mail and it can take sometimes several minutes to an hour for mail to reach the recipient.

As an alternative to e-mail, the LongLocks Salon offers a faster, more private method. Personal Messaging on the salon provides instantaneous delivery to the recipient's private mailbox. The mail is sent and received entirely through the LongLocks Salon, so neither you nor the recipient have to open another program or leave the LongLocks Salon. Personal Messaging also gives both the sender and recipient greater privacy: no one's real e-mail address is revealed. Personal Messages show only the username and name of both parties.

If a recipient isn't online, Personal Messages wait in the member's PM box until the next time he/she logs in and manually reads and/or deletes them. LongLocks Salon Personal Messages is basically a self-contained, highly private e-mail system.

A

Administrator

A user with complete control over all functions of the forum

Alert Moderator

A type of Personal Message that can be enabled in Boards for either Guests, Members, or both. Using this Alert sends a PM to the Board's Moderator(s) where the sender can describe the problem they are encountering.

Avatar

Avatars are images that appear under the user's name to the left of each post, and also appear in the user's Profile. Avatars can be selected by the user from a group of available avatar images. The Administrator may also enable users to link to an image on the web, or to upload their own avatar image.

Attachment

These are files a user may upload in connection with a Post. The Administrator may choose how many files may be attached to posts, maximum file size, and allowable file types.

B

Ban or Banning

This is banishing a user from the entire forum. YaBB gives several choices of how to do this in the Admin Center.

Board

The second major subject grouping in your forum, a division of Categories. Boards are where a collection of Topics where users discuss specific subjects.

Broadcast Message

A type of message that can be enabled for use by forum staff members.

Buddy List

This is a section of the user's Profile that gives you the ability to add other members that your frequently contact to a list that will show in your User CP view. Your Buddy List will display each name, their Online/Offline status, and link options to send the user a PM, an e-Mail, or visit the link to their website.

C

Categories

The first major subject grouping in your forum. Categories are a collection of Boards that represents a grouping of similar ideas or subjects.

CAPTCHA Image

See Validation Image.

Click Log

See Forum Log.

D

Display Name

This is the user's "public" name, the name that displays above their avatar picture to the left of the Post Window and in the Member List. A user may change this name by editing the Display Name in their Profile.

Download Counter

This is a feature associated with files attached to Posts, and is displayed to the right of the file name. This tells how many times the attached file has been downloaded. NOTE: In the case of image files, a user may click on the file name and see the image displayed in their browser, and this counts as a download, even though the user has not truly downloaded the file to their PC.

F

Forum

This is the LongLocks Salon.

Forum News

These are lines of text the Administrator may choose to display in the top section of the forum. They can be configured to change only with screen refreshes or can be made to cycle or fade within a selectable period.

G

Gender Image

These are small icon graphics of a male or female symbol that appear if the user specifies a gender in their Profile and the Administrator has enabled the images to display. If enabled, they will appear below the user's Avatar picture to the left of their posts, and also in the user's Profile.

Global Announcement

An important subject Post entered in a special Global Announcements Board, which will copy the Post automatically to the TOP of every Board, in the Important Topics section.

Global Moderator

This is member who has Moderator privileges in the whole forum and may - depending on how the Administrator chooses settings - have many of the powers of an Administrator, including access to selected Admin Center functions.

I

Ignore List

A function that allows you to ignore other members and prevents you from viewing any Personal Messages they send.

M

Mark and Quote

This is a feature that lets you highlight a portion of a previous post and when the Mark and Quote button is pressed, it inserts the highlighted text into your reply within a quote box. You can add one or more of these to your reply, even from different previous posts.

Member

This is a user of your forum that has registered.

Member Group

These are groups that you can use to assign member to in order to establish different permission levels for users. There are two types of member groups:

• Post Dependent Member Groups
• Post Independent Member Groups

Member List

This is a listing of all of your registered users that is sortable by Display Name, Position, Number of Posts, or Date Registered.

Message Index

This is the view where you see all the Topics in one Board listed. It is also the name of the .template file that provides this view.

Moderator

This is a member who is given power to regulate posts one or more Boards. Moderators are assigned by editing each Board and assigning a member or group as that Board's Moderator.

Moderator Group

This is one or more member groups that are assigned in the Edit Boards screen to be Moderators in one or more Boards. Instead of promoting a single user and having to add them as a Moderator in many different Boards, you can create a member group and assign that group to be the Board's Moderators. Then, should you need to add a new Moderator, all you have to do is add them to the member group chosen to moderate instead of editing multiple Boards.

P

Personal Message Pop-Up

A user-selectable option that opens a small pop-up window telling you that you have received a new PM and an option link to view your new message now.

Poll

A type of survey that can be used in the forum, consisting of a question, list of choosable answers, and graphic display of the results.

Post

A singular message from one user that contains the actual text or content. A Post can be a New Topic post, or a Reply to an existing post.

Post Dependent Member Group

A member group where users can automatically advance up a hierarchy of member groups based only on the number of Posts they have made.

Post Independent Member Group

A member group where users must be placed or promoted manually by an Administrator or Global Moderator. These groups are used primarily for controlling access to specific Categories or Boards.

Post Window

This is the window used to make a Post. It has formatting buttons above it, and some of the commonly used Smilies below it.

Post View

This is the view you see when you are reading the posts in a Topic. This view uses the Display.template file to display the list of posts.

(PM) Personal Message or Private Message

An inner-forum communication similar to an email that is seen only by the sender and the recipient. PMs can be accessed in the User Control Panel.

Profile

This consists of the user's Profile Page and Profile Settings. It is sometimes used synonomously with Profile Page, as in "I see in your Profile (page) you have 1200 posts."

Profile Page

This is a page where a user's information is displayed, such as display name, number of posts, date registered, link to their website, last posts made by user, etc. You can access a user's profile page by clicking on their Display Name.

Profile Settings

These are all settings that are personal to the individual user. Examples are time zone, choice of template, avatar image, etc. These can be changed by the individual user or by Administrators and, if allowed, by Global Moderators.

Q

Quote

This is a feature that allows a user replying to post to quote the entire contents of the post directly below the Quote button you click on. This saves having to retype it in the reply. You can also manually highlight and copy text in one post, then paste it into your reply and with the text highlighted, press the Insert Quote button above the post window to place it in a Quote Box (See also Mark and Quote).

Quote Box

This is a box placed around quoted text that sets the quoted text apart from the words of your reply post. You can enclose text in a Quote Box by highlighting the text with your mouse and clicking on the Insert Quote button above the Post Window.

R

Registration

The process where a user becomes a member of your forum. There are four different modes of registration that the Administrator may choose between

Reserved Names

These are names that the Administrator has chosen not to allow for use in the registration process and in editing the Display Name in the user's Profile.

S

Search

This feature allows a user to search through the forum for information in posts or posts by users. Several options are listed on the Search page.

USER TIP: For general searches, use the option "Any Poster" in the selection box at the bottom of the "By User" sections.

Signature

This is a section that shows up at the bottom of each user's post. A signature can contain an image, text, or a combination of both. Signatures can be created by each user in their Profile - Options page.

Smilies

Everyone knows what a Smiley is.

Just click on the smiley to add it to your post.

Sticky Topic

A Topic that is placed by a Moderator or an Admin above the normal list of Topics in a Board. Sticky Topics will remain above all other Topics in the list to give increased importance to a given subject.

T

Topic

This contains all the posts in a particular topic of discussion. The subject of the topic is determined by the subject chosen in the first post in a topic. The collection of first post and all replies to it are sometimes called a "Thread."

Topic List

A list showing all the Topics in a Board on one or more pages, with Global Announcements and Sticky Topics at the top of the list.

U

User

This is a normally a member of your forum. Guests may be considered a user if guests are allowed to view items or perform actions on your forum, though they will have no Profile and cannot be placed into any member group.

User Control Panel (CP)

This is a control panel for users to read their PMs and set their individual preferences for items such as time display, template choice, avatar picture, etc. It includes the user's PM section, user's Profile section, and user's Notifications section.

User Name

This is a member's non-visible name, and is the name that is used to track the user's posts and other statistics such as what posts have been viewed. This name cannot be changed without losing all the information associated with the previous user name. All previous posts will still show up with the old user name, which will then show as "Ex-Member".

V

Validation Image

This is a randomly generated series of letters and numbers used for Registration and certain instances where Guests are allowed access to some forum functions (posting, voting in Polls, etc.).

Y

YaBBC

This is similar to Bulletin Board Code (BBC) but is adapted specifically for use with YaBB forums. YaBBC codes are placed as tags within square brackets in posts. See User Help - Posting - YaBBC Reference for examples.