Jindo
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Everyday, I see new users asking the same basic questions like 'what is the green thingies and how do i get dem?'.
I'm going to clear all the up in the guide to TH.net (remake).
I'll start with a very common question:
What is Reputation?
rep is a system of TH, this is how it should be used:
~If you find a helpful post, you give +rep.
~If you find a post that breaks numerous rules, you give -rep.
~If you fine a very bad post that breaks LOADS of rules and is very offensive, you report it.
Giving reputation:
To give people reputation, click the scales shown here:
they can be found at the top-right hand side of someone's post, click this to give someone +rep (good points) or -rep (bad points).
The icon next to it is where you report VERY bad posts (you shouldn't use it often at all).
Once you click the scales, this window should pop-up:
select 'I approve' to give someone +rep, or 'I disapprove' to give someone -rep.
If you decide to give someone -rep, you are recommended to give a reason, its bad to -rep people just because they wear glasses or type alot of typos.
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User CP:
That diagram shows each button in your User CP and what they do.
The first 5 are to edit certain parts of your profile
Email and Password: to edit your email and password, click this.
Edit Profile: to edit you details and stuff in your public profile, click this.
Edit Options: to set your own forum preferences, click this.
Edit Avatar: to select a picture that goes next to your name, click here.
Edit Profile Picture: to select a random picture that goes in your public profile, click this.
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The next 4 are related to private messaging:
List Messages: Show all the PMs in your inbox.
Send New Messages: Send PMs to other people (they are visible only to you and the person you send them to).
Track Messages: Shows you your receipts (More on them in a minute).
Edit Folders: Add and remove folders in your PM area.
Receipts: When you send/reply to a PM, it asks you if you want a reciept for it, SAY NO, it is recommended to cancel it as it doesn' work properly at the moment.
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Subscribed Threads: Show a list of threads that you have subscribed to (so that you can keep track of threads you like).
Edit Folders: Add and remove folders in your Subscribe area.
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Event Reminder: I do not know what this is for
.
Buddy/Ignore Lists: Edit the lists of friends and enemies.
Attachments: Managed atachments that you have got in your posts.
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Sending PMs:
click that (under the name of the person you want to PM) to send them a PM.
A window should come up alot like a regular 'Post a Reply/Thread' window, type in your message and send it to them.
TIP: you can put ; between names to send a PM to more than one person.
Don't send anything rude or offensive, although PMs are private, the person you send it to could report it.
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Subscribing to Threads:
This is handy if you wanna keep track of a helpful/useful/important thread (like this one).
I recommend that if you see a thread you wanna keep looking at day after day, you should subscribe to it so that you're notified in your User CP if anyones posted on it since you last looked.
Click that to subscribe to a chosen thread.
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Attachments:
Just under the Message box when you're posting a reply/thread, you'll see a list of options, scroll down the one in the screeny/link and use it to add attachments.
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General Posting:
If you're asking a question, make it clear, use paragraphs and spellcheckers.
If you're posting your opinion, make it all clear and understandable and back up your opinion with as much as you can.
If you're helping people, remember not to flame them just because they asked a dumb question, just try your best to help them.
If a question isn't clear enough, ask them to clarify it so that it's easier to understand.
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Forum Titles and Signatures:
Adding this because it is always asked and alot of people are getting tired of explaining it:
UPDATED: The old explanation was out-dated.
Forum Titles:
Once you earn 100 reputation, you become a Special Member, and get an option in your User CP to change your title.
Signatures
Administrators and Moderators get this feature by default, very very few Regular Users get this feature, usually the ones who are helpful not only in topics but to the community and the staff as well.
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Signatures are given to Moderators, Administrators and Users who are incredibly helpful and contribute greatly to the site.
You become a Moderator if you're incredibly helpful, kind, popular and know your stuff about a certain subject, but this is only if there's a position for a mod.
There are a number of Administrators on the site, you do not try to become one.
Forum Leaders - Admins, Mods, Super Mods and Special Members
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Hosted Mappers
Hosted Mappers are users who are given a forum to talk about and advertise their project. This is usually if the game is way in development and if the general concept is good. If you have a Warcraft III Map that you're working on which you think has potential, PM one of the WE forum moderators with a summary of your map, details and (if possible) screenshots.
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TAGS
Tags are pieces of text that you wrap around parts of your post to enhance it, a good example is the BOLD text, below are some examples:
Italics
To use Italics, simply wrap your text with [ i] and [/ i] (without the spaces), you will get this.
Centering
To center text, wrap your text with [ center] and [/ center] (without the spaces again), you will get:
YouTube Tags
These can be kinda confusing to some, but I'm pretty sure I know exactly how they work now.
You must wrap the ID of the video in the tags, not the link, or the share link.
so for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQlT4ZYVLNQ (Dark Cut Demo), iQlT4ZYVLNQ in the ID tags.
Example
[YOUTUBE]iQlT4ZYVLNQ[/YOUTUBE]
If the movie still doesn't show up, it can be because:
~You didn't copy it correctly.
If it continues not to load, you must add a - symbol to the start of the ID, this will fix it.
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Google Tags
Google Tags are similar to Youtube tags, they're used to get videos from Google Videos.
Find a video that you like from Google Videos, and on the URL there is a part that says 'docid=' followed by a number, copy this number.
When posting, click the Google (
) icon, and on your post something similar to this should appear:
Then paste the number inbetween:
[ GOOG]-5092763817248366316[/ GOOG]
And when you preview and submit the post, you should see it is hidden like a spoiler, but it says 'Google Video', the click the button to show it:
[GOOG]-5092763817248366316[/GOOG]
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FOR A FULL LIST OF BB CODES/ TAGS AND HOW TO USE THEM, VISIT THIS URL
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TheHelper.net Chat
A new feature that is still being tested. As far as I know, anybody who is a Special Member or greater can register their names to the chat and start talking.
Check it out!
There are instructions on the page as to how to register yourself.
=======
Anything that wasn't explained in this guide will most likely be found At the FAQ.
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User Pages and Social Groups:
What Are They?
A User Page is your new profile, updated a while ago with vBulletin (I'm assuming). Certain members have the power to change the look of their page, upload images etc.
A Social Group can be a group about a certain subject that one or more people are interested in, again only certain users can create user groups, but any one can request for a user group to be made!
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Hope this helps everyone.
~Jindo
I'm going to clear all the up in the guide to TH.net (remake).
I'll start with a very common question:
What is Reputation?
rep is a system of TH, this is how it should be used:
~If you find a helpful post, you give +rep.
~If you find a post that breaks numerous rules, you give -rep.
~If you fine a very bad post that breaks LOADS of rules and is very offensive, you report it.
Giving reputation:
To give people reputation, click the scales shown here:
they can be found at the top-right hand side of someone's post, click this to give someone +rep (good points) or -rep (bad points).
The icon next to it is where you report VERY bad posts (you shouldn't use it often at all).
Once you click the scales, this window should pop-up:
select 'I approve' to give someone +rep, or 'I disapprove' to give someone -rep.
If you decide to give someone -rep, you are recommended to give a reason, its bad to -rep people just because they wear glasses or type alot of typos.
=====
User CP:
That diagram shows each button in your User CP and what they do.
The first 5 are to edit certain parts of your profile
Email and Password: to edit your email and password, click this.
Edit Profile: to edit you details and stuff in your public profile, click this.
Edit Options: to set your own forum preferences, click this.
Edit Avatar: to select a picture that goes next to your name, click here.
Edit Profile Picture: to select a random picture that goes in your public profile, click this.
---
The next 4 are related to private messaging:
List Messages: Show all the PMs in your inbox.
Send New Messages: Send PMs to other people (they are visible only to you and the person you send them to).
Track Messages: Shows you your receipts (More on them in a minute).
Edit Folders: Add and remove folders in your PM area.
Receipts: When you send/reply to a PM, it asks you if you want a reciept for it, SAY NO, it is recommended to cancel it as it doesn' work properly at the moment.
---
Subscribed Threads: Show a list of threads that you have subscribed to (so that you can keep track of threads you like).
Edit Folders: Add and remove folders in your Subscribe area.
---
Event Reminder: I do not know what this is for
.Buddy/Ignore Lists: Edit the lists of friends and enemies.
Attachments: Managed atachments that you have got in your posts.
=====
Sending PMs:
click that (under the name of the person you want to PM) to send them a PM.
A window should come up alot like a regular 'Post a Reply/Thread' window, type in your message and send it to them.
TIP: you can put ; between names to send a PM to more than one person.
Don't send anything rude or offensive, although PMs are private, the person you send it to could report it.
=====
Subscribing to Threads:
This is handy if you wanna keep track of a helpful/useful/important thread (like this one
).I recommend that if you see a thread you wanna keep looking at day after day, you should subscribe to it so that you're notified in your User CP if anyones posted on it since you last looked.
Click that to subscribe to a chosen thread
.=====
Attachments:
Just under the Message box when you're posting a reply/thread, you'll see a list of options, scroll down the one in the screeny/link and use it to add attachments.
=====
General Posting:
If you're asking a question, make it clear, use paragraphs and spellcheckers.
If you're posting your opinion, make it all clear and understandable and back up your opinion with as much as you can.
If you're helping people, remember not to flame them just because they asked a dumb question, just try your best to help them.
If a question isn't clear enough, ask them to clarify it so that it's easier to understand.
-----
Forum Titles and Signatures:
Adding this because it is always asked and alot of people are getting tired of explaining it:
UPDATED: The old explanation was out-dated.
Forum Titles:
Once you earn 100 reputation, you become a Special Member, and get an option in your User CP to change your title.
Signatures
Administrators and Moderators get this feature by default, very very few Regular Users get this feature, usually the ones who are helpful not only in topics but to the community and the staff as well.
---
Signatures are given to Moderators, Administrators and Users who are incredibly helpful and contribute greatly to the site.
You become a Moderator if you're incredibly helpful, kind, popular and know your stuff about a certain subject, but this is only if there's a position for a mod.
There are a number of Administrators on the site, you do not try to become one.
Forum Leaders - Admins, Mods, Super Mods and Special Members
---
Hosted Mappers
Hosted Mappers are users who are given a forum to talk about and advertise their project. This is usually if the game is way in development and if the general concept is good. If you have a Warcraft III Map that you're working on which you think has potential, PM one of the WE forum moderators with a summary of your map, details and (if possible) screenshots.
---
TAGS
Tags are pieces of text that you wrap around parts of your post to enhance it, a good example is the BOLD text, below are some examples:
Italics
To use Italics, simply wrap your text with [ i] and [/ i] (without the spaces), you will get this.
Centering
To center text, wrap your text with [ center] and [/ center] (without the spaces again), you will get:
THIS
YouTube Tags
These can be kinda confusing to some, but I'm pretty sure I know exactly how they work now
.You must wrap the ID of the video in the tags, not the link, or the share link.
so for http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQlT4ZYVLNQ (Dark Cut Demo), iQlT4ZYVLNQ in the ID tags.
Example
[YOUTUBE]iQlT4ZYVLNQ[/YOUTUBE]
If the movie still doesn't show up, it can be because:
~You didn't copy it correctly.
If it continues not to load, you must add a - symbol to the start of the ID, this will fix it
.=======
Google Tags
Google Tags are similar to Youtube tags, they're used to get videos from Google Videos.
Find a video that you like from Google Videos, and on the URL there is a part that says 'docid=' followed by a number, copy this number.
When posting, click the Google (
Then paste the number inbetween:
[ GOOG]-5092763817248366316[/ GOOG]
And when you preview and submit the post, you should see it is hidden like a spoiler, but it says 'Google Video', the click the button to show it:
[GOOG]-5092763817248366316[/GOOG]
=======
FOR A FULL LIST OF BB CODES/ TAGS AND HOW TO USE THEM, VISIT THIS URL
=======
TheHelper.net Chat
A new feature that is still being tested. As far as I know, anybody who is a Special Member or greater can register their names to the chat and start talking.
Check it out!
There are instructions on the page as to how to register yourself.
=======
Anything that wasn't explained in this guide will most likely be found At the FAQ
.=======
User Pages and Social Groups:
What Are They?
A User Page is your new profile, updated a while ago with vBulletin (I'm assuming). Certain members have the power to change the look of their page, upload images etc.
A Social Group can be a group about a certain subject that one or more people are interested in, again only certain users can create user groups, but any one can request for a user group to be made!
=======
Hope this helps everyone.
~Jindo
