Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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Tips, Techniques and How-to Articles for Interacting on Discussion Forums
I get 1-3 Private Messages a week from a new member with a zero for their post count telling me the sent me a PM because they didn't know how to start a new thread.
So here's a list of my current articles on topics like, "how to start a new thread".
We were all new to discussion forums at one time, I understand this and that's why I wrote the below articles, to help others out and flatten out the learning curve.
If you're new to discussion forums, read the first three for sure...
How to start a new thread & How to reply to an existing thread <-- Good for Newbies
A tip to help yourself get great answers when you start a thread <-- Good for Newbies
How to write a good title for your thread <-- Good for Newbies
NEW - How to navigate to other pages in a thread
NEW - How To Subscribe to a Thread
Roll Call - What's your real first name?
How To Register with the Autogeek Discussion Forum <-- Good for Lurkers
Using a member's Posting History to find an answer
What to do when you see a problem on the forum
How to share an article using a blue clickable link
How to expand the message box
How to tell if you're logged into the forum?
Post your intro thread here but post topical question in the related forum group
How to use the "Editor Mode" to break a single quoted message up into smaller quoted sections
Hope the above helps...
:xyxthumbs:
I get 1-3 Private Messages a week from a new member with a zero for their post count telling me the sent me a PM because they didn't know how to start a new thread.
So here's a list of my current articles on topics like, "how to start a new thread".
We were all new to discussion forums at one time, I understand this and that's why I wrote the below articles, to help others out and flatten out the learning curve.
If you're new to discussion forums, read the first three for sure...
How to start a new thread & How to reply to an existing thread <-- Good for Newbies
A tip to help yourself get great answers when you start a thread <-- Good for Newbies
How to write a good title for your thread <-- Good for Newbies
NEW - How to navigate to other pages in a thread
NEW - How To Subscribe to a Thread
Roll Call - What's your real first name?
How To Register with the Autogeek Discussion Forum <-- Good for Lurkers
Using a member's Posting History to find an answer
What to do when you see a problem on the forum
How to share an article using a blue clickable link
How to expand the message box
How to tell if you're logged into the forum?
Post your intro thread here but post topical question in the related forum group
How to use the "Editor Mode" to break a single quoted message up into smaller quoted sections
Hope the above helps...
:xyxthumbs:
