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 Registering |
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Registration is not required to view most current topics
on the Forum; however, if you wish to post a new topic or
reply to an existing topic registration is required.
In addition, some Forum Topics may be viewed ONLY BY MEMBERS
OF SPRINGER CONNECTION, to protect the privacy of the membership.
Registration is free and only takes a few minutes. The
only required fields are a valid e-mail address and your UserName,
which should be ONE WORD, composed of your first and last
name at HSHS and the last two numbers of your Graduation Year
(for example, "Joe Smith" graduated in 1978. The UserName
Joe enters should be "joesmith78"). The information
you provide during registration is NOT given, sold or used
for any advertising by
Springer Connection Message Board
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please notify us immediately. |
| Smilies |
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You've probably seen others use smilies before in email messages
or other bulletin board posts. Smilies are keyboard characters
used to convey an emotion, such as a smile 
or a frown  . This forum
automatically converts certain text to a graphical representation
when it is inserted between brackets []. Here are the
smilies that are currently supported by
Springer Connection Message Board
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smile |
[:)] |
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big
smile |
[:D] |
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cool |
[8D] |
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blush |
[:I] |
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tongue |
[:P] |
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evil |
[}:)] |
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wink |
[;)] |
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clown |
[:o)] |
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black
eye |
[B)] |
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eightball |
[8] |
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frown |
[:(] |
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shy |
[8)] |
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shocked |
[:O] |
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angry |
[:(!] |
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dead |
[xx(] |
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sleepy |
[|)] |
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kisses |
[:X] |
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approve |
[^] |
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disapprove |
[V] |
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question |
[?] |
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| Creating
a Hyperlink in your message |
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You can easily add a hyperlink to your message.
All that you need to do is type the web address, (known as
a URL) (
http://www.springerconnection.com/messageboard/
), and it will automatically be converted to a URL (
http://www.springerconnection.com/messageboard/
)!
The trick here is to make sure you prefix your URL with the
http://,
You can also add an e-mail link to your message by typing
in your email address.
This Example:
webmaster @springerconnection.com
Outputs this:
webmaster @springerconnection.com
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Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url]linkto[/url]
tags
This Example:
[url]
http://www.springerconnection.com/messageboard/
[/url] takes you home!
Outputs This:
http://www.springerconnection.com/messageboard/
takes you home!
If you use this tag: [url="linkto"]description[/url]
you can add a description to the link.
This Example:
Take me to [url="
http://www.springerconnection.com/messageboard/
"]
Springer Connection Message Board
[/url]
Outputs This:
Take me to
Springer Connection Message Board
This Example:
If you have a question [url="
webmaster @springerconnection.com
"]Email Me[/url]
Outputs This:
If you have a question Email
Me
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| How
to format text with Bold, Italic, Quote, etc... |
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There are several Forum Codes you may use to change the appearance
of your text. Following is the list of codes currently
available:
Bold: enclose your text with [b] and [/b] .
Example: This is [b]bold[/b] text.
= This is bold text.
Italic: enclose your text with [i] and [/i] .
Example: This is [i]italic[/i] text.
= This is italic text.
Underline: enclose your text with [u] and [/u].
Example: This is [u]underline[/u] text.
= This is underline text.
Aligning Text Left:
Enclose your text with [left] and [/left]
Aligning Text Center:
Enclose your text with [center] and [/center]
Aligning Text Right:
Enclose your text with [right] and [/right]
Striking Text:
Enclose your text with [s] and [/s]. Example: [s]mistake[/s]
= mistake
Font Colors:
Enclose your text with [fontcolor] and [/fontcolor]
Example: [red]Text[/red] = Text
Example: [blue]Text[/blue] = Text
Example: [pink]Text[/pink] = Text
Example: [brown]Text[/brown] = Text
Example: [black]Text[/black] = Text
Example: [orange]Text[/orange] = Text
Example: [violet]Text[/violet] = Text
Example: [yellow]Text[/yellow] = Text
Example: [green]Text[/green] = Text
Example: [gold]Text[/gold] = Text
Example: [white]Text[/white] = Text
Example: [purple]Text[/purple] = Text
Headings:
Enclose your text with [hnumber] and [/hn]
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Example: [h1]Text[/h1] = |
Text
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Example: [h2]Text[/h2] = |
Text
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Example: [h3]Text[/h3] = |
Text
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Example: [h4]Text[/h4] = |
Text
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Example: [h5]Text[/h5] = |
Text
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Example: [h6]Text[/h6] = |
Text
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Font Sizes:
Example: [size=1]text[/size=1] = Text
Example: [size=2]text[/size=2] = Text
Example: [size=3]text[/size=3] = Text
Example: [size=4]text[/size=4] = Text
Example: [size=5]text[/size=5] = Text
Example: [size=6]text[/size=6] = Text
Bulleted List: [list] and [/list], and items
in list with [*] and [/*].
Ordered Alpha List: [list=a] and [/list=a],
and items in list with [*] and [/*].
Ordered Number List: [list=1] and [/list=1],
and items in list with [*] and [/*].
Code: enclose your text with [code] and [/code].
Quote: enclose your text with [quote] and [/quote].
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| Moderators |
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Moderators control individual forums. They may edit, delete,
or prune any posts in their forums.
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| Cookies |
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These Forums use cookies to store the following information:
the last time you logged in, your UserName and your Password,
if you set it in preferences. These cookies are stored on
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| Active
Topics |
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Active Topics are tracked by cookies. When you click on the
"active topics" link, a page is generated listing
all topics that have been posted since your last visit to
these forums (or approximately 20 minutes).
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| Editing
Your Posts |
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You may edit or delete your own posts at any time that you
are signed into the message board. Just go to the topic where
the post to be edited or deleted is located and you will see
an edit or delete icon (  )
on the line that begins "posted on..." Click on
this icon to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit
your post, except for the forum Moderator or the forum administrator.
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| Attaching
Files |
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For security reasons, you may not attach files to any posts.
However, you may cut and paste text into your post. |
| Searching
For Specific Posts |
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You may search for specific posts based on a word or words
found in the posts, user name, date, and particular forum(s).
Simply click on the "search" link at the top of
most pages.
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| Editing
Your Profile |
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You can change any information stored in your registration
profile by using the "profile" link located near the top of
each page. Simply identify yourself by typing your UserName
and Password. When you do that, all of your profile information
will appear on screen. You may edit any information (except
your UserName) and save the changes by clicking the "Submit"
button.
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| Signatures |
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You may attach signatures to the end of your posts when you
post either a New Topic or Reply. Your signature is editable
by clicking on "profile" at the top of any forum
page and entering your UserName and Password.
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| Censoring
Posts |
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Forum does censor certain words that may be posted; however,
this censoring is not an exact science, and is being done based
on the words that are being screened, so certain words may be
censored out of context. Words that are censored are replaced
with asterisks. |
| Are
there any Subjects that are Off-Limits on the Springer Connection? |
SOME
AREAS OF DISCUSSION are too divisive to our online community
to be approached on this messageboard. These include discussion
of Religion and Politics. These and other subjects bring
up opinions that may be strongly and sincerely felt, but that
can really lead to ripping each other up, and flame postings.
I have seen it happen on boards before -- believe me, we do
not want to go down that path.
We must, reluctantly, limit discussions of political and religious
nature, and to avoid heavy criticism of Highland Springs High
School or its Faculty, as well as to stay away from digging
serious dirt on any of our former classmates that have made
serious mistakes in their lives.
It is a real balancing act to have a fun board that folks
do not feel is watered-down. We may not always hit the mark,
but we are trying.
Again, we really hate to play Big Brother on this, and I hope
that members will not be too upset with this policy. We really
value this community, this Connection. |
| Lost
User Name and/or Password |
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Retrieving your UserName and Password is simple. All of the
pages that require you to identify yourself with your UserName
and Password carry a "lost Password" link that you
can use to have your UserName and Password mailed instantly
to your email address of record. |
| What
does it mean if a forum has Moderation enabled? |
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Moderation: This feature allows the Administrator or
the Moderator to "Approve", "Hold" or "Delete"
a users post before it is shown to the public.
Approve: Only the administrators or the moderators
will be able to approve a post made to a moderated forum.
When the post is approved, it will be made viewable to the
public.
Hold: When a user posts a message to a moderated forum,
the message is automatically put on hold until a moderator
or an administrator approves of the post. No one will be able
to view the post while it is put on hold.
Note: Authors of the post will be able to edit their post
during this mode.
Delete: If the administrator or moderator chooses this
option, the post will be deleted and an email will be sent
to the poster of the message, informing them that their post
was not approved. The administrator/moderator will be able
to give their reason for not approving the post in the email.
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| What
is COPPA |
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and Rule apply
to individually identifiable information about a child that
is collected online, such as full name, home address, email
address, telephone number or any other information that would
allow someone to identify or contact the child. The Act and
Rule also cover other types of information -- for example,
hobbies, interests and information collected through cookies
or other types of tracking mechanisms -- when they are tied
to individually identifiable information. More information
can be found here.
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| Getting
Your Own Forum |
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at this
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Forum does not have all the features this forum does.
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Frequently Asked Questions