Forums
Why do I have to register for the forums?
You can read the forums without registering, but to post you must be registered.
How do I register?
Important note: If you're already signed up for our newsletter, once you enter your e-mail address and name, we will recognize your address and send you a personal e-mail instantly (this is to protect your privacy). Click on the link in the e-mail and go through steps 2 through 4 and you're ready to go!
Registering is easy! Just follow these instructions:
2. Enter your email address and click the Register button.
3. Create your profile by filling in the required fields.
4. Create a password at least four characters long.
5. If you don't want to log in every time you go to the forums, click the "Remember me" box. Do not use this box if you're using a public computer.
6. Click Register and you're ready to log in.
To sign in:
1. Click on the Login/Sign in link at the top left
of your screen.
2. Enter your e-mail and password and click Submit.
To sign out:
When you're ready to sign out, use the Logout/Sign out button on the top bar of the forums.
What do I do if my post is sensitive in nature?
Don't worry. You always have the option of posting as anonymous.
Where do I get the latest forum news?
You can read about what's happening in the forums on the Forum
News page. Learn about upcoming special guests, giveaways, the post of
the week and the book of the month.
You can also sign up for the monthly forums newsletter, The Scoop.
To sign up for The Scoop:
1. Go to Your Profile page.
2. Under Sign up for Chatelaine newsletters, check off the Forum
news box
3. Update (Save) your profile.
How do I use editor functions like bold, adding links, inserting
email addresses, etc?
When creating your message, click on the buttons in our HTML editor tool:
• Use bold, italics, underline
and strike through.
• Insert HTML links in your messages by clicking
on the "chain" link button. The Link Editor box will pop up. Enter
the address or URL you would like to link to (i.e. http://www.chatelaine.com)
in the Link address spot. Next, enter the word you would like to use to represent
the link (i.e. Chatelaine) in the Linked text spot.
• Insert e-mail links in your messages by
choosing Email from the Link type drop down menu. Enter the e-mail address
(i.e. forums@chatelaine.com). Then, type in the name you would like
to use to represent the address (i.e. Contact Alicia at Chatelaine).
If you choose to post your e-mail address for any reason, remember this is a public forum and we recommend you use a Web-based e-mail like Yahoo or Hotmail for your privacy.
How do I post a message?
• To create a new conversation thread, click the
Post a New Message button at the bottom of any open forum message or on the
home page of each forum.
• To reply to a post and join a thread already in
progress, click on the title of the message you want to reply to and then
click on Add a reply.
• The message you are replying to will appear so
that you read it as you type. Below it is a large text box. Type your reply
message here. A subject title is required for all messages.
• Hit the Reply button.
• To view your message, click the Refresh button at the top of your
screen and your message will appear.
• You can preview your message and make changes
to it before it is posted by clicking the Preview button.
• You can edit your message after it has been
posted by clicking on it and hitting Edit this message. Once it has been
edited, hit Reply. A message will be embedded in your post stating when
and at what time it was edited.
How do I find a previously posted message?
In especially active forums,
it can be sometimes be difficult to relocate a single message or poster among
all the posts on different pages. To locate a particular thread, message or
poster, try these options:
• Under the Edit menu, choose Find on this page.
When the dialog box pops up, type your search term (e.g. diabetes) or author's
name (e.g. Alicia, Chatelaine) in the space provided, and click on the Find
next button. The short cut for this action is CTRL + F.
• If found, the first instance of your search term will appear highlighted within a message title. To see more instances of the same word, click the Find next button again.
• To search on the next page, move to the page you want and hit CTRL
+ F again and follow the above steps.
• To jump from page to page in a non-chronological
order (i.e. from 1 to 6), click the Page 1(15) button and enter the page number
you want to jump to in the dialog box.
Because the text you post is reformatted and displayed in HTML by your Web browser, you need to use raw HTML code to add bold, italic, centering, indented paragraphs and bulleted paragraphs to your messages. If you're interested in learning HTML, here are some links to great
beginner guides to HTML. If you don't want to learn HTML, just complete your post with no fancy stuff included. But do remember to hit the return button on your keyboard twice between each paragraph.
• First and foremost, threads and individual messages
are deleted when they contravene rules posted on the
Netiquette
page. You can report a post to the moderator by clicking on the link at the
bottom of each message that says "Please submit your concerns to the
Forum Administrator." You can also contact the Community Producer by
sending an email to forums@chatelaine.com.
• Second, in order to keep download time to a minimum, threads recording no new responses within 5 days will be deleted. In our view, cutting the old wood fosters new ideas and invites new opinions and users.
• Third, individual messages within a thread which veer off topic or which belong in another forum will also be deleted. Enjoy! If you have any further questions, please fill out the form below.
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