Forums Help

Viewing a forum
Starting a new thread
Replying to a post
Editing a post
Reporting a post
Smilies

One of the great benefits of the site is the community features. The forums allow you to interact with other members.

There are two types of forums :

• General - all The Benefice of St Goran and St Michael, Caerhays members are able to post messages
• Group - only members of the group can view or post messages
  

The main forum page will display all the forums available to you with a summary of each forum and when the last post was made. You will then be able to open that forum by clicking on the forum name.

Main forum page :

When you view a forum the threads will be displayed with the most recent first. You will quickly be able to identify which threads have had new posts added to them since you last visited by looking at the envelope next to the thread subject. If the envelope is closed then there have been no new posts to that thread. If the envelope is open then either you have not read that thread, or a new posts has been made to it since you last looked at it.

Viewing a forum:

If you tick the 'Include Signature' box then the signature that you entered in your options menu will be displayed below your post.

If you tick the 'Subscribe to thread' box then you will receive an email notification when someone replies to the post.

Replying to a post
To reply to a post click on the reply button next to the post. You will then be able to enter the reply and also choose to subscribe or unsubscribe from the thread.

Editing a post
If you wish to change a post which you wrote then click on the 'Edit Post' button next to that post. You will then be able to alter the contents of the post. Once you save the changes, the post will display a note to other members that the post was edited.

Reporting a post
If you see a post which you do not think is appropriate for the The Benefice of St Goran and St Michael, Caerhays website then you can report it to a forum moderator. A reported post will be removed from display and sent to the forum moderator. The forum adminstrator will then either delete the post or reinstate it.

Smilies
Smilies are graphical images that can be embedded into forum posts. To embed them you will need to enter the shortcut code in the message. When you submit the post, the shortcut will be replaced by the smilie image.