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ccadmin
06-08-2007, 04:20 PM
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<DIV><STRONG>Signing In:</STRONG> If you are having trouble signing in with your old user name, send an email including the user name and explaining the problem to <A href="mailto:pchforumhelp@hfmus.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000>pchforumhelp@hfmus.com</FONT></A>&nbsp;and we'll get you fixed up. </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>User names</STRONG> must be 2 to 15 characters long and cannot contain any spaces;&nbsp;however, user names&nbsp;may contain underscores, _, and hyphens, -. </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Most Recent Threads:</STRONG> To see a listing of the most recent threads across all Forum sections, click "Most Recent Threads" at the top of the Forum sections list.</DIV>
<DIV><BR><STRONG>User Profile:</STRONG> To view or modify your user profile, click "My Profile" near the top of the page. Among other things, you can specify who can see your email address: nobody, friends only, or everyone. The default is nobody. To subscribe to threads, you must verify your email address; you will see a link for this purpose in your profile.<BR>&nbsp;<BR><STRONG>User Statistics:</STRONG> To take a quick look at your stats, click "Dashboard" near the top of the page.<BR>&nbsp;<BR><STRONG>Searching for Posts by a Particular User:</STRONG> A quick way to set up a search for posts by a particular user is to click on&nbsp;the user's name.<BR>&nbsp;<BR><STRONG>Other Info:</STRONG><BR>Signatures can be up to 50 pixels high. Text-only signatures are preferred, and anything over three lines will be clipped</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Maximum image size is 128 kB, 72 dpi</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Types of images that can be attached: JPEG, GIF, BMP</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Maximum number of attachments per page: 4</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Maximum number of characters per post: 4,000 (around 700 or 800 words, generally speaking)</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Maximum inactivity period before automatic logout: 90 minutes</DIV></DIV>