Post by Tater Tot on Mar 8, 2009 18:34:24 GMT -5
So you've created an account and now you're beginning to notice that other people have things that you don't, and you want to know how to get them for yourself.
Well worry no more! This guide will tell you how to get yourself fully equipped for maximum awesomeness.
PART 1: PROFILES
Your profile is where you go to edit your avatar, signature, and contact info.
To do this, simply click on your name to get to your profile, and then click modify profile. This will bring you to the page where you can paste the image location of your avatar if it is on the web, and create a signature to be displayed beneath every one of your posts.
You can also input your aim or msn contact information, as well as update your email address.
If you signed up using a name other than what you would like others to see, you can change your display name on this same page. CHANGING YOUR DISPLAY NAME DOES NOT CHANGE YOUR LOG IN NAME. YOU WILL STILL USE YOUR ORIGINAL NAME TO SIGN IN.
Part 2: Your Avatar and You
Your avatar is the image that will be displayed underneath your name and rank/custom title. (You will be given a custom title if you are deemed worthy of one) Your avatar can either be taken anywhere from the Internet by inserting the image location in the appropriate box on your profile modification page, or it may be chosen from the list of standard avatars on the same page.
You should choose an avatar that reflects your personality, or one that you simply enjoy.
Please keep in mind that your avatar may be one of the first things people notice, as opposed to the words you post.
Part 3: Custom titles
You may notice that other users have custom titles underneath their avatars. Well where's yours? You can write in a custom title on your profile editing page under the personal information section in the personal text text box. There are other custom titles that can only be added by an administrator, but they wil not be given to everyone, as they are placed over your rank.
Part 4: Rank
Your rank is basically an embodiment of your post count. The more posts you have, the higher up your ranking. I've based the ranking system off of the life of a Tater Tot, meaning you will start out as frozen earth, which no potato may be planted in, up to the highest rank of Golden Brown. If you have a custom title, your rank will not show.
Part 5: Karma
Karma is another ranking system that is affected by other users. If another user likes what you have posted or if you like what someone else has posted, you can click the button titled "Exalt" to give them a +1 to their karma. If someone has posted absolute crap and you hate them with the passion of a thousand suns for having posted it, you can click "Smite" to bring their karma down by one.
Part 6: Skins
The default forum colors here at The Playhouse are rather bland, so why not switch to one of the skins we have available? To switch the skin, go and modify your profile and there will be a dropdown menu allowing you to select which skin you want.
I'll be updating this regularly. My Internet is acting up, so for now this will remain incomplete.
-Tater
Well worry no more! This guide will tell you how to get yourself fully equipped for maximum awesomeness.
PART 1: PROFILES
Your profile is where you go to edit your avatar, signature, and contact info.
To do this, simply click on your name to get to your profile, and then click modify profile. This will bring you to the page where you can paste the image location of your avatar if it is on the web, and create a signature to be displayed beneath every one of your posts.
You can also input your aim or msn contact information, as well as update your email address.
If you signed up using a name other than what you would like others to see, you can change your display name on this same page. CHANGING YOUR DISPLAY NAME DOES NOT CHANGE YOUR LOG IN NAME. YOU WILL STILL USE YOUR ORIGINAL NAME TO SIGN IN.
Part 2: Your Avatar and You
Your avatar is the image that will be displayed underneath your name and rank/custom title. (You will be given a custom title if you are deemed worthy of one) Your avatar can either be taken anywhere from the Internet by inserting the image location in the appropriate box on your profile modification page, or it may be chosen from the list of standard avatars on the same page.
You should choose an avatar that reflects your personality, or one that you simply enjoy.
Please keep in mind that your avatar may be one of the first things people notice, as opposed to the words you post.
Part 3: Custom titles
You may notice that other users have custom titles underneath their avatars. Well where's yours? You can write in a custom title on your profile editing page under the personal information section in the personal text text box. There are other custom titles that can only be added by an administrator, but they wil not be given to everyone, as they are placed over your rank.
Part 4: Rank
Your rank is basically an embodiment of your post count. The more posts you have, the higher up your ranking. I've based the ranking system off of the life of a Tater Tot, meaning you will start out as frozen earth, which no potato may be planted in, up to the highest rank of Golden Brown. If you have a custom title, your rank will not show.
Part 5: Karma
Karma is another ranking system that is affected by other users. If another user likes what you have posted or if you like what someone else has posted, you can click the button titled "Exalt" to give them a +1 to their karma. If someone has posted absolute crap and you hate them with the passion of a thousand suns for having posted it, you can click "Smite" to bring their karma down by one.
Part 6: Skins
The default forum colors here at The Playhouse are rather bland, so why not switch to one of the skins we have available? To switch the skin, go and modify your profile and there will be a dropdown menu allowing you to select which skin you want.
I'll be updating this regularly. My Internet is acting up, so for now this will remain incomplete.
-Tater