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No Spam. Spamming can be defined as either posting multiple times about the same thing or starting multiple topics about the same thing. There are other actions that are considered spamming such as constantly posting off-topic as well as providing links that have nothing to do with the forum at hand. Spam will be deleted without warning.
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Stay on-topic. There will be some leniency on this, and we don't mind if you bring in another idea or two, but stay focused. If you think it's a good enough topic, start a new thread about it. This also prevents losing a good idea in a thread about another topic. Threads that wander off-topic will be closed and/or trimmed or moved to its appropriate forum.
This is not a phone. Conversations are for the telephone, IRC, etc., not for this message board. For example few want to hear about you meeting with a friend for pizza in the 13 page thread.
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Thread length house rule. We will close threads once they reach a certain length. We want our database engine to run as smooth as possible and long threads will slow down our search engine. These threads will be closed, but feel free to start a new thread if you feel that the previous one didn't address the issue properly. This is not to censor certain topics but to make the reading of a thread easier.
We, USBA.net staff or official Moderators, reserve the right to edit, delete, or ban any content found on these sites without warning.
We also reserve the right to modify these rules without warning
Please treat all other participants in the forum with respect. Do not use the forum to threaten, harass, stalk, or abuse other users.
Do not impersonate a USBA.net staff member, agent, manager, host, or another user.
Do not use the forum to spam others. Spam includes sending identical and irrelevant or unsolicited submissions to many different users, and includes misrepresenting the source of anything you post.
USBA.net does not allow behaviour or content related to illegal activities. Do not use the forum to publish, post, or distribute defamatory, infringing, obscene, or other illegal content, including child pornography, content promoting bestiality, incest, illegal drugs, or software piracy, or messages that amount to harassment.
Do not use the forum to link to external sites that violate these Rules of Conduct.
Do not post or promote any materials that could harm or disrupt another user's computer or would allow others to inappropriately access software or Web sites.
In addition to upholding these Rules of Conduct, you are responsible for following your local and national laws.
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Creating a Hyperlink in your message
You can easily add a hyperlink to your message. All that you need to do is type the URL (http://www.usba.net/forum/), and it will automatically be converted to a URL (http://www.usba.net/forum/)!
The trick here is to make sure you prefix your URL with the http://, https:// or file://
You can also add a mailto link to your message by typing in your e-mail address.
This Example:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Outputs this:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url] linkto [/url] tags
This Example:
[url]http://www.usba.net/forum/[/url] takes you home!
If you have a question [url="This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."]E-Mail Me[/url]
Outputs This:
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How to format text with Bold, Italic, Quote, etc..
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 isbold text.
Italic: Enclose your text with [i] and [/i] . Example: This is [i]italic[/i] text. = This is italictext.
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
Horizontal Rule: Place a horizontal line in your post with [hr] -- Example: [hr] =
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]
Example: [h1]Text[/h1] =
Text
Example: [h2]Text[/h2] =
Text
Example: [h3]Text[/h3] =
Text
Example: [h4]Text[/h4] =
Text
Example: [h5]Text[/h5] =
Text
Example: [h6]Text[/h6] =
Text
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].
Moderators
Moderators control individual forums. They may edit, delete, or prune any posts in their forums. If you have a question about a particular forum, you should direct it to your forum moderator.
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You may delete all cookies set by these forums in selecting the "logout" button at the top of any page.
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Editing Your Posts
You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. 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. A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying when and by whom the post was edited.
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.
Editing Your Profile
Your Forum Profile is the same as your USBA.net membership profile.
To change your profile information please edit your USBA profile here:
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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.
The 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. By default, words that are censored are replaced with asterisks.
Changing a lost 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 a code e-mailed instantly to your e-mail address of record that will allow you to create a new password. Because of the Encryption that we use for your password, we cannot tell you what your password is.
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You can subscribe to an entire Category, which will notify you if there was any posts made within any topic, within any forum, within that Category.
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Each level of subscription is optional. The administrator can turn On/Off each level of subscription for each Category/Forum/Topic.
To Subscribe or Unsubscribe from any level of subscription, you can use the "My Subscriptions" link, located near the top of each page to manage your subscriptions. Or you can click on the subscribe/unsubscribe icons ( ) for that Category/Forum/Topic you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to/from.
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