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| How do I post a message in the Bulletin Board? |
| To post a message in the Bulletin Boards, click on the relevant button on the Bulletin Boards or topic screens. You need to log in before you can post a message. Back to Top |
| How do I delete posts? |
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| You can edit your own posts only. Back to Top |
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| This means that you have submitted a New Post or Topic to a Bulletin Board that requires the Alzheimer Research Forum moderator to approve your post before it is displayed to other members or the general public. The post is still available for the member who submitted the post to edit or delete during this time. Back to Top |
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| If you are using Internet Explorer 5+ (Windows only), Netscape 7.1, Mozilla 1.3+, or Mozilla Firebird 0.6.1+, you can enter your messages using a Rich Text (WYSIWYG) Editor. Back to Top |
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| Bulletin Board Codes allow you to format the messages you post in the Bulletin Boards. Bulletin Board Codes are very similar to HTML except tags are enclosed in square brackets [ and ], rather than < and >. You can also disable Bulletin Board Codes when posting a message. Click here to view Bulletin Board Codes that are available in the Bulletin Boards. Click here to view Bulletin Board Codes that are available in the Bulletin Boards. Back to Top |
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| HTML cannot be used in your posts. This is done for security reasons as malicious HTML code can be used to destroy the layout of the Bulletin Boards or even crash a Web browser when a user tries to view a post. Back to Top |
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| Closed Topics are set this way by Bulletin Boards administrators or moderators. Once a Topic is closed, you will no longer be able to post a reply in that topic or vote in a poll. Back to Top |
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