Here are a couple of links and hints to find your way around. Any questions or comments can be PMed to me or posted on the thread.
If you have any questions or things you think should be addressed here, just tell me and I'll add them!
Table of contents: (Just use Ctrl F to open the Search box, type in the name of the section you want and--Voila!--the page'll scroll to that area)
- 1. Basic Rules
2. Ranks
3. Search
4. Avatars and Signatures
5. Forks-Casts
6. Twilight Fanfiction and Fanart
7. Request a Topic
8. Private Messages
9. Friends and Foes
1. Basic Rules
- a) Double-posting (posting twice in a row even if you wanted to add something later) is not allowed and neither are one-word posts. To avoid double-posting when you want to add something else, just click the link at the top-right corner of your post that says Edit and you'll be able to edit your post.
b) IM/Chat like posts same. If you want to chat, PM the person.
c) I suggest you don't quote everyone above you and reply with one sentence. If you need quotes, trim off all the unnecessary parts.
d) Post according to the topic. Off-topic posts contribute nothing and will only result in a friendly reminder/warning by the moderators.
e) Very important, don't post just for the sake of posting. The moderators and other posters hate it and your posts will just be deleted anyway. Not worth it.
2. Ranks
Ranks are titles under your avatar. The first one is Settled in Forks and they change as your post count increases (Here’s where the above rule to not post just for your rank to change comes in). There are also Special Ranks awarded to Lexiconers who have stood out in some positive aspect (like mine--I'm special *teehee*). Don’t ask for a Special Rank; you won’t get it and you’ll just annoy Pel and Alphie.
3. Search
Wonderful, wonderful object. The Search software is excellent on these boards. This thread provides some excellent tips, courtesy of the brilliant Mayde.
4. Avatars and Signatures
There are strict rules concerning these. Avatars must be 100x100 pixels and the signatures (not banners--this means the ENTIRE signature box) must be 200 pixels high. Or 2in by 2in and 2 inches high.
Avatars can be put up by going to the User Control Panel, Profile, Edit Avatar. Just type in the URL of the image and you're set. For signatures, follow the processes below.
- a) How do you stick an image in the signature box?
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[IMG]http://URLofimage[/IMG]- Code: Select all
[url=http://URLofsite][IMG]http://URLimage[/IMG][/url]- Code: Select all
[url=http://URLoflink]Words you want to be the link[/url]
It's also easier if the image has been uploaded to a website like Photobucket. There, the formatting is already done for you. Just copy and paste.
b) How do you make an image into a hyperlink?
c). How do you make words into a hyperlink?
You can also request avatars or banners here. It's called Vesperarium. To view the galleries, you must register, but there are some really talented artists there.
5. Forks-Casts
These are the Twilight Lexicon podcasts. Excellent to learn more info about the books, know a bit more about our administrators or just a good laugh.
6. Twilight Fanfiction and Fanart
This is an exclusive archive managed by Pel that houses some of the best Twilight fanfiction and fanart (I’m on here!). All the stories here in-canon (with the exception of the Alternate Universe section which is excellent, by the way), with good plot and excellent characterization. The art is simply beautiful. A definite must see.
7. Request a Topic
From the large amount of new members, the admins disabled creating new topics by regular posters to control the amount of topics being created and keep them from being repeated. If you have an idea for a thread and have already searched for it and found none like it, then go here and make a new post with the thread you'd like created.
8. Private Messages
To send a private message, you can either click the link under the person's post that says "Private Message" or go to their profile where the link will be to the right. Once you click it, a new page opens where you just type in a subject in the subject line, your message in the body then click send just as you would typing a post.
You can also access your inbox by clicking the link to the top of every page that says "0 (1, 2, 3, etc) new messages". Once there, click on New Post near the bottom and the page opens to send a PM. Just type in the person's username* and subject and text and you're done!
*If you're not sure of the username, click Find a Username in the new PM page. If you were unsure of my name, you could type Alcy* and a scroll-down list of names beginning with those four letter would come up or *one and names ending with those letters come up. Then, just click the name of the person it is you want and the name will immediately appear as the receiver in the new PM page. This can also be used in Search when looking for someone.
9. Friends and Foes
The Friends area of the User Control Panel allows you to easily communicate with your friends. A link to their profile will be provided so you can easily check if they are online, PM them, etc.
The Foes sections handle all the people you really detest. Using me as an example (though why people would not like me is beyond me--by the way, Aro pwns Edward. Always.), you were insulted by my (mostly)tongue-in-cheek ) style of posting and you don't want to see anymore of my posts. Just add me to the Foes list and all my posts will be hidden. You can click on them to reveal them, but, by default you won't be seeing much of me.
