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Starting a New Discussion Thread
Click on the forum that you want to post in. Then at the top right there is a button titled "Post New Thread." Add in your title to your thread e.g., "Hello I'm new." Then type into the box underneath. When you are done with your message and want to publish it, click on the "Create Thread" button. Be sure you are posting in the proper forum.
Replying to a Post
At the bottom of the page there is a "Post Reply" box where you can type a message, add media, pictures, and other options. Click on the "Post Reply" button underneath when you're done.
Searching for New Threads/Discussions and Posts
To look for new posts that you have not read through yet the quickest way to do this is to click on the "Forums" tab at the top left then click on the "What's New" tab. The other way to look for new threads is to go to the forum that you are interested from the main forums page and click on that. Then all the threads that you have not read yet will show up in bold and if you have posted in a thread your avatar will show up as a very small avatar over the thread icon.
Alternately: Click on the search box (top right of site) > in drop down, click "MORE" (bottom right of dropdown) > On advanced search page you can select the "Threads & Posts" tab > enter your keywords > Click Search. The direct link to advanced search is here: https://www.namepros.com/search/
Links to Threads
See our Threads help guide.
Reporting a Post
There may come a time when you feel the need to report a post to the staff for example; abuse, spam or trolling. To do this just click on the "Report" which is to be found at the bottom of the post in question. This will bring up a popup box. Then just fill in your reasons for reporting the post and click on "Report Post" button. The staff will receive your report and handle the situation from there.
Uploading Media Files Like YouTube
When you post in a thread you have the ability to upload media files from places such as You Tube. To do this you will find a small film reel icon in the post reply section. Just click on this and it will open up a pop up and enter the URL into the space provided and click on "Embed".
Uploading a Picture to a Post
There are a few different ways of uploading a picture to a post. To upload a picture from the internet just click on the small tree picture icon. This will bring up a pop up where you can insert your link to your image, then click on "Insert".
OR
To upload a picture from your computer click on "Upload a File" to the right just below the post bit. This brings up a pop up where you can click "Choose File" and browse your own computer for the picture you want. Once uploaded you can choose whether the Thumbnail size or Full Image in the post. Then click "Post Reply." Note that the picture will be automatically resized to fit the post space if needed. Please try not to upload anything larger than 650px x 650px
Quoting a Post or Multiple Posts
Quoting a post is as easy as everything else is to do on the forums. All you need to do is to go to the post you want to quote and click on the Reply text at the bottom right of the post. If you want to quote multiple posts just click on the Reply for every post you want to quote.
Your Profile
To get to your profile, firstly click on your name at the top right to bring down your preferences. Then click on your name. This will take you to your profile page... Here you can see everything from who is following you to your status updates.
Your Account Preferences
To get to your preferences then just hover on your name in the top right and then click Preferences. From here you can change everything from your personal details to your alert preferences. Just click on the tab on the left to take you to that page of options. It is worth going through them from top to bottom to amend or check them on a regular basis.
Change Your Username
See the Username Changes thread.
Privacy Settings
Everyone should take the time out to check and set their privacy settings on any forum. On Savannah cat Chat this is very easy to do. Just hover over your name at the top then select Privacy. Here you can do anything from showing your online status to who can view your profile page. Just select the section you want to change and click on the selection you want then click save at the bottom.
Watched Threads
You have the option to watch any thread you like and to receive emails when there are new posts in that thread also. To do this go to the thread you want to watch and click on Watch Thread in the top right of the thread. You will get this pop up asking if you want to receive email notifications if someone posts in that thread from now onwards. To view all your watched threads just simply go to your Name at the top of the page and click on watched threads. This will take you to a page that will show your watched threads if they have new posts in them. To view that thread just click on it.
Uploading Avatars
To upload an avatar go to the top of the page to your name and hover the mouse over it so you get a drop down box appear with a list of functions, click on Avatar. In the first box you can upload your chosen picture to become your avatar from your computer and it is recommended that it is at least 200x200 pixels. Click on "Choose File" and select an image to use. Then click on "Okay" at the bottom.
OR
You can use Gravatar. Gravatar is an image that is classed as a social avatar and can be used in many different places. You have to be a member at gravatar.com and upload your pictures there. Click on "Use a Gravatar" then fill in your email address and click "Test" then "Okay". Uploading the gravatar will auto resize it to the size NamePros needs. Uploading the avatar will auto resize, but gives you the option to crop the avatar. In the avatar editor there's a preview of your uploaded avatar, you can move the mouse around here to refocus the square.
Signatures
A signature is text or images or both that a member will have show up underneath very post they make. To get a signature you need to first decide what you are going to use and find out if you have permission to use it. Then go to your name at the top right and hover over it, then click on signature. This will take you to the box where you can add in a signature. It's advised to click preview before save to make sure you have it the way you want it first. Then click save. NOTE: Signatures are NOT available to new members and must be earned with quality thread/post contribution and time as a member.
Status Updates
A status update is a little piece of information about you like how your feeling or what you are doing much like Facebook or Twitter. You can Update your status 2 ways, either by hovering over your name at the top right and filling in your status at the bottom of this box or by going to your profile and adding in a comment there. Your status update will show on your profile and also on your profile card. On a members profile you can also comment on someone’s status update by clicking on the comment text just right of their status.
Following People
Want to keep an eye on what your friends are doing? Well that's easy, you just simply follow them. You can "Follow" people on NamePros very easily. Simply click on their avatar to bring up their profile card and click on follow.
DM (Direct Messaging) / Conversations
A personal conversation is like a direct thread/discussion viewable to only those invited to join the conversation. You can invite people at any stage in the conversation. You can invite up to 5 members to participate in the conversation. If there is a response to a conversation or you have been invited into one then you will get an alert in your inbox at the top right of the page.
Your News Feed is simply a view of what your followed friends are posting, liking and doing. You can get to this through your account. Just hover over your name at the top right of the page and click on New Feed. SO, here you can follow what your friends are doing and also you can choose to hide them from the news feed by clicking on the hide button on the right of their feed.
Common Abbreviations Used In Online Discussion
Click on the forum that you want to post in. Then at the top right there is a button titled "Post New Thread." Add in your title to your thread e.g., "Hello I'm new." Then type into the box underneath. When you are done with your message and want to publish it, click on the "Create Thread" button. Be sure you are posting in the proper forum.
Replying to a Post
At the bottom of the page there is a "Post Reply" box where you can type a message, add media, pictures, and other options. Click on the "Post Reply" button underneath when you're done.
Searching for New Threads/Discussions and Posts
To look for new posts that you have not read through yet the quickest way to do this is to click on the "Forums" tab at the top left then click on the "What's New" tab. The other way to look for new threads is to go to the forum that you are interested from the main forums page and click on that. Then all the threads that you have not read yet will show up in bold and if you have posted in a thread your avatar will show up as a very small avatar over the thread icon.
Alternately: Click on the search box (top right of site) > in drop down, click "MORE" (bottom right of dropdown) > On advanced search page you can select the "Threads & Posts" tab > enter your keywords > Click Search. The direct link to advanced search is here: https://www.namepros.com/search/
Links to Threads
See our Threads help guide.
Reporting a Post
There may come a time when you feel the need to report a post to the staff for example; abuse, spam or trolling. To do this just click on the "Report" which is to be found at the bottom of the post in question. This will bring up a popup box. Then just fill in your reasons for reporting the post and click on "Report Post" button. The staff will receive your report and handle the situation from there.
Uploading Media Files Like YouTube
When you post in a thread you have the ability to upload media files from places such as You Tube. To do this you will find a small film reel icon in the post reply section. Just click on this and it will open up a pop up and enter the URL into the space provided and click on "Embed".
Uploading a Picture to a Post
There are a few different ways of uploading a picture to a post. To upload a picture from the internet just click on the small tree picture icon. This will bring up a pop up where you can insert your link to your image, then click on "Insert".
OR
To upload a picture from your computer click on "Upload a File" to the right just below the post bit. This brings up a pop up where you can click "Choose File" and browse your own computer for the picture you want. Once uploaded you can choose whether the Thumbnail size or Full Image in the post. Then click "Post Reply." Note that the picture will be automatically resized to fit the post space if needed. Please try not to upload anything larger than 650px x 650px
Quoting a Post or Multiple Posts
Quoting a post is as easy as everything else is to do on the forums. All you need to do is to go to the post you want to quote and click on the Reply text at the bottom right of the post. If you want to quote multiple posts just click on the Reply for every post you want to quote.
Your Profile
To get to your profile, firstly click on your name at the top right to bring down your preferences. Then click on your name. This will take you to your profile page... Here you can see everything from who is following you to your status updates.
Your Account Preferences
To get to your preferences then just hover on your name in the top right and then click Preferences. From here you can change everything from your personal details to your alert preferences. Just click on the tab on the left to take you to that page of options. It is worth going through them from top to bottom to amend or check them on a regular basis.
Change Your Username
See the Username Changes thread.
Privacy Settings
Everyone should take the time out to check and set their privacy settings on any forum. On Savannah cat Chat this is very easy to do. Just hover over your name at the top then select Privacy. Here you can do anything from showing your online status to who can view your profile page. Just select the section you want to change and click on the selection you want then click save at the bottom.
Watched Threads
You have the option to watch any thread you like and to receive emails when there are new posts in that thread also. To do this go to the thread you want to watch and click on Watch Thread in the top right of the thread. You will get this pop up asking if you want to receive email notifications if someone posts in that thread from now onwards. To view all your watched threads just simply go to your Name at the top of the page and click on watched threads. This will take you to a page that will show your watched threads if they have new posts in them. To view that thread just click on it.
Uploading Avatars
To upload an avatar go to the top of the page to your name and hover the mouse over it so you get a drop down box appear with a list of functions, click on Avatar. In the first box you can upload your chosen picture to become your avatar from your computer and it is recommended that it is at least 200x200 pixels. Click on "Choose File" and select an image to use. Then click on "Okay" at the bottom.
OR
You can use Gravatar. Gravatar is an image that is classed as a social avatar and can be used in many different places. You have to be a member at gravatar.com and upload your pictures there. Click on "Use a Gravatar" then fill in your email address and click "Test" then "Okay". Uploading the gravatar will auto resize it to the size NamePros needs. Uploading the avatar will auto resize, but gives you the option to crop the avatar. In the avatar editor there's a preview of your uploaded avatar, you can move the mouse around here to refocus the square.
Signatures
A signature is text or images or both that a member will have show up underneath very post they make. To get a signature you need to first decide what you are going to use and find out if you have permission to use it. Then go to your name at the top right and hover over it, then click on signature. This will take you to the box where you can add in a signature. It's advised to click preview before save to make sure you have it the way you want it first. Then click save. NOTE: Signatures are NOT available to new members and must be earned with quality thread/post contribution and time as a member.
Status Updates
A status update is a little piece of information about you like how your feeling or what you are doing much like Facebook or Twitter. You can Update your status 2 ways, either by hovering over your name at the top right and filling in your status at the bottom of this box or by going to your profile and adding in a comment there. Your status update will show on your profile and also on your profile card. On a members profile you can also comment on someone’s status update by clicking on the comment text just right of their status.
Following People
Want to keep an eye on what your friends are doing? Well that's easy, you just simply follow them. You can "Follow" people on NamePros very easily. Simply click on their avatar to bring up their profile card and click on follow.
DM (Direct Messaging) / Conversations
A personal conversation is like a direct thread/discussion viewable to only those invited to join the conversation. You can invite people at any stage in the conversation. You can invite up to 5 members to participate in the conversation. If there is a response to a conversation or you have been invited into one then you will get an alert in your inbox at the top right of the page.
- To start a new conversation: hover over your name at the top right of the page then click on preferences. Then this will take you to your preferences page where you can click on start new conversation. Alternately: To start a direct message ("conversation") from in a thread, Click the users avatar or username, then in the popup click "Start Conversation".
- To respond to a conversation: you will get an alert in your inbox next to your name top right of the page, Click on the conversation, You can then reply using the box at the bottom which will have your avatar next to it much like a normal post.
- Inviting Others: To invite more people into the conversation just click "Add More People" at the bottom of the Conversation Participants to the right of the page. You will get a pop up where you can add in more members. It is worth noting that when added the new participants can view the conversation that happened before they were added.
- Leave a Conversation: Once you are done with the conversation and wish to leave just click on the Leave Conversation text at the top right of the conversation. This will bring up a pop up asking if you still want to be informed of future conversation in that particular personal conversation.
Update: The "Leave conversation" functionality has been replaced with a "Mute" option.
Your News Feed is simply a view of what your followed friends are posting, liking and doing. You can get to this through your account. Just hover over your name at the top right of the page and click on New Feed. SO, here you can follow what your friends are doing and also you can choose to hide them from the news feed by clicking on the hide button on the right of their feed.
Common Abbreviations Used In Online Discussion
- ADDY - Address
- AFAIK - As Far as I know
- ASL - |Age Sex Location
- AFK - Away From Keyboard
- ASAP - As Soon As Possible
- ATM - At The Moment
- B4 - Before
- BRB - Be Right Back
- BBFN - Bye Bye For Now
- BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit
- BBL - Be Back Later
- BBS - Bulletin Board System
- BF - Boyfriend
- CSS - Cascading Style Sheet
- DL - DownLoad
- DM - Direct Message / Direct Messaging
- DND - Do Not Disturb
- DOB - Date Of Birth
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
- G2G - Got To Go
- GF - GirlFriend
- IE - Internet Explorer
- IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
- IMO - In My Opinion
- IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
- IRC - Internet Relay Chat
- JK - Just Kidding
- K - Okay
- KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
- L8R - Later
- LOL - Laugh Out Loud
- LMAO - Laughing My Arse Off
- NDA - Non Disclosure Agreement
- OMG - Oh My God
- OT - Off Topic
- OP - Original poster
- PLS - Please
- PM - Private Message
- ROFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- RPG - Role Playing Game
- TBH - To Be Honest
- TC - Take Care
- TY - Thank You
- WB - Welcome Back
