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Registration & Login

Why do I need to register?

In order to take advantage of all the features offered by TedNugent.com, such as setting your own avatar, tracking post counts, emailing users, private messages, access private forums, ect. you will need to have an account. It only takes a few seconds to register, and don?t worry, we?ll never or trade your personal information.

How do I register?

To create an account you will need to visit the registration page and complete the form for creating a new account. Here you will specify details such as your login name, email address and password.

I have a username and password, how do I login?

After successfully registering you should have a username and password. You can then visit the login page and enter your password and the email address used to create your account to login.

I already logged in, why do I get logged off automatically?

If you do not check the "Remember Me" option you will be automatically logged off after about 20 minutes of inactivty. If you would like the site to always log you in automatically, please check the "Remember Me" checkbox.

I forgot my password.

If you forgot your password you can visit the Forget Your Password page and request that a password reset email be sent to you. This email will contain a link that will let you reset your password.

What if I?ve registered but still cannot login?

If you?ve registered and can?t login, check to ensure you have a valid email address and password. If you are sure the username and password are valid, but still can?t login, please contact help@tednugent.com.

I?ve logged in before, but now can?t login?

First check to ensure that you?re entering the correct email address and password. If you still can?t login, please contact help@tednugent.com for further assistance.

User Profile & Settings

What is a profile?

A profile is information about your account that controls how you view information within TedNugent.com. This includes details about posts you?ve contributed to, personal information you wish to share such as your web address or blog address, as well as settings that control how you interact with the TedNugent.com community such as: themes, time zone and many other settings.

Why do I want to set my time zone?

Setting your time zone will enable TedNugent.com to display all dates and time relative to your time zone.

How do I set my signature?

A signature is a message that appears at the end of any posts you make in the forums. You can edit your signature from the profile page. This signature will then appear at the bottom of any messages you post.

What is an avatar?

An avatar is a feature of the forums that allows for an image to be displayed along with your posts.

How do I set my avatar?

Go into your profile and click on the tab marked "Avatar." The TedNugent.com Forums do NOT come with preloaded avatars. You will need to use an image that is saved to your computer. To add this image, click on the "Browse" button and locate the image you want to use as your avatar. Then click on "Update" and "Save Changes." It will take a few minutes for your avatar to appear. You will also need to enable your avatar for it to be displayed with your posts.

How do I set the date format?

The date format used to display any date information can be configured from your profile.

How do I turn off email tracking?

Email tracking is a feature that will send emails to you when messages that you are subscribed to change. You can turn off all email tracking globally from your profile.

What are the other icons/avatars that show up next to users?

There are many different icons that can show up next to usernames in the forums. Common examples are administrators, moderators, or top posters. Other images may be displayed based on groups the user belongs to.

Why am I required to login to post, view members, or email other users?

This is primarily to protect the privacy of users who have shared their information or to prevent unwanted/unsolicited emails.

Privacy & Security

How do I change my password?

Once logged in you can change your password from your profile page.

How do I change my username?

You cannot change your username.

How do I change my email address?

Once logged in, you can change your private email address from your profile page.

What profile settings are required?

The only profile setting that is required is your private email address. This is the email address that is used when you subscribe to the forums and when a forgotten username/password is emailed. The private email address is never shared or displayed publicly. If you wish to share an email address publicly, use the public email address field. The remainder of the profile settings is optional.

What if I don?t want my name displayed in the member lists?

You can set the option in your profile and your name will not appear in any member listings, including the listing of who is online.

Navigation

What is a forum group?

A forum group is a top level grouping of related forums. A forum group contains 1 or more forums.

What is a forum?

A forum is a grouping of related threads of discussion. A forum contains 0 or more threads and 0 or more sub-forums.

What is a thread?

A thread is a grouping of related posts. A thread contains one or more posts. The first post becomes the thread and replies to the original post increment details on the thread, such as the reply count or last post.

What do the thread icons mean?

Thread Icon Legend

Topic with posts you have not read.
Topic with posts you have read.
Popular topic with posts you have not read. A topic becomes popular after a certain number of views and posts.
Popular topic with posts you have read. A topic becomes popular after a certain number of views and posts.
Announcement you have not read
Announcement you have read
A pinned topic with posts you have not read. Pinned topics are displayed before other topics until they become unpinned.
A pinned topic with posts you have read. Pinned topics are displayed before other topics until they become unpinned.
A pinned popular topic with posts you have not read. A pinned topic with enough views or replies to become popular.
A pinned popular topic with posts you have read. A pinned topic with enough views or replies to become popular.
A locked topic with posts you have not read. Locked topics do not allow replies.
A locked topic with posts you have read. Locked topics do not allow replies.

How come when I view a forum I don?t see any threads/posts?

A forum may not display any threads if there are no threads in the forum or if filters on the forms have been applied and no threads match the filter. An example of a filter is filtering to display threads newer than a certain date, such as threads new in the past two weeks.

What are the different icons next to threads?

The icons next to threads when viewing a forum indicate different status. You can move your mouse cursor over these icons to see what the different status / types of threads are.

What is an announcement thread?

An announcement is a special post type that is always displayed at the top of a forum for a configured amount of time. The purpose of an announcement is to increase the visibility of certain topics. An example of an announcement would be a post letting people know that TedNugent.com will be down for an hour or two for maintenance.

What is a sticky thread?

A sticky topic is a special post that causes a post to sort to the top of a forum for a specified amount of time. A sticky topic is similar to an announcement, whereas an announcement is displayed separate from other threads and usually does not allow replies. An example of a sticky topic is would be the release of a new TedNugent.com album.

What is a locked thread?

A locked thread is a special post that does not allow replies. Once a user locks a post or an administrator/moderator locks a thread, no more posts are allowed.

Can I sort threads when viewing a forum?

Yes, you can sort threads when viewing a forum by Author, Replies, Views, and Last Post. The default sort for a forum is to display the newest threads first (Last Post descending). To sort, simply click on the options button at the bottom of the screen and select your desired sort order and click "Apply."

What is the ?XML? icon at the bottom of a forum?

The XML icon is linked to the RSS feed for the forum. RSS is used to allow other applications to subscribe to a forum's posts.

What is the red/green icon next to a user?s name when viewing a post?

This icon indicates the user?s online status. A green icon means the user has been active recently (usually within the last 15 minutes). A red icon means the user has not recently been active. You can hover your mouse over this icon to see details about the user?s past activity.

I can?t access a forum I know exists.

If you are attempting to access a forum that you have visited before, but now receive an ?unknown forum? error there are two likely causes. The first cause is that the forum you are attempting to access is private and you are not signed in. The second cause is that the forum has been removed.

Posting

Can I use HTML?

Yes and no. You cannot type HTML directly into the editor. If you are using Internet Explorer, the default editor for creating new posts will be a Rich Text Editor that will automatically format posts using HTML. If you post with a browser other than Internet Explorer, a standard HTML textbox is used and BBCode can be used to mark-up posts.

What is BBCode?

BBCode is a special syntax for formatting plain text posts.

What are emoticons?

Emoticons are graphical elements that can be added within the body of a post to add emotions to the post, for example, to show how much fun you had at the last TedNugent.com concert.

How do I post a new message to a forum?

You can post a new message to a forum in several ways. When viewing a forum you should see an image button reading "new topic." Clicking on this image button will take you to a form for posting a message (if you are already logged) or will take you to the login page if you aren't yet logged in. If you do not see the "new topic" image button you may not have enough permissions ? even after logging in ? to post a message to the forum even though you are allowed to view the forum.

How do I reply to an existing post?

You can reply to an existing post using either the "reply" or "quote" image buttons displayed with the post. If you do not see the "reply" or "quote" image buttons when viewing a post you either do not have permissions to reply or the post may not allow replies.

How do I edit my posts?

You will see an "edit" image button next to posts you have made. Clicking on this image button will allow you to edit your post.

Why does my post contain words replaced with ***?

TedNugent.com does use a word filter. When word filters are enabled, certain words that are deemed to be offensive are filtered and replaced with the ?*? character.

Private Messages

What is a Private Message?

A private message is like email within the TedNugent.com community. You can send a private message to other site members that is visible only to them. No private information, such as the user's email address, is ever disclosed.