G R 'Scott' Cundiff
4th December 2005, 03:01 PM (15:01)
Some have asked about starting a new thread, so here are the steps.
Well, before that, let me say that you should start a new thread only if there is no thread already on the forum on that topic. If the subject is already being discussed, reply to that discussion rather than starting your own. Even if it has been weeks since that thread was started, your reply will bump it back to the top of the listings, so you don't have to worry about your comments being lost down the forum.
What if you have a topic in mind, and don't know whether or not there is already a thread on it? That's where "Search" comes in handy. Click on Search and enter any word or words that are likely to already appear in a thread on the topic. For instance, you might want to talk about bicycle's -- just type in "bicycle," the results will make it easy to see if that topic already has a thread.
So, you have checked and don't see any threads on your topic and you want to start a new one.
First, click on the forum in which you are going to start the thread.
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Now, just click on the New Thread button and enter your message.
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Just a note on new threads -- normally you can come back anytime within a day of a post and delete it, but you can't do that with a new thread. Because of that it is wise to think twice before hitting the post button on a new thread.
Well, before that, let me say that you should start a new thread only if there is no thread already on the forum on that topic. If the subject is already being discussed, reply to that discussion rather than starting your own. Even if it has been weeks since that thread was started, your reply will bump it back to the top of the listings, so you don't have to worry about your comments being lost down the forum.
What if you have a topic in mind, and don't know whether or not there is already a thread on it? That's where "Search" comes in handy. Click on Search and enter any word or words that are likely to already appear in a thread on the topic. For instance, you might want to talk about bicycle's -- just type in "bicycle," the results will make it easy to see if that topic already has a thread.
So, you have checked and don't see any threads on your topic and you want to start a new one.
First, click on the forum in which you are going to start the thread.
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Now, just click on the New Thread button and enter your message.
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Just a note on new threads -- normally you can come back anytime within a day of a post and delete it, but you can't do that with a new thread. Because of that it is wise to think twice before hitting the post button on a new thread.