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Watched Threads and Posts - Subscriptions You can set up alerts and subscription notices via email to your favorite threads via your profile settings or by clicking the "watch" link from an open thread. To locate your watched topics, click on the upper nav bar options to find watched threads...

User titles that display below your username reflect your post count Aquarium Advice Newbie Aquarium Advice Apprentice - 10 posts Aquarium Advice Regular -50 posts Aquarium Advice Activist - 100 posts Aquarium Advice Freak - 200 posts Aquarium Advice FINatic - 500 posts Aquarium Advice Addict -...

Bookmarks Clicking the bookmark icon on a post will instantly bookmark that content (saved in your profile) so you can find it later. You can find all bookmarked content in your account details (look for the bookmark menu item over on the left). Occasionally you might want to add some...

Embedded video. You can add video links from YouTube and they will render in the post

Following and ignoring - peacekeeping made easy There is a function to ignore posts (you will not see them) made by specific members or follow posts made by a member. To ignore a member click on their username next to a post or in the member list to pull up the profile card. You will find a...

How to search the forum In the top right corner of the board, you'll find the search icon. You can search for content by subject or posted by a specific member. When searching for content, you can search by keywords in the text of a post or in the thread title only. The advanced search (direct...

Forum Site team (Moderators & Admins) and reporting trouble The staff of the Forum consists of a team of volunteers. Their job is to keep the forums running smoothly by assisting members and if needed, enforcing the rules of the forums. The moderators may warn, suspend or even ban a member who...

Reactions and Alerts You can alert another member to a post (e.g. if you are asking them a direct question in a discussion) by incorporating the @ sign into your own post followed by their username. They will get a notification of the alert along with a link to find your post. Reaction options...

Messaging/Conversation System And Profile Posts You can communicate with other forum members outside of the normal posting area via Direct Conversation/ Messaging. Conversation system is a discussion between you and the person you send it to, but does not post publicly. Profile Posts left on...

Customize your account: avatar, banner & signature An avatar is the little picture displayed below your username in the profile box on the left side of every post. You may upload your own custom avatar. Avatars display at 100 x 100 pixels but you can load a larger image and it will be resized...

Mobile Viewing & Font Size, Width Mobile viewing: The forum can be used on a mobile device. No app is required, the view will adapt to your screen size but many of the usual tools will be located under menus. Look for the "hamburger" menu in the upper left corner to find most of the needed menu...

How to add photos to a post Click reply and add your reply text. Scroll down to the bottom of the reply editor to find the "attach files" option. (note you can also use the insert image tool at the top of your post box) Click and a separate window will pop up that allows you to "browse" files...

About Draft Posts Partially completed posts can be saved as drafts. You can find the tools to manage drafts in the reply editor on the right side. Expand the 3 vertical dots to reveal this tool. You can retrieve your draft for up to 24 hours and complete it before posting your reply. Some...

Using the Multi-quote button The Multi-quote option allows you to insert quoted text from several posters into a single reply editor. Click the multi-quote icon on each post you want to insert into your reply and then click "insert quote" at the bottom of the reply box. All the posts will be...

How to post a reply and how to Quote another post in your response. To reply to an already existing thread: Log into our site. Open the thread you want to reply to. In the bottom right-hand side of the post you want to respond to, click on the Reply link. A text editor box should appear. The...