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There is an ever-raging war between the Cats of Blessedmoon, Moonfrost and the Moonshadow Pack of wolf-dogs. Which side are you on? Start your RP today and decide to fight with the Moonfrost and Blessedmoon or against them with Moonshadow dogs!
 
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How To: is designed so that everyone knows what and how things work. For those who don't even know what a forum is, this is a definite must-read. We don't want you hanging around not knowing what to do! We want you all to know exactly how a forum works, and you'll be regular experts in no time!

Okay, lets start with the basics.

To Log In: At the top menu bar, (the glowing yellow print that says: INDEX CALENDAR FAQ MEMBERS GROUPS PROFILE MESSAGES JOIN US LOGIN. (note: some may be missing) Press 'LOG IN' and you will see two typing bars: One with the word 'Username' beside it, and the other with 'Password' beside it. Type in your usename in the bar beside 'Username' and your password in the bar beside 'Password'. The click the button below that says 'Log in' and you should start logging in and seeing all the boards and the chat box. If not, then it will tell you to try typing your password again, or say the Username or password is invalid. If so, just try again and watch out for grammar mistakes! If you have done something bad, your account however, may have been deleted. Please be aware of these circumstances. To log out, press the 'LOG OUT' on the top menu bar in the glowing letters. Wink

To Post: You dont know how to make a thread? If you dont, here a few tips about how to make one. First, you go to the Index, until you see all the boards. Go to the board you want, lets say you wanted to Roleplay. Then you click on one of the roleplaying boards, lets say you clicked the 'Moonfrost Clowder' board. You will now see the sub-boards. Scroll down, and you should see some threads, and above that, a button that says 'Post New' and below all the posts, there should also be one like so:

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(It may have some more threads; this screen shot was taken at the beginning of the forum.)
You click on any one of them and it should take you to a box with smileys beside it, and the Subject box and the 'Message Body' box. You click first on the bar beside 'Subject' (step one) then the big box beside 'Message Body':

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Then, once you have posted as you wish (please remember that all members above the rank of Initiate in roleplays MUST post AT LEAST 6-8 sentances to be accepted!) Then, if you wish to Preview what your post will look like, press 'Preview' (next to Send) then you can press 'Send' (found underneath the largest box) once you see the preview, and are happy with it.

To Get Cookies: You can post! A reply to a thread= 3 cookies, creating a new thread= 5 cookies, sending a PM= 2 cookies, Making a new friend= 10 cookies. Each day you stay on the forum, you gain more cookies! 1 cookie per day! Cookies can be used to buy things for your adoptable pets, and they are also a sign of activity. However, beware. If you post too much spam or junk just to try and get cookies, you will be warned, then banned, and your posts will be deleted. If someone is spamming in PMs, you just need to quote them, and report them to a moderator. The same results: they are warned, then banned. Randomly making friends... I wouldn't suggest it. It is annoying if you don't really even know them, and if someone has made you a friend and you do not wish that, tell them to remove you, and if they do not oblige, report it to a moderator.

To Quote Someone: First you find the post that you want to quote. Let's say it said 'Whoot, party time!' then you find that post and in the posts' top right hand corner you should see a button saying 'Quote'. There is also a button with 'Multi-quote' but ignore that and click 'Quote'. It should take you to a posting page, and show the complex code of the quote. Post your message UNDERNEATH the end of the quote. This means, the quote will always have: [quote] in the front of it, and [/quote ] behind it. Make SURE You post BEHIND the [/quote ] and the quote should come out perfectly! Remember to preview to make sure you've got it right and avoid embarassments! If you didn't get it right, try redoing all the steps again.

To Modify a Post: Go to the top right corner of your selected post. It should say: 'Edit' on a glowing lime green button. Click it, and it should take you to your old post. Modify as you please, then press the button 'send' below the Message body.

To Delete a Post: If you posted something you didn't mean to or something, its okay! It does happen sometimes. Just go to the top corner of the post that you wish to delete (it must be your own) and you should see an 'X' on a limegreen glowing button. Click it, and it will ask you if you are certain about deleting your post. Press 'yes' and the post should be deleted.

To Activate the Chat: Your on your account, and you've been attacking the chat box with clicks in attempt to use it. What's wrong?! Well, you didn't log in to the chat! In the top right corner of the chat box, you should see some small bolded yellow letters: Log in. You click that, and immediately, you are logged onto our chat, and you should see a small bar below saying 'Message': and on the other side of it a button saying 'Send':

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To Send a PM: You want to send someone a private message, just between the two of you? Then you go to their profile, and click 'Contact' which is just above the information box at the right corner. Then, you scroll down a bit, and you should see Private Message: and then a the letters 'PM' in a lime green button. Click this, and you should get to a page with the option of E-mail, and PM and all other contacts.

After you do, then you should get to the PMing page. The username will already be inserted for you -- Now you just have to type the message and the Subject. Fill in the bar beside the word 'Subject' with your topic, if you don't have one leave it blank. The go to the message body (larger box) and type your message. PMs are completely private, no one else can see them.

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To Upload an Avatar: Go to the top menu bar (in glowing yellow print) and click 'Profile'. Once you get to the page with all your info, look just above the box where your profile info is and you should see some words of Signature and Avatar...etc. Click the link that says 'Avatar' and you will see your uploading options. If it is an avatar from the web, just paste the code in the 'Avatar URL' place and press 'Save'. If its from your computer, press browse and find the file name and type that you saved it as, and press 'Save.' Then you'll have an avatar!

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To Upload a Signature: Find a suitable picture for your signature. (on the web) Once you do, go to your 'Profile' in the menu bar. You should see a row of small links on top of the box containing your profile info. Click the one that says 'Signature'. Once you see the box with the word signature beside it enter the URL code with [IMG] at the beginning of it, and [/IMG ] behind it (without the space) and you press the modify button at the bottom. If you are uploading an image from your computer, you will need to get it onto tinypic.com first, then you can copy and paste the IMG code for forums and message boards, and insert it into the signature box, and press save, and then you'll have a signature!

To Adopt and Adoptable: There will be a code beneath the adoptable -- all you have to do is copy this and paste it onto your signature, and that's your adoptable! Make sure you copy the entire code and visit the FAQ if you have any problems with the more complex coding and such.
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