Nope. As a visitor you can see everything on the site, but to participate on the forums or to add content items, like adding an item to the calendar, submitting an article or a sharing a link with the rest of us, you must register. This is really just to keep out the riff raff and the spammers. We will only ask for your name and a valid email.
Not currently. However, there is some discussion about the possibility of a nominal, yearly fee to help Steve and Terry cover any costs and raise money for future events. But, please remember, we are a non-profit organization, dedicated to our members, so any money collected will be re-invested back into the community.
No worries. We'll let you know if we ever go there.
Not everybody will need to, however, if you would like to add events, please send a note to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I will add your name to the list. Then, once you have done that and once you have logged in, you should see a little "plus sign" like this "+" if you hover over the date on the calendar. You should also see a link below the calendar that says "Add an event". If you click on either of those, it should open an editor that will allow you to manage the date and time of the event and add the specifics about your event, any links to other websites or Google maps, etc. It should only allow each user to input and update their events, so you can only manage your events. (although the administrators of the site can go in there and fix things up, if needed.)
Once the editor is open:
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First, login. Then go to the forum main page by clicking on the "Forum" menu item on the Global Nav to the left. In the top box, you will see a welcome message. Right below this are five options. Select "My Profile". From here, you may be taken to a profile page that asks for information such as address and things like AIM address if you have one. It is NOT necessary to share any more information than you are comfortable in sharing. You can simply go the bottom and select the Enter or Cancel button. You should be taken directly to the profile page. Here you should see the active Avatar that is associated with your account in the upper right corner. You should be able to edit the Avatar from here. You can select from one of the Avatar images already on the site, or select an image from you hard drive. The image will be scrunched to 100x100 so you should choose one that will fit OK into this small little space.
PLEASE NOTE: Watch the top for messages. It is possible that you may have to do things like agree to the terms of the site before you will be allowed to upload a new Avatar.
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Absolutely! Once you are logged in, look to the right sidebar on the Home Page, near the bottom. You should see another menu titled "Member Menu". On this menu you can access your profile details, submit an article, submit a link and logout. Click on the submit an article option and an editor should open. From here, select your title for the article, then just start typing in the main text area. This should work like any other text editor. You can highlight or bold the text, change the color, add a link, upload an image, etc.
Once you are finished and are happy with what you wish to submit, you will have several options below. You can leave the "Section" and "Category" as "uncategorized". Next, make sure the "Published" and "Show on Front page" buttons are clicked to "Yes". The click on the "Save" button at the bottom. Once saved your article will be submitted to the Moderators of the site for approval. Once someone reads and approves the content, it will be placed at the top of the main page. We do this to ensure that internet dregs won't sign up just to share their Viagra message with us and that the topic is appropriate for all users.
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Well, of course! The instructions are very similar to the answer just above about adding an article. Except, on the "Member Menu" you select the "Submit a Web Link" option. Simply add your Title, select from the available categories, add the URL in the space indicated and provide a description, if you'd like. If you select the Yes button under the Published section, the link will be immediately published. If you leave the No option selected, the administrators of the site can look at it and push it live. That's it.
BTW... if you are an internet idiot drone and you are trying to add traffic to your site, please refrain, I will simply delete your link and your profile and access to the site, as soon as its discovered and our users are smarter than average internet bear any way... we're not going to click on your link to begin with, so you are wasting your time. (get a real job!)
Also, if you think that we should add additional categories, let us know and we'll add as many as necessary.
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