General FAQ

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Is there any way to make photo uploading faster?

Yes. Large photo uploading takes time and on some occasions can even fail. To make a photo upload faster you can reduce its size using any editing software, including the default editing software available on most computers , such as MS Paint or GIMP. If you have uploaded already the photo to Picasa, Flickr or a like you can hotlink to it using the [img] button.

 

I have an informative question. Where should I post it?

The best way to get an answer to your question is to post it on the forum . We do not answer on informative questions posted through the contact us form.

 

What is the difference between the "Quick Answer" button and the "Answer" button?

The difference between the two buttons is only in the way you post your answer. Once you have posted the answer both buttons behave the same.

 

I have answered to a post but got no reply. Did the guy on the other hand got it?

While most users and guests get an email notification about replies to topic they have posted in, you can not know for sure if your answer have been read or not.

 

Why am I not getting notifications of replies to my posts? 

Most chances your notifications are disabled. You can check it out on My Pages > Update My Profile > Forum Settings > Notify Me On.

On rare occasions the notifications are going to the spam folder, check they are not there.

If you have checked those options and still don't get notifications, please contact us.

 

 What are the user ranks?

User ranks are an automatic way to rank users based upon their participation on the community. Each forum post or blog comment is granting 1 point and each blog post 5 points.

 Junior Boarder
 0-20 points
 Fresh Boarder  21-40 points
 Bronze Boarder
 41-80 points
 Silver Boarder
 81-160 points
 Gold Boarder
 161-320 points
 Platinum Boarder
 321-640 points
 Ace
 641-1280 points
 Champion
 1281-2560 points
 Master
 2561-5120 points
 Wiz
 5121-10240 points
 Guru
 10240 + points
 Moderator A user helping in maintaining the system.
 Administrator A senior Moderator.
 Veteran A veteran moderator or administrator

 

Will information I post appear on Google?

Yes. Almost any information you post is published publicly (see our privacy policy for details). Google and other search engines crawls our website and shows information they find within.

 

How can I remove information I have posted?

Users, please sign in to verify your identity, after which you can edit or edit out any post you have published on the forum or the blog, you can delete images you have posted and you can update your profile page.

Guests who have entered an email address on their forum post can edit or edit out their post after they have authenticated themselves using the information received on the authentication notification email. For security reasons guests who did not supply an email address with their post can not edit or delete information they have posted. Other than forum posts, guests can not edit information they have posted.

We encourage you to publish only information you are sure you want to be accessible to anyone.

 

Can a moderator remove information I have posted for me?

For security reasons moderators and administrators only remove information which violates our rules. Think about a situation in which someone claims he is you and asks a moderator to removed "his" posts. Removing this information would be a grave mistake.

Since the only safe way to verify your identity is by signing in, please sign in to remove information you have posted .

 

Will information I remove be gone from Google?

If you remove published information from our site it will most likely be gone from Google sometime later. Unfortunately we can not guarantee this, as we do not have control over other sites. We encourage you to publish only information you are sure you want to be accessible to anyone.

 

Do you accept advertising?

Yes we do.

  • Your target audience is here!  See our statistics.
  • We have reasonable prices and we charge CPM (per number of people who see your ad).
  • You can set up a short pilot, so you can see for yourself your ad is valuable!
  • We can work with 300x250, 300x50 and 125x125 banners, all appearing on the top right, just bellow the "Ask a Question" area.
  • We do not accept text links ads, or ads made for the purpose of search engine promotion, nor any gambling, porn or pharmaceutical ads.

Contact us and start a pilot today!

 

 

 
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