Post by walknbob on Jul 10, 2017 6:59:14 GMT -8
Welcome to the 350occ.org forum!
We choose to require participants to register in order to participate in our forum. This is to try to prevent spammers, trolls and bots from interfering with the legitimate exchange of ideas and information.
If you would like to participate in our forum just click the "Register" link found in the top-right hand corner of the forum page. This will take you to the registration page where you can begin to create your new account.
You'll first be asked for your email address. Please enter a valid email address here as this will be what you will use to login to your account in the future. Once you have the email address typed in, click the continue button.
Email: The email address displayed here will be the one you typed in on the previous page. Please double check to ensure that your email address was typed correctly. If you discover that you've typed in your email incorrectly, you can use the "Change Email" link found in the top-right hand corner of the Email address box and will be able to update your email to the correct address.
Create Password: Here you will set the password that you want to use for your account. Type in a password that's at least six characters in length.
Verify Password: Type in your password again in this box to ensure that the password you typed in earlier is the password you intended to use for the account.
Your Name: Enter in your name in the box provided. The name you enter here will be used on your profile after your account is created.
Birthday: Using the respective drop-down menus, select your birth Month, Day, and Year.
Gender: Lastly, choose your gender from the drop-down menu provided.
Once all of the above info is provided, click the "Continue" button. On this last page, you'll be asked for two more things:
Forum Username: Type in the username that you would like to have displayed with your account. This will be what other members of the forum will see you as when your account is first created. The username is restricted to just letters and numbers, cannot contain spaces, and may not be longer than twenty characters in length. Once your account is created, you can change the way your name is displayed by modifying the "Display Name" in your forum profile.
Terms of Service Agreement: Here you'll be asked to review and agree to the Terms of Service which govern the use of our forum and the hosting platform. Once you've read and agreed to the Terms of Service, click the "Continue" button one last time. A CAPTCHA will pop up asking you to enter in the phrase as it appears in the image provided. Once you have the phrase typed in, click the "Submit" button. If everything was entered correctly, you'll be taken to a new page to let you know that your account has been successfully submitted and will be authorized promptly by the admin
Account Activation
After you create your new account the admin will review and authorize your account. an email will be sent to the email address you provided earlier in the account creation process. This email will contain the activation key you will need to use in order to verify your email address and activate your account.
Pending Registration
Since we choose to approve new member accounts before they can login and post you are directed to a "Pending Registration" page to let you know that you will receive an email notification as soon as your account has been approved. You might also have the option to leave a message with forum staff here as well, if it has been enabled for the forum you registered for. Once your account has been approved by an admin, you'll be able to login to the forum and participate.
We choose to require participants to register in order to participate in our forum. This is to try to prevent spammers, trolls and bots from interfering with the legitimate exchange of ideas and information.
If you would like to participate in our forum just click the "Register" link found in the top-right hand corner of the forum page. This will take you to the registration page where you can begin to create your new account.
You'll first be asked for your email address. Please enter a valid email address here as this will be what you will use to login to your account in the future. Once you have the email address typed in, click the continue button.
Email: The email address displayed here will be the one you typed in on the previous page. Please double check to ensure that your email address was typed correctly. If you discover that you've typed in your email incorrectly, you can use the "Change Email" link found in the top-right hand corner of the Email address box and will be able to update your email to the correct address.
Create Password: Here you will set the password that you want to use for your account. Type in a password that's at least six characters in length.
Verify Password: Type in your password again in this box to ensure that the password you typed in earlier is the password you intended to use for the account.
Your Name: Enter in your name in the box provided. The name you enter here will be used on your profile after your account is created.
Birthday: Using the respective drop-down menus, select your birth Month, Day, and Year.
Gender: Lastly, choose your gender from the drop-down menu provided.
Once all of the above info is provided, click the "Continue" button. On this last page, you'll be asked for two more things:
Forum Username: Type in the username that you would like to have displayed with your account. This will be what other members of the forum will see you as when your account is first created. The username is restricted to just letters and numbers, cannot contain spaces, and may not be longer than twenty characters in length. Once your account is created, you can change the way your name is displayed by modifying the "Display Name" in your forum profile.
Terms of Service Agreement: Here you'll be asked to review and agree to the Terms of Service which govern the use of our forum and the hosting platform. Once you've read and agreed to the Terms of Service, click the "Continue" button one last time. A CAPTCHA will pop up asking you to enter in the phrase as it appears in the image provided. Once you have the phrase typed in, click the "Submit" button. If everything was entered correctly, you'll be taken to a new page to let you know that your account has been successfully submitted and will be authorized promptly by the admin
Account Activation
After you create your new account the admin will review and authorize your account. an email will be sent to the email address you provided earlier in the account creation process. This email will contain the activation key you will need to use in order to verify your email address and activate your account.
Pending Registration
Since we choose to approve new member accounts before they can login and post you are directed to a "Pending Registration" page to let you know that you will receive an email notification as soon as your account has been approved. You might also have the option to leave a message with forum staff here as well, if it has been enabled for the forum you registered for. Once your account has been approved by an admin, you'll be able to login to the forum and participate.