An online forum is a website where people gather to exchange ideas on a certain topic. For every possible subject out there from designer shoes, barn wood and vent cleaning there is a forum where people chat, communicate and share knowledge and ideas.
Register and Read The Forum Rules
After setting up your account take a look at the forum rules and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). These contain lots of how-tos and might make a highly enjoyable experience of forum posting.
Read Through All The Threads
A thread is a message about a topic from a poster. If one thread about growing watermelons is right below a thread about watermelon fertilization and is right below another thread of seedless watermelons, you want to post along the thread of watermelons. Your viewpoint on asphalt roofing shingles compared to tin roofs belongs in another topic thread.
Compose And Write Your First Post
Many posters are out to improve your ideas with their thoughts and opinions. Getting those thoughts and opinions into good grammar and simple sentences is the difficulty. One girl commented that she thought she had found Mr. Right until he wrote a love note with horrible grammar, run-on sentences and no punctuation. Make yourself someone who is sought after in forums with your witty posts, excellent sentence structure and shining ideas.
Subscribe To The Forum News
If you have found a delightful forum that satisfies the poster in you, see if there is a newsletter or newsfeed subscription and enjoy the forum on the go. Be careful of setting up instant updates as your email might get clogged with posts. An alternative is to designate a weekly newsletter.
Post A Picture To The Forum
Verify that your forum allows you to post pictures. Reddit is one example of where you can post pictures. Upload your image into an Image hosting service like Photobucket or Flickr. Once the photo appears in your album you will see the image code starting with "img". Copy the image with (Control+C). Start your forum post and put in the code wherever you want your image to appear (Control+V).
The prime activity on forums is posting and commenting. Check out any signatures with backlinks. See if you can create an avatar for a more personal representation. Select your own sorting and viewing preferences. Look at sorting posters into friend groups and find out how to use a block list. Find topic specific groups and memberships for fashion, auto racing, cooking and dogs. Take a look at the profiles area to learn more about individual posters. Exchange a private message with someone who seems to be like-minded. Participate in polls and surveys and be sure to tag your likes and dislikes.
Register and Read The Forum Rules
After setting up your account take a look at the forum rules and the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). These contain lots of how-tos and might make a highly enjoyable experience of forum posting.
Read Through All The Threads
A thread is a message about a topic from a poster. If one thread about growing watermelons is right below a thread about watermelon fertilization and is right below another thread of seedless watermelons, you want to post along the thread of watermelons. Your viewpoint on asphalt roofing shingles compared to tin roofs belongs in another topic thread.
Compose And Write Your First Post
Many posters are out to improve your ideas with their thoughts and opinions. Getting those thoughts and opinions into good grammar and simple sentences is the difficulty. One girl commented that she thought she had found Mr. Right until he wrote a love note with horrible grammar, run-on sentences and no punctuation. Make yourself someone who is sought after in forums with your witty posts, excellent sentence structure and shining ideas.
Subscribe To The Forum News
If you have found a delightful forum that satisfies the poster in you, see if there is a newsletter or newsfeed subscription and enjoy the forum on the go. Be careful of setting up instant updates as your email might get clogged with posts. An alternative is to designate a weekly newsletter.
Post A Picture To The Forum
Verify that your forum allows you to post pictures. Reddit is one example of where you can post pictures. Upload your image into an Image hosting service like Photobucket or Flickr. Once the photo appears in your album you will see the image code starting with "img". Copy the image with (Control+C). Start your forum post and put in the code wherever you want your image to appear (Control+V).
The prime activity on forums is posting and commenting. Check out any signatures with backlinks. See if you can create an avatar for a more personal representation. Select your own sorting and viewing preferences. Look at sorting posters into friend groups and find out how to use a block list. Find topic specific groups and memberships for fashion, auto racing, cooking and dogs. Take a look at the profiles area to learn more about individual posters. Exchange a private message with someone who seems to be like-minded. Participate in polls and surveys and be sure to tag your likes and dislikes.