Post by kayo on Jan 8, 2016 12:10:33 GMT -5
Okay, so for the moment, the Flow Forum will restrict Membership. All this means is that visitors will have to request membership, instead of being able to join up automatically.
This will obviously reduce the number of spammers. But it will also stop some people from joining who might be put off by the extra layer of security. I thought about this and decided it's worth it, for the sake of all the other members, and also to make sure we don't get shut down for TOS violations from a spammer.
Other stuff:
I added a couple dozen Avatars for everyone to use. I tried to pick a variety, but its very easy to add your own from your hard-drive, or link to a free avatar page. Its easy!!
1. Go to the Profile tab at the top of this page
2. At the top right, click on Edit Profile
3. Click on the Avatar tab. You will see your current default image, and some choices to change it.
4. (a) Select Use a Forum Avatar in Box #1, or
(b) Use the Upload/Link in Box #2 to upload one from your hard drive, or
(c) Go to the Default Avatar in box #3 and Edit a cartoon image.
When you see your new avatar in the box on the left, you're all set. Click on Save Avatar Changes.
You can change it as often as you like. Well, until we tell ya to cut it out, at least.
Uploading your own avatar is really easy. There are tons of free avatars online (Google "free avatars"). Or, you can make an ICO image file from just about any photo you have on your hard drive, free, online, here: www.icoconverter.com/. (Careful with those nasty pix, folks... lol).
It has to be an ICO file, that's what the avatar images are on this forum.
This will obviously reduce the number of spammers. But it will also stop some people from joining who might be put off by the extra layer of security. I thought about this and decided it's worth it, for the sake of all the other members, and also to make sure we don't get shut down for TOS violations from a spammer.
Other stuff:
I added a couple dozen Avatars for everyone to use. I tried to pick a variety, but its very easy to add your own from your hard-drive, or link to a free avatar page. Its easy!!
1. Go to the Profile tab at the top of this page
2. At the top right, click on Edit Profile
3. Click on the Avatar tab. You will see your current default image, and some choices to change it.
4. (a) Select Use a Forum Avatar in Box #1, or
(b) Use the Upload/Link in Box #2 to upload one from your hard drive, or
(c) Go to the Default Avatar in box #3 and Edit a cartoon image.
When you see your new avatar in the box on the left, you're all set. Click on Save Avatar Changes.
You can change it as often as you like. Well, until we tell ya to cut it out, at least.
Uploading your own avatar is really easy. There are tons of free avatars online (Google "free avatars"). Or, you can make an ICO image file from just about any photo you have on your hard drive, free, online, here: www.icoconverter.com/. (Careful with those nasty pix, folks... lol).
It has to be an ICO file, that's what the avatar images are on this forum.