The Wildlifers Forum Welcomes You! (Please read)

[NAU Wildlife Society Admin]

Welcome to our forum!
This forum is for students, proffesionals, professors and the public to get together and talk openly about the thing we care about the most....wildlife!

If you would like to join our discussions and other threads like those devoted to wildlife sightings, it is very simple. Click on the Registration button in the tool bar towards the upper part of the forum homepage. Once there, enter a valid e-mail address (that will be kept completly private) the name you will want to be known as and click the register button. A randomly generated password will be sent to your e-mail shortly. Occasionally, depending on the server you use, it may take longer (possibly an hour or two , but this is very rare! ), but if it does not arrive contact the webmaster and they will send you a password, which you can change later.

Once registered you can customize your membership in many different ways including the ability to post a picture in your profile of whatever you want to help bring character to your postings. The picture must have a web address associated with it and the best way to acquire this address is to right click on the picture and look in the properties section. Highlight and copy that address and go to the Profile section of the toolbar. There is a part of the profile that says I have my own pic, check the box next to this and paste the image address. There are many other custom features on this forum, and all the different buttons in the posting section do something unique. Play around with it and try it all out, you'll find something new everytime.

[glow=red,2,300]A few important rules:[/glow]
[glow=yellow,2,300]Please show respect and kindness...[/glow] This is the most important rule and disrespect or personal attacks will not be tolerated by any means. Occaisonally discussions may get heated, but please remain proffesional.

[glow=blue,2,300]No cussing or derogatory language is permitted...[/glow] Please keep language from extending itself into certain unnessecary forms. All are welcome here and offensive language is not permitted.

[glow=red,2,300]Please think carefully about things before you post directions to an animal sighting[/glow]Most animal sightings are harmless and we would all love to be able to get directions to see the "Lewis' Woodpecker over by the hospital", or what have you. But just remember some sightings/directions can be harmful, like posting directions to Peregrine Falcon nests (falconers routinely check the web for info on these sightings, in order to take eggs to incubate), Bald Eagle nests (a disturbed Bald Eagle nest has a great chance of failing), and many other animals that will require you to think before you post.

Other than that, this is a completley open forum and the point of it is for us to learn form one another and have fun doing it.

Check out the calendar too if your in need of something to do, and send a private message to me if you would like a wildlife related event put on it.
There is also an integrated e-mail system within this forum where members can send and reply to personel, private messages from one another. If you ever have a problem or concerns please send a forum e-mail to the moderator or an actual e-mail to the webmaster at [e-mail]. Or ask your fellow members of the forum, but never, ever give out your personal log in information!

All right, lets talk about some wildlife!
-NAU Wildlife Society Moderator

[NAU Wildlife Society Admin]

Some of the features include:
[glow=yellow,2,300]Adding an image to your post![/glow]
To do this simply click the button that looks like this:
It will have a set of code in it that resembles this (img)URL(img) (but with code brackets instead of parentheses). Paste the address of the image where is says "URL" in the code (for example, if using Photobucket to cache images, use the direct link), making sure you delete the "URL" letters out from between the code. When you post it will translate the code into your picture. Make sure to delete where it says "URL" or it will not work.

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[glow=red,2,300]Font Features[/glow]
Many font buttons exist that will also produce code in brackets, just make sure your words you want to glow, be bigger, or have different color in them falls between the two bracketed codes.
You can:
Change Size
ChangetheColors
and
Make the font scroll!

And other things, as well as do any combination of all the above:

Some of these features are useless!

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[glow=blue,2,300]Change you post[/glow]
At anytime you can modify any existing post that you made. There is a modify button (as well as a delete button) in the right corner of every post that was created using your forum name.

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[glow=red,2,300]Smileys[/glow]
There are smileys as well to enhance your posting that are above the message box. If you ever find another that you'd like to use simply get the URL and past it in the Image code as described above.
Here are some of the forum smileys, and other smileys I randomly and quickly found around the internet:

;D

Again, just follow the insert image instructions.
Speaking of which, you can insert hyperlinks to place by clicking on this button: , and placing the URL in between the code.

There is a whole lot more that can be done on this thing, so give it a try!

[Whiskey Jack]

It is also important to note that if you have trouble logging in it is probably bcause your computer is not accepting cookies. In order to login properly you must have cookies enabled to at least some degree. Also, if you are logging in fine but get kicked off as soon as you try to post, you will have to hit the login button on the toolbar..... sign in like normal but check mark the "Always stay logged in" box. THis should fix the problem.

[NAU Wildlife Society Admin]

[glow=red,2,300]Avatars for your profile[/glow]

If you do not already have a picture for your profile, there are many different avatars to choose from on a list provided in the profile section. Some avatars are already being used, but if you don't mind sharing the same avatar as someone else, then go for it!

[NAU Wildlife Society Admin]

Finally....it should be fairly straight forward on how to post, but just in case, always remember not to be afraid of pushing any of the buttons, because you can always go back and modify your posts if something went wrong.

To Post on a Thread: Simply hit the 'Reply' button located in various places within the thread.

To Create a Thread: Go to the board you want to create one in and hit the 'Create a thread" button. Don't forget to title your thread, and try to make the thread all encompassing on the specific subject you are talking about, and if it is in the Wildlife Issues and Debates section, try to give your side of the argument as best you can.