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NASCAR.COM Message Boards Can I attach a file or photo to a message? Can more than one message be displayed? How do I report inappropriate messages? What browsers does this site support? What is the difference between Advanced View and Basic View? What is the difference between MemberName and Nickname? What do all those little icons mean on the Message Board? Anyone is free to visit our Message Board as a guest. However, before you can participate and post messages on the Message Board, we ask that you become a member of the community. To do this, Click on your favorite board, you will be prompted to register. On this page you will select your member name and password which is your personal identification for access to our message board. When this happens, there may be required information missing from the registration form or the member name you have selected is already taken. Scroll down the registration form to find the problem which will be printed in red above the area that should be corrected. Our service provider has a large database of member names. If your member name is not available, be creative, perhaps use a mix of letters and numbers. When I login, I get an error that says "Membername/Password combination invalid" - what does that mean? You may be mistyping your E-Mail Address, Password, or both, when attempting to login. To access the Message Board, you must use the E-Mail Address and Password combination that you chose when you first registered. If you cannot recall that information, please refer to the e-mail we sent you after signing up, entitled "Welcome to Forums!" This message contains a reminder of your log in information. Yes. On the left side of the boards click on "My Profile" and follow the prompts. Remember to click "Submit" at the bottom of the page. Yes. On the left side of the boards click "My Preferences" and follow the prompts. Remember to click on "Submit" at the bottom of the page. Moderators are NASCAR.COM volunteers and employees who oversee individual forums to insure that discussions progress, rules are followed and guests' questions are answered. If you are a member of the community, you can click
"Reply" and post your thoughts or a response to the message on
screen. Remember always to click "Post" to register your message. Messages may be any length, but messages more than 7,510 characters long will be truncated and will include a link to the full text. Can I attach a file or photo to a message? Yes. Our Message Board supports photographs using jpeg, gif or bmp formats. When posting your message, you will see "Attach Files" on the bottom of the screen. Just click and follow the directions. If you do not see the "Attach Files" button, you may be in Basic View and will need to switch to Advanced View. You can check this by scrolling down to the bottom of the screen where it asks if you'd like to switch to the other view. We recommend you stay in Advanced View for access to all of the features of the Message Board. Note: This feature be be deactived on select boards. No. This feature has been deactivated. As noted in the NASCAR.COM rules, a moderator can edit any message that may contain inappropriate content. The author or addressee of any message can delete a message that was written by or to them. A "Delete" button will appear at the bottom of any message that you are capable of deleting. As noted in the NASCAR.COM rules, a moderator can delete any message that may be offensive. Can more than one message be displayed? Yes. When you register, you default into Advanced View which allows all messages in a discussion to be viewed. If only one message appears on screen and there are other messages in this discussion, click on the bottom of the screen where it says "View all messages." Only one message will be displayed if you are in Basic View. To switch back to Advanced View, scroll down to the bottom of the screen to find the link to change views. We recommend you stay in Advanced View for access to all of the features of the Message Board. How do I report inappropriate messages? If you feel that a message does not comply with the NASCAR.COM rules, you may report it by clicking on “Options” at the bottom of the message and follow the prompts for “Report a Violation.” What browsers does this site support? First, you must use a browser that supports “cookies” and have that feature enabled. The NASCAR.COM boards supports IE 4.x and above, Netscape 6.x and above, and AOL using IE 4.x and above. Cookies are what web sites use to identify you for return visits. Technically, they are small text files that websites write through your browser when you visit them. A cookie can only be read by the site that places it and they are used to customize your experience with that site. To learn more about how cookies work on your particular browser, refer to your computer’s Help icon. What is the difference between Advanced View and Basic View? Basic View is a simplified view of the Message Board and displays one message at a time. Basic View allows you to email a posting, print or bookmark a message, ignore the author or report a violation, but you cannot attach a file or photo. Advanced View shows one or all messages in a discussion.You are also given the options to email a posting, print or bookmark a message, ignore the author or report a violation. However, when posting in Advanced View, you can attach a file or photo (if available). What is the difference between MemberName and Nickname? The MemberName (sometimes known as “UserName”) is the name you choose to log on to the Community Message Board. It is usually the name you are known as in the Community.However, because our service provider is part of a larger database, there may be times when your MemberName is already taken.In this instance, we offer you the option of using a Nickname. For example, if your MemberName is "JohnDoe" but it is taken, we recommend you revise your MemberName to a variation such as "JohnDoe123" (this will be the name you log in on) and make "JohnDoe" your Nickname. Your Nickname will be the moniker shown when you post and receive messages. WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. It is an application that enables you to see on your monitor exactly what will appear when a document is printed. What do all those little icons mean on the Message Board? Stars = indicate an unread message Thumbs Up = recent activity Paperclip = there is an attachment to this posting Flag = a moderator is posting a message |
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