GN8 User Guide

Contacting other members

Can I send email to other members of this board?

No! This board is set to hide all email addresses to give maximum security and privacy t all members.

How do I contact other members?

Registered members can send messages to other members of this board using the private messaging system. You can either locate the member you want to contact on the member list At the bottom of the most pages , or click the button on any post made by that member.

This will usually open a page that contains a form where you can enter your message. When you have finished typing your message, press the 'send message' button and your message will be sent instantly. Note that for privacy reasons, the email address of the recipient is not revealed to you during this process.

Another useful email function is the ability to send a friend a link to a thread you think they may find interesting. Whenever you view a thread, you will find a link somewhere on the page which will allow you to send a brief message to anyone you like. Your referrer-id is added to the link you send, so if your friend registers on this board as a result of viewing the link you sent to them, your referrals total will automatically be credited!

How do I know if I received a new private massage?

You can visit the board regularly, log in and click on the 'Member Centre' link at the top of the page and check out your inbox for new messages.

You can set up your Private Message ' Preferences' to E-mail you when you receive new Private Messages, from here you can Disable the Private Messageing all together and even enable Auto Reply.

Sending Private Messages

Private messages work a little like email, but are limited to registered members of this board. You will be able to include html code, smilies and images in private messages that you send.

You may send a private message to a member of this board by clicking the 'Send A Private Message' link in the private messaging section of your user control panel, or by clicking the button in a member's posts.

When you send a message, you have the option to save a copy of the message in your Sent Items folder.

Private Message Folders

By default, you will have two folders in your private message area. These are the Inbox and the Sent Items folders.

The Inbox folder contains any new messages you receive, and allows you to view all the messages you have received, along with the name of the person who sent the message to you, and the date and time the message was sent.

The Sent Items folder contains a copy of any messages that you have sent, where you have specified that you wish to keep a copy of the message for future reference.

Creating more folders for Private Messages

You may create additional folders for your messages by clicking the 'Folders' link.

Each folder has a set of message controls which allow you to select messages, then either move them to one of your custom folders, or delete them completely. You may also have a button which allows you to forward multiple messages from a folder to another member of the board.

You will need to periodically delete old messages, as there is a limit of 500kb for each members private messages. If you exceed the number of messages specified by the administrator, you will not be able to send or receive new messages until you delete some old messages.

Whenever you read a message, you will have the option to reply to the message, or forward that message to another member of the board. You may also have the ability to forward that message to multiple members of your buddy list.

Message Tracking

When you send a new private message, you may have the option to request a read-receipt for that message. This will allow you to check whether or not a message has been read by its recipient by viewing the Private Message Tracking page.

This page is divided into two sections: unread messages and read messages.

The unread messages section shows all messages that you have sent with a read-receipt request, that have not yet been read by their recipient. The time of the last activity of the message recipient is also shown. Messages in this section can be cancelled if you decide that their contents are no longer relevant, or for any other reason. Cancelled messages can also be restored to active status if the administrator has enabled this feature.

The read messages section shows all messages you have sent with a receipt request that have been read and acknowledged by their recipient. The time that the message was read is also shown.

You may choose to end the tracking on any message you choose by selecting the message and clicking the 'end tracking' button.

When you receive a message with a read-receipt request, you may have the option to read the message while denying the read-receipt request. To do this, simply click the 'deny receipt' link rather than the title of the message, if it appears.

How do I use the Member List?

The member list contains a complete list of all the registered members of this board. You can view the member list ordered alphabetically by username, by the date that the member joined the board, or by the number of posts the members have made.

The member list also has a search function, which allows you to quickly locate members according to categories you specify, such as searching for all members who have joined in the past week etc.

Clicking on members name in this list will take you to their profile and you can send them a private message from their profile click on send a private message.