How can I post a message
To post a message on our forum you must be a member of BangingTunes.com. Signing up is a quick and easy process and will enable you to post messages and access personalized areas of the web site. If you have not previously registered please visit the "
Sign-Up" page now. To create a new topic visit the forum that you wish to post in and then press the "Post New Topic" button, this is located to the right of the forum mini menu. If you want to reply to a post visit the topic you wish to reply to and press the "Reply" button }to any post; it does not matter which post you reply to.
If you are starting a new topic you will need to choose a subject for the topic, please keep the subject informative and relevant. You can also select a topic icon to help other members identify the type of post you are making.
If your browser supports design time editing, (Internet Explorer 5.5+ or Mozilla 5+) you will be able to post messages using a rich "
WYSIWIG" editor. This enables you to add smilies, colors, text formatting and links etc, whilst viewing the changes as you make them. If you browser does not support this feature you will still be able to create formatted posts but you will need to use markup to achieve this. Please visit the "
Post Formatting Code" page to view the markup options available.
Browsing the forums from work
If you are browsing the forums from your workplace you need to take care of what you end up seeing. A member could post pornographic images that when viewed could be detected by your companies IT department. We would recommend that you visit the "
Forum Preferences" page, and tick the "hide offensive posts" box. Doing this will hide any posts that a member considers offensive, or problematic for users at work. Please note that although we will be ban members for not correclty marking posts as offensive posts, we cannot guarantee what you see will be safe, so please take care when browsing at work.
My Profile
You can upload an avatar image from the "
Forum Preferences" page that will help other members recognize your posts. You avatar image will show in your user profile as a full size image and will show as a smaller thumbnail }to each post you make.
Signatures
You can append a signature under any posts that you make, this can consist of some text and a graphical banner. If you wish to use an image we will ensure it fits within the specified size. If you do not want your image to be resized please ensure it is no larger than the maximum permitted size.
All members have the option to turn of the display of signature images and or signature text. If you wish to hide other users signatures when browsing the forums please visit the "Forum Signature" page.
Receiving E-mail notifications to topic replys
You can select to receive e-mail notification of any replies to topics by either selecting the "Subscribe to Topic" option when posting or replying to a topic. Or by pressing the "Subscribe" button at the top of the topic. If you have subscribed to a topic you can unsubscribe at any time by revisiting the topic and clicking the "Unsubscribe" button.
Can I post pornographic images?
Pornographic images are permitted, but no munters, vulger or offensive images are permitted. Any pornographic posts or posts containing anything that could be considered unsuitable for the workplace must be marked as unsuitable using the checkbox titled "Not suitable for the workplace" alongside the submit post button.
How do I create hyperlinks in my posts?
To create a hyperlink using the WYSIWYG editor you need to select the text you would like to turn into a link and then press the hyperlink icon. This is a small icon with a picture of the world on it. You will be prompted to enter a URL for you link, after you have done so the selected text will become a hyperlink. If you have disabled WYSIWYG editing then please view the "
Post Formatting Code" page which details how to create links and other formatting options.
Why is there no markup for e-mail addresses
We have decided not to encourage the posting of e-mail addresses on the forum due to the widespread use of e-mail harvesters. E-mail harvesters are automated computer programs that scan internet web pages looking for e-mail addresses that they can then collect and send spam too. Please use the personal message facility to make e-mail addresses known to other users.