Updated: How to post a message

***Daniel Mosquin*** · #1 June 24th, 2003, 11:56 AM

1. From the main UBC BGCPR forums page, find the most appropriate forum.

For example, if your questions is about grapes, click on the link to the Grapes and Grape Vines Forum. If you don't see an appropriately titled forum, click on the link to the Hortboard near the top of the forum listings - that's our catch-all forum.

2. Click on the NEW THREAD button (and please make sure you've done Step 1 first) in the top left or lower left corner of the page.

This will load a form where you can enter your message.

3. Enter a descriptive title for your message in the title line.

This helps pique the interest of other forum users.

4. Enter your message in the big message box.

With their first message, most people ask questions (as opposed to starting a conversation / discussion). To help others answer a question, be sure to include enough description and relevant details.

5. Click on the Submit Button below the message box.

That's it!

GramaNanMyrt · #2 July 11th, 2007, 06:50 AM

Thanks for the info, much appreciated...Myrt

Janice Inglis · #3 June 23rd, 2008, 01:31 PM

Ok I'll Try It. Thanks

dustymom · #4 July 21st, 2008, 10:47 PM

It's easy to post a message or reply, but is there any way to completely delete it - eg. if you make a blunder on a plant ID and can't correct it. Editing it won't delete it.

**wildgardner** · #5 July 22nd, 2008, 03:56 PM

I'm also wondering how to delete a post. And, can you please tell me how to make the heading bold like others.

**Michael F** · #6 July 22nd, 2008, 04:35 PM

The forum software makes the heading bold automatically, you don't need to do anything for that.

**wildgardner** · #7 July 22nd, 2008, 10:30 PM

Thank you. I'm wondering why my headings and others show up as not bold then?

**Junglekeeper** · #8 July 22nd, 2008, 10:49 PM

I wonder if it has to do with the browser's font settings. For example. In Firefox there's a checkbox for 'Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above'.

Testing...<this is normal>...<this is bold>.

**wildgardner** · #9 July 22nd, 2008, 10:52 PM

I'm using Firefox. I can make the body different, but my headings are always regular not bold.

At least when I view the page of threads, all of my headings are not bold. Thanks for your help!

**Junglekeeper** · #10 July 23rd, 2008, 12:17 AM

Are you experiencing this with just these forums or other forums as well? Does the bolding work with the Citrus Growers Forums?

**wildgardner** · #11 July 23rd, 2008, 07:39 AM

Well, I haven't posted there, but all of the headings look bold when I view that site. Also, when viewing this site, mine are not the only non-bold headings. There are a several others. Is it just my computer or does my heading look bold to you? (at the plant id forum main page)

**Junglekeeper** · #12 July 23rd, 2008, 07:51 PM

There may not be a problem. A thread title in a forum (e.g. Plant Identification) is not bold if the reader has read all the posts in the thread or has marked the thread as read. Because of the way I use the forum software I rarely see any bolding in the titles. Might this explain what you're experiencing?

**wildgardner** · #13 July 23rd, 2008, 08:33 PM

Oh, I guess that's what it is. I just see all of the other headings as bold. But it's no big deal. My questions keep getting answered, so bold doesn't seem to matter! Thanks for your help.

**C.Wick** · #14 July 24th, 2008, 08:11 AM

lol...you're questions keep getting answeared because of everyone who has posted on here get's a notice when something new gets typed to u'r question. :o)

Yfe · #15 October 5th, 2008, 07:02 PM

Hi, I tried to post a new thread, and got the message "[something] after an administrator has approved it". I thought that it only was when you hadn't confirmed your e-mail adress that it was necessary to wait for your message to be approved. So my question is: Is this normal, or is there any way I can reconfirm my e-mail adress?

(and if you can read this; why isn't my post/thread approved?)

***Daniel Mosquin*** · #16 October 23rd, 2008, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yfe

Hi, I tried to post a new thread, and got the message "[something] after an administrator has approved it". I thought that it only was when you hadn't confirmed your e-mail adress that it was necessary to wait for your message to be approved. So my question is: Is this normal, or is there any way I can reconfirm my e-mail adress?

(and if you can read this; why isn't my post/thread approved?)

Yes, apparently with the new spam filter in place, a few false positives are made from time to time -- and this holds posts in moderation. Let me try to track down your other posting...

Yfe · #17 October 28th, 2008, 06:31 PM

Thanks Daniel, but will it be like this every time I post?

***Daniel Mosquin*** · #18 October 28th, 2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yfe

Thanks Daniel, but will it be like this every time I post?

No, it will end eventually... interesting that this post was initially caught as well.

Yfe · #19 October 30th, 2008, 02:30 AM

heh ...

Thanks for the information though.