Personal Information and Preferences


Your privacy & security.

The forum software application is hosted by Infopop at a secure facility. The information you provide is only accessible to the group of members as the board administrator directs. Read the privacy policy of the Web site you are visiting before providing personal information.

How do I access my personal information?

Personal Zone contains your personal profile, preferences, contacts, and content. Click the "Go" tab to reach the "Personal Zone " link. Go to your profile and click “View/Edit Complete Profile”, to change the information you provided at registration (for example if your e-mail address has changed, or you wish to change your password).

How do I retrieve my username and/or password?

All of the pages that require your username and password carry a "lost password" link that you can use to have your username and password emailed instantly to your email address of record. If your email account has changed, contact the message board administrator for assistance.

Contact the administrator or moderator.

To contact the forum moderator or administrator, either look for a "contact us" link at the bottom of the page, or click on the person's name in the interface (it's linked to their profile).

Reporting a posting.

 

If you see a posting that is in clear violation of the forum rules, you may report that post to the administrator/moderators by clicking on the Report Post icon . Please enter your reason for reporting the post. The post will be reviewed by the administrator / moderators.

 

What are moderators?

Moderators are individuals assigned by the message board administrator to manage activity within individual forums. They can edit, delete, or move any posts in their forums. If you have a question about a particular forum, you should direct it to your forum moderator.
 
Are cookies used?

The community software uses a cookie to store your login information if registration is required on the board. This cookie is stored in your browser. You can delete it at any time by clicking the logout link on any page. The cookie is deleted automatically at the end of each browser session unless you select "Check this option so you don't have to log in each time" when you first log in. Note that this option is not recommended if other people share your computer or if you're using a public computer terminal.


 How to Post Topics and Replies


Post a new topic.

Navigate to the forum you wish your post to appear in, and click the “New” button and select “Discussion”. Use the resulting popup window to enter a topic title and message. You can also include a posting icon if you wish to convey a mood with your message. When you are finished, click "Post Now" to complete the process. You will then be returned to your completed message.

What are posting icons?

You may associate an icon with each post you make. These icons are intended to identify the general mood or subject of the post; they range from a simple note to sadness to warning, and appear next to each topic in a forum listing and on each post.

Post a poll.

You can create a new topic that consists of a poll question and answers. Other members will be able to vote in your poll, and you'll see results generated automatically. To post a poll, navigate to the forum you wish your post to appear in, and click the “New” button and select “Poll”.  Use the resulting popup window to enter a subject, a poll question, and up to five possible responses. Click "Post Poll Now" to complete the process.

Post a reply.

Look for the reply button. Click it and use the resulting screen to add your message. Your message will be appended to the end of the topic.

Post a reply with quote.

 

Look for the quote icon at the lower right of the message you wish to quote. Click it and the resulting posting screen will contain the text from that message, ready for you to add your reply. Your reply will appear at the end of the page.

I posted something and it didn't show up!

Please wait a few moments and click the “Refresh” or “Reload” button on your browser. If your post is still not there, then please try again.

 

Enhancing or Editing a Post


Edit my message.

Click the edit icon to edit your post. You may only edit your post, not delete it.


Message enhancements.
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When you click New Topic or Reply, you enter the popup posting screen. You'll see a row of icons representing all of the ways you can enhance your message, including: smilies, URLs, bold or italics, quotes, lists, email address, images, code, or attachments. Click these icons to add the desired information within your message.

Smilies (or Graemlins) - Note that the selected item will appear at the end of any text you have typed in the box. Icons will appear as typeface within this screen, but will be converted to the graphic icon once the message appears on the board.

URL - Click the URL button to type the URL and title, which will appear as hyperlinked text in your resulting post. Linked URLs will open in a new window when someone clicks on them. Do not use quotation marks within the URL tag.

Bold or italics - You can make sections of your message bold or italic by clicking the button and typing the desired text in the box. You can also manually enclose any words in the tags to make them bold: [b][/b]

Quote - Click this button to make the [QUOTE] [/QUOTE] tags appear. The software will automatically block and indent the text to set it apart from the rest of your message. It's easiest to copy the text you wish to quote before you open the "post reply" or "new topic" box.

List - To create a bulleted list, click the list icon. You must place a "list start" tag at the beginning. Next click "list item" and type your item next to the asterisk tag. Continue until you have completed your list. Each list item must have an asterisk tag in front of it. Close the list with the "list end" tag.

If you'd prefer to have a numbered list, use these opening/closing tags: [list=1][/list]. For a lettered list, substitute an "A" in the opening tag. Email address - If you use this button, the email address you type will be automatically hyperlinked within your message.

Image - If you use this button, the image you type will automatically appear within your message. You must include the "http://" portion of the URL for this code to work properly. Note that some Web sites disable this tag to prevent objectionable images from being posted.

Include a signature with my message.

Whenever you post a new topic or a reply, you have the opportunity to include a standard signature. If you check the "signature" box, whatever you enter in the "signature" box in your profile will be appended to all of your messages. Your sig is part of the information included in your profile, which you can change at any time by clicking the Edit Profile link. Note: You may use HTML in your signature file. Please do not place pictures, inline code, or other online content in your signature.

 

UBBCode™ Quick Reference.

Function

UBBCode Tags

Bold

[b] [/b]

Italics

[i] [/i]

Unordered, bulleted

[list][/list]

Ordered, numbered

[list=1] [/list]

Ordered, lettered

[list=A] [/list]

List item

[*]

Quote

[quote] [/quote]

Code snippets

[code] [/code]

URLs

[url] [/url]

URL with name

[url=http://www.yourURL.com]namehere[/url]

Email addresses

[email] [/email]

Images

[img] [/img]

 

Graemlin Codes.

Use the following keystrokes to insert a smilie [Graemlin] code:


:)

:(

:D

;)

:o

:p

:cool:

:rolleyes:

:mad:

:eek:

:confused:

 

Avatars.

 

Avatars are those small pictures that display with some member’s posts. Avatars are selected by each user and are a fun way to personalize your postings. For those of you who would like to display an Avatar, just follow these steps:

Click the "Go" tab to reach the " Personal Zone " link. Go to your profile and click "View/Edit Complete Profile"

 

Scroll down toward the bottom to "Avatar / Picture URL:" To the right, you will see the word "Edit" as a clickable link. Click on it to edit your avatar selection.

 

To use a standard avatar, click on the image you like, or click on "next" to see another page worth.

Press the "Update Avatar" button.

Press the "Submit" button on the main profile page.

 

If you don't like those choices, you can look for an Avatar out on the web. There are a number of free Avatar sites, some even allow you to link to the Avatar image directly. In order to use such an Avatar, you will need to specify the complete URL to the picture.

 

Finally, if you want to use your own picture, you must have it uploaded to a server somewhere so that you can provide a URL to it. Currently, we will allow you to store an avatar on our server. Contact the forum admin for more information.

 

To select a custom avatar, click on "custom Avatar" and enter the full URL of your custom avatar in the "Use Custom URL" field.

 

Click "Update Avatar".

 

Remember to click the "Submit" button on the main profile page to save the changes!

 

IMPORTANT RULE!!!

If you choose to use a custom Avatar, it must be a SMALL picture. Small means preferably no larger than 100 X 100 pixels. The standard ones provided by the forum are all 48 X 48 pixels. Users who attempt to use an overly large avatar will be chastised, and will be required to resize it to a reasonable size.

 

Navigating and Reading Messages


View recent messages.

 Options include "New Since Your Last Visit," a listing of any new posts made since the last time you logged into the community, and "Today's Active Topics," a listing of all topics that have had posts in the past 24 hours.

Search for information.

There is a powerful search function to help you find what you need quickly. Click the "Find" tab to search by keyword. Click advanced search to look by forum, date, or author name.

 

Notifications.
Wherever you see a "Notify" button, you can click it to subscribe to the content on that page, whether it's a forum or a topic. You can request immediate email notification, daily or weekly email digests, or online notification

Modify or cancel a notification.

Go to “Personal Zone” and then click Notifications. Click the "edit" link to change delivery options or cancel the request entirely. You can also edit your preferences directly from the email you receive.

Suspend my notifications temporarily.

You can temporarily suspend your notifications at any time. For example, this might be useful if you were going on vacation. At the bottom of the page, select the “suspend subscriptions” box to put them all on hold. They will stay suspended until you come back and uncheck that box.

 Subscribe to another member.

Click the person's name within the interface, then select "notify me of new posts by x". You will be notified via email every time that member posts to the community.

Private topic notifications.

By default, every user is subscribed to notifications of new private topics to which they are invited (as well as all replies). If you wish to change the default setting, select "Notifications," and click "edit" to the right of the "Private Topics" forum.

Tools

Add members to my buddy list.

The easiest way to add someone to your contact list is to click the person's name within the interface, or the profile icon on any one of their posts. You can then select "add x to my buddy list". This list is handy for composing invitation lists when you create private topics. To view your buddy list, go to “Personal Zone” tab and then select “buddies.”

Print a topic.

Click the Tools tab, and then select "Printer Friendly Format." Use your browser's print button to send it to your printer.

 

Private Topics

 

Create a private topic.

Click the New tab, then click private message. You will see a screen to select other members to invite into your topic. Use the "Add" and "Remove" buttons to create your invitation list, and then click "Invite These Members." Next, confirm your participants. Create a subject and message for the Private Topic, and click "Post Private Topic Now." Your invitees will receive an email invitation to participate.

To see your open Private Topics, go to Personal Zone and select Private Messaging.

Only those people you invite will be able to see or participate in your Private Topic; you can remove any member from the Private Topic at any time. One word of caution: the community Admin CAN see your Private Topic content, as he/she has access to, and control over, the content of the entire community.

Private topic notifications.

By default, every user is subscribed to notifications of new private topics to which they are invited (as well as all replies). If you wish to change the default setting, go to Personal Zone, select "Notifications," and click "edit" to the right of the "Private Topics" forum.

 

 

Forum Rules, Policies, and Disclaimers

The simple rules:

 

Thanks, play nice, and enjoy!

 

The complicated rules:

 

Terms and conditions of use:

 

This discussion forum is provided free of charge to individuals interested in RVing and related topics. Commercial advertising of any sort, with the exception of postings in the RV marketplace categories, will not be allowed. The RV marketplace may only be used to advertise RVs for sale or trade and RV-specific items, as defined by the rules posted within each RV marketplace forum. Commercial postings in the general forums, spamming, the collection of e-mail addresses for mass marketing, and any other related activities are prohibited.

 

The focus of the discussion forum is intended to be RVing. All aspects of RVs and RVing are fair game. Posts, pictures, or links that are political, religious, sexual, or government-related in nature, or primarily intended to create controversy are not allowed on the forum. Please stay on topic when posting and responding.

 

Please note that anything you post will be visible to the general public, so be careful with private or personal information. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the contents of posted messages and are not responsible for any messages posted. Escapees RV Club cannot guarantee the accuracy of claims or the true identity of users. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this forum or any entity associated with this forum.

 

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages, and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.

 

You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this bulletin board to post any material that is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or this site.

 

Although Escapees RV Club does not and cannot review the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. This includes, but is not limited to, any postings that are deemed offensive in nature, violate Escapees policies, or are of questionable legal nature. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold us harmless with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s). We reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you. We also reserve the right to suspend the access of any forum participant who violates the forum rules, or fails to follow the directions of the forum administrators and/or moderators, or for any reason whatsoever that the administrators or moderators feel is sufficient grounds for suspension. Allowing registered members access to the posting function of the forum is solely at our discretion.

 

Please note that advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are inappropriate on this forum.