Welcome to the Walkers message board, version 2.0.
Our domain started working a little sooner than I expected, so I'm going to finish up these instructions then get on over to ezBoard to post a link. 
First of all, I'm supernally happy to be finally getting away from ezBoard, and hopefully everyone would agree that it is nice to have a change of scenery from time to time.
Without further delay, I'll move on to what you need to do to activate your account, and get things going.
NOTE: It is highly recommended you use Internet Explorer 5.5 or later for this message board at the current time. Please refrain from using the brower from within AOL's client software, you may have trouble staying logged in with it. Also, Netscape is currently reading the style sheet incorrectly, and you can't see what you have selected on certain form objects.
Most of the accounts from ezBoard were imported, however none of them have your old ezBoard profile settings, so you probably don't need to Register. What you need to do first is try to log in with your ezBoard username.
Anyone who wants to post on this message board will have to follow this procedure, or register a new account. Guild members, however, will need to do a few extra steps to obtain access for the private forums.
1. Click Log In at the top of the page and input your ezBoard username and password as your password.
2. Once you are successfully logged in (you'll see the option to Log out with your username in brackets), click Profile.
3. Update your profile with a valid e-mail address, and a new password. You are welcome to use any and all of the settings on the profile screen.
4. After you save your new profile settings, your account will be deactivated while it sends an e-mail to the address you specified for reactivation. Check your e-mail and follow the instructions for reactivation of your account. (You will have to do this any time you change the e-mail address in your profile.)
Once you've reactivated your account with your e-mail address, you will be able to use the message board. If you're not a member of Walkers, you can stop here.
If you ARE a member of Walkers, follow THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO gain access to the private forums:
1. Log in with your updated account, and click Usergroups at the top.
2. You will see a drop-down box that has "Members" in it. Verify that is selected, then click "View Information."
3. Now you will see a list of the group members. At the top of this screen, click Join Group. This will put in a request to join the "Members" group, which will give you access to all the Guild-Only forums. I will check this request list frequently over the weekend, and I will validate everyone who's updated their account information.
I know there will be a TON of questions about general usage and about posts that were imported from ezBoard. I will start a Q&A topic to help with these questions, so don't post them here. Please check the FAQ link at the top to see if that can help you with general questions.
However, if you should have problems with your account, like not being able to log in, send an e-mail to me at rnj13@usa.net as as possible. Tell me what error message you're getting, and I'll reply to you with instructions on what to do next.
That's all for now. Enjoy!
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Sage Shiloch Venzolmes - Arch Convoker - Walkers
QUALITY, not quantity.
Last edited by Shiloch Veneficus on Thu Nov 13, 2003 9:40 am; edited 1 time in total |
