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 Registering |
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Registration is not required to view current topics on the
Forum; however, if you wish to post a new topic or reply to
an existing topic registration is required. Registration
is free and only takes a few minutes. The only required
fields are your UserName, which may be your real name or a
nickname, and a valid e-mail address. The information
you provide during registration is not outsourced or used
for any advertising by
The Centre For IT Service Management Pte. Ltd.
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as a result of the information you provided through your registration,
please notify us immediately.
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| Smilies |
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You've probably seen others use smilies before in email messages
or other bulletin board posts. Smilies are keyboard characters
used to convey an emotion, such as a smile 
or a frown  . This forum
automatically converts certain text to a graphical representation
when it is inserted between brackets []. Here are the
smilies that are currently supported by
The Centre For IT Service Management Pte. Ltd.
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smile |
[:)] |
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big
smile |
[:D] |
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cool |
[8D] |
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blush |
[:I] |
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tongue |
[:P] |
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evil |
[}:)] |
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wink |
[;)] |
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clown |
[:o)] |
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black
eye |
[B)] |
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eightball |
[8] |
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frown |
[:(] |
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shy |
[8)] |
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shocked |
[:O] |
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angry |
[:(!] |
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dead |
[xx(] |
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sleepy |
[|)] |
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kisses |
[:X] |
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approve |
[^] |
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disapprove |
[V] |
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question |
[?] |
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| Creating
a Hyperlink in your message |
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You can easily add a hyperlink to your message.
All that you need to do is type the URL (
http://www.cism.com.sg/forum/
), and it will automatically be converted to a URL (
http://www.cism.com.sg/forum/
)!
The trick here is to make sure you prefix your URL with the
http://, https:// or file://
You can also add a mailto link to your message by typing
in your email address.
This Example:
info@cism.com.sg
Outputs this:
info@cism.com.sg
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Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url]linkto[/url]
tags
This Example:
[url]
http://www.cism.com.sg/forum/
[/url] takes you home!
Outputs This:
http://www.cism.com.sg/forum/
takes you home!
If you use this tag: [url="linkto"]description[/url]
you can add a description to the link.
This Example:
Take me to [url="
http://www.cism.com.sg/forum/
"]
The Centre For IT Service Management Pte. Ltd.
[/url]
Outputs This:
Take me to
The Centre For IT Service Management Pte. Ltd.
This Example:
If you have a question [url="
info@cism.com.sg
"]Email Me[/url]
Outputs This:
If you have a question Email
Me
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| How
to format text with Bold, Italic, Quote, etc... |
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There are several Forum Codes you may use to change the appearance
of your text. Following is the list of codes currently
available:
Bold: enclose your text with [b] and [/b] .
Example: This is [b]bold[/b] text.
= This is bold text.
Italic: enclose your text with [i] and [/i] .
Example: This is [i]italic[/i] text.
= This is italic text.
Underline: enclose your text with [u] and [/u].
Example: This is [u]underline[/u] text.
= This is underline text.
Aligning Text Left:
Enclose your text with [left] and [/left]
Aligning Text Center:
Enclose your text with [center] and [/center]
Aligning Text Right:
Enclose your text with [right] and [/right]
Striking Text:
Enclose your text with [s] and [/s]. Example: [s]mistake[/s]
= mistake
Font Colors:
Enclose your text with [fontcolor] and [/fontcolor]
Example: [red]Text[/red] = Text
Example: [blue]Text[/blue] = Text
Example: [pink]Text[/pink] = Text
Example: [brown]Text[/brown] = Text
Example: [black]Text[/black] = Text
Example: [orange]Text[/orange] = Text
Example: [violet]Text[/violet] = Text
Example: [yellow]Text[/yellow] = Text
Example: [green]Text[/green] = Text
Example: [gold]Text[/gold] = Text
Example: [white]Text[/white] = Text
Example: [purple]Text[/purple] = Text
Headings:
Enclose your text with [hnumber] and [/hn]
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Example: [h1]Text[/h1] = |
Text
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Example: [h2]Text[/h2] = |
Text
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Example: [h3]Text[/h3] = |
Text
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Example: [h4]Text[/h4] = |
Text
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Example: [h5]Text[/h5] = |
Text
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Example: [h6]Text[/h6] = |
Text
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Font Sizes:
Example: [size=1]text[/size=1] = Text
Example: [size=2]text[/size=2] = Text
Example: [size=3]text[/size=3] = Text
Example: [size=4]text[/size=4] = Text
Example: [size=5]text[/size=5] = Text
Example: [size=6]text[/size=6] = Text
Bulleted List: [list] and [/list], and items
in list with [*] and [/*].
Ordered Alpha List: [list=a] and [/list=a],
and items in list with [*] and [/*].
Ordered Number List: [list=1] and [/list=1],
and items in list with [*] and [/*].
Code: enclose your text with [code] and [/code].
Quote: enclose your text with [quote] and [/quote].
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| Moderators |
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Moderators control individual forums. They may edit, delete,
or prune any posts in their forums.
If you have a question about a particular forum, you should
direct it to your forum moderator.
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| Cookies |
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These Forums use cookies to store the following information:
the last time you logged in, your UserName and your Password,
if you set it in preferences. These cookies are stored on
your hard drive. Cookies are not used to track your movement
or perform any function other than to enhance your use of
these forums.
If you have not enabled cookies in your browser, many of these
time-saving features will not work properly. Also, you
need to have cookies enabled if you want to enter a private
forum or post a topic/reply.
You may delete all cookies set by these forums in selecting
the "logout" button at the top of any page.
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| Active
Topics |
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Active Topics are tracked by cookies. When you click on the
"active topics" link, a page is generated listing
all topics that have been posted since your last visit to
these forums (or approximately 20 minutes).
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| Editing
Your Posts |
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You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. Just go
to the topic where the post to be edited or deleted is located
and you will see a edit or delete icon (  )
on the line that begins "posted on..." Click on
this icon to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit
your post, except for the forum Moderator or the forum administrator.
A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying
when and by whom the post was edited.
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| Attaching
Files |
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For security reasons, you may not attach files to any posts.
However, you may cut and paste text into your post.
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| Searching
For Specific Posts |
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You may search for specific posts based on a word or words
found in the posts, user name, date, and particular forum(s).
Simply click on the "search" link at the top of
most pages.
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| Editing
Your Profile |
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You may easily change any information stored in your registration
profile by using the "profile" link located near the top of
each page. Simply identify yourself by typing your UserName
and Password and all of your profile information will appear
on screen. You may edit any information (except your UserName).
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| Signatures |
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You may attach signatures to the end of your posts when you
post either a New Topic or Reply. Your signature is editable
by clicking on "profile" at the top of any forum
page and entering your UserName and Password.
NOTE: HTML can't be used in Signatures.
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| Censoring
Posts |
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The Forum does censor certain words that may be posted; however,
this censoring is not an exact science, and is being done
based on the words that are being screened, so certain words
may be censored out of context. Words that are censored are
replaced with asterisks.
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| Lost
User Name and/or Password |
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Retrieving your UserName and Password is simple, assuming
that email features are turned on for this forum. All of the
pages that require you to identify yourself with your UserName
and Password carry a "lost Password" link that you
can use to have your UserName and Password mailed instantly
to your email address of record.
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| Can
I be notified by email when there are new posts ? |
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Yes, the Subscription feature allows you to subscribe
to the entire Board, individual Categories, Forums and/or Topics,
depending on what the administrator of this site allows. You
will receive an email notifying you of a post that has been
made to the Category/Forum/Topic that you have subscribed to.
There are four levels of subscription:
- Board Wide Subscription
If you can subscribe to an entire Board, you'll get a notification
for any posts made within all the forums inside that board.
- Category Wide Subscription
You can subscribe to an entire Category, which will notify
you if there was any posts made within any topic, within any
forum, within that Category.
- Forum Wide Subscription
If you don't want to subscribe to an entire Category, you
can subscribe to a single forum. This will notify you of any
posts made within any topic, within that forum.
- Topic Wide Subscription
More conveniently, you can subscribe to just an individual
topic. You will be notified of any post made within that topic.
Each level of subscription is optional. The administrator can
turn On/Off each level of subscription for each Category/Forum/Topic.
To Subscribe or Unsubscribe from any level of subscription,
you can use the "My Subscriptions" link, located near the top
of each page to manage your subscriptions. Or you can click
on the subscribe/unsubscribe icons (
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that Category/Forum/Topic you want to subscribe/unsubscribe
to/from.
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| What
does it mean if a forum has Moderation enabled? |
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Moderation: This feature allows the Administrator or
the Moderator to "Approve", "Hold" or "Delete"
a users post before it is shown to the public.
Approve: Only the administrators or the moderators
will be able to approve a post made to a moderated forum.
When the post is approved, it will be made viewable to the
public.
Hold: When a user posts a message to a moderated forum,
the message is automatically put on hold until a moderator
or an administrator approves of the post. No one will be able
to view the post while it is put on hold.
Note: Authors of the post will be able to edit thier post
during this mode.
Delete: If the administrator or moderator chooses this
option, the post will be deleted and an email will be sent
to the poster of the message, informing them that thier post
was not approved. The administrator/moderator will be able
to give thier reason for not approving the post in the email.
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| What
is COPPA |
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and Rule apply
to individually identifiable information about a child that
is collected online, such as full name, home address, email
address, telephone number or any other information that would
allow someone to identify or contact the child. The Act and
Rule also cover other types of information -- for example,
hobbies, interests and information collected through cookies
or other types of tracking mechanisms -- when they are tied
to individually identifiable information. More information
can be found here.
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Frequently Asked Questions