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Ultimate Reference Thread v 2.0; Ranks, codes, chat room info
Topic Started: Sep 5 2009, 10:10 PM (55 Views)
The Grenadier	Sep 5 2009, 10:10 PM Post #1
Forum Addict Posts: 566 Group: Moderating Team Member #183 Joined: June 5, 2005	Welcome to the ultimate reference thread, version 2.0. In this thread, all the information you need to know about SD is compiled into an easy to navigate format. We encourage all members to check this thread out, and especially for all new members, this is a must read. *Note: Originally written by J4kk and Tru7h. Members Administrators Administrators are at the top of the food chain at the forums. They have full control over the site. Moderators Moderators assist the administrators in running the forums. They watch over topics and keep members in line. Moderators are chosen based on forum conduct and responsibility. Graphics Moderators Graphics moderators help with signatures, icons, banners, backgrounds, and all other board graphic functions. Members The member ranks are executive member (promotion), guru (500+ posts), advanced member (250+ posts), and member (0+ posts). Guests Either members who have not signed in or people who have not signed up. Guests may browse the website or post in the Quarantine Zone. Banned Former members who have severely broken the rules and were permanently banned from the site. In addition to the ranks, there are also member titles that change depending on your post count. Quote: 0 Posts: Newbie 10 Posts: Padawan 50 Posts: Apprentice 100 Posts: Active Member 200 Posts: Forum Regular 350 Posts: Forum Addict 650 Posts: Veteran 1000 Posts: Guru 1500 Posts: Virtuoso 2000 Posts: The Czar 3000 Posts: Absolute Being 5000 Posts: Demigod Warning System The warning system is something our staff uses to keep the forums under control. If somebody breaks a rule, such as double-posting, spamming, or fighting with other members, they’ll receive a warning. You have a total of five warnings, and once you’ve used all five, you’re either on probation or banned permanently, depending on how lucky you are. Staff have the power to warn anybody who breaks the rules. If another member notices that ou broke the rules and reports you, you can also be warned. You are able to see your warn level at any time by looking at your profile or at one of your posts. If you haven’t received any warnings, your warn bar should look like this: As you receive warnings, your bar will change: To avoid being warned, simply follow the rules of the board. If you believe you have been warned unfairly, send a message to one of the administrators. Our moderators must not abuse the warning system or their ability to use it will be taken away. Codes Codes can be used to bold, underline, or italicize. They can also be used to link to other websites or ~~strikethrough~~ a word or phrase. Below is a list of the board’s codes. Code: `[b]bold[/b]` bold Code: `[u]underline[/u]` underline Code: `[i]italicize[/i]` italicize Code: `[s]strikethrough[/s]` ~~strikethrough~~ Code: `[sub]subscript[/sub]` normal _subscript Code: `[sup]superscript[/sup]` normal ^superscript Code: `[big]big[/big] [big][big]bigger[/big][/big] [big][big][big]etc[/big][/big][/big]` big bigger etc Code: `[small]small[/small] [small][small]smaller[/small][/small] [small][small][small]etc[/small][/small][/small]` small smaller etc Code: `[color=blue]blue[/color] [color=yellow]yellow[/color] [color=red]red[/color] [color=green]green[/color] [color=orange]e[/color][color=purple]t[/color][color=lightgreen]c[/color]` blue yellow red green etc Code: `[bgcolor=lightgreen]A background for text[/bgcolor]` A background for text Code: `[border=red]bordered[/border] [border=blue,3]bordered[/border] [border=green,1,dotted]bordered[/border]` bordered bordered bordered Code: `[center]centered[/center]` centered Code: `[right]right aligned[/right]` right aligned Code: `[font=courier]A different font[/font]` A different font Code: `[quote=Joe]Party time[/quote] or [quote]Party time[/quote]` Joe Party time or Quote: Party time Code: `[url=http://www.spartandominion.com]link[/url]` link Code: `[img]http://209.85.12.237/static/avatars/107.png[/img]` Code: `[email=user@example.com]Email me[/email] or [email]user@example.com[/email]` Email me or user@example.com Code: `[flash=250,210]http://www.youtube.com/v/z7SeHqxOVYc[/flash]` Code: `[list][]Item 1 []Item 2 []Item 3[/list]` Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Code: `A line that[hr]divides` A line that divides Code: `You may want to hide something from accidental viewing: [spoiler]The cake is a lie.[/spoiler]` You may want to hide something from accidental viewing: Spoiler: click to toggle The cake is a lie. Code: `[html]<html> <head> <title>Spartan Dominion</title> </head> <body> <p class="intro">Welcome</p> <body> </html>[/html]` Code: `code` SD Chatroom Info* *Note: Originally posted by Tru7h. There is now a Java applet available on the SD Directory that allows you to connect to the IRC channel without having to install a client. You can find that here. Instead of our java chat room, SD Chat now takes place in room #spartandominion on irc.dal.net. Instructions for joining IRC are below. If you have any troubles, just email us at spartandominion@gmail.com. There will now be a weekly discussion in this chatroom on Friday evenings. For more information, visit this thread. To use IRC, the first thing you need is an IRC program. The most commonly used of these is called mIRC, which is free to download and use as a free trial for 30 days. However, I've recently taken a liking to Chatzilla which is a completely free extension for Mozilla Firefox. You control IRC with commands starting with a slash. For example, typing /nick Tru7h would change my username (or "nick") to Tru7h. If I typed / me yawns, it'd show up to other users as <Tru7h yawns>. It's a good idea to get familiar with these commands. You can display a list of them by typing /commands. To connect to a server, just type /connect [server name]. For example, to join the SD chat, you'd type /connect irc.dal.net, or you could type irc://irc.dal.net/ into Firefox to launch it. To join the #SpartanDominion channel, just type /join #SpartanDominion. A shortcut for all of this is just typing irc://irc.dal.net/spartandominion into your browser window once your IRC client is installed. Private messaging is also a good skill to have. To PM any member in chat, just type /msg [username] [your message]. Channel operators (or "ops") are the admins of seperate channels and control the entire channel. They can boot, ban, promote, or silence anybody else in the chatroom. You can tell who the operators are because the icon beside their name will be different, or they will show up with an @ (for example, if I were channel op I'd show up as @Tru7h instead of just Tru7h). Finally, you'll notice that the SD channel has a bunch of channel modes listed somewhere (it'll look something like +tnj 5:10). I'll explain the common ones you'll find: +t means only channel operators can change the topic. +n means messages will not be accepted into the channel from a different channel. +j, followed by something like N:S, means only N amount of users can join the channel within S seconds. This prevents channel flooding. +l, followed by an integer X, means that X amount of users total can be in the channel at once. This also helps prevent flooding. +m means the channel is moderated. Only people with voice (+v) will be able to send any text at all. You acquire voice by having a channel op give it to you. This is only used in rare occasions. This is just a very basic overview, but should be enough to get you started. Just email the staff account with any questions. You can learn more about Internet Relay Chat by visiting the Wikipedia article. This thread will be updated as needed. Edited by The Grenadier, Sep 6 2009, 12:11 AM.



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