Frequently Asked Questions

To login into the Forum you must use your Username and Password that you entered when registering for the Forum.

If you have not yet registered then you must first do so in order to login. If you have registered and still are unable to login, then first check that you have all cookies enabled on your web browser, you may need to add this website to your browsers list of trusted websites.

If you have been banned from the Forums, this will prevent you form logging in. You can request to be re-instated by sending an email to Support and detailing why your ban should be removed.

You may not need to register to view posts in the Forums but you do to manage preferences and create new posts on a forum.

By registering you will be able to use additional features. It only takes a few minutes to register, so it is recommended that you do so.

If you have lost your password then don't panic. Although passwords can not be retrieved they can be reset.

To reset your password, go to the Member Control Panel (at the top of each page) and click on the Edit Profile link and click on the Change Your Password link.

If this option is not available or you do not have a valid email address in your profile, you need to contact a Forum Administrator or a Moderator and ask them to change your password for you. by sending an email to Support.

It could be that you haven't posted anything for a while, or never posted anything. It is common for the Forum Administrator to periodically delete users from the database to free up usernames and reduce the size of the database.

It's also possible you don't remember your password. In this case, go to the Member Control Panel (at the top of each page) and click on the Edit Profile link and click on the Change Your Password link

To change your forum settings, go to the Member Control Panel (at the top of each page) and click on the Edit Profile link and click on the Edit Profile link

The time used in the Forums has been set to CST. To change the displayed Times and Dates to your own local settings, go to the Member Control Panel (at the top of each page) and click on the Edit Profile link and click on the Edit Profile link. Then set time offset by how many hours the time is offset from your own local time.

The Forums are not designed to adjust between standard and daylight saving times, so you may need to adjust the time offset in your Forum Preferences during these months.

Ranks in the forums indicate which user group you are a member of and to identify users, for example, moderators and administrators may have a special rank. Depending on your rank, you may be able to use different features of the forum.

No. These are defined by the system administrator

You can use this forum with any modern web browser or mobile app that supports XHTML and JavaScript.

To post a message in the Forums click on the relevant button on the forum or topic screens. You will need to login before you can post a message.

Unless you are a Forum Moderator or an Administrator you can only edit your own posts. When you edit your posts, it will display the username, time, and date of when the post was edited at the bottom of the post.

To add a signature to the bottom of your posts, go to the Member Control Panel (at the top of each page) and click on the Edit Profile link and create a signature in the 'Information' section at the bottom of the page.

Once you have done this you can add your signature to the bottom of your posts by checking the 'Show Signature' checkbox at the bottom of the posting form.

Some forums are set up to allow only certain users or groups of users to access them. To view, read, post, etc. in a restricted forum you may first need permission which only a forum moderator or a forum administrator can grant you.

This means that you have submitted a New Post or Topic to a forum that requires a forum admin or moderator to approve it before it is displayed to other members or the public. The Post is still available for the member who submitted the Post to edit or delete during this time.

HTML cannot be used in your posts, this is done for security reasons as malicious HTML code can be used to destroy the layout of the forum or even crash a web browser when a user tries to view a post.

Emoticons or Smilies are small graphical images that can be used to express feelings or show emotions. You can see them next to the posting form when posting a message. To add an emoticon to your post then simply click on the emoticon you would like to add to your post.

Images can be added to your posts. However, all uploaded images must be copyright free. i.e., You can upload a picture taked with your phone or a personal photo that was scanned. If you want to upload an image from another website, yu must get written permission to do so and credit that source under the image.

Closed Topics are set this way by forum administrators or moderators. Once a Topic is closed you will no-longer be able to post a reply in that topic or vote in a poll.

Closed Topics are set this way by forum administrators or moderators. Once a Topic is closed you will no-longer be able to post a reply in that topic or vote in a poll.

Forums Administrators are people who have the highest level of control over the forums. They have the ability to turn on and off features on the forums, ban users, remove users, edit and delete posts, create users groups, etc.

Moderators are individuals or groups of users who look after the day to day running of the forums. They have the power to edit, delete, move, close, unclose, topics and posts, in the forum they moderate. Moderators generally are there to prevent people from posting offensive or abusive material.

User Groups are a way to group users. Each user is a member of a usergroup and each group can be assigned individual rights in forums, to read, view, post, create polls, etc.

If the forum administrator has enabled Private Messaging you can use the forums built in Private Messaging System to send Private Messages to other forum members. The system works very much like email, but within the Forum System.

There maybe several reasons for this, you are not logged in, you are not registered, or the forum administrators have disabled the Private Messaging system.

This maybe because the person you are trying to send a Private Message to has blocked you from being able to send them Private Messages, the persons 'Inbox' is full, or you have exceeded the number of Private Messages you can send in this hour. If any of these are case you should receive a message informing you of this if you try to send the member a Private Message.

If you do find that you are getting unwanted Private Messages from a user, you can block them from sending you Private Messages. To do this go to the Member Control Panel (at the top of each page) and click on the Edit Profile link and click the Following List link. Enter the user name and instead choose the option from the drop down list 'Not message me'. This will prevent this user from sending you anymore Private Messages.

If you do find that you are getting unwanted Private Messages from a user, you can block them from sending you Private Messages. To do this go to the Member Control Panel (at the top of each page) and click on the Edit Profile link and click the Following List link. Enter the user name and instead choose the option from the drop down list 'Not message me'. This will prevent this user from sending you anymore Private Messages.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a technology using XML that allows websites to syndicate website content. You can subscribe to any of the RSS Feeds available in the forum so you are always up-to-date with the latest Posts or Calendar Events.

There are many ways you can subscribe to one or all of the RSS Feed's available within the forum, by either; using a Web Browser that supports Live RSS Bookmarks (Firefox, IE7, Safari, Opera), using an online RSS News Reader, using Windows Vista Sidebar, installing an RSS News Reader on your computer, or using an email program that supports RSS like Mozilla Thunderbird.

The Calendar System is a builtin Calendar System that works very much like a normal calendar or diary, with Week View, Month View, and Year View. You can select what Week, Month, or Year, you wish to view and see Calendar Events and member birthdays for your selected date.

If the forum administrator has granted a member or group permission to create a Calendar Event, you can select an 'Event Date' when creating a New Topic. This Event can then be viewed in like any other Forum Topic or through the Calendar System where it is displayed under the date the event occurs on.

Cookies are small files which are stored on a user's computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website, and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer. This allows members to login to the forum and display pages tailored to the forum member for items such as new Posts since the members last visit.

The Forum requires the use of cookies in order for forum services provided to Forum Members to function correctly. The following Cookies are set by the Forum.

wwf10sID - This is a temporary cookie used to associate your browser with your forum session wwf10sLID - This cookie holds Members Login settings and is also used for auto login to the forum wwf10lVisit - This cookie holds the date and time of your last visit to the forum in order to notify which Topics and Posts are new since your last visit. wwf10fID - This cookie is used for Private Forums that require a password in order to login. wwf10pID - This is a security cookie set when voting in Forum Polls. wwf10MobileView - This Cookie is set if you turn off the Mobile View when visiting the forum using a Mobile Browser.