Registration:
To register for the forum you should click the ‘Register’ button. It is on both the Main Navigation Menu (green bar) and the Main Forum Menu. Fill out the form, do the Captcha and submit the form. You will receive an email with a link that lets you set a password.
A manual review of your application to allow you into the forum may take a day or two. When you register use the same email address that the HOA has on file (this is how we determine if you are an owner or not). This email address will not be visible to other forum users.
Logging In:
Once you have been approved you can use the ‘Login’ button to enter your email address and password to get access to the forum itself (click the ‘Forum’ button to enter). To log out use the ‘Logout’ option on the menu. This isn’t necessary unless you are using a public computer or have multiple forum users in your household.
Your Profile:
Parts of your profile is viewable by any other user including your name, your nickname and links to any posts you have made. You can edit (use the options on the ‘My Profile’ link on the Forum Menu) any of the information in the profile with the exception of your username which is used as a unique identifier for your account.
You can change your Display Name and Nickname if you want to be anonymous. You can also upload a small picture to use as an Avatar on your posts.
Be sure to scroll down and hit ‘Save Changes’ to keep your edits.
Using the Forum:
You can enter any of the ‘Categories’ (General Discussion, Grounds etc.) by clicking their name. Once in a Category you will see any existing ‘Topics’ and you can display all the posts in any of those by clicking it.
Once you have entered a topic you can reply by scrolling down to the end and typing your reply into the ‘Leave a reply’ box and hitting the green Add Reply button.
To start a new Topic click the green Add Topic button on the Topics page. If what you want to post is relevant to an existing topic use that instead of posting a new one. Give your Topic a useful title so that it’s easy to tell what the subject of the topic is.
You can edit one of your posts for about 5 minutes after you make it. After the time limit even you cannot edit the post so choose your words carefully.
You can add an image or attach a file by using the Attach File option at the bottom of the Reply window. There is a 10MB file size limit.
Use the ‘Report’ button on a post to report the post to the Admin. The Admin can remove any post at his discretion. Admin decisions are final. Do not abuse the Report function.
There are also options to ‘Subscribe’ to a individual Topic or an Entire category. Look for the orange Subscribe buttons. You will then be notified via email when new posts are made. You can manage your subscriptions in your profile.
There are many other controls on the forum but most of them are self explanatory.