| By participating in our community message boards, you agree to abide by the guidelines. Please click here to read our complete community guidelines. |
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| How do I post on the community? |
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To post on the community, you need to have a username and password.
When you first sign up as a subscriber to our site you are automatically included as a member of our community. When you first enter the community after subscribing, you will be given the ability to choose a username and password. If you do not create your own, one will be created for you and the password sent to the email account you signed up with. You can request a new password at anytime on the "Log In" page of the community.
To log in to the community, click on the "Log In" link at the top right of any community page. It will display your username there if you are already logged in. Then, enter any board and click "New Post" or "Reply" to write your own post.
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| I've signed up for a ParentingWeekly account and registered for a community username but am unable to access the message boards, post, or reply. What can I do? |
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If you don't see a post or reply button but have verified that you are signed in at the top right (you will see your username displayed there), then please follow these simple steps:
In your internet browser, go to the drop down menu marked "Tools" and click on "Internet Options". From the "General" tab, click on the "Delete Cookies" button. Once you've deleted the old cookies, you must allow your browser to accept cookies from the site. In the tab marked "Privacy", click on "Sites..." and add parentingweekly.com to the "Allow" list. Once you've changed these settings, press "OK" and close the window. When you log in, check the box that automatically remembers you.
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| Why can't I log in? |
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You may be using the wrong login information. Please double check your login information and try resetting your password (resetting the password may take about 20 minutes to take affect). An email will be sent to you with a new password. If you continue to have problems signing in even after resetting the password, you can email a moderator to confirm your username and password.
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| I keep getting logged out every time I try to post. What can I do? |
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If you don't see any post or reply buttons but have verified that you are signed in at the top right (you will see your username displayed there), then please follow these simple steps:
In your internet browser, go to the drop down menu marked "Tools" and click on "Internet Options". From the "General" tab, click on the "Delete Cookies" button. Once you've deleted the old cookies, you must allow your browser to accept cookies from the site. In the tab marked "Privacy", click on "Sites..." and add parentingweekly.com to the "Allow" list. Once you've changed these settings, press "OK" and close the window. When you log in, check the box that automatically remembers you.
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| Why can't I view my profile and private messages? |
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If you have a username that contains characters such as; &,%,#,$, @, !, commas, apostrophe's or a period at the end, then you will need to request a new username on the Bulletin Board of the community. These characters disable your profile page and private messaging. A moderator will change your username for you and verify that it will no longer conflict with your abilities on the community.
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| How do I join a Birth Club? |
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We've made it easy for you to connect with moms due the same time as you. As a member of ParentingWeekly and its family of sites and communities, you are automatically a member of the birth club month that you are due to give birth in. It is your choice which birth board you choose to participate in. Many birth boards will have honorary members if you prefer your neighboring board to the month you are due in.
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| Why can't I see my signature? |
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We no longer have signatures viewable at the bottom of each post. We found that they slowed down the message boards significantly and made it difficult to scroll down and read posts. However, you do still have a signature page that is viewable by community members. When someone clicks on your username, a full page will display showing your interests, hobbies, general information and any signature material you would like to publicly display such as pictures, tickers and other fun images or messages. Have fun creating your own personal page!
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| How do I post pictures? |
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You will need to create an account with a photo sharing site. We recommend www.photobucket.com because most of our users find it to be the easiest to use. There are other sites on the web too that will host your photos though. You can post your pictures by using the IMG tag in a post or in your signature. It will look something like this: [IMG]http://www.yourphotohere.com[/IMG].
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| How do I change my username? |
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To change your username, you will have to request the change on a community bulletin board. A moderator will approve the change, change the name and then send you instructions on how to let it take affect.
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| How do I change my email address or sign up for email updates to my posts? |
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To change your email address, click on "Profile" at the top of the community pages and then click the tab marked email. Update your email address in the box provided, making sure to save your changes.
You also have the option of subscribing to your posts via email. You can also subscribe to a forum or thread by checking the Enable Email Subscribe button at the top of the forum or thread.
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| How do I upload an avatar or picture by my username? |
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To upload a picture as your avatar, click on "Profile" and then the tab marked "Avatar". Click "Browse" to find your picture on your computer and then press upload once you've located it (be sure to save your changes). Please be patient as it takes a little while for it to show up.
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| How do I report a problem with a user, a personal attack or other problems on the boards? |
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If you would like to report someone for breaking our guidelines or causing problems on the message boards, press the "report abuse" link at the bottom right of each post. A moderator will receive the report and take care of it as soon as possible.
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| How do I pin a thread? |
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To pin a thread, you must ask a moderator by either posting a link to the thread on the community bulletin board or emailing a moderator the link.
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| What happened to my thread? |
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Threads can be deleted for a variety of reasons and if you have a question as to why one was deleted, please refer to our Community Guidelines. Sometimes threads are automatically deleted if they haven't been viewed or replied to in about 9 months, in this case there is not much that can be done. If you are having trouble finding a thread that you know still exists, try using the search option at the bottom of the forum. The most popular posts can be seen by selecting "Most Viewed".
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| How do I become a moderator or leader? |
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To become a moderator or leader you must have an unbiased attitude and do things for the good of the community. You can fill out an application by clicking here. Applications are reviewed and you will be contacted if your help is needed.
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| How do I know if someone is online? |
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You can tell someone is online when there are two figures next to their username. When the two figures disappear, then the user is offline.
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| Why does my account say Disapproved? |
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If you unsubscribe from the weekly newsletters, your community account is automatically disapproved. Contact a moderator to have your email address on the account changed so that you can sign up for a new subscription and community account.
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| How do I delete my account? |
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To delete your account and permanently remove all of your information, including your newsletters, photo albums and journal entries, please click on our Unsubscribe page.
Please note that cancelling your site account will also remove your community account.
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| Why was I banned? |
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Please refer to our Community Guidelines. We try to uphold these guidelines to the best of our ability and create an environment where everyone can feel safe posting. If you have any further questions, please contact a moderator via email.
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