Forums, Sub-Forums, Threads, and Replies:


Posting a Thread:


Posting a Reply:


BBCode:
[spoiler]BBCode is very important when creating a long thread or just a reply - it enhances and formats your post to make it more professional, and readable. Here are each of the options for BBCode (how to use them/demonstrations will be after explanation):
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Here is the format for the list:
[i]Name of BBCode (BBCode Symbol):[/i]

[list][*][b]Bold (B):[/b] This makes the highlighted portion of text bolded, creating a more blackened text.
[*][b]Italic (I):[/b] This makes your text slanted, making it come out a bit.
[*][b]Underlined (U):[/b] This makes your text underlined, usually used for important areas of text.
[*][b]Quote:[/b] You can use this to make a area of text look like a quote. There is also an option on the thread on each reply that allows you to quote that person's reply.
[*][b]Code:[/b] This allows a small area of text to be represented as code. This means BBCode or smilies won't work, and is good for demonstrating the BBCode for something to somebody, or raw code.
[*][b]List:[/b] This allows you to create a list of things, like what I am currently doing now. If you use the bullet code with this, it will make bullet points
[*][b]List=:[/b] This makes it so you can change from having bullet points, to having numbers or letters.
[*][b]Bullets ([ * ]):[/b] You can use this instead of actually typing out the [ * ] thing, and is used to create a list as said above. It just adds the bullet to the lists.
[*][b]Image (IMG):[/b] This allows for an image to be shown in a reply, instead of somebody having to travel to the link. You need to have the direct image link (a link ending with .jpg, .png, etc.) to be able to do this.
[*][b]URL:[/b] This allows a URL to be clickable, making it so people don't have to highlight, copy, and paste the link into their address bar. Generally, this happens automatically though.
[*][b]Font Size (Normal):[/b] You can change the font size of a highlighted area of text, making it pop out more to a reader.
[*][b]Text Color (Font Colour):[/b] This changes what color the highlighted text area will be.
[*][b]Center:[/b] This allows a highlighted text area to be centered, making it so the text area will be in the exact center width-wise.
[*][b]HR (I think it stands for horizontal rule):[/b] Basically creates a line across the reply. Used for creating sections, and making it easier to read.
[*][b]Sliced (S):[/b] This creates text that is cut in half.
[*][b]Small Image (SIMG):[/b] This has the same purpose of Image (IMG), but if the image is too big, and gets cut because of it, use this, and the site will scale it down to the size of the reply area, making it so users can see it.
[*][b]Spoiler:[/b] This is a simple way to hide text that you can easily see by clicking it. Used for either making things neater, or maybe hiding a spoiler like a movie spoiler, answers for something, etc. that people can choose to see or not.
[*][b]YouTube (YT):[/b] This makes it so you can embed YouTube videos in your reply. Pretty much makes it so you can play the video without leaving the site.[/spoiler]

[b]Reporting:[/b]
[spoiler]You can use the [simg]i.imgur.com/Me9Bmf2.png[/simg] button to report posts/threads that are breaking the rules of the forums listed here: [url]www.planetminecraft.com/rules/[/url]

Reporting is simple; if you find a post/thread that is not complying to the rules, then you can click the report button to report it to forums mods that are ready to take of the problem.

Once you report the rule-breaking thread or post, then you are done, and the forum mods will take it from there.


You can receive two different types of replies from a report:
1. Closed: When a forum mod closes a report, that means that the report was valid, and you have helped clean the PMC community successfully.
2. Deleted: When a forum mod deletes a report, that means that the report was invalid. This doesn't mean you are in trouble (unless you purposefully reported incorrectly), but you should check the rules again.[/spoiler]

[b]Quoting:[/b]
[spoiler]Quoting can be used to either specifically reply to a post/group of posts, or to show proof that a post existed.

To quote a post, simply click the [simg]i.imgur.com/P8ZLBmr.png[/simg] button on the post, and it will automatically redirect you to a page where you can type your reply underneath the post you quoted. The quote button is very magical, as to where it automatically quotes all posts that were quoted in the specific post you quoted (up to three). That was a mouthful![/spoiler]

[b]Signatures:[/b]
[spoiler]A forum signature is either a piece of text and/or images that is automatically added at the end of every post you make (seperated by a divider). This is a good resource for multiple things.

[simg]i.imgur.com/Muyv65C.png[/simg]

Read the [url=www.planetminecraft.com/rules/]rules[/url] for the full list of what you may or may not put in your signature.[/spoiler]

[b]Forum Profile:[/b]
[spoiler]Your forum profile is another profile besides your site profile that you may access via the forum settings.

[simg]i.imgur.com/IZR2ZCI.png[/simg]
(some things were blacked out as they are not on the user forum profile)

In this profile, you may put different social network and contact info for all to view. You can also change what is said on the side of your posts, underneath your avatar.

[simg]i.imgur.com/TOVlcFC.png[/simg]

Your "says", favorite server, Minecraft username, website, and location will be displayed on the side of your posts.

[simg]i.imgur.com/3rO1ws9.png[/simg][/spoiler]