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Registering a New Account?
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For those individuals considering a membership here, please understand that you will receive a confirmation email. You MUST confirm the email or you will not be approved, no exceptions. I verify every request. I am also receiving multiple attempts by spammers to obtain membership here and I’m ab...
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Member Signatures - ALL members please read!
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On this type of message / support forum, each member will have some specific HCV related information which pertains only to them. For example, each of us may have different genotypes, fibrosis stage, HCV medication, treatment start / end dates, etc. When you start a new thread or respond to an existi...
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Forum Finances
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Hi All, The cost of running the Forum in it's present form has become an issue. Costs have increased and our monthly charge is determined by the Forum volume, with quite a large quarterly fee. We have many features on the Forum which add to the cost. These include having photo avatars, being able to post...
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Forum Guidelines - Required reading for all members
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Forum Guidelines Welcome to the Hep C Friends discussion forum, whether you`re posting for yourself or on behalf of your partner, spouse or friend. We hope you will find this forum helpful, informative and supportive. We like to maintain a friendly and non-judgemental atmosphere here so that all o...
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How to start a new thread:
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This is an example of how I would start a new thread in the 'Hep C and Nutrition' section of the forum. You can choose which section to start your thread in based on the subject that it pertains to: 1 - Go to the 'Home' page listing all the forum categories, select 'Hep C and Nutrition' (circled in red, 1st at...
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How to add a 'My Post' link to your signature.
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If you would like to create a way to quickly access a list of your own post without having to go to your homepage to access the 'Member Post' link then here's how to do it: 1- Click on the 'User Details' tab in the menu bar shown circled in red in the image below. (Scroll Down for Further Directions) --------...
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Announcement - New Forum Owner!!
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Hi everyone, I`m very pleased to announce that Tig56 is our new forum Owner and Administrator! You all know Tig, he`s the one who`s always there with a kind word and cheerful encouragement for everyone. We all value his lasting commitment to the forum and all our members, his compassion, knowledge...
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Posting Attachments and URL links
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Hi Everyone, I would like to make a request of the membership. It seems that in light of today's new technology, we're experiencing some problems with picture formats and the lengthier website addresses (URL's). Whenever an attachment, such as a picture or image is added to your post, if it is a large...
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About `Forum Maintenance` posts
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Hi everyone,I expect most of you have noticed `Forum Maintenance` posts coming up in the side bar Chat Box and I just wanted to say a bit about what goes on there.Those of us in the Admin team, your forum moderators, need to talk to each other sometimes about forum related issues, and those posts are wher...
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Forum Etiquette - Required Reading for all Members
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This thread will clarify the Forum's position on various Guidelines and Etiquette Because we all have the right to form our own opinions on all things that effect our lives, sometimes that can lead to disagreements with others that don't share the same viewpoint. With that in mind for the forum's ben...
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How To Create Your Signature / Forum Abbreviation Definitions
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ALL members please do this. It will be helpful for everyone if you create a signature with HCV related information specific to you so that it can be quickly viewed by other members at the bottom of each of your posts. This promotes more accurate and prompt reply's to your post by other members. In many c...
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Forum Status
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The forum has been changed to a free status. The funding has run out, and before the decision is made to delete it, I thought I would explore this first. Thanks to all of you for everything! Tig, Forum Administrator PS: This will be in effect as soon as Sparklit makes the changes to our account. There may b...
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Please Welcome Our New Moderator
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It is with great pleasure and appreciation, that I announce our newest Moderator, long time member, Cheddy. She has been with us for years and has graciously accepted my request to take on the role of Forum Moderator. She has been a great friend to me and all of our members. I know she will be a helpful, ca...
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Welcome our new Moderator
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It's my pleasure to announce our new Moderator. Long time member, JimmyK, has accepted my request to help us on the Admin team. I appreciate his willingness to continue providing the support and helpful information he's known to provide. Please join me in welcoming him aboard! Wave, Jimmy! :belo...
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Party at Jill's House!
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Hi Everyone, It is with joy and some sadness that I announce to the Forum, our past Administrator and current Moderator, Jill - Cinnamon Girl, has decided to step down from those duties. She assures me that she will still grace our pages with her knowledge and friendship as often as possible. I'll hold...
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Goodbye to Dave - Linuxter
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Hi Everyone, It's with great sadness and disappointment that I must announce the resignation of our friend and moderator Linuxter (Dave). Unfortunate circumstances have arose that have brought him to the decision that leaving is his best option. We're going to miss his "unhinged" moments and gre...
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Welcome our New Moderator
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye: It is with great pleasure that I introduce our new administration team member, the "unhinged" one, Linuxter or Dave as I fondly call him. You all know him well and he has graciously accepted my offer to join the team in the Moderator position. I have every confidence that he will provid...
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Announcement: Saying thanks to Malcolm
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Hi Everyone, Today, I'm faced with the duty of announcing that our friend and Admin Team member "Mallani" (Malcolm) will be stepping down as Moderator. He has been a member of our forum since March of 2012 and has provided endless support and assistance to the membership during his time here. As a Hep W...
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We now have added a 'Recent Post' tab for your convinience.
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If anyone missed Tig's announcement the other day, he has set up a 'Recent Post' tab toward the left side of the dark blue menu bar up top ^. This will take you to a list of recent post in chronological order and any threads that have been posted or replied to, which you have not yet viewed, will be listed in b...
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Please Welcome Our New Moderator
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It's with great pleasure that I announce the addition of a new Moderator, RC (Robertsamx) to the forum! RC has been with us for a long time and his knowledge and willingness to help has been a great benefit to many of us here. Please join me in welcoming him to his new position. I promised him we'd be easy on...
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Emoticons
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I see to the left there are some Emoticons, and it says page 1 of 2. Then you click on "More Emoticons" and it takes you to another page. How do you get those into the text? I searched for an answer but didn't find anything.
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Taking a break - everyone please read!
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Hi everyone.. I need to be away from the forum for a while and so Tig (Tig56) will be standing in as acting administrator for me. As most of you know, he`s very capable and knowledgeable and will do an excellent job of steering the ship. I`ll be checking in from time to time anyway, and will be back in due co...
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Please welcome our new forum moderator!
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Hi everyone, We`re very pleased to announce that Mike (wmlj1960) has agreed to join us on the Admin team as a forum moderator. As many of you already know, Mike has been a valued and respected member of this community for a good while and we appreciate how helpful and supportive he always is to others, e...
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Welcome to our new moderator!
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Hi everyone, We`re very pleased to announce that John (Gator Man) has agreed to join the Admin team as a forum moderator! I`m sure most of you already know how supportive and helpful he is and what a valuable member he has become, and we have every confidence that he will do an excellent job in his new rol...
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`Printer friendly` options
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Hi everyone, I`d just like to mention that we now have `printer friendly` options for all threads and comments. You`ll see the option buttons at the top of each thread and in the drop down menus for comments. Thanks, Jill
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Viewing Posts
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Just so people know, you have the option to view the newest post first - or the original post. Below explains how to make the changes to suit your preference. Click into 'User Details' along the top bar; On the left hand side, under 'Profile', click into 'Settings'; On the left is listed 'Order of Comm...
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Welcome to our new Forum Moderator!
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I`m happy to announce that Tig (Tig56) has agreed to join us on the Admin team and from today is now a Forum Moderator! As you all know, Tig has been a hard working and dedicated member of the forum for quite a while now and has become very well respected for the friendship and support he gives to everyone he...
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Trolls and Spammers
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Hi guys, As an open Forum, we have had problems with trolls and spammers in the past. The Moderators are on the lookout for suspicious posts and we can check IP addresses and check the large number of blacklist databases. Most are harmless but often have researched HCV . Sooner or later we find that they...
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Donations
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Hi Everyone,We've had quite a few enquiries about how the forum is funded and a few people have offered donations towards the cost of running the forum. With this in mind, we now have a “Donate” option. We would like to stress that we don't want members feeling obliged to donate money, as we're well awa...
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Forum Abbreviations
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Hi guys, I've updated the Forum Abbreviations in the New Members Area. If anyone has any additional ones, please let me know. Cheers.
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