Community Pages Explained

1. Your Profile Page

Your profile page shows your personal profile and your application. You can select one of your uploaded images and make that your user profile picture. It will be automatically resized to fit the rest of the page.

On the upper right side of the page you can see your profile details. You may edit it through the edit button. Under the Profile details, you can see the status updates of your friends and a button to list all your friends

Your profile will display further details:

• Karma
• Member since
• Last online
• Profile views

Below these details, you may update your status and post a short message such as what are you currently up to, etc. This board will also update you with any incoming messages or friend requests.

If you scroll down, you will find four buttons: The "invite friends" button allows you to invite friends by entering your friend's email address. Next to this are the "Add Photos", "Add Apps" and "Start a Group" buttons.

The profile pages also reveals your latest activities and the list of applications that you have added.

1.1. The Karma Tab

Karma is a user point-system used on ephilosopher.com. It shows how active you are on the website. Karma will only be activated once you have uploaded a picture in your user profile. Otherwise, you will forever have no Karma points.

1.2. The Groups Tab

Under the groups tab, you will see the groups you have joined. You will only be able to see the Groups if you have added the Groups application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Groups application to activate this feature.

1.3. The Photos Tab

This tab shows images you have uploaded to your profile. You will only see images if you have added the Photos application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Photos application to activate this feature.

1.4. The Wall Tab

In the Wall tab, you and your friends are able to leave a comment on your Profile Page. You will only see the comments if you have added the Walls application. Go to Application ---> Edit, and add the Walls application to activate this feature.

The Wall supports posting Youtube videos by typing {youtube}...{/youtube}

Let's say the Youtube link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voYkKxSPkfw&feature=related

To paste the Youtube video on the Wall, you would need to enter:

{youtube}voYkKxSPkfw{/youtube}

2. Applications

There are many applications available on ephilosopher.com. You can choose which application you would like to have on your account.

To see the list of available applications, go to Application --> Browse

To edit it, go to Application --> Edit.

Here, you will be able to:

1. find out what are these applications for

2. change the settings of each application based on your preferences

3. set the arrangement of applications by dragging them (ctrl + drag up or down).

4. adjust the privacy settings of each application

5. remove the applications that you do not want to use

3. Personal Messaging

Our personal messaging system allows you to send a message to any site members easily. There are two ways to send a message:

1. via your own inbox or

2. by clicking on a user's profile and writing a message.

You can join and participate in groups easily. Before you can post on the group wall or create a discussion, you will first need to become a member of the group. Click the "Join Now" to join your group.

To manage Group that you joined, go to Application --> Group.

Here, you can view the current groups, search a group as well as view groups that you have joined. You can also create a new group.

4. Groups

4.1. Announcements

Announcements lists all bulletins related to a group. Announcements do not support replies. Only Group founder can create bulletin for Announcements.

4.2. Discussions

Discussions lists all discussions anyone posts in the groups. Discussions support replies from group members.

4.3. Wall

Wall supports Wall posts from members of a group. Wall also supports Video posts. Only the group founder can remove Wall posts.

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Karateka

 

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written by markandrews, May 15, 2010

Having a little trouble finding my way around the new site.

Submit article. I click on Submit News or Article under Articles, or on Submit News under Community, but the next screen says that I am not authorised to use the resource. I have written earlier about this, and I cannot find the way to submit an article.

Join Groups. When I click on Groups under Community, the next screen says that there are no Groups. Is this correct?

Mark Andrews
Fairbanks, Alaska

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