Liberalia Forum
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Revision as of 06:50, 10 April 2007
The Liberalia forum is where most of the action occurs. Many members only occasionally check into their nations on the nationstates website, but are logged into the forums for much of the day, the geeks.
Registering
During its life, the forums have had several cases of cyber attacks being attempted against it. Admins gone rogue have used accounts of other people, sensitive information was leaked and sometimes there was just plain vandalism.
To make sure this doesn't happen again and because the invisionsfree software requires it, users need to register before they can post and look at certain sections of the forum. So generally this is the first thing to do for a new member.
Once you have clicked "Register", choose a name (ideally, use the name of your nationstates nation) and a password (Never ever tell anyone your password. Ever.), and give an email address. It needs to be an address that actually exists, because you will receive a validation email.
Once you agree with the terms of service and clicked "Submit my registration", you will be sent a validation email. This is an automated process, so the mail should be there within a few minutes. If it isn't, contact Carops. Or someone.
In the email there will be a link. Once you clicked that link, the website will know that you are now a registered user, and you will be able to look at the forums and post there. Follow the prompts to get to the main page.
The "Arrivals" Section
Once you finished your registration, the first thing to do is start a thread in the "Introduction" section. Not only does this tell others who you are and what you're about, but it teaches you the basics of starting a thread and posting.
It is section right at the top. Once you click on the link there will be a set of links to "pinned" topics, that means threads which have been made to always stay at the top of the page and not move down as time progresses.
Ignore them for the time being (or, click on them and read what's written if you're so inclined) and find the button at the bottom that says "New Topic". There's a second button that says "New Poll" which does the same thing, but also allows you to create a poll in which other people can choose options you enter as you make the thread.
Once you're in the "start a new thread" screen, you must add a title and, if you want, a topic description. Then you write your message in the text box, add smileys to your heart's content and, when you're done, scroll down and find the "Post New Topic" button. Once you click that, your new thread will appear and other people will be able to see it and post in it.
