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[[Category:Templates]]
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<div><div style="margin: 0; margin-right: 30px; margin-left: 30px; border: 1px solid #1188ff; padding: 1em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#ffdddd">
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<center><big>''' {{{1}}} '''</big></center>
<center><big>''' {{{1}}} '''</big></center>


This '''forum page''' is part of the '''[[ChoralWiki:Bulletin board]]'''.
This page is part of the '''[[ChoralWiki:Bulletin board]]'''.


To '''start a new topic''', just type
'''Starting a new topic:''' Click on the [<font color=blue>edit</font>] link at the right of the '''General topics (most recent first)''' section and type


<tt><nowiki>{{NewTopic|<title of new topic>}}</nowiki></tt>
<tt><nowiki>== <title of new topic> ==</nowiki></tt>


at the beginning of a line.  For example, typing
at the beginning of a new line, below the comment line that reads "Start NEW TOPICS immediately below this line, ABOVE (BEFORE) any other topics." Then post your initial message as described below.  Thus, a new topic will appear '''before (above)''' any other topics, to make for easier browsing.  For example, typing


<tt><nowiki>{{NewTopic|Looking for works in Quenya}}</nowiki></tt>
<tt><nowiki>== Looking for works in Quenya ==</nowiki></tt>


will start a new topic, appearing as:
will start a new topic, appearing as:
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<tr><td width=95%><font style="font-size:150%">Looking for works in Quenya</font></td><td>[<font color=blue>edit</font>]</td></tr></table>
<tr><td width=95%><font style="font-size:150%">Looking for works in Quenya</font></td><td>[<font color=blue>edit</font>]</td></tr></table>


To add a message to an existing topic, simply click on the [<font color=blue>edit</font>] link at the right of the topic title.
Starting new topics in the '''Announcements and special topics''' section should follow the same protocol, but such topics should only be started by CPDL Admins/Sysops.
 
When '''adding a message to an existing topic,''' simply click on the [<font color=blue>edit</font>] link at the right of the topic title and post your message '''below any previously posted message(s) on the topic''' as follows:
 
'''Posting a message <font color=red>(note NEW syntax)</font>:''' Start a new line, and use the '''[[Template:ItemPost]]''' in the format:
 
<tt><nowiki>{{ItemPost</nowiki><br><nowiki>|by=<your name & date></nowiki><br><nowiki>|text=<your message></nowiki><br><nowiki>}}</nowiki></tt>
 
The easiest way to [[Help:Signatures|sign and date]] your message is to type four tildes ('''<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>''') for <your name & date>.  Thus, for example, typing
 
<tt><nowiki>{{ItemPost</nowiki><br>
<nowiki>|by=~~~~</nowiki><br>
<nowiki>|text=</nowiki><br>
Here is a sample message<br>
spread<br>
over<br>
several lines.<nowiki><br></nowiki><br>
 
It even has more than one paragraph.<br>
}}</tt>
 
resulted in:
 
{{ItemPost
|by={{User|CHGiffen|Chuck}}[[User talk:CHGiffen|<sub><small>'''talk'''</small></sub>]]&nbsp;[[User:Charles H. Giffen|Giffen]][[Charles H. Giffen|<sub>'''♫'''</sub>]] 06:32, 19 March 2008 (PDT)|text=
Here is a sample message
spread
over
several lines.<br>


'''Please start your message''' with an asterisk (&nbsp;'''*'''&nbsp;) at the beginning of a new line (which produces a "square bullet" item starter).
It even has more than one paragraph.
}}


And, '''please sign your message''' by typing four tildes ('''<tt><nowiki> ~~~~ </nowiki></tt>''') at the end of your message.
'''N.B.''' The old syntax for Template:ItemPost still works but is now deprecated in favor of the new syntax.


You can '''track the activity in this forum''' by adding this page to your Watchlist - simply click on the <font color=blue>watch</font> tab at the top of this page.
You can '''track the activity in this forum''' by adding this page to your Watchlist - simply click on the <font color=blue>watch</font> tab at the top of this page.
</div><includeonly>[[Category:Bulletin board| {{{1}}}]]</includeonly><noinclude>[[Category:Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>
</div><includeonly>[[Category:Bulletin board| {{{1}}}]]</includeonly>

Latest revision as of 06:44, 1 June 2015


{{{1}}}

This page is part of the ChoralWiki:Bulletin board.

Starting a new topic: Click on the [edit] link at the right of the General topics (most recent first) section and type

== <title of new topic> ==

at the beginning of a new line, below the comment line that reads "Start NEW TOPICS immediately below this line, ABOVE (BEFORE) any other topics." Then post your initial message as described below. Thus, a new topic will appear before (above) any other topics, to make for easier browsing. For example, typing

== Looking for works in Quenya ==

will start a new topic, appearing as:

Looking for works in Quenya[edit]

Starting new topics in the Announcements and special topics section should follow the same protocol, but such topics should only be started by CPDL Admins/Sysops.

When adding a message to an existing topic, simply click on the [edit] link at the right of the topic title and post your message below any previously posted message(s) on the topic as follows:

Posting a message (note NEW syntax): Start a new line, and use the Template:ItemPost in the format:

{{ItemPost
|by=<your name & date>
|text=<your message>
}}

The easiest way to sign and date your message is to type four tildes (~~~~) for <your name & date>. Thus, for example, typing

{{ItemPost
|by=~~~~
|text=
Here is a sample message
spread
over
several lines.<br>

It even has more than one paragraph.
}}

resulted in:

 Help 

Here is a sample message spread over several lines.

It even has more than one paragraph.

N.B. The old syntax for Template:ItemPost still works but is now deprecated in favor of the new syntax.

You can track the activity in this forum by adding this page to your Watchlist - simply click on the watch tab at the top of this page.