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


To '''start a new topic''', just type
To '''Start a new topic''', just type


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


'''Please start your message''' with an asterisk (&nbsp;'''*'''&nbsp;) at the beginning of a new line (which produces a "square bullet" item starter).
'''To Post a message''', simply start a new line with the [[Template:ItemPost]] as follows:


And, '''please sign your message''' by typing four tildes ('''<tt><nowiki> ~~~~ </nowiki></tt>''') at the end of your message.
<tt><nowiki>{{ItemPost|<your name & date>|<your message>}}</nowiki></tt>.


The easiest way to [[ChoralWiki:Signatures|sign and date]] your message is to type four tildes ('''<tt><nowiki> ~~~~ </nowiki></tt>''') for <your name & date>.  Thus typing
<tt><nowiki>{{ItemPost|~~~~|</nowiki><br>
Here is a sample message<br>
spread over several lines.<nowiki><br></nowiki><br>
It even has more than one paragraph.<br>
}}</tt>
results in:
{{ItemPost|[[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)|
Here is a sample message<br>
spread over several lines.<br>
It even has more than one paragraph.
}}
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><noinclude>[[Category:Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

Revision as of 13:32, 19 March 2008

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

To Start a new topic, just type

{{NewTopic|<title of new topic>}}

at the beginning of a line. For example, typing

{{NewTopic|Looking for works in Quenya}}

will start a new topic, appearing as:

Looking for works in Quenya[edit]

To add a message to an existing topic, simply click on the [edit] link at the right of the topic title.

To Post a message, simply start a new line with the Template:ItemPost as follows:

{{ItemPost|<your name & date>|<your message>}}.

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

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

It even has more than one paragraph.
}}

results in:

 Help 

Here is a sample message
spread over several lines.

It even has more than one paragraph.

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.

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