[rtpnet-list] Forums to discuss RTPnet 2004 conference planning

[Judy Hallman]

To TACT and RTPnet lists:

I've created a forum for 2004 conference planning. It's a good way for
members of these two email lists to play around with forums, to see how
they work and how they might help your organizations.

>From the RTPnet home page (http://www.rtpnet.org), in the yellow left
column, click the third item, Discussion Forums.

The forum "2004 conference planning" is listed under the Category
 RTPnet: Community Network for the Triangle Area in North Carolina

Forums are quite easy to use. You can post to the RTPnet forums without
registering, but it's better if you register because then you have the
ability to edit your posts. To register, click "Register," in the banner
area, top right.

When you go to the Discussion Forums page, you'll see a list of forums.
Click the forum you are interested in. You can reply to an existing topic,
or create a new topic.

It's always a good idea to preview what you post. Once you type what you
want to say, at the bottom of the screen, click Preview. When you have
your post looking the way you want it to look, click Submit. If you
registered AND logged in, you can edit things you've already posted.

Postings don't usually go to your mailbox. They just go on the Web page,
and you need to go look at the Web page to see what's going on.

When you post, you may be interested in knowing when that topic is
replied to.  If so, you may check
        Notify me when a reply is posted.
and it usually is already checked for you.

For more information about Posting, see
http://www.phpbb.com/guide/phpBB_Users_Guide.html#section4_2

Forums can give visitors to your Web site an opportunity to comment and
make suggestions.

RTPnet's system administrator has modified the basic forum software so
that if you are the moderator of a forum, you can be notified by e-mail
whenever a post is made. So it's easy for the moderator to keep an eye on
the content of a forum and delete messages that are not appropriate.

Judy Hallman (hallman at rtpnet.org, http://www.rtpnet.org/hallman)
Executive Director, RTPnet, NC (http://www.RTPnet.org/)