HELP PAGE

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

Now that the dust has settled a bit - hopefully - and you're all loving and embracing the new format, I'm sure you all have some questions.



START HERE

It's the help page, and it has a few threads that start with "HELP:..." that can answer your biggest and most immediate questions.

In fact, I'll break it down here. Click any of the links below for more info:

- Help: Posting and replying
- Help: Embedding
- Help: Changing your signature and pictures
- Help: Your news feed/following users
- Help: Searching the message board
- Help: Reporting posts/ignoring users

Additionally, if you have any other questions, our staff will keep an eye on this thread the next few days and try to answer anything you might be curious about as quickly as possible.

 

[PSJimbo]

Sorry, I posted my question in a new thread by mistake. The board tells me I'm a new member but I've been around since the Plotit.com days. I had a lot more posts than two (now five). Wondering what happened and if it can be corrected. Thanks!

 

[lilromeo]

Sorry, I posted my question in a new thread by mistake.

I feel like a complete idiot. How do you return to the next topic without returning to the start of the titles?

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

Sorry, I posted my question in a new thread by mistake. The board tells me I'm a new member but I've been around since the Plotit.com days. I had a lot more posts than two (now five). Wondering what happened and if it can be corrected. Thanks!

We might be able to figure something out on that. How many posts do you estimate you've had?

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

I feel like a complete idiot. How do you return to the next topic without returning to the start of the titles?

Not an idiot at all.

I'm not even sure if that function carried over to the new board, to be completely honest with you. I have been reaching the end of threads and clicking the 'back to threads/forum' button following the last post, or at the very top, but that just takes you back to a refreshed message board page. I don't know if there's a feature to simply skip to the next in line, mostly because I think the next in line is constantly changing based on which threads are having the most activity.

 

[PSJimbo]

We might be able to figure something out on that. How many posts do you estimate you've had?

I think it was in the 400 to 500 range, not a lot in comparison to most, I know, but heck they were mine!

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

I think it was in the 400 to 500 range, not a lot in comparison to most, I know, but heck they were mine!

I think that did the trick. Even boosted you a few, for the trouble...

 

[PSJimbo]

I think that did the trick. Even boosted you a few, for the trouble...

Thank you!

 

[psu00]

Now that the dust has settled a bit - hopefully - and you're all loving and embracing the new format, I'm sure you all have some questions.



START HERE

It's the help page, and it has a few threads that start with "HELP:..." that can answer your biggest and most immediate questions.

In fact, I'll break it down here. Click any of the links below for more info:

- Help: Posting and replying
- Help: Embedding
- Help: Changing your signature and pictures
- Help: Your news feed/following users
- Help: Searching the message board
- Help: Reporting posts/ignoring users

Additionally, if you have any other questions, our staff will keep an eye on this thread the next few days and try to answer anything you might be curious about as quickly as possible.

Is there a way to private message other posters? (I see there's an envelope icon under profile).

 

[PSUAlum]

Nate,
I like some of the changes and dislike others. My main issue with the new boards is switching back and forth between boards. You use to be able to be on McAndrew's and easily switch to another BWI message board with one click. Can you still do this? The only way I have figured out on how to switch message boards is click Forums and then click a different message board.

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

Is there a way to private message other posters? (I see there's an envelope icon under profile).

Yes.

In the drop down box that appears when you click or tap the envelope icon, a link to 'start a new conversation' appears. Type the user names in for the participants you'd like to include (it can be multiple, if you so choose) and you're good to go.

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

Nate,
I like some of the changes and dislike others. My main issue with the new boards is switching back and forth between boards. You use to be able to be on McAndrew's and easily switch to another BWI message board with one click. Can you still do this? The only way I have figured out on how to switch message boards is click Forums and then click a different message board.

I sent out an email, waiting on a response for you. Would like to have it in the quick links under the "forums" tab at the top of the page, if possible.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Tom (or other mods here): Being both a PSU dad and a Cal grad, I regularly post both here and on Rivals' Cal Board (their subscription Board, because the Cal free Board is a wasteland). The Cal Rivals Board is undergoing the same adjustment to the new formatting that this Board is undergoing. But it is interesting to note that there are some differences.

One is that the Cal mods discovered that they are free to change the default descriptions that apply to a poster's attainment of various post levels. The default descriptions ("Member," "Active Member" and "Well-Known Member") are pretty boring. Mods can also increase the number of posting levels (from three to many more than three), and the Cal mods have done that. Set forth below are the posting levels and related descriptions they came up with. Several of the descriptions will likely be incomprehensible to non-Cal people, but the point is that the PSU mods could have a field day coming up with PSU-related descriptions of your own.

Andrew Luck's Neckbeard - 0-9 posts
Sean Lampley's Gut - 10-19 posts
Aaron Rodger's Girlfriend - 20-29 posts
Ron Rivera’s Transitional Lenses - 30-39 posts
Jorge Gutierrez’s Pony Tail - 40-49 posts
Nick Harris’ Heisman Campaign - 50-59 posts
Jordan Payton's Commitment - 60-69 posts
Tyler Fredrickson’s Triple-OT FG - 70-79 posts
Sandy Barbour's Pantsuit - 80-89 posts
Jeff Tedford’s Danville Mansion - 90-99 posts
Deltha O’Neal’s Hit Squad - 100-124 posts
Oski's Drinking Tube - 125-149 posts
Jack Clark's Bullet Scar - 150-174 posts
Zach Maynard's Bicep - 175-199 posts
Marshawn Lynch's Medical Cart - 200-249 posts
Kevin Moen's Forearms - 250-499 posts
Joe Kapp's Tequila Bottle - 500-999 posts
Tosh's Coffee Cup - 1000+ posts

 

[psu00]

Yes.

In the drop down box that appears when you click or tap the envelope icon, a link to 'start a new conversation' appears. Type the user names in for the participants you'd like to include (it can be multiple, if you so choose) and you're good to go.

When I click on the envelope icon the drop box just says 'conversations' and then 'view all'. I don't see a start a conversation option. Am I missing something or is this an issue since I'm on a phone and not a computer? Thanks.

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

Tom (or other mods here): Being both a PSU dad and a Cal grad, I regularly post both here and on Rivals' Cal Board (their subscription Board, because the Cal free Board is a wasteland). The Cal Rivals Board is undergoing the same adjustment to the new formatting that this Board is undergoing. But it is interesting to note that there are some differences.

One is that the Cal mods discovered that they are free to change the default descriptions that apply to a poster's attainment of various post levels. The default descriptions ("Member," "Active Member" and "Well-Known Member") are pretty boring. Mods can also increase the number of posting levels (from three to many more than three), and the Cal mods have done that. Set forth below are the posting levels and related descriptions they came up with. Several of the descriptions will likely be incomprehensible to non-Cal people, but the point is that the PSU mods could have a field day coming up with PSU-related descriptions of your own.

Andrew Luck's Neckbeard - 0-9 posts
Sean Lampley's Gut - 10-19 posts
Aaron Rodger's Girlfriend - 20-29 posts
Ron Rivera’s Transitional Lenses - 30-39 posts
Jorge Gutierrez’s Pony Tail - 40-49 posts
Nick Harris’ Heisman Campaign - 50-59 posts
Jordan Payton's Commitment - 60-69 posts
Tyler Fredrickson’s Triple-OT FG - 70-79 posts
Sandy Barbour's Pantsuit - 80-89 posts
Jeff Tedford’s Danville Mansion - 90-99 posts
Deltha O’Neal’s Hit Squad - 100-124 posts
Oski's Drinking Tube - 125-149 posts
Jack Clark's Bullet Scar - 150-174 posts
Zach Maynard's Bicep - 175-199 posts
Marshawn Lynch's Medical Cart - 200-249 posts
Kevin Moen's Forearms - 250-499 posts
Joe Kapp's Tequila Bottle - 500-999 posts
Tosh's Coffee Cup - 1000+ posts

Working on that stuff... Suggested something for Mike Mauti at 42. Actually, it exists. Not sure beyond that.

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

When I click on the envelope icon the drop box just says 'conversations' and then 'view all'. I don't see a start a conversation option. Am I missing something or is this an issue since I'm on a phone and not a computer? Thanks.

How about at the bottom in the 'view all' section?

 

[psu00]

How about at the bottom in the 'view all' section?

If I click on view all I get a screen that says 'there are no conversations to view' (it looks like a box that would contain the list of all your conversations). No option that I see to start one. The only options that 'box' gives are to mark certain conversations as read/ not read, star/ un star, etc.

 

[psuguy04]

How about at the bottom in the 'view all' section?

I was told private messaging was only for premium members.

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

I was told private messaging was only for premium members.

Ahhh... That's likely it. I didn't realize he wasn't a premium subscriber.

 

[psu00]

Ahhh... That's likely it. I didn't realize he wasn't a premium subscriber.

Sorry- I didn't realize it was premium members only. Thanks for the help Nate. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[john4psu]

I can't find ANYwhere how to change my email address. I bet my email address with my old ISP is listed as I've checked email notifications and haven't received any. Help please!

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

I can't find ANYwhere how to change my email address. I bet my email address with my old ISP is listed as I've checked email notifications and haven't received any. Help please!

You can change your email address at Rivals members services, LINKED HERE

Log in, and under the 'member information' tab, you can update your email address there.

 

[john4psu]

You can change your email address at Rivals members services, LINKED HERE

Log in, and under the 'member information' tab, you can update your email address there.

Thanks Nate!

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

Thanks Nate!

No problem!

 

[jason21psu]

If anyone is still monitoring this is there any way to hide an entire thread/topic. I would love to hide the thread/topic about why thread/topic view is better. I would also love to hide some of the crazy scandal threads.

Not a premium member if that makes a difference.

Thanks!

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

If anyone is still monitoring this is there any way to hide an entire thread/topic. I would love to hide the thread/topic about why thread/topic view is better. I would also love to hide some of the crazy scandal threads.

Not a premium member if that makes a difference.

Thanks!

You can't, but you can just skip over it if you so choose. We are trying to whittle those down though to a manageable number though now, so hopefully that stuff will be a little more infrequent in the coming weeks.

 

[SnyderCountyLion]

Having trouble. When I scroll about 1/3 of the way down a thread it jumps back to the beginning if I pause for more than a second. Makes it impossible to read an entire thread. Using Opera as a browser.

Also I can't click on any threads using a samsung galaxy s3. It won't alow me to click

 

[PSU-Knocker]

I accidently posted the same thread twice. I went back to list one of them as delete but I couldn't change the thread title to"Delete". There is away to do it, but I don't know how.

 

[geezer36]

How can I undelete someone? Is there someplace where I can see everyone I have deleted? Thanks

 

[Nate Bauer/BWI Staff]

How can I undelete someone? Is there someplace where I can see everyone I have deleted? Thanks

If you click on your profile (top right, when viewing on desktop), a dropdown menu should appear that includes a link to "people you ignore". You should click on that, and then there should be a range of options you can choose within that new menu.

 

[psu9500]

I'm trying but at this point I just find I am spending a lot less time on the board.

 

[Colorado Man]

Now that the dust has settled a bit - hopefully - and you're all loving and embracing the new format, I'm sure you all have some questions.



START HERE

It's the help page, and it has a few threads that start with "HELP:..." that can answer your biggest and most immediate questions.

In fact, I'll break it down here. Click any of the links below for more info:

- Help: Posting and replying
- Help: Embedding
- Help: Changing your signature and pictures
- Help: Your news feed/following users
- Help: Searching the message board
- Help: Reporting posts/ignoring users

Additionally, if you have any other questions, our staff will keep an eye on this thread the next few days and try to answer anything you might be curious about as quickly as possible.

How are points earned? On this board, I have 1 post and 5 likes. On the Pitt board, I have 36 points and 0 likes. I haven't posted on the Pitt board. On the Rutger's board I have 0 posts, 0 likes, and 0 points.

 

[step.eng69]

Now that the dust has settled a bit - hopefully - and you're all loving and embracing the new format, I'm sure you all have some questions.



START HERE

It's the help page, and it has a few threads that start with "HELP:..." that can answer your biggest and most immediate questions.

In fact, I'll break it down here. Click any of the links below for more info:

- Help: Posting and replying
- Help: Embedding
- Help: Changing your signature and pictures
- Help: Your news feed/following users
- Help: Searching the message board
- Help: Reporting posts/ignoring users

Additionally, if you have any other questions, our staff will keep an eye on this thread the next few days and try to answer anything you might be curious about as quickly as possible.

Nate: what do those purple binoculars in the thread represent?
thanks......Tom

 

[Colorado Man]

Nate: what do those purple binoculars in the thread represent?
thanks......Tom

That is a thread you have posted to.

 

[step.eng69]

That is a thread you have posted to.

Thank you Col..man. I live in Colorado when my dad was stationed @ Lowery A.F.base. We first lived in a trailer park across from Fitzsimmons hospital aurora Colorado, then move to on base housing. I was in 3rd -4th grade.