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Registering

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Smileys

You've probably seen others use smileys before in email messages or other forum posts. smileys are keyboard characters used to convey an emotion, such as a smile or a frown . This forum automatically converts certain text to a graphical representation. Here are the smileys that are currently supported by DMXzone.COM:

smile [:)] or :)
big smile [:D]
cool [8D] or 8D
blush [:I] or :I
tongue [:P] or :P
evil [}:)] or }:)
wink [;)] or ;)
clown [:o)] or :o)
black eye [B)] or B)
eightball [8]
frown [:(] or :(
shy [8)] or 8)
shocked [:O] or :0
angry [:(!] or :(!
dead [xx(] or xx(
sleepy [|)] or |)
kisses [:X] or :X
approve [^]
disapprove [V]
question [?]

Creating a Hyperlink in your message

You can easily add a hyperlink to your message.

All that you need to do is type the URL (http://www.DMXzone.COM), and it will automatically be converted to a URL (http://www.DMXzone.COM)!

The trick here is to make sure you prefix your URL with the http:// or https://

You can also add a mailto link to your message by typing in your email address.

Example: address@yourdomain.com
Outputs: address@yourdomain.com

Another way to add hyperlinks is to use the [url]url[/url] tags

Example: [url]http://www.DMXzone.COM[/url] takes you home!
Outputs: http://www.DMXzone.COM takes you home!

If you use this tag: [url="url"]description[/url] you can add a description to the link.

Example: Take me to [url="http://www.DMXzone.COM"]DMXzone.COM[/url]
Outputs: Take me to DMXzone.COM

Example: If you have a question [url="mailto:address@yourdomain.com"]Mail Me[/url]
Outputs: If you have a question Mail Me

You can make clickable images by combining the [url="url"]description[/url] and [img]image_url[/img] tags

Example: [url="http://www.DMXzone.COM"][img]http://www.DMXzone.COM/images/anon_user.gif[/img][/url]
Outputs:

How to format text

There are several Forum Codes you may use to change the appearance of your text. Following is the list of codes currently available:

Bold: enclose your text with [b] and [/b].

Example: This is a [b]bold[/b] text.
Outputs: This is a bold text.

Italic: enclose your text with [i] and [/i].

Example: This is an [i]italic[/i] text.
Outputs: This is an italic text.

Underline: enclose your text with [u] and [/u].

Example: This is an [u]underlined[/u] text.
Outputs: This is an underlined text.

Striking text: Enclose your text with [s] and [/s].

Example: This is an [s]mistake[/s].
Outputs: This is an mistake.

Aligning text in the center: Enclose your text with [center] and [/center]

Example: This is a [center]center[/center] aligned text.
Outputs:
This is a center aligned text.

Aligning text to the right: Enclose your text with [right] and [/right]

Example: This is a [right]right[/right] aligned text.
Outputs:
This is a right aligned text.

Headings: Enclose your text with [hn] and [/hn]

Example: [h1]Heading 1[/h1]
Outputs:

Heading 1

Example: [h2]Heading 2[/h2]
Outputs:

Heading 2

Example: [h3]Heading 3[/h3]
Outputs:

Heading 3

Example: [h4]Heading 4[/h4]
Outputs:

Heading 4

Bulleted list: [list] and [/list], and items in the list with [*] and [/*].

Example:
[list]
[*]
item 1[/*]
[*]
item 2[/*]
[*]
item 3[/*]
[/list]

Outputs:
  • item 1
  • item 2
  • item 3

Ordered alpha list: [list=a] and [/list=a], and items in list with [*] and [/*].

Example:
[list=a]
[*]
item 1[/*]
[*]
item 2[/*]
[*]
item 3[/*]
[/list]

Outputs:
  1. item 1
  2. item 2
  3. item 3

Ordered number list: [list=1] and [/list=1], and items in list with [*] and [/*].

Example:
[list=1]
[*]
item 1[/*]
[*]
item 2[/*]
[*]
item 3[/*]
[/list]

Outputs:
  1. item 1
  2. item 2
  3. item 3

Quote: enclose your text with [quote] and [/quote].

Code: enclose your text with [code] and [/code].

Images: enclose the address with [img] and [/img]. You can make clickable images by combining the [url=""][img][/img][/url]

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Editing your posts

You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. Just go to the topic where the post to be edited or deleted is located and you will see a edit or delete icon. Click on this icon to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit your post, except for the forum moderator or the forum administrator. A note is generated at the bottom of each edited post displaying when and by whom the post was edited.

Attaching files

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Search

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Signatures

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NOTE: HTML can't be used in Signatures.

Censoring Posts

The forum does censor certain words that may be posted; however, this censoring is not an exact science, and is being done based on the words that are being screened, so certain words may be censored out of context. Words that are censored are replaced with asterisks.