Post by johnp on Feb 15, 2017 12:51:40 GMT
Some people aren't bothered about the look of STUFF, but a little attention to it can go a long way.
On the MOG, the tenet 'a picture's worth many words' holds true. Things can get a little waffle-sprockety without an image or two (I tend to glaze over when things get even slightly technical). I'm sure for most this is untrue but there are builders here who are first-timers, with no mechanical background, for whom a photo, a diagram or a video will shine a light on what might have been a dark journey. Here's how.
So you join up, introduce yourself maybe, and that's as far as you need to go but you can change the look of the forum, alter your default profile in a number of ways, including links to social media. Even your signature (it appears below your post) can give clues to people who might help you as you go. For example, since there is variance in US State regulations, a signature could include the 2 letter State ID - no point telling you about CA regulations if you live in AR!
Go to Menu>Profile>Edit Profile>Personal>Signature> type or paste entry then save.
A US signature could look like this:
USA TX - Exocet Sport - 1998 NB, 1.8L
or
USA TX - Exocet Sport - 1998 NB, 1.8L Turbo
With BBCode you can change the look and even include an image here by referencing a Photobucket (or other host) picture - careful with the size! There is also a preview button below the signature box so you can check the result before you save your changes.
Have a mess about - you can't break it! A hint - if you intend to cut'n'paste the code above, the easiest (PC/Mac) way is to triple-left click within the code box to select all.
If you struggle with any of the above give a shout and help will arrive
On the MOG, the tenet 'a picture's worth many words' holds true. Things can get a little waffle-sprockety without an image or two (I tend to glaze over when things get even slightly technical). I'm sure for most this is untrue but there are builders here who are first-timers, with no mechanical background, for whom a photo, a diagram or a video will shine a light on what might have been a dark journey. Here's how.
So you join up, introduce yourself maybe, and that's as far as you need to go but you can change the look of the forum, alter your default profile in a number of ways, including links to social media. Even your signature (it appears below your post) can give clues to people who might help you as you go. For example, since there is variance in US State regulations, a signature could include the 2 letter State ID - no point telling you about CA regulations if you live in AR!
Go to Menu>Profile>Edit Profile>Personal>Signature> type or paste entry then save.
A US signature could look like this:
USA TX - Exocet Sport - 1998 NB, 1.8L
[b]USA TX - Exocet Sport - 1998 NB, 1.8Lor
USA TX - Exocet Sport - 1998 NB, 1.8L Turbo
[b][font size="5"][font color="ff0000"]U[/font]S[font color="007dff"]A[/b] [font color="00ff00"]TX[/font] - [font color="ffbf00"][b][i]Exocet Sport[/i][/b][/font] - [font color="00ff00" face="comic sans ms"]1998 NB, 1.8L TurboWith BBCode you can change the look and even include an image here by referencing a Photobucket (or other host) picture - careful with the size! There is also a preview button below the signature box so you can check the result before you save your changes.
[font size="5"]UK[/font] - [font color="00ff00"]MX150R[/font] - 98 Mk.2, 1.8L [font color="000000"]_________________________________[img width="356" src="http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q520/jape53/exocet.png" style="max-width:100%;" height="105"]Have a mess about - you can't break it! A hint - if you intend to cut'n'paste the code above, the easiest (PC/Mac) way is to triple-left click within the code box to select all.
If you struggle with any of the above give a shout and help will arrive
