Do I have to be registered to use the community center?
You may visit the site as a guest; however, in order to post or reply to topics, you need to register. To register, click CREATE ACCOUNT and fill in the appropriate information in the form.
How do I login?
To log in to the community, click Log in, and enter your name and password (username and password are case-sensitive.) If you would like to be automatically logged in when you visit, click the checkbox next to "Automatically log me in."
What if I forgot my password?
To reset your password, first click Log in and then "I forgot my password." Follow the directions in the email that is generated. It will go to the address you entered when you registered. Community features are available only to those using valid email addresses.
What are forums?
Forums are discussion areas that allow members to share ideas, opinions and information quickly and easily. Organized by topics in an easy-to-follow format, forums are designed so that you can quickly locate information, find other knowledgeable members and participate in conversations.
How is forum content organized?
The content is structured as follows:
Categories
A category is a collection of forums or other categories. Categories organize forums into a tree structure so that members can find discussions more easily.
Forums
Forums are the areas where individual discussions take place as a listing of topics.
Topics
Topics (also known as "threads") are the discussions, consisting of one or more posts displayed as a list, or in a tree structure of posts and their replies.
Posts
Posts are the individual discussion contributions made by community members.
Replies
Replies are posts made in response to other posts, and are organized in a flat, tree or threaded mode.
The Beautiful For Good community has standards of conduct that explain the rules of posting. Please familiarize yourself with the rules prior to posting.
How do I create a topic or post a reply in the forums?
To start a new topic, choose the appropriate forum and from the pull-down Menu click Post New Topic. Type your topic header in the subject line and type your text in the message box.
You can spell check your text by clicking Spell Check. When you are satisfied with the text, click Preview to see how your post will appear when published. Or you can post without previewing by clicking Post. (Note: there will be a brief lag time between the time you hit submit and your post appears.)
Topic options:
To post a reply to a topic, click the Reply icon above the post to which you would like to reply. If you want to respond to specific text from the original post, click Quote Original to add the text from the original post to your new text. Edit options: You may not edit a post once it has been replied to. If you edit your post after it has been posted, there will be a brief lag time before your edits appear. Any edited post will display a time-stamped 'edited' notation.
How can I format the text of my posts, replies and comments?
To format text (bold, italics, underline, etc.), you can use the format buttons in the posting view. Type your message and then highlight the word(s) you want to format and click the appropriate button. Small bits of code indicate the formatting, such as in this example: "This is [b]bold[/b] text, and this is [i]italicized[/i] text" text" will appear as "This is bold text, and this is italicized text" in your post. To insert a smiley face, first click the smiley button and then the expression you want to use.
How do I check the spelling of my posts, replies and comments?
To check your text for proper spelling, click Spell Check on the post screen. If our Spell Check dictionary doesn't recognize a word in your text, the unknown word will appear in a box. You can correct it yourself by typing over what is displayed. If the dictionary has any suggestions, they will appear in the suggestion box. To choose one of the suggestions, select it and click Change.
When you finish checking your text, click Post Message to save your changes and post the text with your spelling corrections. If you want to continue editing text, click Go Back or Edit to return to the posting area. Click on the pencil icon next to the post that you wish to edit.
What is a profile?
Profiles are personal publishing spaces for information that members want to share with the community. Profiles include all the content (such as photo albums, blogs, storyboards and forums) created by the specific member who authored them. To view all of your contributions to the community, log in and click My Profile. If you enter your AIM screen name, your online status may be displayed on your profile. (See the AIM Developer's FAQ for more information about your AIM status display.)
What is the list of profiles?
The profiles list is a central place where members can find all the public profiles of others within the community. If you do not wish to have your profile listed among the rest, click Hide (next to 'List me in the directory').
How do I set my profile and view other member profiles?
To create or update your profile, go to "my content" and click "preferences." Your profile, privacy settings, signature line, display preferences, avatars, subscription settings, storyboard preferences, and blog preferences are set from here. To edit settings, fill in your updated information and click "Save." To view the profiles of members who have posted in the community, click their member names wherever you see them as links. You can also use the search feature to locate their member names. You can elect to "ignore" a member's posts by clicking "Ignore Member" in the member's profile or in the member information area of any post the person has authored.
How do I search the community?
From just about any page of the community, click Search and type your term(s) into the search box, selecting where you'd specifically like to search by choosing from the Content drop-down menu, and clicking Go. You can also search by specific member name, and date ranges.
What is a photo album?
A photo album is a collection of pictures with captions describing them. To start your own photo album, go to "my content" and click "Add Photo Album." You will be given an album in which to then add your photos.
What is a blog?
A Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal that is frequently updated and intended for the public to read. Blogs often represent the personality of the author. To start your own blog, go to "my content" and click blog.
What is a storyboard?
A storyboard is a series of 2-5 photos based on a specific theme. These are used for before-and-after photos, photos in a sequence, (for example, steps for applying makeup) or for creating theme-based photo albums. To start your own storyboard, go to "my content" and click "storyboard."
What is a gallery?
A gallery is a place for displaying a collection of featured content. Depending on the features in the community, you may see things like Featured Profiles, Featured Photos, or Featured Blogs, which are member-posted content, featured by community administrators.
What is the calendar?
Community administrators use the calendar to note special events that may be of interest to members.
What does subscribe mean?
A subscription notifies you via email when a content area that interests you is updated. Similarly, you can subscribe to any content added by a specific member.
To add an item to your subscriptions list, click Subscribe at the top of the page. Clicking on Unsubscribe ends the subscription (and cancels the email notifications you may have set). After 30 days, inactive subscriptions automatically expire (unless you elect to cancel the expiration in your subscriptions list in your Preferences). To see your current list of subscriptions, click 'My Subscriptions.' Click 'My Preferences' to change or update how often you receive email notifications on each of your subscriptions.
What Is 'Email This to Friends?'
You can send a live link or post from within the community to a friend by clicking 'Email to Friend' and entering the information as indicated on the screen that follows.
What are ratings?
You may elect to rate a member, or particular content, with 1-5 stars. Simply click on the star to submit your rating.
What are tags?
Tags are keywords you associate with your blog or forum post. They can be anything that describes what you’re creating. When someone clicks a tag in a list of tags, they will see all the blogs tagged with the same word. This is a great tool to help you find beauty tips!
