- Emil Hunziker
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 13, 2021
The NETCo Dems Forum here on netcodems.com is open for your news and views. Here is the “step-by-step" to get your account and get started on the Forum:
Get an account:
Click “Forum” in the menu at the top of the page.
On the Forum page click on the “Consult the Forum Code of Conduct” link on the upper left side of the page. The Code will open in a new window. By using the Forum you agree to conform with the Code of Conduct. When finished you may close the Code and return to the Forum page.
On the bottom of any comment page or on the Forum page click on the Sign Up or the Login/Sign Up button — a Sign Up form will open. Complete the form (being sure to note the email address and password you enter) and then click Send Application.
After you send the application, give the admins a bit of time to approve the application and you will then be a Forum member.
How to log in and out, set up your profile, and post.
Log in:
1. Go to the Log In button below any post or
Go to the the Sign Up form. On the Sign up form, click on "Log In” on the top of the form.
If you are not logged in clicking anything that requires log in will open the Sign up form, for example:
Click on the Members drop-down menu under the Forum button in the menu at the top of any page, or
Click on the Login/Sign up button on the Forum page, or
Click on the Create New Post button on the Forum page.
2. On the Log In form enter your credentials in the Email and Password fields and click “Log In"
3. On the Forum Page the "Login / Sign up” button is replace by a gear, a bell, and a circle which will show your profile picture, if you decide to use one.
Log out:
Go to the Forum page.
Single click your profile picture circle.
Click Log out in the drop-down menu.
Set up your profile:
You decide how much info to include in your profile; we ask that you use your real name. (Additional guidance is included in the Code of Conduct).
Double click on the picture circle to open your profile. (Note that a single clip will open a drop-down menu with links to My Profile, Settings, and Logout.)
Click on the picture square in the blue box to upload a picture.
Click on Edit Profile to change or add data and set profile visibility.
Click on Settings in the menu items below the blue box to set notification and subscription preferences.
Click on the View Public Profile button in the blue box see what others will see.
3. Click on the blue Publish button to set your changes.
Post or comment a post:
Click on Forum in the Menu at the top of the page.
To post, click on the Create New Post button — the post composition page will open.
In the faint “Select a category” field in the upper left, click and select “Your News and Views”.
Overtype “Give this Post a title” with your title.
Type or past your text in the space by the + in a circle.
Use the buttons below that space to upload or select content to include in the post.
When ready, click “Publish” to post or “Cancel" to delete the post and attachments.
3. To comment another post
If the post is not open, click on the title in the list of posts to open it.
Below the post is a box in which to type or paste your comment and add documents to your comment.
When ready, click “Publish” to post your comment or “Cancel" to delete the post and attachments.
