Are you new here? Please read this!

[The Lost Global Mod]

First of all welcome to the forums of little fighter empire!
I hope you enjoy your stay so far!

This basically is a guide on the most important functions of lfe-forums. You should read this after you have read the FORUM RULES

So let's get right into it!

Overview


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#1 - The lfe-banner. This beautiful image, created by BluePhoenix is literally on every site of the lfe-forums. A simple click on it returns you to the index page of the lfe forums.

#2 - One of the most helpful tools in your whole lfe career is the Help-Page. It gives you exactly what you need at the beginning. You find a lot of information about the mybb-system, in other words how you handle the possibilities the forum gives you, but also important information about lf2. For example:

• How to Fix Lf2 2.0 crashing
  
• A FAQ about Online Fighting
  
• Essential Apps for LF2
  

#3 - The search function, probably the tool you have to use the most! There are two ways on how to use the search function:
#3a - Using the QuickSearch, which gives you the basic functionality of searching, the easiest way to find what you need.
#3b - By Clicking on this "Button" you will find yourself on this page:


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It gives you a whole lot of option, to specify more accurately what you want to search for & where. You most likely will use this when you know where to look for.

#4 - Portal, another way of displaying the latest stuff which has happened in the forums. It's basically an alternate option instead of the index page. You can also search here.

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#5 - Chat, here you can chat with other members of the lfe-forum, besides the Private Messaging System this is the most convenient way to get in touch with others, if you don't have Skype, MSN etc or don't want to share contact details. IF the irc-chat does not work for you, then you can try downloading a client and follow this tutorial irc-tutorial (click me softly) or try the webchat from freenode by clicking here (clicky) and type #lfe in the textbox which says "Channel" and your desired nickname.


#6 - Awarded, members can be awarded by being helpful, or by winning a regularly held contest, also monthly there is an award for the member of the month (MOTM in short), you can inform yourself there and have a look!

#7 - Mainsite, this is the place where you get most information about DCing, character downloads and so on. If you haven't found the lfe-forums by browsing the lfe-mainsite then you definitely have to check it out!

#8 - Private Messaging, the most basic way of getting in touch with other members, you can send and receive messages from other members. Generally applying rule here is: if you want to talk to a person directly or about something private then message him via PM, not in a Forum - Post.

Something noteworthy:
Next to every section there is this little bandit. Surprisingly this fellow does change color! Red means that some new post is in there, and gray means that nothing new is in there.
If you don't want to read the new posts in one certain section, you can click on the bandit and every thread/post in this section will be marked read, so you don't have to read them.


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Profiles



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#1 - Username of the user which belongs to this profile

#2 - Here you can see the avatar of the member

#3 - This are details of the member which might be noteworthy for you, like msn-id, icq number or even when the user last visited

#4 - In this area the already mentioned awards are displayed, Contest awards are earned when you place in the ranks 1-3 of a contest, forum awards are earned based on your performance on the forums

#5 - Here you can see the friends you have or the member you are viewing has added to the buddylist. Useful for quick access for pming!

#6 - Shows the signature


A Forum Post


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#1 - By clicking on the username or the profile picture, you instantly get to the user's profile and can view the information provided.

#2 - This is called PostNumber, it gives a link directly to this specific post, so IF you want to show a friend or another member a certain post, then right click on the "#someNumber" and "copy the link" then send your friend/member this link and he gets directly to this post.

#3 - By clicking on this you can view the posts in which the user got thanked for. Thanking somebody on this forum means, that you either agree with his post completely and have nothing more to add (in other words don't need to post) or want to thank him, because this post helped you out. Might even thank somebody because he made you laugh.

#4 - This row of buttons has many functions:
EMAIL - You can send an email to the user, if he specified one when he registered.
PM - You can pm him directly by clicking on this button
WWW - You go directly to the website the user specified in his profile
FIND - Displays all posts of the user

#5 - Same as #4 also has a lot of functions:

REPLY - let's you quote this post and instantly reply to it.
THANK - this is the Thank-Button, this one is very important. Please use it when you want to thank somebody or agree with his post completely. Avoid posting posts only containing "Thank you" the
thank button is made for this occasion
MULTIQuote - this Button let's you select many posts at once by clicking on it and then you can reply to them all at once, in one single post.
REPORT - If you think a post is against the rules, please report the post instead of screaming at the user, the forum staff will take care of it! =)


Well, that's about it, if you have any more questions please don't hesitate to message me via PM or contact me on IRC!

I hope this guide was helpful and wish you a nice day =)

[A-Man]

Awesome work!. Hope this will reduce the amount of spams.

[Electric2Shock]

I admire your thinking Mr. Graduate.

[Simoneon]

I transfered it into announcements so everyone can see! Sorry for stealing, though I gave you credits, Phil.
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