PreferencesThis tab has the most influence over your browsing and posting.
Allowing members to contact me by e-mail: Note that answering "Yes" will allow any and all members to e-mail you, not just site staff.
Allow members to send me private messages: Like the above field, selecting "Yes" will allow any member private message you.
Allow visitor messages on my profile: Visitor messages are similar to private messages in that they are discussions between two people, but the conversation can be viewed by other members when they access your profile. Allowing only your friends to post visitor messages will not prevent other members from viewing them.
Allow newsletters: Newsletters are infrequent announcements sent to all members by e-mail. Forgotten Purrs very infrequently sends out newsletters, and all information that would be e-mailed will also be posted in the Announcements section.
Hide my online status: If you select "Yes" for this field, you will appear to be offline at all times. Moderators are able to see when hidden users are online.
Always notify me of replies: When replying to or posting a topic, you have the option to dis- or enable notifications for that topic
only.Notify by e-mail when a new message has arrived in my inbox: This field is similar to the one above, but cannot be modified with every private message.
Notify by e-mail when an Administrator/Moderator sends me a Private Message: If you selected "No" for the above field but would like to be notified of private messages from the site staff, this is your opportunity to do just that.
Display a pop-up window for new private messages: Pop-ups must be enabled on your computer for this to work. When you receive a private message, a pop-up window will appear notifying you.
Display a notification when new replies are written: If this is enabled, you will be notified when someone else posts a reply in a topic before you. To elaborate: If you are writing a reply to a topic at the same time as another person, the last person to hit "Send" will receive a notification giving them the post of the first replier. If your post no longer makes sense because of the order, you are given an opportunity to change it.
Open report pop-up for new reports/Notify me by e-mail if someone reports a post: These fields only affect staff members.
Always attach my signature: You must have a signature in order for this option to work. If you'd like your signature to be posted automatically with every one of your replies, select "Yes". Otherwise, you will have to manually select whether or not you want your signature to appear with each individual post.
Always allow BBCode: BBC Code, or BBCode, is what allows forum messages to be enhanced (bold, italics, images, links, etc.). Selecting "No" will disable these enhancements.
Always allow HTML: HTML is a more complicated code that also enhances members' posts. It is used less frequently on forums than BBCode.
Always enable Smilies: Disenabling smilies will keep your text from being automatically changed into emoticons. (Example: :D being replaced by
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Board Language: If you speak a language other than English, selecting your native language will automatically translate the forum. Translations may not be accurate. Note that this is an English-speaking forum and posts should be written in English.
Timezone: The official Forgotten Purrs timezone is EST (Eastern Standard). If your timezone is different, feel free to change it here.
Date format: Choose how the date will be written here.