Welcome to AirForums.com. Please take a moment to read through this discussion if you are having trouble posting or have other basic questions about how our forum works. Here are some links to find more help about using the forum (if you don't find what you need in this discussion thread).
Registration is free and open to everyone. While even unregistered viewers may read our board, only registered members can post here.
To register:
1. Open your open your internet browser and go to this link: http://www.airforums.com/forums/register.php or open the forums home page and click on the "register" link.
2. Fill out your birth date and click proceed. You must be older than 13 to register.
3. Check the "I agree to the rules" button (if you agree)
4. Click the "register" button
5. A form will appear and you will need to fill out the info requested. Be sure that your e-mail address is filled out correctly. We do not sell or share your information.
6. After you have filled in required info. Click on "complete registration" at the bottom of page. If you have not filled out all info - you will be prompted go enter the requested info.
7. You will get an email asking you to verify your email address. Please make sure that any SPAM filters you have enabled do not prevent email from our site from coming through.
This completes the registration process.
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Articles - detailed articles submitted by memebers on a wide variety of subjects
Photo gallery - member submitted photos, the worlds largest collection of Airstream pictures.
Links - a library of links that interest Airstreamers
Member list - fully sortable by location, member number and interest area
Rally calendar - international listings for Airstream events
The most active section of our site is the forums. This section is broken into several topic areas to make navigation a little easier and discussions are ongoing. If you have a question, please post it in the forums topic area that best suits your issue.
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Once you have registered you may login to post or search our data base for information about Airstreams.
You will see a log in box in the upper right hand corner. Enter your username and password (these are case sensitive) and then click the remember me box.
Our site exchanges little bits of data called cookies with your computer to keep you logged in at page changes. Many virus protection programs or your computers own safety settings (if set very high) may be deleting these cookies when you navigate away from a page and then you get logged off. You can try the following things:
Set your system security settings to medium.
Be sure that you have enabled cookie handling.
Check you Virus protection software and firewall settings to be sure that cookie handling is not being blocked there - you can specifically allow cookie exchange with the site.
At the end of your visit, you can log out or just navigate away from our site. Our server will automatically sever your connection after a period of time.
If you have forgotten your password and cannot login, you may request a new one via the contact us link located at the bottom of each page. You do not need to be logged in to use this link.
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Questions or a new topic thread can be started in the section of the forum that best fits the topic you have in mind. Once you have posted your question you can edit that post for a brief period of time.
Log into the forums.
Click on the "forums" tab at the top of the page. You will see a list of subforum/topic areas.
Click on the subforum that best suits your intended post. Once it opens you will see a list of threads already in that subforum. At the top of the list, over toward the left, you should see a "new thread" button.
Click on the new thread button and follow the prompts.
Once you have crafted your post, click on the submit reply button below the text editor to submit your post to the board.
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In the bottom right hand side of the post you want to respond to, click on the note pad looking thing (post quick reply). A text editor box should appear.
Add your text and then hit post reply at the bottom of text box.
Or... you can hit "go advanced" and get a more complete text editor with formatting options and the ability to upload photos.
Once you have crafted your post, click on the submit reply button below the text editor to submit your post to the board.
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When creating a thread or posting a reply, scroll down below the text box to the 'Additional Options' area.
Click "Manage attachments." A separate window will pop up.
Click "Browse." Then select the file from your computer to be uploaded. Be sure that the photo is appropriately sized. 1600 x 1600 pixels (or smaller) and no more than 3 Meg. Forums software will automatically reduce the size, but smaller size photos will upload much faster. You may select several photos to upload at the same time by repeating the last step.
Click "Upload." After pics have loaded close the pop-up window
Complete your post. Click "submit reply" to mount the text of your message - photos will automatically appear at the bottom of your post.
How to add a photo in the middle of a post's text
Follow steps 1 through 4 of the above instructions for one or more images.
As you are typing your post and reach a point where you want a specific image, hit 'Return' on your keyboard to give the following command its own line.
Above the text entry window click the paperclip 'Attachments' link and select the image you wish. Text in the format [ATTACH]NNNNN[/ATTACH] will appear.
Hit 'Return' on your keyboard to continue typing on the next line. The image will show up within the body of your post and not at the end.
About attachment storage limits
When you upload a copy of an image file (or other attachment) it is stored on our servers. There are some restrictions on how much data can be stored.
Registered members are limited to 50 MB of attachment storage for items posted to threads and posts and 100 MB for files posted to the photo gallery. We highly recommend that you reduce file sizes before uploading them to posts and threads.
Contributing members have unlimited attachment storage for threads and posts. A contributing membership is an annual commitment. If a contributing membership reverts to a standard account, loaded images will still remain, but if you have exceeded the storage limits of a standard member account (50 MB), you may be unable to load more attachments. And remember ... all images loaded to posts (regardless of your membership status) must meet the size requirement above. If they are larger, they will fail to load.
How to embed an image stored on another site:
You can do this by using image tags. Upload the image to a service like imageshack and then copy the URL of the image and put that between [IMG] tags. That will work well, as long as the host site stays in business and doesn't disable your image for overuse of bandwidth etc.
You can also paste in the location of a photo stored here at AIR in a photo gallery.
To do this: Paste the url of the image into your post. Then add the following code on either side of the url (with no extra spaces):
[IMG]url here[/IMG]
The image will appear where the url was in your text.
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Bullies thrive where leadership fails
Last edited by CanoeStream; 09-21-2009 at 10:55 AM.
Reason: add instructions for image within body of a post
The classifieds section is available to all members at no cost, to post ads for used Airstreams and parts. You must be a registered member to advertise in the classifieds. To load an ad:
Log into the forums
Click on the classifieds tab - you may be prompted to log in again.
Click "place an ad" in the upper right hand corner
Select the appropriate text in the choice window (item to sell or buy) and then hit submit.
Select the classifieds section appropriate for your item e.g. vintage, newer or parts and hit submit.
Enter all text in the ad editor boxes and upload photos (if you have them). Photos are size limited. Be sure that they are 360 x 360 pixels or smaller and no larger than 60K.
When you are finished hit submit
You should see your ad post immediately.
Once your item has sold: edit your ad to say sold! The ad will drop off 2 days after you make this change.
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Log on to the forums and then make sure that you are also logged into the classifieds section.
Open the ad.
Look down below the ad to find some user options - you should see "edit ad, mark it SOLD" and other choices.
If you have sold your item or want to have the ad removed, click on sold. The item will show as being sold and then be automatically deleted after 2 days.
To Edit or change change your ad click on "edit ad" and follow the prompts. Be sure to hit "save changes" when you are finished in the editor box.
If you need your ad deleted right away, please let us know which ad and we can delete it for you.
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There are two ways to communicate with other forums members outside of the normal posting area.
Private messages that only the person you send it to can read and respond to.
Profile Comments left on the member’s page (profile). Anyone can see profile comments and the recipient has the option to delete it from their page.
If you click on a members name next to a post and select “View Public Profile” it will take you to the member’s profile page. Click on the “Contact Info” tab and you have several options depending on what types of messages the member has chosen to accept.
If you select private message you will need to select a title, type in your message and press the “Submit Message” button at the bottom. You can add smiles and links, but you can not attach pictures to a private message.
If you select to send a profile comment, type in the message and press the “Post Message” button at the bottom.
The Blog system gives you your own personal space at Airstream Forums.
Blogs are intended for journaling, travelogues and commentary but not for asking informational questions or engaging others in discussion. If you have a question, please post it to one of the forum topic ares.
To start a blog click on the blog tab and then use the options on the left side tool bar to get started. Blogs are editable and you can load images into you blog. Other members may leave comments about your blog posting so check back periodically. A blog is a great way to document a trip or restoration!
Saving blog entry in draft form ... and how to finalize
You may save unfinished blog posts by clicking 'Save Draft' in the blog entry window. To complete the post follow steps 1, 2 & 3 in the next image. Finish writing your blog entry or add images. And then scroll down to 'Miscellaneous Options' and change the Publish Status to 'Publish Now' (step 4 in second image below). Click 'Save Changes.'
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Bullies thrive where leadership fails
Last edited by CanoeStream; 02-20-2009 at 11:19 AM.
Reason: add how to deal with drafts
You can change various settings in your member account. To access your account, click "user CP" on the upper navbar.
From the left side menu in your user control panel, you can add a signature, upload an avatar (the picture beside a post), change your account information and your forum interface. After any change, be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page and click 'save'.
One of the features of our forum is the ability to receive e-mail updates of new posts to a thread you may be interested in. You can opt for no e-mail, instant e-mail, daily or weekly. If you have elected to receive e-mail, make sure you have a valid e-mail address listed in your account profile. your e-mail address will not be publicly viewable and we do not sell or share member information.
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As a service to our members, we maintain a rally calendar and any member may add an event to this calendar - FREE! To access the calendar, click 'rally calendar' on the upper nav bar. You may edit your event as needed.
We also offer free ads for rallies of interest to Airstreamers. We can even design an ad for you - just ask and site moderator for an assist with an ad. A rally ad will substantially raise awareness of your event - we all want to go camping!
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Take a wander through our photo gallery - we have the worlds largest collection of Airstream photos! Members may set up their own photo gallery or post pictures to existing sections of the gallery.
To set up a gallery:
Click the photos tab
> My stuff
> category admin
> add category
Fill out requested info and under parent category select members photos.
Uncheck the box that allows others to post to your gallery.
Then submit by hitting add category.
You now have an open category for your pictures. Use the upload link to add photos. Be careful to add them to your category and not some one else's.
This personal gallery is the one that is linked to in the drop down menu under your user name in the avatar block beside every post.
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