How to join the Forum!

Before you join the online discussion in Sigurfreys Forum you have to register as a member.

You start by going to the Forum main page. There in the right corner you click on the Register button.

You choose a username and fill in your email address. Make sure your username does not contain any Non-English letters. After a short while you will get an email with a password and a link to the Forum.

Before you participate in the discussion it is important that you fill out your Member Profile. The member profile comprises of six tabs:

1. Personal identity. The first tab allows the member to set up their personal details. Such as First name, Second name, Email, Location and Short biography. Your username or Login Id can not be changed. You can however choose any Display name you like.

2. Your Online Identity. Members can set up their various online contact details. Among them might be your Facebook, Twitter or Skype name.

3. Personal Options. This tab allows a member to set up some personalisation options. They can auto subscribe to topics, hide their on-line status and customise their time zone.

4. Change Password. Changing password is self explanatory, members can change their forum password and are encouraged to do so.

5. Select Your Avatar. You are able to use three different kind of Avatars. Gravatar, a globally recognized avatar, upload your own avatar image or use a default forum avatar. We stronly recommend you use Gravatar as is explained to do here.

6. Setup Your Signature. Users can set up a regular text signature. You can also supply a URL to an image which will be shown beside your text signature.

Please take time to customise your Member Profile.

That way you introduce yourself to other members and strengthen your involvement in the Forum.

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