Links to Frequently Asked Questions on Login & Registration Issues - User Preferences & settings - Posting Issues etc
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 10:28 pm
Frequently Asked Questions
➵ What is COPPA?
➵ Why can’t I register?
➵ I registered but cannot login!
➵ Why can’t I login?
➵ I registered in the past but cannot login any more?!
➵ I’ve lost my password!
➵ Why do I get logged off automatically?
➵ What does the “Delete cookies” do?
➵ How do I prevent my username appearing in the online user listings?
➵ The times are not correct!
➵ I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
➵ My language is not in the list!
➵ What are the images next to my username?
➵ How do I display an avatar?
➵ What is my rank and how do I change it?
➵ When I click the email link for a user it asks me to login?
➵ How do I edit or delete a post?
➵ How do I add a signature to my post?
➵ How do I create a poll?
➵ Why can’t I add more poll options?
➵ How do I edit or delete a poll?
➵ Why can’t I access a forum?
➵ Why can’t I add attachments?
➵ Why did I receive a warning?
➵ How can I report posts to a moderator?
➵ What is the “Save” button for in topic posting?
➵ Why does my post need to be approved?
➵ How do I bump my topic?
➵ Can I use HTML?
➵ What are Smilies?
➵ Can I post images?
➵ What are global announcements?
➵ What are announcements?
➵ What are sticky topics?
➵ What are locked topics?
➵ What are topic icons?
➵ What are Moderators?
➵ What are usergroups?
➵ Where are the usergroups and how do I join one?
➵ How do I become a usergroup leader?
➵ Why do some usergroups appear in a different color?
➵ What is a “Default usergroup”?
➵ What is “The team” link?
➵ I keep getting unwanted private messages!
➵ I have received a spamming or abusive email from someone on this board!
➵ How can I add / remove users to my Friends or Foes list?
➵ Why does my search return no results?
➵ Why does my search return a blank page!?
➵ How do I search for members?
➵ How can I find my own posts and topics?
➵ How do I bookmark or subscribe to specific topics?
➵ How do I subscribe to specific forums?
➵ How do I remove my subscriptions?
➵ How do I find all my attachments?
➵ Why isn’t X feature available?
➵ Who do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board?
➵ How do I contact a board administrator?
- Login and Registration Issues ☟
➵ What is COPPA?
➵ Why can’t I register?
➵ I registered but cannot login!
➵ Why can’t I login?
➵ I registered in the past but cannot login any more?!
➵ I’ve lost my password!
➵ Why do I get logged off automatically?
➵ What does the “Delete cookies” do?
- User Preferences and settings ☟
➵ How do I prevent my username appearing in the online user listings?
➵ The times are not correct!
➵ I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
➵ My language is not in the list!
➵ What are the images next to my username?
➵ How do I display an avatar?
➵ What is my rank and how do I change it?
➵ When I click the email link for a user it asks me to login?
- Posting Issues ☟
➵ How do I edit or delete a post?
➵ How do I add a signature to my post?
➵ How do I create a poll?
➵ Why can’t I add more poll options?
➵ How do I edit or delete a poll?
➵ Why can’t I access a forum?
➵ Why can’t I add attachments?
➵ Why did I receive a warning?
➵ How can I report posts to a moderator?
➵ What is the “Save” button for in topic posting?
➵ Why does my post need to be approved?
➵ How do I bump my topic?
- Formatting and Topic Types ☟
➵ Can I use HTML?
➵ What are Smilies?
➵ Can I post images?
➵ What are global announcements?
➵ What are announcements?
➵ What are sticky topics?
➵ What are locked topics?
➵ What are topic icons?
- User Levels and Groups ☟
➵ What are Moderators?
➵ What are usergroups?
➵ Where are the usergroups and how do I join one?
➵ How do I become a usergroup leader?
➵ Why do some usergroups appear in a different color?
➵ What is a “Default usergroup”?
➵ What is “The team” link?
- Private Messaging ☟
➵ I keep getting unwanted private messages!
➵ I have received a spamming or abusive email from someone on this board!
- Friends and Foes ☟
➵ How can I add / remove users to my Friends or Foes list?
- Searching the Forums ☟
➵ Why does my search return no results?
➵ Why does my search return a blank page!?
➵ How do I search for members?
➵ How can I find my own posts and topics?
- Subscriptions and Bookmarks ☟
➵ How do I bookmark or subscribe to specific topics?
➵ How do I subscribe to specific forums?
➵ How do I remove my subscriptions?
- Attachments ☟
➵ How do I find all my attachments?
- phpBB Issues ☟
➵ Why isn’t X feature available?
➵ Who do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board?
➵ How do I contact a board administrator?