Four Important Notes: 1.) In order to post on the forum, you must be a registered user. Registering for the forum only takes a couple of minutes and can be done
here.
2.) We have a special forum for women (which is not accessible to the men - nor to "guests" who are unregistered). If you are a woman, please send us an e-mail to
eyes.guard@gmail.com after signing up, so we can give your username access to this forum once you are approved.
3.) We have a special forum for "Married Men" (which is not accessible to regular members), where married men can discuss issues that they may be uncomfortable discussing in the open forum among singles (such as Niddah cycles, marital relations, and issues that come up with their wives, etc.). If you are married and would like access, please send us an e-mail to
eyes.guard@gmail.com, so we can give your username access to this forum once you are approved.
4.) We have a special forum for spouses of addicts (which is not accessible to anyone else). If you the spouse of an addict, please send us an e-mail to
eyes.guard@gmail.com after signing up, so we can give your username access to this forum once you are approved.
How to Use the Forum
As with many things, experience is the best teacher. In other words, the best way to learn how to use the GYE forum is by using the GYE forum! These tips cannot cover every feature that the forum offers, but will attempt to cover the basics.1.) The GYE forum contains many different boards. Each board has its own purpose, which can be seen under its description on the main page of the forum. Before starting a thread, decide which board the thread belongs on. For example, a man might post about his struggles on the "Break Free" board, give tips on the "What Works for Me" board, and keep a log of his progress on the "Wall of Honor" board.
2.) Once you've chosen which board on which to post, start the thread by clicking "new topic", give a title to your thread in the subject line, and write your first post on the thread (more on writing posts below).
3.) If you want to
add to your thread or respond to someone
else’s thread, do not start a new thread. Rather, go to the thread you’d like to add to, click “reply,” and compose your post.
4.) Much like using a word processor, the forum allows you to format your text in various ways. For example, you can choose the text color, text size, bold print, italics, underlined text, etc. The best way to learn the various features is to try them out, and click on "preview" (see next paragraph).
5.) Before submitting your post, you may click "preview" to see what the post will look like. When you're ready to submit your post, click "post."
6.) After your post has been submitted, you may still edit it at any time. Just click "modify" above your post, make the desired changes, and click "save" (with or without first previewing the modified post).
7.) If you wish to remove any of your posts, just click "remove" above your post and, when prompted, click "OK."
8.) You can add emotion to your posts by inserting the various emoticons in appropriate places (e.g. smiley, wink, grin, etc.). If you're not sure what an emoticon means, just hold your mouse pointer over the emoticon, and an explanation will appear on your screen.
9.) If you're replying to someone else's post, you may want to quote all or part of that person's post. Doing so is very easy. Just click "quote" (or "reply with quote") above the person's post. A screen will appear with a quote of the person's post. Feel free to delete from the quoted text until only the relevant portion remains. Especially when quoting from another poster, it is recommended to preview your post before submitting it, to ensure that it’s clear
who wrote
what.
10.) To send a private message (PM) to another forum member: Click on "My Messages,” then on "New Message". The rest is just like sending an e-mail. Just put the appropriate user name in the "To" line, put a title in the subject line, write your message, and click "Send message."
11.) To report a post that appears to be inappropriate, click "Report to Moderator," and give a brief explanation as to why the post should be edited or removed. Your report will be kept confidential. Everyone's assistance is greatly appreciated, as it is difficult for the administrator and moderators to keep up with every post in real time.
12.) To add a "signature" that will appear after each of your posts, click on "Profile," then "Forum Profile Information," and type in what you would like to appear (e.g. one or more phrases) in the Signature box. You can type a maximum of 300 characters, including spaces.
13.) To change your displayed user name, there is no need to register again. Just click on "profile" and “account related settings." Near the top, it will say: "Name: This is the displayed name that people will see." Next to that, it will let you change your user name to something else. Although, technically speaking, this will not change your original user name, it will change the name that displays on the forum.
NOTE: The displayed name should only be changed for a good reason (e.g. one's chosen user name is very similar to that of another forum member), otherwise it just causes confusion for everyone.
