Hey new members!! Come here if you need advice, page 7

Originally posted by amithyzt
if you are quoting from another user or another source, is it not possible to use the bold or italics to highlight something within the quote on which you'd like to place emphasis?

As you can see, I've bolded and italicized some words in the text I quoted from you above. When you hit the quote button, the text will come up inside quote tags like this (without the spaces):

[ quote ][ /quote ]

Then you need to put [ b ][ /b ] tags around the text you want bolded, and [ i ][ /i ] tags around the text you want italicized. This is how I did it when I quoted you above:

You can also use [ u ][ /u ] to underline. This code is called "BBcode". Here's a list of the codes:

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how long are we able to edit our posts? i went back to a post made earlier in the day and the edit button no longer appeared- (i really dislike typos, but ESPECIALLY in my own posts!) it's stuck there, isn't it. forever. and ever. how would that work if we decided to participate in one of the research projects where the group has been asked to simply edit their posts to add information? they've got to be doing it somehow- i just don't know the 'how' part yet.

I believe that the edit window is intended to be 2 hours, but I notice that it seems to often be longer than that. It's 2 hours at the least anyway. Beyond that, if you really, REALLY need a post edited for a really, REALLY good reason, you can U2U a moderator of the appropriate forum and ask them to edit it for you. No guarantees...

now that i've joined and can see the member info/status, i'm overwhelmed at the number of 'banned' members. not knowing the situations or the posts that led up to the 'dreaded ban', i formed the impression that it's something that could happen pretty quickly or easily around here- so now it's constantly in the back of my mind that if i thank someone in one sentence rather than two i am 'so to the curb'! i've read the rules, but i've found i'm constantly second guessing myself and trying to remember if there are any rule breaks in there before hitting 'post'.... ok, i'm scared... i can admit that. this is all a bit new and fuzzy to me.

Don't freak out. There are very, very few instant bans that happen at ATS and never without justification. Most members have been warned a few times or even more in their time at ATS. It's part of the process of learning what's acceptable on any Internet forum. If you have read the rules and haven't been warned yet, then you're probably doing just fine. Other than that, just use your common sense. If you're really in a bind and not sure about something, you can U2U me or a moderator and ask first.

i put myself up for adoption. i am officially available to be molded, scolded, trained, kept in check, and instructed by anyone older and wiser in the ways of this board than i... i'm assuming ya'll would intervene if someone trolly with a ban rap sheet tried to take me up on that, right?

I'lll adopt you if you like.

I've already reared many-a newborn member to adulthood. You won't be able to U2U me until you have made 20 posts, so get posting! (But don't spam. Keep it quality.

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[edit on 2005-10-28 by wecomeinpeace]