I think that the Gamedev messageboard FAQ could do with being slightly larger. At the moment the FAQ doesn't detail much more than the message board's rules of conduct and the meanings of the post levels. The things that I would like to see added to the FAQ are things that tell a user specifically how to use the message board software.
Here are a few suggestions:
How to use smileys : This part could tell the user how to get smileys into their text. You could also list the meanings of all the different smileys. e.g. The differences in meanings between
and
.
Simple HTML : Quite a few people new to the boards don't know HTML and they have problems with putting links and pictures into their posts this section doesn't need to go into depth, just tell the users how to insert a simple pic or link. Adding a section about pictures would also allow you to lay down a few rules on the acceptable sizes of pictures. (e.g. an 8Kb limit on sig pictures and a 80Kb limit on one off pictures providing the title states that there are large pictures posted in the topic). This part of the FAQ should also tell users how to use simple HTML tags. Things like how to use
bold ,
italics and different coloured fonts.
How to post certain text : Many people have problems with code that contains angular brackets, the FAQ could describe how to get around this problem. (I still dont know how to solve this problem).
What does everone else think?
-- Kazan - Fire Mountain Games --
Edited by - Kazan on 5/25/00 1:43:07 PM
