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• ● Post new threads
• ● Reply to other peoples' threads
• ● Edit your posts
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After logged in, click on “My account” to edit personal information. Most of the profile information is visible to all members of 7M BBS community to which you are registered. You may choose to hide your contact e-mail and birth day by mark on the square next to them.

Signature is shown at the end of each thread you posted. It could be a symbol or words, eg. Best regard to sign off your message.

Users when reach a certain rank, is empowered to add title to themselves.

Users when reach a certain rank, is empowered to customise their personal images, which will be shown on every thread they post.

At "My issued topic" you can view all threads posted by you.

At "My participated topic" you can view all posts which you have submitted replies.

To rechieve your password, there is a 鈥淩etrieve Password鈥?buttom on the upper right corner of the home page for you to reset password. After filling in your user name and verification code, you key in the security answer to the question which you have set previously follow by your new password.

You may modify password within My account. Modify password will not affect your security question.

Look for the icon “New Post” and click to link to a editing page. You may start by entering a subject to invite discussion. To highlight or decorate your message content, you may insert GIF or JPEG formt picture. There are some frequently used images available at the bottom of the message box for your ease of access.

7M BBS allows you to reply to a specific post within a particular thread. If you’d like to include a quote from the previous message in your reply, simply click this icon “Quote” This will bring up the posting screen, with the previous message already quoted in the text box. Simply add your comments and click “Submit”. Otherwise, you can reply to the topic author by click on the “Reply” button on top or use quick reply at the bottom of the page.

You can create your own poll queston, and include them in any post you make. The system will automatically calculate the votes from members. Each account is limited to one vote.

If you notice an error in the message you have posted, you can edit your own post by clicking on the “Modify” buttom on the lower right corner of each post.