Getting Around the Website

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tbarrett
Posts: 7
Joined: Oct 23, 2022

by tbarrett »

Hello all, very eager to become more active in the trombone community. I have looked at some articles online for a few years but yesterday was my first day registering. However, I'm having some struggles working my way around the site. I see in the FAQ there is mention of a search tool to browse the forum but I can't find it anywhere, I also am not sure how to access things like private messages as it says I am not permitted, and I don't have the ability to change my username or email, it just says to enter my password to do it and then it says approved and goes back to the screen. I also have had to wait to get all posts approved (no problem at all for me) but it says it's due to not being a full member but I think I met the qualifications. Any tips for the people who have been on this site a while is much appreciated and apologies for any inconvenience. Thanks!
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Matt_K
Posts: 4809
Joined: Mar 21, 2018

by Matt_K »

You need one more post to be approved and you should be a full member and I believe all of the things you’ve mentioned will be solved. If you make one more post that gets approved and it does not, feel free to message me and I’ll get you sorted out
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tbarrett
Posts: 7
Joined: Oct 23, 2022

by tbarrett »

[quote="Matt K"]You need one more post to be approved and you should be a full member and I believe all of the things you’ve mentioned will be solved. If you make one more post that gets approved and it does not, feel free to message me and I’ll get you sorted out[/quote]

Alright, thank you for your swift and helpful reply.
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Whyemkay
Posts: 3
Joined: Jul 17, 2022

by Whyemkay »

[quote="Matt K"]You need one more post to be approved and you should be a full member and I believe all of the things you’ve mentioned will be solved. If you make one more post that gets approved and it does not, feel free to message me and I’ll get you sorted out[/quote]

Does a reply like this count towards one of the approved posts required to become a full member?
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Golfinn
Posts: 3
Joined: Dec 10, 2022

by Golfinn »

Thanks for that question, I’ve been looking all over for the search box!
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lowbrassbob
Posts: 6
Joined: May 18, 2018

by lowbrassbob »

I've been looking for the search function, too. Hopefully this post solves the issue.
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KWatson51
Posts: 11
Joined: Jan 09, 2023

by KWatson51 »

New here also,

Stumbled across a comment that indicated that one must have 2 posts to enable the search function. I’m hoping this one counts as one of those.
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BGuttman
Posts: 7368
Joined: Mar 22, 2018

by BGuttman »

[quote="KWatson51"]New here also,

Stumbled across a comment that indicated that one must have 2 posts to enable the search function. I’m hoping this one counts as one of those.[/quote]

Actually, you now need 3. 2 wasn't enough to discourage the 'bots.
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KWatson51
Posts: 11
Joined: Jan 09, 2023

by KWatson51 »

Thanks Bruce. Is that stated anywhere? I didn’t see that in the regs.
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Matt_K
Posts: 4809
Joined: Mar 21, 2018

by Matt_K »

It’s in the first sticky in news and announcements. I’ve updated the language in a bunch of places but I must have missed something very obvious because it’s a pretty common question. If you see references to two, let me know where so I can update it correctly.
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cmcslide
Posts: 130
Joined: Apr 01, 2018

by cmcslide »

Check the rules that appear above all of the classified ads
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Matt_K
Posts: 4809
Joined: Mar 21, 2018

by Matt_K »

Aha!!! Thanks for pointing that out I’ll change that now!
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Golfinn
Posts: 3
Joined: Dec 10, 2022

by Golfinn »

Helpful, thanks!