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By registering with the forum, you will be able to edit your member profile and preferences. You will get the most out of your time here if you change your profile and preferences to suit your individual tastes. There are many options in your profile to make your experience here more enjoyable, so please take a few moments to try the various settings. Also, only users that are registered and logged in can take advantage of the "New Posts" feature upon each visit. Once you've registered and logged in, click "Edit Profile" or "Edit Preference" in the Forum Navigation island to edit your settings.
The Email Address field is used for email notifications, Watch Lists and to email your password. The Public Email Address field is what other users see when they view your profile. We realize that you may not want everyone to know your real email address, but we need to know it in case you want to watch certain content or if you want to have replies emailed to you. For this reason you can give us your real email address in the Email Address field and only the Administrators of the board will see it. You can provide a different email address for the general public using the Public Email Address. Some people like to put in something like scream@no.spam.yahoo.com. This way people can still figure out what your real email address is, but spamming agents can't just parse through the page and obtain your email address to spam you.
Yes. Cookies are used to remember your login information as well as what posts you have read during your current session. Without accepting cookies some functions won't work properly.
If you have registered with these forums, you must log in to take advantage of the personalization of settings. To log in, look in the upper right-hand corner of your screen for the "Log In" link. This link will take you to a page where you can enter your Username (email address) and Password. Keep in mind that the password is always case-sensitive. This means that the software considers "S" and "s" to be different characters.
Once you have entered your Username (email address) and Password, you'll be brought to your Starting View. (You can change the page used for your Default Starting View by clicking "Edit Preferences" in the Forum Navigation island.) If you have any Private Messages waiting for you, you'll see a flashing envelope on the My Messages island. (Note that this only applies if the Private Messaging feature has been enabled by the Administrators of the board.)
This checklist may help you successfully log in:
1) Make sure you are entering your password correctly. Passwords are case-sensitive.
2) Ensure that your browser supports cookies; if so, check the security level you are using. High levels of security restriction in certain browsers will automatically reject cookies. In order to use the key features of these forums, you'll need to accept cookies. The maker of your browser can help you with additional problems you may have with your cookie settings.
3) Completely log out by hitting the Log Out link in the upper right-hand corner of the page, and then log back in again.
4) After logging in, you may have to hit the Reload or Refresh button on your browser to expedite the authentication.
5) If these steps don't work you can try purging your cookies for this site using the My Cookies tool.
6) If you continue to have problems, go to the Log In page and click "Have you forgotten your login information?". Enter your real email address into the Email Address field and a temporary password will be emailed to the email address used for the account setup.
It's a system-generated User Title to give ranking to your postcount. You will progress through the various levels according to the cumulative number of posts you have made.
Everyone has a title within the forum. You will notice the title below the Display Name in each post. Some titles are automatically assigned based on the number of posts a user has made, and some titles are assigned by the forum owner to denote official representatives of the company or other VIPs in the forums.
5 Hello I'm New
15 Jr HSOList.com Family
25 IceLeaders.com Family
35 HotSpotOutdoors.com Family
105 HSOShow.com Family
175 HSOList.com Family
245 Sr IceLeaders.com Family
315 Sr HotSpotOutdoors.com Family
1315 Sr HSOList.com Family
2315 Sr HSOShow.com Family
5000 HSO Legacy Member
If you have forgotten your password, don't worry! You can very easily have a temporary password emailed to you. Go to the Log In page and click "Have you forgotten your login information?". Enter your real email address into the Email Address field and a temporary password will be emailed to the email address used for the account setup.
This process is safe because the password is only emailed to the original owner of the account. There is no way to steal the password by using this feature.
You may change your password any time. On the Forum Navigation island, click "Edit Profile". Edit the Password and Verify Password fields and then click "Submit" to save the information. (Keep in mind that passwords are case-sensitive.)
In order to add an image to your message or your signature, you must have the image already available on a web server and reachable by a URL. This can be an image on your own personal web page, for example. To place an image within a message, simply use the following Markup Tag:
[image]http://www.url_to_image.com/image_name.gif[/image]
For example, if you have an image called cateye.gif and its available from your own website at http://www.mywebsite.com/pics, then you would use the following image markup:
[image]http://www.mywebsite.com/pics/cateye.gif[/image]
You can do the same for your signature. Click the My Home option found on any page. Then, under the Main Configuration heading, click on "Personal Information, email, password...". Look for the Signature box, and enter your desired information, including any images/markup as above.
Note: To keep the forums loading quickly for everyone, it is recommended that you do not exceed 35k for your image size.
We ask that you keep your images relatively small. As a rule, please do not exceed 600 x 125 pixels and/or 35k for a signature image. This will ensure that the forums load quickly for all users.
IMPORTANT-YOU MUST READ AND AGREE
before registering below, posting or using the forums.
This is a private community and we expect fun, friendly and positive posting patterns in this community. We do not want a complaint or argumentative oriented culture -
Please "Keep It Fun"
Please be sure to maintain an active e-mail account with your membership information in the my home link area of this site.
Please use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the forums for any and all complaints, issues, looking for someone, and forum type or admin questions. If you see a forum polcy violation in someones post, please use the "Notify" link in the offending post. It is the way we catch over 50% of forum policy violations. Too many posts for us to catch them all by ourselves.
All complaints, argumentative/sarcastic posts, posts suggesting someone should not share information, name calling or labeling folks and aggressive posts are unwelcome here. If your post contributes to an argument or defensive behavior it will likely be considered aggressive. Please treat everyone here as if they are your friend.
Warning to Potential Sponsors - Quality & No Hype Policy Here
If you are considering being a sponsor please understand that you must have a high quality product or service or our staff WILL NOT talk about it on good terms. We demand that our staff recognize their reputation is on the line with any appraisals or information they give. We and our staff will not talk about your service or product unless we or they believe it is of the best quality. Being a sponsor will have no bearing on their evaluations. We do not allow any commercial or solicitation posts unless it is in the Sponsor Showcase forum or the Store Sales Forum. The only exception is for Platinum level sponsors whom we may create one thread to use in the Ice Fishing or Open Water Forum depending on which they sponsor.
We are not a public free for all forum and we expect high quality posts from our members. We want the forums fun and packed with outdoor information and pertinent facts on fishing and outdoor activities as well as ALL products and services regardless if they are sponsors or not. Please do not steer folks elsewhere for information or ask for any contact information. Non-sponsors are not allowed to place their pictures or contact information in the forums or have their staff do the same or post about their products in the forum.
We do not normally ban folks here. We do understand that some may not read these rules as was required and we will give those folks a chance to do so. If you make a statement indicating you may be banned or censored for your post or if you posted something might be deleted if you posted it then you very likely will be banned as you indicate by your post that you are purposely violating forum policy.
If you can follow the criteria above and below we welcome you aboard. If not, please do not post.
KEEP POSTS FUN. Please DO NOT use the forums for complaints, issues or problems that can or should be resolved with the manufacturers customer service department or for service complaints. DO NOT use the forums for leverage on your issue or to grind an ax. Never consider ANY information posted as accurate information to base decisions on. That is the reason we do not allow posts that are negative toward any person or business. There are all kinds of motivations to post a negative post that is not accurate and can cause harm and benefit the poster in some way. Our forums would quickly move towards the negative side and we want the forums to be fun and positive for the most part. We reserve the right to edit or delete posts that tend to cause problems. If your post contributes towards steering a thread off topic or in a negative direction you may be put on hold until you agree to correct that behavior in writing.
If you have a question about a post or member you cannot find, please use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the forum. DO NOT use the forums for this purpose. You will be temporarily put on hold until you read forum policy if you do.
Do not direct folks to unauthorized - links, web addresses, other sites, e-mail addresses, phone numbers or other contact info. No unauthorized store sales posts allowed outside of the store sale forum.
If you see someone posting in violation of this policy, please use the Notify link in the offending post or the "Contact Us" link at the bottom left of every forum page to notify us of the forum, topic, and offending user. The offending user may be put on temporary hold or banned permanently. Please, do not argue with the offending user in the forums.
If you are put on temporary hold you will need to send your name, phone number and complete address using the "Contact Us" linkin the forums before you can be re-instated (or e-mail to admin@fishingminnesota.com). More instructions on re-instatement follow below somewhere. To be re-instated ALL directions must be followed . We want to make sure you read and agree to follow the policies for posting here.
Considering the real-time nature of this forum, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Never consider ANY information posted as accurate information to base safety or any decisions on. Even Pro Staff can be innaccurate or mis-word things. DO NOT use any posts to make decisions that may affect your safety. Please remember that we do not always actively monitor the contents of and are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily our views or any entity associated with this forum's view. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by using the Notify link in the offending post or the "Contact Us" link at the bottom left of any page. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.
You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this forum to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, refers to alcohol, inaccurate, abusive, potentially inflammatory, sarcastic, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy or otherwise violative of any law. You agree to keep race out of your posts, it has no place in these forums. You agree to no spam posts or multiple for sale posts for the same or similar item in the FREE for sale forums. You agree to only place items wanted or for sale in the HSO Classifieds at HSOList.com.
You agree to use the following guideline with respect to fish pictures: We're looking for fish pictures in good taste that encourage selective harvest principles, so the fish picture rule is as follows: Fish pictures must at least appear to be in a natural setting where the fish was caught. They must not look frozen, stiff, bloodied or like they were just poured out of a bucket. No pictures with alcohol beverage containers, cigarettes, stringers or fish in a bucket are allowed. Pictures of fish mounts, fish inside a fish house and live-release tournament pictures are OK as well. No other dead fish pictures are allowed.
You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this forum. You also agree to allow Fishing Minnesota or associated entities to use and keep any posted material in e-mail newsletters, web postings, or any FishingMinnesota.com business activities. Any use by outside parties is strictly prohibited without written permission from Fishing Minnesota and the responsible party for the posting.
WE SUPPORT AND RECOMMEND CPR AND SELECTIVE HARVEST
Although this forum does not and cannot review all the messages posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we at Fishing Minnesota reserve the right to delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever.
You may be put on temporary hold for an action below that may result in your post being deleted.
* If your post is off topic or attacks a post for sharing information or violates our sense of family values it may be deleted.
* If your post is asking the value of an item or items and we can reasonably assume you are trying to sell it will be deleted. Please use the classified for sale forum for that purpose.
* If you have multiple usernames and use them for ANY deceptive practice your posts will be deleted.
* If you attack or reprimand or demonstrate a negative attitude toward someone for keeping fish lawfully or your post isn't helpful with respect to explaining CPR, your post will be deleted.
* A sarcastic, innaccurate or propaganda post towards a sponsor or advertisement will be deleted.
* If you were put on hold be sure to read and agree in writing to follow the complete forum policy contained on this page and send your agreement along with your username in writing (there may be more directions below. We need to ensure your read all of these policies).
* If you had a post against someone sharing any kind of good fishing information it may be deleted.
* If you had a post that tends to cause arguments it may be deleted.
* If you had a post commenting/directing about yours or any post/avatar being deleted, missing or censored it will be deleted (Use the "Contact" Us link at the bottom of the forum for questions).
* If you have a censorship or deletion question or statement, you must use the "Contact Us" linkfor it, not the forums.
* If you had a post referring to a competing website it will be deleted.
* If you had a post referring folks to call or e-mail you and we could assume you may be sending folks to a competing website or trying to go around forum policy it will be deleted or edited.
* You must get approval for all video links or any links put on the forum. Contact your forum moderator or use the "Contact Us" link to get approval.
* Do not use code, tactics or tricks to skirt the edges or get around any of the policies. The spirit of the policy will be upheld when we see a violation.
* If you had a post commenting on the above type posts it may be deleted or edited.
Any violation may result in you being put on temporary hold until you read and agree to follow the forum guidelines here.
If you have an issue, comment or question with respect to a deleted/locked message or topic you agree to use the "Contact Us" linkto bring it to our attention and will refrain from using the boards for this purpose. Many times a locked topic has been moved to a more appropriate forum.
If you've followed the site since the beginning, you'll know that we've removed very few members permanently. Please do not discuss or mention members no longer posting. Anyone permanently banned from this site is persona non-grata.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Fishing Minnesota, HotSpotOutdoors, IceLeaders, InDepthHunting and their agents or associated businesses with respect to any claim based upon transmission or use of your message(s).
Please note that advertisements, promoting, giving contact info, referring to another website or linking to another website/product/service without permission, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are not allowed on this forum. Contact information and pictures are reserved for sponsors only. Please click here if you would like to be a sponsor.
You must put "Items Wanted" or "Used Items for Sale" or "Puppies/Dogs For Sale" or "Free Things" in the appropriate for sale Forum ONLY. If you want to find a price for something do not indicate that the thing is for sale or wanted.
If you have questions on any policy here you must use the 'Contact Us" link towards the bottom of every thread to ask, Please don't post your question in the forum we may not see it and it is not allowed.
A few policies we hold important here:
1. No Personal attacks on other members. Keep your posts positive and helpful when responding to others.
2. No attacks on businesses. We can't alaways tell what is true and who is just grinding an ax. Therefore no negative comments on business are allowed.
3. No giving out unauthorized contact info or sending folks to unauthorized sites. Spamming promoters have forced this.
4. No unauthorized phone numbers or e-mail addresses may be posted. Spam promoters have forced this as well.
5. No unauthorized commercial or promotional posts. If your post tells you to go somewhere to get a product/service or gives contact info it's commercial. If you use supperlative or other terms that appear to be promoting a product/service that's promotional. Use the "Contact Us" linkto ask before posting. If you own a business we will be happy to have you as a site sponsor to help keep this site FREE for all users. Please click here if you would like to be a sponsor.
6. Because some who run a commercial outdoor related business may use others, no unauthorized use of your e-mail address. Please use the "Contact Us" link and we will be happy to have you as a site sponsor to help keep this site FREE for all users.
7. Folks who come here are here to share information about outdoor pursuits, not bash it or whine about it. Please keep your posts positive.
8. If you have an issue with the way the forum is run, post edited or deleted, please use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of almost every page. Constructive criticism is welcomed using the "Contact Us" link. It's what helps keep the forums improving. If a post is edited/deleted and you have a question or issue with it, please use the the "Contact Us" link for your question or issue. Remember, we may delete a post or topic for any or no reason.
We may not agree, but the forums are no place to argue about forum management. Please use the Contact Us Link at the bottom of the page. Violation of this rule will result in the violator being banned.
9. We encourage conservation and good family values.
10. Keep it honest and try to share info as well as receive.
11. Most important-KEEP IT FUN!
GoodFishin : )
We also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.
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Yes, you'll be missing a trick if you fail to take advantage of the versatility offered. There are many aspects of how the Forums are displayed that may be customized. On the Forum Navigation island, click "Edit Preferences".
You can choose the stylesheet in which you wish to view the forums, how many posts are displayed on each page, whether or not you want to view users' pictures alongside their posts, and much more. Once saved, these become your default settings. You may edit these preferences again at anytime.
The first post of a given topic establishes the subject by which all subsequent replies will be known. Once there's been a reply, the topic subject cannot be subsequently changed. It's therefore important to get the subject right from the outset. Make it as descriptive and as specific as possible. For example, "LCD burn-in questions", is much better than something completely generic, such as "Newbie needs help!". Not only is it more likely to elicit a response, but it'll also make it much easier for all posts in the topic to be subsequently located.
One of the key benefits of the discussion board format is that it enables commonly asked questions to be answered once, for the benefit of all. Before posting your question, it is always worth checking to see if it has already been asked - and answered! You can do this via the Search island. Using the Search island, you can perform a quick keyword search, or click on the "Advanced" button to search by more specific criteria. Various options are available, both for how the search term is specified and for controlling how many forums you want to search. This is where the specificity of topic subjects is important, making it much easier to locate precisely what it is you're after from a list of search results.
It means that you have unread Private Messages. When you hover over this image it should display how many unread Private Messages that you have.
On the "New Private Topic" screen, you can type in a new user then press "add" or you can select them from the "My Buddies" dropdown. You can add up to the forum maximum of users (this limit will show on the "New Private Topic" screen) to the Private Topic.
If the tags are showing up in your text or you're getting a link, but it's to "http:///", you're including some unwanted spaces in the syntax. Avoid any intervening spaces, and everything will work fine.
Users can edit their own posts up to 86400 minutes after they are made. Where the change is substantial, it is courteous mark the post as edited so as to alert readers to the changed content. For cosmetic changes, it's better not to do so.
Let the forum Administrator or Moderator know - he/she will be able to move it for you.
There are 2 ways that this can be configured on a per-forum basis. If HTML is On then you will see HTML is On and you can use normal HTML in your posts. If UBBCode is on you will see UBBCode is On.
The following tags are available for your use if UBBCode is enabled:
Text Formatting
[b]
text
[/b]
= Makes the given text bold.
[i]
text
[/i]
= Makes the given text italic.
[u]
text
[/u]
= Underlines the given text.
[s]
text
[/s]
= Will post your text with a line through it (strike through).
[color:red]
text
[/color]
= Makes the given text red.
[color:#00FF00]
text
[/color]
= Makes the given text green.
[size:20pt]
text
[/size]
= Will change the size of the text to whatever size value you specify.
[font:Comic Sans MS]
text
[/font]
= Will post your text with the specified font.
Links
[email]
joe@email.com
[/email]
= Makes the given email address clickable.
[email=
joe@email.com
]
text
[/email]
= Makes the given email address clickable.
[url]
link
[/url]
= Makes the given url into a link.
[url=
link
]
title
[/url]
= Makes the given title into a hyperlink pointing to link.
[img]
link
[/img]
= Embeds an image.
Code Tags & Highlighting
[code]
text
[/code]
= Surrounds the given text with pre format tags.
[php]
text
[/php]
= Passes the text through the PHP Syntax Highlighter
[highlight]
text
[/highlight]
= Will highlight your text.
[spoiler]
text
[/spoiler]
= Will wrap your text in a spoiler container. Users must click a button in order to see this text, thus giving them the ability to specify if they want to read the item.
[spoiler:warning]
text
[/spoiler]
= Will wrap your text in a spoiler container and allow you to specify the warning message displayed. Users must click a button in order to see this text, thus giving them the ability to specify if they want to read the item.
Text and Image Alignment
[align:left|center|right]
text
[/align]
= Will align the text in the direction defined.
[img:left|center|right]
Image URL
[/img]
= Will allow you to allow text to wrap on the specified side of your image.
Misc.
[list]
[*]Item 1
[*]Item 1
[/list] = Makes a bullet list. [list=A] or [list=1] will make order/numbered lists. Other options include: circle, i, I, a, A, 1, disc, square.
[quote]
text
[/quote]
= Surrounds the given text with blockquote and hr's. This UBBCode tag is used for quoting a reply.
[quote=username]
text
[/quote]
= Surrounds the given text with blockquote and hr's. This UBBCode tag is used for quoting a reply. The username specified will be shown as quoted.
Putting a poll in your post is simple.
If polls are enabled, start by creating a new post in a forum. Below the body of your post, you will see a text box that allows you to specify how many polls you want to have in your post and the system will guide you through the rest.
You can change the number of posts displayed on each page by editing your display preferences. You can set this to anything between 1 and 99 posts per page. By default, this is set to 25 posts per page.
Quick Reply is made as a "Quick Response" block, so you can make a response to a post (or thread) before you forget or as you read them. Quick Reply is meant as a "no thrills" response box, as it's just there for a fast/non-formatted response.
Reply however brings you to a "Full Response" page that allows for heavy posting.
You can also click the "Full Reply" button from the Quick Reply box which will forward you (and all of your Quick Reply text) to the Full Reply page.
Quote will quote the users text to the Full Reply page. Quick Quote will quote the users text to the Quick Reply box below the thread.
Click the "My Profile" link from the "My Stuff" dropdown on the Forum Navigation island.
Using Gallery Forums are just like using any other forums... However, you can post images too!
After you create your post (subject and post, both required) you can click on the "Image Manager" link.
Adding images are as easy as:
1. Click "Browse" and a navigation area will appear that shows your computers files, navigate around to locate the image you'd like to upload. Once located, click on the image and select "open"; you can also choose to add a description (note that in v7.2 you do not have the option to change the description once another image is added).
2. If you wish to add another image, repeat step one; otherwise, select "done".
From here, just press submit, and your new "Gallery Posting" should appear for users to comment on your image(s).
When creating a new thread or response, you'll see a "File Manager" link on the "Full Reply" or "New Post" page. When selecting this option you'll receive a popup which will allow you to attach files to your post.
Steps:
1. Click "File Manager" to bring up the "Attachment" window.
2. Click "Browse" to bring up the file browser window; this will allow you to browse your computer for any files or images you wish to upload; please note that you're bound by whatever the "allowed file type" setting is for the board.
3. Click "open" on the file you wish to upload.
4. Enter a description of what the file is (if you want to).
5. Click "add file" to add another file, or "done" to close the window and complete your posting.
Please note that you must enter some text in both the "subject" and "post" fields when responding otherwise you will receive an error; you cannot just respond with an attachment ;).
Subscribing to a Forum
Enter the Forum and Select "Add Forum to Watched Forums" from the "Forum Options" dropdown.
Subscribing to a Topic
Enter the Topic and Select "Add Topic to your Watched Topics" option from the "Topic Options" dropdown.
Managing Watch Lists
Select "My Watch Lists" from the "My Stuff" dropdown, from here you can select the type of List that you wish to edit and by clicking the "Edit Watched Topics" (or "Edit Watched Forums" or "Edit Watched Users") link you can remove them or toggle the "Email Notification" option.
Toggling EMailed Watch Lists
See the above "Managing Watch Lists" directions.
Toggling the Default "EMail Watchedlist" Options
Select "My Preferences" from the "My Stuff" dropdown. From here you can manage the "By default should anything added to your Watch Lists be emailed to you?" option.
EMailing a Post or Thread
To email a post, simply navigate to the post and select "email post" from the bottom set of buttons (near reply, quote, notify, etc).
From this "email post" screen, you can select to mail yourself:
Just this post
This post and all replies
The entire thread
EMailing a Private Topic
When viewing a Private Message, simply click the "EMail Topic" button from the bottom set of buttons (near reply, quote, etc).
RSS Feeds for Forums
For forums which have an RSS Feed configured for them, you can enter the forum and select the feed link from the "Forum Options" dropdown.
My Feeds
If the administration has enabled the "My Feeds" option, you can manage RSS feeds from the "Feeds" link in the "My Stuff" dropdown in the navigation area.
From the My Feeds area you can see all of the RSS Feeds available to you, including all of the forums which have individual feeds. You will also be able to retrieve the feeds for your inbox and the global feeds for recent topics. Please note that these may or may not be available based on admin preferences.
The username colors generally specify a users status. Some select users can can also have special colors signified by the Administration.
The default user status colors are:
Administration
Global Moderator
Moderator
Search Engine Robot
The numbers in parenthesise indicate how many new topics (or posts) have been made since your last visit to the forums.
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