Forum "how to"

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forum 'how to'
Please note that you need to be a Member of the Bub Hub Community in order to actively participate in the Forum section. To register, enter the forums, click on the Register button, which you'll find towards the left of the Forum Navigation Bar and follow the online instructions.

Please select a username with care - we suggest that you choose something 'anonymous' like 'mumof2' or 'simonsmum' or 'worldsbestdad' rather than using your real name. Our forums are indexed frequently in google and information contained in the forums is easily accessed worldwide.

A few phrases & abbreviations explained
post - a post is a single entry within the forum. So if you reply to a comment within the forum, you make a 'post'
thread - a thread is a discussion topic; there may be many posts within a thread/topic

Many regular forum users have their own abbreviations for things, here are just a few:
ttc - trying to concieve
dh - darling husband
ds - darling son
SAHM - stay-at-home mum
There's a much more complete list here.

Terms & Conditions
All posts and messages on our forum must abide by our terms and conditions and must not contain hateful, abusive, racist or other such objectionable content. Neither should our forums be used for advertising purposes - see terms & conditions.

How to place a post

• ensure that you have registered or logged-on to the Forum section of the site
• scroll down the discussion topics within the forum
• click on a subject that is of interest (select only those with a light coloured background; the topic headings with darker backgrounds are just headings and not actually discussion areas)
• click on any messages that are of interest to you
• read the message and then click on 'post reply'
• enter a title for your message in the 'Title' box
• type your message in the 'Message' box
• you can choose different fonts, bolding, italics, etc if you wish
• click on 'submit reply' button underneath the message box
• to return to the main forum page, click on the word Bub Hub Community Forums which appears above the navigation bar

if you want to start a new discussion topic

• click on the 'New Thread' button
• enter a title for your message in the 'Title' box
• type your message in the 'Message' box
• you can choose different fonts, bolding, italics, etc if you wish
• click on 'submit new thread' button underneath the message box
• to return to the main forum page, click on the word Bub Hub Community Forums which appears above the navigation bar

There are lots of other things that you can do within the forum - but those are the main ones. Once you've used the forum, you'll feel more adventurous to play around with the various options and enhancements. There is an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section within the forum that may help you with these items.

if you want to change your username
please send a message via the contact us link at the bottom of the page stating your old username and the name that you wish to change to. Your password will remain the same and all your previous posts will be updated to show your new username. Please note that only administrators can change usernames.

If there are things that you really can't work out - please contact one of the moderators (their names are in pink!)