Please Introduce Yourself! (Retired)

Here are account instructions for all the new members 🙂

[spoiler title=”Making an Account”]
Making an account has all sorts of benefits. It allows you to set a gravatar(profile picture), create a “siggie”, put links in your name, and makes your experience on the blog overall much smoother.

Step 1: On the bar near the top of your screen (where it says “New Member?” and “Need Company?” and whatnot) by the far right (it should be the last icon up there) there is a little silhouette that looks like a body and a person’s head. Click that. 

Step 2: Set your user. It doesn’t have to be your name on the blog, nobody but the mods have access to your username and hence it doesn’t matter what it is. Then type in your email. Make sure you have access to this email. Lastly, answer the math problem given (I’m sorry math-haters).

Step 3: Check your email to finish registering your account and set up a password. It can take a long time for the email to send, but if you think it’s taking longer than it should feel free to contact a mod or make a new account under a different email.

Step 4: Go back to blogclan and log in![/spoiler]

[spoiler title=”Getting to Your Dashboard”]
Getting to your dashboard is the first step to everything.

Step 1: Create an account/log in. (see above)

Step 2: After you log in there should be a thin black bar at the top of your screen and on the far right you should see your name and gravatar(if you have one) click that and then click “edit your profile.”

Step 3: You should now be at your dashboard. There you can set your nickname, gravatar, and a bunch of stuff.[/spoiler]

[spoiler title=”Changing Your Name”]
This helps people to identify who you are!

Step 1: Log in and go to your dashboard. (see above)

Step 2: Next to where it says “Nickname” there should be a box. Type your preferred name in that box (ex. Timmyclaw). 

Step 3: Right below that there should be “Display name publicly as” and a drop down box. In that drop down box choose the name you just typed in. 

Step 4: Scroll to the very bottom of your dashboard and click the button that says “Update Profile.” Click it twice for good measure, then return to the blog. [/spoiler]

[spoiler title=”Setting your Siggie”]
Signatures, otherwise known as “siggies” are little messages at the bottom of your comments that you get to customize. 

Step 1: Log in and go to your dashboard. (See above)

Step 2: Scroll to the near bottom of your dashboard. You should see a header titled “Extra profile information.” Then under that you’ll see “User’s Signature” and next to that a little box. Type what you want to be your siggie there. (max 30 characters; including spaces)

Step 3: Then click the colored box at the very bottom of the page that says “Update Profile.” Click it twice just to be safe. Then click “Blogclan” at the upper left corner of your screen to return to the blog. [/spoiler]

[spoiler title=”Setting a Gravatar”]
Gravatars are great for people who want to add more customization and charm to their comments. It also helps people identify who you are. Be aware, setting your gravatar is more complicated than the rest of the things on this list. 

Step 1: Go to https://en.gravatar.com/

Step 2: Click where it says sign in on the upper right corner. Create a NEW account (don’t try logging into your blogclan account, it won’t work!) and make sure it used the SAME EMAIL as your blogclan one. 

Step 3: Follow the emailed instructions sent to you from the website to finish registering your accounts.

Step 4: Once logged in, go to “Manage Gravatars” and click “Add a new image.” Upload the image you’d like to use, crop it, and give it a rating. If you’re rating the image as anything higher than “G” you might want to rethink your image choice.  

Step 5: Return to the blog, make sure you’re logged in, and reload! Comment to test if your gravatar is set. 😛 [/spoiler]

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me or the mods 😀