What is the LiveCloud login?

LiveCloud is the universal login system accepted at all participating eve sites. See http://account.livecloud.com for more information.

Why should I use the LiveCloud login?

As the network grows, there will be more and more sites where your login will work. You only need to remember one login for all your communities. If you ever need to change your password, it is changed everywhere.

How do I login with LiveCloud?

Click login/join as usual to go to the LiveCloud secure login. Enter your email address and password and click submit. You will be returned automatically to this community.

How do I join the LiveCloud login network?

Click login/join as usual to go to the LiveCloud secure login. Click the option "I do not have a LiveCloud Account" and fill in an email address and password.

What about my privacy?

Your privacy is increased using LiveCloud. Only the LiveCloud server has your login, and no participating site will ever have access to your password. Login at LiveCloud is always secure.

The email address used for your LiveCloud login will be passed to a participating site when you choose to register there. It may be used for notifications, digests and mailings generated by the administrator.

Please note that each participating site that uses LiveCloud has its own privacy policy. This is distinct from the privacy policy of the eve service itself. Please be sure to read the privacy policy of the site you are joining via LiveCloud before agreeing to join the site.

Who runs LiveCloud?

It is a service of Groupee, Inc., who have been distributing community software since 1998. They are an established U.S. company with a strong reputation for innovation and reliability. See http://groupee-inc.com

What if I lose my Password?

LiveCloud login has a lost password function. You can resend your password to your own email address.

In the top right corner of every page are links to login and logout.

If you are not logged in it will say:

"Login/Join"

When you log in please check whether this site requires an email address or a username for login.

If you have lost your password, you can have it sent to your email address by clicking a link on the login page called "Lost Password?"

Why register?

Many features of the site require a login to view. You will also be able to save personal preferences when you are logged in.

Remember Me

Select this option if you wish to save a cookie on your computer to stay logged in automatically to the community.

Logout

Clicking the logout link will log you out of the site and clear the "Remember Me" cookie if selected.

Click the "Go" button in the top navigation bar on any page. Choose the option "Personal Zone"

Profile

Clicking the profile link will first show your Public Profile. This is the information other members of the community may see about you.

In order to view and edit your "Private Profile," click the "Edit Profile" link. Your site administrator determines what fields are required and what fields are optional. Required fields are marked with an asterisk and you may not submit your profile unless these fields are filled in.

I was sent to my Profile without asking!

This means there are new terms of service posted by the administrator or a new profile field required by the community. You will need complete your profile before proceeding to regular community pages.

Buddies

This is a list of community members in your own personal group.

To add members to your group, click the "Add members" link and search for other members by name.

Ignore List

To manage your ignored users, go to the Personal Zone section and click the "Ignore List" link. Your current list of ignored users will be displayed.

For ignored users, replies in topics are hidden by default. In addition, you will not receive notifications of new content by ignored users.

To add someone to your ignore list, click the "Add Users" link. This link is to the right of your ignore list's title. Search for the display name of the user you wish to ignore, check their box, and click the "Add Selected Members" button.

To stop ignoring another user, go to the Personal Zone section and click the "Ignore List" link. Your current list of ignored users will be displayed. Check the box next to the user you wish to stop ignoring, and click the "Remove Checked Users" button.

Groups

You may belong to "power groups" or "premium groups" within the community. Membership in these groups gives you special access and features within the community. Click the link to show your group memberships.

Permissions

The permissions browser shows what you may and may not do within your community.

Click each section to expand the permission descriptions. A check mark shows that you have a permission. No check mark means that you do not have the permission.

Notifications

Here is a list of notifications you may have requested while browsing the community. Click "edit" to change any notification option. Use the check box beside any title to select notifications you wish to delete. You may also temporarily suspend all notifications or remove all notifications.

Karma

This is a rating of your performance and reputation in the community. It is normally based on participation in the community, but may be edited by the administrator.

Preferences

Choose your personal preferences for common options in the community.

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There are two main ways to navigate through the UBB.x application.

On top and bottom of all pages is a "breadcrumb" line. These links show where in the community you are reading and give you the option click up or down the structure of the community. Within each breadcrumb line are also icons to open up options within each level of the site. Each icon will open up direct links to tool like search or other forums and categories within the UBB.x application.

A second navigation tool is the "Go" button built into the top left side of each page.

Use the "Go" button to navigate directly to My Space, UBB.x forums or Special Events, if enabled.

To post a new topic, click the "New" tab on the top left of any forum page. You will be asked to choose a new Discussion, Poll or Photo Album (if enabled). Click one of these options to begin.

A discussion is a topic with replies.
A poll invites people to vote on a question, and then add replies.

A photo album is a gallery of uploaded images, with a place to add comments as required.

To post a reply, look for a "Reply" tab at the top or bottom of any discussion or poll. Click this tab to open a posting window with tools for enhancing your post with bold text, images or attachments.

Beside each "Reply" tab is a yellow arrow for "Quick Reply." The "Quick Reply" is for fast text-only responses to a discussion.

First, be sure the administrator has enabled photo albums and given you permission to post them. You can check your permission using the "Go" button -> Personal Zone -> Permissions links.

To post a photo album, click the "New" tab and then the "Photo Album" link.

A photo album wizard will take you through the following steps:

Step 1 - "Basics" - provide basic information about the album, choose whether to allow comments, and select your notification options.

Step 2 - "Upload" - upload files from your own computer. Note: there may be size and number limits set by the administrator.

Step 3 - "Organize" - add titles and captions to each uploaded photo. You may also add new photos, delete photos or re-order photos in this step.

Step 4 - "Preview" - confirm the appearance of the final album before you approve it for viewing by other members.

Please note: An administrator may require approval of photo albums before they go live.

If you are the owner of the album, you may edit the album after it has gone live by using the "edit" icon in the bottom right corner of the gallery view.

You can edit a post after it goes live by clicking the small edit icon in the lower right corner of the message. An administrator may restrict the time frame for editing a message.

You can enhance a post when first creating it or when editing it.

Choose a "mood" icon for the discussion by clicking the selector beside the "Subject" or "Reply To:" field.

You may insert a "graemlin" emoticon into your posts by clicking the emoticon icon on the left side of the posting tools.

The posting page tools include some or all of these options:

Graemlins - an inline emoticon image
URL - a web page link
Bold - bold text
Italics - italic text
Quote - indented text List bullet - ordered text
Email - a clickable email address
Image - a properly formed link to an web image
Attachment - where enabled, an uploaded file attachment

Favorites

To add a discussion to your favorites list, click the "Tools" tab button and select "Add to favorites." You can keep a list of up to 30 discussions in your Personal Zone page. Icons there will show whether your favorites have been updated since your last visit.

Notifications

Click the "Notify" tab on a community page to request email notifications of new content. Delivery options may include:

• Daily Email Digest - a summary of all notifications sent once a day.
• Weekly Email Digest - a summary of all notifications sent once a week.
• Immediate Notification - email automatically sent when there is an update.

Modify or Cancel a Notification

Click on the Personal Zone tab and then click Notifications. Click the "edit" link to change delivery options or cancel the request entirely. You can also edit your preferences directly from the email you receive.

Suspend my Notifications Temporarily

You can temporarily suspend your notifications at any time. For example, this might be useful if you were going on vacation. Select the "suspend subscriptions" box at the bottom of the "Notifications" page to put them all on hold. They will stay suspended until you uncheck that box.

Subscribe to another Member

Click the person's name within the interface, then select "notify me of new posts by x". You will be notified via email every time that member posts to the community.

You can ignore a post by clicking the small "Hide Post" link in the upper right section of the post. If you've ignored a user, their posts will be hidden by default.

If you want to show a single post from an ignored user, click the small "Show Post" link on the top right of the post.