Forums 101 | Posting Help, Account and Forum Basics

[Janet H]

Welcome to updated 5thWheel forum. Please take a moment to read through this discussion if you are having trouble posting or have other basic questions about how our forum works. Here are some links to find more help about using the forum (if you don't find what you need in this discussion thread).


Forum FAQs (frequently asked questions)

Our help desk - e-mail us for tech support, passwords, account issues, etc. please be patient here as it may take a day to get a response.

[Janet H]

How to register

Registration is free and open to everyone. While even unregistered viewers may read our board, only registered members can post here. Please Note: If you already have an account here but cannot login we can help - there is no need to reregister. Just click on the contact Link at the bottom of the page and ask for help. You will get an e-mailed response in the next few hours.


To register:
1. Open your open your internet browser and go to this link: http://www.5thwheelforums.com/forums/register.php alternatively you can open the forums home page and click on the "register" link.
2. Fill out your birth date and click proceed. You must be older than 13 to register.
3. Check the "I agree to the rules" button (if you agree)
4. Click the "register" button
5. A form will appear and you will need to fill out the info requested. Be sure that your e-mail address is filled out correctly. We do not sell or share your information.
6. After you have filled in required info. Click on "complete registration" at the bottom of page. If you have not filled out all info - you will be prompted go enter the requested info.
7. You will get an email asking you to verify your email address. Please make sure that any SPAM filters you have enabled do not prevent email from our site from coming through.

This completes the registration process.

[Janet H]

Logging in

Once you have registered you may login to post or search our database.

You will see a log in box in the upper right hand corner. Enter your e-mail address and password (passwords are case sensitive) and then click the remember me box.

Our site exchanges little bits of data called cookies with your computer to keep you logged in at page changes. Many virus protection programs or your computers own safety settings (if set very high) may be deleting these cookies when you navigate away from a page and then you get logged off. You can try the following things:

• Set your system security settings to medium.
• Be sure that you have enabled cookie handling.
• Check your Virus protection software and firewall settings to be sure that cookie handling is not being blocked there - you can specifically allow cookie exchange with the site.

At the end of your visit, you can log out or just navigate away from our site. Our server will automatically sever your connection after a period of time.

If you have forgotten your password and cannot login, you may request a new one via the contact us link located at the bottom of each page. You do not need to be logged in to use this link.

[Janet H]

User Name

Your user name displays next to each post an identifies your account but you will login with your e-mail address. In order to log in you need to know both the e-mail address associated with the account and password and the password is case sensitive. Your e-mail address will NOT display publicly on your account or posts - only your username.

While you can change your password or update your e-mail address once you have logged in via your usercp (see link on upper nav bar), only an admin can change your user name.

If you need to have a user name change please use the contact us link at the bottom of the page. Tell us what your current user name is and make a request for a new one. If your desired name is already in use, you may have to choose again. User names are best kept to a short length (under 12 characters) and shouldn't contain any special characters (like % or & or #). They also have to be G rated and may not be e-mail addresses or web addresses.

If you have forgotten your e-mail address and cannot login, contact us with as much info about your existing account as you can remember and we'll try to help. The contact us link located at the bottom of each page. You do not need to be logged in to use this link

If you have 2 accounts, we can merge them and move all posts to one account but we will need to know which account you wish to retain.

[Janet H]

How to post a new question (thread)

Questions or a new topic thread can be started in the section of the forum that best fits the topic you have in mind. Once you have posted your question you can edit that post for a brief period of time.

1. Log into the forums.
2. Click on the "forums" tab at the top of the page. You may see a list of subforum/topic areas.
3. Click on the subforum that best suits your intended post. Once it opens you will see a list of threads already in that subforum. At the top of the list, over toward the left, you should see a "new thread" button.
4. Click on the new thread button and follow the prompts.
5. Once you have crafted your post, click on the submit reply button below the text editor to submit your post to the board.

[Janet H]

How to post a reply

To reply to an already existing thread:

1. Log into our site.
2. Open the thread you want to reply to.
3. In the bottom right hand side of the post you want to respond to, click on the note pad looking thing (post quick reply). A text editor box should appear.
4. Add your text and then hit post reply at the bottom of text box. Or... you can hit "go advanced" and get a more complete text editor with formatting options and the ability to upload photos.
   
5. Once you have crafted your post, click on the submit reply button below the text editor to submit your post to the board.