HELP-FAQ Posting Messages
 | Posting Messages |  |
 | Make a Post |  |
Click the Create New Topic link in each forum (found at the top right)
or the Post Reply link in each topic (found at the top and bottom right).
 | Edit Your Posts |  |
Click the EDIT link located at the bottom of your post.
Make your changes then click Save Edit.
 | Quote a Post |  |
Select the text you like to quote, drag it into your message and press the
QUOTE Post Tag button. Click
Preview
to see the result.
 | Upload and Display Photos in a Post or PM |  |
- Upload photos into
MyFastPhoto
or
MY GALLERY.
- Review uploaded photos automatically staged in your Clipboard.
- Compose your post or PM message.
- Click Paste Clipboard to insert clipboard photos into post or message.
- Submit message.
- Empty clipboard (does not delete uploads).
When composing post or message, see yellow-blue Upload Photos toolbar on left
side panel of message input screen.
Find links to MyFastPhoto, MY GALLERY and Clipboard.
Staged Clipboard thumbnails can selectively be viewed or removed.
Manually add to Clipboard by clicking below any photo thumbnail.
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Your
MFP
link
(My Fast Photos) can be found in your My Gallery
and in your profile (click your name).
Add photos to your clipboard from any gallery by clicking below thumbnails.
Photos are NOT stored (only pointers) within your posts or messages.
Deleting gallery photos will break post or message photo display.
 | Add Photo from another Website to Post or PM |  |
Right click on the photo, click Properties, then select and copy the complete address/URL.
Create your post as you normally would, then click the
IMG format button
(located above the text box). A small window will open. Paste the URL into that window and click OK.
A special HTTP code will be inserted into your post. Click
Preview to see the result. Then press
Submit.
Caution: Do not alter the copied address/URL or your photo will not display properly.
 | Post a Full Size Photo |  |
Right click on the full size image you wish to use, click Properties, then select and copy the complete
address/URL. Create your post as you normally would, then click the
IMG
format button (located above the text box). A small window will open. Paste the URL into that
window and click OK. The photo's address/URL will be inserted into your message with
corresponding IMG tags. Click
Preview or
Submit to see the result.
RR photo viewer:
To
save file as or to obtain
file info click Clipboard then click clipboard thumbnail.
Caution: Do not alter the copied address/URL or your photo will not display properly.
 | Use "Wide View" Option when Posting Large Photos |  |
Selecting "Wide View" displays large photos in wide format (700 pixel width recommended).
Click the
WV button in the Options category
(the last option) when creating a post with a large photo. Click
Preview
or
Submit to see the result.
Your image will appear in wide format as shown in the example below:
 | Embed Videos into Your Posts |  |
First, locate the video's ID. This can be done by right clicking on the video
and selecting Copy Video url or copying the ID directly from the address line.
For example:
The ID for this YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
gi7G-VzU2r4)
is: gi7G-VzU2r4.
The ID for this Vimeo video (http://www.vimeo.com/
19990328)
is: 19990328.
Currently, RunRyder only has a Post Tag button for YouTube videos.
Click the
YT (YouTube) Post Tag button, paste the ID into the prompt window
and press Ok. YouTube tags will be added to the ID. Click
Preview or
Submit to see the result.
To embed a Vimeo video, manually add the Post Tags to the video ID.
For example: [vimeo]19990328[/vimeo]. Click
Preview or
Submit to see the result.
 | Create a URL Link |  |
When composing your post, click the
URL Post Tag button.
Enter the URL into the prompt window and press Ok. Click the
URL Post Tag
button again (it will be highlighted in pink), to finish the action. Click
Preview or
Submit to see the result.
You can also create a URL link by typing the URL directly into your message,
highlighting the text and pressing the
URL Post Tag button.
Click Ok on the prompt window (no need to retype URL).
Click
Preview or
Submit to see the result.
Please note: To use the Post Tag buttons JavaScript must be enabled.
To learn how to enable JavaScript on your computer- click
here.
 | Post an Event in the RunRyder Event Summary |  |
Go to the
Events, Shows and Fun Flies forum.
Click
Create New Topic. Compose an opening post and press
Submit New Topic. The following will appear at the bottom of your topic:
Enter your event information in the spaces provided and click
Submit to RC Helicopter Event Summary. Your event will be added to
the event summary.
The link to the RunRyder event summary is located at the top of every page
under
EVENTS.
A link to the event summary is also found in the
Events, Shows and Fun Flies forum.
Please note: There is no RunRyder Event Calendar. Instead, all events are listed
in date order.
 | Why Your Topic was Moved |  |
RunRyder moves topics, usually from the
Main Discussion,
when they would be better served in a more specific forum.
For example, a Main Discussion topic displaying a video would be
moved to the
Photos and Videos
forum, whereas a Main Discussion topic which warns others of a classified
bad guy would be moved to
CLASSIFIEDS - Feedback - Mediate forum.
If you believe your topic was moved and you are unable to locate it, click the

logo located at the top
of every page. This will display all your topics and their location.
 | Closing Your Topics and Reopening Your Topics |  |
You and RunRyder moderators are the only people who have the ability to
close your topics. To close your topic, click the
EDIT
link located at the bottom right of your opening post. Then at bottom right click
Confirm then click
Close Topic.
Once your topic is closed it can only be reopened by a moderator.
 | Deleting Topics |  |
You cannot delete a topic once you've submitted it.
Consider
editing it instead.
 | Printing Topics |  |
The Print TOPIC link can be found bottom left of every topic.
 | Post Tags |  |
RunRyder Post Tags can be used to help design the way your message looks.
It is a set of tags based on HTML, but unlike HTML, it is based on a simpler
syntax that will never break the page layout of RunRyder. To use the Post Tag
buttons,
JavaScript
must be enabled.
To learn more about RunRyder Post Tags, including all your formatting options,
click here.
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