Do you find yourself terrified at the mere idea of taking part in a community you're unfamiliar with? Even if you, yourself, do not have outright social anxiety disorder (a disorder in which social engagement and interaction with sometimes even familiar parties is highly terrifying), you might find some useful tips and tricks for getting yourself into a larger community. Joining role-plays and resource communities can be scary, but hopefully we can chase away some of the scary. This does also contain some tips for admins dealing with a shy/anxious player!
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This guide offers two options to installing and running recent posts on your forum. It also uses the recent posts from the portal so portal settings will dictate how this will work but I have updated this to include thread prefixes and username/group display to properly show.
Version 1.8.x
Software: MyBB
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Lurkers are an important part of any community. This guide shows how my site has encouraged lurkers and guests to get active.
Type: Member/Forum Management
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First tip, read the gallery submission rules! There's a few things you can do to make life easier for yourself when it comes to submitting.
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Seen a sweet as icon in our premade gallery? Want to set it as your icon here on the Initiative? Stop! Don't click download or save image as. Read this guide instead.
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Want to customise your forums individually? A different background image for every forum? A different colour for every category? This guide will show you how to do it for mybb.
Software: MyBB
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Centered custom fields, while default for IPS, normally look a little messy when you have more than one or two things listed, this is a simple guide on how to make some minor changes to make a big difference, feel free to adjust as you like.
Software: Invision Power Services (IPS)
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IPS, by default, uses square avatars and the Character Mod matches this system but there is a way to get taller avatars, you can actually even use this method to get larger avatars for your standard site avatars.
Software: Invision Power Services (IPS)
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The basic information on coding for the IPS Character Mod using Custom fields to be able to make custom mini-profiles and profiles.
Software: Invision Power Services (IPS)
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This guide is a simple guide to show you how to move your profile fields out of the left column and into their own tab.
Software: Invision Power Services (IPS)
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There are some things that you might do, that really doesn't help you in your advertising goals. This guide will look at how you format your ads, whether it be in your signature or when you're dropping an ad on a roleplay directory.
Type: Promotion
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