Planet Spurs Forums: Tips & Tricks for using the forum - Planet Spurs Forums

Whether you're a new member or a veteran. The forum may have features and functions you might not know of. That's why we wrote this simple user guide to help you browse around the forum in a quick and efficient way.

What's up?

Whether you're a regular or an occasional visitor, nobody is looking to read everything twice before finding new stuff to read. That's why we're going to show you how to find new posts every time you visit.

Step 1: log in
Simple. Log in by filling in your user name and password on the main page of the forum.



Step 2: finding new posts
Click on "view new posts" in the top menu of the forum".



Step 3: jumping directly to the new posts
To jump directly to the new posts in the topics displayed in the results list, click on the orange square in front of the topic title

Joining in the banter

While browsing a topic there are many ways to join in the banter...

Fast reply
Just want to post a quick and simple reply? Then hit "fast reply" on the bottom of the page.



Reply to one certain post
If you want to reply to a specific post, click on "reply" in the button bar just below the post in question. This will take you to the reply page where the post you want to reply is quoted.



Reply to multiple posts
If you want to reply to multiple posts made click on the "quote" button of the respective posts and then click on "add reply" at the bottom of the page.

Whoops...let's rephrase that

If you want to edit one of your post there are two ways to go. Quick Edit or Full Edit.



Quick edit
The name says it all. Quick and fast. The quick edit window looks like this:



Full edit
Full edit gives you the full menu that you are used to from the reply page.

Search the forum

Before you start a new topic, please search the forums first to see if you're starting a topic on a subject that already is being discussed in an existing topic. Besides just browsing the various sections of the forum you can also do targeted searches on specific subjects.

Simple search
Click on "My assistant" in the top menu of the forum.



Click on "search" and type in your search query.



Advanced search
From the search results page of the Simple search you can get to the advanced search page by clicking on Search form.



Here you have multiple filter options that enable you to narrow down your search and get more accurate search results.

Got hot news or inspiration for a new topic?

We have several sub forums you can post in:

Choose the appropriate sub forum
Suggestions & Feedback
If you ahve any suggestions or feedback for Planet Spurs, let us now here. Maybe you've found a bug or have a great idea. It's all welcome.

Introductions
The first place to get cracking. Introduce yourself by creating a new topic. This way you will also get to know how to create a topic.

Spurs Talk
All things Spurs are discussed here. Transfer rumours, injury woes, player performances, stadium developments...you name it.

Other English Football
Here we discuss all the English football besides our own beloved club. Whether it's transfer rumours regarding other Premier League clubs, fnancial woes of our rivals or general developments in English football.

World Football
Football is a universal language spoken by all. Foreign leagues, European cup competitons and International games are the talking point in here.

General Chat
As general as can be. Jokes, music, movies even politics.

Other Sports
When our members get bored of talking about football they come here to talk about motor sport, rugby, tennis, cricket and other sports.

Get posting
Once you browsed to the appropriate sub forum hit the "new topic" button on the bottom of the page.



Then get your title sorted. The first line will become the topic title. You can optionally fill the second line to provide a sub title.

When posting a topic try to provide a source if possible. Use the "insert link" button (next to the emoticon one) in the rich text editor to easily insert a link to your source. Next to it you will find other buttons to insert things like an image or insert text into quote phrases.



So you're all set to get posting. If you want to be sure your post turns out like you want it to, click "preview post" first before clicking on submit. If you want to cancel a topic just browse to elsewhere using your browser.

Are you Still Stuck?
Then Contact an Administrator or Moderator! Message them (PM) and they will be back to you as soon as possible!

Seen something wrong with the forums or this tutorial?
Please post in the Feedback forum if you notice a bug or something wrong with the forums. An admin can then address this problem and make being a spurs fan on here more enjoyable for all!

Cheers
Gladiator and The Administrator and Moderator Crew