FAQ

Summary:

Frequently Asked Questions on the wiki and forum

FAQ

Anemone 12 Dec 2007 19:06

This is where good old "How do I…?" and "Why…?" questions go.

Who can join?

Anemone 12 Dec 2007 19:07

Anyone who is a member of the play-by-e-mail/play-by-forum game can become a member of this site.

• First, you need to have a Wikidot ID or OpenID.
• Next, you need to sign on:
  • by applying on the Join This Site page,
  • by using the password you may obtain from Anemone, or
  • by asking an existing wiki member to send you an invitation.

Q. How do you create new categories in the Forum?

Anemone 12 Dec 2007 19:08

A. You can ask a moderator to create it for you, or ask to become a moderator if you think you will need this level of access.

Q. How do you subscribe to RSS feed?

Anemone 12 Dec 2007 19:10

(Re-posted from Mark's helpful info.)

I'm a bit of a fan of RSS feeds for forums, especially since I can add the feed as a bookmark in Firefox, in my email client Thunderbird, or add it to my Google home page. This makes it pretty easy to keep abreast of new posts on a forum or Yahoo Group.

I figured out how to do it with WikiDot… it's a little cumbersome setting up, but works nice once it's going.

Here are the steps I took to set up RSS as a bookmark in Firefox:

1. In the upper right corner, pull down the My Account option
2. Select Notifications
3. Select Watched
4. Select RSS Feed

In the text on the RSS Feed screen will be a username and a password. The username will be your WikiDot username. The password will be a random string of numbers and letters. Copy the password.

Now, back at the forum, click on the link next to the RSS icon, and supply the username and password.

If you're using Firefox, it will automatically ask you to save the feed as a bookmark.

If not, you'll get a funny looking page. Copy the URL and use it in your RSS reader (such as Thunderbird).

Clunky, yes. But useful.