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We encourage you to read our Community Standards
before joining our site. Please feel free to refer to them at a
later date from the link to "Community
Standards" at the top of every page
Do I have to register?...
All of those wishing to post must register. The process
is easy. It begins with registering by clicking on the register link at the top right of
most pages. Users who want to read the daily accounts of the trials
and tribulations as well as the successes and satisfaction of other
caregivers are welcome even if they choose not to post themselves.
There is no "right" or "wrong" way to do it!
How can I use smilies?...
You've probably seen others use smilies before in email messages
or other bulletin board posts. Smilies are keyboard characters used
to convey an emotion, such as a smile  or a frown  . This bulletin board automatically
converts certain smilies to a graphical representation. For example,
if you type [:)] in your post, it will automatically be
converted to a smiling face.
Click here to see the smilies that are currently supported.
Can I add HTML to my messages?
You can only use HTML in your signature. But please be very careful that you use proper HTML syntax. If you do not, your
moderator or administrator may have to edit your post. Special
coding that can do some of the things that HMTL can is available to
use in your posts. MEssage Board Code is similar to
HTML, but offers just a few basic functions, such as
hyperlinking, bolding and italicizing. A complete list of
current Caregiver Message Board Codes are:
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Makes all text following bold until you type
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[/b]
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| [i]
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Makes all text following italicized until you type
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[/i]
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| [quote]
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Makes all text following quote:
underlined and formatted
until you type
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[/quote]
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| [a]
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Makes all text following a Link until you type
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[/a]
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What are moderators?...
Moderators are forum leaders who help us to maintain our
Community Standards, support interesting and supportive conversation on their forum
of choice and generally try to assist fellow members in the interest
of building a better community. The most natural
Moderators are those who already read most posts on their forum of
choice at least daily and have been readers long
enough to appreciate and want to help maintain our commitment to
building a diverse, supportive and respectful caregiver community.
In most cases, we require Moderators to have spent at least six
months participating in the caregiver community and be at least 18
years of age. If you're interested in Moderating or
would like more information, please contact us.
How can I change my registration profile?...
You may easily change any
information stored in your registration profile, using the
profile
link located near the top of each page. Simply identify yourself by
typing your username and password and all of your profile
information will then be displayed. You may change any items, except
your username. All red starred fields are required.
Are cookies used?...
The Caregiver Message
Board Site uses cookies to store the following information: the last time
you logged in and your username and password. These cookies are
stored on your browser. Cookies are not used to track your movement
or perform any function other than making you use of the Caregiver
Message Board Site easier. If your browser does not support cookies, or
you have not enabled cookies on your browser, many of these
time-saving features will not work properly.
Can I edit my own posts?...
You may edit or delete your own
posts at any time. Just go to the post in question. The edit icon is on the line that
begins "posted on..." Click on this icon to edit or delete the post. No one else
can edit your post, except for the forum moderator or the bulletin board
administrator. A note is generated at the bottom of each post that is edited so
that every one knows when a post has been edited. Note that if your post was the
start of a new topic, deleting your post will result in the removal of the
entire topic (all replies after your topic will also be deleted).
Can I attach files?...
Files may not be attached to any post. You may cut and
paste text into your post and use Caregiver Message Board Code to
provide hyperlinks to outside documents.
Can I search?...
You may search
for specific posts based on a word or words found in the posts, user
name, and date. Just click on the search link at the top of most
pages.
Can I add a standard signature to my posts?...
You may use a signature (commonly used in email
messages) on your posts. If you click on the profile link at the top
of most pages, you will be able to edit your
profile, including your standard signature. Once you have a
signature stored, you can choose to include it any post you make by
checking the "Check here to include your profile
signature" option box when you create your
post. You may also change your signature at any time by changing your
profile.
Note: You may use HTML in your signature file.
Are there any censor features?...
Caregiver Message Board administrators have the power to
censor certain words that may be posted. This is not an exact science, and therefore
certain words may be censored out of context. Please realize that this process is being done by a computer based on the words
that are being screened. Words that are censored are replaced with asterisks.
What do I do if I lost my username and/or password?...
Retrieving your username and password is simple easy.
All of the pages that require you to identify yourself with your username and password carry a "lost password" link
that you can use to have your username and password emailed instantly to your
email address of record. Or click here.
Can I be notified
by email if someone responds to my topic?...
If you create a new topic, you have the option of receiving an email
notification every time someone posts a reply to your topic. Just check the
email notification box on the forum when you create your new topic,
if you want to use this feature.
Contact Us
Caregiver Outreach and Support Program
2208 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
8am -6pm Monday - Friday
Margaret P. Strachan,Director
Telephone: (206) 448-3110
Toll-free: 1-888-435-3377
TTY: (206) 448-5025
Fax (206) 448-5748
E-Mail: info@seniorservices.org
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