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Da Fast Lane 3.0
Registration & Login To register at the site, click the register button on the top right of the menu, and complete the registration form. You won't be logged in automatically afterwards but you can do so either using the log-in for on the registration page or the one located on ever page in the top right.
News & Comments How to post a new article You must be logged in before you an post a new article, so login to your account or create a new one - then visit the news page, and click 'Submit a new article' on the dark blue navigation bar. You will then be presented with a submit article dialogue. Give your news article a title and write the article in the textarea provided - once you are finished click submit - you will be given the chance to preview your article before you confirm submission. How to post a new comment You must be logged in before you an post a new comment, so login to your account or create a new one - then visit the news page, and select the article you would like to comment on. Once the article has loaded, you can either scroll to the bottom of the page or click 'Post a new comment' to be take directly to the commenting area. Write your comment in the text area and click submit. HTML & BBCode Da Fast Lane does not support HTML posts by anyone other than administrators. We have provided a limited set of BBcode features which you may be familiar with, although our versions may slightly vary.
How does the process work? When you post a news comment, it will appear immediately, or if the page has been recently cached within the next couple of minutes. However, if you post a news article you have to wait until it is approved for public viewing.
News Submission Policy News must have some usefulness to the abandonware community - spamming your site does not necessarily constitute news, you may also post abandonware related editorials, articles, tutorials or anything that may be of interest to the abandonware community. If your article focus is on an external link, please provide context in the article that would still provide meaning and interest to the article if the link were suddenly inactive or removed. Your article must be in English, we will tidy up your spelling and grammar to a point, but articles that are poorly written will likely be declined. Please note that final discretion on whether to approve your article or not rests with DFL staff.
Scene Archive How do I edit a site? You must first be logged in, once logged in you can click Edit this Entry on the right hand navigation bar. You will then be presented with an edit this site dialogue - do not alter any area you do not wish to change. When entering the site review / article you can use the following codes
How do I add a site? To add a site you have to enter the scene archive section, and click Submit a New site in the dark blue control area. You may then proceed to fill in all the fields to submit your new site. Please read the submission policy before submitting a site. How do I revert a change someone has made? You can't! Only the moderation team can revert changes other people have made - you can either contact a moderator or an administrator via the internal messaging system to get them to check the updates for you.
You must wait until a moderator approves your article, this may take anything up to a couple of weeks depending on the knowledge of the particular moderator - we try to research as much as possible to ensure our verified articles are accurate. Scene Archive Submission Policy A site must be abandonware related to be added to the scene archive, it is considered bad form and potentially bias to submit your own site. That being said you should use your first hand knowledge to help remove errors relating to one of your site_revisions. When you submit a new site you are required to complete all forms, you may enter a small info/review area if you are not up to writing the complete thing, you can also write notes there and wait for another member to tidy up or improve your writings. When you submit a site, if possible we would encourage you to add a few screenshots depicting the important pages in that site, including images of previous versions or related graphics.
Messaging How do I check unread messages? Visit your internal message center or your profile page, a list of recent and unread messages will be displayed.
How do I send a message? You can either click a sceners name and visit their member page and then select send them a message, or visit your own message center, select write a new message and select their name from a drop down menu. You must be logged in to send messages. |
