Main Forum

What Is The Main Forum Section?

Think of the Main Forum as a  Bulletin Board for posts about antiques, collectibles and art and related areas.

This forum is for everyone to use as the main message board or bulletin board for the site.

Here is what you can use the MAIN FORUM for:
1. Announce a new post you made in one of the groups.
2. Make a general announcement for the community
3/ Add news
3. Add updates
4. Direct us to something special going on in another area (i.e. events calendar, blogs, your profile page)
5. Link us to something special happening elsewhere or posted elsewhere.

For clarification: Many people get confused about "Forums'. While there is THE MAIN FORUM ON THE MAIN PAGE ...there are also smaller topic related forums in each group here at I Antique Online.com Think of it this way...when you want to reach the entire community...use the MAIN Forum  ...when you want to reach a smaller segment of the community...use your group forums.

Rules About Posts on The Main Forum and all Group  Forums

Please follow copyright law and give source or credit to content which you have permission to share or is intended to be shared.   

How Do I Post An Announcement on The Main Forum?

Look for the "Forum"  (left hand  column)

Scroll Down the forum section.

At bottom of the section you will see words  "+ Start Discussion" CLICK on words.

After you add your post BE SURE TO CLICK "ADD DISCUSSION" at the bottom of the open screen.

Content which is offensive is not allowed.

Adult content is not allowed.

Profanities are not allowed.

Helpful Information
You can of course you both the main forum and the group forums to make announcements and add posts.

Example:  You would like to tell everyone in the community that you are having a special sale on your Online Jewelry store on Etsy, use the Main Forum to post an announcement. But you can also go to one of the  smaller Forums in a particular group, i.e. Vintage Jewelry Group. 


Note:
When you want help with identification and value of a collectible or antique....TRY USING the "WHADJA FIND GROUP" as your first place for help.

How Do I Post An Announcement on The Main Forum?

Start on The Main Page.

Look for the "Forum"  (left hand  column)

Scroll Down the forum section.

At bottom of the section you will see words  "+ Start Discussion" CLICK on words.

After you add your post BE SURE TO CLICK "ADD DISCUSSION" at the bottom of the open screen.

How Do I Edit A Post I Made On The Main Forum?

At the bottom of yu post yu will see a pencil with the button "Edit" Click on edit and fix your post. BUT you only have this option for 15 minutes after a post is made.

How Do I Delete A Post I Made On The Main Forum

Click on the little "x" in the right corner of the post box.

What Is Visual Mode Versus HTML Edition On The Tool Bar ?

This allows your to copy and  paste code from a blog or other place. For example if  you wanted to transfer an article or blog post  you wrote from another site, and  you wanted to include  text and images, you could click HTML mode.