Forum Guide

A Guide to the CB1100 Forum

The CB1100 Community Forum has moved to new hosting software called XenForo. It operates slightly differently and has a slightly different look and feel.

Navigation

At the top of the home page are tabs or menus pointing to various areas of the forum. These tabs and their associated sub menus are available from anywhere in the forum.

Forums

The Forums page is divided into Categories, each containing forums. There is some guidance on the purpose in a statement under the Category and Forum headings. It’s hoped they’re largely self-explanatory.

Marketplace

The Marketplace is where members can post if they have items for sale or are searching for an item. The area is available only for items for personal sale or purchase. The CB1100 Forum does not allow business advertising or sale. Threads about items that have been bought or sold or where there has been no activity for 90 days will be moved to an Archive.

Media

The Media area is aimed at display of media — particularly photographs and videos — and is not structured for discussion. Media can be photographs, videos, music, etc, and can be uploaded or linked to. However, the ability to link to items is limited to the following sites:

All other media must be uploaded to the forum.

This section of the forum is useful for building an album of photographs or videos. While items or albums can easily be displayed in posts in the discussion forums, it is not necessary first to upload them to the Media area as photos and video can be linked or uploaded to normal discussion threads.

Resources

The Resources area of the forum will be populated by moderators and administrators. It is designed to host links to resources outside the forum that may be of interest to members. Only resources that have an established reputation will be added. Examples of resources are:

• How to videos
• Owner manuals
• Bike transporters
• Parts fiche
• Bike sales web sites
• Useful How to posts on the forum

Members

Contains information about members of the forum.

Help

Contains information on various aspects of the forum:

• A Guide to the Forum (this document)
• Smilies
• BB Codes
• Cookie Usage
• Terms and Rules
• Privacy Policy

User Menu

A user will see their username and any avatar they’ve set. Click on it to view and edit their preferences and profile. This is also where to go to log out of the forum.

Direct Messages

Send, receive, and manage direct messages with other forum members.

Alerts

Users can set actions within the forum that they’d like to be alerted about. Where there is an alert or alerts a number will show above the bell. The menu lists the alerts as well as providing quick links to alert preferences and other actions.

Search

A simple search menu is presented with an option to move to an advanced search feature enabling a sharper focus.