Why do I need to register for your site?

Registration is not mandatory. You may read any part of this site that is open to everyone else without registering. However, if you want to comment on a post or other comments, you must register. It is a very short and painless registration process. This allows us to maintain the site spam free, so you enjoy reading without the need to navigate spam.

Why can’t I view the entire post in one page?

In order to manage the layout of the pages better, the default appearance of the Home page is paginated. If you want to have the entire article appear on the same page, simply click on the View full post link and the entire post will become visible in one page, including comments.

How can I add my comments to a post or another comment?

To add a comment to a post, simply click on the Add Comment link. A box will open further below (you may have to scroll down to the box). Type your comments and click Submit Comment. To respond to another comment, click on Reply to xxxx button, xxxx being the handle of the commenter to whom you will be responding. A comment box will appear further below in a similar fashion. Type your comments and submit.

Can I delete my comments?

Once submitted, you may not delete comments. If you have submitted information via your comment that may infringe up on your and/or any other person’s privacy, please contact the administrators of this site immediately via the Contact Us form, and we will do all we can to remove such comment in a timely manner.

Can my comments be seen by anyone online?

In order to maximize the searchability of information on our website, we have allowed search engines to search and index all the public contents on our website, including comments. Therefore, all comments not only can be seen by visitors to the site, but also by users who search the web using search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

Can site administrators delete my comment(s) and why?

Site administrators can and may delete any comment they deem inappropriate, contains offensive and purely inflammatory tone and content, reveals personal information about the commenter or another person, etc. Please keep in mind that, what we are trying to promote at this forum is postive and forward-thinking discussions. If a comment is deemed spam in nature, that also causes possible deletion of such comment.

What is the Share/Save button?

The Share/Save button allows users to share or save any post for which the feature is activated. Users may share posts utilizing this tool at sites such as Digg, Facebook, etc. and also allows users to save posts via internet browser bookmarks, Delicious, etc.

Why don’t my comments appear immediately on the site when I include multiple web links in them?

The comment feature on this site is enabled to automatically delay the publishing of comments with multiple links. This helps us combat the growing problem of spamming on forums similar to ours. Once the comment is reviewed by the administrators of the site and deemed non-spam in nature, it will be published with all its links.

How can I become a contributor so I can post my original articles to the frontpage of this site?

Please contact us by utilizing the Contact Us form, and we will provide you the necessary information as to how to become a contributor.

What are Trackback URI and Comments RSS?

Trackbacks allow authors of posts to be notified when their posts are linked at other sites. Comments RSS allows you to quickly glance at all the comments on a a particular post since you checked last.

What are those hard to read verifications I have to enter when I fill out some forms?

The verification process, also known as captcha, is yet another method used to combat the problem of spamming. Most spams are generated using computer programs called bots. These bots cannot recognize the captcha image and thus cannot complete the verification process. Lucky for us, humans can.