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When will the board stop calling me a newbie?

Your user title is based on the number of posts you have.

  • 0 - 29 posts: LQ Newbie
  • 30 - 999 posts: Member
  • 1000 posts: Senior Member
  • After 5000 posts you can choose between Guru and LQ Addict

How do I post a new thread?
To post a new thread, go to the appropriate forum and click the New Thread new thread button.

Why isn't my post count going up?
As of 4:20PM LQST on 01/29/04 posts made in the General forum will no longer increment your post count. Posts in any other forum will increment your post count.

What is tagging?
Tags are like keywords or labels that you can add to a post. They can be used in a variety of ways, including helping you categorize a post and allowing you to specify multiple keywords for a post. Tags should be used in conjunction with the traditional forum structure. For instance, if you are having a problem with a specific network card, you could place the thread in the "Linux - Hardware" forum and then tag it with "networking broadcom BCM57xx".

You can add a tag to any post by clicking the Tags button in that post. Members have the ability to tag any post, you can help other members that are looking for help by tagging their posts for them, even if you don't know the answer to their question. You can also tag the first post of a thread when you are creating the thread.

A list of popular tags, used by other LQ members, appears next to the Tags button. To search for any tag, simply click on it in a post. You can also search for arbitrary tags or get a list of the most popular tags here.

How do I "thank" someone?
If you find a post helpful you can thank a member by clicking the blue thumbs up icon (thanks) found in the post. The statistics tab located in your profile contains a "Total Thanks" section, which will show the number of times you have been thanked and the number of times you have thanked other members. If you do not see a statistics tab in a particular members profile, they may have chosen to disable it.

How do I delete my LQ account?
We do not remove accounts that have posts associated with them. Setting the two email preferences to "No" means that you will never hear from us again. We will remove accounts that do not have any posts associated with them, and do periodically automatically remove accounts that have no posts and have been inactive for an excessive amount of time. If you have never posted and would like your account removed, please use the Contact Us form and let us know.



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