Membership and Login

Q. Can anyone join?
A. Membership is open to everyone everywhere, age 13 and older.

Q. What does it cost to join BoomTribe?
A. There is no cost to become a BoomTribe member. Membership is totally free.

Q. Can I join if I don't have a credit card?
A. Yes, Membership is free, so join up!

Q. I'm convinced. How do I join?
A. To become a BoomTribe member, start by filling in the Registration Form. Completing the Registration Form provides you with instant access to many BoomTribe services.

Q. How will I know when my membership is going to expire?
BoomTribe membership does not expire.

Username and Password

Q. Can I change my username?
A. Your username cannot be changed. You can, however, change your "Screen Name". This is your nickname and is seen when you post on message boards and the like. If you would still like to change your username, you can cancel your old account and open a new account.

Q. What should I do if I have forgotten my username or password (or both)
A. Simply click the "Forgot your password?" link and fill in the email address you entered when you registered. A new password will be created and emailed to that address. Just edit your profile to change your password to something easier to remember.

Registration Information

Q. How do I change the information I entered on registration?
A. By clicking "Edit Profile" on the menu at the top of your screen when you're logged into BoomTribe.

Banning / Acct. Closure

Q. How do I close my BoomTribe account?
A. There is a link to cancel your membership within your profile page. You may also notify us that you want to close your account via email and we will cancel it for you.

Q. What would cause my BoomTribe account to be banned or closed?
A. Repeat violation of the BoomTribe Community Standards will result in your account being suspended or closed altogether. Internet Explorer 6.x has changed the default handling of cookies resulting in a situation where many of the websites on the Internet will not work properly. To re-enable cookies, which are used by this site to recognize you when you login, you just need to change one setting in Internet Explorer.

Login Problems

Q. For some reason I can't login! What's wrong?"
A. For some users using older Internet Explorer browsers, you will need to go into "Tools" and then the option labeled "Internet Options". You will then see a dialog window with tabs along the top. We are interested in the third tab (labeled "Privacy"). Now click on "Sites", then add BoomTribe.com under "Address of Website", then click "Allow".

You should now click "OK" to save your changes. At this point cookies will now be enabled on your computer for BoomTribe.com and you will be able to login and enjoy the tremendous membership benefits we offer.

This is necessary because the default setting for Internet Explorer is now to only accept cookies from sites with a "Compact Privacy Policy". Unfortunately this standard, developed in part by Microsoft, is very new and not supported by many of the sites on the Internet including this one.

Address Book

Q. How do I add someone to my Address Book?
A. You will see a button called [Add] in the top right corner. This will open a new Contact Sheet, which contains various fields for information. You can enter as much information as you choose and then complete the process by clicking [Save Contact] at the bottom of the page.

Q. How do I manage/edit entries?
A. Select a page from the address book - for example, clicking on the letter "A" will give a listing of all individuals in your address book that have a last name beginning with that letter. Other pieces of information will be listed (if the you have entered them) are First Name, Email, Home Phone, and Work Phone. These all appear as menu items that are clickable. You can sort according to each heading by clicking on the heading. For example, by clicking on First Name, the listings will be sorted alphabetically by the first names listed.

You can also choose to send an email to one of these individuals by clicking on their email address - which will open up an email box.

Clicking on the person's name will bring you to the Contact Sheet for that person. If any changes must be made, this is where to make them. Any of the fields can be edited and changed so long as the [Save Contact] button is clicked after all changes are made.

Q. How do I delete someone from my Address Book?
A. To delete an entry from an address book, simply find the entry to be deleted and go their Contact Sheet. At the bottom of the page there is a [Delete] button that must be clicked, and then that person's entry will be removed.

BoomTribe Mail

Calendar

Forums

Q. Can I add bold text, italics or images to my signature?
A. Yes you can. Use the [BOLD] [/BOLD] for bold, [ITALICS] [/ITALICS] for italics, and [IMG] [/IMG] to add an image to your signature. Between the IMG tags should be the URL of the image and please make sure the image is not too big or you will be given a warning.

Q. Can I edit my post once it has been posted in a forum?
A. Go to your post in the forum in which you placed the post and click the button with the Pencil to edit your post. You will be asked to provide a reason before you can successfully edit your post.

Q. How do I edit my signature?
A. You can add or edit your signature by going to your account options by clicking "Edit Your Profile" located on the left side menu.

Q. How do I stop email notifications of new posts in forums I have posted in?
A. You should see the menu "All Forums | My Forums | Search | Options". Click on the Options menu and you can turn on or off the email notifications of new posts.

Q. How do I tell somebody about a thread that I find particularly interesting?
A. Click on the email icon on the right side just below the title bar of the thread.

Q. There is somebody whose posts I find offensive. How do I block just these posts?
A. Users can "block" offensive members' posts. You should be the first line of defense, and dramatically reduces the need to police the system. Click on "Options" when you're browsing the forums.

Q. Why do the forums look funny in my browser?
A. At present BoomTribe only supports Internet Explorer, Mozilla and the Opera browser. Please let us know know about your problem so we can fix it in the next version.

Q. Why is “@” replaced whenever I try to post it in the forums.
A. We have set the system to auto-replace the "@" symbol as a spam prevention measure. This will prevent programs that crawl the Web for email addresses from spamming users' email addresses.

Q. Why is there a yellow post at the beginning of each thread?
A. That is to indicate it is the first post in a thread.

Q. Navigating between forums is cumbersome and inconvenient. Is there a better way?
A. We are always striving to make navigation in the forums better. In the future we plan to add a navigation tree which you can easily use to move around the directory hierarchy.

Site Messenger

Q. What does the "Add to buddy list" do?
A. The buddy list is a feature of the internal instant messaging system and when you add a buddy, it will show up in your messenger list and in your “My BoomTribe.com.

My BoomTribe

Q. How do I make my personalised BoomTribe.com homepage my browswer start page?
A. Click the control panel folder in your start menu and then go to Internet options. Once clicked go to the general tab and enter BoomTribe.com in the homepage section.

Newsletters

Q. How do I Subscribe?
A. To sign up for one of the BoomTribe Newsletters, simply fill in the checkbox next to the newsletter you're interested in. Then all you have to do is click the "Update Subscription" button and you're good to go!

Q. How do I unsubscribe?
A. If you want to be removed from any newsletter, simply visit the Newsletters page, uncheck the newsletter that you no longer receive and click “Update Subscription”. You will no longer receive that newsletter. Unsubscribe at any time!

Q. Should I be worried about spam?
We guarantee you that your email address remains private and will not be shared with any third parties. You can rest assured that you will not receive unsolicited email messages by subscribing to a BoomTribe newsletter.

Q. How frequently do you send newsletters?
A. This depends on the newsletter. Please see the information available on each individual newsletter by clicking “More Info” under the newsletter.

Notepad

Q. What is the Notepad?
A. Similar but less formal than the To Do List, Notepad works like a small notepad that you can use to jot down brief messages. It appears in the start page as a drop-down menu (containing the titles of the various entries) with a [Jump] button next to the menu and the regular [Edit] button in the top right corner.