I've noticed that quite a few posters...even some non-newbs, don't have all the tricks down. They can found if you look but here are a few hints to help you out: Youtube Videos: Just post the URL.
Re: Helpful Hints I really don't use them....but if you want to be proper, here is the list: http://www.spanishnewyork.com/spanish-characters.html ¿, ñ, etc....
Re: Helpful Hints Posting pics..... There are a few ways to do this, the easiest way is to go to the website that has the picture. Copy (ctrl C) the URL that has the pic (and only the pic). Hit the insert image button on the Reply To Thread window . Then paste the url into the box that pops up and voila. Some sites will not let you hotlink their pics. FYI. Second way is to store your pic on an image-hosting site (I use Photobucket) and copy the URL that they give you there for the specific picture and hit the image button etc.. Sometimes you may have to take out the "
Re: Helpful Hints I'll was trying to stay as general as I could, but keep them coming. The n00bs are in need.
Re: Helpful Hints This is how I learned to embed youtube videos in these threads just a couple days ago. It's in the link below. Just scroll down a litttle and it shows you how. http://www.keepmusicalive.com/embed-youtube-videos-t4445.html
Re: Helpful Hints pinche panfilo you should never had stepped down from being a mod you would probably been a super mod right now
Re: Helpful Hints Editing your post Some newbs might not know this but if you realize that you've just posted a pendejada, you might think to yourself: "Ah que la chingada, como estoy pendejo..." But fear not because you can fix your post by clicking Edit and deleting or changing whatever you wrote. You'll only be able to edit your post for a certain amount of time so check your post and edit if you need to.
Re: Helpful Hints To extend a bit....if it is a real pendejada and you have gone past your time limit, you can ask a Mod (nicely) and if they agree they can edit it for you.
Re: Helpful Hints The problem with this is you are using the hosting sites bandwith and, you will get pwned when they change the image to something else.
Re: Helpful Hints very nice TTM.. maybe we should the word "noob" to the tittle. " helpful hints for new chavos" something that let's nubertos know to stop in and read..
Apparently, there are folks getting the maintenance page. This is what Huss says to solve the problem: It was cached in your browser. Hit shift reload or change your browser to check for new content every time a page loads.
im not sure if i am posting in the right forum but what happens when you get yellow or red carded here?? do you get banned or something? someone please clarify for me .
Yellow means restricted access (can't edit, can't start threads, etc...). Red means no-access other than logging in and sending pm's. You would not be able to post. If you mean negative reputations "neg-reps". Those are essentially meaningless.
Text Speak - LOL - Laugh(ing) Out Loud FWIW - For What's It's Worth QFT - Quoted For Truth GTFO - Get The F... Out STFU - Shut The F... Up PWNT - Synonym for "Owned", origin unclear to me. YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary