Website Help

The CFA website is open to the public, however to make use of the interactive features you will need to create an account and sign in. This is free and not tied to a membership in Club Fat Ass.

Create a User Account

scroll down to "User Login" in the left column of the main page
click on Create new account
fill out the form. Fields marked with an * are required fields. Click "create new account" once you are done.
you will receive an email with a password and further instructions

Log In

scroll down to "User Login" in the left column of the main page
fill in your Username and the password you received via email
click "log in"

Edit your Account

once logged in you can edit your account
scroll down to your personal navigation block in the right column (you will see your Username in orange
click on "my account"
from the tabs on the top of the page select "edit"
fill in the form as desired (i.e. if you wish to change your password, do it in the appropriate field)
it's recommended to check the "Automatically subscribe to threads in which you post" check box to receive notification if somebody responds to a post of yours
In "Block Configuration check "Space for revolving member photos" and "Navigation" (if Navigation is not checked you will not be able to see the commands that allow you to post to the website)
click "save account" when you are done

The table below tells you which features different users will be able to access:

	Anonymous User (not logged in)	Authorized User (logged in, but not a member of CFA)	CFA Members (logged in)	CFA Event Host
post in forums	no	yes	yes	yes
participate in polls/surveys	yes	yes	yes	yes
add weblinks	yes	yes	yes	yes
post stories to main page	no	no	yes	yes
upload images, i.e. for shirt contest or event photos	no	no	yes	yes
update own Event Website	N/A	N/A	N/A	yes
keep your own blog	no	no	yes	yes

Create Content

As mentioned earlier, the type of content your are able to post depends on your member status
Log in (see above for instructions on how to log in)
Find your personal navigation block in the right hand column (you will see your Username in orange followed by a selection of blue links
click "create content"
select the type of content you would like to create. Depending on your user authorization you may not have permission to create all the different typpes of content listed below. Please check the table above to find which content you have permission to post.
Follow the prompts on the form. In general, you will be asked to type in a title (keep it short but informative) and depending on the type of content, you can choose a category from a drop down list. I.e. if you are posting an image you can choose from Event Photo, Traveling Shirt Contest or specific events. If appropriate you can even choose several categories at the same time. This means your content will be posted in several places on the site.
Type your content into the text box labeled Body.
When you are happy with your content, you click submit.
Some type of content allows you to go back and edit again.

Types of Content

event
Events are happenings scheduled for a specific date and time. Scheduled CFA events will be posted by admin. Flash events can be posted by members any time. To post an event log in, look for your navigation block in the left hand side column, select "create content", select "event".
forum topic
A forum is a threaded discussion, enabling users to communicate about a particular topic. You can post a forum topic here. Forum topics will also be posted in the right hand column under Active Forum Topics.
image
We are using Flickr to share photos of our events. Intructions are posted here.
personal blog entry
A blog is a regularly updated journal made up of individual entries, often called posts, that are time stamped and typically arranged by the day, with the newest on top (a diary is the reverse). They tend to be quite personal, often containing links to things you've seen, or to editorials that you find interesting. Some blogs also contain original material written solely for the blog. Since a Blog is personal, you and only you have full control over what you publish. Blog posts on the CFA website will automatically be posted to the front page, so make sure you check your spelling befor hitting submit).
poll
A poll is a multiple-choice question which visitors can vote on.
story
A story is similar to a newspaper article. It automatically gets promoted to the front page. As an Event Host you can use the story fundtion to announce your event or results. Stories can alos be used to announce events in the community, as long as the announcment/event reflects the spirit of Club Fat Ass. Please use this feature responsibly. Any inappropriate content will be removed and might result in the cancellation of your posting privileges.
weblink
Weblinks allow you to link to other websites and pages.

Image Uploading

Club Fat Ass uses the great features of Flickr to display and share photos of our members, events and submissions to the Travelling Colour Contest.

How to add photos to the Members In Action block (see right), the Travelling Colours Contest or to the Photo galleries?

If you would like to share your CFA photos via Flickr (and have your photos magically appear in various sections on our website) you need a Flickr account and follow the instructions below. If you need help with Flickr please refer to their user guides or take their tour.

Join Flickr or log into your existing Flickr account
Use the neat Flickr uploader tool to upload multiple photos.
Join the Club Fat Ass Flickr Group. (The join button is on the Flickr Group page on the right side a bit down the screen
Add your photos to the Club Fat Ass group pool. You can use the Organizer tool on Flickr to do this in a batch.
Tag your photos as below to appear in different areas on our website:
- Members In Action. Add to the CFA group pool and tag with ClubFatAss. Please note that only member photos, shirt photos or photos of CFA events should be added.
- Travelling Colours Contest. Add to the CFA group pool and tag with ClubFatAss, TravellingColoursContest and TravellingColoursContestYear (replace "year" with the current year, i.e. 2007)
- Event Photos. Add to the CFA group pool and tag with ClubFatAss, ClubFatAssEvents, EventName and EventNameYear (replace "EventName" with the name of the event and "year" with the current year, i.e. Vancouver1002007.

How to add an image to a post (blog, results, story, weblink)?

If you just want to post a photo in your blog, results or a story, you can still do this by using the image icon in the tool bar of our text editor (it's that little square icon that sort of looks like a picture frame). Please note: to use the image icon in our text editor your image needs to be hosted somewhere on the web (this can be a photosharing site like Flickr or Picasa or your own website)