Discussion Boards: Frequently Asked Questions
A selection of the most frequently asked questions and our answers to them, on how to use the discussion boards.
If you can't find the answer you need here, then please post to the Help with this Website section of the discussion boards.
Please note that the “Help with our website” section is not the place to post questions relating to MS, or anything other than actually using the discussion boards themselves.
- I've recently registered, but I can't log in?
- How do I change my password?
- How do I change my email address?
- How can I find out who else is online now?
- Why is my profile page different to everyone elses?
- How can I see my previous posts to the message boards?
- Someone is sending me harassing posts. What can I do?
- Can I post anonymously?
- What is a “buddy”?
- Is there an interactive chat system, like AIM, iChat or IRC?
- How do I change the avatar image?
- Can I upload my own avatar image?
- I posted a question to the “Help with our website” forum, but I cannot see there. Did something go wrong?
- The “Message User” option is missing from my entry in the list of users. How do I get it back?
- Can you tell me how I get others peoples' profiles? I can't seem to be able to find them.
- How do I delete messages from my Sentbox?
- I keep being asked to accept the Terms & Conditions, but I'm sure I have done so in the past. What is going wrong?
If you can't find the answer you need here, then please post to the Help with this Website section of the discussion boards.
Please note that the “Help with our website” section is not the place to post questions relating to MS, or anything other than actually using the discussion boards themselves.









