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Welcome to FTO Australia! - please read this before posting

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Hi All,

This is just a quick note to explain a few things & the workings of this forum.

This section is designed for new faces to introduce themselves. Please say hi & tell us about yourself & your car :)

1. First up, please take a minute to familiarise yourself with the forum rules found here:
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While they may sound a little harsh at times, we are a pretty relaxed crew here. You can squeak in the occasional swear word etc, just dont go nuts :P

2. WTTC. The first thing you will be greeted with in here by other members is "WTTC" - this means Welcome To The Club. In time, you'll pick up on all the other acronyms used :)

3. Pictures. How do you show us a picture of your car? Well, you click the link to the left of screen that says "Gallery." From there follow the prompts & set yourself up a gallery & upload your pics. By all means, show us the link to your gallery pictures in your introduction thread.

4. Avatars. Avatars are the little picture that comes up to the left of all your posts. Find yourself a cool pic for your avatar, then upload it onto this site. This is done via your profile page (see the "Profile" link above in the centre of the page.) You must resize your avatar first so that it meets the forum specifications. For more information on resizing pictures, please see here: http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... ic&t=12984

5. Putting pictures in threads. Its very handy, if you have a problem, to be able to show us a picture of the issue. Or if you have done something cool to your car & want to show us without having to update your gallery - you can. First up, go to http://www.imageshack.us and upload your picture. Once done, Imageshack will feed back to you, all the links to your uploaded picture. I find the easiest one to use is the "Hotlink for forums" option - just cut & paste all the text into your post & it will appear as a picture.

If you have pictures from other websites, simply paste the link into your post, but ensure you use the tags around it. For example Image. There is a button available when posting that will put Image tag will follow it. Thats how to post a picture in the forum.

6. Your first FTO question. Chances are, the question you are about to ask, has been asked before. So please take your time, and use the Search button (available in the centre of screen above.) The best way to return the results you want, is the use the word 'and' in between your search words. For example, searching for 'air filter' will return every thread with the word 'air' or 'filter' in it... so you may get results talking about anything with a filter, like an oil filter. The key is to search for 'air and filter' - that way, you only get search reults that have both of those words in them. Please also try to put your questions or comments in the correct section. We have a section for everthing here, just pick whats the most relevant & post your thread there! ;)

7."txt spk" - please be aware, we do not tolerate "txt spk." We are an english speaking community & all posts in this forum are in english for the following reason -> Forum searching. Most people search for key words (in english) and if a whole thread of useful information is in "txt spk," then the search results wont pick it up. The whole purpose of the forum is to have a online information reference system. You wouldn't go to the library looking for a book on oxygen sensor problems & look up "Hlp Plzzzzzz!!!" would you? Please use grammatically correct english (to the best of your abilities) when posting. We also have a Bens big penis that automatically corrects common "txt spk" like "cul8r" to "See you later" etc

Thats said, enjoy http://www.ftoaustralia.com! :D
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