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One of the great benefits of the site is the community features. The forums allow you to interact with other members.

There are two types of forums :

  • General - all Salem United Church of Christ members are able to post messages
  • Group - only members of the group can view or post messages

The main forum page will display all the forums available to you with a summary of each forum and when the last post was made. You will then be able to open that forum by clicking on the forum name.

Main forum page :


Forum Name Threads Posts Last Post
Meeting feedback
 13 27
Last post at 9:47pm on July 14th 2020 by Matt Apps
General Chat
A place for chatting about anything and everything		 74 467
Last post at 8:32am on July 14th 2020 by Jen Michael

When you view a forum the threads will be displayed with the most recent first. You will quickly be able to identify which threads have had new posts added to them since you last visited by looking at the envelope next to the thread subject. If the envelope is closed No new posts then there have been no new posts to that thread. If the envelope is open New posts then either you have not read that thread, or a new posts has been made to it since you last looked at it.

Viewing a forum:



 
 Subject Started ByReplies Last Post
New posts
The Weekend Luke Cod 25 July 15th 2020 at 19:16
by Abigail Fish
New posts
Sunday June Cottage 11 July 14th 2020 at 18:33
by John Matthews
No new posts
 Saturday social Matt Apps 3 July 15th 2020 at 18:02
by Philip Addlet
No new posts
Spare bike? Abigail Fish1 July 14th 2020 at 12:32
by Luke Cod
No new posts
 idea Abigail Fish25 July 12th 2020 at 19:01
by Tom Opps
No new posts
Important - read this!Luke Cod32 July 11th 2003 at 10:25
by Matt Apps
Starting a new thread
To start a new thread, click on the 'New Thread' button in the appropriate forum. The following form will then be displayed :

New Thread
Subject:
Message:
Include Signature :
Subscribe to thread :

If you tick the 'Include Signature' box then the signature that you entered in your options menu will be displayed below your post.

If you tick the 'Subscribe to thread' box then you will receive an email notification when someone replies to the post.

Replying to a post
To reply to a post click on the reply button next to the post. You will then be able to enter the reply and also choose to subscribe or unsubscribe from the thread.

Editing a post
If you wish to change a post which you wrote then click on the 'Edit Post' button next to that post. You will then be able to alter the contents of the post. Once you save the changes, the post will display a note to other members that the post was edited.

Reporting a post
If you see a post which you do not think is appropriate for the Salem United Church of Christ website then you can report it to a forum moderator. A reported post will be removed from display and sent to the forum moderator. The forum adminstrator will then either delete the post or reinstate it.