FAQs

Just Click on a question to get the answer

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• Where can I find Friends?   
• How do I find an existing friend here in the forum?   
• I'm new here, how do I find my way around?
• How do I PM someone?
• Can I make any changes to my profile or how I view this site?
• How do I create a post here?
• What are the posting features?
• Can I get Technical Support here?
• What are the rules?
• Can I find my favourite BFG Threads here?
• What goes on aside from game talk?
• Who can I contact for help in the forum?

Friends Lists

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Click on a link to find the friends you need

PC Friends

Android Friends

IOS Friends

Spring Event PC

Spring Event Android

Spring Event IOS

Halloween Event PC

Halloween Event Android

Halloween Event IOS

Christmas Event PC

Christmas Event Android

Christmas Event IOS

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Please PM a Staff Member if any of these links are broken

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Finding My Friends in the forum

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Master Name Listing PC

Master Name Listing IOS

Master Name Listing Android

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Huge thanks to Sharpeye and Chili for compiling the Delphi Members Lists

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Navigating the site

Finding Your Way Around Delphi

It's easy, once you get used to it.

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First stop - Your Quick link tool bar and your Member Page.

You can access it here:    

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This will show you all the forums you have recently visited and any unread messages to you.

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To expand this further, click on the small cog to take you to your far more comprehensive home page.

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This is the best page to bookmark as your entry to Delphi, as all messages, posts and friend requests will be a click away.

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How Do I Send a Private Message?

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To "P.M" someone, just click on the link that is their name:

Click Send Private Message:

Type your message and hit send.

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Any PMs to you can be quickly seen here in the yellow box:

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Your Profile and Preferences

You can change your profile pic easily by accessing your profile drop box at the top right of the forum.

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Up the top of the page you can increase the viewing size

Click the AA button and slide the circle to a larger number.

Alternatively you can just type Ctrl and +, to increase the font size, or Ctrl and - to decrease.

People can decide how they want to view the discussion list.

Click on the drop down under Discussions and check the View by Folders option. "Preferences Saved" will pop up. Just click on the Discussions header again to close the dropdown and all will be well in the world 

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This list also includes many other ways of filtering the messages here in all the discussions.

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Profile and Preferences - Email Notifications

If you wish to STOP all email notifications, then check NO in your preferences and hit Update.  If you wish to RECEIVE then uncheck the box.

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This does not apply to Friend request notifications, but it will certainly declutter your inbox!

Another thing worth noting is the "member to member email"

Member to Member email is actually the Private Messaging system. If you choose to not allow this the only people who can PM you are those on your Delphi Friends list.

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Profile and Preferences - Privacy

If you do not want your profile to be viewed by just anyone, or do not want members to be able to email you through Delphi, there are privacy settings you can change.

1. Main Privacy Settings:

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Click  "Privacy" Next to the gold lock.

Your standard profile will always exist, but you can make parts of it private.

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2. Your Preferences:

Click My Preferences:

You can change...

Uncheck the default yes to change

Only those who frequent the forum can see your profile when this is checked

No one can put a post you made on social media when this is checked.

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Always remember to hit Update after making any changes.

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All About Posting

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Starting a New Thread 

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To start a whole new discussion (instead of replying to one someone else made) Click on the New Topic button at the top of the forum.

That brings up the basic message compose form. The reply one is similar but lacks the Subject field. You can post this New Topic it ALL (the default) or type a member name in. Click on the CC to add up to three more recipients.

However, in the interests of streamlining the forum, please look for existing threads, such as Friends and post in there.

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You can search for threads using this feature:

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How to Create a Poll

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Click on New Topic and when the compose screen opens you will see the option to Create Poll

Basic Members get 5 options for Poll Answer choices, Extra Members and Plus Members have 25. The Poll question becomes the thread title. Polls cannot be edited so use lots of proof reading when creating. If you post a poll and it's not how you want it to be, ask a staff member to delete it.

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The Posting Toolbar

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From top left to Bottom right:

Section 1 

- Cut, copy, paste, paste as plain text, paste from Word

Section 2

- Find and replace all words in a post with others

Section 3

- Create a link

How to create a link:

Highlight the text you want to USE as the link.  Click the little chain and a box appears:

Copy the link into the field and click OK.  USE is now a link.

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