The main buttons are: Reply, Create new topic, and Like
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Log in
Use username/email address and password. Forgotten your password? Type your username then click “Skip the password; email me a login link”.
Like
Click to show appreciation for what someone has written!
Reply
When you are reading a topic just click “Reply”. To quote someone, select the relevant text and select the “Quote” button that pops up. When you receive an email notification, you can reply to the forum by replying to the email.
Create new topic
Click “New Topic”. Choose a relevant category. You can add tags (e.g. “cto” or “dols”).
Anonymous posting
Just log in, click on your profile circle (top right), then , then “ Enter Anonymous Mode”. Afterwards, click “ Exit Anonymous Mode”.
Notifications
Notifications appear at the top right of the screen alongside a number, and sometimes are sent by email. You can apply the following levels to categories, tags or topics: Watching, Tracking, Watching first post, Normal, or Muted. The default is Watching first post for the subcategories of Law and practice and Feedback, and Watching for any topic to which you add a reply.
The badges come as part of the forum software, e.g. you will get a “Read guidelines” badge for reading this page (if you are one of the 2% of users who have done!). It’s a bit of fun and you can just ignore it.
Reply, 
Create new topic, and 
Like
Quote” button that pops up. When you receive an email notification, you can reply to the forum by replying to the email.
Watching, 
Tracking, 
Watching first post, 
Normal, or 
Muted. The default is