Main buttons
- The main buttons are:
Reply, 
Create new topic, and 
Like
Sign up
- After using the Create New Account form you will be emailed a link to validate your email address.
Log in
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Use username/email address and password.
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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
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When you are reading a topic, either:
- Just click “ Reply”; or
- To quote someone, select the relevant text and select the “
Quote” button that pops up.
- Just click “
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When you receive an email notification, you can reply to the forum by replying to the email.
Create new topic
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Click “
New Topic”. -
Choose a relevant category.
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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
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Notifications appear at the top right of the screen alongside a number, and sometimes are sent by email.
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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.
Preferences
- You can change any of your preferences on your preferences page – including tracking and email preferences (to receive more or fewer emails).
Badges
- 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.