Please follow the “no rules, just common sense” philosophy that has been part of IAISND.com since its inception, exercising respect and kindness when posting messages on the message board.
- You can save the direct link to the message board (http://iaisnd.com/board.cfm) in your favorites if you prefer to bypass the front page and go directly to the message board when you visit IAIS. Keep in mind, however, that the latest news and other features on the site will be updated regularly as we strive to keep the site fresh. To return to the front page, click on either the Home link or the Banner at the top of each page.
- The message board has two views (classic and modern). The classic view is the default and is similar to the old IAIS Network54 message board with threads appearing in the reverse order in which they were posted (most recent on top). The modern view bounces the thread with the most recent post to the top. You may switch back and forth from one view to the other as you so desire.
- If you don’t like your e-mail adderss showing on your posted messages, simply delete your address from the E-Mail field before you click POST MESSAGE button.
- Images may be added to any message (you may use photos from your IAIS photo gallery—or other places on the web, if remote displaying is allowed) by simply pasting the url of the image in the message box. HTML coding is not required.
Follow the steps below. (These instructions assume the image is housed on the web.)- Locate the image on the web.
- Hover your mouse over the image and right click.
- Highlight and select PROPERTIES.
- Find the URL address (this begins with http://).
- Highlight the URL address.
- Right click the mouse while hovering it over the highlighted URL address.
- Highlight and click COPY.
- Go to the message form on IAIS.
- Place your cursor in the Message form.
- Right click the mouse.
- Highlight and click PASTE. (This places the image in your message.)
- Click the PREVIEW button at the bottom of the message form to test and ensure your image is correctly posted. Once the message is like you want it, click the POST MESSAGE button.
- You may also add emoticons to messages you post on the message board.
- To get a SMILIE face, type 🙂
- To get a FROWNIE face, type 🙁
- To get a WINKIE face, type 😉
- To get a BIG SMILE SMILIE face, type 😀
- To get a COOL SMILIE face, type 😎
- To get a FIRE SMILIE face, type ]:o(
- To get an EVIL GRIN face, type ]:o)
- To get a ROLLING EYES SMILIE face, type @.@
- To get a SURPRISED SMILIE face, type 8-o
- To get a HEART SMILIE face, type ):)
- To get a LAUGHING SMILIE face, type 😆
- To get a SCARED SMILIE face, type 😯
- Searching for archived messages is easy. Just click on the search link at the top of the message board, and enter the word or phrase you wish to find. Then choose where you want to search and the time period you wish to search (optional):
- Message (message text)
- Subject (subject of a message)
- Posted By (author of a message)
- All Fields (all the above)
- Optional Start Date (start date parameter)
- Optional End Date (stop date parameter)
Then click the SEARCH button. Every message with the search criteria you have specified will be returned.
- The message board is archived by thread date. You can search the message board’s archived pages by choosing the date of the page you wish to see. Each archived page contains each thread that was begun on that particular day. When you search the dated archived pages, you can move forward or back one page at a time by pressing the Next Page or the Previous Page button.
- When posting a message with no text added inside, the net preference is to include ‘(nt)’ (no text) or ‘(nm)’ (no message) in the subject line of the message you are posting.
- Messages of a personal nature are more likely to be received by the person for whom they are intended if they are sent to that person via personal email, if possible. Many times, messages roll by so fast that the person for whom the message is intended will never see the message.
any message posted on the Message Board
at any time and at its sole discretion.