Getting Started on the Forums

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Hi everyone, recently more and more new members have expressed concerns over not being able to post topics on the forum. As such, please follow this guide to become a member of the General Public group, which will allow you to start topics of your own. I have provided direct links to the images in case they get cut off.

Step 1: After logging in, click the User Control Panel link.
http://i.imgur.com/R1CHOfW.png


Step 2: Click the usergroups tab.
http://i.imgur.com/RTKjHFZ.png


Step 3: Click the "Select" bubble for the General Public usergroup.
http://i.imgur.com/WHLjb0s.png


Step 4: Scroll to the bottom, make sure "Join Selected" is selected in the drop-down box, and click Submit.
http://i.imgur.com/ICi8GF6.png


Congratulations! You are now a General Public member and can start new topics. Also if you want to make your name gray to indicate this, repeat steps 1-4, but instead of clicking the Submit button on Step 4, click the Change Default Group button on the left.