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Intro

Forums on OGS are a world apart. They serve as the backbone of the OGS community. When you first enter the OGS forum you see an overwhelming variety of categories, topics and more, much more. In the following paragraph there is info on how the forum works. On the forum you can meet other players, share ideas, say hi and discuss all sorts of subjects. Of course go is the main subject to talk about. However the forum is not limited to go alone; there are also topics which have absolutely nothing to do with go or are only vaguely related to go.

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Top left

All categories

Here you find all the categories of the forum, followed by the number of topic in that specific category. With the 'magnifying glass' you can also search for a particular category.

Latest

Under this heading you will find the topics chronologically ordered (from new to old) according to the activity that took place in this topic.

New (x)

If there is a new topic this category will show. New (6) means that there are six new topics since you last visited the forum. When there is nothing new this category is absent. So there is no New (0).

Unread (x)

If there is an unread item in an already existing topic (a reply) this category will show. Unread (6) means that there are six topic where one or more new replies have been made.

Categories

OGS forum has a lot of categories and subcategories. To name just a few of the categories:

  • General Go Discussion: general Go discussion that doesn't fit into other categories
  • Support: OGS site and forum support
  • Strategy and tactics: discuss topic related to strategy and tactics
  • Ladders: discuss all things related to ladders here.
  • Feedback: suggestions for how to improve OGS.

There are many more categories. It will take some time to find your way in the system of categories.

Top right

Search

Here you can type what you are looking for and automatically topics that deal with your search will appear.

Three lying bars

The three lying bars include:

Profile pic

  • notifications: responses, likes, mentions or edits
  • bookmarks: saving important topics
  • mails: inbox, sent archive

Create new topic

  • type title or paste link: this is the subject of your topic. Keep it short and clear.
  • category: chose the category your topic fits in best
  • write post: initially the field says 'Type here. Use Markdown, BBCode or HTML code to format. Drag or paste images.' This text disappears when you start to type.
  • create/ cancel topic: if you hit create topic, your topic will become public. If you don't want this, you can cancel (by abandoning) your topic permanently or save it as a draft (and post it later).

Topic table

From left to right you see:

  • title of topic: description of subject of topic
  • category: category the topic creator has chosen
  • line of profile pics: right of the post there is a list of profile pics. The first profile pic is from the creator of the topic, the rest are pics from users who replied to the topic.
  • replies: number of replies to a topic. This number does not refer to unique persons (more replies by the same person).
  • views: number of persons who have opened this topic This number does not refer to unique persons (more vies by the same person).
  • activity: shows when the last activity (reply) took place.

Within the topic

  • title: title of topic
  • category: a topic can not be created without assigning it to a category. OGS forums has 26 categories. Chose a category where your topic belongs to. If you don't a moderator will have to move it to the correct category. Keep the forum tidy.
  • (initial) post: if you create a new topic, your post will be the first of the thread. Other users can reply to it or give it a like (heart will turn red).
  • like: if you agree with a post, but don't want to reply, you can like the post.
  • link
  • ... (flag, bookmark): via ... you can either bookmark or flag a post. Bookmark: .... Flagging a post: You can flag a post when it is is inappropriate. Flagging a post helps to keep the OGS community civil. There are several options to choose from: direct message to posteror notify the OGS staff if the post is off topic, inappropriate, spam or something else.
  • reply: you can respond to a post in two ways; namely direct to the poster (reply in the post) or in general (at the bottom of the topic). Both replies are visible for everyone. If you don't want this, send the poster a personal message.
  • suggested topics: shows topics which are more or less related with the topic and/or the category in which the topic is placed.

And just before the suggested topics you will find:

  • bell alert: how do you want to follow this topic?
  1. watching: notification of every new reply in a topic, count of new replies are shown
  2. tracking: count of new replies are shown, notification if your @name is mentioned or replies
  3. normal: notification if your @name is mentioned or replies
  4. muted: no notification at all

Badges

Miscellaneous

  • last visit line: in the topic table there is placed the last visit line. It shows the topics where activity has taken place since you last visited the OGS forum.
  • community guideline: on https://forums.online-go.com/guidelines you will find community guidelines on forum etiquette. Summarised it all boils down to: the OGS forum is a place where you input is appreciated. We love the way you improve in your own words a discussion in a civilised and respectful way. So even when you disagree, do it in your most charming way. If you encounter problems on the forum, don't be shy and flag it. Keep the forum tidy.
  • responsibility: as a poster you also have a responsibility for what you post. Check the Terms of Service: https://forums.online-go.com/tos
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