Intro: Before letting you loose in the Self Mastery Bulletin Board (or Forums) a few words about it and how to use it.

Also, the rules of conduct, terms of use, and what you can expect when you get there. (This page is good for reference and you can always come back to it.)

Once familiar with the Self Mastery Bulletin Board, you may want to bookmark it while your in there so you can just go there directly whenever you want to.

The Self Mastery Bulletin Board or Forums are pretty cool I think... simple to use and fun when you know your way around. You can have a good time, make many new friends and contacts, get help, and spread the love.

In contacting like-minded people, getting information, and leaving some of your own- you will be adding to the wealth of our collective knowledge and helping to "improve the quality of life."

As well, if you have a product, service or experience which you would like to post, or, would like to give a personal endorsement for someone else's, this can be a good place to do it.

Having said that, you can expect support, truth, good resources to assist you on your search, a captive audience, a fun time and...the unexpected. Enjoy!

Simple instructions for using the forum (or phpBB interface).

If you're not accustomed to using forums or this interface, refer to these simple instructions, until you get the hang of it. If you are, you can just skip this part.

Here's how things look:

When you first arrive, you will see a big list of forums under each category mentioned above.

At the top, you will see the "Self-Mastery.org" title, and the caption just under that, "Improving the quality of your life."

(This caption is a link which lets you exit the Bulletin Board!)

Then under that there are some other words/links you will use once you get going.

Over to the left at the top of the Bulletin Board (BB), you'll see this logo:



...along with today's date and time and another caption under it that says "Self-Mastery.org Forum Index"

(This logo and caption are links back to the main BB index page!)

With me so-far? In any case, when your in there clicking on things it will all become clear.

1. Upon entering the BB/forum, go to the top right and click on "Register"
2. First thing that you must do is to register, and log in! The name you choose as your username when you register will be the name everyone sees - so be you and be creative! Your password is your password. To register, you will be asked to accept some basic terms.
3. Then, you will have to fill in a short profile- come on, it's not so bad -you know what it's like when your the new kid on the block.
4. Include at your option additional methods of contact, email addresses, msn, yahoo, icq or aim chat contact information.
5. Include at your option a signature that will be seen when you post something on the BB.
6. Leave the preferences as is- you can always change them later- and hit submit!
7. After submitting, if you filled in all the required fields, you'll be registered. Now go to the top right and click on "Log in".
8. Use the user id & pw you just created to log in. (You can have the computer remember it for future visits.)
9. Now your back to the main BB page. Pick a forum, browse around, read some of the posts to that forum (all posts on a given topic is called a "thread" ), and have fun!
10. To enter a forum (or read an existing topic) click on it's title. Notice when you do this, the forum or topic title is enlarged at the top.
11. There's also a post "new topic" icon and may be a "post reply" icon that looks like these respectively:
    
    



12. Below this, is your "orientation --->map". It shows you where you are in the forum - and how to go back to where you came from (Just like at the top of this page buy the one in the forums are links too.) You've also got below this, several "bell icons' which are displayed next to each new post to identify certain characteristics of that topic- each icon means something which is explained in the forum.
13. Ready to stop looking from the outside and start participating...? To reply to or create a new topic, just click on "new Topic" or "Post-Reply" under that forum or post, and start witting. You can add several style features to your reply if you want- when you are ready to get sophisticated. For now just write something- maybe add an emotion (emotional icon) and hit submit! That's it
14. Note: to return to your previous place, go to the orientation --->map just below the phpBB logo at the top, and click on the part of the link that takes you back.
15. Note: to return to the forum index, click on the phpBB logo at the top left.
16. Note: to return to the Self-Mastery.org site, click on the words "Improving the quality of your life." at the top right.
17. One last thing, there is a"jump" menu to the lower right that will quickly transport you to any part of the forum you wish.
18. That's basically it.
19. Please post to me, Lawrence Touitou at the, "forum comments and suggestions section" if you have any questions, challenges or suggestions about the Forum.