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If you already have an account on the site you do not need to create a seperate account for the Forum. Just login to the site and you will find that you are also logged intot he Forum. Visitors who do not create a Site account can create a Forum only account for asking questions and posting comments on the Forum.

Also, refrain from the use of profanity and other postings that would not be considered appropriate within mixed company or where children might be present.

Please enjoy your visit to the DCTRA website. We hope that we can be of assistance to you or that you might be of assistance to use so that we can keep our wonderful Little British Cars (LBC) on the road for many decades to come!

Every month the system will organize and keep sorted all the posts that where made. Newest at the top and oldest at the bottom.

BTW, this is also how the postings are done so don’t be confused if you click on Events under the Catergories section and the events are not in “Date Order”. They ar in posting order. However, the Calendar and the Upcoming Events lists on the right-hand side is in Date Order

Our Webmaster would be happy to post your info for you if the following sems to complicated.  Just email him the text you want and a picture if you have one.

Or…

You can follow the instructions below or Click HERE to open/download a PDF document that takes you through the process step-by-step with illustrations. 

1. Login
2. Select “Write” from the menu at the top (your account must be upgraded from the initial level when the account was created – if you do not see the “Write” option send an email to Dave to have your account upgraded)
3. Fill in the Title box. For example enter your name: John Q. Public
4. In the Post box fill in a little bit about yourself, your car and how the two of you got together.
5. DO NOT CHECK the “Notify everyone (regardless of subsription).

Now to upload your picture(s) to accompany your post.

6. Select the “Browse” button on the right hand side of the field called “File” See below for some advice on photos.
7. This opens the normal Choose File dialog box. Find the file you want to upload. Click on it and then select the “Open” button. If you want give the file a Title and a description.
8. Press the “Upload” button.
9. Leave the settings “Show Thumbnail” and “Link File” just like they are.
10. Now backup in the box where you typed your “Post” place the cursor where you want the picture to be located.
11. Press the button “Send to editor”
12. Over on the right hand side in the Categories menu place a check in the “Members Cars” box.
13. If you want people to be able to comment about your post leave the Comments and Ping boxes checked. Otherwise uncheck them.
14. Press the “Publish” button

Now you can “View site” and see your post in the “Members Cars” category!

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A Note about posting and uploading your picture in your Member Posting. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pay attention to the size of the picture you want to upload. Resize the image so that it is no more than 600 pixels wide.
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This part is real simple.

1. Click on the link in the left-hand side menu called “Register”.
2. Decide on a User name, enter your email address and the system will send you your password.

From now on when you return to the site you can click on “Login”.
The first time you login take a moment to change your password and maybe fill in the rest of your Profile information.

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The site has a couple of Security access levels (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor and Administrator).Subscriber is the base level that is assigned to anyone that Registers with the site.  This level does not give you access to do anything on the site other then create an account.  When you login to the site you can only see the basic “Dashboard” and your own “Profile” settings”Contributor status allows you to additionally Write a message (like post your profile in Members Cars).  You can also View the other Messages and Comments that have been posted.  You can also view the site visitor statistics

Author status increases your access by letting you upload things like pictures to accompany your messages (this additional action is found under both Manage and when you are creating a message.

Other than that the menus are the same for Contributor and Author

Editor and Admin status allow for varying degrees of access to Edit other’s messages, configure how the site looks and add additional features.