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We Would Like To Welcome You {username} To Depression Forums.org!

Before you post please read.
This is an automated PM, please do not respond

Please Feel Free To Browse Around & Post On The Forums! There is a lot of information here for you to glean from and much support is given.
You're not alone.

*If you have any problems getting around the forums or posting we have a help topic above and you may also PM a moderator for help as well.

You may NOT start a New Topic in A Special Forum to Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!! but may REPLY to that topic, so you may Introduce yourself and then go onto your forums of preference and post one or two topics and/or reply to members, etc.

If you do not wish to get email notifications of topics you have made or posted in, please click the
"my controls" above where you will see options on the right side, click Email Settings and you may edit your preferences.

If you are in major crisis you may post ONE topic immediately in MNESN DEPRESSION - MNESN - Members Needing Extra Support Now)!

*As a new member, you will have the ability to create two active "Topics" in each Forum with the exception of the New Members Forum and MNESN. You may click on "Reply" to as many posts as you wish.

Click on "New Topic" or you may "Reply" to an on going post. You will get the hang of it if you have never posted in a forum before.

If you find it necessary to post about a topic that HAS NOT been covered and you have reached your two Topic limit for that particular forum, you will find a SPECIAL NEW MEMBER POSTING AREA on page one in every room. Please feel free to post there if no other topic covers your area of concern.

Private Messages may be sent after five (5) posts, with the exception to the Administration Team.

Protected Forums need a password to get in. Please PM a Moderator for the password after You have posted an introduction in the A Special Forum to Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!!

*An active topic is defined as a topic that is on the front page of our busier forums or a topic that has received replies in the last 48 hours in our quieter forums.

If you are not certain where your posts have gone just click on your user name which will take you to "My Controls" above and you will see your options. Or...Click on "My Assistant" above and it will show you:

Forum Information
· The moderating team
Posting Information
· Today's top 20 posters
· Overall top 20 posters
· Your last 10 posts
Along with New Posts, Recent PM's and Search!

For precautionary safety measures, in order to use the DF Live Chat Room, you do need to be a member of the Depression Forums Community with a post count of twenty or greater.

Depression Forums Chat Rules

By using this chatroom, you agree that you will not include in your postings any of the following:

* These Forums and this Chat is PG13 rated and Depression Forums subscribes to the HONcode principles on the net.
* The chat or any of its content is not intended to substitute a professional advice or follow-up.

*Suicidal threats, harassment or any other continued posts of this nature should be reported IMMEDIATELY to Forum Admin. It is up to the discretion of the Administration to determine whether such members will have their posting rights suspended and/or their membership banned from the Depression Forums Chatroom and website.

*NOTE: This does NOT refer to members posting in crisis! For this we still will refer these members onto the hotlines and websites where Professionals will offer them the help that is needed for recovery.

* Material that defames, abuses, or threatens others, or these forums or chat.
* Statements that are bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive.
* Material that advocates illegal activity or discusses illegal activities or with the intent to commit them.
* Unauthorized copyrighted material.
* Material that contains vulgar, obscene, or indecent language or images.
* Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation.

Please report any abuse of this chatroom to a Moderator and put any abuser of chat on "Ignore" until a Moderator arrives.
Thank you.

~Lindsay, Forum Super Administrator/Founder

Blogs
On reaching 5 posts, you will be automatically promoted to the "Newbie" member group from "Just Registered". At this point, you will have the ability to create your own Blog. In addition, you will have the ability to create your own Image Gallery. Images from the gallery can be used within the pages of your blog, or just displayed separately.

Useful Locations
The links below will help you to find your way to some of the more important locations on the forum.

We do not permit links in posts. If you feel that you need to add a link then you can add one in our Internet Weblinks system above top where it may be approved by the Forum Administration. Please remember we are PG13 rated and abide by the HONCode on the web.

We would like you to get to know us and we want to get to know you!
The information contained in our **DF & The Forum Admin Team**, About Us! will make your visits with us more productive and pleasant, SO;

Please introduce yourself in the A Special Forums to Welcome our 'NEW MEMBERS'!!

You will find our Forums Users Guidelines and Terms Of Service here;
Terms of Service and FAQ

You can also click on the HELP BUTTON Link at the top of the screen on your right hand side between the Gallery and the Search Buttons for more information about posting etc.

And your Control Panel has many features for you to customize to
your own preferences.
Your User Control Panel

You have many Avatars to choose from and you may also use an Avatar of your own, but please do not use your own picture as your Avatar as this can put some in danger.

Please message any of our moderators if you have questions by clicking on "My Assistant" up top right above in our forum window and click on 'PM'. (Don't forget to use 'My Assistant' as it can be a huge help getting around.

Have A Good Day & Thank you For Registering.

Warm Regards,
The Depression Forums Administrative Staff
Depression Forums Incorporated
www.Depressonforums.org

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