Forum Features Explained (Must Read)

Dear Members,
Here is a brief guide to explain you the features of The Automotive India forum so that you can enjoy the forum at its best.

• Active Topics
  You can view active topics by clicking on the link on the menubar on the Forum home page, After clicking on the link, A list of topics appears which are being discussed on the same day, Also if you wish you can sort the topics by day, week, a month, 2 months, 3months or an year by clicking on the rollover list which can be found on the bottom right of the page(Shown in the pic below).
  

• Posting New Topic, Reply or Poll
  A member of forum is allowed to post new Topic, Poll or Reply in the topic, However, Members below post count of 50 are not permitted to post in "The Market Place" section.
  To start a new topic or poll you can find the New Topic button on bottom right of any section and to add poll in the topic you can find "Open Poll Form" Option while posting topic itself and add max. of 25 choices with a line break.
  To post a reply to any topic you will find a "Quick Reply" box at the end of every topic and post but if you need to add higher options (For Eg. Adding a video) you will find "Post Reply" option on bottom right of every topic.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Using "Quote" and Multiquote Option while posting
  Members can quote a specific post by clicking on "Quote" button, If they wish to quote several posts, Then you can take help of newly introduced "Multiquote" button. Quote/Multiquote buttons can be found on the bottom right of each posts(As shown in screendhots below). To know more about Multiquote, Click HERE
  

Normal Multiquote button.......


A view when its clicked(changes its colour)


After multiquoting posts, Click "Post Reply" button.....



Bingo!Your posts have been multiquoted!

• Editing Posts
  You can edit your own post within the time limit of 15 minutes after posting, If you want to add a content to your post then kindly use the Edit option instead of posting another post, Edit option can be found on the bottom right of your every post.
  

• Report Post Function
  If you find any post on the forum which is violating the board rules,Then we strictly advice you to Report the post please do not hesitate to do same.Report button can be seen below the profile info of a member in post(Shown in screenshot below).When a post is reported it comes in the note of Moderation Team and we try hard to take an immediate action on the basis of how serious the infraction is.
  
  Note: The member's name is kept confidential who reports any post, So please feel free to report post which violates the forum rules.
  

• Avatar Gallery
  

Want make your profile look more exciting by adding a cool "avatar"? But can't find a good one for it?
So wait no more "The Automotive India" Avatar Gallery is here, where you can find a wide variety of avatars, So go and check Now in your profile!

Profile => Avatar => Select avatar from our gallery => show Gallery => and select avatar of your choice!

• Chatbox Feature (*1st* in any auto Forum!)
  We have a unique chatbox feature in The Automotive India forum for quick communication between all members, However there are someRULES which have to be followed while using it.Also, We have moderators of chatbox too, They are generally the moderators of forum, In chatbox, Before their names"@"appears.They have power to clear messages from CB, Make Log out any member automatically, or even ban a member from chatbox if he/she doesn't follows the rules even after several warnings
  

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• How to Contact Us?
  

If you find any problem or difficulty in forum, Please feel free to mail us on board@theautomotiveindiaforums.com OR you can also you use our Contact Form.
We will be glad to help you out.

In the end, All we would like to say is that TAI is your forum its quality will depend on you so we need your kind co-operation to maintain the quality and disciplin in the forum to make it a great place for all automotive enthusiasts!


Regards,
TAI Team.