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| General Help! | ||||
What is Expertsforge.com? |
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| Expertsforge.com is a place where one can Find numerous tutorials and Solved problems(Solution) on various IT Related topics. One Can post a Question and get solutions from already available Members of Expertsforge.com. This method helps the asker to solve the problem more effectively from various views of the Experts. Additionally one can also post his/her tutorials which would of be a help to other Members of Expertsforge.com. Either persons will be awarded suitably by Expertsforge points. |
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What's a Moderator? |
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| The administrators and the Moderators and the Director are members who spend their time to resolve various issues that arise up at Expertsforge. They administer questions, arbitrate disputes, and enforce the Membership Guidelines, among other things, but their main function is to assist the members of Expertsforge.com. You can contact them by sending a question to the Community Support. You can see who they are, and a more complete description of who are the Administrators, Managers and Moderators here. The Community Support is to be used exclusively for communicating with the Moderators. Off-topic comments and comments by Members who are not directly involved in the issue about which the question is posted are not welcomed. |
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Who are the Moderators? |
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| The Moderators are :
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What is 'My Expertsforge'? |
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| 'My Expertsforge' is the Advanced Member page where only the members of Expertsforge.com can access it. My Expertsforge.com has options to
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What's with the xf points? |
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| There are two type of XF points available at Expertsforge : One is the Question points ie., When you become a member you receive 2000 xf points to ask questions. When you ask a question, the xf points are removed from your Available xf points total. Once you've accepted a comment as an answer, the xf points are transferred to the Expert whose comment you have selected as the answer; if your question is deleted, they are returned to your Available total. You will get xf points of 50 when you post a tutorial. Only with xf points you can ask questions. The other is the points that you get when your comment is accepted as the answer by the author. This points will be added up to your Question points and Your Expert points. Expert points will not be deducted from your account. It will remain to show your rank. |
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What good are the xf points? |
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| The best reason reason is that you'll see how you stack up against other Experts. Yes, some of them might have many more xf points than you, but Expertsforge is considering showing monthly and yearly totals, so you'll be able to see your name moving up a list, even if you haven't been an Expert for that long. The more you answer, the closer you'll be to joining the Top Rankers. |
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How do I get more xf points? |
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| Post more tutorials and you will obtain more xf points. Frequently Expertsforge conducts surveys and other events which when participated, you will be awarded with the appropriate xf points. |
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How can I change my member name? |
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| You can't, except by having your existing account removed, since you can only have one account. You'll need a different email address, and you'll lose all of your accumulated xf points and history. If it's that important to you, post your request in Community Support, and one of the site administrators will help you. | ||||
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How can I change my email address? |
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| The short answer is to visit your Member Profile at 'My Expertsforge' , and then Edit your email. You'll have to reverify your email address, however, just like you did when you registered. |
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How do I change my password? |
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| To change your password, simply go to My Expertsforge , you will find the change password form in the right side of the page. Just fill in your "Current Password", "New Password" and "Confirm password" fields. Click "Save" to save your new password. | ||||
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How can I change my other Information? |
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| The short answer is to visit your Member Profile at 'My Expertsforge' , and then Edit your Information. |
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Is there an email notification for new questions? |
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| No. Because such a feature would overwhelm the mail server. | ||||
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How do I turn off the notifications? |
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| For questions that you've asked, you can't; For tutorials, you can turn ON/OFF by editing the tutorial you posted and change the option. Once a reply is posted this option will not be avialable if a comment is posted. | ||||
Can I have more than one account? |
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| No. This is one of the more serious violations of the Membership Rules and will be dealt with severely. The only exception: if you've paid for the accounts. | ||||
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How do I contact Community Support? |
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| Its Simple. Just Login to your account and send a private message with your problem to the Userid :
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| Article link guideline |
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| Please follow the following guideline before you post any links in the article:
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| 'Question' Help! | ||||
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How do I ask a question? |
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| If a Member has directed you here, then you already know how to comment in a question. Asking a question isn't much different; first, you find the right Topic Area. Then, in the top right hand side of the Expertsforge window you can find a box titled as Options inside which you'll see a link that says Ask A Question. Click the link, and you'll get a page that allows you to ask your question by posting the title, question text and assignment of question xf points. | ||||
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How many xf points should a question be worth? |
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| A question is worth whatever it's worth to you.
You should remember that you're offering the xf points in order to
get a solution to your problem; they're not a reward that you think
about after the fact. The maximum number of xf points for any question
is 500 and in the technical areas, the minimum is 20; questions
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Support and its subtopics are free. If you do not have
sufficient xf points, you can get some xf points by adding Tutorial
In order to give you some guideline, Expertsforge has provided you with radio button choices at the bottom of the Ask A Question page, along with a choice in which you can set your own value. In general, the more xf points you assign to a question, the faster it will get attention from the Experts, but it's also a fact that a lot of Experts answer questions they see as challenging and don't pay attention to the assigned xf points. |
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How long should I wait for a response? |
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That depends on how quickly you need the answer.
In the busier topic areas, waiting for more than a few days will
cause your question to drop onto the second or third page of open
questions, which will make it unlikely that you'll ever get an answer.
If you haven't gotten any responses by then, you should consider:
In some of the less active topic areas, you can leave it open for a week or two, and it will still be on the first page of open questions. In the busier topic areas, you shouldn't ask a question on a Friday night, since it could be Monday morning before anyone looks at the topic area; it might be worth waiting until Sunday evening before asking. |
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How do I answer a question? |
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| To participate in answering a question is simple. Add your comments to the question by logging into Expertsforge.com and go to the question which you want to answer, below the question you can find the text area to post the answer, and the questioner will determine which comment best resolves his or her problem. The longer answer is that Experts can only comment in questions, and that the person asking the question determines which comment best resolves his or her problem. | ||||
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Why should I answer questions? |
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| The main reason is you can help other people solve problems. The practical reason is that if you answer enough questions to earn more xf points. With xf points ONLY you can ask questions. Also with more xf points you qualify as an Expert and you are eligible for getting Certificates and Gifts. | ||||
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How do I close a question? |
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Generally, there are four ways:
Before requesting a deletion or refund, make sure you have responded to all the expert comments. If you have found the answer yourself, please provide a detailed solution in the question. |
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I put my question in the wrong topic area. Now what? |
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| Leave a request in the Community Support. The Moderators will move it for you. | ||||
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I accepted the wrong answer. Now what? |
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| Leave a zero-point question in Community Support explaining what happened. The Moderators will "unaccept" your selection and re-open the question. | ||||
| 'Solution' Help! | ||||
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What's a Solution? |
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| When a question has an Accepted Answer, it becomes a solution. While your question remains open, it is shown on the list of Questions awaiting Solution in whichever Topic it was asked. Once you have selected a comment as an answer, it is moved to the Solution list. | ||||
| 'Tutorial' Help! | ||||
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What's a Tutorial? |
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| A tutorial is a procedure or a sequence of steps to be completed to achieve a task. It is a presolved solution. | ||||
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How do I post my Tutorial? |
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| It is very similar to posting a question. Click the "Post a Tutorial" link in the appropriate topic and then post your tutorial (or) You can post a tutorial by clicking the "Submit Article" button on the top header. You dont have to award points for posting a tutorial. Instead, you will be awarded with XF points. see below... | ||||
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Should I award points for posting my tutorial? |
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| NO. You will be awarded with points for posting your tutorials at Expertsforge.com. You will be awarded with 50 points with every tutorial you post at Expertsforge.com. | ||||
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What will I get if i post a Tutorial? |
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| You will be awarded with points for posting your tutorials
at Expertsforge.com. You will be awarded with 50 points with every
tutorial you post at Expertsforge.com. The more points you obtain
the more your rank goes up and you will be eligible for Expertsforge
AWARDS at the End of Each year. Remember : Only with XF points you can ask questions at Expertsforge.com |
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| Expertsforge Rating | ||||
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What is Expertsforge Rating? |
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| Expertsforge Rating is the Quality Rating that you provide to a Solution/Tutorial in the scale of 5. 1 <- Lowest , 5<- Highest. | ||||
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Why should I rate a Tutorial/Solution? |
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| It helps other users to know if the Tutorial/Solution is worth reading. | ||||
| 'My Expertsforge' Help | ||||
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How do I send a private message to a member? |
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| Just click "Inbox" at your 'My Expertsforge' page and then click Compose and type the userid of the member,subject,message and then click send. The message will be sent to the user. | ||||
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How do I Block a member from sending a message to me? |
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| Just click "Inbox" at your 'My Expertsforge' page and then click "Block User" and type the userid of the member in the Block User box and then click BLOCK. The userid will be blocked. | ||||
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How do I Un-Block an already blocked user? |
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| Just click "Inbox" at your 'My Expertsforge' page and then click "Block User" and click the Unblock link corresponding to the userid which needs to be unblocked. The userid will be un-blocked. | ||||
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How do I display tutorials found at Expertsforge at my Web site? |
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| Just go to RSS-FEEDS page and select your category in the RSS to Javascript/HTML Converter and the click Generate to have the Code to display the tutorials at your website. | ||||
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Where do i get the Javascript/HTML Code for displaying tutorials? |
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| Just go to RSS-FEEDS page and select your category in the RSS to Javascript/HTML Converter and the click Generate to have the Code to display the tutorials at your website. | ||||
