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Subject: Step 6: Optional Steps which I recommend

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Reply Box: Quote Original message? NO

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Date Posted: 16:32:58 01/31/13 Thu
In reply to: Moderator 's message, "How to create your own Forum" on 19:08:17 01/29/13 Tue

It's best to remove the original message with each post.

You'll notice that, each time you reply to a comment, the original comment appears along with your response.

This is very annoying.

SO, go to
Advanced User Options
General Message Manager
(New options) Display Settings:
Many options controlling forum looks.

Scroll way down,
Past Page Design
Past Message Listing Format and Style
Past Message Format-Specific Features
and into
Enable/Disable Display Features

Now, scroll down where it says:
Reply box: Quote original message?

Disable if you do not want the message to automatically be quoted in replies.

UNCHECK THAT BOX. You don't want the Reply.

Also, DOn't allow commenting on archived threads.

Allow replies to Archived Threads?
(threads will be moved out of archive and into the active/main index)
KEEP THIS UNCKECKED.
You only want people to comment on the Front page of the forum.
Eventually, your forum can have 9 or 10 pages of archives.

BUT, if you attempt to comment on them, it might corrupt the entire forum.

IN other words, Voy forums has a slight glitch.
Here's an example:

http://www.voy.com/219711/

That forum needs to be repaired.
And you'll find plenty of Voy forums with the same errors.
BUT THIS NEVER OCCURS, so long as you keep that box unchecked.

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[> Subject: Step 9: Border, cellspacing, cellpadding

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complicated: -made simple.
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Date Posted: 09:55:16 02/12/13 Tue

in your Forum Administration menu,
in the Advanced User Options:
go to CSS, TABLES, & BORDERS.

You've probably noticed that, near the bottom;
the GENERAL TABLE SETTINGS gives "ADDITIONAL ATTRIBS FOR MESSAGE".

Of course, the current default settings are recommended.
border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1

the next line is blank

Then, ADDITIONAL ATTRIBS FOR MESSAGE TABLE BORDER is:
border=1 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=1

and, line 4 is blank.

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Just for fun, watch what happens if you change line 1 to:
border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=10
Yes, annoying.
Try changing it to
border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0

not very noticeable.
But this section does alter the effects.
Note: that most changes would be negative.
So, it's usually best to keep the default settings.

However, if so desired, add code to line 2. and line 4
So, where it says
Additional attribs for Message Table border:
try entering a code.
border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2
This will add a 2nd box around your comments and reply.
It's barely noticeable.
But, the forum gains a more professional look.
Notice, afterward,
colors can be altered in the "CSS code (this is the actual code)"
...More on this later....

back to GENERAL TABLE SETTINGS,
you may also input code into line 4.
Additional attribs for Post message-form border:
border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3

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So, your lines might look something like this:
line 1
border=1 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=1

line 2 (no longer blank)
border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2

line 3
border=1 cellpadding=10 cellspacing=1

line 4 (no longer blank)
border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3

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.cb{background-color:#9d9d9d} PUTS THE HALO AROUND COMMENTS BOX
.chd{background-color:#7a7789;font-family:arial;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff} SUBJECT LINE (alter 7a7789)
.c1{background-color:#xxxxxx} Topics
.c2{background-color:#xxxxxx} Messages AND Body
.cp{background-color:#xxxxxx} The Comment Box
.va{color:#000099;font-style:italic;font-weight:bolder}
.vu{font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}
.ttm{font-size:9pt}

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