If you missed the introduction to the forums, head over here and check it out.
Let’s get started. Just click on a section title to go there.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: To post in the Woot! Forums, you need to create an account for Woot!. To do this, go to https://www.woot.com/ and sign in or create a new account. Then head back here to the forums and get going.
Contents
Adding a Post (Reply) in a Thread
Adding Links to Your Post
Adding Images, GIFs, and Videos has Never Been Easier!!
Deleting your own Posts!!
Creating a New Topic (Thread)
Sending and Reading Private Messages
Using Member Pages
Reporting (Tattling) on Posts
Bookmark your Favorite Topics or Posts
Adding a Post (Comment/Reply) in a Thread
To add a post to an existing thread (now called topics), you can reply to:
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The main topic of the thread by clicking the
button ~or~ -
A specific post by clicking on the gray
button immediately under the post you’re replying to.
With either method, the next thing you’ll see is a nice friendly text box where you can start typing your words of wisdom:
Once you’re happy with your masterpiece and you’re ready to post it to the thread, click the 
button below the text box. It’s that easy. Oh, and if you changed your mind, you can click the Close button and pretend nothing happened.
Helpful Tip: If you want more room to view your masterpiece, you can enlarge the window by dragging the green bar above the post text box. The text box will display that size in future posts.
All About the Textbox Toolbar
You probably noticed a number of icons on the toolbar for the textbox. Here’s a handy-dandy guide to the ones you’ll use the most.
Desktop: If ever you forget, you can hover over the icon and a tip bubble will remind you what it does.
Quote the Entire Post - The new Woot Community forums no longer automatically quote entire posts. This prevents those long quoted posts you probably hated in the old forums. However, if you feel the quote is needed for context, click this icon and the post you are replying to will be added to your post.
Bold Text (CTRL-B) - Also called “Strong”, this will bold the text you select or you can click it before you start typing the text you want bold. The text to be shown in bold will show ** before and after the text. Remember, everything between the set of ** will be shown as bold.
Italic Text (CTRL-I) - Formats text you select to italic or you can click it before you start typing the text you want to italicize. The text to be shown as italic will show a _ before and after the text. Remember, everything between the set of _ will be shown as italic.
Upload - Use this button to upload an image from your computer or a URL for an image for upload and adding to your post.
- Use to search for emojis and add them to your post. Woot! specific emojis start with w_
- Lets you search for gifs and add them to your post.
This will get you started on the basics of posting in the new Woot Community with style. Have fun and tell us what you think.
Adding Links to Your Post
If you want to add a link to your post, it's as easy as copy and pasting it into your post. It will automatically be shown as a link. In some cases, you may see a preview of the page within your post.Example: https://www.woot.com/
If you want to add a link to some text like this link to Woot, we’ve got you covered there too!
Select the text you want to be the link.
and then paste the URL.
You can also use the Hyperlink tool 
if you prefer.
Note: If your link is showing as preview and you want to show the link instead, add a space before the URL in the edit text box.
Adding Images, GIFs, and Videos has Never Been Easier!!
There are 4 basic ways to add images, including GIFs and videos, to your post.
- Use the GIF feature - When creating a post, choose the GIF tool from the toolbar and search for a gif. Select the give and it’s in your post.
- Copy & Paste – One option is to copy the image or an image link address (URL) and paste it in your reply.
- Drag & Drop – You can drag the image from your own computer or another website to your reply.
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Upload Images Button – If you prefer, you can click on the
icon and choose to upload an image from your device or via a URL from the Internet.
Note: URLs for the images must be an image type ending in .jpg, .png, .gif, etc. A URL ending in .html is a URL for the entire page and will not work to display an image. It will show only as a link. Often you can get the image URL by right-clicking on the image and selecting Copy Image Address/Link.
There are a few things to note about adding images to your posts:
- Google Images Search: You can’t drag from the Google Images search window as the image does not exist there; they’re showing you images from other sites.
- Imgur Search: Same for the Imgur search window for the same reason. Click through to the page showing the image. However, drag/drop will not work for MP4 movies from Imgur. You can copy/paste the URL though.
- Images within a sentence or other text: You can’t drag an image inline with text - as in the middle of a sentence. To add an image, such as an emoji, in the middle of text, you can use the Upload Images button or surround the URL with image tags such as [img ]URL[ /img ] with no spaces
Deleting your own Post!!
It's here! It's finally here. You can delete your own post! Note that any posts that quoted your post are not removed. To remove your post, find the toolbar underneath your post. It looks like this:
Click on the 3 dots expand the toolbar to show a few more tools.
Click on the trashcan tool 
to delete your post.
Creating a New Topic (Thread)
So you’re ready to start a new topic. Maybe you want to start a new game in Everything But Woot or ask a question in Mortimer and Monte’s Info Desk.
When you click into a category from the main page of the Woot forums, you will see a New Topic button on the top right:
Click that button to display the Create a New Topic text box:
You’ll notice that it looks very much like the text box you see when you reply to a post. The only difference is that you need to give your topic a useful title and tags (optional). When you’re ready, click the Create Topic button at the bottom. Your topic will be there for all to see and respond.
Sending and Reading Private Messages
A private message is a conversation between you and another person. It is not visible to others in the community. To send a private message:-
Click on the username of a post by the person you want to private message. You’ll see a message button on the pop-out that appears ~or~
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Go to the other person’s member page (see the next section). You’ll see a message button in the upper right
Either way, look for this button:
If you’ve received a private message, you’ll see an indicator next to your avatar in the upper-right corner, like this:
Click on your avatar and a menu drops down.
Click on the messages tool 
to go to the private messages tab. From there, you can read your messages, reply, archive, and more.
Using Member Pages
Every wooter has a personal member page. You can customize some aspects of your page. When viewing other's pages, you can view their profile and activity. On other's member pages, you can view information on their posts (activity) and their profile.Your Member Page
You can view your own member page by clicking on your avatar in the upper-right corner and then clicking on the Preferences tab 
and then choosing Summary from the Preferences Menu. From there you can view and personalize your profile.
- Activity – Shows your recent posts, replies, topics, and more.
- Summary – Displays various stats, hot topics, etc.
- Notifications – Shows replies to your posts, likes, mentions, and edits.
- Messages – View and reply to private messages. You can also archive messages.
- Invites – This feature is not enabled for our community
- Badges – Shows the badges you’ve earned
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Preferences – View and customize your account info and what other people can see. This is the section where you can set your email and notifications preferences, add backgrounds to your profile page and member card.
Other’s Member Cards and Pages
When you click on a username in a post, you’re shown their member card which shows a few simple stats and bits of information if set by that member. For example:
If you click on their username on the member card, you’ll see their member page that shows more stats and activity. You can also send a private message from their member page.
Reporting (Tattling) on Posts
If you see an inappropriate post or spam, report the post so that a moderator can take care of it. Before reporting on a post, please review our community FAQ and Guidelines.
To report a post, click on the … on the tool bar below the post.
The tool bar expands to show a more tools.
Click on the 
to display the report dialog box. Choose the most appropriate reason and click Flag Post.
Bookmark your Favorite Topics or Posts
You can set bookmarks for your favorite topics by clicking the 
tool on the post toolbar.
To view your bookmarked pages, go to your own member page by clicking on your avatar in the top-right corner and then clicking on your username. On the next screen, you see Bookmarks on the menu to the left. Click on that to view your bookmarks.
That should get you started. This is a living document. I’ll update and correct it based on your feedback.
