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xandman

xandman

The King of Hearts

Ok newcomers, i know how it is to be new to this site, some of you don't even read the thread subjects or the red stick'd threads before making a new thread, thus 'causing unnecessary spam and eyesore, not to mention, a waste of time. So in this thread, i'll explain everything you need and wanted to know about how to do things around here on MT ok?

I've seen what people wanted help with the most, so i've accumulated all the necessary help instructions and whatsoever in a logic and organized system. So if you noobs won't read the policies and stuff in the Support page, then help others and read through this thread aye? That's the least you can do for us others for now. I'll do my part and post this, you'll do your part and read this. Ready?

!Note: Please take your time and visit the links below for the latest updates and information regarding important areas on MiniTokyo. Thank you for your time =]
- http://support.minitokyo.net/ ~ Issues concerning MiniTokyo's Support and Policy etc.
- http://forum.minitokyo.net/showthread/10833/ ~ Issues concerning the Gallery and Submissions

PS. This thread can and will be updated from time to time due to correction and changes. Also thanks to the mods and/or admins for sticking this thread up.

Have a nice day.
Yours truly, Kickass Superguy Xan! =]


//begin index//------------------------------------------------------


MT HELP INDEX

General
- 1. How do I access the gallery scans?
- 2. How do I level up?
- 3. Is there an additional "White" MT Skin?
- 4. Is there a Search function?
- 5. Is there a Shoutbox?
- 6. How can i view and send Private Messages?
- 7. What is Spam, Leeching and Ripping?
- 8. Where can I find MT's Support page?

Forum & Gallery Related
- 9. How do I view all the posts and comments that i've made?
- 10. How do I make a new forum thread?
- 11. What are signatures and avatars?
- 12. How do I make a signature and avatar?
- 13. How do I upload a signature and avatar?

About Userpages #1 - Content
- 14. How do I make my own custom Userpage?
- 15. What is XHTML, HTML and tags?
- 16. What are the tags for putting images on my Userpage?
- 17. What are the tags for putting music on my Userpage?
- 18. What are the tags for putting links on my Userpage?
- 19. How do i set up my own Personal Photo on my Userpage?

About Userpages #2 - Layout
- 20. How do i make my own Userpage Skins?


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General
1. Q: How do I access the gallery scans?
A: You can't download or view the gallery scans until you've reached Level 10.

2. Q: How do I level up?
A: You can gain levels if you participate and are active in the Forums. You can also Submit Gallery Items and/or Reviews to go up a few levels. But remember, submitting bad quality or ripped gallery items will 'cause your submissions to be deleted and you losing all the levels you've gained from your submissions.

3. Q: Is there an additional "White" MT Skin?
A: Yes there is! You can change your ordinary MT Blue skin to a cooler skin, the White skin. But remember, the White skin isn't available to you until you've reached Level 35.

4. Q: Is there a Search function?
A: If you want to search for members, gallery items and/or forum threads, then scroll up to the top right side of this page to find the Search function. You can also press Alt + S to access the Search function faster.

5. Q: Is there a Shoutbox?
A: Yes there's a Shoutbox. You need to be at Level 50 to be able to see it. But remember, spamming the shoutbox will 'cause you getting banned from MiniTokyo either permanent or temporary.

6. Q: How can i view and send Private Messages?
A: Private Messages (PM) are available for you at any time from anywhere. This function enables you to communicate with someone else in private if you don't want to discuss a certain subject in the public. There's a few different ways to send and/or view your messages:

- You can access the Private Messages through the link in the left menu.
- You can access the Private Messages through any userpage's personal status table.

7. Q: What is Spam, Leeching and Ripping?
A: Spam are slang for unnecessary, trivial and/or frequent entries, be it on this or on any other forum.
Leeching are slang for taking up unnecessary bandwidth, thus 'causing a major slowdown for other people.
Ripping are slang for cloning and/or stealing other peoples arts and/or works without permission.

8. Q: Where can I find MT's Support page?
A: You can find it by scrolling all the way up to the top of this page, there you'll find a small menu saying Minitokyo | Gallery | Forum | Reviews | Support. Click on Support to enter MT's Support page. Here's a reference to the Support page: http://support.minitokyo.net


Forum & Gallery Related
9. Q: How do I view all the posts and comments that i've made?
A: If you want to see all the accumulated gallery comments and/or forum entries that you've ever made, you can easily do this through your userpage. Go to your userpage, look at the left tables and you'll see your personal status. There's two links; Gallery Posts Made and Forum Posts Made. Click any of these two links to view.

10. Q: How do I make a new forum thread?
A: Enter any forum you want to participate in, then scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see a form where you can enter your thread Subject and Comment. You can also create a Poll by clicking on the Show Poll Options link. When you're done, click on Submit and you'll be transferred to your new thread. But remember, spamming the forums with too many trivial and unnecessary threads can and will 'cause you getting banned and/or muted.

11. Q: What are signatures and avatars?
A: Signatures (Sig/Sign) are the wide images that represents you and makes you unique. These signs are automatically placed below the forum entries that you post. Avatars (Ava/Av) are the small and square images positioned at the right side of your posts below your username.

Signature specifications: 486x60 / .gif only / 30 kb.
Avatar specifications: 50x50 / .jpg and .gif / ??? kb.

12. Q: How do I make a signature and avatar?
A: You can make your own signatures and avatars using any good Image editing program, although the most used and recommended program is Adobe Photoshop. Create your signs and avs using the specifications above. You can also create animated signs and avs, but remember to maintain the filesize, it cannot exceed 30 kb.

Another option is that if you don't know how to make your own sign/av, then you can make a request through MT's Sign/Av Maker Team, and let them make the avatars and signatures for you, here's a reference to their thread: http://forum.minitokyo.net/showthread/6143/

13. Q: How do I upload a signature and avatar?
A: To upload your sign, you'll have to click the Browsing and Appearance link in your main menu at the top left of this page. You'll be transferred to your Browsing and Appearance Settings, from there, you'll see a header called Appearance. Here you can upload your signature and modify your signature text in any way. Remember, after you've successfully uploaded your signature, you need to put the bbCode [sigimg] inside your Signature.

To upload your av, you'll have to click the Personal Settings link in your main menu at the top left of this page. You'll be transferred to your Personal Settings, from there, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see the Avatar and Photo header. Upload your own avatar and you're done.


About Userpages #1 - Content
14. Q: How do I make my own custom Userpage?
A: To customize your userpage, you'll have to click the Customize Userpage: Content link in your main menu at the top left of this page. You'll be transferred to your userpage content page, from there, you'll have to create your userpage using XHTML and/or HTML. You can insert a default XHTML template through your userpage content page.

Another option is that if you don't know how to make your own userpage using XHTML or HTML, then you can make a request through MT's Userpage Design Group, and let them make the userpage for you, here's a reference to their thread: http://forum.minitokyo.net//showthread/6470/

15. Q: What is XHTML, HTML and tags?
A: XHTML (The Extensible HyperText Markup Language) and HTML (HyperText Markup Language) can be defined as webpage-programming languages. All the sites you see when surfing the net, are built using either XHTML or HTML. To add more coolness and pawness to a site, you can spice it up using Cascaded Style Sheets (CSS), Script Languages and/or Flash etcetera. Tags are the different XHTML- and HTML-codes.

16. Q: What are the tags for putting images on my Userpage?
A: To put images in your userpage content, you'll have to put the tags below, anywhere within the <body> and </body> tags:

<img src="http://link_to_image_here.jpg">

Remember, do not put any offensive and/or x-rated images on your userpage as this will 'cause your account being suspended and/or deleted.

17. Q: What are the tags for putting music on my Userpage?
A: To put background music in your userpage content, you'll have to put the tags below, anywhere within the <body> and </body> tags:

<embed src="http://link_to_music_here.mp3" autostart=true loop=true hidden=true></embed>
<noembed><bgsound src="http://link_to_music_here.mp3" loop=infinite></noembed>

The first embed line are for Netscape and other browser users. The second noembed line are for Internet Explorer users. If you want to give your music a smooth flow on your userpage, it's mandatory to have both lines. But remember, not everyone likes the music you like, so you might consider turning the hidden-attribute to false, doing this enables the visitor to toggle the music on and off.

18. Q: What are the tags for putting links on my Userpage?
A: To put links in your userpage content, you'll have to put the tags below, anywhere within the <body> and </body> tags:

Tags to generate a simple link:
<a href="http://www.link.here.net">Click this link</a>

Tags to generate an image link:
<a href=http://www.link.here.net"><img src="http://link_to_image_here.jpg"></a>

19. Q: How do i set up my own Personal Photo on my Userpage?
A: Please refer to question 9: How do I upload a signature and avatar?


About Userpages #2 - Layout
20. Q: How do i make my own Userpage Skins?
A: Here's the reference to exentric's Custom Userpage Layout Tutorial, a comprehensive tutorial on how to customize your very own userpage layout.


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broken-dreamz

broken-dreamz

shoujo-otaku

:: stares ::
xandmankyunn ish sho very helpful in making in ^o^'' ahaha good job mwahahhah....
sho sho sho how is xandmankyunn today...haven't seen you in a while
brokenchan = biggg hiatus =)

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xandman

xandman

The King of Hearts

haha, hey broken, long time no see... welcome back ^_^
i'm kickass as always, hope you're fine as well, hehe...

well, yeah, i don't know if MT's gettin' much better or much worse... but if it is the latter option, then i hope the mods sticks this damn thread.... either way, i hope they stick this damn thread, hahaha.... because i bet the first thing the noobs will see is "Noob Bible #1.... blablabla...." ...and so they click and learn.

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belmikry

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belmikry

belly-button

*bows to Xander's ultimate power* lol XD nice work Xanders!!! :o ...

i wish this was here when i joined! so informative!! XD

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rippers and duplicates beware of belly's button! XD [ermmm... o_o]

nekkibasara1213

FCB Forever

Thanks xandman. That was very helpful and informative for this noob!

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Celessa

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Celessa

Okaerinasai - Welcome Home

Where do you find the time? lol

As always, if I find a duped thread that has been brought up too many times, I will report it. Haha. Beware n00bs. >_>

"No matter where you go, no matter how tough life may be, just remember that always in your heart, you will still be loved."

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amberstars

Amberstars

Good you have haelp with a couple of thing I did not even full know. I rely wish you had been this pissed off about spam when I first came to MT.

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LPO

LPO

Compressed Anomaly

Thanks a lot, this has really sorted some things out for me.

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xandman

xandman

The King of Hearts

haha, thanks for your replies all of ya, i'm glad this thread could help ya out =] You see, this way, all of us doesn't need to suffer fromt alot of spam and what not ^_^

and my gratitude goes to the mods and/or admins for sticking this thread up, now all i can hope for is that the newcomers do know how to read, but as i've seen... it's working out pretty good =]

oh, before i forget, welcome to MT all'ya newcomers, enjoy your stay here *shakes hands* I'm kickass superguy Xan the madman ;D

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Celessa

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Celessa

Okaerinasai - Welcome Home

Yes - congratulations - you took quite a lot of energy by doing so. Now there will be no trouble reading the rules. I am now making this the official thread for my link here. Mwahaha - why didn't anyone think of this one earlier, ne? Well done, xandman.

**Chomps on an apple.** And hope for the best!

"No matter where you go, no matter how tough life may be, just remember that always in your heart, you will still be loved."

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thegunblademaster

thegunblademaster

Nine Is God

damn xand! this must've taken a while to type! i appreciate all your hard work, now all we need are some noobs to read this. *runs off to gather noobs*

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KorganoS

KorganoS

Busy atm ^_^;;

Xand dude,... this must've earned you a nice amount of mod points XD rofl...
anyways... nice job!! and
n00bs be sure to read this!!!!

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dans

dans

busy u_u

great job, xandy.
you need to mention that there's a search button.
so noobs won't post duplicate threads. :D
and you get MT white skin at lv 35. ^^

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"It's not the great who are strong. It's the strong who are great."
Latest Work : FMA - Reunited

Hey, this is very useful! :) You should write a book about this, I'll bet it will sell like hotcakes! XP Thanx, xandman, for helping all newcomers of MT with this easy to use guide! You should be some sort of guru or something! XD L8r!

- Star-kun

PS: Do you know if it's possible for group admins to create their own galleries! I heard it somewhere in MT, but I don't know if it's true or not!

xandman

xandman

The King of Hearts

ahhh!! The dreaded search function and white skin, alrite dude... thanks for reminding me, hahaha..... but about the white skin.... man, that thing is blinding the crap outta me.... so i keep to the default skin ^_^ hehe...

and thanks for your comments all of ya! Appreciates it =] ...and if i've forgotten anything, which i doubt i have, but just in case, remind me aye? XD hahaha....

Star, i don't think you can make your own group galleries... but there's one thing i believe you can do. If you're pretty good at CSS, Cascaded Style Sheets, then you can make your own tables with custom headers and images and whatever you want to have there. Check out Shirahana's userpage, there you can see that she's got an extra table with the Join Express group thing. It's the same with the Express group, it got extra tables for member spotlights and so on ^_^

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Quote by xandman
Star, i don't think you can make your own group galleries... but
there's one thing i believe you can do. If you're pretty good at CSS,
Cascaded Style Sheets, then you can make your own tables with custom
headers and images and whatever you want to have there. Check out
Shirahana's userpage, there you can see that she's got an extra table
with the Join Express group thing. It's the same with the Express
group, it got extra tables for member spotlights and so on ^_^


Oh yeah! Gamefish's group, Games, uses CSS, too! :) Thanx for the help, xandman! XD Now I have an idea to remake my group, Nintendo-Love, into something really cool and useful! (*raises a glass of wine*) To Xanders, Kickass Superguy Extraordinaire! :)

Bisuketto

Bisuketto

"Conversational Fountain"

Good thinking 99 ^^ but i have an extra query. With the levels do they go down in time or does your level increase slow if you dont post everyday, because I know people on level 9 when im on level 6 and I have posted double what they have (they have submitted gallery items, does that get higher levels than forum posts)

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Keltosh

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Keltosh

Inquisitor on hiatus

Yes, gallery submissions, comments received and favorites received works faster for incresing levels. But if you want to submit, be sure to read the policy and the FAQ in the support section

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I am now on hiatus from moderating due to my thesis.
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I need to know something. A lot of times I posted messages in the galleries (I saw a wallpaper or something else I liked in the main page of minitokyo and I went on that page). My problem is: since I don't remember in which image I posted a message there is an easy way to see my posted messages (partecipade threads doesn't work for this)?
See you!

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xandman

xandman

The King of Hearts

Participated Threads doesn't apply to the gallery, only the forum. But there's a Search function you can take use of. For example, if you search for your name, you'll retrieve all the gallery- and forum-posts you've made, you can also search for members.

By the way.... didn't you read the stuff i wrote yeah? Ya know, I didn't post it for nothing... -_- gah... but always read the first post of any thread, so you get a hang of it, and mostly, you don't need to waste yours and others time on unnecessary questions that's already been served on a silver plate, have a nice day.

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Keltosh

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Keltosh

Inquisitor on hiatus

Xand I think search is only for lvl 30+ members

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xandman

xandman

The King of Hearts

i don't know... i'm on lvl 50+, so i have no idea..... i just remembered that, a time ago when i was at lvl 20 - 25 or so i think, Sheq enabled the Shoutbox and Search for everyone, but due to people (including me ^_^') hardcore spamming the shoutbox, it went under restrictions, so the search remains a mystery for now. But i should probably ask around just be sure...

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Keltosh

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Keltosh

Inquisitor on hiatus

Lol I was wrong. It's for everyone ...

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xandman

xandman

The King of Hearts

haha... thank goddess... mystery unveiled, no need to change the content ^_^ hehehe....

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