Below you will find a list of frequently asked questions. You can click on any of these and get some help with anything you might be having a problem with. If you know of anything else that should be addressed on this page please send your suggestions to forum@kickas.org.
If you have a browser that is Mozilla 4+ compatible then the answer is yes you can. When you preview your post you will have the opportunity to attach a file to your post. The attached file will be placed in the directory /images/upload and may have a few numbers preceding the name of the file that you located on your PC.
Uploading has limitations. It will not accept files larger than 50,000 bytes. The Image upload page only accepts gif and JPG files, but the forum upload feature allows you to upload anything, like word documents, text files, or links from your favorites folder.
Attached image, documents, or programs that are uploaded through the forum upload feature are linked to that post, and when it expires and is purged from the forum it is removed from the upload directory with the post. Is you wish to upload something to the site and do not want it to be automatically purged, upload it through the images directory as mentioned above. These are not automatically deleted, but may be moved to a more appropriate place on the site, which we will notify everyone of.
There are 2 ways that this can be configured on a per board basis. If HTML is On then you will see HTML is On and you can use normal HTML in your posts. If Markup is on you will see Markup is On.
HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language, and it is the language that makes up webpages. Viewing the source code of a webpage will show you the code to change fonts, display images, create tables, play sounds and videos, and just about everything you see and hear.
Markup is a shorthand and easier version of HTML. We use it instead of the sometimes confusing tags of HTML. For instance, to display a image in HTML it may be:
<img src="http://www.somewhere.com/somepic.gif">
But using the markup shorthand it would be:
[image]http://www.somewhere.com/somepic.gif[/image]
Both accomplish the same thing, but [image] spelled out is easier to remember than <img src="">. This FAQ addresses all of the markup tags and how to use them.
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After |
Result |
Description |
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[b] |
text |
[/b] |
text |
Makes the given text bold. |
Example Code |
Result |
Description |
[black] text [/black] |
text |
Makes the text black. |
Note about the preceding color table The Result column of this table of colors is shown in bold to show off |
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Example Code |
Result |
Description |
[url]www.abc.com[/url] |
Makes the given url into a link. |
Example Code |
Result |
| [image]http://www.abc.com/pic.gif[/image] | Image |
| Description
This tag will display any image as it appears on the web. |
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We have tons of images on the site and you can use this form to display the images with the code needed to display them. Just select the category of the image and click Submit to display the images.
You can also use images from other sites. Just grab the address of the image and place it in the URL tags to show them in the forum. Just a note of warning though, some websites do not support and discourage the use of their images for displaying purposes on other websites. It creates a drain on their bandwidth. Check into the policies and procedures of the website in question to see if they allow you to use their images. I would suggest downloading the image, and reuploading the image to our site. Of course, some sites have policies that discourage the use of their graphics as well, and may desire you to note that they own the image, and that you are using it with permission.
Upload image utilityPlease note these restrictions we have:
You will be returned to this page after the upload is complete. Select "upload" from the drop down box above and click "Submit" to see what you uploaded. The images you upload are placed in the /images/upload directory. Use the form above to get the code to display the image in the forum.
If for some reason the upload did not occur, or some other error was given, just email the image to us at kickas@kickas.org and we will place it on the site.
Example Code |
Result |
Description |
[pre] text [/pre] |
text |
Preformats the text to evenly spaced letters. |
Example Code |
Result |
Description |
[quote] text [/quote] |
see below |
Used to quote a part of a post, In Reply to, |
| In Reply to:
text |
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Code |
Result |
Code |
Result |
Code |
Result |
[alien] |
[glasses] |
[shocked] |
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| Example Code to move code to the left |
| [align left] Some sample text to show alignment to the left [/align] |
| Result |
Some sample text to show alignment to the left |
| Example Code to move code to the center |
| [align center] Some sample text to show alignment to the center [/align] |
| Result |
Some sample text to show alignment to the center |
| Example Code to move code to the right |
| [align right] Some sample text to show alignment to the right [/align] |
| Result |
Some sample text to show alignment to the right |
Yes. Cookies are used to track your Username/Password and which posts you have read for your current session. Without accepting cookies some functions won't work properly.
You can change the number of posts to be displayed per page by editing your profile. You can set this from anything between 1 and 99 posts per page. When you first sign up this gets set to 20 posts per page.
The buttons are used for navigation and displaying posts. Depending on the screen you are on they may serve different purposes.
When displaying a list of all threads:
- The
and
buttons will take you to the previous or next page of posts.
- The
button will take you to the index of all available forums.
- The 
button will let you make a new post on that board.
- The 
and 
buttons will allow you to toggle between expanded and collapsed threads. Expanded threads will show the subject of all posts and replies in a threaded
format. Collapsed threads will show the subject of the main post along with the number of replies to that post.
When viewing individual threads:
- The and buttons will take you to the previous or next thread.
- The button will take you back to the listing of all posts on that page.
- The 
button allows you to view the entire thread on one page if there are any replies to the original message.
- The 
button allows you to view the current post with all other posts on that thread displayed below in a threaded format.
- The 
button allows you to reply to a post.
- The 
button allows you to edit a post.
You can click on any of these to change the order in which the posts are sorted and displayed. If you click on Subject once, it will display posts by Subject in reverse alphabetical order. If you click on it again it will display posts by Subject in alphabetical order. Poster and Posted on works similarly.
The real email address is used for email notifications and forum subscriptions and to email your password. The other is what other users see when they view your profile. We realize that some people don't want everyone to know their normal email address, but we need to know it in case you want to subscribe to a forum or if you want to have replies emailed to you.
For this reason you can give us your real email address that only we will see and you can provide a different one for the general public. Some people like to put in something like: kickas@no.spam.kickas.org. This way people can still figure out what your real email address is, but spamming agents can't just parse through the page and spam you.
By registering a Username, you will be able to edit your profile and preferences. You will get the most out of your time here if you change your profile to suit your individual tastes. There are a lot of options in your profile to make your experience here more enjoyable, so please take a few moments to try the various settings. Also only people with registered Usernames can take advantage of the "New Posts" feature upon each visit.
This is a new, and fun option of the forum. After you have made so many posts, the forum grants you a new title. The more posts you make, the higher up you go, and your title will change according to the following table of posts / titles.
| 0 1 25 50 75 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 |
Lurker New_Member Member Active_Member Apprentice_AS_Kicker Journeyman_AS_Kicker First_Degree_AS_Kicker Second_Degree_AS_Kicker Third_Degree_AS_Kicker Fourth_Degree_AS_Kicker Fifth_Degree_AS_Kicker Black_Belt_AS_Kicker Warrior_AS_Kicker Veteran_AS_Kicker Sergeant_AS_Kicker Master_Sergeant_AS_Kicker Commanding_AS_Kicker Decorated_AS_Kicker Magical_AS_Kicker Ninja_AS_Kicker Master_AS_Kicker |
900 950 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2250 2500 2750 3000 3500 4000 5000 7500 |
Senior_AS_Kicker Superior_AS_Kicker Iron_AS_Kicker Steel_AS_Kicker Copper_AS_Kicker Bronze_AS_Kicker Silver_AS_Kicker Gold_AS_Kicker Platinum_AS_Kicker Diamond_AS_Kicker Lieutenant_AS_Kicker Captain_AS_Kicker Major_AS_Kicker Colonial_AS_Kicker General_AS_Kicker Presidential_AS_Kicker Imperial_AS_Kicker Royal_AS_kicker Supreme_AS_Kicker Addicted_to_AS_Kickin Very_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin |
10000 = Seriously_Addicted_to_AS_Kickin |
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Each forum has a set number of days that it keeps posts that are not active. If a reply to the initial thread is not made and the post exceeds the total number of days of inactivity, it is purged from the database that holds the posts for the forum. This is an automated feature of the forum, and due to limitations of the amount of storage space the site is allocated, purging inactive posts is necessary.
Some forums do not expire posts, such as the KickAS.org News and the Jokes forums. Now, one day the total amount of posts may inhibit the performance of the site, and we may have to move them to a archive, but for now there posts do not expire.
Private messages are stored in the forum database for 30 days, and then they are also automatically purged from the database. We strongly suggest saving any important private messages to your PC. The forum was not designed to store private messages like an email program. It is meant to send short messages to inquire on something a member had posted, and to ask about further contact information that may not be accessible through the members profile (email addresses).
The error message you receive is due to the fact that you either not logged on and registered, or you do not have access to that private forum. Follow the directions below to gain access to either forum.
