Galaxy Raver

"There is only one time in the history of each planet when its inhabitants first wire up its innumerable parts to make one large machine...You and I are alive at this moment." — Kevin Kelly

Frequently Asked Questions

Rules You MUST Read Before Posting: General Conduct; Before Posting; Before Replying; Topic Titles; Low Content Posts; Worthless Posts; Stay On Topic; Spelling and Grammar; Karma; Hate speech; Promoting Events; Harassment; Spam & Flooding; Respect the Moderators; Warnings & Bans; Bumping

Galaxy Raver: Galaxy Raver Manifesto; Who runs Galaxy Raver?; How did it start?; Who coded this web site?; Why isn’t X feature available?

Donations: Help Keep Galaxy Raver Running!

Login and Registration: I’ve lost my password!; Why can’t I login?; Why do I get logged off automatically?; I registered but cannot login!; I registered in the past but cannot login any more?!; Why can’t I register?; What does the “Delete all board cookies” do?

User Preferences and Avatar: How do I change my settings / preferences / password / etc.?; How do I change my avatar?; Disable signatures

Posting: How do I post a topic?; How do I edit or delete a post?; How do I bump my topic?; How do I post images?; How do I add a signature to my post?; What is the “Save” button for in topic posting?; How can I report posts to a moderator?; How do I create a poll?; How do I edit or delete a poll?; Why can’t I add more poll options?

Formatting Posts and BBCode: How do I format my post? What is BBCode?; Can I use HTML?; What are Smilies?

Reporting / Flagging Posts: Reporting or flagging a post

Karma: What are Karma Points?; How do I give Karma Points?; Rules for Giving Karma

Chat: Galaxy Raver Chat (IRC)

Ignoring Users and Adding Friends: Ignore Users; What is my Friends and Foes list?; How can I add / remove users to my Friends or Foes list?

Rank & User Groups: Ranks; User Groups; Administrators; Moderators; Why do some usergroups appear in a different colour?

Photo Gallery: What is the Photo Gallery?; How do I access the gallery?; How do I view a member's gallery?; How do I upload pictures?

Topic Subscriptions and Bookmarks: What is the difference between bookmarking and subscribing?; How do I subscribe to specific forums or topics?; How do I remove my subscriptions?

Private Messaging: I keep getting unwanted private messages!; I have received a spamming or abusive e-mail from someone on this board!

Searching the Forums: How can I search a forum or forums?; Why does my search return no results?; Why does my search return a blank page!?; How do I search for members?; How can I find my own posts and topics?

Rules You MUST Read Before Posting

General Conduct: Do not give away event information! You can ruin an underground event by telling the wrong person! If you don’t know about the rave scene or EDM culture, educate yourself before posting! Do not ask for directions or the info line, these will be posted the night of. Don’t play loud music when driving up, and cover your flashy clothes until you’re inside. Keep it on the down low! Idiots violating these simple rules will be burned at the stake.; Top

Before Posting: Lurk first! We cannot stress this enough. Before posting, make sure you have the appropriate forum, then ask yourself the following question:
"Am I making a post which is either funny, informative, or interesting on any level?"
If you can answer "yes" to this, then please post. If you cannot, then refrain from posting. If you post anyway, the mods will probably remove your topic and issue you a warning.; Top

Before Replying: Before replying, please ask yourself the following question:
"Does my reply offer any significant advice or help contribute to the conversation in any fashion?"
If you can answer "yes" to this, then please reply. If you cannot, then refrain from replying.; Top

Topic Titles: Make your topic titles as descriptive and succinct as possible. We cannot stress this enough. Users should not have to read the topic to understand what it’s about. If your topic poses a question, then put that question in the topic title. If the moderators have to edit your topic titles you may receive a warning.; Top

Low Content Posts: Please do not make posts containing no content (IE, "first post," "+1," “agreed,” etc.). These just clutter the forums. If you don’t like a thread or don’t have anything to contribute, just move on; replies consisting solely of smilies or trolling fall into this category. As a general rule, write as if you were speaking in real life to another human being. Do not use any catchphrases, memes, internet slang, or any other crap that makes you look like a 12-year old.; Top

Worthless Posts: We do not care if you are drunk or high; please do not inform us of either. Please check to see if the post is a redux, duplicate posts fall into this category. Please do not post crap asking us to vote for you on some website, give you referrals for free iPods / flatscreens / spare tires, or any other semi-spam things.; Top

Stay On Topic: Post replies that further the discussion, instead of detracting from it. This is a subjective rule left up to the moderator discretion. There’s a fine line between asshattery and worthless posts. Walk it if you dare!; Top

Spelling and Grammar: Please learn how to write properly. This is more of a guideline than a rule, but please refrain from using internet slang, abbreviations, 1337 sp33k, or generally writing like you’re a 12-year-old on AIM.; Top

Karma: • Reasons for karma must be related to the post.
• Giving negative karma is only allowed for violating rules, or personal attacks.; Top

Hate speech: Offensive terms such as "faggot" or "nigger" may or may not be moderated based on context of the sentence. If they were meant as humor with absolutely no offensive slurs meant, the user may not be banned or probated. This rule is completely, 100% subjective and is based on the mod reading the post at the time. Use at your own peril.; Top

Promoting Events: One thread per event only! Threads are automatically moved to the 'Reviews' forum. All discussion pertaining to an event goes in the event thread.; Top

Harassment: If somebody is harassing you on the forums then discuss it with them over PM or email before contacting a mod about it. Flames and insults do not constitute harassment. Do not post others' personal information (phone number, addresses, emails, etc.). Try to stay out of other peoples' personal lives as well.; Top

Spam & Flooding: Spamming and flooding will result in an instant permanent ban. If you're questioning this logic, you probably belong in the kindergarden playground known as /b/.; Top

Respect the Moderators: The moderators are here to keep the forums safe, sane, and secure. If they ask you to do something, please do it. Please do not harass or intentionally annoy the mods. If you do not like the mods or the moderation, feel free to not post here.; Top

Warnings & Bans: Warnings:
If you violate a rule you may be issued a warning from a moderator. Warnings are meant to show you how not to act. Don’t take them too personally. Warnings expire after 45 days. If you accumulate 3 current warnings your posts will require moderator approval. If you feel you’ve been given a warning in error please PM the administrator.

Bans:
Users may be banned if they interfere with an event or are disruptive to the community. It is the sole discretion of the administrator to ban users. Bans are permanent and meant as a last resort. All your posts may be deleted and nothing will be mentioned of your ban.; Top

Bumping: Bump posts are NOT allowed. Instead, use the "bump topic" link at the bottom of the topic page. You can only bump topics after the 24 hours since the last post.; Top

Galaxy Raver Manifesto: Galaxy Raver is a place on the internet for the Northern California underground. As rave has become packaged and commercialized, sold to people as a commodity through massives and clubs, there are those of us who refuse to be eaten by the establishment. We cannot capture the "vibe" with words, but we can cherish and manifest the spirit while facilitating discussion between ravers, trancers, and lovers of EDM culture. Here we can get together and discuss the music, the scene, and everything in between. Galaxy Raver will be kept safe and regularly maintained so people can focus on building community and exchanging information.; Top

Who runs Galaxy Raver?: Galaxy Raver is owned and operated by dreamdust. Galaxy Raver was created for the community and is not run for profit. The costs associated with maintaining Galaxy Raver are provided by dreamdust, sponsors, and volunteers. Dreamdust contributes about 5-10 hours per week and $30 per month to keep the fire going.; Top

How did it start?: Galaxy Raver started April 21st, 2008. It was created to fill a void left by the absence of the original SF-Raves calendar, as well as a lack of quality forums for the Northern California rave culture.; Top

Who coded this web site?: Galaxy Raver is built on a heavily-modified PHPBB3 codebase. Dreamdust has added a calendar, chat, and other custom features on-top of the original forum software. All code is copyright its respective authors. PHPBB3 (in its unmodified form) is produced, released and is copyright phpBB Group. It is made available under the GNU General Public License and may be freely distributed. See the link for more details.; Top

Why isn’t X feature available?: Because I'm doing this for free, and don't have time to implement every idea. Let me know if there's something that you'd like to see!; Top

Donations

Help Keep Galaxy Raver Running!: Galaxy Raver is a non-profit entity and supported by volunteers. We need all the help we can get in covering the costs for maintaining this web site. I (dreamdust) personally donate at least 5-10 hours per week of my time and pay for all web-hosting expenses ($30 per month).

Please make a Paypal donation and help us out!; Top

Login and Registration

I’ve lost my password!: Don’t panic! While your password cannot be retrieved, it can easily be reset. Visit the login page and click I’ve forgotten my password. Follow the instructions and you should be able to log in again shortly.; Top

Why can’t I login?: There are several reasons why this could occur. First, ensure your username and password are correct. If they are, try using the lost password tool to recover your password. If that doesn't work, contact the administrator.; Top

Why do I get logged off automatically?: If you do not check the Log me in automatically box when you login, the board will only keep you logged in for a preset time. This prevents misuse of your account by anyone else. To stay logged in, check the box during login. This is not recommended if you access the board from a shared computer, e.g. library, internet cafe, university computer lab, etc. If you do not see this checkbox, it means the board administrator has disabled this feature.; Top

I registered but cannot login!: First, check your username and password. If they are correct, then one of two things may have happened. This board requires new registrations to be activated by e-mail; this information was present during registration. If you were sent an e-mail, follow the instructions. If you did not receive an e-mail, you may have provided an incorrect e-mail address or the e-mail may have been picked up by a spam filer. If you are sure the e-mail address you provided is correct, try contacting an administrator.; Top

I registered in the past but cannot login any more?!: Attempt to locate the e-mail sent to you when you first registered, check your username and password and try again. It is possible an administrator has deactivated or deleted your account for some reason. Also, many boards periodically remove users who have not posted for a long time to reduce the size of the database. If this has happened, try registering again and being more involved in discussions.; Top

Why can’t I register?: It is possible the website owner has banned your IP address or disallowed the username you are attempting to register. The website owner could have also disabled registration to prevent new visitors from signing up. Contact a board administrator for assistance.; Top

What does the “Delete all board cookies” do?: “Delete all board cookies” deletes the cookies created by phpBB which keep you authenticated and logged into the board. It also provides functions such as read tracking if they have been enabled by the board owner. If you are having login or logout problems, deleting board cookies may help.; Top

User Preferences and Avatar

How do I change my settings / preferences / password / etc.?: Visit your User Control Panel; a link can be found at the top navigation bar, in the bottom-left region. This system will allow you to change all your settings and preferences.; Top

How do I change my avatar?: To change your avatar, go to your User Control Panel. Select the Profile tab, and then select Edit avatar from the menu on the left. You can upload an avatar from your computer, or link to one elsewhere on the web. Uploaded avatars will be resized to the maximum dimensions allowed. Please note that resizing of animated GIF's will not work. Please resize them prior to uploading.; Top

Disable signatures: You can disable the display of signatures throughout the forum by going to your User Control Panel. Select the Board Preferences tab, then select Edit display options from the menu to the left. Choose the No button under Display signatures.; Top

Posting

How do I post a topic?: To post a new topic in a forum, first find the forum appropriate for your topic. Once you're in the appropriate forum, click the "New Topic" button to the top-left of the screen.; Top

How do I edit or delete a post?: Unless you are a board administrator or moderator, you can only edit or delete your own posts. You can edit a post by clicking the edit button for the relevant post, sometimes for only a limited time after the post was made. If someone has already replied to the post, you will find a small piece of text output below the post when you return to the topic which lists the number of times you edited it along with the date and time. This will only appear if someone has made a reply; it will not appear if a moderator or administrator edited the post, though they may leave a note as to why they’ve edited the post at their own digression. Please note that normal users cannot delete a post once someone has replied.; Top

How do I bump my topic?: Posting replies to bump a topic is not allowed. You must use the "bump topic" link at the bottom of the page to bump a topic. This link will appear if you are the topic starter or last poster and it has been more than 1 day since the topic was last posted to.; Top

How do I post images?: You may upload images to the forum by clicking the "Upload Attachments" tab at the bottom towards the bottom of the screen when making a post. Alternatively, you may link to an image stored on a publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.example.com/my-picture.gif. You cannot link to pictures stored on your own PC (unless it is a publicly accessible server) nor images stored behind authentication mechanisms, e.g. hotmail or yahoo mailboxes, password protected sites, etc. To display the image use the BBCode [img] tag.; Top

How do I add a signature to my post?: To add a signature to a post you must first create one via your User Control Panel. Once created, you can check the Attach a signature box on the posting form to add your signature. You can also add a signature by default to all your posts by checking the appropriate radio button in your profile. If you do so, you can still prevent a signature being added to individual posts by un-checking the add signature box within the posting form.; Top

What is the “Save” button for in topic posting?: This allows you to save passages to be completed and submitted at a later date. To reload a saved passage, visit the User Control Panel.; Top

How can I report posts to a moderator?: If a post is in obvious or blatant violation of the posted rules, you may report the post to a moderator. You should see a button or icon with an exclamation mark "!" for reporting posts above the post you wish to report. Clicking this will walk you through the steps necessary to report the post.; Top

How do I create a poll?: When posting a new topic or editing the first post of a topic, click the “Poll creation” tab below the main posting form; if you cannot see this, you do not have appropriate permissions to create polls. Enter a title and at least two options in the appropriate fields, making sure each option is on a separate line in the textarea. You can also set the number of options users may select during voting under “Options per user”, a time limit in days for the poll (0 for infinite duration) and lastly the option to allow users to amend their votes.; Top

How do I edit or delete a poll?: As with posts, polls can only be edited by the original poster, a moderator or an administrator. To edit a poll, click to edit the first post in the topic; this always has the poll associated with it. If no one has cast a vote, users can delete the poll or edit any poll option. However, if members have already placed votes, only moderators or administrators can edit or delete it. This prevents the poll’s options from being changed mid-way through a poll.; Top

Why can’t I add more poll options?: The limit for poll options is set by the board administrator. If you feel you need to add more options to your poll then the allowed amount, contact the board administrator.; Top

Formatting Posts and BBCode

How do I format my post? What is BBCode?: Click here for a complete BBCode guide. BBCode is a special implementation of HTML, offering great formatting control on particular objects in a post. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML, but tags are enclosed in square brackets [ and ] rather than < and >. For more information on BBCode see the guide which can be accessed from the posting page or by clicking here.; Top

Can I use HTML?: No. It is not possible to post HTML on this board and have it rendered as HTML. Most formatting which can be carried out using HTML can be applied using BBCode instead.; Top

What are Smilies?: The full list of emoticons can be seen on the posting screen, by clicking "View more smilies." Try not to overuse smilies, however, as they can quickly render a post unreadable and a moderator may edit them out or remove the post altogether. You are limited to a maximum of 8 smileys per post.; Top

Reporting / Flagging Posts

Reporting or flagging a post: To report a post to the moderator for violating the rules or abusive behavior, click the report post button (a triangle with an exclamation mark) located at the top of each post. This will mark the post with a different color and notify the moderators. Abusing the reporting feature is against the rules and may be grounds for a permanent ban.; Top

Karma

What are Karma Points?: Karma points represent your reputation throughout the forum. Karma points are negative or positive. You can earn them by having other users rate one of your posts positively or negatively. Users with a high amount of good karma points have more karma power, which means that when they award karma points, they award more points than someone with less karma power.

Karma points and their related post and comment are displayed by clicking the square next to the users rating:

This square represents a user's karma points. One square for every 50 points (this may change).; Top

How do I give Karma Points?: You can only give karma once you have at least 1 karma point and 1 post. To give karma click the "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" button for a post you'd like to rate. Enter a reason for giving the karma, and abide by the rules.; Top

Rules for Giving Karma: • Reasons for karma must be related to the post.
• Giving negative karma is only allowed for violating rules, or personal attacks.; Top

Chat

Galaxy Raver Chat (IRC): Galaxy Raver uses IRC (Internet Relay Chat) for real-time discussion. Click here for help with the chat or IRC.

Address: aurora.irc.arloria.net Port: 8080 SSL: Yes
Channel: #galaxyraver Password: gr4life

You must connect using SSL on port 8080. Do not give the password out or your account may be permanently revoked.

Check "accept invalid SSL" certificates if your having connection issues.; Top

Ignoring Users and Adding Friends

Ignore Users: You can ignore users by adding them to your Foes list. Click the username you want to ignore to visit their profile, and you should see a link "Add foe." See the FAQ section of adding users to your Friends or Foes lists.; Top

What is my Friends and Foes list?: You can use these lists to organize other members of the board. Members added to your friends list will be listed within your User Control Panel for quick access to see their online status and to send them private messages. Subject to template support, posts from these users may also be highlighted. If you add a user to your foes list, any posts they make will be hidden by default.; Top

How can I add / remove users to my Friends or Foes list?: You can add users to your list in two ways. Within each user’s profile, there is a link to add them to either your Friend or Foe list. Alternatively, from your User Control Panel, you can directly add users by entering their member name. You may also remove users from your list using the same page.; Top

Rank & User Groups

Ranks: Ranks, which appear below your username, indicate the number of posts you have made or identify certain users, e.g. moderators and administrators. In general, you cannot directly change the wording of any board ranks as they are set by the board administrator. Please do not abuse the board by posting unnecessarily just to increase your rank.

Posting levels are as follows:

Cosmic Dust 0 - 49
Space Probe 50- 149
Moon Minion 150 - 499
Wandering Star 500 - 999
Nebula Nomad 1000 - 1999
Galactic Glob 2000 - ????
???????????? ????; Top

User Groups: The board is divided into different user groups, such as Registered Users, Moderators, Administrators, Promoters, etc. Each group has different forum permissions and roles. Some have special titles or ranks, in addition to having access to private forums. If you are a member of more than one usergroup, your default is used to determine which group colour and group rank should be shown for you by default. The board administrator may grant you permission to change your default usergroup via your User Control Panel.; Top

Administrators: Administrators are members assigned with the highest level of control over the entire board. These members can control all facets of board operation, including setting permissions, banning users, creating usergroups or moderators, etc., dependent upon the board founder and what permissions he or she has given the other administrators. They may also have full moderator capabilities in all forums, depending on the settings put forth by the board founder.; Top

Moderators: Moderators are individuals (or groups of individuals) who look after the forums from day to day. They have the authority to edit or delete posts and lock, unlock, move, delete and split topics in the forum they moderate. Generally, moderators are present to prevent users from going off-topic or posting abusive or offensive material.; Top

Why do some usergroups appear in a different colour?: It is possible for the board administrator to assign a colour to the members of a usergroup to make it easy to identify the members of this group.; Top

Photo Gallery

What is the Photo Gallery?: The Photo Gallery is a place for members to upload their pictures for others in the community to see and comment on. Each member has their own personal gallery that only they can upload pictures to. In addition, there is a public photo gallery that all members can contribute to. To access the public gallery or a member gallery, click on the "Photo Gallery" link towards the top of the forum. Alternatively, you can access individual member galleries by visiting the member's profile and clicking "Show personal gallery of..."; Top

How do I access the gallery?: To access the public gallery or a member gallery, click on the "Photo Gallery" link towards the top of the forum. Alternatively, you can access individual member galleries by visiting the member's profile and clicking "Show personal gallery of..."; Top

How do I view a member's gallery?: Visit the member's profile by clicking on the member's username from anywhere on the web site. Click "View My Pictures" next to where it says "Photo Gallery:" under the member's age & location. If there is no link then this means the member does not have any photos to view.; Top

How do I upload pictures?: Click the "Gallery" link at the top of the forum to take you to the photo gallery page. Choose an album to upload your picture to, either your personal album or the public album. Click "New Image," choose a title and description for your image. Then click "Browse" to find the photo on your computer that you would like to upload. When your done, click "Submit." All done! You will be taken to a page with a link to view your picture or upload more.; Top

Topic Subscriptions and Bookmarks

What is the difference between bookmarking and subscribing?: Bookmarking in phpBB3 is much like bookmarking in your web browser. You aren’t alerted when there’s an update, but you can come back to the topic later. Subscribing, however, will notify you when there is an update to the topic or forum on the board via your preferred method or methods.; Top

How do I subscribe to specific forums or topics?: To subscribe to a specific forum, click the “Subscribe forum” link upon entering the forum. To subscribe to a topic, reply to the topic with the subscribe checkbox checked or click the “Subscribe topic” link within the topic itself.; Top

How do I remove my subscriptions?: To remove your subscriptions, go to your User Control Panel and follow the links to your subscriptions.; Top

Private Messaging

I keep getting unwanted private messages!: You can block a user from sending you private messages by using message rules within your User Control Panel. If you are receiving abusive private messages from a particular user, inform a board administrator; they have the power to prevent a user from sending private messages.; Top

I have received a spamming or abusive e-mail from someone on this board!: We are sorry to hear that. The e-mail form feature of this board includes safeguards to try and track users who send such posts, so e-mail the board administrator with a full copy of the e-mail you received. It is very important that this includes the headers that contain the details of the user that sent the e-mail. The board administrator can then take action.; Top

Searching the Forums

How can I search a forum or forums?: Enter a search term in the search box located on the index, forum or topic pages. Advanced search can be accessed by clicking the “Advance Search” link which is available on all pages on the forum. How to access the search may depend on the style used.; Top

Why does my search return no results?: Your search was probably too vague and included many common terms which are not indexed by phpBB3. Be more specific and use the options available within Advanced search.; Top

Why does my search return a blank page!?: Your search returned too many results for the webserver to handle. Use “Advanced search” and be more specific in the terms used and forums that are to be searched.; Top

How do I search for members?: Go to the home page and towards the bottom below the online users list is a link, "View member list."; Top

How can I find my own posts and topics?: Your own posts can be retrieved either by clicking the “Search user’s posts” within the User Control Panel or via your own profile page. To search for your topics, use the Advanced search page and fill in the various options appropriately.; Top

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