There is a button that says 'Login' in the menu at the top, clicking this button will take you to the login page, where you can login. Here you simply input your username, and your password, click the login button, and that's it!
You can logout by clicking Logout at the top of the page. When you logout the cookies that store your username and password will be removed and you will become a Guest or Anonymous user.
By clicking on the 'Search' button in the menu. Then inputting what you wish to search for, you can restrict where you search with the drop down lists.
First click on the
U2U button in the menu, another smaller window will pop-up, from there you can access the 'Send a U2U' screen, by clicking on it at the top. Place the user's name in the 'To' field, and then insert a subject and a message and click 'Send'.
You can view all the members by clicking on the
Members List button in the menu.
Most of the time the answer is no, but ask your Admin.
Based on the number of posts you have, you are assigned to a rank. Each rank has its own status and its own amount of stars. Below are the user rank settings for this board:
Newbie - 0 Posts
Junior Member - 10 Posts
Active Member - 50 Posts
Advanced Member - 150 Posts
Senior Member - 400 Posts
Expert Member - 700 Posts
Executive Member - 1000 Posts
Silver Member - 2000 Posts
Gold Member - 5000 Posts
Platinum Member - 10000 Posts