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Welcome to Rhodiechat
For Rhodesians and Zimbabweans Worldwide
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU READ THESE PAGES OF REGISTRATION DETAILS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SITE. IF NECESSARY PRINT A COPY FOR YOURSELVES AND KEEP ON HAND.
SHOULD YOU SEND AN E-MAIL TO ADMIN, WITH DIFFICULTIES IN REGARDS TO THE SITE, AND THE QUESTIONS ASKED, HAVE THE ANSWERS ON THESE PAGES, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A REPLY.
Rhodiechat is an online community for Rhodesian/Zimbabweans Worldwide and those interested in our culture and Country.
Join in the Memories. Post a search for that long lost friend and help with the many others, You never know who maybe looking for you
Rhodiechat is broken down into two Memberships, Free and Premium
Registration - You will be asked to submit a username, password , your name and country in which you now reside in, along with a brief description of yourself and relationship to the website as a profile. We prefer that your username contains your first name and initial with no spaces, I.e. Susan.P You are NOT ALLOWED to use your e-mail address as your username. Username and passwords are case sensitive. Once submitted you will receive a verification link by e-mail. IMPORTANT: Only click on the verification link once, doing it twice will deactivate your Registration. Once clicked on, proceed to the home page of the site and login.
Logging in - On the home page of the website you will see a members login box here is where you enter your username and password. The login box also contains a forgot password link. (In case of emergencies)
Members area - Once logged in, down to the left is the options bar, these are the main links/areas to the website.
Note.. When you click on some of the links in the options bar either a new page or window opens in your browser, to view the options bar again either back up (you may have to double click) or simply click on the Click here to Members Area link located under the top banner.
Options bar
View Profile - Premium Members
Show Profile - Free members (you can show or hide your profile)
Edit Profile - Premium and Free members (you can update your profile, description add a photo of yourself)
Delete Profile - deletes your Membership
My Blogs - Premium members
My Favorites - add your favorite members
My Mail - Internal messages sent to you from other members, you have to be a premium member to send messages/reply
My Photo Gallery - Premium members
Photos - Free members
Audio/Video - Free members
Chatroom - Free members
Messageboard - Free members this is the main area of the site
Search Profiles - Premium members
Members Blogs - Premium members
Members Gallerys - Premium members
Coming soon Rhodesian Directory, Zimbabwe Directory
Note..when you click on some of the links in the options bar either a new page or window opens in your browser, to view the options bar again either back up (you may have to double click) or simply click on the Click here to Members Area link under the top banner.
Premium membership... By clicking on any of the Premium options an upgrade to Premium Membership box will appear. Premium membership is only 5GBP per year and is done via our payment processor Paypal. By charging a membership fee we are also able to verify membership so that the Paypal payment invoice we receive that displays the members name , email address and country, We then verify this to that of your membership profile, if these do not match you will receive an e-mail.
The charging of 5GBP per annum is utilized towards the upkeep of the Site, so that improvements can be carried out, as with our newest improvement of placing the Site onto its own dedicated server.
Charging of the annual fee, also contributes towards ensuring that our Members continue to enjoy a completely spam free site, and above all complete safety and security of knowing that your personal details are completely private and confidential, unlike other Sites on the Internet where all personal details are freely visible for all to see.
Should you know a Member that is already on Rhodiechat, and you are totally against using our Payment Processor Paypal and our Member is able to verify all your details and who you say you are, then we will quite happily sign you up onto the Site, please do not abuse this offer.
Special Note. Prejudice remarks or defamation of any kind is not permitted on Rhodiechat.
Several moderators on different time zones watch over the site.
If you are just here to attempt to harvest email addresses so that you can send unsolicited bulk email or unsolicited commercial email , both pretty much the same thing and more commonly known as "spam", stop right now. You should be aware that there are now tough anti-spam laws in many jurisdictions with provisions for criminal prosecution and the awarding of monetary damages. If you send spam to any of our addresses, we will hunt you down and initiate civil action against you, as well as assist the relevant authorities in the prosecution of a criminal case against you. You have been warned.
Members you are protected. Rhodiechat has an internal e-mail system. When a member wishes to contact you they click on your profile, then send message. An e-mail is then sent to the receivers address, they then login to the website to retrieve. Under no circumstances are you allowed to post your contact information in your profile, blogs or messageboard, should you do so, it will be removed by either Admin and the Moderators. Once a member has contacted you via the internal e-mail system its then up to you to reveal your info.
Searching for someone? Rhodiechat is the place.. Our newsletter is broadcast monthly to over 30,000 Rhodesians/Zimbabweans via the Memories of
Peddling of goods first has to be approved by our group of moderators, authors we have a special section currently being built
Site accessed at either
www.Rhodiechat.com
www.Zimbabweansworldwide.com
LOGGING IN:
Once at the homepage of the web site you will see a Members' login box, on the top left of the Screen. Complete login details with the username and password you created (must be entered exactly as you typed it) enter them into these boxes then click the login button.
This will bring you to the Members' areas of the web site.
Once logged in, we ask you to please update your Profile, with a brief description. This you can do by Clicking on the Blue "Edit Profile" lettering situated at the top of the page, under the "Options Menu" Once you have completed your brief description, click on the "Update Details" a new window will open with a message confirming your success, click on "Click here to Members' Area" located on the top left hand of your Screen, under the Site Banner, this will return you back to the "Homepage"
room.
MESSAGEBOARD:Free and Premium members
This is the main area of the Web site. Once you have accessed the Board/Forum, we ask that you please read over the FAQ's located at the top right of the screen. To return back to the Forum Index page, click on "Zimbabweans Rhodesians Worldwide Forum Index" located under the Logo of the Flame lily.
On returning to the Forum, we ask that you do a Posting, to "Introduce yourself" to other Members' you never know who may be looking for you. Join in the fun of the various discussions, or post your own search, and reply to Postings from other Members' if you should know the person/s that they are searching for - we all look out for one another.
Should you be submitting a Post searching for someone, please ensure that it is Posted under the category "Lost Friends and Family" as our Search Postings are complied into a Monthly Newsletter, which is sent to over 30 000 people.
Please DO NOT enter any contact details in your Postings such as, e-mail addresses, residential addresses or phone numbers, people wanting to contact you, can do so within the site via the "Internal Messaging System" to which you will receive an e-mail from Admin, advising you that you have a Message waiting for you on the Site, once you sign in, a "Pop up Box" will be waiting with your Message/s. If you wish to exchange your Contact details with other Members' this is where you may do so. This system has been installed to protect our Members' 100%, your security and peace of mind, are of great importance to us.
Step by step Instructions how to post a message/search in the messageboard... , please note a few rules and regulations
Under no circumstances must you put any personal information in a Posting - email addresses, addresses, etc.. This is to safeguard your privacy, and should a Member wish to respond to you personally, they can do so via the internal mail system - and visa versa, if you wish to contact a member - the Internal Mail system must be used at all times, until you are comfortable with the Member, or know that particular Member personally - and then it is solely at your discretion, if you wish to part with your personal details in your mail to one another
1. Log onto the Site - typing in your username and password exactly as you gave it upon registering.
2. Once you have logged on, you will come to the Main Page of the Site with the Options Menu running down the left hand side of your screen, all the wording in the Options Menu is in pale blue.
3. Click on "Messageboard"
4. Wait for a second or 2 and a completely new Window will open up.
5. Normally at this point, I minimise my Main Page of the Site - the choice is solely up to you, how you operate your programmes/windows - I just find it a lot simpler. But keep in mind that you have done this.
6. Maximise the Forum Window - now you should see the Flame Lily Logo in the left hand corner - just to the Right you will see FAQ and Log Out (your username) - I suggest at this point you click on FAQ and have a read through.
7. Should you read the FAQ's - to return to the main page of the Forum - Click on Zimbabweans Rhodesians Worldwide Forum Index located at the top of the page, just beneath the Flame Lily Logo.
8. Right you should now be back on the Main Index page of the Forum - scroll down and read the Topic Headings - once you find the one you wish to do a posting under - place your cursor over the Topic heading - it will come up Highlighted in Orange.
9. You wish to post under "Members' Intro" - click on there and a new Page will open for you. Now this page is where other Members' have done postings - now you have 2 options, either you can read the Topics or just do your posting and get out, and browse the rest of the Forum. If you wish to read other postings, just click on the headings that run down the left hand side of the Screen - this will take you to the page where the member posted ----- should you wish to partake in the topic or answer the topic scroll down or up and you will see a box with "postreply" click on that and a small screen will open with smilies located on the left hand side. Place your cursor inside the screen and type your reply.
Once completed - scroll down and you will see 2 buttons "Preview" and "Submit" - click on Submit ------ wait a while and a note will come up - "Information" your post has been submitted successfully" (or words to that effect) this will only stay on your screen for a few seconds, you will then be returned to the Posting (of which yours should be at the bottom of the screen) .
10. Now to exit from that, click on Zimbabweans Rhodesians Worldwide Forum Index which you will see at the bottom of the page, this will return you to the original page mentioned in Number 6 above.
11. The same steps are taken to do a new Posting - and instead of clicking on "postreply" you click on "new topic" - the only difference in this regard is you have to put a heading in the "Subject" Line, as when you click to submit your Posting - it will advise you that you need to give your topic a heading - whereas if replying to a posting this is not necessary.
12. Once you have done your posting, and read any of the other topics that attract your interest and you wish to Exit the Forum totally, go to the top of the Page and click on "LogOut (Username) and close the window.
13 Maximise the Main Page of the Site - and if you wish to browse the rest of the Site - scroll down the "Options Menu" on the left hand side and click on which ever topic takes your fancy, but now keeping in mind - to return to the main page, once you have chosen a topic, you have to click on "Click here to Members Area" (located beneath the Rhodiechat Banner) to return to the Main Page of the Site - as the "Option Menu" does not reflect on the rest of the Site.
14. Once you have finished completely - click on "Logout" located either at the Top of the page under the Rhodiechat Banner or at the end of the "Options Menu"
Contacting another member, Premium members only
Your Privacy is protected via an internal messaging system. Wish to contact another Member?
Simple click on the Members name...a profile of the person will pop up
Above it you will see
View My Gallery | View My Blogs | Send Message | Add Favourites
This is where you can view the Members Gallery, blog, send a message or add them as a favourite
Click on send a message..enter your text and send....
Once that Members signs into the site the message will show...
It is then up to that Member if they wish to reveal direct contact info.
Why is this done?
To stop spammers from picking up e-mail addresses.
WARNING........if you are using the messaging system for any commercial venture your membership will be withdrawn and your e-mail/username ip address banned.
Live Chat, Free and Premium members.
The live chat will automatically login you in under your username
Depending on your internet service(speed) please allow time for the page to open. Once in you will see a text area at the botton. Enter your text/hello and click on send. Your set!
The use of Capital letters in chat is interpreted as "shouting" so please ensure that your cap lock button is off.
Drop by the live chat most of the sites moderators and regulars hang out here so if you have a question they would be more than happy to help.
How to search all the members. Premium members
When you login you will see "Click here to the Members Area" below the top banner
Click on that
Down to the left you will see the options bar
Click on " Search Profiles"
Leave the username and keyword boxes empty (unless you know a members login name)
Click on Search
It will then show you a group of 10 members profiles, scroll down, click next to see the next 10
If you see a member you wish to view/contact click on the members name
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