So you've signed up for the forums, received your activation email and logged into the forums! What do you do next? Configure your profile!
1. Click the Drop down menu on the top right of the page with your name, and select Forum Profile.
- Update your Personalized Picture with an uploaded image for your avatar, or select one of the predefined options.
- Replace/Remove the text "I need to update my profile!" in the Personalized Text field.
- Update your Birthday.
- Update your Location (City, State).
- Update your Gender.
- Update your Signature.
- Update any other fields you feel applicable.
- Click the "Change Profile" button at the bottom to save your settings.
3. Hover over the "Modify Profile" button and a menu will appear, select "Look and Layout".
- Update the Time Offset to match your current timezone. It is important to get this correct so the time and date show correctly when you are logged in. The forum timezone is set to Pacific time. You can try to click the auto detect button and the forum will attempt to figure this out for you. Use the following for reference:
0 = Pacific Time
1 = Mountain Time
2 = Central Time
3 = Eastern Time
- Click the "Change Profile" button at the bottom to save your settings.
4. Enjoy your new found love for TWB by being an active participant in the forums.