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A few notes for first-timers
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AskWoody MVPSeptember 9, 2019 at 12:57 pm #1945340Welcome to the newcomers! We were all newcomers once.
Dig around the site – you’ll find help on every conceivable topic. If you can’t find the answer, ask; someone will do their best to help you.
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AskWoody_MVPSeptember 9, 2019 at 1:06 pm #1945344Read Welcome for general, all-purpose instructions about the site:
https://www.askwoody.com/welcome/Read MS-DEFCON System for general instructions on when to patch:
https://www.askwoody.com/ms-defcon-system/On permanent hiatus {with backup and coffee}
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ManagerSeptember 9, 2019 at 3:30 pm #1945514To create a new topic on the Questions: Win10 Forum (for example):
Go to the Forum and scroll to the bottom.Enter your Question in the “Topic Title” box – make it descriptive.
Enter you discussion in the Entry Box (if you copy/paste use the “Text” tab. Use the “Visual” tab to see what it looks like.
When you finish, click on “Submit” at the bottom.1 user thanked author for this post.
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AskWoody_MVPSeptember 9, 2019 at 3:59 pm #1945574Please don’t include in posts — email addresses or other personal or identifying information.
Such information has to be removed.
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tonyl
AskWoody LoungerSeptember 9, 2019 at 5:14 pm #1945714A warm welcome to all new posters!
First rule of any forum: read the FAQs. Only thing is, where are they? Not enough forums have a link for them on the front page. It’s all there, but not all in one place. For example, you’ve got the welcome link, and then there are threads like this one.
My humble suggestion, Woody, is that there be a “FAQs” link on the bar at the top of the page; it could be a depository of all the questions that newbies are likely to ask.
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ManagerSeptember 10, 2019 at 7:14 am #1946390Please email CustomerSupport@AskWoody.com – include the username (ID) that you are using.
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anonymous
GuestSeptember 11, 2019 at 5:05 am #1948014Please email CustomerSupport@AskWoody.com – include the username (ID) that you are using.
I’VE BETTER ACCESS ANONYMOUSLY, THAN i DO AS A MEMBER.
THAT CAN’T BE RIGHT ?
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ManagerSeptember 10, 2019 at 7:15 am #1946391Me neither.
As @PKCano says, email me at CustomerSupport@AskWoody.com.
Please tell me exactly what you click, what you type, and what you then see. Details are important!
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