AMES FREE LIBRARY FORUM USER SIGN UP DIRECTIONS

To post on the forum, which is hosted by Runboard, you will need to register and verify as a user with Runboard (link given below in step #1). This makes you eligible to post on any of the Runboard message boards, of which the AMES FREE LIBRARY FORUM is one.

After you've register with Runboard through the "Sign Up" process at the Runboard link,(TOP RIGHT OF THE SCREEN) The site further requires you to then post one message on the forum to become an official member.

Being a member only means that your account will show up on our administrator's list of members--That's ALL it means!

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL RUNBOARD OR THE LIBRARY GIVE AWAY ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION! if you are still concerned about spam, many people sign up for a free Yahoo account for public forum-type registrations. (Go to http://www.yahoo.com for a free email account.) If you ever incur problems with spam that stem from our board, please let us know immediately!

Steps to Register--everyone who desires to register as a user and post on should follow Steps 1-5:

1. Either click HERE to sign-up or go to http://Runboard.com -- and click on "register." Either way, you will end up at Runboard's account registration form. (Everyone MUST begin at Runboard's form to register).

2. Fill out the registration form including choosing a user name and entering an email address. BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR USER NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS INFORMATION! Submit the form. You will get a message that says:
"Congratulations, your account has been created. Before you can log in your account, you need to activate it. An email message with instructions has been sent to the primary email address you just entered..."
Runboard will send you an account registration confirmation at the email address you entered (be sure to check your spam folder if you don't see the Runboard confirmation) which will include an activation link. (This step verifies you are a "real" person and not a spam-bot.)

3. Look in your email inbox and open this Runboard confirmation email. To activate your Runboard user registration, you MUST click on the personal activation link provided in that confirmation email.

After clicking on the personal activiation link, a message will appear from Runboard that says "Congratulations! Your account is now activated, and you can freely use it. You have been logged into your account.

Your temporary password is ##### (note:WRITE THIS TEMP PASSWORD DOWN!)

It has also just been sent to your email address as a reminder. You can change it later in the Control Panel. (There is an optional link for the Control Panel in this message, but you don't need to use it unless you really want to change your password.)

At this point you could close that email, and then just go back to the AMES FREE LIBRARY FORUM and you should be logged in with your new user name all ready to post. If you never click on "log out," you would always be ready to post on the Forum anytime you visit the site.

4. To become an "official" member of the forum, you will need to post ONE message. Until you post one message, you are a member of Runboard, but not an "official" member of the AMES FREE LIBRARY FORUM.... All "official" member means is that you will show up on our member list with your user name and any information you gave to Runboard. Again, NO personal information will ever be given away by Runboard or the Library forum.

It is wise to post your first message shortly after signing up as Runboard periodically goes through and deletes those accounts which are not being used (ie not posting on any of their boards), so you'd have to sign up all over again... Besides, we hope to see you there!

5. To post a new message, go to the AMES FREE LIBRARY FORUM home, click on one of the forums, click on "new topic" or click on an already posted topic and click on "reply." Type in your message (it is wise to click on "preview" before you submit in order to correct any mistakes or check any url links you may have posted). Click "submit." You will get a "DING" message that tells you that you are now an official member of the board if this is your first post.

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See you online soon! Feel free to contact Steve at 508-238-2000 if you have any questions or concerns.