This area is for discussion of topics from To Kill a Mockingbird. You are able to leave messages and respond to other's messages. Click on a topic below for more information on that topic.
Which browsers will work in this area?
Am I able to use HTML tags in my post?
Is there a way to remove an article that has
already been posted?
Do I have to pay anything to create an account
here?
I lost my password, is there any way to get it
back?
Why do I keep on getting the error "Illegal User
Name?"
Guidelines for using this discussion area
Tips for writing a good article
Viewing the articles in a discussion area
To view the articles for the discussion area, click on "View the Board" once you have logged in.
Viewing responses to an article
To view responses to an article, go to an article in a discussion area. Below this article will be a list of responses to that article. Click on a response to read it.
Posting an article
Once you have logged in and viewed the board, scroll down to the bottom of the page. There will be a form here that will allow you to post messages.
NOTE: Guests are not able to post messages, just view them. You must make your account before you are able to post any messages.
Posting a response to an article
A response can be posted to any article that is in a topic. First, scroll down to the end of an article. Here you will see several text areas where you will enter information in. Next, enter a title for your response. The default title is Re: (Name of Article responded to) but can be changed. Now, enter the text for your reply in the Response Text field. Click on the Submit Response button to post your response.
Searching for articles
If you would like to find articles about certain information in these posts, then you can use the search engine for this area. To use this search engine, click on the search engine at the first page of the discussion area. You will be asked to enter information to search for. Click on the submit button and any articles which contain the words you searched for will appear.
Example: If you wanted to find information on Scout and Jem, then you would type in "Scout and Jem" in the search engine.
Creating an account
To post messages to these boards, you must create an account. At the entrance of the discussion group, click on "Register an account" and you will be sent to the account registration form. Below are the fields you will need to fill out and a description of each:
Username: The name you will use to log into these boards. This can also be used as your posting name when you post a message.
Password: The password you will use to log in under your account to this area. Keep this password in a safe area and do not reveal it to anyone.
Alias 1-5: These fields allow you to create posting names. These names can be used to Identify yourself when posting messages. This information is optional.
E-Mail: Your E-Mail address. If you do not have an E-Mail address, type none in this field.
Archive: An archive is a way for users to save messages even if they are lost from the board. (All messages are deleted after 30 days on the board). By clicking on yes, an archive will be created for you.
Remember, all information you type in is case sensitive! This means that when you log in, you must type your password and username with the same capital and lower case letters that you used here.
Using an archive
An archive is used to save messages before they are deleted from this area. Messages are deleted from the main discussion area after 30 days of their posting.
Once you log in under your account, you will be given the options of viewing the board, viewing an archive, or editing your archive. You must post a new message in the board area to add it to your archive. You will have the option of adding this to archive when you post it.
You can edit your archive by clicking on "Edit your archive." This option allows you to delete messages that are currently in your archive.
To view your archive or another user's archive, click on "View an archive." Type in the name of the user whose archive you wish to view. This will show you all messages that the user has posted and saved to his/her archive.
Which browsers will work in this area?
Almost any browser should work fine in this area. Some very old browsers may have trouble logging into this area and posting, however. Your browser must support forms to be able to use the Discussion groups.
Am I able to use HTML tags in my post?
No. If you add an HTML tag, it will not show up on the post.
Is there a way to remove an article that has already been posted?
There is no way for a user to remove their post. All posts that were obviously posted by accident will be removed by the maintainers of this discussion area.
Do I have to pay anything to create an account here?
No. All uses of the discussion area are free.
I lost my password, is there any way to get it back?
Sorry, there is no way to get a password from an account. You will have to create another account if you lose a password for one account.
Why do I keep on getting the error, "Illegal User Name?"
This means that you typed in your username wrong. The most common reason is that you did not type it in as you did when you signed up. User Names are case sensitive meaning that if you do not type it with the same capitilization as the first time you entered it, it will not work.
Guidelines for using this discussion area
Any article posted to this area which has anything from the list above in it will be removed from the discussion area. Also, the user that posted the article will have his/her account removed.
Tips for writing a good article