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font-size: 0.85em; border: none; width: 100%; background-color: #f1f1ed; font-weight: bold; &quot;"><tbody><tr> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="LoCo Teams Home" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=home.png" title="LoCo Teams Home" /> <a href="/LoCoTeams">LoCo Home</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="LoCo Teams" class="attachment" src="/IconsPage?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=iconCircle32.png" title="LoCo Teams" /> <a class="http" href="http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/">LoCo Teams</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Joining a Team" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=joiningateam.png" title="Joining a Team" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamJoining">Join a Team</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Running a Team" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=runningateam.png" title="Running a Team" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamHowto">Start a LoCo Team!</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Knowledge Base" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=knowledgebase.png" title="Knowledge Base" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamKnowledgeBase">Knowledge Base</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="FAQ" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=faq.png" title="FAQ" /> <a href="/LoCoFAQ">FAQ</a> </td> <td><p class="line862"> <img alt="Contacts" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=contacts.png" title="Contacts" /> <a href="/LoCoTeamContacts">Contacts</a> </td> <td style="&quot; font-size: 0.80em; border: 2px; background-color: #cccccc; &quot;"><p class="line891"><img alt="Meeting" class="attachment" src="/LoCoMenuHeader?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=events.png" title="Meeting" /> <strong>NEXT LOCO MEETING</strong>:<br> Third Tues of each month (<a href="/LoCoCouncil/Agenda">details/agenda</a>) </td> </tr> </tbody></table></div><span class="anchor" id="LoCoMenuHeader.line-2"></span><span class="anchor" id="LoCoMenuHeader.bottom"></span></div> <span class="anchor" id="line-4"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-5"></span><p class="line862">This page is a guide on the different ways to set up a forum for your <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> team. <span class="anchor" id="line-6"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-7"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Why_Use_Ubuntu_Forums.3F">Why Use Ubuntu Forums?</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-8"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-9"></span><p class="line867"><a class="http" href="http://www.ubuntuforums.org/">Ubuntu Forums</a> has offered to host <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> forums. Ubuntu Forums is a well known forum, is a great looking site, and is very easy to use. In addition to that, the sheer number of visitors to Ubuntu Forums guarantees your forum will have exposure to people who love Ubuntu, or are just testing the waters. Ubuntu Forums has been a great recruiting engine for many <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> teams. <span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span><p class="line867"><span class="u"> <strong>Important</strong></span>: If your <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> team already has a forum please do not request one to help avoid confusion, unless you intend to replace your current one. <span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span><p class="line867"> <h2 id="Getting_a_LoCo_Forum_on_Ubuntu_Forums">Getting a LoCo Forum on Ubuntu Forums</h2> <span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span><p class="line862">The <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> forum we setup for you will be managed by you. We will give you certain permissions to maintain your forum. In the event you need to have a user banned please contact one of the forums administrators to facilitate this for you. <span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span><p class="line867"><strong>Forum Permissions Include</strong>:<br> <span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span><ol type="1"><li><p class="line862">Delete/Undelete Posts & Threads <span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span></li><li>Stick or Unstick Threads <span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span></li><li>Open/Close Threads and posts <span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span></li><li>Move threads <span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span></li><li>Merge Threads <span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span></li><li>Post announcements in your forum <span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span></li><li>Edit users posts <span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span></li></ol><p class="line862">Since the <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> forum will be managed by you for your team, you are welcomed to speak your native language in your forum. Please keep in mind the rest of the ubuntuforums is English only. Also please keep in mind users must follow the official forum guidelines when posting, we try to maintain a friendly environment for everyone. <span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span><p class="line867"><strong>Requesting your <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> Forum:</strong><br> <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span>Please make sure your project is listed on the <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> team wiki here: <a href="/LoCoTeamList">LoCoTeamList</a>. Also, make sure you are the registered contact person for this <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> Team as per the listing on the <a href="/LoCoTeamList">LoCoTeamList</a> wiki page. <span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span><p class="line862">Make a post at <a class="http" href="http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=181">http://www.ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=181</a> with your <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> team name and the following information: <span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span><ol type="1"><li>What subdomain prefix do you want. example: (prefix.ubuntuforums.org) <span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span><ul><li><p class="line862">For <a href="/USTeams">USTeams</a>, please make sure the full state name is in the prefix, and not the two-letter state code. <span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span></li></ul></li><li><p class="line862">What is your <a href="/LoCo">LoCo</a> team name <span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span></li><li>The forum user(s) (max 2) who will be the moderator for your forum <span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span><ul><li>If you only add one, and would like to add another later, send a private message to ubuntugeek on the forums. <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span></li></ul></li></ol><p class="line867"><hr /><p class="line874"> <span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span><a href="/CategoryLoCoTeams">CategoryLoCoTeams</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></div>  <div id="pagebottom"></div> </div> <div class="entry-utility"> <span class="cat-links"> <p id="pageinfo" class="info" lang="en" dir="ltr">LoCoCreatingForum (last edited 2008-08-06 16:40:37 by <span title="??? @ localhost[127.0.0.1]">localhost</span>)</p> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearBoth"></div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div id="siteinfo"> <p> The material on this wiki is available under a free license, see <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/License">Copyright / License</a> for details. </p> </div> </div> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){ i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-1018242-7', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script></body> </html>