• General
  • Do I have to register?
  • Are cookies used?
  • Can I edit my profile?
  • Can I edit my own posts?
  • How can I use smilies and images?
  • Can I be notified by e-mail when there are new posts?
  • Can I attach my own signature to my posts?
  • Can I attach files?
  • Can I insert an image from my PC directly into a post?
  • Can I search?
  • Can I add a hyperlink to my messages?
  • Are there any censor features?
  • How can I get in the Member Spotlight?
  • How Do I Place A Classified Ad?
  • How do I submit photos to the Photo Album?
  • What are active topics?
  • What are Moderators?
  • What does it mean if a forum has Moderation enabled?
  • What are Private Messages?
  • What is a Shout Box?
  • What is the Active User display?
  • What is Quick Reply?
  • What is topic sorting?
  • Why does my browser not allow all functions?
  • Who, or what, is a Lurking Huron?
  • How many posts does it take to reach the Senior Level?
  • What about abuse?
  • What do I do if I forget my Password?
  • What is COPPA?
  • Where can I get my own copy of this Forum?
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Registration is not required to view current topics on the Forum; however, if you wish to post a new topic or reply to an existing topic registration is required. Registration is free and only takes a few minutes. The only required fields are your Username, which may be your real name or a nickname, and a valid e-mail address.

The information you provide during registration is not outsourced or used for any advertising by The Mohican Board! [Bumppo's Redux!].

If you believe someone is sending you advertisements as a result of the information you provided through your registration, please notify us immediately.

These Forums use cookies to store the following information: the last time you logged in, your Username and your Encrypted Password. These cookies are stored on your hard drive. Cookies are not used to track your movement or perform any function other than to enhance your use of these forums. If you have not enabled cookies in your browser, many of these time-saving features will not work properly. Also, you need to have cookies enabled if you want to enter a private forum or post a topic/reply.

You may delete all cookies set by these forums in selecting the "logout" button at the top of any page.

You may edit or delete your own posts at any time. Just go to the topic where the post to be edited or deleted is located and you will see an edit or delete icon () on the line that begins "posted on..." Click on this icon to edit or delete the post. No one else can edit your post, except for the forum Moderator or the forum Administrator.

There are several Forum Codes you may use to change the appearance of your text.  Following is the list of codes currently available:

You've probably seen others use smilies before in e-mail messages or other bulletin board posts. Smilies are keyboard characters used to convey an emotion, such as a smile or a frown . This bulletin board automatically converts certain text to a graphical representation when it is inserted between brackets [].  Here are the smilies that are currently supported by The Mohican Board! [Bumppo's Redux!]:

smile [:)] big smile [:D] cool [8D] blush [:I] tongue [:p] evil [}:)] wink [;)] clown [:o)] black eye [B)] eightball [8]

frown [:(] shy [8)] shocked [:0] angry [:(!] dead [xx(] sleepy [|)] kisses [:X] approve [^] disapprove [V] question [?]

Yes, the Subscription feature allows you to subscribe to the entire Board, individual Categories, Forums and/or Topics, depending on what the administrator of this site allows. You will receive an e-mail notifying you of a post that has been made to the Category/Forum/Topic that you have subscribed to. There are four levels of subscription:

- Board Wide Subscription
If you can subscribe to an entire Board, you'll get a notification for any posts made within all the forums inside that board.

- Category Wide Subscription
You can subscribe to an entire Category, which will notify you if there was any posts made within any topic, within any forum, within that Category.

- Forum Wide Subscription
If you don't want to subscribe to an entire Category, you can subscribe to a single forum. This will notify you of any posts made within any topic, within that forum.

- Topic Wide Subscription
More conveniently, you can subscribe to just an individual topic. You will be notified of any post made within that topic.

Each level of subscription is optional. The administrator can turn On/Off each level of subscription for each Category/Forum/Topic.
To Subscribe or Unsubscribe from any level of subscription, you can use the "My Subscriptions" link, located near the top of each page to manage your subscriptions. Or you can click on the subscribe/unsubscribe icons ( ) for that Category/Forum/Topic you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to/from.

For security reasons, you may not attach files to any posts. However, you may cut and paste text into your post.

Yes, you can. You must be a registered user & you must be logged in. Just below the text field in the posting screen, you'll see an icon: . Clicking on that will allow you to upload an image from your PC! It's very easy to do! Please use some common sense when selecting an image. Size it so that it doesn't stretch the screen [about 500x400 pixels, max, works fine] and compress, if you have that capability. We have updated so now a 1MB image will work. Avoid using non-alpha/numeric characters ... like: & " ' *

You may search for specific posts based on a word or words found in the posts, user name, date, and particular forum(s). Simply click on the "search" link at the top of most pages.

The Forum does censor certain words that may be posted; however, this censoring is not an exact science, and is being done based on the words that are being screened, so certain words may be censored out of context. By default, words that are censored are replaced with asterisks.

The Member Spotlight feature appears only on the main board page. It randomly selects a Mohican Board member - from those who have a photo attached to their Profile - and "spotlights" them on the board. Want to get in the spotlight? Add a photo to your Profile. If you need assistance with a photo, please contact us. We'll help. Want to get out of the spotlight? Take your photo out of your Profile. Simple!

It's very simple. Click on the CLASSIFIED link in the upper right-hand corner of the Mohican Board. Then click on the category in which you'd like to buy, sell, or barter. Next, click on the "Place Ad" link & fill out the form. Mandatory fields are highlighted in red. Submit the form ... you're done! Help us make this a success!

First thing you need to do is to contact us so that we may allow "permissions" for you to do so. Then, it's just a matter of logging into your account and uploading images directly from your PC! Limit, as of the moment [subject to change], of 50 images per account - maximum size per of 250 KB [obviously, though, the smaller the better!] - .jpg & .gif formats only. If you have the ability to compress files, please do so before uploading to save on our server space! Images can be of anything you deem of interest to the Mohican Board "audience."

Note: It's a little awkward to remove images from the albums! Upload carefully!

Moderators control individual forums. They may edit, delete, or prune any posts in their forums.

Moderation: This feature allows the Administrator or the Moderator to "Approve", "Hold" or "Delete" a users post before it is shown to the public.
Approve: Only the administrators or the moderators will be able to approve a post made to a moderated forum. When the post is approved, it will be made viewable to the public.
Hold: When a user posts a message to a moderated forum, the message is automatically put on hold until a moderator or an administrator approves of the post. No one will be able to view the post while it is put on hold.
NOTE: Authors of the post will be able to edit their post during this mode.
Delete: If the administrator or moderator chooses this option, the post will be deleted and an e-mail will be sent to the poster of the message, informing them that their post was not approved. The administrator/moderator will be able to give their reason for not approving the post in the e-mail.

First of all, you won't even be aware that there are PMs if you're not logged on. Once you are, you'll see your Private Messages Center down below the Forums on the Board. Basically, it's an internal E-mail system ... you have an Outbox & an Inbox. IMPORTANT: You only need to enter the member's User Name to send. Do not use their E-mail address! It won't work. Everytime you log on, you'll see the number of PMs in your Inbox. En masse, all PMs older than 60 days will be deleted from the server on a regular basis.

Happy Private Messaging!

Well, look at it like a public - or community - Instant Messenger! Use it as you see fit, but you must be logged in!

Simply, it is a function that tracks & displays who is visiting the board at any given time. It can be very useful in deterring, and pinpointing, bogus users. We have set the function to NOT show your name. If you are a logged-on member, you will publically remain anonymous. You can change that, if you wish, by going to your Profile and finding the area, in the lower right side, that says, Show on Active Users. Your choices are Yes & No. By default, your selection is set at No, however, if you were already a Member prior to our installation of the Active User modification, you may have to go back to your Profile & merely click on the Submit button to become "anonymous." We have already taken care of that for you, but may have missed someone. Guests are anyone who is not logged on.

It's exactly what it says it is, a quick, unformatted reply to a post in a thread. No rich text or images/URLs can be placed. You will find the Quick Reply text box at the bottom of any thread, if you are logged on!

Topic sorting allows you to sort all of the non-archived topics within any one forum to suit your needs ...

By default, most of the forums are set to sort in descending order by the last post date. Some, like The Tales MacWilliam, are set to sort by the date of the original post - this way, they stay in sequence, as they were written.

However, you may override the defaults just by using the topic sorting feature at the bottom of every forum ... Happy Sorting!

Probably, you're not using the latest browser software. Upgrade today! Hey, they're free! Netscape 4 users will experience some problems with functionality & page layout. Internet Explorer, latest version, works best, though the latest Netscape, and other browsers, will work.

Simply an anonymous name for a poster posting in a forum that allows Anonymous Posting. In other words, a forum that allows folks to post - anonymously - without registering to the Mohican Board. Currently, only 2 forums allow this: The Last of the Mohicans and The New Deal. This is subject to change! THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AS OF 09/09/2006!

Ha Ha! We ain't tellin' you that! [We changed the rankings, anyway!]
Next?!

Abuse, of any kind, will not be tolerated. Please advise us immediately if anyone is using this board to threaten, or otherwise harass, you in any way!

Changing a lost password is simple, assuming that e-mail features are turned on for this forum. All of the pages that require you to identify yourself with your Username and Password carry a "lost Password" link that you can use to have a code e-mailed instantly to your e-mail address of record that will allow you to create a new password. Because of the Encryption that we use for your password, we cannot tell you what your password is.