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Centred text, rotated images, pretty picture links:
learn how to do those here!

Elftown - Rules

Everything that you'll need to know to stay out of trouble!
 

Wiki Help

Here you can find help pages specifically for Elftown's
Wikis. The wikis can be used for anything from hosting your own contest to role-playing.

How Do I?

These pages answer your burning questions about how to do x, y, or z.
 

Elftown Guides

Some manuals for Elftown and its many features.

Guides

Ask friendly people your questions about
how to use Elftown here.
 

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This is a forum for where new users can ask
questions about how Elftown works.

<forum:Elftown, Bugs>

If Elftown is not working properly, please report it here so that it can be fixed. 

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Other Help

<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Complete Newbie ET Guide - Extensive step-by-step guide of Elftown.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Elftown Manual - Covers the navigation bar.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Help In Other Languages - Just in case you find it easier understand in your native language.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Forum Hints - Gives tips on what may seem to be a very confusing set of forums!
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> About the Main Street Features - explains how the different features on Main Street run.

General Information

<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Elftown - What is Elftown about?
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> FAQ - The official Elftown FAQ
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> The Badge Reward System - Extensive explanation of how you can earn each existing official badge.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Official Elftown Pages - An explanation of what makes a wiki official.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Artistic Nudity Warnings - How to get a warning for your house if you are displaying artistic nudity.


Advanced Help

<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Elftownstylesheets - A Helpful guide to building your own stylesheet.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Elftown Technology - All about the technology we use to run this place.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Template Help - A guide to the use of templates on the Elftown wiki.
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Adware - A wiki that explains having adware/spyware on your computer and what you can do about it.


Copyright Issues:

Thanks goes to [Rondel] for her essays on copyright issues.

<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Copyright and Intellectual Property
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Copyright Alternatives and Copylefting
<img:stuff/ETB0.gif> Copyright / Intellectual Property Links

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2004-11-18 [Sunrose]: welcome :)

2004-11-18 [Ali*]: it worked!thanks very much :D

2004-11-18 [Sunrose]: Yay! You're welcome! *^^*

2004-11-23 [buttmunch17]: how do i ask for relations?

2004-11-23 [Hotshot235]: Hey how do you make the font size on the screen smaller?

2004-11-23 [buttmunch17]: will some one please write me on my page and tell me i've never done it

2004-11-23 [Sunrose]: How do I make a relation // Font-size: read pseudo html // How do I make a wiki page will explain more about wiki's if that's what you are asking.. :)

2004-11-23 [OOH LA LA]: is there a way of rotating a pic wivout changin from jpg??

2004-11-23 [Sunrose]: No there isn't :)

2004-11-24 [Penguinlord]: some advanced image editors will

2004-11-24 [HiddenFire]: Jpg's cannot be animated.

2004-11-24 [kez:)]: how do i change my password

2004-11-24 [HiddenFire]: Go to your house via the button at the top of the page. Then the button labled "Change personal data" which should be around the top right. Pretty close to the top are two text boxes for your password. ^_^

2004-11-24 [Oceaneyes]: I dont visit here much, is there anyway I can have my information taken off?

2004-11-25 [Sunrose]: You can delete everything on your house and change your username. That's about it :)

2004-11-25 [The~ poet ~master]: I would enjoy sharing some of my poetry, how...and where would I do so?

2004-11-25 [Sunrose]: You can go to Daily_poem or Poetry Corner :)

2004-11-27 [moonmist34]: how do i make my house, help me!!!!

2004-11-27 [Sunrose]: What exactly do you want to make in your house?

2004-11-27 [buttmunch17]: how do i get icons?

2004-11-27 [Sunrose]: You mean moods? How do I upload moods ...

2004-11-28 [ivy_hollow]: what the heck IS a mood??

2004-11-28 [Sunrose]: In the right menu you can fill in a mood, that will then appear besides your name.

2004-11-28 [hannah004]: how do you put more then 2 pictures on your page?

2004-11-28 [Sunrose]: Read How do I upload Art :)

2004-12-05 [kyshadilton]: how can i become an elftown artist?

2004-12-06 [Sunrose]: By donating art, for instance at Elftown Graphics or right now at Christmas Art Competition - 2004 :)

2004-12-06 [Solo Key]: Well, hello there. ^_^....Erm, I hope I don't sound to dumb for askin', but how do I get my libary started and my stuffers up? ^^;;

2004-12-06 [Sunrose]: What library are you talking about? Elftown doesn't have library's like Elfwood, if that's what you are talking about :)

2004-12-06 [shiakra]: i know this may sound stupid but if u make a coment abaut someone can other people see it ?

2004-12-06 [Penguinlord]: not silly at all... in houses, no. in wikis, yes.

2004-12-06 [Sunrose]: [shiakra]: what sort of comment do you mean? If you are referring to reporting a member: they can't read what you said in the report to the Guards, only Guards can read reports on members houses :)

2004-12-07 [pierre-playa]: is there a chat room on elftown?

2004-12-07 [True, plain and simple]: See ElfChat.

2004-12-07 [frankie j]: I have a question... can we put songs up on our houses?? like music??

2004-12-07 [Sunrose]: Is it your own music?

2004-12-08 [Chelsea2way]: sunrose im having trouble with my house and web restrictions again

2004-12-08 [Chelsea2way]: never mind its just my computer

2004-12-08 [Chelsea2way]: i am having trouble with it again. this sucks.

2004-12-08 [Sunrose]: I can't help you with that: I did all I could, more so than any other guard will. The problem is on Your own computer and I can't really do anything to solve that :)

2004-12-09 [The UnBlissed]: Excuse me...A person made a comment above my bio and thought this picture was stolen or porn...which it isn't I made it on a baby doll thing...and they're a wiki about it too and a contest too...is this okay I'll put up the site later on <img:http://elftown.lysator.liu.se/img/drawing/29465_1102568299.jpg>

2004-12-09 [Penguinlord]: if you have the privs can you upload things other than pictures?

2004-12-09 [Sunrose]: You could yes :)

2004-12-09 [Nadz Dizzle]: actually..i was kinda wondering how you start the diary thingy..?

2004-12-09 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: The UnBlissed, did you see that text directly after uploading a new image to your house? and was the text written in red, and did it say something like: I hope the image you just uploaded wasn't porn or stolen art?

2004-12-10 [Sunrose]: Ah is that what she means! [The UnBlissed]: that comment always appears when you upload an image...

2004-12-10 [Sunrose]: [Nadz Dizzle]: there is a button on your house that says Diary. If you click that you can submit things there :)

2004-12-10 [Twinkle_Fairy]: ?

2004-12-10 [Sunrose]: If you don't ask a question you can not be helped :)

2004-12-10 [Penguinlord]: hehe. talk about an obscure question. Once someone asked me "Can you help me with this thing:" and never replied to the message i sent back...

2004-12-10 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: hehe, the question was probably, 'how do I view replies from people?' :D

2004-12-10 [Penguinlord]: hehe

2004-12-11 [Kuronue's]: How do you know who the mayor is?

2004-12-11 [Sunrose]: there is only one.. The Mayor

2004-12-11 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: lol... I got a question now, if you block somebody, can they see when you were last online or will the count thing stop once you blocked them?

2004-12-11 [Sunrose]: They can still go to your house and see what other people see. They can send a message, you just won't receive it anymore. :)

2004-12-11 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: hmm... damn, oh well

2004-12-11 [Nadz Dizzle]: i was now wondering..since im new here..i don't know how to do a lot..i was wondering how do i put more than 2 pix in my house?

2004-12-11 [Sunrose]: Read How do I upload art ;)

2004-12-11 [Fizban]: umm hello like yay um what does exporting wiki thing mean i mean like when you create one theres the @ sign in blue well what does that mean and or do??

2004-12-11 [Sunrose]: If you export your wiki, it means that non-members of elftown can also view the wiki if they have the url to it :)

2004-12-11 [Fizban]: oh well okay then thanks

2004-12-11 [mushroom head]: how Do I join

2004-12-11 [Penguinlord]: i think you already did...

2004-12-12 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: lol xD

2004-12-14 [xaio]: How would I link to a diary entry, please?

2004-12-14 [Sunrose]: Read pseudo html! ;)

2004-12-14 [xaio]: Thank you very much Sunrose :)

2004-12-14 [Sunrose]: welcome! ^^

2004-12-14 [x social x disaster x]: hey ppl how do u change ur password bc some1 got onto my page w. my password somehow?!

2004-12-14 [Sunrose]: click 'change personal data' on the right. it will take you to your personal data and there you will see the fields to change your password. after that scroll down and click 'change personal data' :)

2004-12-14 [dead serious]: hey can u plz tell me how do u change info in profile?

2004-12-15 [Sunrose]: On the right above your profile you see a button that says 'Change personal data'. Click it, change your data, scroll down and click 'Change personal data' :)

2004-12-16 [**SexyBaby**]: how do you send a relation?

2004-12-16 [Ashley69]: how go you get badges

2004-12-16 [Penguinlord]: to send a relation-request: go to that person's house (they must have messaged you first) and scroll down to the bottom where there should be a drop-down menu and other friendly stuff

2004-12-16 [Penguinlord]: to get badges: participate in things, contests, be generally useful

2004-12-17 [kamaria]: i want to delete myself how do i do it...help me.....

2004-12-17 [Sunrose]: You can't delete your account. You can delete all your pictures and your bio. Then you can change your name and end all your relations. But that's it. :)

2004-12-21 [Kiria]: Can somone please help me!!!

2004-12-21 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: help you how?

2004-12-21 [Penguinlord]: emotionally, physically, virtually, mentally, meteorologically?

2004-12-22 [Kiria]: wow, I'll just tell you the problem. I was [Kelaru] and I got kicked off do to breaking the art rules. I didn't even know i did something wrong. I was hoping that, like other people, i would get another chance. Why do other people and i don't. and is there a way to get my old name back?

2004-12-22 [Zantia]: you know when you have a wiki banner, well i know how to make it appear in my house with the link under the picture but how do you make the picture clickable, so if you click on the picture it leads you to the wiki. Can anyone help? Because i'vseen it done before but never nown how to do it myself. oh and i did look through the html wiki and other ones before i posted here

2004-12-22 [Nita]: [Kiria], you had received 5 messages containing a link to the Uploading Art Rules and a final warning before you were banned. I think you had many chances to read the rules :/

2004-12-22 [Nita]: [Zantia] - that's not possible... yet :)

2004-12-22 [Kiria]: I know and I read it but I guess i just didn't get it. I guess that means I can't get my old name back.

2004-12-22 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: I need some help... I just made a silly little gif animation for Grose People, I've been able to post it, but it's been saved in www.villagephotos.com 'cos I can't figure out how to post an animation in the elftown way, like you do with drawings.... -> <img:http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/916204/fartman(movie).gif> right click, then properties, and you see it says villagephotos... can somebody here change it, so it'll be saved to elftown plz

2004-12-23 [Nita]: You'll have to upload it on a wiki page from your computer...

2004-12-24 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: I've tried uploading it in my wiki, but when I paste that url again, it only shows a small white bar :s oh well, I guess it's not mega important, I got it working anywayz (just on a different server)... is there anything else I can try though?

2004-12-25 [KuraiSenshi]: What exactly is a street child?

2004-12-25 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: just somthing you can call yourself I think, like a traveler, beggar, thief.... etc, like the way you can be human, elf, orc, dwarf,...

2004-12-28 [Sunrose]: *pointless comments were deleted* :)

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: hehe, ta sunny ;)  -you can delete this as well once you've read it :D -

2004-12-28 [Sunrose]: Oh about your problem: you do know you have to replace the letters url with img when you paste the whole url?

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: <*img: bla bla bla *> just like that right

2004-12-28 [Sunrose]: yes...and if it is a moving image it should probably end with .gif

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: this is the link to it-> http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/916204/fartman(movie).gif ...works and everything, but I know elftown like all images and stuff to be posted on elftown itself... so it should say --> <*img:elftown bla bla bla.gif*> ...but how to get the elftown bit there, I can't just upload it in my wiki, cos when I post that link again, it's no longer a gif :s ....hmm

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: hmmm... the link is being stupid... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/916204/fartman(movie).gif

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: that (movie).gif is still ment to be on it :s

2004-12-28 [Sunrose]: <URL:stuff/fartman.gif> change url into img and it should work! ;)

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: ooh, I'll try that

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: yay! thanks sunny! it works :D *glomps you* nighty night now, I'm going to bed

2004-12-28 [Sunrose]: gnite!

2004-12-28 [RoCk_AnGeL]: how can i make a bagget for my wiki

2004-12-28 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: a bagget? you mean badge?

2004-12-28 [Sunrose]: or banner....you can use programs like photoshop, paint or fireworks and make one yourself :)

2004-12-30 [Penguinlord]: if you can afford photoshop :-( *grumps*

2004-12-30 [Aliash]: how do you start to write?

2004-12-30 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: you can download photoshop for free on some websites, or just download the trial thing every now and then

2004-12-30 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: how do you start to write where [Aliash]? in a wiki? or in a guestbook? or in your diary?....

2004-12-31 [Sunrose]: mmm....or writing in general? LMAO

2004-12-31 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: hehehe :D

2005-01-09 [young,free and single]: could an elfpack guard please show me how to get the sheet of questions that i answer

2005-01-09 [Nita]: Shouldn't you ask that question in Elfpack? :/

2005-01-10 [Penguinlord]: hehe. i'm assuming you mean th questionnaires found in other peoples houses?

2005-01-14 [Carcass of Christ]: In the 'Search' option of Elftown, you can search for people that have some characteristics, like where they're from or what they do or what titles they have...There is also the title of 'Town Heretic', but if you check that box and commence the search, noone is found having that title. I was wondering how you get around to getting the title of 'Town heretic'?

2005-01-14 [Sunrose]: That's a bug, because [Elisandra] is town heretic and she does have the title. She is however the only one who can get that title. You can report the bug in the bugsforum.. :)

2005-01-14 [Carcass of Christ]: thanks

2005-01-16 [Silver Wind]: Hi! I'm having trouble uplaoding a picture to Elftown. I've done it with other pictures a lot and without problems, but this one won't work. It's a JEPG (and Gif, I've tried various options to make it small but that doesn't seem to be the problem) Everytime I try to put it up my computer seems to think that I want to open the image in a program...does anyone have an idea of what might be wrong?

2005-01-16 [Doodle of Cydonia]: ooh same...i was wondering how u load a GIF thingy onto your page...

2005-01-16 [Silver Wind]: Doesn't ET freeze all moving Gifs? (I'm guessing that's what you mean) To get a moving one in here I'm guessing you'll have to import it from another site. (I have friends using Geosities for that)

2005-01-16 [Doodle of Cydonia]: ummmmm....ok. im completely compy illiterate, so i wouldnt have the slightest clue of what to do...but i have seen some moving ones...ah, well...ill work it out..thanks tho :)

2005-01-17 [Ruby Sting]: how do i report a bug?

2005-01-17 [Ryiku]: What do I do to get into the mail it says that it does not exist?

2005-01-17 [Ruby Sting]: same here... i think i just reported it, but i'm not sure

2005-01-17 [pegasus1000]: I don't think that mail is working right now.. It is irratating..

2005-01-17 [the crazed artist]: hey, what's wrong with ET right now? I'm unable to access my messages...

2005-01-17 [the crazed artist]: and neither are many other people...

2005-01-17 [the crazed artist]: yet the amount of messages keeps growing...I just can't access them...

2005-01-17 [Doodle of Cydonia]: elftowns been having a few dummy-spits lately, i think...its said '404 error:server not found' numerous occasions for me, now...

2005-01-18 [Sunrose]: See the news :)

2005-01-21 [Doodle of Cydonia]: heh...ok

2005-01-24 [Lioness123]: hey, does anyone know if there is a way i can boot someone out of my wiki? meaning, is there a way I can keep this rule-breaker from entering my wiki..?

2005-01-24 [Sunrose]: You can make your wiki private and only invite people you want on it..and if someone is being an asshole on your wiki you can report them. :)

2005-01-24 [Lioness123]: they're just being insulting, and belittling us, and not respecting our opinions on the topics.

2005-01-24 [Sunrose]: Report them and what wiki it happens on :)

2005-01-24 [Lioness123]: ok, thanks :)

2005-01-24 [Lioness123]: hold on a sec, how do I make the wiki private for members only??

2005-01-24 [Sunrose]: You make a forum. Then you assign the wiki to that forum (in the edit-boxes you can fill in a forum number) And set teh wiki to viewable by forum-members only. Then you invite the members to the forum and as such they can watch the wiki..

2005-01-24 [Lioness123]: ok, thanks a bunch

2005-01-24 [Sunrose]: Welcome ^^

2005-01-24 [baked and toasted]: hey, how do i post banners in my house?

2005-01-24 [Sunrose]: Read How do I upload art and the Uploading Art Rules for what sort of images in banners are (not) allowed on houses.. :)

2005-01-25 [hells_angle]: how do i get an anti-block

2005-01-25 [Sunrose]: Anti-block? You mean an anti-ban?

2005-01-26 [Penguinlord]: or are you asking about message blocking?

2005-01-26 [Sunrose]: But we don't have an anti-block for messages hehe, you can undo the blocking of a member..but why call that an anti-block? :/

2005-01-26 [Penguinlord]: maybe it is a bad translation? :P

2005-01-26 [Sunrose]: I don't think this person is watching the wiki for the answer heh! :P

2005-01-26 [Penguinlord]: many people do that...

2005-01-27 [Sunrose]: Well some only wait for the answer, others also thank and some completely disappear...

2005-01-31 [me3289]: OK. I have no idea what I am doing, how do you chat? I am so very incredibly confused!

2005-01-31 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: well... your chatting now 0_° 

2005-02-01 [Penguinlord]: hehe or do you want help accessing the IRC? look at Elfchat

2005-02-09 [10snake]: hello

2005-02-12 [Deadly_DNA_Girl]: hi snake

2005-02-21 [Your Favorite Stranger]: hey i just gotta ask: what on earth does 'D20' mean?

2005-02-21 [dragonflye]: 20 sided dice, if you're speaking in role playing terms.

2005-02-21 [Sunrose]: It is indeed a dice. It gives numbers each time the wiki changes and as such you can play role playing games on wikis with it :)

2005-02-21 [Your Favorite Stranger]: *scratches head* huh?

2005-02-21 [Sunrose]: What is it you don't get? :)

2005-02-21 [dragonflye]: When you roleplay, it's like, for example, the closer to 20 you get the more damage your character does to another. Make sense?

2005-02-21 [True, plain and simple]: It's a simulated 20-sided die (with the numbers 1-20 , of course), that can be used in wiki-page games. Every time you submit changes to the page, a random number from one to twenty will be displayed. :)

2005-02-23 [Tears of the Dead Star]: How do I become a student in some of the classes?

2005-02-23 [dragonflye]: In most cases, you can just watch the classrooms. My suggestion is to visit the classroom of your choice, it usually tells you. Did that answer your question?

2005-02-23 [Sunrose]: Actually, in most cases you can also put yourself on the wiki as a student. So this question is better asked in the specific classroom (if no one answers you best ask in the department)... :)

2005-02-28 [vdfvgsd]: i dont want to be a member any more

2005-02-28 [vdfvgsd]: block my page so only certain people can see it

2005-02-28 [Sunrose]: Delete all the info and that's all that is done. :)

2005-03-01 [XxBleeding Through this Broken PotraitxX]: how the heck do you get more than one pic on ur info page!?

2005-03-01 [Sunrose]: How do I upload art? :)

2005-03-01 [e5hnzwu5]: My friend has tried to register in Elftown but it won't work.. Why doesn't Elftown accept new registers? :S

2005-03-01 [True, plain and simple]: What part of it doesn't work? What happens, and what browser are they using?

2005-03-01 [e5hnzwu5]: windows xp... Try yourself to register with some name..it doesn't work..

2005-03-01 [True, plain and simple]: Thanks. It'll be reported.

2005-03-01 [e5hnzwu5]: okay. hope it'll be fixed soon. (too bad it didn't work..)

2005-03-04 [Stormy101]: Can Some One Tell Me What A Elfpack Is?

2005-03-04 [Nita]: www.elfpack.com :)

2005-03-12 [crystalTERROR]: hey how do u write diaries in this thing?

2005-03-12 [Sunrose]: On your house you see a button that says 'Diary', click it and you will be able to write an entry and then click 'submit' :)

2005-03-13 [sis_2005]: okay i dont get ANY of this crap!!

2005-03-13 [Penguinlord]: well, you've understood it well enough to comment, so what don't you understand?

2005-03-14 [crystalTERROR]: thanx alot! ^^ :)

2005-03-14 [Moriquendi]: Hay, i'm new. ¨

2005-03-15 [dragonflye]: hi! :)

2005-03-23 [~*Lonely Wanderer*~]: i only wanna know how to do a posting!!!!! For crying out loud is it honeslty that hard for someone to tell me how to do a posting!?!?!?

2005-03-23 [Penguinlord]: well, if you want to start a new thread (just start a new topic in a forum) just click the forum you want, then scroll to the bottom and fill in the box. if you want to reply to a posting, there should be a reply box beneath.

2005-03-24 [Cupid_lover01]: Hey i am new how do i find the chat "Ramen Lovers Unite" ?

2005-03-24 [Cupid_lover01]: Because i am confused(i am always confused)

2005-03-25 [Dee-derr-uhh]: how do you create a wiki page successfully?

2005-03-26 [Penguinlord]: heh ->> wiki_intro

2005-03-26 [Sunrose]: And How do I make a wiki page ;)

2005-03-27 [BadBeotch]: changing presntation

2005-03-27 [Sunrose]: On the right you see a button that says 'Change personal data'. Click it and you can change anything you like, after you're done scroll down and click 'Change personal data' :)

2005-03-29 [rookie_artist]: hi i am a little confused, do u have a profile thing on elfwodd? (sorry dun it dont matter)

2005-03-29 [rookie_artist]: hi im new to elftown but i've been coming on elfwood for months.

2005-04-03 [Open_your_mind]: *does anyone now how to start a wiki?*

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