Dear Members,

In an effort to make navigation within our site easier, we have created this FAQ index. Please scroll down for FAQs on Blog and Directory. Hope this helps you in finding answers to your questions easier. Please ask Induslady if you have any questions that is not in the following FAQs. We will get it added. Thank you.

Forum FAQs

Questions related to User Status Changes
Why I am not able send/receive private messages?
Why I am not able to open attachments?
I am a Junior IL'ite, but have issues accessing attachments/private message. Why?
I am a Senior IL'ite, but have issues accessing attachments/private message. Why?
Are my posts missing? Why I am seeing only upto 500 posts in my profile?
Tried starting a new thread and got the error - "Invalid thread specified and if you have followed a valid link..."?
My message with an external site link did not get posted. Why?

General Questions
What makes Indusladies.com special?
How to introduce a friend/relative?
How can I recommend a discussion to my friend?
Can anyone visiting the site see the pictures posted here?
What are New, Junior, Gold, Platinum members?
Usernames have different colors - Green, Blue and Orange. Why?
Why my quereis are not getting answered?
Why my posts are not getting responses?

Login & Passwords
How can I be always logged-in in Indusladies site?
I am not able to logout of the site?
I forgot my password, what can I do?
How can I change my password?

Registration
Why should I Register?
How can I register?
My name appears in yellow after registration. Why?
I am a male. Can I join this community?
What if I give a fake email ID during registration?
Can I give my email ID as login ID?
Will I get SPAM if I sign up?
How can I change my existing username?

Activation Of Registration
How to activate my registration?
I have not received my activation email. Why?
I am unable to activate my registration as I gave a non-existent email id. Help!
How to Resend Activation Mail?

Finding things
How do I see only the messages since my last visit?
How do I find people living in my city?
My post is missing?
My thread is missing?
Where is the New Member Area?
Where is the Who am I? thread?
Search before you ask!
Where is the Forum Etiquette?
Where is Chitvish's Recipe Index?

Forum Guidelines & policies
Did you read the Forum Etiquette?
Can I post soft copy of a book?
Can I post messages that promote my site or product or company?
Can we post contents taken from other sites?
Is discussion about sex not allowed in IL?
My copyrighted content is posted illegally in IL. What should I do?

Advertisements
Why am I seeing advertisements in few areas of this site?
Who decides the ads that are displayed on the threads?
How are the Google advertisements chosen?
What if I find a Google advertisement inappropriate?
Why are some words underlined in green/blue?
Is Indusladies.com a non-profit organization?
How can I advertise in Indusladies.com?

Participation "How-To"
How can I post a response?
How can I start a new thread?
How can I start a poll?
How can I make friends here?
How do I add a picture to my message?
How can I add an attachment to my post?
How do I add a "Link" in my message?
How do I create a link to an existing message in IL?
How do I edit my post?
How do you rate members' threads here?
How do I delete a post or thread?
How can I avoid getting SPAM?
How can I report a post?
I want to share jokes and forwards. Where do I do it?
How / When do I quote another member's post in my reply?
What is Multi-Quote?
How can I edit the title of a thread?
Can I add a video as attachment?
How to make thread title in bold letters?
How to refer our friends to IndusLadies Community?
How to track the referrals I got to IndusLadies Community?
How to find the names of referrals I got to IndusLadies Community?

Posting Issues
I have registered, but I am not able to post. Why?
I am able to login, but I am not able to post a reply. Why?
I lost my draft message! How to retrieve it?
"<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->" I found these unwanted characters in my message. Why?

Private Message/Chat
How do I access my private message?
How do I send a private message?
Can I chat online with other members?
I am able to send only one private message every 60 seconds. Why?
How do I delete private messages from my inbox / sent items?
My private messages inbox is full. What can I do?
I am unable to respond to a private message. Why?
Do NOT respond to automatic email notifications sent from the site
Email notification about Private Message received is NOT showing the actual message.Where to read it?

Subscriptions
How can I subscribe to a Forum?
How can I subscribe to a Thread?
How can I get notified when someone responds to a thread of my interest?
How do I unsubscribe to email notifications?
How do I cancel my membership / subscription?

Personal Settings
How can I change my existing user name?
How can I add a signature for my messages?
How can I add a link in my signature?
How can I update the email address on my profile?
How can I update country name?
How can I update the information on my profile?
How do I add an "Avatar"?

Forum Settings
The site every time opens as logged in by an earlier used user's name...
Why is the time shown on threads and messages not my local time?
How can I update the time shown in threads and messages to my local time?
When I go into a thread, the last message shows up first. How can I reverse this?
How can I setup the threads to list messages from old to new?
Why do I see a green glow next to my Username in my postings?
Do not respond to automatic email notifications sent from the site
Can I add Yahoo or MSN or Skype ID in my profile?
Why some threads appear in bold?

Questions about IL Directory
How can I add ratings and reviews to an existing entry in IL Directory?
What entries can I add to the IL Directory?
What are the Directory Sub-Categories that I can add within my city?
How can I add a sub-category within my city in IL Directory?
I need my city added to IL Directory?
I own a business. How can I add my business to IL directory?

Blog FAQs

Starting a Blog
I would like to start a blog

Finding Blogs
How to find the list of Bloggers in IL?

Reading Blogs
How can I subscribe to a blog?

Directory FAQs

General Questions
Who is my local champion?
I own a business. How do I add my business to IL Directory?

Adding Entries
How can I add an entry in IL Directory?
I need my city added to IL Directory
How can I add a sub-category within my city?
What entries can I add to the IL Directory?
How can I add ratings and reviews to an existing entry?