Questions

[Tom]

Post here if you have questions about the boards and the way they work.

[kimiisme]

I was just wondering, how come nobody seems to ever use the chat area? I wish they would.

[Tom]

Good question.  I've wondered the same thing and look forward to hearing from folks about this.

[Shirl]

Hi
I was wondering the same thing...I thought I was doing something wrong. I can't even see if anyone's on the chat.
I'm not very good at conversation though, but I'd try.
Shirl

[grainofsand]

I logged on to the chat several times, no one home.  Not a good tool if no one is there.

I thought maybe if there was a time posted as the best times to find someone, that might help.  Like 9pm EST.  It is tough when you have the different time zones and people have different work schedules.  But if I knew at what specific time my chances of finding someone were than just randomly signing in during the day, I would make the effort to be there at that time.

It's too bad no one uses it more as some people seem really desperate to talk, and if they log on and no one is there, it just might magnify their feelings of loss and abandonment they already feel.

The "Chat room hours are....." is just an idea that might make it more useful.

[renee]

Tom,
I was wondering about how to add a picture? I see a lot of people adding pictures of there loved ones I'm kind of computer illiterate but I would love to add a picture of me and my dad.
Also I was wondering if you were going to add a board for suicide survivors? I think that would be a great idea.
Thanks,
Renee

[Tom]

Tom,
I was wondering about how to add a picture? I see a lot of people adding pictures of there loved ones I'm kind of computer illiterate but I would love to add a picture of me and my dad.
Also I was wondering if you were going to add a board for suicide survivors? I think that would be a great idea.
Thanks,
Renee

Good idea to post a time that you will be available for chat and see if others might pick up on it.  I too don't understand why the chat has not been more utilized.  Doesn't make sense.  The next version of this software may have a built in chat that will be a bit more integrated.  We will see.

Tom

[Tom]

Tom,
I was wondering about how to add a picture? I see a lot of people adding pictures of there loved ones I'm kind of computer illiterate but I would love to add a picture of me and my dad.
Also I was wondering if you were going to add a board for suicide survivors? I think that would be a great idea.
Thanks,
Renee

Hi Renee -  In order to get  a picture into your post you need to have a picture that is already on the internet and has a "url" like  --http://www.yoururl.com/mypicture.jpg--  Once you have a picture that is available you can simply paste in the url into your post and then highlight it and click the little icon in the upper part of the reply page which is second from the left on the second row and looks like a tiny picture in a little white frame.  Click that while your url is highlighted and it will put

Code:

[img][/img]

around the url.  This will put the image into your post.  If this all sounds like greek to you pm me and we can figure it out.

Tom

[cfm]

Hi
I was wondering the same thing...I thought I was doing something wrong. I can't even see if anyone's on the chat.
I'm not very good at conversation though, but I'd try.
Shirl

[mamaAnn]

how do I post my introduction?

[laurenE]

the same way you posted this question.   On this board tell us what you want us to know about your situation.     Then you can post on either the main, the sibling loss or the child loss board...whichever fits your situation.

[lilangelbutterfly]

don't know much what to say... today is my 1st time here, but if there is a time out there that someone gets on to chat, let me know, and I will be there... I need all the help and support I can get... 

[Bens Mom]

I'm usually pretty good at following directions (posting a picture), but you totally lost me after pasting the url in the profile.  Not sure what to do after that... LOL.  You'd think that working on a computer all day would do something for me.  ha.  I just keep getting the white box with the red x.

[Bens Mom]

So I'm wondering if people stay out of the chat board because they see no one is there.  I noticed that when I go to chat, it doesn't open a second window - so I just opened a new window myself.  Allows me to sit in the chat room and still browse the other boards while I wait to see if anyone joins.  It would be cool to have a little block on the main page showing how many people were in each chat room.  ?

[Tom]

I'm usually pretty good at following directions (posting a picture), but you totally lost me after pasting the url in the profile.  Not sure what to do after that... LOL.  You'd think that working on a computer all day would do something for me.  ha.  I just keep getting the white box with the red x.

Hi Ben's mom.  I think I know what you wnat to know...but let's see if I am right.

Once you can paste the "url" of the picture into your "post" (the message y ou are writing) it will look something like this

Code:

http://webhealing.com/images/yourimage.jpg

After you have pasted it in place

Code:

[img]

at the beginning and

Code:

[/img]

at the end so it will look like this

Code:

[img]http://webhealing.com/images/yourimage.jpg[/img]

Once it looks like this it will likely display the image on the page.  Give it a try on a new thread and practice a bit.  I will start a thread called picture practice and you can experiment there a bit.