TPN Interactive
Forum Guidelines and Assistance
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What are the computer technical requirements for TPN?
Forum Navigation
A variety of menus and links are provided for forum navigation.
Common Page Navigation
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The Navigation Bar links to all forums and other main areas of TPN.
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A selection of standard text links are provided on the bottom of each page.
Image Critique General Navigation
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The 'FORUM' link in the menu bar at the top of any page
provides direct access to any forum.
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Viewers not logged in will see a 'LOG IN' link appear in the menu bar.
Members and Registered Guests
Members and Registered Guests who are logged in will see several more options
under the 'My TPN' menu, including:
Thumbnail Pages
Upon selecting the Photo Critique forum, a thumbnail page will be displayed.
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To view a specific image, click on the thumbnail of that image.
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To view all un-expired images posted by a photographer, click the 'All Photos' text
by the photographer's name.
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If the Photographer's name appears underlined, it means s/he is willing to receive
e-mail from TPN visitors. Click the name, and an e-mail form will appear.
Image Viewing Page
On the "View Image and Comments" pages, 3 'arrow' links appear under the image on
the right side of the screen:
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Left Arrow - previous image
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Up Arrow - return to thumbnail page
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Right Arrow - next image
TPN Members and Registered Guests who are logged in will see two additional buttons
at the bottom of the page:
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Add Your Comment - Which leads you to a screen where a comment can be made against
an image. See
Posting Images and Comments
below for further details on how to leave a comment on an image.
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Flag Photo [Unflag Photo] - Which will add [remove] the image from your personal
'flagged' image collection.
Posting Images and Comments
To post images and comments in these forums, you must first
log in.
Forgot your password?
Register here
- It's free!
Post a Comment
Please review the guidelines for posting comments
here.
To post a comment on an image, enter your comments in the text field. You
may also place "Smiley" icons
in your critique by simply clicking the icon you wish to display. Use the "Add Comment" button
to post your critique.
After posting your comment, you may edit or delete it by using the links provided.
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To edit a comment use the "Edit Comment" text link provided with your comment on
the "View Image and Comments" page.
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To delete a comment use the "Delete Comment" text link provided with your comment
on the "View Image and Comments" page.
Post an Image
To post an image click the "Post Photo" link in the grey menu bar at the top of
the page and then use the following procedure:
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Enter a descriptive title in the Photo Title field, no more than 30 characters in
length (including spaces).
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Enter a description of the photo in the Description field. You may also include Smiley
icons on the Description Field. Place the cursor where you wish the icon to appear,
and then click the icon you wish to display.
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Choose a forum for the image. Current choices include:
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People & Portrait- for images of people taken with limited equipment, and
preferable outdoors.
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Travel & Outdoor - for images of places, cultures, icons, architecture, or other
travel-related topics.
- Travel Challenge - For images that meet the
Travel Challenge
themes.
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Set e-mail notification - Decide whether you do / don't want to be notified when
comments are made against your image.
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Choose a background colour for your image to appear on. You can select a standard
background colour (white or black) via radio button, or designate a custom colour
using a Hex code value.
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Load the Image
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TPN Members can use the "Browse" button to select an image from your hard drive and
upload it directly to the TPN server.
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Registered Guests may link to an image that is already uploaded to a non-TPN server,
such as a personal web site or external hosting service by entering the complete
URL in the "Enter URL address of .jpg photo" field. All posts with broken image
links (including Editor's Picks) will be deleted.
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Image size limits are as follows:
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Image size must be limited to 640 pixels on its longest side. For panoramic images
(horizontal only), images may be sized to 720 pixels in width but must be limited
to 360 pixels maximum in height.
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Maximum file size for images hosted by TPN is 200KB (RGB JPEG files
only). The 200KB limit does not apply for posts that link to images on
other servers. However, bear in mind that larger files will take longer to
load, particularly for those on dial-up connections.
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Additional information and posting recommendations can be found in the
Posting Guidelines.
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Use the "Submit Photo" button to post your image.
All images and resulting threads are automatically deleted after 35 days, with the
exception of images promoted to the Editor's Picks or Staff Showcase galleries.
Once your image has been posted, you may use the edit and delete links provided.
Please do not delete an image that has received comments!
If you have any questions about using these forums, please contact us at
editor@travelphotographers.net.
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