WOAK 90.9 Garage Sale

User Instructions

Viewing Entries
Registration
Login
Adding an Entry
Adding and Editing Images
Editing an Existing Entry

Viewing Entries
    On the main listings page, entries are listed in order from newest to oldest by the date and time it was entered or last relisted. You can choose a category to view alone without the clutter of entries you may not be interested in by selecting a category and then clicking the "List Only" Button.
    If you are logged in you can choose to view only your entries by clicking the "List My Entries" button. When listing only your entries, your expired entries will also appear; otherwise, only current entries will be shown.
    When you are logged in, your entry will include an "Edit" button and a "Cancel Entry" button. The "Edit" button will allow you to access your entry to make changes when neccesary. The "Cancel Entry" button will change the Expiration date for your entry to "expired" so it will no longer appear in the general listing.

Registration
    You must be registered to add entries to the WOAK 90.9 Garage Sale site. Information entered in your registration will only be available to the administration of this site. You will have full control of the information available to others in your entries. Every field is editable by you. Only the administration of this site will have access to the information identifying the poster with the registration data.
    In order to maintain proper control over the content posted here, every field in the registration must be completed accurately and honestly to obtain and maintain an active registration in this system.
    To register you will be required to enter a valid email, then respond to a message sent to that email to authenticate your registration. This email will also be used to send forgotten password requests and other neccesary corrospondance.

Login
    You must login to add entries or access the editing functions for previously added entries. This site does does rely on cookies being enabled, so if you navigate away from the WOAK 90.9 Garage Sale pages, you may be required to login again upon returning. Additionally, you should only use the buttons within the WOAK 90.9 Garage Sale pages to navigate through this system to remain logged in. Navigating through saved shortcuts or even site wide menus (menus for areas of our site that are not a part of WOAK 90.9 Garage Sale) may not pass your login identity to the following pages.

Adding an Entry
    An active, logged in user can add new entries. The new entry page will have some fields filled in by default for your convenience. All fields can be edited to suit your needs.
    Please be sure to choose the proper category for your listing. Also, be sure to set the expiration date for your listing if you know it does not need to appear after a certain date. Please note that your entry will not appear on or after the expiration date, so set the exp. date to the day after the last day you want it to appear.
    If your listing is no longer needed (sold, found, etc.) you should cancel your entry. Clicking the "Cancel Entry" button, available only while logged in, will set the expiration date to "expired." It will no longer appear in the general listing.

The Following Restrictions apply:

Adding and Editing Images
    In order to maintain proper control of content posted here, each user must obtain approval by administration before image features are enabled.
    If image features are enabled on your account, you will see an "Add/Edit Photos" button on the confirmation screen after you submit a new entry or submit changes while editing an existing entry. Clicking the "Add/Edit Photos" button will open the upload page. On this page you will have options to upload images or delete images you have previously uploaded. You will also see a sample of your listing.
    You may type the exact path and filename of your image (as stored on your computer) into the space provided or you may click the "Browse" button to select your image from your computer. Once the file is listed in the "Upload this File" box, click the "Begin Uploading File" button. Wait for the completion message (if you have a slower connection, this may take several minutes). Once the upload is complete, you will see a message stating whether the upload was a success with details. If it was a success, you will see a thumbnail of your image with this message. Your sample listing and the "Delete Images" box will also contain a thumbnail sized image of your photo. To add additional photos, simply repeat this process for each photo.
    If you need to remove a photo, simply click the "Delete" button beside the unwanted image in the "Delete Images" box below the sample listing of your entry. Clicking the "Refresh" or "Reload" button in your browser may result in duplicate images in your entry. Please be sure to delete any duplicate images.
    Your entry will include a thumbnail sized image of each photo you upload. Clicking this thumbnail sized image will open a separate window displaying the full size version of your photo. All photos are automatically renamed by this system; your filenames will not be used to store images on our server.
    Only GIF and JPEG (JPG) files may be uploaded. Any other file type will fail. There is a 2 megabyte filesize limit per image. A larger image will fail. All thumbnail images are created as JPEG's so there is no need to try to put an animated GIF or a transparent GIF in your entry: they will not work in the listing.

Editing an Existing Entry
    If you are logged in, your entries will include an "Edit" button and a "Cancel Entry" button.
    The "Edit" button will give you the main entry page with the ability to make whatever changes neccesary. Additionally, this page will have a checkbox to relist your entry. This will return your entry to the top of the list as a new entry. Please note that you are only allowed to relist your entry 3 times.
    Clicking the "Cancel Entry" button will set the expiration date to "expired." It will no longer appear in the general listing. You may still edit and reactivate your entry if needed. While logged in, you can click the "List My Entries" button to view only your entries. In this mode your expired entries will be shown as well. This will give you access to edit them.
    If your entries are not listed, they may be flagged for moderator approval for various reasons. At times, the administration may set all entries to be reviewed and approved before appearing.


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