Eurobricks FAQ (including Forum Information and Help Index)
Welcome to the Eurobricks FAQ, including the Forum Information and Help Index.
New and long time members alike will find here answers to most of the common forum-related questions, as well as links to relevant discussion threads. Please have a look here before creating a new topic as your question may have been answered before or could belong to an existing thread. This FAQ is meant to complement but not replace the site guidelines – please read them carefully for the final word on EB policy.
Quick reference
Site Guidelines
Eurobricks Staff Structure, User Groups and Tags
Eurobricks: A Visual User Guide
Tutorial - Posting pictures from Flickr on Eurobricks
HELP!!! - Ask any membership and forum-related questions here.
New members
Was I too young to register?
Why can’t I see my profile, or other members’ profiles?
Why can’t I use my Personal Messenger?
Why am I unable to post in specific forums?
Can I reach the staff using the Eurobricks e-mail address?
Where can I find help with the new board features?
What does AFOL mean? MOC? SNOT?
Where can I get more advice?
Posting tips and etiquette
Why should I watch my spelling or avoid short posts full of emoticons?
Is it allowed to revisit (bump) old topics?
How can I upload pictures of my creations to the forums?
Can I also upload videos to Eurobricks?
In which forum should I post my MOC?
Why can’t I make a poll?
Can I edit the title of my topic?
Member profile
Is my signature too big?
Can I change my user name?
What are the different ranks? How am I promoted to a different rank?
What do the tiny icons under a member's avatar represent?
Can I have a country flag as a tag?
What is the short caption under a member’s avatar?
Why can’t I upload a new avatar?
Technical issues
Why does Eurobricks keeps logging me out?
I couldn’t access Eurobricks, what happened?
Why can’t I find the topic I’m looking for using the Search function?
Why does the forum clock run one hour late?
Where can I ask for assistance with other technical problems?
Other features
Where are the set reviews?
What is the Eurobricks Reviewers Academy?
Other common requests
Eurobricks Master Indices
Posting tips and etiquette
Why should I watch my spelling or avoid short posts full of emoticons?
Because you are a mature member, and that you take pride in writing posts that other members will want to read and will be able to!
Posting standards – a word from the Staff
How to write an effective post – useful tips from a member
Is it allowed to revisit (bump) old topics?
The short answer is… it depends! If you have a meaningful comment or precision to add to a long buried topic, do it. If in doubt, follow the link below to a more nuanced explanation of the dos and don’ts of topic bumping.
Revisiting (bumping) old topics
How can I upload pictures of my creations to the forums?
Eurobricks does not host pictures. Your pictures should first be uploaded to an image hosting service such as Brickshelf or Flickr.
How to upload images to Brickshelf
Operating Flickr tutorial
Then you can embed (deeplink) pictures in your posts on Eurobricks following the instructions in one of the tutorials below.
Posting deeplinked images from Brickshelf
Posting pictures from Flickr on Eurobricks
Please also make sure that the images you are posting are not oversized: at most 1024x768 pixels, ideally no larger than 800x600.
How to resize pictures using MS Paint
How to perform a batch image resize using IrfanView (a Pirate forum tutorial)
Creating clickable thumbnails (a Pirate forum tutorial)
For any other questions regarding picture uploading, use this thread:
Image uploading/posting
Can I also upload videos to Eurobricks?
To embed videos from YouTube use the code below, replacing ‘ObLSt0DGZDs’ by your video’s YouTube ID.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObLSt0DGZDs[/media]
In which forum should I post my MOC?
If in doubt, ask in this topic:
Which forum does my MOC/topic belong in?
Alternatively, post away and a member of Staff will move your thread to the most appropriate forum.
Why can’t I make a poll?
Members are only allowed to create polls in their threads once they reach 500 posts. Until then a member of the Staff can create a poll for you if they deem it appropriate.
How to make a poll
Other poll-related questions
Can I edit the title of my topic?
Members can't edit topic titles. If you need to do so, either PM a member of Staff or post a request in the following thread.
Topic title editing requests