1. Preferences
• How do I get my old password?
• How do I change my password?
• How do I get the website to remember my login?
• How do I clear my Internet browsers cookies?
• I am not receiving any emails from the website. What now?
• I get emails telling me 'How to change your password'?
• How do I change my forwarding email address?
• Can I make my contact information public?
• How do I change my map location?
• How do I upload or change my picture?
• How can I change my avatar?
2. Roster
• How do I view my players team(s)?
• How do I join a team?
• How do I change my roster image?
• How do I quit or retire from a team?
• How do I change my players skill levels?
• How do I comment on an applicant?
• How do I sponsor an applicant?
3. Events
• How do I sign up for a match/game?
• How do I post my availability for an event?
• How do I get my players position for a map/match?
4. Servers
• Where do I find a servers join password?
5. Did you know?

Passwords are stored in the website using one-way encryption which means no one will ever be able to view your password. Because It is not possible to retrieve your old password you are required to change it before you are able to log back in with your account. See below on "How do I chnage my password?"

If you are not logged in click 'Forgotten Password?' below the login menu. On the following page enter your user name in the box and click 'Send Email'. Within a few minutes you will receive an email containing a special link. Once you get this email open this link in your browser to view a page where you can change your password. Enter a new password in the box and click 'Change Password'. Once you have changed your password the link in the email is not longer usable and is garbage so delete the message.

If you are logged in click 'Personal Settings' at the bottom, and then 'Password' at the top. Enter your old password in the first box and then a new password in the next box (and once again to confirm), click 'Change Password' to commit the changes.

Note: This method of password storage is used to achieve the highest security measurements possible. Since your password is stored encrypted no one will ever be able to view it. However other websites and forums may not use the same measurements which can all

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This can happen for a number of reasons.

Maybe obvious to some, check to ensure the email address in your contact preferences is correct. You can view your email address from in 'Personal Settings' - 'Contact' or in your member profile when logged in. It's happened to the best of us. If you are using a free email account such as Hotmail, Yahoo or Netscape, please make sure you mailbox is not full. Also try loosening any spam mail filters you may be using on those accounts. Spam mail is usually placed directly into your trash or into another temporary folder. Many Internet Service Providers operate spam mail filters for their customers. From time to time (MA) mail ends up getting sorted as spam mail at your providers mailbox. When this happens the messages sent to you get rejected and the (MA) administrators receive your returned messages back informing us of the problem. Unfortunately there is now no method to inform you this is happening so we are forced to put all your emails on hold until we can discuss this with you verbally. Check with your provider to see if you can have the filtering removed or have them provide an alternate email address in which filtering is not applied.

Someone has requested to change your password on the website. Don't Panic, this happens from time to time as the change password process is an open one. The system is working properly and you are the only one to receive this email so your password is still safe. You can simply ignore the message unless it happens repeatedly, at which time you should inform the (MA) administrators. Please include these messages with your email to the administrators as each email contains date and connection information of the person(s) making these illicit requests.

If you are logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Contact'. In the first box enter your real email address where you would like to have all (MA) email forwarded to. You can change this as often as you like.

Note: This email address is used when changing your password. You email address should always be kept up to date to ensure you can receive this message if ever necessary. If you lose your password and your email address is incorrect you will not be able to receive an email to change your password and you will not be able to login to change the address. If this is the case you will have to contact a (MA) administrator to manually change your email address. Grumble... we cannot change your password, you will still have to do that yourself once you get your email corrected.

Tip: Some email providers allow you to append a string to your email address which you can use to track it's origin. Say for example that your email address is foo@bar.com. By entering foo+ma@bar.com as your real email address you will still receive all messages to foo@bar.com but containing the '+ma' in the address would indicate it's origin to you. Appending this to the address also makes automatic message filtering much easier to manage.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Contact', click the 'No' on the button beside 'Contact Private' near the bottom of the page. This will make your ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Aim, and Homepage information viewable to the public. By default this is only viewable to other (MA) members. Making this information private will still allow other (MA) members to view it.

Note: This website keeps your information private except to other (MA) members. The website does not reveal your email addresses unless this option is explicitly turned on. Your email address is kept hidden while you are are still able to contact from the website using a form mailer in the contact section. However there is no authenticity with form mail messages because any sender can easily impersonate another members name or signature. Do not trust form mail. In order to help refrain members from sending form mail it is disabled once a member is logged in and real email addresses are displayed instead.

Tip: Making this information public will invite spam from spiders that visit this website daily. Spiders are data mining computers that surf the net indexing pages in massive databases for legitimate services such as search engines as well as non legitimate services such as spam mail and tele-marketers. I suggested you keep your information private and give it out manually to those who ask.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Map', choose a spot on the map closest to your position by clicking with mouse. Choose your continent in the drop down menu at the top. Do not put your dot directly over another, instead choose the closest spot beside it.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Personal', and click on the image beside 'Personal Image'. A popup window will appear where you can choose any previously uploaded images or upload a new picture from your computer. To choose a file on your computer click 'Browse' near the bottom and choose the image you would like to upload by browsing through your computer. The image properties must not exceed the requirements listed in the upload section. Make sure you read the maximum requirements before you upload or the uploaded file will be ignored.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Personal', and click on the icon beside 'Personal Avatar'. A popup window will appear where you can browse through the 800+ library of 32x32pixel avatars. You can browse through each page by clicking the page number or 'next' and 'previous' at the top. To choose one of the avatars simply click on the icon itself and the popup window will close and your avatar chosen beside 'Personal Avatar'. You must click 'Save Changes' further down to commit the changes.

Note: The image below your avatar is a freshly generated avatar including your name and your join date within the MatureAsskickers. These images are saved and reused multiple times and by viewing this image here you are automatically updating that saved image.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Players'.

Foremost you'll have to be a MatureAsskicker member to play on any teams. Since we are a multi team clan, we recruit from our own players first and secondly from our community. Not even all teams are inviting (MA) players. Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Players', then a list of all teams that are inviting that you are not currently playing with are listed. To sign up choose the team in the drop down box and click 'Join Team'. On the following page enter your warrior name exactly as you would see it in game. Optionally you may also enter a comment about your player. Once your have filled this information out click 'Request Invitation'. The leaders of the team will receive your request and they will either accept or decline your invitation to join their team. You may cancel your request anytime by returning to 'Players' menu and clicking 'cancel request'.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Players', choose the player you wish to edit and click 'edit player'. On the next page click on the image beside 'Roster Image'. A popup window will appear where you can choose any previously uploaded images or upload a new picture from your computer. To choose a file on your computer click 'Browse' near the bottom and choose the image you would like to upload by browsing through your computer. The image properties must not exceed the requirements listed in the upload section. Make sure you read the maximum requirements before you upload or the uploaded file will be ignored.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Players', choose the player you wish to retire and click 'retire' or 'quit'. Many of our players come and go for various reasons. Retiring from a team will allow you to rejoin that team at a later date without loosing any of your player information. Quitting from a team is permanent and you will need to request a new invitation to rejoin at a later date.

Once logged in click 'Personal Settings' - 'Players', choose the player you wish to edit and click 'edit player'. At the bottom of the page all the skills for that players team are listed. This will vary from team to team and from game to game because each skill listed is chosen by the leaders of that team. Depending on the number of actual skills available you will have a set amount of 'points' to spend. Each skill is ranked from 1 to 10 and has a bar beside it indicating this range. Simply click on the bar to change the skill level and the page will reload with the bar indicating your most recent choice. You can click any of the bars to change your choice effectively spending all your points between them. Once your points run out you will need to decrease one skill before you are able to increase another.

All the recruits applying to the MatureAsskickers are listed to the public. Under Roster click 'Applicants' to view all the applications on our recruiters desk. If you know something about one of the applicants you may wish to make a comment about that person. Once logged in, click on the applicants name, on the following page enter a comment in the box and click 'Add Comment'. Only leaders and recruiters will be able to view your comments when discussing this applicant. The page will reload and you can see your comment history on the bottom right. Comments cannot be removed.

Every recruit requires a sponsor before he/she is allowed to join the MatureAsskickers. Only seasoned matureasskicker members are allowed to sponsor recruits and doing so requires responsibility for that applicants actions for the entire time they are a recruit until they become a full member. Under Roster click 'Applicants' to view all the applications on our recruiters desk. Once logged in click on the applicant name. Enter a comment for why you would like to be a sponsor and make sure the check box is checked for 'I'm able to sponsor this applicant'. If you do not see this option you are not able to sponsor. Click 'Add Comment' to submit your request. When the recruiters accept the applicant into the MatureAsskickers, the recruiters will choose a sponsor for the applicant if more than one request is submitted.

See "How do I post my availability for an event?"

Match sign ups are selective and limited. Few events are only open to the public while most are limited to members only. You will only be able to post your availability to any event that your are invited to participate in. When viewing the page for the event, if you are permitted to attend your availability may be posted at the bottom of the page. Otherwise it will not be shown. First you can view all the currently posted availabilities from other members, and then at the very bottom is where you may post your own availibility along with a comment. Choose "Yes" if you are sure you can make the event for the entire scheduled time. Choose "Maybe" if your not sure you can participate or your will be available for only a part of the time. Choose "No" if you have any doubts about making the event. The leaders examine all of the posted availabilities when assigning their roster.

Assuming you have already signed up for match, you will need to check what positions you have been assigned. Once logged in view the event, click the map name on top right. On the next page will be able to view all positions assigned and additional information for each of those positions. These rosters are at the disposal of the team leaders if they wish to use them. However some teams do not assemble a roster until match time, while other teams may never use this feature. Each roster is clearly planned out allowing the entire team to view the overall plan at a glance. It is up to the leaders to ensure they are building their roster based on their players skills.

Once logged in simply view that server by clicking on it's name from the list of 'Servers'. Various real time server information will be displayed including any passwords you have permission to view. Do not give out any passwords to anyone, even if they ask. Direct them towards the respective server page for them to view the password information. If they are permitted to use the password they will be able to see it there, otherwise it will remain hidden.

Stuff that doesn't seem to fit anywhere else, but worthless unless someone else knows about it.

• On most forms you can use alt-s to automatically submit the form, instead of clicking 'Save Changes' or 'Add New'. If there is more than one form on the page alt-s will function for whichever form that is focused. A focused form is one that has a blinking cursor in one of its elements. You can usually jump through each element by using tab or backwards using shift-tab.
• You can quickly change the game type on any page by choosing the icons on the top right. You can also view all game types by clicking the logo on the top left.