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Hello! Please take the time to read this explanation. It provides answers to a lot of questions and some tips for you.
Important: always pay attention to our Boardrules!
In case there are still unsolved problems and questions, please use our forum [ tipps & tricks ] to post them there! Thanks.
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01. General tips for the PinkDevils Board
02. How do I post a picture, including a preview?
03. Where can I find free Webspace?
04. Which forum does my posting belong to?
05. Am I allowed to link from outside Sites/Postings (Webfinds)?
06. How do I edit my post?
07. Where can I register here, and is it necessary?
08. I am new to the net and do not understand all the terms!
09. My post has been sent twice, what should I do?
10. A picture is not displayed!
11. I have further questions, suggestions and ideas!
12. You would like to recommend us to others? Please use our banner.
13. Problems with downloading from Freenet.de?
14. Problems with downloading One-Click Pic-Hosts?
15. Problems with displaying images from Imageshack.us?
16. How can I create thumbnails (preview images)? + instruction for posting
17. I am bothered by all the ad banners, how do I get rid of them?
18. I can't start new threads or reply to existing threads
  01. General tips for the PinkDevils Board
The PinkDevils Family is only kept alive by you, especially by contributors, but also by people who just say "thanks".

Tips for contributors
- Always choose an appropriate Icon:
   for pictures
   for pictures showing nudity and/or boobs
   for pictures showing cleavage
   for Bikini pictures
   for oops pictures (e.g. See-Through)
   for nude pictures showing the butt and/or back
- Do not change filenames: use the original filenames for posting!
- Best put several pictures in one posting with thumbnails as a preview.
- Use the preview option to avoid defective topics.
- Always try to provide direct links to the files.
- be friendly

Tips for visitors
- A little thankyou often helps and motivates to keep on contributing.
- Use the preview option to avoid defective topics.
- constructive criticism & comments concerning images/videos are always allowed and welcome.
- be friendly

Keeping to these guidelines will ensure PinkDevils' quality and quantity for the future :)
  02. How do I post a picture, including a preview?

ezPicPoster:
The tool ezPicPoster relieves a lot of work from you:
- it can create thumbnails,
- upload files to your webspace and
- generate the appropriate EZcode or HTML-Code.

More state-of-the-art are the tools Irada and IIIU

Alternative:
to make an image accessible for everyone, it needs to be transferred to a webserver on the internet, after that, you can manually link to the files(s) at our board by using EZcodes.

EZcode: link to an image without a preview
[img]www.domain.de/bild01.jpg[/img]

EZcode: link to an image including a preview
[link=www.domain.de/bild01.jpg][img]www.domain.de/th_bild01.jpg[/img][/link]

(th_bild01.jpg is the small preview image)


Important! Always pay attention to the correct spelling (UPPERCASE-lowercase), e.g. .jpg or .JPG
  03. Where can I find free Webspace?
With registration:
Free webspace providers are e.g.:
- freenet.de

In case of creating an account just for posting files you should also upload a small standard website (e.g. index.htm with some content). Otherwise the provider might remove your account (because there is traffic caused without a website on the webspace)!


Without registration:
Providers are e.g.
- imagebanana.com (allows hotlinking!),
- imageshack.us (allows hotlinking!),
- imagevenue.com,...


Further ones can be found on the following page: www.oneclickhoster.com.
  04. Which forum does my posting belong to?
On the PinkDevils Board mainpage, the forums are divided into various categories.
Please choose the right category for posting. In case you have accidently posted into the wrong section, just add "please delete" or "please move" to your topic.

:: Scans :: Collagen :: Wallpaper :: Webpics ::
[ Eigene Scans, Collagen & Hintergrundbilder ] qualitative scans/collages created by yourself
[ Bilder aus dem Netz ] qualitative pics from the WorldWideWeb - "webfinds"
:: Movie Zone ::
[ Eigene Videos ] Videos - self-created
[ Videos aus dem Netz ] Videos - webfinds
:: Paparazzi :: Requests ::
[ Paparazzi & Oops ] paparazzi and oops celebrity pictures
[ Bilder & Videogesuche ] Looking for a picture/video? Always use this forum for requests
:: Tipps :: Allgemein ::
[ Tipps & Tricks ] Providing help, e.g. in creating collages or scanning
[ Wazzzuuuupppp ] Everyting that does not fit to the other sections! "Offtopic"
[ Hall of Fame ] see the glorious winners of our header graphic elections
:: Special Member Area ::
[ PD-Series ] the exclusive PD-Series for high-quality scans und collages


  05. Am I allowed to link from outside Sites/Postings (Webfinds)?
Basically: always upload images/videos you found on the web to own webspace or to a pic-host yourself!

With hosts likeimagevenue.com it is mostly not necessary to upload files by yourself,
just ask the person who posted the images/movies/rars/... you want to link to, if he agrees to it.
Most of the posters will do so (because some providers offer credits/points/premium accounts for often downloaded files).


Hints for posting webfinds:
- provide credits in your posting (Credits to xyz | Credits to original scanners/cappers/...).
- do not link to files on webspace that does not belong to you.
- pay attention to the boardrules and the quality (PD is a HQ-Board) of webfinds while posting.
  06. How do I edit my post?
1.) You need to be logged in

2.) Browse to the thread or reply you want to edit

3.) Click on the "edit" button right underneath your post
  07. Where can I register here, and is it necessary?
Basically:
- for visiting the public areas of the board, there is no registration necessary.
- for starting or replying to a posting, you need to register.

The registration only takes a little time once.
In addition, your nickname will be registered exclusively for you.
  08. I am new to the net and do not understand all the terms!
We all started like that, but actually it is quite easy
A small (but growing) selection of common terms:
PDPinkDevils
HQHigh-Quality
Webspacestorage space on a server on the internet
(User-) Account(user-) directory at a webspace provider
Poster, post"thread creator", to create a thread/write a reply
seamlessconnecting caps in a collage so they seem to be one picture
(Raw-) Capunedited screenshot from a movie or television
Thumbnailsmall preview of the original picture
IE, FF, NSInternet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape
HSS, TVT, TTTHarald-Schmidt-Show, TV Total, Talk Talk, Talk
ScreenshotAn image of what you see on your monitor
Sig, Signsignature - appears at the bottom of a posting
Mod, Adminmoderator, administrator of PinkDevils
Trafficamount of data traffic caused by downloading (e.g. images/videos)
#pinkdevilsour "IRC"-Channel - place to meet and share hints, images, videos..
downblouselot of cleavage
upskirtskirt that moved up so you have a nice view on what's underneath
  09. My post has been sent twice, what should I do?
No problem.
Just edit one of posts and change the title to:
Please delete!
The forum's moderator will remove it.

  10. A picture is not displayed!
Instead of a picture all you see is a small red cross, which might have several reasons:

  • the URL for the image is wrong (take care of UPPER-/lowercase)

  • the file is not on the server (providers often delete files causing too much traffic)

  • the provider does not support direct linking too images

  • for some providers it is necessary to change your browser settings to make them work
       (see also question #15)


    • Possibly the picture is still not shown - in this case it has either been removed from the server or the account has been deleted.
      11. I have further questions, suggestions and ideas!
    Please post your questions in the [ tipps & tricks ] forum!
    It is checked regularly by our admins and mods.
    The F.A.Q. will be updated, in case new problems occur.

    You should definitely put your ideas into this forum: [ wazzzuuuupppp ]
      12. You would like to recommend us to others? Please use our banner.
    You enjoy PinkDevils and you have a homepage?
    Then recommend us to others and add a link to us on your website.

    Choose one of our banners here!

    Important:
    - please put the banner on your own webspace
    - please link the banner to http://pinkdevils.de.vu or http://pinkdevils.yuku.com

    In case you need a different size for your page, just let us know.
      13. Problems with downloading from Freenet.de?
    Freenet.de asks for username & password:
    This problem is caused by your download manager. There are 2 possible solutions:

    1. right click the link and then choose "Save target as" or "Save link as"

    or

    2. apply the following settings to your download manager:
    - User Agent: Anonymizer or Mozilla 4.0 für MSIE 5.0 Windows 98
    - disable Cookies
    - send "referer" (with HTTP request)
    (- generated by URL with Getright)
      14. Problems with downloading One-Click Pic-Hosts?

    Do you have problems with downloading from one of theese pic-hosts?:
    imagevenue, imageshack, mediaupload, dumpanimage, paintedover, imagehigh, supload, imagethrust, picpile,
    keepmyfile, ihostphotos, theimagehosting, picturesuplod, imagedemon

    The tool BilderHerunterlader is a powerful Java application that can download pictures from a lot of hosts. It is updated regularly and new hosts are added often.

    Thanks to the programmer for making this great tool!

    Alternative:

    There is a little tool that might help you called PicnickerPro

    With its help you can download images from these pic-hosts automatically without needing to open every single image page.

    Useful hints:
    - you will probably need these VB-Runtimes.
    - Here you can find a short manual for the PicnickerPro.

    Thanks and credits go to van2000!!

      15. Problems with displaying images from Imageshack.us?
    In case you only see "frogs" at this there is a problem with the referrer.
    There 2 easy ways to solve this problem:

    1. install the extension web developer.
    - for Firefox
    - for Mozilla

    Then you can choose to disable referrer logging in the added drop down menu (Screenshot 1).
    Through this, thumbnails and manual download will be working again. If the option for referrer logging is disabled (Screenshot 2) it will be also possible to download with FlashGet.

    or

    2. Disable referrer logging in Firefox.
    - enter "about:config" into the adress bar
    - search for "network.http.sendRefererHeader"
    - set the value to 0

    options:
    * 0: never send the referrer header
    * 1: send the referrer header when clicking on a link
    * 2: send the referrer header when clicking on a link or loading an image. (default)
      16. How can I create thumbnails (preview images)? + instruction for posting

    ezPicPoster:
    The easiest way is using the ezPicPoster (see question #02),
    because it helps you generating thumbs and post-code!


    alternative manual:
    It is very simple to use installed image viewers (IrfanView, ACDSee) or other software.
    PinkDevils recommends the freeware program STG Thumb, which is flexible and easy to understand.

    Creating Thumbnails (mit STG Thumb):
    - Start the program and click "browse" at the top left.
    - Now choose the folder containing the images.
    - Below you can set options like size, quality and name. (hint: create thumbs with th_ as prefix)
    - Disable the checkbox for "generate HTML".
    - If you do not want thumbnails for all images, then mark the file(s) on the left and click "exclude".
    - Now choose the target directory and click on "convert".
    - Done. The Thumbnails have been created.

    Posting pictures with a preview (Thumbnails):
    Upload the pictures to your webspace (the thumbnails too) using a FTP program.
    Post the pictures like explained here

      17. I am bothered by all the ad banners, how do I get rid of them?
    Depending on your browser there are a lot of tricks to get rid of the disturbing advertisements.
    One of the most effective solutions is the Firefox/Mozilla extension - AdBlock.

    How to use:
    - right click on the advertisement you want to block
    - choose "AdBlock Image..." (or Background / iFrame /...)
    - done

    Hint:
    Most providers have own subdomains Subdomains for their advertisements, e.g.: http://ads.ezboard.com/www/php?.........
    Instead of blocking every single ad-banner you can just block the entire domain, so the ads are no longer displayed.
    (for this example http://ads.ezboard.com)

    Keep in mind here not to block domains you may probably need, but in case you have chosen a wrong one the site can be easily removed from the block-list in the AdBlock preferences.
      18. I can't start new threads or reply to existing threads

    There are two possible reasons for that:

    1.) You just don't have the necessary post-count to start threads/replies. Sounds strange?

    You need 1 Kudo to access one of the "pictures-" and "video-forums". When you register you will get 100 Kudos so you will be able to acess the forums immediately.

    For replying you need 1 post. If you want to start a new thread you need at least 2 posts. So how do you increase your post-count?
    As you might have noticed you are able to reply in the forum "wazzupp". So just reply to an existing topic there. And please try to post something reasonable and not just "hey there, increasing my post-count" *g*

    We had to use this method since we had massive problems with spam-bots which used their first post to spam the whole board.

    2.) You suffer from a rare bug that shows up now and then

    We don't know why it occurs but the following things seem to work quite well
    - access PinkDevils directly via http://pinkdevils.yuku.com
    - if you still have problems with Firefox use an alternative browser such as Opera or IE

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