Quick User Guide

Welcome to the Wel-Met Camps web site. Here’s how to get started:

• Registering and logging in: Anyone can look through the forum and the photos without an account. To post in the forum or add photos, you need to register. Click Login / Register on the menu bar at the top of any page. If you’re new, choose Register, pick a user name and password and enter your e-mail address. Your e-mail is never shared; it is used only to run the site, for example to send you a password reset. One account works everywhere: when you log in, you are logged in to the forum, the photos and the rest of the site at the same time. The bar under the menu shows “Logged in as” your name.

• Forgot your password? Click Login / Register, then I forgot my password. Enter the e-mail address you registered with and we’ll e-mail you a link to choose a new password. The link works for 24 hours. If the e-mail doesn’t arrive within a few minutes, check your spam or junk folder.

• How to use the Memories Forum: The Memories forum is organised into categories, and each category is broken down into subjects for discussion. These subjects of discussion are created by the members of the forum and are called threads. This means as a user or member of the forum you have two choices: post to an existing thread or create a new thread. This allows for a much faster and more manageable way of accessing the information and reading the postings of people that interest you.

• How to Post to the Forum: To post, decide if you want to create a new thread or add on to an existing thread. If you want to add on, just use the “Post Reply” or “Quote” button — the Quote button includes the previous post in your reply so you can add on from there, the same as most e-mail programs. If you want to create a new thread, click the new topic button and add a title or subject as well as the body message of the first post in the thread. You can edit any of your own posts after posting them.

• Other Forum Functions and Options: The forum software has a powerful database as part of its core structure. This means you can do searches of many types and receive notification of new posts, among other advanced features. If you are interested in any of these functions, click here to look through the FAQ, which can always be found via the link on the forum home page.

• How to use the Photo Section: The Photo section is organised like the forum, into albums and folders. Because photos traditionally take a lot longer to load, it’s better to break things up so you only look at photos you have an interest in. Click an album to see its folders, then a folder to see the pictures from a specific summer, trip or event.

• Adding your own photos: Any registered member can add photos to the albums. Here’s how:

1. Log in, then go to Photos and open the album your photos belong in.
2. Click Upload photos in the bar under the menu, next to your name.
3. Check that the right album is selected, then click Add Photos and choose the photos from your computer or phone. You can pick several at once. Photos can be JPG, PNG or GIF.
4. Click Start Upload.

New photos are checked by the site administrators before they appear, so they won’t show up straight away. Each photo’s file name becomes its title, so it helps to rename your files first (for example “Bunk 12 Narrowsburg 1971”). Names of the people in a photo are always welcome; post them in the forum or e-mail admin@wel-metcamps.com and we’ll add them.