If you are new to Forums please read the explanation of terms at the end of this message.

Important: If you don't finish your post in 10 mins you will be automatically logged out. We advise you to prepare your posts in an external editor and copy/past them to the edit-window.

How do I become a Forum User ?

• register with the ENAWU-Website. You will receive a message that a mail was sent to you with an activation link. Open your mailbox and open the mail from ENAWU. Click on the link and you will get a message that your account is now activated. By registering you automatically accept the forum rules .
• Login to ENAWU and go to Forums
• When you enter for the first time you automatically become a Forum-User (that's why it takes a bit longer at first)

In the Forum-Top-Menu you have three options (unfortunately they don't show up too well)

• Forum: This returns you to the Main-Forum page
• Edit my profile : This allows you to change your personal settings and upload a picture of yourself.
• Show latest posts: Lets you check the newest posts.
• Rules: This is a short breakdown of the rules that apply to this forum
• Help: This text

What can I do in the forums ?

• Anybody can read all forum posts (you don't need to be logged in)
• Only logged-in users can post answers or new items to threads (or report abuse to the moderator).
• Only moderators can start new threads.
• In moderated forums postings have to be approved by the moderator.

• Inside a forum you see the different threads and the last postings
• Inside a thread you can switch between threaded view and flat view (all postings after each other)
• If you are logged in you can subscribe to a thread which means that you are notified by email when there are new posts.

How can I post to a forum ?

• Login with your username and password
• Click on the forum you want to write to (this will open up a list of threads=postings already there)
• Click on the "New thread" logo (this will open up an edit window for you to write a message)
• Compose your message (you have 6 minutes to do that, so for longer messages you should use copy and paste)
• Click on submit (you will be taken back to your message for a check or new edit)
• Click on Subscribe if you want to be notified by email upon new postings to your thread.
• Click on the Navigation Link above your message to get back to the forum.
• Log out after you are finished (auto logout after 10 mins)

Forum-Terms explained

• A Forum is a "container" for discussions on a certain area (e.g. Arab-Western Understanding)
• Forums can be subdivided to stop discussions getting mixed up
• A thread is when somebody starts a discussion and many people respond to the main article or to other users' answers
• Off-topic are postings that obviously don't belong in this thread. Moderators should delete off-topic postings quickly to reduce "noise"
• Flaming is aggressively attacking another person.