POSTING PHOTOS 

This free forum does not support photo hosting, you can only link to a photo that exists elsewhere on the internet. In other words, any photo you want to include in a post must have already been uploaded to either another website or a photo sharing service. New Typewriter Talk members should also be aware that there is an anti-spam measure in place for this forum, so you will not be able to post a photo until you have created at least three posts.

If you don't have your own website, don't panic; (as of 2013) there are numerous photo sharing websites that you can use such as Imgur, PhotoBucket, Flickr and ImageShack. Some are free to use, and some are easier than others to share photos with, so it's worth spending a little time exploring your options. At the moment (2013) Imgur is a good option as it is free and relatively simple to use. 
 
Two important notes on posting your photos here:

First,PLEASE make sure to resize the photos you're using to make them forum friendly. Using super large images for a forum post is not always a good idea as they take more time to load, can be more difficult to view, and can sometimes cause formatting issues. It's recommended that you restrict your images to a width of around 800 pixels.

Second, keep in mind that if you delete or move your photo from where you have it uploaded it will no longer appear in the forum (this is because the forum can no longer access where you had the photo stored).

In order to add a photo to your post here you will need to know the URL (internet address) of where you have uploaded it (Imgur for example), and follow the steps below. 

Step One: 
In the post that you are creating, click on the "Image" icon in the message toolbar. Note: The image icon may not appear if you're using the Quick Reply window, so when you want to add photos don't use the Quick Reply feature.



Step Two:
Type in or copy/paste your link address for the photo, and click on OK/Enter. Image sharing services typically provide numerous types of links, so be sure just to use the photo's URL address and not a line of HTML code. It should look something similar to the one used below and end with ".jpg".




Step Three:
Bingo! Your image is now embedded within your post. 

If you need more room to create your post, especially if it has photos in it, you can click on the 
full screen icon. When you're ready to submit your post just click on the icon again so you can
see the "Submit" button.



TIP:
Actual photo URLs (link) should start with "http" and end with ".jpg".

For example, this is the URL for the photo below that Flickr provided. You need to delete the part in black and keep the part in red. The part in red is what should appear in the Image dialogue box when you post the photo in this forum.


Result:

 

Last edited by Uwe (08-3-2017 17:43:19)

TYPEWRITER REVIEWS

We encourage members to post reviews of the machines that they own, but ask that they format such reviews using the following steps, not only because it will create and maintain a forum standard, but also because it will ensure that reviews are easily found within a sub-forum.

STEP 1: POST YOUR REVIEW IN AN APPROPRIATE SUB-FORUM
Please post your review in one of the four available sub-forums that best matches your machine type:
Early Typewriters
Electric Typewriters
Portable Typewriters
Standard Typewriters

STEP 2: CREATE A THREAD (TOPIC/POST) TITLE
Please title your review using this format: "REVIEW - Year, make, and model".
For expample, a heading for a review post would look like this: "REVIEW - 1946 Smith-Corona Sterling"

STEP 3: SUGGESTED CONTENT
How you write your review and what you include in it is completely up to you; however, here are a few suggested headings that you can use to give the review some structure:
BACKGROUND - Where did you buy the machine, how much did you pay for it, what do you know about its history?
FEATURES - List the various features the machine is equipped with, in particular unusual features that might be unique to that model.
PERFORMANCE - How well does it work (qualify this with the condition the machine is in)? Describe its type action and how effective its various features perform.
PROS/CONS - Create a list of the pros and cons of the machine. What are the things that you most like and dislike about the typewriter?
RATING - You might feel inclined to rank the machine you're reviewing out of 10 (1 being the lowest) based on its overall strengths and weaknesses when compared to other typewriters that you've used. Would you recommend this machine to someone? Who would this machine appeal to?

EDITING POSTS

At the moment it is NOT possible to edit the content of a post once you have you clicked on the Submit button. For that reason, and due to the number of complaints made about this, we encourage you to proofread what you have typed before permanently committing your comments to the forum.

For mistakes that are more serious in nature than simple typos and grammatical errors, you can contact the forum moderator and request that a change be made to your existing post.

Why is editing not available?
This forum and the software used to run it is free; consequently it is very limited in its features, and in terms of post editing, the only option is to have editing fully on or off. Conversely, most internet forums use software that allows moderators to adjust the period of time that editing is available. For example, it could be set to 30 minutes, or two weeks, but rarely is it set to an infinite amount of time as is the only option here.

Typewriter Talk initially allowed editing, but it was decided to switch it off after it was discovered that there was some editing of extremely old posts going on. This may not make any sense to Typewriter Talk members, but from a moderation perspective, allowing completely open editing is a real nightmare and it can result in abuse of the forum, especially by clever spammers who can revisit a post a month after the fact and make changes that are likely to go unnoticed.

If that's the case, then why don’t you use different or better software like most other forums do?
Most other forums have advertising or some other revenue stream to support the cost of running it, which includes hosting fees and the cost of the software itself. Of course we would like to upgrade our forum to include many other features such as local photo hosting, but that would require that Typewriter Talk members pay to use the forum - and that isn't a very likely scenario.

Despite all of this we are constantly thinking of ways to improve the forum and to upgrade it, but in the meantime we politely ask that everyone keep in mind that this is a free platform, and that we should be happy that it offers as much as it does for what it costs.