Now I bet you wish you didn't spend points!

[MtBaker]

Ok, new option on the left called "Casino Games". I think you can guess what these are, but there are two really special items in the list of games....

First is Texas Hold'em, you can play up to 10 people live on the message board.

The second big deal is the "Lottery", we have something really special planned for you users out there

Here's the deal, you can ignore the $ amount listed as the Jackpot, because if you do win, that money will be reduced out of your points/monies for gambling. Now you are asking yourself, why in the heck would I want to play the lottery if all they are going to do is take my winnings away?

Well because we care of course! Instead of giving you more gambling money, what we are going to do is give you a $25 gift certificate in our store for you to do with as you choose. You can even give it to a friend or family member, you would part with it, wouldn't you?

Now the lottery runs $10 (virtual) a ticket, drawings are every Tuesday and Saturday at 9:00pm CST.

I'm sure your asking, well how do I get virtual monies into my account?

There are several ways, first off, we are starting every account off with $50 just for being a member. Other ways consist of someone giving your some of their money through a transfer (good luck on that one), winning at some of the games (you could loose it all there too!), or by being an active member on the board.

Here is a break down of how the points are awarded by being active:

$5 for every new message thread started
$1 for every posting
$1 every day that you visit the forums and login
$1 for every vote you cast in any poll
$1 for every time you give reputation to a forum member
$1 for every time you receive reputation from a forum member
$1 for every time you rate a thread

Now we expect everyone to play nicely and do the above activity like you normally would and not like a pack of wolves trying to scrounge every last virtual dollar known to the Baking Industry.

If you are caught abusing the system, we reserve the right to revoke some or all of your virtual dollars.

So tell me, do you like all of these new additions we are adding and are they adding value to our site?

[cakebaker]

This was not a good night to get a case of insomnia! I'll be broke by morning.

This sounds like so much fun! Thanks for all the hard work you've put into this forum.

[cakebaker]

More questions!

How do we give reps to a member and how do we rate threads?

And I absolutely love the new forum! I've been trying to figure out how to use the link to post on my signature on other forums, but so far I'm not getting that either! I'm working on it though!

[MtBaker]

Originally Posted by cakebaker

More questions!

How do we give reps to a member and how do we rate threads?

And I absolutely love the new forum! I've been trying to figure out how to use the link to post on my signature on other forums, but so far I'm not getting that either! I'm working on it though!

To rate a thread, up on the top of the thread when you are reading it (ie: First post in thread), you will see "Rate Thread" Click on that and then you can rate the thread.

Sorry about the reps, I accidently had the system disabled, now you should see a new box on top of every post you will see a new box called "rep", that is where you can approve or disapprove reputation to the member.

I just sent you a reputation approval for all your posts!

In order to link to a specific post, just pull up the post you want to link to and then go to the URL bar (ie: Where you type in websites names like "http://www.intotheoven.com") and then hit <CTRL-C> when it's highlighted, that will copy it into your clipboard, then when editing your profile / home page on other forums, just hit <CTRL-V> to paste it in the box.

ie: To copy the direct link to this thread it would be:
"http://forum.intotheoven.com/general/91-now-i-bet-you-wish-you-didnt-spend-points.html"

To link to your profile on this board it would be:
"http://forum.intotheoven.com/members/cakebaker.html"

To link your BLOG on this site it would be:
"http://forum.intotheoven.com/blogs/cakebaker/" (but you will have to make a posting to make it active)

Let me know if you have any other questions.

[cakebaker]

Thanks! Tried them both and it works great!

Oh and thanks for the reps!....I'm going to try and display a bit more self control with my "money" this time.

Just remember I said "try"....

[Amanda]

I'm not sure I understand the whole 'reps' thing.
Could someone please explain it to me?
Thanks
amanda

[cakebaker]

I take it to mean it's sort of a thank you to someone who was particularly helpful to you or who posted something you thought was really great.

All I know is that little green box gets bigger when you get rep'd by someone. Hover over it and it tells you your "status".

Btw, gave you one just for the heck of it 'cause I love it when someone else doesn't understand this stuff either.

[Amanda]

Hey, thanks!
I gave you a rep, too. You've given me tons of good advice; first for cakes and now for computer stuff. You rock!
Amanda

[MtBaker]

Amanda,
Just gave you some rep too.

[cakebaker]

Thank you Amanda, that was sweet of you to say.