How to use the discussion boards

Welcome to the aidsmap discussion boards. Here you can find instructions for how to make the most of the information we have on the boards.

If you have any comments or suggestions, please use the contact form to get in touch with us.

Registration

You do not need to register in order to view the discussion forums, however you will need to register if you want to respond to or add a new topic.

If you receive email updates from NAM, you will already have an account with us. You will need your email address and password in order to log onto the system. If you do not know your password you can request that this is emailed to you.

If you did not specify a password when you intially regsitered your details, you will have been allocated a randomly generated password. Once you have logged into the system, you can change your password to one which you might find easier to remember.

Before you can post new topics and posts, you will be asked to provide a few details about yourself for your profile.

Only one account can be registered per email address.

In registering, you are agreeing to abide by the Terms and Conditions of use.

How the discussion boards are organised

The boards are arranged in the following three areas:

• Themes
• Topics
• Posts

Themes can only be added by the moderators, however you are welcome to add new topics and new posts.

Uploading files

You can upload files to accompany your posts. These are limited to the following formats:

• Images (.JPGs, .GIFs and .PNGs)
• Microsoft Word Documents (.DOCs, .DOCXs)
• PDF Documents (PDFs)

These is a limit of two MB for any file you wish to upload.

Moderators

NAM's team of moderators will regularly monitor the message boards to ensure the the posts are applicable to the subject. Please ensure that your posts are relevant and adhere to to the Terms and Conditions. If you feel that some of the content is inappropriate in any way, please use the 'Report to a moderator' function.

The moderators will also occassionally join in with the discussions if they feel that their expert advice will add to the topic.