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Welcome to the internet but please be careful.I thought I should write some information on internet safety seeing as we run a discussion group and a database where people can meet each other.It is great that we all love our poi and staff twirling but that does not mean that everyone is nice and honest. Chances are there may be a few who are not who they appear to be .Remember that we can not actually see each other and some people use this to pretend to be something they are not. A mentally ill person who is 40years old and male may be pretending to be a 18 year old girl . And you really don't want to be giving out personal details to this kind of person.You should always think about what you put into our discussion group. It is viewable by anyone on the internet. That includes the crazy people who get a thrill out of hurting or harming others.read more...

Due to non-supported software we moved the images to a folder for archive purposes.Thing to note before downloading1.You have to load all thumbnail images on one page, this will take a while.2. Images were never in high-resolution and are not big compared to photos on the net nowadays.Download here

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Yes we like to keep all things.See how the website changed over the years to what you currently see now.We have a section called Archives just for these things

Yes we like to keep all things.See how the website changed over the years to what you currently see now.We have a section called Archives just for these things.

By registering with the forum, you will be able to edit your member profile and preferences. You will get the most out of your time here if you change your profile and preferences to suit your individual tastes. There are many options in your profile to make your experience here more enjoyable, so please take a few moments to try the various settings. Also, only users that are registered and logged in can take advantage of the "New Posts" feature upon each visit. Once you've registered and logged in, click "Edit Profile" or "Edit Preference" in the Forum Navigation island to edit your settings.

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In order to add an image to your message or your signature, you must have the image already available on a web server and reachable by a URL. This can be an image on your own personal web page, for example. To place an image within a message, simply use the following Markup Tag: [image]http://www.url_to_image.com/image_name.gif[/image] For example, if you have an image called cateye.gif and its available from your own website at http://www.mywebsite.com/pics, then you would use the following image markup: [image]http://www.mywebsite.com/pics/cateye.gif[/image] You can do the same for your signature. Click the My Home option found on any page. Then, under the Main Configuration heading, click on "Personal Information, email, password...". Look for the Signature box, and enter your desired information, including any images/markup as above. Note: To keep the forums loading quickly for everyone, it is recommended that you do not exceed 35k for your image size.

Yes, you'll be missing a trick if you fail to take advantage of the versatility offered. There are many aspects of how the Forums are displayed that may be customized. On the Forum Navigation , click "My Stuff" > "Edit Preferences". You can choose how many posts are displayed on each page, whether or not you want to view users' pictures alongside their posts, and much more. Once saved, these become your default settings. You may edit these preferences again at anytime.

The first post of a given topic establishes the subject by which all subsequent replies will be known. Once there's been a reply, the topic subject cannot be subsequently changed. It's therefore important to get the subject right from the outset. Make it as descriptive and as specific as possible.

For example, "How do I change batteries on a Ninja LED Poi?

is much better than something completely generic, such as "Newbie needs help!". Not only is it more likely to elicit a response, but it'll also make it much easier for all posts in the topic to be subsequently located.

One of the key benefits of the discussion board format is that it enables commonly asked questions to be answered once, for the benefit of all. Before posting your question, it is always worth checking to see if it has already been asked - and answered! You can do this via the Search box at the top of the page. Using the Search box, you can perform a quick keyword search, and then click on the "Advanced" button to search by more specific criteria. Various options are available, both for how the search term is specified and for controlling how many forums you want to search. This is where the specificity of topic subjects is important, making it much easier to locate precisely what it is you're after from a list of search results.

On the "New Private Topic" screen, you can type in a new user then press "add" or you can select them from the "My Buddies" dropdown. You can add up to the forum maximum of users (this limit will show on the "New Private Topic" screen) to the Private Topic.

If the tags are showing up in your text or you're getting a link, but it's to "http:///", you're including some unwanted spaces in the syntax. Avoid any intervening spaces, and everything will work fine.

Users can edit their own posts several minutes after they are made. Where the change is substantial, it is courteous mark the post as edited so as to alert readers to the changed content. For cosmetic changes, it's better not to do so.
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The following tags are available for your use if UBBCode is enabled: Text Formatting [b] text [/b] = Makes the given text bold. [i] text [/i] = Makes the given text italic. [u] text [/u] = Underlines the given text. [s] text [/s] = Will post your text with a line through it (strike through). [color:red] text [/color] = Makes the given text red. [color:#00FF00] text [/color] = Makes the given text green. [size:20pt] text [/size] = Will change the size of the text to whatever size value you specify. [font:Comic Sans MS] text [/font] = Will post your text with the specified font. Links [email] joe@email.com [/email] = Makes the given email address clickable. [email= joe@email.com ] text [/email] = Makes the given email address clickable. [url] link [/url] = Makes the given url into a link. [url= link ] title [/url] = Makes the given title into a hyperlink pointing to link. [img] link [/img] = Embeds an image. Code Tags & Highlighting [code] text [/code] = Surrounds the given text with pre format tags. [php] text [/php] = Passes the text through the PHP Syntax Highlighter [highlight] text [/highlight] = Will highlight your text. [spoiler] text [/spoiler] = Will wrap your text in a spoiler container. Users must click a button in order to see this text, thus giving them the ability to specify if they want to read the item. [spoiler:warning] text [/spoiler] = Will wrap your text in a spoiler container and allow you to specify the warning message displayed. Users must click a button in order to see this text, thus giving them the ability to specify if they want to read the item. Text and Image Alignment [align:left|center|right] text [/align] = Will align the text in the direction defined. [img:left|center|right] Image URL [/img] = Will allow you to allow text to wrap on the specified side of your image. Misc. [list] [*]Item 1 [*]Item 1 [/list] = Makes a bullet list. [list=A] or [list=1] will make order/numbered lists. Other options include: circle, i, I, a, A, 1, disc, square. [quote] text [/quote] = Surrounds the given text with blockquote and hr's. This UBBCode tag is used for quoting a reply. [quote=username] text [/quote] = Surrounds the given text with blockquote and hr's. This UBBCode tag is used for quoting a reply. The username specified will be shown as quoted.

You can change the number of posts displayed on each page by editing your display preferences. You can set this to anything between 1 and 99 posts per page.

Quick Reply is made as a "Quick Response" block, so you can make a response to a post (or thread) before you forget or as you read them. Quick Reply is meant as a "no thrills" response box, as it's just there for a fast/non-formatted response. Reply however brings you to a "Full Response" page that allows for heavy posting. You can also click the "Full Reply" button from the Quick Reply box which will forward you (and all of your Quick Reply text) to the Full Reply page.

Quote will quote the users text to the Full Reply page. Quick Quote will quote the users text to the Quick Reply box below the thread.

Using our Gallery Forum is just like using any other forums... However, you can post images too! After you create your post (subject and post, both required) you can click on the "Image Manager" link. Adding images are as easy as: 1. Click "Browse" and a navigation area will appear that shows your computers files, navigate around to locate the image you'd like to upload. Once located, click on the image and select "open"; you can also choose to add a description (note that in v7.2 you do not have the option to change the description once another image is added). 2. If you wish to add another image, repeat step one; otherwise, select "done". From here, just press submit, and your new "Gallery Posting" should appear for users to comment on your image(s).

Subscribing to a Forum Enter the Forum and Select "Add Forum to Watched Forums" from the "Forum Options" dropdown. Subscribing to a Topic Enter the Topic and Select "Add Topic to your Watched Topics" option from the "Topic Options" dropdown. Managing Watch Lists Select "My Watch Lists" from the "My Stuff" dropdown, from here you can select the type of List that you wish to edit and by clicking the "Edit Watched Topics" (or "Edit Watched Forums" or "Edit Watched Users") link you can remove them or toggle the "Email Notification" option. Toggling EMailed Watch Lists See the above "Managing Watch Lists" directions. Toggling the Default "EMail Watchedlist" Options Select "My Preferences" from the "My Stuff" dropdown.

From here you can manage the "By default should anything added to your Watch Lists be emailed to you?

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EMailing a Post or Thread To email a post, simply navigate to the post and select "email post" from the bottom set of buttons (near reply, quote, notify, etc). From this "email post" screen, you can select to mail yourself: Just this post This post and all replies The entire thread EMailing a Private Topic When viewing a Private Message, simply click the "EMail Topic" button from the bottom set of buttons (near reply, quote, etc).

The username colors generally specify a users status. Some select users can can also have special colors signified by the Administration. The default user status colors are: red = Administration blue = Global Moderator green = Moderator

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HoP does not condone Fire Breathing.We wish to discourage the act being shown as a cheap easy trick or something that is cool to do.It is one of the most dangerous of the fire arts. We do not wish to glorify it by posting images of people doing it on the site.Any images or text on HoP associated with Fire Breathing includes warnings and links to information on it's hazards.Fire Breathing can easily kill, and has harmed a number of our community friends.We highly recommend you do research on the dangers of Fire Breathing, and then do something else.