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This Bulletin Board
is where WWOOF Australia Hosts advertise for extra WWOOFing help and
WWOOFers look for Hosts. Everyone is welcome to browse the topic titles - but only
registered WWOOF Australia Hosts and WWOOFers can become members of the
Bulletin Board, see the full topics, member profiles and post advertisements.
To become a WWOOFer and
contact any of the WWOOF Australia Hosts, please JOIN WWOOF Australia. The
WWOOF Book you receive with your membership has the contact information
for ALL our 2,200+ hosts - including Hosts who advertise on this Board.
~~~INSTRUCTIONS
FOR HOSTS USING THE BULLETIN BOARD~~~
To log in,
click log in, then
fill in the details,
your Host Number is
your user name & your password is case sensitive (if you
select "Remember me" you should not need to log in again) click "log me
in". You will see a screen that says "Thanks, you are now logged in as
[your user
name]. You will now be taken back to the BB and at the top it will say
"Logged in as [your user name]
(logout)"
POSTING A
TOPIC IN THE HOSTS LOOKING FOR WWOOFers FORUM
To post an entry
in the "Hosts looking for WWOOFers forum" (only Hosts can post
a topic in this
forum), scroll down the page and find your own state and click on, for
example, "WWOOFers needed in Queensland" Go to the top, right hand side
of the box with all of the Host entries, and click the blue "New topic"
button. This takes you to the page where you put in your entry.
Fill in details
as required. (Do not put any contact details in your entry) You can
browse your computer for a photo or file (must be less than 2mb total)
then click upload, then click "Post new topic" your photo will appear as
a thumbnail which will be full screen if clicked on. When you are happy
with your entry you can log out (if you wish, or stay logged in for next
time by just closing the page)
The entries in
the "Hosts looking for WWOOFers forum" can be replied to by WWOOFers, so
you need to check your post for replies. You can tick "Enable email notification of replies" so you get an e-mail if anyone replies to
your topic.
EDITING
ENTRIES on the BULLETIN BOARD
All other
forums on the Bulletin Board (except the "Hosts looking for WWOOFers
forum") can be replied to. Topics can be edited by the member who posted
the topic, or by the WWOOF office, simply go to the topic, click on the
"edit" button (bottom right), select either "full edit" or "quick edit",
make the changes then click "submit modified post" if "full edit" or click
"complete edit" if you chose "quick edit"
DELETING
ENTRIES ON THE BULLETIN BOARD
At the bottom
left hand side of the screen you will see a box that says "Moderation
Options" click on the arrow and you can select "delete this topic", then
click "go" if you want to delete your whole entry. (note only you or WWOOF
can delete your entry)
WWOOFer and
HOST PROFILES
To see a
WWOOFer's profile, click on their user name (WWOOFer number), some
WWOOFers will put photos, list their interests and skills in their
profile.
WWOOF Hosts
can add photos & information about their interests etc to their own
profile, by clicking on My Controls at the top of any Bulletin Board page.
On the left hand side of the screen there is a Menu. Under the heading
Personal Profile you can edit your Personal Profile, signature (which CAN include a
web photo AND your contact details), select an avatar (you can upload a
thumbnail sized photo from your computer of yourself as your avatar) or
upload a personal photo, which could be a photo of your property. This is
a great place to tell WWOOFers all about yourself, your property and the
type of accommodation you are offering. You can also tell WWOOFers about
the types of work you are wanting them to do, the food they can expect and
any special things you want to tell them.
There are 2
ways to put a photo on your personal picture and avatar:
*The
first is to click browse, then find the picture you want on your
own
computer and select it, (it is better if it is a small size,
for an avatar it needs to be a thumbnail size). Then click either Update Avatar or
Update Photo.
*The second
is to use a photo that is already on a website, to do this, go to that
website, right click on the photo you want to use, select Properties, then
copy the Address (URL) of the photo, for example http://www.wwoof.com.au/picture_library/wwoofstaff.jpg
Paste this into
the URL box then click either Update Avatar or Update Photo.
To put a photo
in your signature, it must be a photo from a website. Copy and paste the URL (to get the URL of a
picture, find the picture you want on a website, right click on it &
select properties, then highlight the URL, right click & select copy) into
the text box for your signature, then highlight the URL and click the
symbol with a tree on it, this will put [img] in front and [/img] after
the URL and this will activate the web picture.
TO ALTER YOUR
PASS WORD
You can also
change your password, if you wish, by via the My Controls link at the top
of the page - use the link " Change Password " and follow the instructions
FORUM FOR
HOSTS TO TALK TO OTHER HOSTS IN PRIVATE
This is a
forum that only WWOOF Hosts have access to, it is called "Infoshare for
WWOOF Hosts only" and is intended for private discussion between WWOOF
Hosts. WWOOF Hosts who are currently registered to use the Bulletin
Board will be able to use this section once they have logged in, it can be
found on the Main Bulletin Board page, below the forum for "Ads for
Travelling Companions". Hosts who have not yet registered will be able to
use it once they have registered and we have validated their registration
(that is, we have confirmed that they are Hosts) Until this validation has taken place, the forum will not be
visible.
Use it to
share information with other Hosts about WWOOFers, how to handle difficult
& uncomfortable situations and brainstorming about more effective hosting.
Also use it to share your positive experiences, best WWOOFer stories as
well as funny WWOOF experiences that you have had.
WWOOFERS
LOOKING FOR A HOST
This forum on
the Bulletin Board is for WWOOFers to tell hosts about themselves and
where they are travelling, you can reply to these entries on the forum or
contact the WWOOFers direct if they include their contact details. Here is
how you can reply to WWOOFers Looking for Hosts on the Bulletin Board.
Firstly you
need to 'Log In'. Then go to the WWOOFers looking for a Host Forum and
scroll down until you see WWOOFer's entry, click on it and then click on
"Add Reply" on the lower right hand side of the text box. You are able to
now write your reply and can leave your message there. At the end of your
message, just put in your postcode and Host Number - we will do the rest.
PLEASE do not put your private contact details in the WWOOF Australia
Forum. This is for your own protection.
SHARING WWOOF EXPERIENCES
Talk
about your WWOOF experiences & recommend your best WWOOFers to other WWOOF
Hosts in the Sharing WWOOFing Experiences
Forum. Look here for WWOOFers who have been recommended by other Hosts.
WWOOFing RECIPES
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