Discussion Forum Instructions
Contributions and submission of materials in this forum is
open only to registred users.
To
access the private features of the forum you must have a
user name and password, which you can obtain following these
directions:
Complete the registration form, clicking
[Registration]
It is mandatory to fill out all the spaces;
Submit the registration form;
Upon registration, wait for email containing your activation
code (username and password), which will be needed to access
the private features of the system.
Each
forum contains a webpage composed of a title, options and a
list of messages (including author and date) organized by
main issue at the top of a discussion thread followed by
sub-threads tied to that main issue.
Threads
are organized cronologically, with the oldest appearing at
the top of the forum page. This top message will contain the
topic with which the discussion of the forum topic was
begun. All responses to that message will appear as
sub-threads to the original message.
If you
wish to respond to a particular message, click the [post
message] link and add your username and password
in the pop-up window that appears. Once you have logged in
you will be able to use the system to add your comment.
Please note that, in order for your response to post
correctly, all fields in the form must be contain
information.
It is
important that comments are on-topic and correspond to the
appropriate message threads. Messages with new topics should
be posted as separate from existing postings. All messages
and should be brief and drafted in clear and short
paragraphs. Attachments, documents and long postings should
be sent separately using the pop-up window feature of the
system.
The
discussion forum is administrated by a moderator, who will
establish the topics and their treatment.
The
administration and moderation of the forum takes place
weekdays from 9:00AM to 4:00PM (Eastern time in the United
States). Information added to the forum at non-moderated
times will not appear in message threads until the following
moderated time period.
Messages can be posted in English and Spanish. Texts will
appear only in the language of their original submission.
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