Forum

xat has a dedicated forum, created using the IPS Community Suite. Below you will find information regarding the forum. You may access the forum anytime by going to https://forum.xat.com or https://xat.com/forum or by clicking on the forum icon on the top right corner of any chat.

Registering

xat accounts and forum accounts are separate. You will need to register a forum account to use it. To register, go to https://forum.xat.com/register and enter the required information. Once you are registered, you can log in at https://forum.xat.com/login.

To complete registration, you need to correctly answer a security question. The security questions and their respective answers are as follows:

• Q: What is the typical price of a subscriber day? A: 13

• Q: What is the name of the first epic power? A: Purple

• Q: What chat rank has a silver pawn color? A: Moderator

Starting a new topic

To start a new topic, click the "Create" button on the top right corner of the screen, next to the bell (notifications) icon. Then, select a forum and click "Continue". Once you select a forum you will be redirected to a page where you enter the topic title and content. You can also create a topic by first navigating to the desired forum and, once again, clicking the "Create" button.

Replying to an existing topic

To reply to an existing topic, click on the topic and scroll down until you see the reply box. Enter your reply in the box and click "Submit Reply". If a topic is locked, you may not reply to it.

Quotes

To quote someone in your reply, click on the "Quote" button on the bottom of someone's message. Alternatively, you can manually create a quote by clicking the " icon on the toolbar above your reply textbox. You can also quote more than one user by clicking the "+" icon on multiple posts, then clicking the button that appears in the bottom right.

Viewing topics

Liking a reply

To like a reply, click on the "Like this" button towards the bottom right. Each like increases the user's reputation by 1. Replies in the "Forum Games" and "General Support" forums cannot be liked.

Reporting a post

To report a post, click on "Report a Post" and enter a reason where prompted. The report will be reviewed by forum staff and handled accordingly.

Users

User groups

There are different user groups on the forum. Some user groups have special permissions and/or access to special forum categories.

• Administrators

• Advanced Members (members with more than 50 posts)

• Bot Owners

• Contributors

• Members

• Moderators

• Smiley Makers

• Volunteer Emeriti (retired volunteers)

• Volunteers

• Wiki Editors

• Wiki Translators

Note: By default, all users registered on the forum are part of the Members group. Note that this list is in alphabetical order and not in order of authority.

Users can be in more than one user group. The user's primary user group will display under their profile picture. The color of someone's primary rank is also their forum name color.

User profiles

To view a user's profile, click on their profile picture or name.

Followers

To follow a user, go to their profile and click on the "Follow Member" button. You may choose whether or not to let other users see that you follow that user. A user's followers will display on their profile under their reputation. Users may turn off the ability to let others follow them.

Profile photo

Users may set themselves a profile picture. To set yourself a profile photo, go to your profile and click on the small square on the bottom left of your profile photo. Once you click this, you will get the option to upload a photo or use xat's default photo by selecting "No Photo." Once you upload a photo and click save, you will be prompted to choose how much of the photo you want to display. Select the region and click confirm.

Cover photo

Only Advanced Members and higher may upload a cover photo. To upload a profile cover photo, go to your profile and click on the "Cover Photo" button. Select "Remove Photo," "Reposition Photo," or "Upload Photo" depending on what you want to do. Select "Remove Photo" to remove your cover photo. Select "Reposition Photo" to reposition your existing cover photo. Select "Upload Photo" to upload a new cover photo.

Profile visitors

Users who view your profile will display on the Recent Profile Visitors tab on your profile. The tab displays who visited your profile, when they viewed it and how many people visited your profile in total. To disable this feature on your profile, hover over the Recent Profile Visitors tab on your profile page and click the x labeled 'Disable this Block'.

Reputation

A user's reputation shows how many likes they have received from other users. When a user reaches a certain amount of reputation, they will advance a reputation level. Advancing a reputation level does not give the user special permissions; it is purely for fun. Giving yourself likes on an alternate account or asking other users for likes is against the rules.

The reputation levels are as follows:

Reputation Levels	Likes
Poor	Less than 0
Neutral	0 to 24
Good	25 to 49
Great	50 to 74
Excellent	75 to 149
Exceptional	150 to 299
Distinguished	300 to 999
Elite	1000 and over

Status updates

Users can update their status, which displays on the forum homepage. To update your status, go to your profile and write in the box that says "Write a public message on your own feed…". Alternatively, you can create a status by clicking the "Create" button on the top left corner and selecting "Status". You may post a status on someone else's profile by going to their profile page and writing one in the box labeled "Write a public message on [user]'s feed…".

Messages

Users may send private messages on the forum. Click on the mail icon at the top right corner to view and create new private messages. To view a message, click on it. To send a new message click "Compose New". On the Compose New page, enter the recipient(s), a subject and your message. It will display on the private message window if and when the user(s) viewed your message. Only users who are added as a recipient may view private messages.

Notifications

You can check your notifications by clicking on the bell at the top right corner of the forum homepage. To manage your notifications, click on "Notification Settings".

Settings

You can access your forum account settings by clicking on your username at the top right corner of the forum homepage. Here you are able to manage your followed content and ignored users. You can change your display name, password, or email by clicking on "account settings".

Note: You may only change your display name twice in a 180-day period.

Additional settings include the ability to add account security (through Google Authenticator) and an automatic signature to your posts (only available for Advanced Members and higher user groups).

Forum Guidelines

xat has provided a set of guidelines and rules for the forum. Guidelines are similar to chat rules. Failure to follow the guidelines will result in a punishment. You may view the guidelines here. Certain forum categories have their own guidelines, which are listed inside the category portal.