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fTrader

We felt the need to make a guide on fTrader, because many people ask about, what is fTrader?, what does it do? etc.

What is fTrader?

fTrader is an indicator of how good your deal was, and how the buyer felt.. It is an eBay Style Feedback, so people can leave positive or negative feedback, for your transactions in the fSwap Meet.

What does the number beside the fTrader stand for?

The number near the 'fTrader' is the number of unique transactions made, and when the buyer or seller leaves you an fTrader. The higher your fTrader, the higher the successful number of transactions made in the fSwap Meet.

If you would like to view more information about a users fTrader, you may click the number inside the (). This displays your feedback score, positive feedback (in %), your recent tradings, and your trader comments.

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How do I find out how many fTrader points someone has?

You may view a users profile, or a users post, to view the amount of fTrader points someone has.

If you want to view further information from a users profile, then click on 'View all feedbacks for {insert username here}

How do I get an fTrader?

Firstly, you must participate in a deal in the fSwap Meet area. After once the deal is complete, you may leave an fTrader by clicking on the users point bracket in the transaction thread.
You must take part in a deal in the thread, because you need to submit a URL of where was taken place. After, the user may leave you an fTrader once the deal is complete, otherwise you may leave a Private Message to request an fTrader, or leave a post in the thread only if the user cannot access the PM system.

You’ll get this PM notification once someone gives you a feedback, and you can click the “on this page” link to view the rating summary.

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You, as a buyer or seller do not have to give feedback, as it is voluntary, however it is good practice as it informs other users of how successful the users deals are.

How do I give an fTrader?

You need to finish a transaction, before leaving an fTrader. After, you may leave a positive or negative fTrader, depending on how successful the deal went.

1) Click the fTrader number of the member you want to give an fTrader to.

2) On the page of the fTrader number, click the “Submit Feedback For insert username here” 'Insert username here' stands for the user who you are giving feedback to.

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3) You will now see a form, which you must in fill in correctly. Make sure you put in the comments exactly what you feel so other users can see as well.

Once you have completed the form, click on the “Submit Reply” button to send your feedback.




Your feedback has now been given!

To view your feedback given, look at his fTrader page, you may view if you have given a positive/neutral or negative fTrade, and your comment given.

The number displayed in his fTrader, will have changed depending on the type of feedback given
Positive = +1
Neutral = No change
Negative = -1

Other information

To cut down on fTrade abuse, only your first feedback given will affect the users visible fTrader number. Although, you can view their full feedback, regardless by looking on the fTrader page, and viewing the number next to, 'Total positive feedback:'

If you do receive an unlawful fTrade by another person, please contact one of us (fSupport), and we will do our best to review the situation and revoke the unlawful fTrader given.

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fBucks

What are they:

fBucks are the Forumer.com currency.

How to get them:

The current Forumer.com rate you can buy fBucks for is 30 000fBucks for $5

-you can buy them through a link in your admin panel (fSettings -> Purchase Forumer Buck$ and follow the steps...... you will need to have a PayPal account to be able to buy them)

-you might get them cheaper from the members in our fSwapmeet fBuck$ Sales/Auctions section.

-you can earn them by completing deals in the fSwapMeet section... (please read the Rules before you post there)

-Finally you can earn them by going to your AdminCP -> fSettings -> Get Forumer Buck$ for FREE...... and complete a deal............

or..... by clicking the fContribute link on your forum (which is placed on your forum's footer

and completing a deal ...anyone can do this, even members on your forum can click on the link and do a deal and that way contribute to your forum...... the fBucks will automatically be added to your forum's Buck$ Balance (which you can check on the top of the fSettings page in the admin CP-> Account Information)

Another way your members can contribute to the fBuck$ balance of your forum is the Piggy Bank feature.

You will not earn much by posting though each post will give you some fBucks, it's a very low amount and we WILL remove the spam posts ............and if you spam a lot you are risking an infraction or even a ban...

What can I do with them:

On this forum you can use fBucks to buy things from other members like posts to boost the activity on your forum, graphics like banners, signatures or avatars you can even buy ready made forums..... as I've said take a look at our fSwapmeet section and you will get an idea what you can use them for.
Please read our fSwapmeet Rules carefully before you post any deal there.

On your forum you can use fBucks for Ad removal (AdminCP ->fBuck$ & Ads....... it cost 1fBuck/page view) or for purchasing fChat. (AdminCP -> fSettings -> fChat... it costs 30 000fBucks/1month; 70 000fBucks/3months and 100 000fBucks/6 months)

Sell them......... if you have too many fBucks and have no use for them you can cash them up by selling them to other members in our fSwapMeet fBuck$ Sales/Auctions section... (please read the Rules before you post there), usually people sell them at a better rate than the forumer.com rates are but the exact rate is always between the seller and buyer...(supply and demand)
You will need to have a PayPal account to be able to receive money from the other person. (you can use other means of transferring the money too, depends on what you agree.)

Transferring fBucks:

You can transfer fBucks between members on this forum by clicking on the Send fBuck$ » link in everyone's profile under the avatar then filling the form (amount and reason) and clicking on the "Purchase" button. (there will be a small fee (1% for the transfer)

You can also put your fBucks to the Bank........ do that by clicking on the "fStore Menu" link on the top of the forum (you get a drop down menu and click on the Bank) Scroll down and on the bottom you get the choice to deposit or withdraw your fBucks from the bank.
In the bank you also get an 1% interest every month so if you are not planning to use them for any deal it is worth putting them there...
They are also safe from the Thiefs when you put them in the bank.

You can transfer fBucks from your fHQ account to your forum (or to any other forum) by clicking on this link...........fill in the forum name (only the forum name part of the url: http://forumname.#.forumer.com) and amount you want to send (minimum amount is 500fBucks) and click on "Transfer"
You can only transfer fBucks which are not in the bank....... you need to withdraw them before you try to transfer otherwise it will not work).

To transfer fBucks from your forum to your fHQ account (or any other member's fHQ account) go to the
Admin CP -> fSettings -> My account -> Current Forumer Buck$ Balance: next to the balance is a "Transfer" button... it only becomes clickable if you have more than 5000fBucks as that is the smallest amount you can transfer....

so if you got 5000fBuck$ or more -> click on the Transfer button, -> chose the required amount from the How much do you want to transfer? drop down menu

-> Enter Recipient Username: fill in the fHQ user name of the person you want to transfer it to (you can fill your own user name)

and click on the Transfer fBucks button -> a confirmation screen will appear with a question Are you sure you want to transfer 5000 fBuck$ to FHQ.forumer.com User - username ?

click on Yes (if the name is right) and it should appear instantly on the person's fHQ balance.



If there are any other unanswered questions about fBucks you may have please feel free to ask them in this thread.

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FAP

Q: What is FAP?

A: FAP denotes Forumer Admin Panel.
One of the functions of FAP is to restore your administrator status incase something happens to it. For example, should you get demoted by mistake or your account gets compromised.

Using FAP to restore administrator rights should be the last resort though, you still should take precautions to protect your admin account, and your forum.

Ways to protect yourself are:

1) Make a spare admin account which you will not use for posting, but you will have it in case something happens to the main one.

2) Never experiment with your admin account! If you need to try out some other member group settings, make a test account which you will place to these groups and then you can see the setup.

3) Never make other people who you don't know well (and trust), "Root" admin. You can make other admins, but create a different group for them, they don't need all the privileges you have.

4) Finally, NEVER give out your password, and make it strong (harder to crack)
A strong password has at least 8 characters (or more), uses capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters *&^%$£" etc.


Q: How do I use FAP to restore my admin status?

A: Click on the FAP link.
You will see different headings, click on the "My Forums" link



Insert the unique security code of your forum (the one you got in the email you received when you first made your forum) to the "Add Forum" part then click on "Verify Code & Add Forum" button.
The forum will appear in the list of your forums (if you have more than 1 forum, you can add them all to the same fHQ account)




You can make any of those members admin by clicking the "Make Admin" link, that member will now be an admin, and his/her password will be reset.
You will receive the login details (user name and password) in an email, to the email address you have registered here on fHQ (so ensure that your email on your fHQ account is up to date before you use FAP to make an admin).
Every time you want to make an admin, you will have to insert the security code of the forum again (this is for increased security just in case your fHQ account would get compromised so no-one else would be able to make admins on your forum).

To edit your forum:
if it is IPB click on the "Admin CP" link which is on the top of your forum next to your user name under the banner.
If it is phpBB2 or phpBB3 click on the "Go to Administration Panel" link which is on the bottom of the index page.


Q: How do I use FAP to send fBuck$ to my forum?

A: Click on the "MY fBUCK$" link, and you will be able to send fBuck$ from your fHQ account to your forum.

You will see:



Choose an amount from the drop down menu then insert your forumname only your (http://forumname.##.forumer.com) and click on the "Transfer" button.

As you will notice, the amount displayed in the balance will be the actual available balance you have, not the Total fBucks.

fBucks you have in the bank cannot be transferred and will not show on the balance, you will first have to enter the Bank, and withdraw the fBucks before transferring them to your forum.

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Piggy Bank

This new feature has recently been added to the footer.

It is designed for the members of each forum to be able to contribute to their forum (to pay for things like Ad removal, Footer reduction/removal or fChat) You need to have a PayPal account to be able to use this feature.

After clicking the Piggy image you will get the Donate page which displays the list of members who already have donated to your forum and the amount (unless they click the "Anonymous" box)


Chose the amount you want to donate from the drop down menu, if the member choses $10 USD or more, they will get ads removed on their account as a courtesy of Forumer regardless of your forum's ad removal settings for 1 year from the date of the donation.


After you chose the amount and decided if you want to remain anonymous, click the Donate Now button and you will be displayed with your paypal log in page:


Log in and follow the steps. After completing all the steps on your paypal, the purchased amount of fBucks should appear in the ACP -> fSettings -> My Account section. It should appear almost instantly... or in a very short time.

I have to warn you though, that some transfer fees apply on using this feature, so the amount will not be the same as it would be if you bought the fBucks through the ACP (it will be less).

If you don't want your members to use the feature and contribute to your forum, you can turn off the Piggy Bank link in the ACP -> fSettings -> Forum Settings -> Restrictions -> tick the Remove PiggyBank Link -> then click on Update.

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