FAQ

LOGIN & REGISTRATION

1. Is there any eligibility criteria for membership?

Everyone’s invited! After all p4poetry.com is about YOU!

2. Is it compulsory to register?

Unless you’re happy being a silent reader, registration isn’t necessary. But there are certain aspects of p4poetry.com like posting poetry, being a part of discussions at the forum, taking part in the contests, commenting on poems etc for which it is necessary to register.

3. How do I register?

Easy. Click here.You will be directed to another page. Choose a username and type it in the box provided. Key in your valid e-mail address and hit enter or click the register button. Your password will be e-mailed to you.

Find the e-mail from noreply@p4poetry.com in your inbox. Follow the link given in the e-mail. Once you’re directed to the login page, type your username and password in the box and hit enter.

You’re now logged in! Start exploring now…

4. How do I change my password?

First you need to log in to your account. In case you’re already logged in, click on My Profile button found on the top left corner of the page, or on profile found in the tab.

Once at ‘Your profile and personal options page’, find the update your password box. Type your new password twice and click on update profile.

5. Updating your profile

We at p4poetry.com recommend that you have an updated profile. This not only enables other members to know you better, but also helps others to get in touch with you via messenger. Your profile informations are also visible on author page. Upload your photo also, if you want your readers to know, who you are.

To update your profile, click on My Profile button found on the top left corner of the page, or on profile found in the tab. Fill in all the details (or those that you wish to share) and click on update profile.

POSTING & FEATURES IN THE EDITOR

1. How do I post my poems?

You need to be logged in for posting poems. Click on ‘post a poem’ on the navigation bar on the right or if you are at the dashboard Click on write tab or write a post link. Post your poem in editor and make use of various features of posting available to you.

If you are copy-pasting your poem from somewhere, then we recommend to click on the code tab, instead of visual and then paste. You can paste your HTML also, in the code tab.

2. Can I post in languages/scripts other than English?

p4poetry.com let’s you post in Devnagiri, Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malyalam, Telugu, Gurumukhi and Urdu script, apart from English.

While composing a post, you can see an icon with a sign in the visual editor top panel. Click on the icon and choose the desired script and begin posting in the script of your choice!

If your web browser does not support other scripts, you can take help from here- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Enabling_complex_text_support_for_Indic_scripts

3. Can I edit my posts?

Yes. You can edit your posts by clicking on dashboard on the right side of navigation bar and you will be directed to dashboard. Once there, click on manage. You will then see a table of all the posts with details for name of post, author, category, comments on the post etc. Find the post of yours which is to be edited and click on edit button corresponding to it. You will then be directed to the editor where you can make the necessary changes. After all the changes are done, hit the publish button and the changes will appear instantly.

You can only edit your own posts.

4. Can I delete my posts?

Yes. You can delete posts by clicking on admin on the navigation bar and you will be directed to dashboard. Once there, click on manage. You will then see a table of all the posts with details for name of post, author, category, comments on the post etc. Find the post of yours which is to be deleted and click on delete button corresponding to it.

You can only delete your own posts.

5. What are tags?

Tags are keywords that describe the poem. Tags make it easier to find poems/posts that are related to the tag searched for. Adding tags will not only make your poem show up often in searches, but also help in organizing poems/posts.

To add tags, simply type out relevant keywords in the box provided on the write a post page.

6. Choosing a category for the poem

It is important to categorize your post correctly so as to enable posts to show up in an organized way, as well as to make it easier for readers to read their favored category of post.

7. Allow Discussion feature

This feature has two sub-options, viz. allow comments and allow pings.

Allow comments: By default this option is checked. In case you do not want readers to comment, uncheck this box.

Allow pings: Pings is a way of letting search engines know that there have been new posts/updates on p4poetry.com. This enables the search engines to locate and crawl this new content. By default this option is checked. In case you do not want search engines to be buzzed about your post, uncheck this box.

8. What is the Post password Feature? And how do I use this feature?

This option is useful when you want only specific members-who are acquainted with the password-to read a particular post. To enable post password, go to the write a post page. There in the space provided on the left navigation bar for post password, key in the desired password and publish the post.

Once your post is published, only those who are acquainted with the password can access it.

9. What is post status option?

Post status option comes with 4 sub options, viz. Published, Pending, Draft and Private. You do not need to check any of these boxes while making a post unless and until you want to mark your post as private.

Published: Once you hit the publish button, your post automatically gets categorized as published. That is to say, later if you edit the same post, the published box will be automatically checked.

Pending Review: (Pending)

Draft: When you save a post instead of publishing it, it automatically gets categorized as draft. You can come back at a later point of time and edit this draft and post it at a future date.

Private: You can mark posts as private by checking the private box under the post status head. Checking this box will ensure that no other member except you can view that post.

10. What is the post Timestamp option?

Suppose you are posting a poem on 01/01/2008. That poem was originally written y you on say 30/09/2007. While making the post, you can check the edit timestamp option and can change the date to 30/09/2007, to reflect the date when the poem was composed. The post will then be dated 30/09/2007 instead of 01/01/2008.

Isn’t this option cool?! Time machine, eh?

15. Uploads

You can upload a file to our server to use in your blog. You can upload image or mp3 audio files. Please do not upload something that you don’t own. We reserve the right to delete any uploaded content without any notice.

RATINGS & COMMENTS

1. How do I add ratings to my post?

It is added by default.

2. How to leave comment on fellow member’s poems/posts?

You need to be logged in to comment on posts/poems. Guests can also comment. But for guests comment will only appear after we approve them. In case of an user we will approve the first comment. We do this to stop spam comments. So, your page will always be clean.

At the bottom of each post/poem find the ‘Leave a comment’ option. Type out your comment in the box provided and hit the ’submit comment’ button. Your comment will appear on the page/post once it is approved by the moderator.

3. Can I comment in languages other than English?

Yes! you can! But,we don’t provide any editor facilities for it. We may add this also in future.

4. Can I delete comments made previously by me?

No. Comment once published cannot be deleted.

5. How do I rate posts/poems?

The stars at the bottom of a post signify that this post can be rated. Hover on the stars (from left to right) and click on the star that corresponds with your rating.

Suppose you want to rate a post as 4/5, then click on star number 4 from the left and your rating will instantly appear. Readers as well as authors of the posts can view the votes (number of members who rated a post/poem) and the average rating, but neither can view who-gave-how-much-rating detail.

POPULAR & FEATURED POETS/POEMS

1. How are popular poets and poems chosen?

Popular poets and poems are based on computer generated statistics. These statistics range from how many poems member has shared, the ratings on poems, number of comments, posts in forum and other measurable statistics. The computer exercises no partiality at all!

2. How are featured poems chosen?

Featured poems are chosen by the moderators of p4poetry.com. The criteria on which poems are chosen are hits on the poem, ratings, comments, technique, genre and of course the content! Thus, moderators go through scores of poems before zeroing in on ‘the featured poem’! Understand that this may not be as unbiased as the popular poem, but take it from us; we do not intend to be partial!

3. How are featured poets chosen?

Featured poets are also chosen by the moderators of p4poetry.com. The criteria on which a featured poet is chosen are (apart from numeric statistics just like popular poet) genres of poems, languages posted in, variety in the poem portfolio, languages posted in, type and techniques of poems posted, comments by others on the poet’s poem, comment by the poet on poems by others, activity in the forum, contribution in terms of inputs and suggestions, conduct on the site and of course regularity on p4poetry.com!

Thus, moderators go through scores of poets, their poems, comments and crawl through their activities before zeroing in on ‘the featured poet’! Understand that a little partiality may creep in, but it’s own for poetry sake!
We think that we have touched upon almost everything. If you still have a query, do e-mail us at web@p4poetry.com and let us know. Use FAQ as the subject line in the e-mail.

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