iNote Questions

1. What is an iNote?
2. What is a moderated iNote?
3. How do I create an iNote?
4. How do I or visitors to my eBoard post a new iNote entry?
5. How do I know when there are new postings to my moderated iNote that I need to approve?
6. How do I approve iNote entries?
7. How do I delete iNote entries?
8. What do I do if someone posts something inappropriate to an iNote?
9. How do I make an iNote moderated?
10. How do I prevent further postings to an iNote or disable iNote altogether?
11. The times on my iNote entries are wrong. Why?
12. Why can't I see the iNote entry I submitted?

What is an iNote?

An iNote is a note (see What is a note?) which allows visitors to leave comments that can be seen by the board owner and by other visitors. If you want to control which comments can be seen by visitors to your eBoard, you can make your iNote into a moderated iNote (see What is a moderated iNote?).

What is a moderated iNote?

A moderated iNote allows users to add comments to the note, but the comments can only be seen by the board owner until they are "approved". Once the comments have been approved, they can be seen by everyone who visits the eBoard. If a comment is posted that you don't want to approve, you can delete it instead.

How do I create an iNote?

You can turn any note into an iNote either when you are posting it, or at a later time. Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. If you are posting a new iNote, click the "add a note" link and enter the title and text of your note. If you are changing an existing note into an iNote, click the "edit" link on the note you want to edit, or click on the note and then click the "edit note" button.
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the note and look for a control labeled "iNote status".
4. Select "Moderated" if you would like to create a moderated iNote (all postings must be approved by you before visitors can see them) or "Unmoderated" if you would like to create an unmoderated iNote (postings appear immediately).
5. Scroll down to the bottom of your note and click "submit".

How do I or visitors to my eBoard post a new iNote entry?

Follow these steps:

1. Click on the iNote.
2. Enter your name in the "your name" box.
3. Enter your message in the "your message" box.
4. If you would like to spell-check your message, click the "Spell Check" button.
5. Click "submit".

How do I know when there are new postings to my moderated iNote that I need to approve?

There are two ways. First, when you edit an iNote (see How do I make changes to a note?), any unapproved postings will show up near the bottom of the edit page in a red box labeled "unapproved postings". Second, the word "iNote" is displayed on the front of every iNote. When you are in admin mode (see What is admin mode?), the word iNote will appear in a flashing box. This makes it easy to see whether your iNote has entries that need to be approved without actually editing it.

How do I approve iNote entries?

Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Click the "edit" link on the note you want to edit, or click on the note and then click the "edit note" button.
3. Scroll down until you see the red box labeled "unapproved postings". If this box does not appear, you don't need to approve anything.
4. For each posting that you wish to approve, click the box in the column headed by a green check mark. If there are any postings that you wish to delete, click the box in the column headed by a red X.
5. Scroll down to the bottom of your note and click "submit".

How do I delete iNote entries?

Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Click the "edit" link on the note you want to edit, or click on the note and then click the "edit note" button.
3. Scroll down until you see the iNote entry you want to delete. Check the box in the column headed by a red X.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of your note and click "submit".

What do I do if someone posts something inappropriate to an iNote?

In many cases, the best action may be to simply delete the inappropriate iNote entry (see How do I delete an iNote entry?). Keep in mind that, if your iNote is moderated (see What is a moderated iNote?), no one else can see iNote postings until you have approved them, and you do not have to approve anything you feel is inappropriate.

However, in serious cases, it may be appropriate to take up the issue with your local law enforcement. It is entirely up to you whether you wish to take this action and eBoard cannot offer you legal advice. If you do wish to pursue legal action, we recommend that you do not delete your iNote, as it may be needed as evidence. Instead, you may wish to move it to your archive tab, where it cannot be seen by visitors (see What is the archive tab?).

Our system records the IP address of the person who posts each iNote entry. When you are in admin mode (see What is admin mode?) and you view an iNote, the IP address of the poster will be listed just after the name they supply. In some cases, it may be possible to use this information to determine who posted the iNote entry in question, but eBoard cannot assist you in this task.

How do I make an iNote moderated?

Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Click the "edit" link on the note you want to edit, or click on the note and then click the "edit note" button.
3. Scroll down until you see the control that says "iNote status". Set the status to "Moderated".
4. Scroll down to the bottom of your note and click "submit".

How do I prevent further postings to an iNote or disable iNote altogether?

Follow these steps:

1. Enter admin mode (see What is admin mode?).
2. Click the "edit" link on the note you want to edit, or click on the note and then click the "edit note" button.
3. Scroll down until you see the control that says "iNote status". If you want to leave the current postings in place but prevent visitors from posting any new options, set the status to "View Only". If you want to prevent further postings and erase all existing postings, set the status to "Off".
4. Scroll down to the bottom of your note and click "submit".

The times on my iNote entries are wrong. Why?

It is likely that the time zone on your eBoard is set incorrectly (see Why does my eBoard have a time zone and how do I set the time zone?).

Why can't I see the iNote entry I submitted?

There are two possibilities.

1. If you submitted the iNote recently, the most likely explanation is that the iNote is moderated and the owner of the eBoard has not approved it yet. If you know how to contact the eBoard owner, you can ask them to sign in and approve your posting.
2. If your iNote posting was previously visible and has now disappeared, the eBoard owner has most likely deleted it.