Forum for food producers in S.E. England!

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1. Registration.
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2. User Control panel
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Click on the "FORUM" link above and then on the "LOG-IN" button.
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4. Forum Structure
In order that you find your use of the forum enjoyable it is better to have an understanding of the structure.
It is basically made up of several layers: these are called categories, forums, topics and threads.
Categories are the highest level and are quite obvious.
Forums further break down the categories into like items
the above 2 are set up by the boards administrators and cannot be added to or changed by members.
as indeed some forums only allow posts by the administrators.
Topics within a forum, members can create new topics for discussion or advertising by clicking on new post.
Threads are then formed as a series of posts by replying when viewing a particular post.
Please try not to start a new topic when you really mean to reply within an existing topic that is already covered.

The initial structure:-

Food Forums: Advertise your products

1. Bakery & confectionery
2. Dairy produce
3. Drinks
4. Fish
5. Fruit & Vegetables
6. Meat & Game
7. Preserves & honey
8. Sauces & condiments
9. Other products.

Business Services.  – Training etc.

For sale/wanted: - Equipment/premises/land/animals etc.

Jobs : vacancies/wanted.

Distribution of products – Post up the area you can cover

(+ whether chilled/ frozen/ambient) with any additional areas that you would like to reach, and you may be able to link up with a fellow foodmaker in order to help each other out. This is already working for some businesses, saving both time and money. Worth a try?

Clubs – smallholders, beekeepers etc.

Miscellaneous.

Food Forum: Advertise your products

1. Bakery & confectionery
2. Dairy produce
3. Drinks
4. Fish
5. Fruit & Vegetables
6. Meat & Game
7. Preserves & honey
8. Sauces & condiments
9. Other products.

Business Services.  – Training etc.

Equipment/animals for sale/wanted.

Jobs : vacancies/wanted.

Distribution of products – Post up the area you can cover

(+ whether chilled/ frozen/ambient) with any additional areas that you would like to reach, and you may be able to link up with a fellow foodmaker in order to help each other out. This is already working for some businesses, saving both time and money. Worth a try?

Clubs – smallholders, beekeepers etc.

Miscellaneous.

5. Posting
When posting or replying be aware that you can include links to your own or other useful sites by clicking on the world icon above the message window and entering the address between the two controls as :-  [url] http://www.mysitehere.com [/url].
(don't forget to type the "http://" prefix).
Also by following the same type of procedure you can add email links, bold text etc. This is found under help in the forum itself.
You can preview your own posts and edit or delete them even after posting. 
Remember Web sites are still subject to libel laws, and any other laws relative to publication, therefore no defamatory postings please.
The administrators reserve the right to edit or delete posts that may be considered inappropriate for this board.

6. PM's Personal Messaging
Should you wish to contact and pass information to another member and not have it viewed by all visitors to the site by posting it in a forum, then the board supports a personal messaging system. click on PM button to use this feature.  It is the equivalent of of a small email system, and is of use if the other member has requested their email be withheld from general viewing (User CP). If you have received a message you will be notified when you log in.