Your Profile: RootsChat Profile Information


Choosing an avatar for your forum profile:

O Personlised Picture:
or
O I will upload my own picture:

You can choose an coat of arms from a list.

Or you may select a picture from your computer.
An avatar may not exceed 150x150 pixels
or be larger than 20 KB.

The only living persons allowed in avatars are the members themselves. Some proud parents and grandparents have included a child's picture. We will make an exception for this, for now. We leave it to your discretion, to remove it when the child grows older.

Personal text:


This will be shown beneath your avatar.

For new members "Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" will be shown here. This text can be moved to your signature (see below: "Research names or areas")
See also: FAQ: Why do I need to add a copyright acknowledgement to my signature

Birthdate:
Your date of birth is entirely optional, but is often of interest to others. Who knows, but RootsChat might even display special items on your birthday.

Location

Members may include as much or as little detail here, as they wish. The country of residence is often useful, for others to know whether or not to recommend visits to particular archives and Registry Offices. The county / region, or even a town or city, may be helpful, but as many members wish to ensure their anonymity, the decision whether or not to enter these details is entirely voluntary.

Gender
You get two choices, naturally (Male or Female). This is an optional field to provide other users with your gender.

ICQ, AIM, MSN, YIM

If you wish, you can enter your relevant details here and link-icons will be shown in your postings.


Research names or areas:
Your research area or names researched are displayed at the bottom of each of your post or personal message.
Enter the surnames that you are researching dividing each name with a comma and space, or just with a space.
Example: Bates, Bell, Robinson, Roberts, Goodwin, Davies, Jones, Williams, Wagstaffe

Also known as the signature, this can be up to 500 characters. Images in signatures are not recommended, as the total size of the signature (text + image) must be within 500 characters.

See also: FAQ: Why do I need to add a copyright acknowledgement to my signature

Website title:
This must be included if you specify a website address below.

If you have a family history website, then a link-icon can be shown in your postings.

Website URL:

And of course ...... [Change Profile]
Don't forget to click on this button when you have finished making any changes !



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