One can publish a post in multiple forums by using the function of "Tags." 

In the Editing page, one can insert the title (Tag) of the other forums so that the post can go to both your present forum and the tagged one.  For instance (below), when publishing the post in "Buddhist Epistemology" at the site of CBSF, I also publish the post in "Nothingness in Asian Philosophy" at the site of CAPE and "2015 KU-NCCU Graduate Workshop on Asian Philosophy" at the site of KICAS.  Here are some rules for using Tags on the platform. 

1. Inserting Tags in the column of Tags, the post will be published in the tagged forums automatically. 

2. The title of the tags should be put in double quotation marks when the tag contains more than two words. For example:

"Nothingness in Asian Philosophy"

3. Multiple tags should be separated by one digit of blank.

4. When referring to the tags in another group (site) on the clustered platform (e.g., referring to CAPE in the post at CBSF), one should use the form with "@". For example: 

"Nothingness in Asian Philosophy@CAPE"

5. By using the function of "Edit" in one's post, one can change the taggings any time one likes after the first post. 

6. Please be reminded that the access to the post depends on the privacy setting of the target forums.  

1. Log in to use "Private Communication"

In order to use "Private Communication," users have to log in first. 

Press "Login/Logout" icon on the right hand side, type in your username and passwords, then you will see six icons.

Find the "Private Communication" icon, which is in shape of chat-cloud, press it, then you can use the service of private communications. 

2. E-mail notification

Users can switch on/off E-mail notification.  With e-mail notification on, users will receive system e-mail to inform of new private messages.  

From your notification e-mail, you can click on the message url in your e-mail and will be directed to "Private Communication" here in the platform.  Please be aware that only when you are logged-in, you can access the private message.  When you are not logged-in, as soon as you are directed to the platform, you should see the log-in page.  Please type in your username and passwords and log in. 

If you forget your passwords, you can retrieve your passwords via the "forget passwords" mechanism on the log-in page.  

3. Friends list and Groups list

Users can make friends on the platform.  Members within the same consortium/forum will be listed on the Friends list automatically.  If you want to make friends with some one on the other consortium/forum, you will find the "Friend" button on her/his profile page (Please see below).  You check it and then you've added her/him to your Friends list.

Users can also manage her/his Private Groups.  You can create a group for your own and add friends in the group. Then you can enjoy a private chatroom (group talks). 

You press "Create New Group," type in the group name and "Save" it.  Then, you add friends into the group, the way you search for your friends when editing a new message. 

4.  Edit new message

When you are in Private Communication, you will see the button "Edit new message," press it and type in your friend's display name, or directly select from your Friends list, you can begin to type in your message. 

5. How to edit My Profile?

When you're logging in, you are directed to the page of your "Profile"; by clicking the user icon (indicated with a red arrow in the example below), you can go to the page, too. 

Click on the button of "EDIT MY PROFILE" (indicated with a red square), you can begin to edit this page. 

One can edit one's own display name and affiliation name as one pleases.  

To manage one's own avatar, please refer to the post "How to upload and manage my avatar?"

You can use the "what you see is what you get" editor to edit your CV. Basic office skills including putting in pictures, making tables, alignment, hyperlinks can be done easily.  

6. Code mode

For those who are familiar with website code, the source code can be read and edited  in the code mode by clicking the icon of "<>" on the tool row of the editor.   Most html and iframe codes are recognized, so you can embed photos, videos and preview links to your community websites by pasting the code in the code mode.

When you click this icon "<>", the background of the editor will become black (please see below), and you can edit the code. After you complete the code, click again the icon "<>" and then check the presentation in the "what you see is what you get" editing mode. 

After you complete your CV, please press "Submit" and see what you've got with your CV. 

7. Additional information about RESEARCH INTEREST

One can also edit one's RESEARCH INTEREST as one pleases, but one can also add the existing PANELS or OPEN FORUMS in DIALOG into one's RESEARCH INTEREST list.  Move your cursor to the small pinion on the map, you can choose to add this topic to your RESEARCH INTEREST list. Please see below. 

8. Upload my avatar

On the platform, both the individual members and the institutional members can upload pictures to represent her-/him-/itself. 

It is very easy to upload pictures. 

First, please go to the page of "Profile" (as you log in, you are first directed to this page).  You can go back to this page easily by click the little icon of a small person on your right hand side.  (Indicated with a red arrow in the example below)

Second, please click on the button "EDIT MY PROFILE".  (Indicated with a red square in the example below) 

Third, you can either drag the file of your picture to the area of your avatar (Indicated with a red square in the example below), or you can open the upload window by clicking on the area.

Please be advised to upload the picture in the format of "gif, jpg or png."  Better you upload a file less than 256 KB and 1024 x 1024 pixels, but the files larger than the standard will be reprocessed by program automatically.  

After your file has been uploaded successfully, please click the button "submit" under the editing area.

Then, you will see your picture shown on the platform as your avatar. 

9. Manage my avatar

When you log in and go to the "Account Management" page by clicking the little icon of pinion on your right hand side (indicated with a red arrow in the example below), you can manage your avatars. 

To manage your avatars, please click on the option on your left hand side (indicated with a red square in the example below).

On this page, you can upload and browse all the pictures you have uploaded as your avatars before. You can choose one of them as your present avatar.

We receive some response that some members are not able to edit their profile, nor can they post messages, so that they guess the members' authority is not full. 

The authority structure of this site is very simple. Moderator manages memberships and approve posts on official pages including "Event" and "Panels." The rest part of the site, all members share the same authority. Members can edit profiles, post/reply messages, use "private communication" (including person to person and forming a communication group), manage your own account. Please try to play with the site bravely.  

Should you find any problem or come up with some advices, please kindly revert, here or in the "private communications".

Sincerely yours, 

KICAS_adm