There's a broken link in the screened comments FAQ: the Manage Comments link there is http://wwww.insanejournal.com/manage/comments

How do I post by email? has been touched up. There were reports of broken code (the lj-raw tag) and a majority of the links weren't working. I simply fixed a couple of typos, added the links, and adjusted the correct tags.

If you feel there should be changes to the formatting or wording, please do not hesitate to correct me here. I like being told when I'm wrong in matters like this. I don't use this feature myself, but have checked it along with other FAQ pages and it seems to all be working right. If there's more information I should add, I will be glad to do so.

Many thanks to surreal for originally writing this FAQ up for InsaneJournal. I still appreciate all the work you've put towards the site in the past and it pained me to have to work on a piece of history, hehe.

Current Mood: content

What is an OpenID account? How do I get one and use it? has been added to the FAQ listing. NOTE! This is a very rough draft as I am still actively seeking information out (my own account has some weird bugs itself) and am waiting on getting some questions answered. This will also be edited once I modify another FAQ in regards to OpenID comments and banning the accounts.

... I also wrote this at 3:30 AM, so any pointers on my terrible grammar would be appreciated. :) As well as any notes I need to add. Once again, deleting/banning comments from an OpenID account will be covered in another FAQ. I'm looking more for details on the specific accounts.

Current Mood: tired

http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=89

Have updated FAQ 89 to include the firefox issue by request; Any edits wanted?

Added to custom filters and posting to asylums additionally

http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=74
http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=63

I know that a number of sites have it, might be useful here and save the opening and reopening of questions ... of course, perhaps if I'd searched closed questions it might be there. Bad me.

So, known issues when compared to the code base of LJ:

Is it possible we could try gathering together all of the FAQ's that need to be updated in this post? I've been looking through but there might be some that are missed

http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=150&view=full

This FAQ here needs to be updated from

-- Free Patient: 100 friends
-- Early Inmate: 400 friends
-- Self-committed [paid]: 800 friends
-- Permanently Insane: 1,000 friends

Is it possible that an FAQ on tracking be implemented?

Currently there are frequent requests in support on how to get tracking working, when it's only in beta and hasn't been fully implemented yet.

I couldn't find an FAQ to talk about the "minimise search engine results" feature... Which users can do to help prevent their entries from being cached.

Um. A suggestion for the FAQ would be something along the lines of

"How can I prevent my journal from being included in search engine results?

If you wish to minimise your journals inclusion in search engine results, and to help prevent your entries from being cached off site, please visit the viewing options page [ http://www.insanejournal.com/manage/settings/ ] and select the option to "Minimize your journal's inclusion in search engine results" which is located under Additional privacy options.

However it is important to note that not all robot/spiders will adhere to this request, so you may wish to friendslock your entries in order to prevent them from being cached on search engines.

For more information on security levels please see http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=63

Current Mood: blah

The syndication main category and 118 both refer to the points and quota system for creating feeds.

I can't find the post now, but I'm 99% sure I read somewhere that the points system is entirely deprecated and that free accounts can't create any feeds but paid/permanent accounts have no limits on creation. And everyone can friend as many as they want regardless of account type.

If I'm not totally on glue, would it be possible for someone with privs to update this? Thanks!

FAQ 49 currently mentions the <lj comm> tag; as far as I understand it, this is still supported but is kind of deprecated. (faqs and faqs should look the same, even though the first is comm and the second is user.) The FAQ should probably be updated to just have the lj user version, and mention that it works for all account types (personal, asylum, syndicated).

Unless, of course, I'm wrong, in which case, uh, this post will self-destruct in about thirty seconds? *grin*

The information for these FAQs should be updated to make it clear to newcommers how to change the settings. Currently it directs users to go to their edit profile, which is not the most straightforward means of changing these settings


http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=113

Is it possible that the FAQ 113 be updated from link can be updated to
http://www.insanejournal.com/manage/comments/

/*Suggestions for 113*/
Go to the manage comments page (http://www.insanejournal.com/manage/comments/) and find the option labeled "Enable comments". You will need to adjust this setting, in order to prevent anonymous comments in your journal.

Alternatively, you could choose to screen anonymous comments by default; for more information on your comment screening options, please see http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=109 .

//end

/*Suggestions for 109 - change this paragraph*/
To set up your account's screening options, visit the manage comments page (http://www.insanejournal.com/manage/comments/), where there is an option labeled: "Comment screening". In this drop down box, you can select the type of accounts you wish to screen. If instead you want to ban someone from commenting in your journal entirely, please read http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=112 .


//end

Current Mood: awake

"The default name for a new style is --new."

should be: "The default name for a new style is <username>-<view type>-new."

(...er, that is, the < and > need to be changed to &lt; and &gt;.)

♥

With permission from squeaky, I have modified FAQ 132: To what level of decency are journals held? to fit for the more current times of Insanejournal. Please note that the last time this FAQ was touched was in 2003, so it's a big change.

http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=132

Current Mood: calm

Faq 54 should probably be updated to include information such as how to include information such as location (which can only been seen in the s2 layout system, not the s1) or a new faq created. :)

http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=54&view=full

Current Mood: complacent

FAQ 158 explains how to add tags, but should maybe also explain how to delete/remove them from a post.

Current Mood: curious

FAQ 40 mentions syndication point limits -- as does FAQ 118, which is the FAQ about it, and 139, and 120 -- which as I understand it no longer exist; the first should be edited, and the second probably hidden/unlinked with an edit that it no longer applies.

Also, 122 should maybe have a thing about feed size (since a valid but too-large feed will not update).

Unrelatedly, would there be any interest in having a FAQ (or tutorial) explaining how to create custom Theme-and-or-Layout layers?

In view of the recent announcement, FAQ #150 needs updating.

In addition, could we add somewhere the friends page limits (see request #823)?

das_dingsi noticed that there was no reference in the FAQs how to change the permissions for tags for communities, and wrote up instructions, in both English and German.

http://das-dingsi.insanejournal.com/4271.html

This information should probably be included.

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There should also be something in the FAQs about how to mangle your displayed email address to protect it from spambots.

I don't know if it's just me, but http://www.insanejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=48&view=full doesn't actually have any code showing up. This is probably not a good thing. :)

(also, hi! I seem to be here too. FAQs are fun. \o/ )