Don Tomas
02-22-2009, 11:49 AM
Welcome to ISOC - In Search of Chicas, we thank you for joining our board, please take a few minutes to read this thread to get the most out of this site.
Index
Rules
Pictures & Trip Reports
Website Issues
Forum Layout
Forum Features
Informative Threads to Read First
How You Can Help ISOC
How to Create a New Thread
1. Rules
First of all there are two very simple rules that will result in an immediate ban!
We will not tolerate Child Porn in any way, shape, or form. Nor do we allow the discussion of being with under-aged children. Not only will we ban you but we will also report you to the FBI!
We will not tolerate racial attacks. Again you will be banned, although the FBI will be left out it.
2. Pictures & Trip Reports
Most of our board is open to members and is organized with the tabs on the home page (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/index.php). To gain access to some sections you must either purchase a subscription (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/payments.php) for the Pictures & Trip Reports sections. Or you can contribute several trip reports & your own pictures then JimmyDR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3327) may give you access for free.
We currently have almost 1,500 threads in the various Trip Reports forums and over 75,000 pictures hosted on our site, not including pictures hosted on other sites like Photobucket.
If you wish to contribute a trip report with pictures but want access limited please contact a SuperModerator or Admin with a PM and they will move your thread to Pictures & Trip Reports or Special BOD Shares. SuperModerators & Admins can be identified by the color of their names. You will still have complete access to your thread but access by other members will be limited to either Picture & Trip Report members or BOD & higher members, please specify which forum you would like your thread moved to.
3. Issues/Questions About the Website
Please contact Don Tomas (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3531) if you have any problems, issues, or suggestions. You can contact JimmyDR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3327) for other issues.
JimmyDR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3327) is the owner.
Don Tomas (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3531) is the technical support.
4. Forum Layout
We don't run a tight ship here which could be confusing for new members but feel free to start a new thread if you can't find what you are looking for. We have several sub-forums and I will describe the basic layout here.
The Home Page (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/index.php) has several tabs which splits up the forums, they are:
Welcome (forum information and the Welcome forum, please introduce yourself in the Welcome Forum (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=642))
Dominican Republic (all about the DR and individual cities)
Trip Reports & Pictures (our premium sections accessible with a subscription (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/payments.php) purchase)
Colombia (all about Colombia and individual cities)
Other Countries (each country is further divided into the sub-forums; Information, Hotels, Transportation, Places of Interest, & Trip Reports & Pics)
Events & News (post your upcoming trip in the Event forum or read/post the latest news here)
Chat & Info (here we discuss EVERYTHING, we also have forums for unrelated computer issues, movie/music discussions, health issues, etc.)
5. Forum Features
We have several features for our members to make their experience more enjoyable. Here is a list of several of them:
These Features are accessible under the ISOC Extras menu:
Money Cheat Sheets (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/exchange.php) for 4 major currencies (US$, Canadian$, Euro €, and the British Pound £. Which are converted into several currencies including; The Dominican Peso, Colombian Peso, Thai Baht, Brazil Real, Philippine Peso, CR Colon, & Peru Nuevo Sol. Also the native banknotes/coins are in bold to make things easier.
The Countdown Generator (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/countdown.php) to make a countdown to put into your signature to advertise your next trip and make us jealous.
Live Exchange Rates (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/xe.php) to check the current rates or see historical rates.
Send a SMS to your chica in the DR with our DR SMS (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/drsms.php) interface.
Learn Spanish (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/spanish.php) a word a day.
See the current Weather (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/weather.php) of all your favorite places.
Read News (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/news.php) from a variety of related sites.
We also have several other features including.
An Events Calendar (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=506) to post your upcoming trip and connect with others.
A File Upload Center (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/uploader.php) to upload movies or other files such as PDFs to share with other members.
ISOC Wiki (http://wiki.insearchofchicas.org/Main_Page) which is a concise and informative wiki regarding mongering in general.
There are also two ways to upload your pictures to our site.
You can use the VBImageHost (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=upload) to upload your pictures. If they are a nude picture we request that you make the picture private.
You can also make Albums (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/album.php?u=3531) and add Pictures to them.
6. Informative Threads to Read First
The following are several informative threads to get you started.
Dominican Republic Threads
Map of Sosua, DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=164116)
Getting around the North Coast of the DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=164109)
What's Going on in Sosua, DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156863)
Sosua Hotels & Condos with Links (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83905)
Other Activities in Sosua (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=106054)
50 Places to See & Things to Do in the DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1069)
Colombia Information
Medellin Cheat Sheet with Links (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69989)
What's the best city to Monger in Colombia? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=157981)
Chica Questions/Comments
Approximate Cost of Chicas in the DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=163200)
Reality Check for WU Suckers/Capt-Sav-a-Ho's (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=116872)
Who is Winning, the Monger or the Chicas? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=160934)
When to negotiate price with a chica? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=152622)
The 90/10 Rule of Mongering (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156192)
What do we mean by Hardcore? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156131)
Is Toda la Noche (all night) really necessary? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=160184)
Traveling Issues
Top 20 Lies to get away from your Wife (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8116)
Assistance for US Citizens Arrested Abroad (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=113310)
US Custom's Trusted Traveler Program (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=157981)
Learning Spanish
Best On-line Programs to Learn Spanish (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=152983)
Spanish for Newbies (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=106054)
Health Information
Cialis vs Viagra (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1501)
Hepatitis A,B,C,D,& E (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7006)
Feeling Itchy? (scabies) (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1840)
Favorite brand of condom (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2016)
Forum Information
BOD Membership Requirements (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7668)
Most Read/Viewed Threads (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41351)
Posting Movie Files, YouTube, Google Video, etc. (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=152056)
Information about our Sponsors
La Passion's Menu (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=163455)
Field of Dreams Hotel (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=147793)
New York Shark Bar (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=584)
7. How You Can Help ISOC
You can help ISOC in a few ways, we appreciate your help and you also assist other members.
You can help the site by adding Tags (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/tags.php) to your post which are useful for everyone and describes the thread. The space to add Tags is located at the bottom of your post. (eg. For this thread I added "website" & "newbie info")
You can help the site by using the Bookmarks are the bottom of each thread. If you Bookmark thread using popular bookmarking sites like Digg, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, or Google you can help ISOC be more well known on the internet. That way fellow mongers like yourself will be more informed!
Finally tell us about your trip(s) and (mis)adventures so others will learn to make their trips easier and so they can avoid other's mistakes.
8. How to Create a New Thread
This section describes some the features you can use to create a new thread.
Creating a New Thread
First you want to find the related forum you want to start a new thread in. After doing so you click the http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/buttons/newthread.gif button.
Now you can format your text in a variety of ways including; Bold, Italics, Underline, [-]Strike-through[/-], Colors, Size, and Font.
You can also indent your text and for lists using the following buttons http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/insertorderedlist.gif http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/insertunorderedlist.gif http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/outdent.gif http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/indent.gif
If you want to add an URL or E-mail link you can use the URL button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/createlink.gif or e-mail button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/email.gif
If you upload a picture or have a picture on another site you can use the Image button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/insertimage.gif to insert and image into your post.
You can also add smilies to your post from the column on the right. :rofl::mad::eek::notworthy:
You can help the site by adding Tags (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/tags.php) to your post which are useful for everyone and describes the thread. The space to add Tags is located at the bottom of your post. (eg. For this thread I added "website" & "newbie info")
Finally remember to Spell Check your post with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/spelling.gif
Some advanced posting features
You can highlight text with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/misc/highlight.gif
You can add a spoiler using this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/spoiler.gif
See the following example for a Spoiler:
She got naked in the movie!
Which reads as She got naked in the movie!
You can add a link to a Google search with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/google.gif
You can add a link to a movie on IMDB with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/misc/imdb.gif
You can also add custom signs http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/s-tag.gif or http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/evil-tag.gifLook!Look!
Creating Polls
You have several options for creating polls including;
Multiple Selections allowed
Public or Private polls
Write-in Polls where users can add their own choices.
Index
Rules
Pictures & Trip Reports
Website Issues
Forum Layout
Forum Features
Informative Threads to Read First
How You Can Help ISOC
How to Create a New Thread
1. Rules
First of all there are two very simple rules that will result in an immediate ban!
We will not tolerate Child Porn in any way, shape, or form. Nor do we allow the discussion of being with under-aged children. Not only will we ban you but we will also report you to the FBI!
We will not tolerate racial attacks. Again you will be banned, although the FBI will be left out it.
2. Pictures & Trip Reports
Most of our board is open to members and is organized with the tabs on the home page (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/index.php). To gain access to some sections you must either purchase a subscription (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/payments.php) for the Pictures & Trip Reports sections. Or you can contribute several trip reports & your own pictures then JimmyDR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3327) may give you access for free.
We currently have almost 1,500 threads in the various Trip Reports forums and over 75,000 pictures hosted on our site, not including pictures hosted on other sites like Photobucket.
If you wish to contribute a trip report with pictures but want access limited please contact a SuperModerator or Admin with a PM and they will move your thread to Pictures & Trip Reports or Special BOD Shares. SuperModerators & Admins can be identified by the color of their names. You will still have complete access to your thread but access by other members will be limited to either Picture & Trip Report members or BOD & higher members, please specify which forum you would like your thread moved to.
3. Issues/Questions About the Website
Please contact Don Tomas (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3531) if you have any problems, issues, or suggestions. You can contact JimmyDR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3327) for other issues.
JimmyDR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3327) is the owner.
Don Tomas (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/member.php?u=3531) is the technical support.
4. Forum Layout
We don't run a tight ship here which could be confusing for new members but feel free to start a new thread if you can't find what you are looking for. We have several sub-forums and I will describe the basic layout here.
The Home Page (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/index.php) has several tabs which splits up the forums, they are:
Welcome (forum information and the Welcome forum, please introduce yourself in the Welcome Forum (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=642))
Dominican Republic (all about the DR and individual cities)
Trip Reports & Pictures (our premium sections accessible with a subscription (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/payments.php) purchase)
Colombia (all about Colombia and individual cities)
Other Countries (each country is further divided into the sub-forums; Information, Hotels, Transportation, Places of Interest, & Trip Reports & Pics)
Events & News (post your upcoming trip in the Event forum or read/post the latest news here)
Chat & Info (here we discuss EVERYTHING, we also have forums for unrelated computer issues, movie/music discussions, health issues, etc.)
5. Forum Features
We have several features for our members to make their experience more enjoyable. Here is a list of several of them:
These Features are accessible under the ISOC Extras menu:
Money Cheat Sheets (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/exchange.php) for 4 major currencies (US$, Canadian$, Euro €, and the British Pound £. Which are converted into several currencies including; The Dominican Peso, Colombian Peso, Thai Baht, Brazil Real, Philippine Peso, CR Colon, & Peru Nuevo Sol. Also the native banknotes/coins are in bold to make things easier.
The Countdown Generator (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/countdown.php) to make a countdown to put into your signature to advertise your next trip and make us jealous.
Live Exchange Rates (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/xe.php) to check the current rates or see historical rates.
Send a SMS to your chica in the DR with our DR SMS (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/drsms.php) interface.
Learn Spanish (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/spanish.php) a word a day.
See the current Weather (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/weather.php) of all your favorite places.
Read News (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/news.php) from a variety of related sites.
We also have several other features including.
An Events Calendar (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=506) to post your upcoming trip and connect with others.
A File Upload Center (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/uploader.php) to upload movies or other files such as PDFs to share with other members.
ISOC Wiki (http://wiki.insearchofchicas.org/Main_Page) which is a concise and informative wiki regarding mongering in general.
There are also two ways to upload your pictures to our site.
You can use the VBImageHost (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/vbimghost.php?do=upload) to upload your pictures. If they are a nude picture we request that you make the picture private.
You can also make Albums (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/album.php?u=3531) and add Pictures to them.
6. Informative Threads to Read First
The following are several informative threads to get you started.
Dominican Republic Threads
Map of Sosua, DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=164116)
Getting around the North Coast of the DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=164109)
What's Going on in Sosua, DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156863)
Sosua Hotels & Condos with Links (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=83905)
Other Activities in Sosua (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=106054)
50 Places to See & Things to Do in the DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1069)
Colombia Information
Medellin Cheat Sheet with Links (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69989)
What's the best city to Monger in Colombia? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=157981)
Chica Questions/Comments
Approximate Cost of Chicas in the DR (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=163200)
Reality Check for WU Suckers/Capt-Sav-a-Ho's (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=116872)
Who is Winning, the Monger or the Chicas? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=160934)
When to negotiate price with a chica? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=152622)
The 90/10 Rule of Mongering (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156192)
What do we mean by Hardcore? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=156131)
Is Toda la Noche (all night) really necessary? (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=160184)
Traveling Issues
Top 20 Lies to get away from your Wife (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=8116)
Assistance for US Citizens Arrested Abroad (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=113310)
US Custom's Trusted Traveler Program (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=157981)
Learning Spanish
Best On-line Programs to Learn Spanish (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=152983)
Spanish for Newbies (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=106054)
Health Information
Cialis vs Viagra (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1501)
Hepatitis A,B,C,D,& E (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7006)
Feeling Itchy? (scabies) (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1840)
Favorite brand of condom (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2016)
Forum Information
BOD Membership Requirements (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7668)
Most Read/Viewed Threads (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=41351)
Posting Movie Files, YouTube, Google Video, etc. (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=152056)
Information about our Sponsors
La Passion's Menu (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=163455)
Field of Dreams Hotel (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/showthread.php?t=147793)
New York Shark Bar (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=584)
7. How You Can Help ISOC
You can help ISOC in a few ways, we appreciate your help and you also assist other members.
You can help the site by adding Tags (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/tags.php) to your post which are useful for everyone and describes the thread. The space to add Tags is located at the bottom of your post. (eg. For this thread I added "website" & "newbie info")
You can help the site by using the Bookmarks are the bottom of each thread. If you Bookmark thread using popular bookmarking sites like Digg, del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, or Google you can help ISOC be more well known on the internet. That way fellow mongers like yourself will be more informed!
Finally tell us about your trip(s) and (mis)adventures so others will learn to make their trips easier and so they can avoid other's mistakes.
8. How to Create a New Thread
This section describes some the features you can use to create a new thread.
Creating a New Thread
First you want to find the related forum you want to start a new thread in. After doing so you click the http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/buttons/newthread.gif button.
Now you can format your text in a variety of ways including; Bold, Italics, Underline, [-]Strike-through[/-], Colors, Size, and Font.
You can also indent your text and for lists using the following buttons http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/insertorderedlist.gif http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/insertunorderedlist.gif http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/outdent.gif http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/indent.gif
If you want to add an URL or E-mail link you can use the URL button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/createlink.gif or e-mail button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/email.gif
If you upload a picture or have a picture on another site you can use the Image button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/insertimage.gif to insert and image into your post.
You can also add smilies to your post from the column on the right. :rofl::mad::eek::notworthy:
You can help the site by adding Tags (http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/tags.php) to your post which are useful for everyone and describes the thread. The space to add Tags is located at the bottom of your post. (eg. For this thread I added "website" & "newbie info")
Finally remember to Spell Check your post with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/spelling.gif
Some advanced posting features
You can highlight text with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/misc/highlight.gif
You can add a spoiler using this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/editor/spoiler.gif
See the following example for a Spoiler:
She got naked in the movie!
Which reads as She got naked in the movie!
You can add a link to a Google search with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/google.gif
You can add a link to a movie on IMDB with this button http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/misc/imdb.gif
You can also add custom signs http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/s-tag.gif or http://news.insearchofchicas.org/forum/images/evil-tag.gifLook!Look!
Creating Polls
You have several options for creating polls including;
Multiple Selections allowed
Public or Private polls
Write-in Polls where users can add their own choices.