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Below is a FAQ of key articles to help use LotusElan.net

Basic Forum Usage

Understanding Our New Forums

This guide covers the fundamental features and basic usage of Discourse for new users, explaining key terms, how to navigate, participate in conversations, and configure notifications. Welcome! As a new user of LotusElan.net, we hope you will find this site intuitive and clearly structured. Here’s some guidance to help you get started: Summary This guide will cover: Browsing and navigation tips Reading and participating in topics Notifications and how to manage them Basic Te…

Member Ranks and Trust Levels

Ranks and Trust Levels

The user trust system is a fundamental cornerstone of LotusElan.net. Trust levels are a way of… Sandboxing new users in your community so that they cannot accidentally hurt themselves, or other users while they are learning what to do. Granting experienced users more rights over time, so that they can help everyone maintain and moderate the community they generously contribute so much of their time to. Our Trust Levels are listed below: Spectator - Netral or Newbie: By default, all new users…

How do I upload photos

Desktop:

You can drag and drop the photos into the body text area on the desktop.

Or, you can also use the upload link:

Or, you can copy/paste into the body text area.

Mobile:
Just click on the upload icon. You can select from your photos or take a picture in realtime.

Much, much, much, much easier than the old system.

Photo EXIF and Metadata Privacy

Photo Privacy - Metadata and EXIF data

We continue to do this to protect your privacy on the new platform. All personal identifying EXIF and Metadata are removed from the image. When you upload a photo, the image is stored in a temp location. We resize and compress the file for storage optimization. This process creates a new version of the image. We then delete the original file uploaded. We do not keep any history, metadata, or the original photo uploaded. This includes the date, time, and GPS coordinates.