Many players, or members, of Evony do not fully understand how the official Evony Community Forums work. This guide will answer all of the misunderstandings and should teach you a few things about forum boards.
Guide Last Updated: August 9th, 2009
a. How to register a forum account
i. How to make a post / reply to someone
ii. Why isn’t my thread / post appearing?
c. How to search for information
d. How to send a private message
a. The staff hierarchy: explained
b. How to report a forum moderator
c. How to become a forum moderator
a. How to register a forum account
First, go to this url: bbs.evony.com/register.php
Second, if you accept Evony’s terms and conditions, continue:
Third, choose your desired username and password, and continue to filling out your email and the human verification
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Click complete and you’re finished!
First, go to this url: bbs.evony.com/
Second, choose which forum board you’d like to make a thread in:
Third, click on the button “New Thread”:
Fourth, fill in the title, content, and tags:
You’re all done! Your thread should now appear in the forum section that you posted it in.
b. i. How to make a post / reply to someone
First, find the thread that you’d like to reply to, or post in:
Second, there are two options: 1) Advanced Reply or 2) Quick Reply
1) Advanced Reply – click on the “Post Reply” button:
Then fill in the content:
You have successfully posted!
2) Quick Reply – go to the bottom of the page, and you should see a box named “Quick Reply”. Put your reply in that box and “Post Quick Reply”:
Nice, you’re successfully quickly replied!
b. ii. Why isn’t my thread or my post appearing?
There is only one reason why your post would not be appearing. It’s because your posts need to be “approved” and are in the moderation que for approval. You’ll have to wait until a moderator approves your post or thread. Your threads and posts are put into moderation probably because the system suspects you to be a spam bot. The reason for this is because you posted a link or URL within your first or second post on Evony. You were then “flagged”. To un-flag yourself, please contact Valkirah or Dawnseeker to adjust your account so that you no longer have to get your posts or threads approved.
c. How to search for information
First, go to bbs.evony.com
Second, click on the “Search” button towards the right side of the navbar:
Third, fill in the information you want to search for. You may either search by keyword, or by username:
d. How to send a Private Message
First, go to bbs.evony.com
Second, click on “Private Messages” at the top right corner of your page:
Third, click on “Send New Message” on the left sidebar of your screen:
Fourth, fill in the details and “Submit Message”:
Your recipient should receive the message within a few moments!
a. The staff hierarchy: explained
Contrary to what you may think, colored names on the forum do not necessarily mean “Evony staff”.
Evony members – This is the ordinary player who is out there to have some fun. The color for regular members is plain:
Evony forum moderators – Evony forum moderators are volunteers who are in no way hired or paid by the company, Evony LLC. Forum moderators volunteered to help organize and maintain order within the forum. The color for forum moderators is green:
Evony liason representatives – Evony liasons, or Evony representatives, are paid by the company, Evony LLC, to do certain jobs. They are there to help convey thoughts, questions, and ideas to and from the players and the developers. The color for liasons is cyan:
Evony administrators – Evony administrations are employed for Evony and have set jobs they have to do. Administrators can vary from developers to someone in charge of forum affairs. The color for administrations is red:
b. How to report a forum moderator
It’s quite simple to report an abusive forum moderator. All you have to do is send a private message to Valkirah or Dawnseeker and tell them about the situation. They will deal with it accordingly.
c. How to become a forum moderator
It’s also easy to apply to be a forum moderator, but not easy to become one.
First, you must apply to be a forum moderator by sending a message to Evony Admin.
Second, you must wait for him to reply. Upon the reply, you will receive your rejection or acceptance. Good luck!