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| Introduction |
| What is CosmoCoffee? Daily we discuss work and new papers with colleagues, either at our local coffee break or via email with colleagues all over the world. This discussion can be an extremely effective way to understand things better. As such, it seemed to make sense that those discussions be shared with others and be public. Our belief is that we would all learn even more if these discussions were shared publicly. Therefore we set up cosmocoffee.info as an attempt to facilitate this.
Ultimately we hope that it can also become a useful reference resource, complementing the arxiv itself with additional material not appropriate for traditional formal paper publication. Now, let us read, learn and share! The administrators are currently Sarah Bridle, Olivier Dore, Antony Lewis and Mike Nolta. Back to top |
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| Why should I register? You can view posts without registering, however if you register the site will remember what you have already viewed, making it much easier to identify new content. You can also watch topics (be notified by email when a new message is posted), see people's email addresses, and customize the Arxiv New keyword filder. Also we hope that you would like to post something. To encourage responsible usage only registered users are allowed to post. (with the exception of the Management forum, where you can report issues related to not being able to register). Back to top |
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| Where do the images in the logo come from? Background: WMAP team. Coffee cup image from www.cs.umass.edu/~gradweb/mmc.html Galaxy M 109 Credit : National Optical Astronomy Observatory / Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy / National Science Foundation. Combined using the GIMP Back to top |
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| Login and Registration Issues |
| Why can't I log in? Have you registered? Seriously, you must register in order to log in. Have you been banned from the board? (A message will be displayed if you have.) If so, you should contact the webmaster or board administrator to find out why. If you have registered and are not banned and you still cannot log in then check and double-check your username and password. Usually this is the problem; if not, contact the board administrator -- they may have incorrect configuration settings for the board. Back to top |
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| Why do I get logged off automatically? If you do not check the Log me in automatically box when you log in, the board will only keep you logged in for a preset time. This prevents misuse of your account by anyone else. To stay logged in, check the box during login. This is not recommended if you access the board from a shared computer, e.g. library, internet cafe, university cluster, etc. Back to top |
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| How do I prevent my username from appearing in the online user listings? In your profile you will find an option Hide your online status; if you switch this on you'll only appear to board administrators or to yourself. You will be counted as a hidden user. Back to top |
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| I've lost my password! Don't panic! While your password cannot be retrieved it can be reset. To do this go to the login page and click I've forgotten my password. Follow the instructions and you should be back online in no time. Back to top |
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| I registered but cannot log in! First check that you are entering the correct username and password. Your account may also need activating. All new registrations must be activated, either by yourself or by the administrator before you can log on. When you registered it would have told which form of activation was required. If you were sent an email then follow the instructions; if you did not receive the email then check that your email address is valid. One reason activation is used is to reduce the possibility of rogue users abusing the board anonymously. If you are sure the email address you used is valid, and you are not blocking emails from CosmoCoffee.info, then try contacting the board administrator. Back to top |
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| I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore! The most likely reasons for this are: you entered an incorrect username or password (check the email you were sent when you first registered) or the administrator has deleted your account for some reason. If it is the latter case then perhaps you did not post anything? It is usual for boards to periodically remove users who have not posted anything so as to reduce the size of the database. Try registering again and get involved in discussions. Back to top |
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| User Preferences and settings |
| How do I change my settings? All your settings (if you are registered) are stored in the database. To alter them click the Profile link (generally shown at the top of pages but this may not be the case). This will allow you to change all your settings. Back to top |
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| How does the Arxiv New page work? The Arxiv New page shows a customized filtered list of papers from a set of Arxiv groups. By default it includes astro-ph, hep-ph, hep-th and gr-qc, filtered by a small list of cosmology keywords. When you have registered and logged on you can change your settings in your profile. You can change the set of arxives that are searched (and in what order), and also specify your own set of keywords. Result are presented sorted by the number of matches to your keywords and your arxive sorting order. Words in the title and author fields are weighted more strongly than the abstract. The keyword strings are a list of characters that start a word or phrase you are interested in. So inflat will match both inflation and inflaton, but not reinflate. You can include negative keywords by prefixing the words with a minus sign, so -cosmic ray will not show any posts with a match to 'cosmic ray' (or 'cosmic rays'). They are not case sensitive. You can include perl regular expressions, however please ensure that they are fast to execute if you do. For example cosmic(?!= ray) is a way to match cosmic censorship (etc), but not cosmic ray. (note this is different from using a negative keyword as posts containing cosmic ray will still be included if they match other keywords). You can see a list of other people's keywords (and the current default). Note that Arxiv New does not include cross-listings, because generally it will get posts from selected arxives on the day they come out. This means you may miss some cross-listings when you first start using Arxiv New. The currently supported arxives include: physics, quant-ph, math-ph, math, astro-ph, hep-th, hep-ph, gr-qc, math.PR, math.ST. Back to top |
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| The times are not correct! The times are almost certainly correct; however, what you may be seeing are times displayed in a timezone different from the one you are in. If this is the case, you should change your profile setting for the timezone to match your particular area, e.g. London, Paris, New York, Sydney, etc. Please note that changing the timezone, like most settings, can only be done by registered users. So if you are not registered, this is a good time to do so, if you pardon the pun! Back to top |
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| I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong! If you are sure you have set the timezone correctly and the time is still different, the most likely answer is daylight savings time (or summer time as it is known in the UK and other places). The board is not designed to handle the changeovers between standard and daylight time so during summer months the time may be an hour different from the real local time. Back to top |
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| When I click the email link it says "Hidden" Only registered users can view e-mail addresses - please register. This helps prevents spam. There is an option whether or not to show your email to registered users. If a user has not selected this option, no email button will be present. Back to top |
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| Posting Issues |
| How do I post a topic in a forum? Easy -- click the relevant button on either the forum or topic screens. You need to register before you can post a message. See the Posting Guidelines posts in arxiv forums for specific instructions. Back to top |
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| How do I edit or delete a post? Unless you are the board admin or forum moderator you can only edit or delete your own posts. You can edit a post (sometimes for only a limited time after it was made) by clicking the edit button for the relevant post. If someone has already replied to the post, you will find a small piece of text output below the post when you return to the topic that lists the number of times you edited it. This will only appear if no one has replied; it also will not appear if moderators or administrators edit the post (they should leave a message saying what they altered and why). Please note that normal users cannot delete a post once someone has replied. Back to top |
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| Formatting and Topic Types |
| How do I use LaTex (BBCode)? BBCode are tags you can use in posting to set text formatting, include links and LaTeX etc. For details see the BBcode FAQ. You can also disable it on a per post basis from the posting form. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. For more information on BBCode see the guide which can be accessed from the posting page. Back to top |
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| Can I use HTML? No, use BBcode instead (see above). Back to top |
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| Can I post Images? Yes, you can link to an image stored on a publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif, or you can upload a file to CosmoCoffee. To display the image use the BBCode [img] tag; the upload feature will automatically produce an appropriate [img] tag for displaying the uploaded picture file. Pictures should be re-sized before uploading so that they are at an appropriate size for viewing in a web browser. Back to top |
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| What are Sticky topics? Sticky topics appear below any announcements in viewforum and only on the first page. They are important so you should read them where possible, and especially before posting. Back to top |
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| User Levels and Groups |
| What are Administrators? Administrators are people assigned the highest level of control over the entire board. These people can control all facets of board operation which include setting permissions, banning users, creating usergroups or moderators, etc. They also have full moderator capabilities in all the forums. Back to top |
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| What are Moderators? Moderators are individuals (or groups of individuals) whose job it is to look after the running of the forums from day to day. They have the power to edit or delete posts and lock, unlock, move, delete and split topics in the forum they moderate. Generally moderators are there to prevent people going off-topic or posting abusive or offensive material. Back to top |
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| What are Usergroups? Usergroups are a way in which board administrators can group users. Each user can belong to several groups (this differs from most other boards) and each group can be assigned individual access rights. This makes it easy for administrators to set up several users as moderators of a forum, or to give them access to a private forum, etc. Currently Usergroups are not used for anything. Back to top |
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| How do I join a Usergroup? To join a usergroup click the usergroup link on the page header (dependent on template design) and you can then view all usergroups. Not all groups are open access -- some are closed and some may even have hidden memberships. If the board is open then you can request to join it by clicking the appropriate button. The user group moderator will need to approve your request; they may ask why you want to join the group. Please do not pester a group moderator if they turn your request down -- they will have their reasons. Back to top |
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| How do I become a Usergroup Moderator? Usergroups are initially created by the board administrator who also assigns a board moderator. If you are interested in creating a usergroup then your first point of contact should be the administrator, so try dropping them a private message. Back to top |
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| phpBB 2 Issues |
| Who wrote this bulletin board? This software (in its unmodified form) is produced, released and is copyrighted phpBB Group. It is made available under the GNU General Public License and may be freely distributed; see link for more details The software was modified by the administrators to link with the arxiv database, to allow LaTeX in posts, etc. Back to top |
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| Why isn't X feature available? This software was written by and licensed through phpBB Group. If you believe a feature needs to be added then please visit the phpbb.com website and see what the phpBB Group has to say. Please do not post feature requests to the board at phpbb.com, as the Group uses sourceforge to handle tasking of new features. Please read through the forums and see what, if any, our position may already be for features and then follow the procedure given there. Back to top |
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| Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board? You should contact the administrator of this board. If you cannot find who that is, you should first contact one of the forum moderators and ask them who you should in turn contact. If still get no response you should contact the owner of the domain (do a whois lookup) or, if this is running on a free service (e.g. yahoo, free.fr, f2s.com, etc.), the management or abuse department of that service. Please note that phpBB Group has absolutely no control and cannot in any way be held liable over how, where or by whom this board is used. It is absolutely pointless contacting phpBB Group in relation to any legal (cease and desist, liable, defamatory comment, etc.) matter not directly related to the phpbb.com website or the discrete software of phpBB itself. If you do email phpBB Group about any third party use of this software then you should expect a terse response or no response at all. Back to top |
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| Newsfeeds |
| Are your forums accessible as a newsfeed using RSS and Atom protocols? Yes. This site has installed the Smartfeed phpBB modification, which allows access to both our public and private forums. Accessing private forums requires appropriate authorizations. Learn more. Back to top |
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