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We introduced Journals to the site two seasons ago, but we have
just given that section of the site a major overhaul for the 2004/5 season.
So....
what's new? The best way to find out is to go over to the new Journals
section and check it all out!
Summary of new features:
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You can now post 2 photos with each of your
journals; |
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There is now an increased limit of 50 photos per user (up to
20 displayed on the Members page); |
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You can now post comments on other user's Journals (and on
your own as well if you want to.) You can also edit those comments
(and delete them if they are comments posted by another user on your page); |
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An email will be sent to your registered
email address to notify you whenever another user adds comments to one of your
Journals; |
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A new Search functionality allows you to search for any
Journals that have been posted about a particular Japanese Resort; |
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The Journals are now archived by month; |
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The section has been given a complete
design overhaul and a completely new interface making it easier to read, find,
post and edit Journals. |
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In addition some changes have also been made to Member pages
- they've seen a facelift making them look better! |
Viewing
Journals
The main Journals page on SnowJapan.Com can be found here.
The latest 15 Journals to be posted on the site are listed on that page, sorted
by "Posted Date". Archived
Journals - complete listings of Journals posted in the current month and all months previously - can be accessed
via the Monthly Archive links at the bottom of the page.
On each Journal listing, various information is posted above
and below the actual Journal. Below is a simple explanation of each part:
| ABOVE
THE JOURNAL: |
| POSTED
BY: |
This indicates the username
of the Member who wrote the Journal. If you click on the username,
you will be taken to their Members page. |
| POSTED
DATE: |
This indicates the date and
time when the Journal was posted on SnowJapan.Com by the author. |
| RESORT: |
This indicates the visited
Resort. If this is not visible, it means that no Resort was
specified by the author when creating the Journal. |
| VISITED
ON: |
This indicates the date when
the author of the Journal visited the Resort. If this is not visible, it means that no
"Visited On" date was specified by the author when creating the Journal. |
| BELOW
THE JOURNAL: |
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Click on this link and you
will be taken to the Member page of the person who wrote the Journal. |
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Click on this link to add
comments to the Journal. You will need to be registered and logged
in to Insider to view and/or add any comments. Please note that you
will be able to edit your comments at a later date. |
VIEW
COMMENTS
(Currently 3) |
If this link is visible, it
means that other comments have been added to the Journal. (The number
of additional comments is indicated.) Click on the link to view the
Journal and associated comments. You will need to be registered and logged
in to Insider to view and/or add any comments. If no other comments have been
added to a Journal, this link will not appear. |
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If this icon is visible, it
means that the Journal contains photos. |
Journals are also posted on the Member pages. So if you
are interested in viewing all of the Journals posted by a particular Member, just
click on the VIEW MEMBERS PAGE button link by any of their Journal listings and
you will be able to see all of their Journals. (You can also view Members
Pages via the main Insider section or from any of the other links to Member
Pages on the site.)
SORTING OF JOURNALS ON MEMBER PAGES:
Please note that Journals on Member pages are sorted by VISITED
DATE rather than POSTED DATE. (If a VISITED DATE has not been
specified on a Journal, then for the purposes of sorting the POSTED DATE will
be be used as the VISITED DATE.)
Searching
Journals
You can search for any Journals posted for a particular resort
in Japan. You will see 2 drop down menus labeled PREFECTURE and
RESORT.
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Firstly, select a Prefecture, and all the Resorts in that Prefecture
should
appear in the second dropdown menu. |
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Choose a resort from the second drop
down menu. |
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Click on SEARCH |
All of the Journals on the site
posted about the Resort you chose will then appear on the page.
(If you encounter any problems with the drop down menus, click
RESET and they should fix themselves.)
Adding
new Journals
You can add a new Journal from the places noted below:
a) on the main Journals page;
b) the ADD NEW JOURNAL image link on your member page;
c) the link on your Insider Control Panel page;
d) the link on the right hand side of your Insider pages.
(Please note that you need to be registered,
logged into Insider and have your
Member page online in order to be able to post Journals. Click here
for more info on registering).
Please note that if you do not specify a date or a resort, that information will not appear on your Journal
listings and also, the Journal will be sorted
on your Member page as if the Visited date were the same as the date you posted the
Journal on.
Editing
your own Journals
You can edit and/or delete your Journals by clicking on the
EDIT JOURNAL links on the right hand side menus present on all of your Insider pages.
Adding
comments to Journals
You can now also add comments to other Member's Journals.
On the Journals, look out for the this link:
Click on that and type away! Please note that you can
edit any comments that you make, but you cannot delete your comments.
(The author of the original Journal can both edit and delete your comments).
Editing
comments on your Journals
You can edit and delete any of the comments that other users
have posted on your own
Journals. In order to do this, go to your Members page and click on the
VIEW COMMENTS link for a particular Journal entry. From the next page you will be able to edit and/or
delete comments.
About
Registering
First of all, you do not need to be logged in to SnowJapan.Com
Insider to just view the Journals, but you do need to be a registered member,
logged in and have an active
Members page in order to post new Journals, edit current ones, or add comments to other
people's Journals.
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If you are already registered to Insider, but
not yet logged in, login
here. |
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If you are not yet registered for Insider, but
have already registered for the SnowJapan.Com Forums (click
here to view Forums), you can use your Forum username and password to
login to Insider. Login
here. |
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If you are not yet registered for either
Insider or the Forums, you will need to register. If you plan on
using the Forums in the future, the best way to register is by registering
for them first, so that you can use the same username and password for
both parts of the site.
Register
for the Forums here.
Otherwise, you can just register for the Insider
section of the site here.
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In summary
- a username/password created on the Forums can instantly be
used for Insider;
- a username/password created in Insider cannot be
used on the Forums.
Once you are registered and logged in, create your Members page by clicking
on the link CREATE MEMBERS PAGE. Once you have submitted your
Members page, please note that it does not go online instantly - we need to
approve it first. Once it has been approved, you will receive an email
from us.
And once your Members page has been improved, you can start
posting your online Journals.
We hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer
& Notes
Please
note the following:
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All Journals on the SnowJapan.Com website are posted by registered users of the
site - they are not posted by SnowJapan.Com and are not the views
of SnowJapan.Com; |
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SnowJapan.Com reserves the right to edit and/or delete any
Journal on the site and will do so if we feel the need to (for whatever
reason) and possibly without any notice; |
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Advertising of services or products (whether direct or
indirect) of any sort and links to other websites are not appropriate in
Journals; |
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We will also show very little tolerance
for users who are seen as 'causing trouble'. If you don't have
good things to say about another user, please do not air those views on this
site. Action that might be taken may include a temporary or permanent ban
from the site. If you feel somebody is making a nuisance of
themselves, please let us know at editor@snowjapan.com
and we will look into it. |
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