1. Signing in
2. Sending messages
3. Topics
4. My topics
5. Nuking users
6. Replying to a person
7. Settings
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Signing in
Blabline uses Google Accounts for sign in.
When signing in for the first time you are asked to choose a Blabline username. Enter the name you want to use on Blabline and click 'Save'.
The username can contain letters a-z, A-Z and digits 0-9 (no spaces).
Max length of a username is 20 characters.
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Sending messages
Messages are sent by typing in text in the message text area and clicking 'Send' or hitting <Enter>.
You must be signed in to send messages. All messages are public and visible to everyone who visits Blabline. Text in several languages (Unicode) is supported. Max length of a message is 160 characters.
Emoticons can be inserted into the message text, either by clicking on the emoticon images or by typing in emoticons in text format (the text format is converted into emoticon images):
| :) | - Smile |
| ;) | - Wink |
| :D | - Grin |
| :& | - Angry |
| :( | - Sad |
| :} | - Embarrassed |
| :o | - Eek! |
| :? | - Confused |
| :p | - Tongue |
| :8 | - Roll Eyes |
Max 5 emoticons are allowed in a message.
To add links in a messages, type/paste in URLs starting with http:// into the message text. The URLs will be presented in a shorter form when they are longer than 30 characters. Links in messages open up in new browser windows when clicked.
All messages are visible only for up to 6 hours.
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Topics
Entering a topic in the topic text field creates a separate chat for that particular topic.
Topic names up to 30 characters long (Unicode) are supported. Topic names are automatically converted to lower case characters.
Spaces in topics are ignored in the sense that for example topics 'gold price' and 'goldprice' are the same topic.
Clicking 'Share' opens up a text field with a URL for the selected topic, in the form: http://www.blabline.com/topic which can be copied and pasted into emails, blogs, forums etc.
In the upper right corner of the messages box, a link to a 'Topic page' is shown when the topic only contains characters a-z, 0-9,'-' or '/' and contains at least one dot '.'.
To get an RSS feed for a topic, click on the
image.
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My topics
When you are signed in, topics can be added to and removed from 'My topics', a list of your saved topics.
When you enter a topic, a button
is presented next to the topic title above the message text area.
When clicking on this button the current topic will be added to
the My topics list.
If a topic has already been added, a button
will be presented and clicking on this button will remove
the current topic from the My topics list.
My topics are available in the dropdown menu to the right of the topic text input field when topics have been added. Max 100 topics are allowed in My topics.
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Nuking users
When signed in, you can delete other users' (and your own) messages by clicking on the nuke icon
in a message.
Up to 20 of the nuked user's messages in the topic are deleted
and the nuked user is blocked from sending messages to the topic
for 5 minutes.
The nuke function is limited to max one nuke every 5 minutes and is only available for the general (empty) topic and for topics starting with an asterisk (*).
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Replying to a person
Clicking on a person's username in a message makes the text @username appear in the message text field. Type in your reply after @username and click 'Send'. Your message will then look something like:
YourName: @OtherUser Your reply...
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Settings
The Settings page allows you to change your Blabline username and upload an avatar image.
If you change your username you risk having someone else taking your previous name. You can change the capitalization of your username without risking having someone else taking it.
To upload an avatar, click 'Upload avatar image', select an image file on your computer and click 'Save'.
Supported image formats are: JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, and ICO. Animated gifs will be converted into a still image. The avatar will automatically be resized to a maximum width and height of 32 pixels (image proportions are preserved).
You can change your avatar at any time by uploading a new image file or by selecting the default avatar.
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