BRADFORD High School KENOSHA WISCONSIN
CLASS OF 1975
SITE F.A.Q.'S
Mary D. Bradford CLASS of 1975
This site isn’t about waistlines, hairlines or credit lines.
It’s about lifelines.
It’s about reconnecting with friends from
a special time of our lives!
Nothing more,
Nothing less.
First visit information...and FAQ's (frequently asked questions)
Welcome to The Mary D. Bradford Class of 1975 "unofficial" official web site. It is a work in progress. Hopefully it will be an invaluable tool in planning any future class reunions as well as help us "reconnect" with others.
(If you do not find your name, or there is a change or typo, please add as needed...leave as much or as little information as you like, but please leave some point of contact..."Lock" your profile, or not, your choice)
PRIVACY NOTICE:
All contact information (address, phone number, e-mail address) entered into this website will be kept confidential. It will not be shared or distributed. Your contact information is private: When someone clicks on your name, the only contact information they will see is your city, state and whatever information about yourself you choose to put on your Profile. You can grant permission on your Profile for your address and phone number to be seen. Your e-mail address can only be seen by the Site Administrator. All messages are sent internally through the website by using the contact box at the bottom of your Classmates Profile page.
Below are some instructions to get you started, and some FAQ's about the web site. Hope they help...Please let me know if there are any other questions not addressed. The Classcreator.net folks are constantly working on "upgrading" technologies, and i am relatively illiterate, so your patience is appreciated!
Thanks and please help us build this web site!
In order to continue receiving e-mail from this website (for example, reunion notices), please whitelist,or add to your contacts, the email address: noreply@classcreator.net.
* Check your spam or junk email folders to see if e-mails are going there.
* Whitelist or show noreply@classcreator.net as a safe sender in your email software, or any third party email filtering services that you may subscribe to.
FYI: "Whitelist" is the general term for allowing an email to come through from a specific email address every time, regardless of the content contained within the email. Whitelist is also sometimes referred to as a "Safe List" or an "Approved Senders List." If you whitelist: noreply@classcreator.net, messages that may not ordinarily get through will now be received and read every time!
If you have not already done so, you will need to create your individual Profile in order to access any password protected pages on this site. Start by clicking on the Class of 1975 Profiles link. This will take you to a page with all Class of 1975 names, including yours. Find your name and click on it. Click the link at the bottom of the page to join the site, and follow the prompts to create your Profile. The password that you enter during this process will be used as your login password. You can personalize your page with information such as what have you been up to since graduation in 1975, school memories, your family, and photos.
If you can not find your name on the CLASS of 75 Profiles page, please contact me to have your name,or another added. Guests and friends may be added also via "contact us" on the home page.
If you change your email address, snail mail address, or phone number, please update those in your profile.
Always scroll to the bottom of the page and click "SAVE" when making any changes, additions or updates!
If you click "Remember Me" when you log in, you will not need to log in next time you go to the site. Note there is a password retrieval feature to click on: "Forgot Password?" in case you need to log in sometime and can't remember your password; the password will be sent to your email inbox. You can login from computers other than your home computer but you will need to enter your password.
Please note the Class Creator system does not send spam mail of any kind to your Classmates. And when we email you directly, the Site Administrators, we will only send you messages we think are important to the business of running your class web site. Thus you and your Classmates can whitelist postmaster@classcreator.net with confidence that spam email will never be sent by us. Taking these measures will help ensure that all Classmates participating in your site can freely communicate without losing legitimate messages to spam filtering technology.
You have the option of password protecting your personal profile which blocks the general public and search engines from accessing your profile details. Once you create a profile, you will also be able to see the profiles of your fellow classmates and interact with them.
All contact information that you enter into this website will be kept confidential. It will not be shared or distributed. Your contact information is private: your address and phone number can't be seen by the classmates unless you grant permission on your profile. When someone clicks on your name, all they will see of your contact information is your city and state and whatever information about yourself you choose to put on your web page. Your email address is not viewable, though an email can be sent to you using the contact box at the bottom of your web page. However, if you send a message to someone through their profile, they will see your email address so that they can respond.
How to upload pictures to your web page:
1. Be sure you are logged in on the home page. In the links on the left side under MEMBER FUNCTIONS, click on the link: Edit/Upload Photos.
2. The Photo page will appear and you’ll see a gray box titled: Upload new photo. Click on this box and you will be at the Add Photo page.
3. The Add Photo page gives basic instructions for uploading your photos. There are 3 places on this page to make entries.
4. Sort: The sort number controls the order in which photos display on your page. By default your pictures will appear in the order you entered them, so this isn’t important for your first picture. But later if you want picture #5 to appear as #1, you will have to change the sort numbers on your pictures. If you delete a picture, the sort numbers for the remaining pictures do not change (e.g., if you delete picture #2 out of 4 pictures, you will show pictures #1, 3, and 4.)
Caption: Caption is the description you write for your picture.
Browse: This is the most important one, for this is how you find the picture on your computer and get it to appear on your page.
5. Your first picture will automatically be Sort Number 1.
6. Now click the Browse button. A list of folders on your computer will show up. Locate the folder that holds your picture. For most classmates this will be the My Pictures folder located in the My Documents folder. When you have clicked through to your picture file, click the view button at the top to show icons as pictures. This makes it easier to find the specific picture you want to upload.
7. Select the picture you want to upload by clicking on it once, and then click Open at the bottom of the box.
8. Now you will be taken back to the Add Photo page and in the Upload Photo box you will see the path to your picture.
9. Enter the Caption for your picture in the box.
10. Click the SAVE CHANGES button.
Now go to your Profile page and look for your picture and caption.
Shortcut for multiple pictures: If you are uploading several pictures that are in different folders, you can copy them to your desktop, and then delete them later. Make sure you COPY, not move, your pictures, so you won’t delete the original.
How to upload videos to your site:
Would you like to put your video or your favorite You Tube video on your Profile page? Here's how:
On You Tube, make sure your video is showing in the play box. Example: you want to put the Muppets Mahna Mahna video on your site (if you want to follow along, the web address is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTXyXuqfBLA&feature=related).
To the right of the video you'll see a gray box, and near the bottom of this box is the grayed word "Embed." And just below that a long horizontal white box that contains the code for the video. When this code is placed in the Video box on your Edit Profile page, the video player with your video will appear and classmates can view it from your page.
Here are the steps to get the code on your page:
1. With your mouse, left click once on the white window that contains the code. It should turn blue. (Alternatively, you can move your mouse across the box until all the code turns blue.)
2. On your keyboard hold down the Control key (Ctrl) and click the letter C key. This copies the code.
3. On your Edit Profile page, locate the box "Videos."
4. Place your cursor inside the box and left click with your mouse.
5. Now press the Control key and the letter V key on your keyboard. The Embed code will now appear in your box. The code should look like this:
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/QTXyXuqfBLA&hl=en&fs=1&color 1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name= "allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/QTXyXuqfBLA&hl=en&fs=1& color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x- shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height= "344"></embed></object>
6. In your Video Description box just below, enter a name for your video or something about your video, like: "What's a Mahna Mahna? Who cares?" This will appear just below your video.
7. Now click the Save button and go view your page.
When in doubt...ask a teenager...
8. If you need help please email me, and i will ask our teenagers...!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
These are FAQs which answers all questions pertaining to this site as well as the reunion.
This is my first visit to the website. How do I login?
I forgot my login information and/or password. What should I do?
Who has access to my "Classmate Profile" and personal contact information?
Can I be notified if other Classmates update their "Classmate Profile"?
Does the public or other Classmates have access to my e-mail address?
What are examples of the e-mails that I may be sent?
Can I post my own photos or videos on the website?
How does the "Message Forum" work?
Does Class Creator rent, sell, or in any way profit from having our Classmates' names, addresses, and personal information?
Can I join the site even if I don't plan to attend the reunion?
This is my first visit to the website. How do I login?
Please click on Missing Classmates and then click on YOUR NAME to set up a FREE member account. Provide your work or home e-mail address, select a password (which you can change at any time), and tell us about your life since Bradford High School. Add your married name, if applicable, photos, etc.
I forgot my login information and/or password. What should I do?
You login with the e-mail address you provided during your member account set up (include domain name, such as @yahoo.com). If you have several e-mail addresses and cannot remember which one you used or if you no longer have access to that e-mail address, contact us and provide your new e-mail address. Your website administrator will make the change and then e-mail you a temporary password. Once you've logged in using your new e-mail address and temporary password, change your password by clicking the "Change Your Password" link under the Member Functions menu on the home page.
If you remember your e-mail address but you forgot your password, click on the "Forgot password?" link right above the green "Log On" button, and the website will automatically e-mail your password to you within a few minutes.
Who has access to my "Classmate Profile" and personal contact information?
You can choose whether your "Classmate Profile" is publicly viewable on the website (e.g., by other classes, friends, and the general public) or restricted to registered to Bradford 1975 Classmates only. If restricted, search engines and the general public will be blocked from accessing your Classmate Profile page. You can also choose whether or not your mailing address and phone number are displayed; otherwise, only the City and State/Country where you live will be listed. Click on the "Edit Profile" link under the Member Functions menu in the side column, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page to make your choice.
Can I be notified if other Classmates update their "Classmate Profile"?
YES! Click on "Classmate Profiles", and then click on the name of the Classmate you'd like to keep track of. Once he/she has registered, his/her profile will be displayed. Scroll down to the bottom of his/her profile page, click on the box that says "Notify me whenever [Classmate's] profile is updated", and click on the "Notify Me" button. You will be notified by e-mail. You can also subscribe to multiple classmates by using the classmates profile link.
Does the public or other Classmates have access to my e-mail address?
No. To protect your privacy, your work or home e-mail address is stored only within the website, so Classmates can send you a Message. You can decide who you want to provide your own e-mail address to. To check if you've received any new messages, click on the "Check Messages" under the Member Functions menu in the side column.
What are examples of the e-mails that I may be sent?
You will be e-mailed information about new website features; details about upcoming class reunions, fundraisers, or events; general announcements about classmates; and other important news. Can I post my own photos or videos on the website?
Yes! You can upload a current photo of yourself, your family, pets, vacations, old photos from days gone by, past reunions, etc. -- anything you want to share -- by clicking on "Edit/Upload Photos" under the Member Functions menu on the left. There is no limit on the number of digital photos that you can store on your "Classmate Profile" page. Each photo is automatically resized to fit on your Profile page. You can also upload your own videos that you've posted to YouTube.com by clicking on the "Classmate Profiles" link, then following the instructions. And yes, you can add, delete, or replace your own photos or videos at any time.
How does the "Message Forum" work?
Click on "Message Forum" above and you can chat with our fellow classmates when they login and read the "Message Forum". Post a response to a prior message or start your own topic of conversation by asking a question, re-living an old memory, or share your thoughts on life.
Does Class Creator rent, sell, or in any way profit from having our Classmates' names, addresses, and personal information?
No. Class Creator does not engage in renting or selling your Classmates' information, or any form of solicitation regarding your Classmates whatsoever. You can have the utmost confidence that your Classmates' information is held strictly confidential.
Can I join the site even if I don't plan attend the reunion?
Yes. Even if you do not plan to attend the reunion, it is hoped that there are old friends on this site that you would like to reconnect to and for that purpose you can still join the site.
Again, in case ya missed it or i "cut and pasted" too much...
Once you are in your profile, add any information you want to appear in your profile and then SAVE it. You can include a short bio, photos, videos, school memories, etc. It’s your profile and you can include whatever you’d like.
Most importantly - please add postmaster@classcreator.net to your address book and adjust your spam settings and filters so that you can receive email from the website, otherwise email from the website will likely end up in your junk or spam folder.
Thanks again...and Have Fun!!! (Hope Springs Eternal!!)
Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask...
The Forum is a 3 tiered system consisting of:
1) Categories pre-set by the site administrator. Suggestions and/or requests for new categories are welcome (email: yourname@yoursite.com).
2) Topics. There can be an infinite number of topics under each category. To start a new topic: choose a category, then click on "New Topic". Enter a title for your topic, type your message and click "Save". (Just FYI: A "sticky" topic is one that is tacked to the top of the page.)
3) Messages. To add to a topic already started, click on "Reply". Type your message and click "Save" Once saved, you can edit or delete your own message.
When first coming into the Forum, click on a Category title to see all the Topics under it. Click on a Topic to see all the messages posted there.
*Note: The first time you want to post on the Forum, you will be asked to set up a forum profile. This only consists of 3 short items, all optional. 1) a signature, if you desire one; 2) your location; and 3) setting your time zone. You will be able to edit your settings later in "My Settings", at the top of the Forum page.
"My Signature" (optional) is anything you may want to appear at the bottom of each of your messages. For instance, your name, a short proverb or witty saying, etc.
"My Signature" (optional) is anything you may want to appear at the bottom of each of your messages. For instance, your name, a short proverb or witty saying, etc.
You can Subscribe to receive new forum posts by email. Look for this feature at the bottom of your "My Settings" page, on every message you post, and at the bottom of every Forum page. (You can later Unsubscribe from your "My Settings" page.)
Master Photo
If you would like to have a photo of yourself appear to the left of your messages (and later on your threaded emails), click on "Forum Photo" at the top of the Forum page (or on "Edit/Upload Photos" on the left navigation panel).
If the picture that you want to use is already uploaded to your profile page, just click "Make This My Master Photo". If your photo is not already there, you will need to upload it.
If you want to use your senior grad picture, but you don't have one to upload, email: yourname@yoursite.com and it will be uploaded for you.
How to put photos in your messages
Posting pictures in the Forum is easy! See the toolbar at the top of this page for illustration of the following steps:
1) Click on the Image icon (the little yellow square in the editor, at the top left, to the right of the word 'source').
2) In the Image Button popup, click "Browse".
3) Find your picture in your files and click (or double-click) on the picture.
4) Click on "Upload Now"
5) Click "OK" when it tells you it's uploaded. You can now see your image in the preview box.
6) Click on "OK" at the bottom of the Image Button box, and your picture will appear in your message box.
7) Complete your message (any text you want to add), then click on "Save". You can also preview your message if you desire, before clicking Save.
Using the text editor:
Experiment, if you want, with the editing tools. Changing the size and color of your font is fairly easy. Use the Preview button to see how your message looks before saving it. After saving your post, you will still be able to edit or delete it.
You can also attach files to your message.
Click on "Browse" at the bottom of the message box.
Locate and click on the file you want to attach.
After you save your message, your file will appear as a link at the top of the message (see attached file at the top of this message).
(Note: Do not click on Preview after attaching your file because your attachment will be lost and you will have to attach it again.)
How to delete a photo from your web page:
How to put a YOU TUBE video on your profile page: (Please note that if you know html, you can add videos and photos to any part of your profile page.) On the YouTube website, make sure your video is showing in the play box.
Here are the steps to get the code on your page: Example: you want to put "Graduation Day By The Four Freshmen" video on your site. (If you want to follow along, the URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOVOllNHSis.) To the right of the video you’ll see a gray box, and near the bottom of this box is the grayed word “Embed.” To the right of "Embed" is a horizontal white box that contains the code for the video. When this code is placed in the Video box on your Edit Profile page, the video player with your video will appear and classmates can view it from your page.
With your mouse, left click once on the white window that contains the code. It should turn blue. (Alternately, you can move your mouse across the box until all the code turns blue.)
How to put a PLAYLIST on your profile page: The Playlist will also be placed in your Video box on your Edit Profile page.
FORUMS are intended for reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, sharing memories and stories, as well as current interests. Remember what you post will "be posted" but Have Fun anyway! EXTRA HELP FOR CLASSMATES WHO SELDOM USE COMPUTERS: Printing Directions
The easiest way to send "admin" a message (an email) is to click on the navigation link CONTACT US on the left side of the Home Page. A large message box will come up in which you can type in anything you need:
COPY and PASTE allow you to take printed material from one source and place it in another. In other words, if you find a particularly interesting paragraph or article you wish to send to a classmate, you can "copy" the text and "paste" it into an email. To COPY:
OPENING OR VIEWING A PAGE There are a changing number of possible pages to fill with content. All those in current use will be the first titles listed in the left-hand navigation links column of the website. To view any of these pages, click on the link of your choice and your desired page will open. You will be able to scroll through the entire content by using the blue sliding bar on the right-hand side of the page. To go to another page, just choose the link from the left side and click on it. It isn't necessary to close one page before going to another. On many computers, you can Control/left click to open a page in a new window or tab. MEMBER FUNCTIONS: On the left side of the web site are links to the things you can do when you are logged into the site. An explanation of each follows: MEMBER FUNCTIONS: CHECK MESSAGES This feature lists all the emails you have received (IN BOX) as well as those you have sent (OUT BOX) through this web site. Your messages will remain in their respective boxes until you delete them. A KEY at the top of both the IN BOX and OUT BOX shows symbols representing the status of an email. You will find one of these symbols to the left of each email listed. Each listed email shows: (1). A box to check, (2). Its status; (3). Either who sent it to you (IN BOX) or who you sent it to (OUT BOX), (4). Subject and date of email, and (5). A red "X." In both the IN BOX and OUT BOX settings, clicking on sender's name brings up that person's profile page and clicking on the subject brings up the actual email. Clicking inside the box on the far left or on the red "X" on the far right, will turn the background red. This means that the email can be deleted by choosing the tab at the bottom of the page that says DELETE CHECKED THREAD. MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT CONTACT INFO Choosing this feature will allow you to view all of the contact information you entered into your contact information page. You can change your contact info anytime it is necessary. Be sure to click the SAVE CHANGES tab at the bottom of the page when you have finished. MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT PROFILE Choosing this feature will allow you to change the information that shows on your profile page. Be sure to click the SAVE CHANGES tab at the bottom of the page when you have finished. MEMBER FUNCTIONS: EDIT/UPLOAD PHOTOS To add photos to your profile you must be able to locate exactly where the picture is on your computer. Most of the time, it will be in the folder titled MY PICTURES. Follow the directions further up on this page for adding, deleting, and editing photos. MEMBER FUNCTIONS: POST ANNOUNCEMENT When you have information you think would be of interest to classmates, you can create your own announcement. The announcement will be forwarded to the administrator who will make it go live on the Home Page. MEMBER FUNCTIONS: PROFILE SUBSCRIPTIONS Profile Subscriptions is a feature that sends you an email anytime a classmate adds new or changes information on his or her Profile Page. This is the easy way to keep up with your classmates. To do so:
If you wish to change your password, click on CHANGE PASSWORD under Member Functions. A page with 3 sections for you to fill in will appear.
MEMBER FUNCTIONS: LOG OUT The majority of our users select the "stay logged in" option when they log in. Therefore, they will always be logged onto the site until they click the LOG OUT link under Member Functions. When somebody selects the option to stay logged in, our system allows the user to bypass the login screen when they come back to the site. If you LOG OUT, the next time you will need to enter your email address and password to get into the site. Also, if you access the site from a different computer (for example a laptop), you will need to reenter your email address and password next time you use your main computer. |