Welcome to The Brotherhood of the Risen Phoenix Help Section!

If you have questions, many of the answers can be found in this section. If you don't see the answer here, our staff members will be happy to help you. Please feel free to send them a private message.

Here is the list of RPHX administrators and moderators:

Administrator: Acidrain, WhiteFox, Harper, KBrown

How Do I Register?

On the Home page, you will see a link called “Registration”. Fill in the required fields. You will receive an email shortly at the email address you've entered. You must follow the instructions in the email to activate the account. You must have a valid email in order to do this. If you do not receive an email, please check your spam filter or junk folder.

Trouble Registering on OPG

If you are trying to register on the site and you are experiencing trouble, please double check your spam filter to make sure the registration email is not caught there. Please also note that this site complies with The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). We cannot accept registrations from users under the age of 13 without a written permission document from their parent or guardian. You must have a valid email when registering so that we may send you the authentication email. If you are still experiencing trouble, please contact The Brotherhood of the Risen Phoenix.

Your public profile

What is the Public Profile Page?

Every member has a publicly viewable profile page. This page includes information provided by the member, either during the registration process. You can also access it by clicking “My Profile” at the top of the forum page. This also serves as your user control panel.
There are a number of ways to view a member's profile. Whenever you see a member's name, clicking on it will usually take you to view their profile page.

The user list allows you to browse all registered members, and quickly click through to public profiles.

When logged in, you can also view your own public profile by logging into the forums and clicking on your username shown in the header at the top of the page.

What's on the Public Profile Page?

The public profile lists information about the member under the 'Additional Info' tab. It also includes statistical information, such as the number of posts they have made and their registration date. This information is shown under the 'Personal Info' tab.

Other information includes their avatar and signature.


Additional pages and forms allow you to control:

Your email address and password

Custom public profile settings

Subscribed threads and forums

For basic profile details (including your email address and password), click on the “Edit Your Details” and "My Profile Info" under your Profile. These pages allow you to set a number of required and optional details, some of which will be displayed on your public profile. With the exception of your email address, do not enter information that you do not wish to be publicly viewable.

Signatures, Avatars and Profile Pictures

What are signatures?

'Signatures' contain information that you want to include at the bottom of all your posts. This might include pictures, links to your site(s), quotes, etc.

What are avatars?

Avatars are small images that people use to identify or distinguish themselves to other forum members. The administrator can also provide some stock avatars people can use, or they can allow members to upload their own custom avatars from their own computers. These avatars will be displayed as part of the user info in posts, as well as in the public profile.

How do I set signatures and avatars?

You can set and change your signature and avatar in your profile page.

For signatures, click on “My Profile Info” in your profile. At the bottom of the page is a text box. Enter your signature, and then click “submit”.

To select an existing or upload a new avatar, click on “My Avatar”. You may upload an avatar from your computer. Click “Confirm Choice” when you're finished selecting your avatar.

Other Settings and Options

What do the other settings do?

In your profile page, there are a variety of options that let you do different things.

Privacy: Click "Look and Layout" on your profile page. If you would like all members to be able to see your email, click "no" in the "Hide E-mail" selection box (default is set to "no"). If you don't want people to know when you're online, select "no" in the "Show Online" selection box. The default is set to "yes", which will show you online. Click "submit" when you're finished.

Thread Display Options: Under "Look and Layout" on your profile page, you may also select whether you want to see the first post of a thread first, or the last post of the thread first. Click "submit" after making your selection.

How to Do a Search

At the top of the forum page, there is a search box. Simply type in a word or two and click “Go”. If you need to do a more advanced search by user or by date, you can access the advanced search by clicking the “Search Forum” navbar on the right.

Where to Find the Rules

The rules can be found by clicking the “Rules” navbar at the top of each forum page.

Where to Ask for Help or Provide Site Feedback

You can post requests for help, questions about the site itself, suggestions, or comments here.

What are Announcements?

Announcements are special messages posted by the administrator or moderators. They are a simple one-way communication with the users and you can't reply. If you wish to discuss announcements, you will have to create a new thread in the forum.

Announcement threads are displayed at the top of forum listing pages, above regular and sticky threads.

What is 'Automatic Login'?

When you register (and also when you login using the form at the top of the screen), you will be given the option to 'Remember Me'. This will store your identity securely in a cookie on your computer. If you are using a shared computer, such as in a library, school or internet cafe, or if you have reason to not trust any other users that might use this computer, we recommend you do not enable this.

How do I clear cookies?

You can clear all your cookies set by the forum by clicking the 'logout' link at the top of the page. In some cases, if you return to the main index page via the link provided and you are still logged in, you may have to remove your cookies manually.

In Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP: Click the 'Tools' menu. Select 'Internet Options' from the menu that appears. Click 'Delete Cookies' on the dialog box that appears. It will be in the center area of the 'General' tab.

In Internet Explorer 7: Click the 'Tools' menu. Select 'Internet Options' from the menu that appears. Click 'Delete...', beneath 'Browsing History' on the dialog box that appears.
It will be in the center area of the 'General' tab. Click 'Delete cookies...' on the next dialog box that appears.

In Firefox: Click the 'Tools' menu. Select 'Options' from the menu that appears. From the dialog box, select 'Privacy' on the left. Find 'Cookies' on the main pane, and click the 'Clear' button adjacent to it.

In Safari: Go to Preferences, Security, then show Cookies and either select 'Remove all' or select individual cookies and then the 'Delete' button.

In Opera: Go to Tools, Preferences, Advanced, Cookies, Manage cookies then select the name of this site and click the 'Delete' button.
Your cookies should now be removed. You may want to restart the computer and revisit the forums to be sure.
Other browsers may have a different method of clearing cookies. Refer to the documentation for your own browser if you are unsure.

I forgot my password. What can I do?

If you forget your password, you can click on the “Forgot your password?” link. This will appear on any page that requires you to fill in your password.
This link brings up a page where you should enter your registered email address. An email will be sent to that address shortly, with instructions for resetting your password.
Since passwords are encrypted, there is no way to resend your original password. This option provides you with the ability to reset your password.
You must be able to receive emails to your registered email address for this to work. You may need to check your spam filters and folder if you do not see this email in a few minutes.

I forgot my username. What can I do?

If you forget your username, click on the “Forgot your username?” link. This will appear on any page that requires you to fill in your password.
This link brings up a page where you should enter your registered email address. An email with your username will be sent to that address shortly. You must be able to receive emails to your registered email address for this to work. You may need to check your spam filters and folder if you do not see this email in a few minutes.