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- | Once you have done that, your name will appear in the book club members list the next time you view the page. You will also automatically "follow" the club, i.e. you'll receive messages and events in your [[connections:functionality:myfollowing|My following]] box. | + | Once you have done that, your name will appear in the book club members list the next time you view the page. Now you're joined, you can participate in discussion threads, and real-time chat at book club meetings. When a meeting is set up, you'll receive a message to alert you to the time and date. |
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- | Messages may be received for alerting you to a new discussion thread, new meetings, or a change of the current book club item. "My following" entries may be received for: new messages in discussion threads, new items, new book club members, new meetings, or a change of current item. | + | |
+ | You will also automatically "follow" the club, i.e. you'll receive messages and events in your [[connections:functionality:myfollowing|My following]] box. Messages may be received for alerting you to a new discussion thread, new meetings, or a change of the current book club item. "My following" entries may be received for: new messages in discussion threads, new items, new book club members, new meetings, or a change of current item. | ||
===== Leaving a book club ===== | ===== Leaving a book club ===== | ||
- | * **Step 1:** click on "Joined book clubs" on the widget, look up the book club you would like to leave: | + | If you wish to leave a book club, you should go to the book club page, by following the direct link from your "My book clubs" profile box (or if it's not listed, click "Joined book clubs" and select the relevant club there). |
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- | * **Step 2:** click on "Leave book club" button: | + | |
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- | {{:connections:functionality:bc_leave.png|}} | + | |
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- | Once you have done that, your name will disappear in book club members with the next visit. | + | |
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- | ===== Switching between book club items ===== | + | |
- | Each book club can have several items for it, however, one item will be the "current" one at all times - and it will be lead to when clicked on the book club from the list of all or joined book clubs or from the "My book clubs" widget's joined book club list. | + | |
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- | When you open up a book club, it will have "Other book club items" widget: | + | |
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- | {{:connections:functionality:bc_other_items.png|}} | + | |
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- | When user clicks on any of the items, it will open the book club view of that item. If those items have been ones discussed before, user can view chat transcripts and discussions of the item. | + | |
- | However, to set up "current" book club item, you must click on "Edit settings" button which will show you the book club editing page having the item list: | + | On the book club page, in the "Book club information" box at the top left, you'll see a "Leave book club" button. Click this, confirm you want to leave in the pop-up dialog box, and you're done! Your name/picture will disappear from the book club members list the next time you view the page. |
- | {{:connections:functionality:bc_item_select.png|}} | + | {{:undefined:bc-leave-club.png?nolink|}} |
- | There you must check the radio button before the item you want to set as current and click on "Yes" button to confirm it in the dialog window. |