Green Options › Site FAQs & Tutorials

Read on to find out more about navigating and contributing to Green Options.

19 site faq submissions by the Green Options community.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • by stins Moderator

Registration Issues Why do I need to validate my email? I never got my email validation email! I forgot my password. What should I do? How do I change my user name, email address, and password? Why does registration require my Zip Code and Birthday for registration?   Using The Site Forums, wikis, product reviews...which one do I use? How are they different? Do you have tutorials on using the site? Can I search for information? Where is my forum signature? How do I personalize my Profile and change my avatar? What are... read more

Terms Of Service

  • by stins Moderator

See: Community Guidelines Commercial Use Policy Restrictions on Use   GreenOptions.com Terms of Service Thank you for your interest in Green Options. For 90% of cases, our Community Guidelines (below) are a great start for making sure joining a Huddle is a good decision for you. We've also included the full, legally binding Terms & Conditions for your review. Those start below, at 'Privacy Policy'. Community Guidelines Green Options is a community. We want every individual in that... read more

Image And Video Tutorial

  • by stins Moderator

Learn how to: Add Images To Posts And Wikis Upload Images From Your Computer Embed Images From Another Site Using The On Site Tool Embed Images with Cut and Paste Embed Whole Albums from Photobucket Create And Edit Image Albums On Your Profile Create A New Image Album Add Images To An Album Edit Images In An Album Edit An Album's Details Organize Images In Your Albums Delete An Album Add Videos To Posts And Wikis   Add Images To Posts And Wikis Upload and Embed an Image from Your Computer In a forum... read more

Discussion Forum Tutorial

  • by stins Moderator

Learn how to: Use the Forums Start A New Thread Reply To A Post Reply With A Quotation Edit Your Post Rate Posts Report A Post Export A Forum Post To A Wiki   Read the Forums Understand The Icons Read All New Posts Use The "More Forums" Jump Menu Go To The First Unread Post In A Thread Use The Activity Feed Mark Forums As Read   Using the Forums Start A New Thread Begin by navigating to the appropriate forum. Once in the desired forum, at the top left, you'll see the Forum Nav tools... read more

Tagging Tutorial

  • by stins Moderator

Learn: What is tagging and why is it important? How is the tagging on this site different than other sites? Add Tags To Forum Posts And Wiki Articles Remove Tags View Tag Pages Subscribe To Topic Tags     What is tagging?  Why is it important? Tags allow information from around the community to be aggregated together.  They are labels that can be added to forum posts or Wiki articles to tie pieces of content together to make relevant information easier to find.   Product Tags are unique identifiers for a specific... read more

New And Improved Categories Under Organic Baby And Kids

  • by stins Moderator

There are new and improved categories added to Organic Baby & Kids.  Some of the new categories include Baby Gear, Nursing & Baby Food.  If you have not done so already, go check it out.  And if you don't see the products you are familiar with, feel free to add it...or let me know and I can add it for you.  :)   -Amanda read more

Learn More About The Green Baby Contest

  • by stins Moderator

What you have to do (in a nutshell)   We’ll be keeping reports of all of the new reviews between November 21st, 2008 and January 31st, 2009.  To get automatically entered in the contest, all you have to do is write at least two (2) reviews in the Organic Baby category. But to start off, the first thing you have to do is join the Huddle or use your Facebook account.  And remember, your entries will be judged on quality!   Brownie points   As we’ve mentioned before, there’s a minimum participation level to be entered into the contest.  But there are several... read more

Suggestions For Brands And Manufacturers

  • by stins Moderator

So your product(s) are on Green Options - now what?   First, a few DO's and DON'Ts, then some common questions:   DO's:   Post in the Forums to start a dialogue with your customers. Call yourself out as a representative of your company to increase your credibility and build a rapport Add photos and edit the descriptions, specs, and product wiki's of your products to ensure accuracy   DON'Ts:   Don't review your own products or solicit reviews from employees or friends. Don't spam members through PMs or in the forums with promotional... read more

Gimme Some Action Contest

  • by stins Moderator

September 2, 2008 So you want to know more about the Gimme Some Action contest, huh?   Why are we doing this?   As of recently, Huddler's Green Home has expanded into all different categories!  We're now including food, clothes, baby stuff, and much more along with all the other categories you've come to know and love.  Also, the action shot feature is quite new and we'd love to get some folks having some fun with it.  So here we go!   How do you win One grand prize winner will be selected based on how many votes he/she gets from his/her action shot. ... read more

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