Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some frequently asked questions, and answers, too! Oh boy. Try to read this before you ask a new question. If you know something we should add to this, let us know.

Creating Your Blurty Journal (view all)

• How do I get started? How do I create a Blurty account?
• What are the types of Blurty accounts?
• Someone abandoned their Blurty journal. Can I have their username?
• How do I get validated? It says I'm currently not validated!
• Why are there errors when I try to validate?
• How can I change the email address that Blurty uses?
• I forgot my username / password. How can I retrieve it?
• How can I change my password?
• What are all the login options? What do never expire and session only mean?
• What's all this talk about paid accounts?

Using Your Account (view all)

• How are interests limited?
• Are there limits on the size of my entries and comments?
• What is the auto add friends link on the bio pages?
• What does the "don't auto-format" option do?
• How many friends can I have?
• How does my calendar work?
• Why does my journal (or friends view) suddenly require me to scroll?
• I wish to be listed on the directory/indexed on the front page. Why am I not showing up?
• How do I embed my journal into my webpage?
• Why can't I stay logged in even though I chose the option to never log out?
• Can I download/back up my entire journal?
• Can I delete all my entries but keep my username?
• Do you delete old journal entries?
• How do I delete/undelete my entire journal?
• Can I change my username?

Privacy & Security (view all)

• How can I select a secure password and keep others from logging into my account?
• How do I manage my friends list?
• How are custom friends groups used?
• Who can read my journal entries? How can I make things public, private, and protected?
• If someone lists me as a friend will they see my friends only entries?
• My friends only posts are listed as public memories. Who will see them?
• Can I make my whole journal friends-only or private?
• Can I ban someone from reading my journal?

Journal Entries (view all)

• Can I edit a journal entry I wrote?
• Can I delete a journal entry I wrote?
• How do I add pictures to my journal entries or userinfo?
• How do I make text bold, italic or centered?
• How do I add a mood icon and/or current music to my posts?
• How do I add a link to another journal or another web site in my entry?
• Does Blurty have specific tags? How do I use them?
• How do I add a poll into my journal entries?
• What is the "backdate entry" option, and how do I use it?
• Why isn't my entry showing up where it is supposed to?
• Why are my posts showing an incorrect date/time?
• Can I prevent excerpts of my journal from being displayed on the front page?
• Why are my journal entries displaying ??? or non-standard symbols?

Comments (view all)

• How do I set up message boards and get comments on my journal entries?
• Can I edit/delete/screen a comment I posted or that was posted in my journal?
• What is comment screening? How do I set my screening options?
• What is "comment IP logging"? What do you mean, "this user is logging my IP address"?
• Can I prevent anonymous people from commenting in my journal?
• Can I prevent all people from commenting in my journal?
• Can I ban an individual from posting comments in my journal?
• Why can't I reply to comments in email?
• Where are my notification emails?

Customizing Your Blurty Journal (view all)

• How do I make a custom style?
• Why can't I use JavaScript or Flash in my styles?
• What are overrides? How do they work?
• How do I add a background image?
• How do I add background music to my journal?
• How can I change what my "comments" links say?
• How do I modify the look of my journal?
• How do I change the font in my journal?
• How do I change the number of journal entries per page?
• How do I add a counter to my journal?

Topics (view all)

• How does the "browse by topic" feature work?
• I don't want to be in topic directory, so could you remove my entry from the listing?
• Who administers the topic directory?

Todo List (view all)

• What is a Blurty todo list?
• How do I add a todo list item?
• Can I edit a todo list item?
• Can I look at another user's todo lists?

Pics & Icons (view all)

• Why does an X appear when I try to post images? Why does my image not show?
• What are user pictures? How do I upload them?
• Why are there errors when I try to upload a user picture?
• Are there content restrictions for user pictures? Can my user pictures show anything I want?
• Can anyone help me create or edit my user picture?
• How do I post using a different userpic?
• How many user pictures can I have?
• I no longer want a user picture on my journal, can I delete my pic(s)?

Blurty Communities (view all)

• What is a community?
• Can anyone create a community?
• How do I join a community?
• How do I post in a community?
• Can I edit/delete an entry in a community journal?
• How do I find a community?
• Can I leave a community?
• Can I post a "members only" post in a community?
• If I join a community, can the members see the protected posts made in my journal?
• What are the options regarding open and closed communities?
• How do I add users and grant posting access to my community?
• Can I remove or ban a member of my community?
• How do I give my community to another maintainer?
• I no longer want my community. What are my options?

Other Options & Features (view all)

• What is remote loading?
• What is the memory feature, and how do I use it?
• Can I do anything to stop my journal from ending up on search engines?
• Why doesn't my Blurty Password work on the Blurty Personals?

User Conflicts (view all)

• How do I contact the Abuse team?
• Someone is harassing me! What steps should I take?
• I'm being attacked by an anonymous poster!
• What kind of material is prohibited on Blurty?
• I'm being stalked! What should I do?
• Someone on Blurty is infringing on my copyright. What should I do?
• Someone broke into my Blurty account!
• My account has been suspended! How can I get it back?

About Blurty (view all)

• What is Blurty?
• Is Blurty part of LiveJournal?
• I have a suggestion to improve Blurty. How do I submit it?
• What are the official Blurty communities?
• How can I help?

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