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Options for Registered Users

Choose / Upload Your Icon
This is where you can choose the graphical icon that is displayed under your username on each message you post. You can also remove your icon from this page.

Change Your User Details (User Profile)
Here you can change your user details. Such as your first name, last name, e-mail, etc. Your details are visible from the user profile page.

Change Your Signature
Use this page to update the signature text that is shown at the bottom of each message you post.

Change Your Display Settings
Here you can enable the Quick Post feature that allows you to quickly reply to a thread. Turn on/off image signatures, icons, MegIcons, and/or user colors within threads. Change the maximum number of topics and replies to show per page and whether or not to show the last reply author for a topic or to show it on one line.

Manage Your Favorite Boards
Here you can remove boards from your favorite board list. To add a board, simply visit the board index and click on the "Add To Favorites" menu item.

Change Your Notification Settings
Here you can turn on/off options for active topic notification, watched user post notification and new private message notification. A valid/verified e-mail address is required to use notification features.

Manage Your Active Topic Notifications
Here you can view or remove your active topic notifications. To add a topic, simply click on the "Active Topic Notification" link when viewing a message.

Manage Your Polls
This is where you can close, remove or update polls that you have posted to a board.

Manage Your Watched Users List
This is where you can manage your watched users list. To add a user, simply visit the user's profile page and click on the "Add To Watched User List" link. You can be notified via e-mail when one of your watched users posts a new message. This is especially handy when you want to track new posts made by board administrators, managers, moderators or VIPs. View this page to see who's watching you.

User Search
Use this page to locate other board users based on their user name.

Change Time Zone
Use this page to change the time zone used to display board dates.

Options for Insiders Only

Upload / Manage Your MegIcon
Upload a 120 x 120 pixel icon of your choosing, available only to you.

Upload / Manage Your Personal Image Signature
Upload a 600 x 50 personal image signature that will appear in all your postings.

Change the Style of Your User Name
Add a splash of color to your user name.

Add or Change Your Title
Give yourself a title that will appear with all your postings.

Options for GameSpy Arcade, GameSpy Comrade and GameSpy Arena

Add a Unique Nickname and Edit User Details
Here you can set your nickname on these forums and alter registration information. This unique nickname is shared between GameSpy.com, GameSpy Forums, ForumPlanet, GameSpy Comrade and GameSpy Arcade.