The Message Board can be found at www.odbf.co.uk/discussions
Step 1 - Opening the Board
When you open the board the web page will look similar to the image below. The message boards are open to be read by anyone, however you need to be registered to post a comment or start a thread. If you would like to register, click on 'Register' to create your account.
Step 2 - Enter your personal information
The web site requires a small amount of personal information. The fields marked with a 
are mandatory. This information is not passed on or sold to any 3rd party.
Click 'Continue Registration' to proceed.
Step 3 - Account created (but still one more thing to do)
At this point if your details have been accepted, your account has been successfully created. However your email address still needs to be validated, to do this you will also have been sent an email that you will have to use to validate you account.
Step 4 - Verify your email address
The verification email should arrive in just a few minutes. If it does not arrive promptly then check your 'spam' folder if you have one, it might be in there. If the email hasn't arrived within 4 hours please contact the web site administrator. The email will contain the following text. The first blue text is the validation link. Click on the link to open a web page on the message board. The process of opening the page will tell the message board you have received the email and you account will now work.
Step 5 - Log onto the web site
A login page on the discussion board will open after clicking onto the email verification link sent to your email account. At this point whenever you return to the site you will now be able to log in and add posts. Enter your password and click 'Log In' to proceed to the discussion forum.
Step 6 - Want to post to the discussion forum?
A step-by-step guide to posting on the forum can be found here.
