Getting started Getting started What is Mapraider.com? What's so special about Mapraider's rating system? What are karma points? What happens if lame people constantly rate and moderate poorly? How are maps added to the system? Is registration required to use the system? What are the benefits of registering as a member? How do I register my own account? I'm a new member. Where should I start? My map is here already, but I didn't submit it! What's going on?

General General What is Mapraider.com's privacy policy? What are the Mapraider.com terms of use? The site looks really crappy or weird in my browser, and not everything works. What's up with that? My favorite game isn't listed! How can I recommend that a game system be added to the system? What determines the most/least active files in the system stats? What are the donations for? How much should I donate? Do I get anything if I donate? How do I donate? If don't want to be a member can I still donate? I can't use the system. It always asks me to login when I try to do stuff. What's wrong? What are all the features of mapraider? How can I buy advertising on Mapraider.com? Who designed/built/made Mapraider.com?

Finding & viewing maps Finding & viewing maps How do I search for or find maps on mapraider? What does the "Browse" feature do? What is the "Quicksearch?" Is there an "Advanced Search" feature? What does the heart icon displayed next to the map author's name mean?

Your account Your account Why do I have to validate my account before I can use the system? Can I have multiple accounts on Mapraider.com? How do I validate my account? I never receieved, lost or misplaced my validation code. Can I get another? How do I log in and out of the system? How do I know if I am logged into Mapraider or not? Can I make it so that Mapraider keeps me logged in all the time?? I forgot or lost my password. What can I do? How do I edit my account information like my profile, home page, preferences and stuff? Can I change my e-mail address? What does the "Profile" button in my account navigation bar do? What does the "Preferences" button in my account navigation bar do? What does the "Favorites" button in my account navigation bar do? What does the "Submissions" button in my account navigation bar do? What does the "Stats" button in my account navigation bar do? My account was disabled. Can I get it reinstated?

Favorites Favorites What are "Favorites?" How do I add or remove a map author to my favorites list? How can I find all maps created by my favorite authors? How do I get to be the favorite author displayed on the Mapraider.com home page?

Karma Karma What is karma? How much karma do I start out with? How do I gain karma? Can I earn karma by paying, donating or subscribing to mapraider? What is the maximum amount of karma I can earn? How do I loose karma? What is the minimum karma I can have? What happens when I have a negative karma value? What good is it having a high karma? The system tells me I don't have enough karma to rate or post! What can I do? I did something I didn't mean to do and lost karma points for it! Can I get them back?

Rating maps Rating maps What are the rating guidelines? How does the rating system work? How long do I have to wait to find out if my rating was fair or unfair? How many moderations does it take to add my rating to a map's score? Why do I have to register to rate files? I rated a file and now there's tons of moderations! What do I do? I can't rate anything because I don't have enough karma! What can I do?

Moderating ratings & posts Moderating ratings & posts What are the moderation guidelines? What is a moderation and how do I do it? How will I know when I have moderations? How can I get to do more moderations? How long do moderations wait for me to moderate them? Can I disable moderations so that I'm not asked to do them? If I don't moderate, will my ratings still get moderated by members?

Submitting & managing maps Submitting & managing maps What are the Mapraider.com submission guidelines? How do I submit a map to the system? Why do I have to specify a filesize for my map download - can't you get it automatically? Can I view a list of all the maps that I've submitted and the current score for each? How do I get my picture displayed with my maps? How can I create my own maps? How many screenshots can I have for my map? How can I edit a map I've submitted? I've made a new version of one of my maps, how should I submit it? I submitted an update to one of my maps and the score didn't get transferred. What gives? I submitted a map, but it doesn't show up on the site. How long does it take? My file was declined! How can I fix it so that it will be approved? Can I submit a map created by someone other than myself? How can I request that a game type, style or genre be added to the system? Why do my screenshots look crappy after I upload them? They are blurry, dark, muddy, light, washed-out or stretched! I need to have a map removed. How do I do so?

Participating in the forums Participating in the forums What are the forum guidelines? Some people have pictures (avatars) next to their posts. How do I add one of my own? How can I search for a specific message that is posted somewhere in the forum? What is a forum topic? What is a thread? How do I post a new message or start a new thread? How do I reply to a post in a thread? Can I quote a message in my replies? Can I change the default sort order for threads? Can I edit a message that I've previously posted? How do I delete a message I posted? How do I delete a thread I started? I found an offensive message. How can I report it to the administrators? Some of my messages are highlighted and marked as "bad post." What's up? My own messages that were marked bad still show up. Is this a bug? What do all the icons mean in the topic and thread lists? How can I jump directly to the last message posted in a thread? HAHA! I got around the curse word filter!!!!