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Frequently Asked Questions
  1. Q: What is ForceWeb, anyway?
    A: It's a listing of live music shows in the Seattle area, run by a local music nut (CForce) in his spare time, with occasional help from friends. We tend to focus on the smaller local clubs for three reasons:
    1. We like and attend smaller shows.
    2. Larger shows tend to be well promoted.
    3. We sadly don't have time to list everything (help wanted!).
    It's set up so that people other than the staff can review bands, post band information and photos, and list shows. Over time, we hope that bands, promoters and other interested parties will list their shows so we can spend less time doing data entry and more time making the site better.

    We also have a messageboard for discussion of not only music, but current events, technology, and a variety of other subjects. Most of the staff are also avid computer gamers, and there are a few forums dedicated to gaming. Anyone who cares to join is welcome, we merely ask that people not spam and remain respectful of one another.

  2. Q: Why register for an account?
    A: Many of the site's features are written to offer a better experience to users with accounts. Some examples:
    • Band watch lists allow users to keep an eye on their favorite bands--their names get highlighted when they appear on the calendar.
    • The forums require an account to post--including band and venue reviews.
    • Posting shows, and adding venue/band information/links/pictures requires an active account
    • Logged-in users can have the site send email about upcoming shows to their friends.
    • New posts in the "News" sections of the home page only appear once to each user. If nothing new has been posted since your last login, you won't need to scroll through articles to get to the week's show listings.

  3. Q: Can I add shows to the calendar?
    A: Yes--in fact, we hope you will! Anyone with an account can add shows, though shows posted by newer users will not appear on the calendar until a staff member reviews and approves them.

  4. Q: How do I post shows?
    A: If you do not have a site account, you will need to register for one (it's painless, and we won't share or sell your information). If you do have an account, look for the "Add/Edit" link next to Shows in the left column. Fill in the form and click the submit button. Your show will be flagged for the site staff's attention, and when approved, will appear on the calendar. When you've posted a few shows and things are going well, the staff will no longer need to approve your shows--they'll go straight to the calendar.

  5. Q: I'm a new user. How do I add venues, band links and band photos?
    A: I'm working on that at the moment. In the meantime, please contact the staff to get information about your band or venue added. Bands themselves are easily added via the Show form. If you've been adding shows for a while, please disregard--the old way still works fine.

  6. Q: My show didn't get approved. Why not?
    A: Any number of reasons. Among them:
    • Someone else may have already posted it.
    • Information might be incomplete or need to be confirmed.
    • It may violate posting guidelines. Site staff will use their best judgement here.
    • They may just not have gotten to it yet. Damn those day jobs, anyway!


  7. Q: What are these "guidelines"?
    A: Nothing too heinous, just common sense:
    • Please keep the tone of show posts informational and avoid too much "cheerleading". Show listings should coexist nicely with each other, rather than fighting for the reader's attention.
    • Please provide as much information as possible: ideally at least who's playing, when, where and how much it will cost to get in. Personally, I prefer knowing when the music starts to when the doors open. If you're listing what time the doors open, please add "doors" to the start time.
    • Please avoid posting in all capital letters.
    • Please avoid going nuts with exclamation marks.
    • If your show is a CD release or an event with a title (ie Bumbershoot, Rockabilly Ball, etc), use the Event Head field to call this out. Other, more minor, information, such as who's hosting/promoting the show, dance lessons beforehand, food being served, drink specials and the like, should go in the Event Footer field.


  8. Q: Who are the site staff?
    A: CForce, Kaladori and Failkan. Use the profile links to send private messages to them singly, or email Staff (at) ForceWeb (dot) com to reach all of them at once.

  9. Q: I have a great idea for your site! What should I do?
    A: Send CForce a private message via the messageboard, or post it in the "ForceWeb" forum (which allows anonymous posting, so you do not need an account).

  10. Q: Why doesn't ForceWeb work with Firefox or Opera?
    A: The site makes use of some features that Firefox and Opera just don't implement. Over time, we hope to find ways to make ForceWeb more cross-browser compatible. In the meantime, the show calendar and the messageboard work with most browsers, but you will need to use Internet Explorer to enter shows.

Have a question that isn't answered here? Head on over to the Site Forum and post away. That one forum exists for questions and feature requests, and you don't need an account to post in it.