What is Love So Sweet Forum about?
Love So Sweet Forum is about our favorite on-screen couple, Inoue Mao & Matsumoto Jun, who both played the main characters in the Japanese drama, Hana Yori Dango. Read more here --> ABOUT LOVE SO SWEET

I love this forum, is there any way I can help or contribute to the forum?
Definitely! Some ways are as follows:
- You can make new threads in the right board to talk about whatever the topic is about.
- Replying to people's posts is the most common since sometimes, we never know what to talk about. :)
- Share any multimedia, graphics, or fanfiction.
- Become a Moderator to a board or be a Global Moderator that can access all boards.
- Give suggestions/comments/ideas of what may need work to the forum.

If I have some private comments regarding the forum, which person should I PM [private message] or email to?
The person you would PM/e-mail to would be the Administrator. If the Administrator is not available, then the Global Moderators act as Administrators in his/her absence. For particular boards, you can PM the Moderators listed.

Do I need to be both Jun and Mao fans to be a member?
No. You can be a fan of either one. We have boards dedicated to them individually.

I have interests in other artists, singers and actors besides Mao and Jun. Can I talk about them too in Love So Sweet Forum?
Yes. Under Entertainment, the boards to respond to are Actors & Actresses and Music.

I love Hana Yori Dango but I also like other Japan dramas, movies and anime. Can I talk about them with other members here in the forum?
Yes. Under Entertainment, the boards to comment at are Asian Dramas & TV Shows and Anime & Manga.

I don't think Mao & Jun are connected in a special way, can I express my opinion here?
Yes you can. We have a special thread for it because arguments have occurred in the threads that support Mao & Jun. So, if you really don't see the connection, then write the opinion here --> JUN-MAO on UNREALIZED DELUSIONS

Do I need to register as a member to browse the forum? Why?
Before you register, I suggest to read the Love So Sweet Info. It's open to the public. In order to access the rest of the boards, you have to register. It's member-based because we have seen a lot of bashing and arguing towards our forum that cannot be tolerated.

What is lurker? Can I be a lurker?
A lurker is when a person enters a group/forum to look around without responding or being active. There are some boards you many not be able to access, though, if you don't have the amount of posts listed.

I don't know how to use those codes in the edit windows. Any help?

Code:

[b]your text[/b] --> bold fonts [i]your text[/i] --> italicize fonts [u]your text[/u] --> underline fonts [s]your text[/s] --> strikethrough fonts [img]http:///123.com/123.jpg[/img] --> link an image. [url]http:///123.com/[/url] --> link a url. [color=your chose of color]your text[/color] --> color the fonts. You can choose the color you want from the pull-down menu.

It comes out like this:

Quote:

your text --> bold fonts your text --> italicize fonts your text --> underline fonts [s]your text[/s] --> strikethrough fonts http:///123.com/ your text

If I want to transfer some photos, videos, music, scans and translation from another site, what should I do?
Ask the site/webmaster if you can take them to show to other places. If they approve, put them in the right boards and credit to the site/webmaster.

If I want to use some of the photos, videos, music, scans and translation for my own website or blog, what should I do?
Post them at the right board/thread and still credit yourself. :)

I don't read English very well, can I reply in other languages?
It depends. If you talk in another language on a certain thread, I would suggest to write it out in the your language and then somewhat translate it for us so we have an idea on what you said. Another idea is to ask the Moderator of the board or Admin if it's possible to open up a thread just for that language. Once you get any of their approvals, then make the new thread in the language you know.

What is double-posting? Why it is bad for the forum?
Sometimes, people post a reply and realize they write something wrong, then they click reply again. It will only increase the load of the server. It would be best to use EDIT function of the reply you just post and make corrections.

What is the LSS Talk? I love it, can I just keep talking there with other members?
LSS Talk is a small chatbox where members can have a conversation with all the members of the forum. You can keep talking there, but a suggestion would be PMing each other if it's just one other person.

Sometimes, when I try to post a reply or open a thread, it takes very long time to load. Is there any problem?
It depends. Here are some ideas:
- Your internet connection is slow
- The forum is overflooded with posts and members at the same time
- The server itself cannot handle the forum. There was a server crash in Fall 2007 and is still being currently recovered
- Your internet doesn't support the forum at all

I see some members posting Japanese or Chinese or other languages' texts in replies. All I can see is empty space or weird symbols. Is there something wrong with my computer? What should I do in order to read those
characters?
Your computer may not handle the Japanese/Chinese characters people used to reply. In order to read the characters, check with the tech support on your computer to see if you need to enable a feature or install a program.

I love this forum so much that I want to print out some of the threads. How can I do it?
On the top right hand corner, you can press the printer symbol to print the thread out. Another way is to convert the thread into a PDF file if you know how to use Adobe Reader.

I'd like make the Love So Sweet forum as an affiliation to another forum/website. How can I do that?
PM the Administrator for each of the forums/websites. Then, if you get the approvals, make sure you exchange the graphic button and URL to each Admin so he or she can add it to their forum.

I can't access my account. What happened?
Some things may have occurred:
- Had two accounts --> Administrator probably deleted the old or non-active account.
- Don't know your password --> Click forget password and put the e-mail your username is under. Then, you should get an e-mail about a new password or changing it.
- Account was deleted --> You didn't obey the rules of keeping enough posts on the forum.