An old photo, but one that never made page one and really deserved to be there.






The New Forum -- a few tips
1.28.13 by Q3

I am working on a full tutorial but here are a few tips.

CREATING POSTS

I recommend creating posts in VISUAL.

1. Use QUICK REPLY when you just have a comment to post. Use REPLY for more complex posts. When you QUOTE you will be on the REPLY screen.

2. Do not paste from a formatted word processing document (like a MS Word .doc) onto the VISUAL tab or you will get a lot of junk. You can post from a plain text file into VISUAL -- like MS Word pad.

3. If you paste from MOST websites into the VISUAL tab, you will bring all the site formatting with the post -- including photos. If you do not want this formatting, you can post on the BBCode tab and it will not be maintained.

4. If you want to remove text formatting on the VISUAL tab (not links and graphics), highlight the text and click the F (remove formatting) button on the reply toolbar.


TO PREVIEW --

You will see the post as it will be on VISUAL with one exception. If you have copied and pasted hidden code, it will not show. TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY STRAY CODE, click on the BBCode tab, then immediately click on the VISUAL tab. It is PREVIEW.


QUOTING --

When you quote a post the easiest thing is to leave it intact.

If you want to delete a portion of the post, highlight the portion you want to delete and hit delete. The only time this should be difficult is if someone pastes in a table. Many websites and Twitter use tables to format text.

> If you want to delete a photo, you should be able to highlight it with a left mouse click. It will change color (highlight), and then you can delete it.

> If you want to delete a lot of things, hold down you left mouse button and highlight, then delete.


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Here are a few examples

1. PASTED FROM MS WORD: One sentence "We at Idol Worship want to take this opportunity to wishAdam a fantastic birthday week!" Will be accompanied by all of this stuff and more:
Solve this by creating a word document as PLAIN TEXT, pasting it into the BBCode tab or using WORDPAD. Or just delete it.


2. PASTED FROM MS WORDPAD: One sentence, "We at Idol Worship want to take this opportunity to wishAdam a fantastic birthday week!" will look like this with no excess formatting commands:


3. If you copy from a Website and paste into VISUAL you will bring all the formatting over. For example:


But if you post on the BBCode Tab, you will not have the formatting:








Tomorrow......
ATop celebrates Adam’s birthday
1.28.13 by Q3

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a party thread – I mean a real party thread. Well get ready. Cause on January 29, 2013, we’re going to have the biggest and best one ever to celebrate Adam’s birthday! Stay tuned for details. Get your dancing shoes ready. Get your Adam music, GIFs, photos and well anything else you can imagine ready.


Adam donates his 31st birthday to
WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION

Glamily! I’m so proud to partner with @WeAreFamilyFdtn for my birthday this year & help empower teens everywhere! http://j.mp/VoVZ8Z 

The We Are Family Foundation is humbled and excited to share Adam Lambert's 31st birthday on January 29th with everyone! Adam has graciously donated his birthday to us this year. What does that mean? It means that he's asking his fans, friends and family todonate $31 (or any amount you like) to our cause.

Donate $31 or more and we'll send you instructions on how to upload a 10 second video birthday message that we'll put together as the World's Biggest Birthday Card for Adam! Donate less than $31 and we'll show you how to sign the birthday card.

Your donation will directly support We Are Family Foundation's initiatives that empower youth around the globe to help make the world a better place. Just imagine what we can all do together!


Link: www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/donate#.UQTByxe08zs.twitter



More about WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION


Fan goal: $31,000.

Total around 11:00PM ET 1.28.13 is almost $17,000, not bad for 28 hours.Other


Other accomplishments: WAFF's website was taken down at least once by the volume of donations and traffic.

Adam Lambert Donates Birthday to Charity

Adam Lambert is noted for his powerful voice, electrifying performances and distinctive style. Provided to China Daily

Adam Lambert will be the first American Idol star to hold a solo concert in China, making his debut at Shanghai's Mercedes-Benz Arena on March 3.

The city will be the only mainland stop for Lambert's tour in China, in support of his new album, Trespassing. He will, however, perform in Hong Kong on March 5.

A flamboyant entertainer noted for his powerful voice, electrifying performances and distinctive style, Lambert became a rock and pop icon all over the world after he won second prize in the eighth season of the TV show.

"When his management first contacted us with this opportunity we were thrilled," says Adam Wilkes, AEG's senior vice-president of Asia Music and Touring, organizer of Lambert's concert in China. "This is the first star from American Idol to stage a solo concert here."

Lambert appeared on Chinese TV screens in September when he was the first Western artist to perform on Zhejiang TV's The Voice of China.

Lambert has made other efforts to develop his career in the Chinese market, by engaging the local media. His Sina Weibo account has more than 190,000 followers, and his Chinese fan club is constantly active.

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"By taking the time to communicate with his Chinese fans directly, he has a fast growing number of passionate Chinese fans," Wilkes says. "I am sure that his appeal here will increase once local fans see his high energy live in concert."

Lambert released his debut studio album, For Your Entertainment, in 2009, selling 198,000 copies in its first week and reached the top 10 in the music charts of several countries. Songs such as For Your Entertainment and Whataya Want from Me became international hits.

Lambert also won a Grammy Award nomination for best male pop vocal performance in 2011.

His second album, Trespassing was released in May, 2012. It topped the Billboard charts in both the US and Canada.

"For this album, I wanted to evolve and explore new sounds. Having been on tour for a year, and really understanding what gets my fans both dancing and crying, I had a better idea of the type of music that I wanted to create," Lambert said in a message to Chinese media.

"Also, having been through the experience of becoming a public person, I know myself better as an artist. I'm more in tune with the things that I want to express and the stereotypes that I want to challenge. This album is the most vulnerable I've let myself get. These are my real ideas, dreams, fears and struggles - that's what I'm singing about."

....more but not about Adam

(China Daily 01/27/2013 page15)

Link to entire article: www.chinadaily.com.cn/sunday/2013-01/27/content_16177890.htm

Photos: Adam Lambert's Birthday Looks Like Fun

Advocate.com by Lucas Grindley

January 27 2013 12:37 PM ET

Out pop star Adam Lambert has a birthday coming up. And David Arquette's gift was on display via social media Saturday night.

The actor apparently stripped down to his underwear and gave Lambert a lap dance while they were celebrating at Bootsy Bellows in Hollywood.

Actor Collin Owens shared one of the photos. And jewelry designer Markus Molinari, who is a partner in the club, posted, "I hope u’ll be bringing out the #CHAMP 4 my birthday like u did fur @adamlambert at @bootsybellows #lastnight" It wasn't long before the photos showed up on blogs, including Socialite Life.

Lambert himself shared a photo with Arquette in his lap, saying dryly, "Yup... this happened."

Happy 31st birthday, Adam Lambert! (For those keeping track, it's actually on Tuesday.)

More photos and the article

Liam's McEwan's 3-hour Adam Lambert Birthday Special

@lambertlust
SoundCloud/Rip by @galechester 3 Hour Birthday Special @liammcewan's ADAM LAMBERT HOUR on The Flea FM NZ 1-27-13

Link: soundcloud.com/galechester/3-hour-birthday-special-liam



If you are looking for a copy of FIASCO Magazine

Magazine Shack ‏@magazine_Shack
@wkssm2328 We have the Adam Lambert cover of FIASCO Magazine in stock airmail worldwide @ www.magazine-shack.co.uk





Upcoming Events
Check the Adamtopia calendar for more events and links to more info.


January 27, 2013 Hennessy Artistry of Mixing (Adam Lambert, Aurea, Nemesis and Mayday) premieres on MTV Asia
Link: www.mtv.com.tw/hennessyartistry

January 29, 2013: Adam Lambert’s 31st Birthday celebration.

January 31, 2013: Adam receives Unity Award and performs at We Are Family Foundation 2012 Celebration Gala 2.0 New York City. More info: www.wearefamilyfoundation.org/events/2012-celebration-gala

The Non-Tour



February: Adam will be featured in 6 pages in color in the next INROCK (March 2013, out Feb 15) Source: @yukokato_INROCK: (cont) tl.gd/krjedf via @mmyy8


Every Saturday from New Zealand -- Adam Lambert Hour -- Live 5:00PM EDT US.
Link: theflea.co.nz/

Check out the ALH page for podcast of previous shows.
This is the only weekly Adam Lambert show in the world.


Adamtopia News Thread

Adamtopia Daily News & Information thread is for discussing current news. Please keep the news focused on Adam news. Please try to follow all the site guidelines. And most importantly, stay glittery and golden.

Birthday greetings may be posted on the first page of comments. After that, please post birthday greetings in the Member News Section or send a PM. Two members have been designated to post birthday greetings whenever they get here -- our Confectioner Extraordinaire (Reihmer) and our Humorist (soeulmate). Birthday thread: atop.proboards.com/board/10/birthday-greetings

Personal news and requests for advice should be posted in the Member News thread: atop.proboards.com/board/21/member-news-advice


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