Barring any last minute hiccups, the Peegs.com message boards should be changing

to a new, simple-to-use format.

The Rivals.com national boards have already made the transition, and if you have

not seen the new look, you can do so by

clicking here to view the various

Rivals message boards.

The format will not be drastically changed other than the view will always be

topic view. Thread view is no longer an option. That will take some getting used

to for many but the new format should make for fewer contentious discussions and

is much more mobile friendly---meaning it will allow for better reading on

phones, tablets, iPads, etc.

Before the new-look Peegs.com

boards arrive, here's a brief tutorial to help users navigate them:

 If you want to

quote a user in your reply, hit the "reply" button to that specific post and the

quote will automatically appear in your reply in coded form.

If you want to reply to a specific part of the post, highlight the text and an option to reply

will pop up, allowing you to quote that specific portion.

Embedding video, photo or tweets

Just a host of new features in relation to both regular and social media: 

To embed a tweet, it is simply a copy and paste of the tweet's URL.

Once you paste the URL in the body area of the post, simply hit "Post Reply" or

"Create Thread." The tweet will then be embedded.

Video works similarly from a variety of platforms, notably YouTube and Vimeo. A simple paste of the URL in

the message board post's body will embed the video. Otherwise, there is a video

icon available when creating a post where you can insert the URL to embed.

To embed a photo, click on the image icon and insert the URL to insert the picture.

Hovering the mouse over your username in the top right

hand corner of the page will make a drop-down menu appear. That menu will allow

you to add a signature or change your avatar. You can also provide, twitter and facebook-style, status updates.

You will also see other personalizing options,

including ignoring or following specific posters. You also have the option to

receive specific alerts for various things, including replies or files attached

to a designated "watched thread," when someone quotes, tags or likes your

message or when someone is following you.

Alerts can also be checked by clicking the flag icon next to your username.

Making your board experience better

One of the new features with the message board is allowing direct conversations with

other users. There are several ways to make a direct message. You can click on

the user's name and a pop-up menu will appear with a link to start a

conversation.

See a distasteful or inappropriate thread? There is an option to

"report" a topic or specific message in each thread and post. If you want to

report an entire thread, click on "report" on the original post. Otherwise click

"report" under a specific message to report a particular post.

Want to ignore a user? Simply click on the username or avatar of the poster and the same menu

that appears when you want to start a conversation will give you an option to

ignore. You can manage your ignored members, as well.

For a detailed explanation

of everything above and some more tidbits on the new message boards, click on

the link below for the Rivals' help topics.