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1) General posting guidelines
How to subscribe to threads of interest or get notifications of new topics
How to include artwork and image links in your posts
How to post work for critique
2) Accessing live Workshops
How to join a live Workshop
How to find recordings of past Workshops
How to find upcoming topics for scheduled live Workshops
How to suggest topics for future Workshops
3) Membership
How to cancel, rejoin, or change membership type (such as monthly to biannual)
How to set up a trial or gift membership
How to change email address for Workshop-related notifications
How to address a skipped payment
4) Messaging
How to send general questions or suggestions to Comics Experience
How to send and reply to private messages
1) General posting guidelines
How to subscribe to threads of interest or get notifications of new topics
Click the “Follow this Topic” button (in the upper right of the screen) when you’re reading an interesting thread. You’ll then be emailed when someone posts to it. Or click “Follow this Forum” on the main forum to receive an email whenever someone starts a new topic. You can also subscribe to an entire forum or subforum the same way. To stop following, click in the same location to “Unfollow this Forum”.
How to include artwork and image links in your posts
The forums have limited space to house files. If you exceed your allotted space (usually a few very small files), you will be unable to add more files. To work around this limitation, you can link to any outside web address, such as files hosted on other sites, including your own, DeviantArt files, Dropbox links, etc. To include images in your post, add an image link (the Landscape icon). To link to an outside web page, use the Chain icon.
How to post work for critique
Briefly, artists can post work for comment on the critique subforums without reciprocal critiques (though they’re encouraged), and writers can post work for critique after providing four critiques to other writers. Critiques are encouraged even if you’re not planning to submit work of your own for critique soon. The full critiquing guidelines are at http://comicsexperience.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/3-critique-guidelines-rules-of-conduct/. To post artwork, follow the instructions above. To post a script, first go to the Downloads page and upload the file following the prompts. If you have difficulty uploading, it may be that the file format is not one of the compatible types (check the list on the upload page). Another known issue is very long filenames or filenames with special symbols in them. Once the file has been uploaded, copy the URL at the top of the window. Then go to the writing critiques subforum and create a thread for the script. Briefly describe the script and any specific feedback you’d like, then post the link to the Download page using the link (Chain) icon.
On the main forum, many members have Project threads. Those are intended to provide updates on projects in progress, rather than critiques on the work. Some projects will have both a Project thread and one or more critique threads.
2) Accessing live Workshops
How to join a live Workshop
Live Workshops on various topics are generally held monthly on Tuesday evenings at 9 PM Eastern time. The live Workshops are currently held on the Adobe Connect platform at so that you’re sure that your system meets GoToMeeting’s minimum system requirements. Beginning a few minutes before the start time, go to the URL, and you’ll be let in as soon as the Organizer of the meeting is there. Upcoming topics and dates are usually temporarily listed in one of the pinned threads.
Check ahead of time for current specs GoToMeeting’s website to make sure your computer platform is compatible with its live streaming format. You may need to download a plug-in.
How to find recordings of past Workshops
Links to recordings of past Workshops can be found on this thread: http://comicsexperience.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/153-upcoming-live-workshop-sessions-recordings-archive-thread-will-be-updated-last-posted-date-wont-change/. Most recordings are viewable on computers and laptops meeting Adobe Connect’s minimum requirements. You will need to select the Vimeo recording option to view them on iPad and related devices.
How to find upcoming topics for scheduled live Workshops
These will typically be posted in separate threads as announced, but a current list should appear in the first post on the same thread as the links to past Workshop recordings, even though the posting date won’t change:
How to suggest topics for future Workshops
Send suggestions to info@comicsexperience.com, or post suggestions on any threads related to a recent or upcoming live Workshop.
3) Membership
How to cancel, rejoin, or change membership type (such as monthly to annual)
To cancel your membership, you’ll have to follow one of four methods depending on what kind of membership you originally subscribed for. Comics Connection has gone through a lot of changes recently, so we apologize for much of the confusion surrounding its processes. If you are unsure about what kind of membership you originally signed up for, please reach out to info@comicsexperience.com.
Comics Experience Workshop Membership
To cancel your membership, log in to your PayPal account (use the email address listed on your payment receipts) and manage or cancel your recurring payment (subscription or automatic payment).
Comics Publishing Institute MembershipLog into your account at https://comicsconnection.net/
Go to ‘My Account’ in the upper right corner
Select the ‘Billing’ tab in the left column
Select ‘Cancel’ to the right of your subscription
If you encounter any issue, please email Gamal Hennessy (gamalhennessy@gmail.com).
Comics Connection MembershipLog into your account at https://comicsconnection.net/
Go to ‘My Account’ in the upper right corner
Select the ‘Billing’ tab in the left column
Select ‘Cancel’ to the right of your subscription
If you encounter any issue, please email Gamal Hennessy (gamalhennessy@gmail.com).
Comics Publishing Institute & Comics Experience Workshop MembershipIf you were subscribed to both CPI and the CE Workshop prior to the merger of CE & CC, you may have accounts for both still active. In this scenario, to completely cancel your membership(s), you will have to be certain to cancel both.
First, you must cancel your CPI account by following these steps.
Log into your account at https://comicsconnection.net/
Go to ‘My Account’ in the upper right corner
Select the ‘Billing’ tab in the left column
Select ‘Cancel’ to the right of your subscription
Secondly, you’ll need to cancel your CE account through Paypal.
Log in to your PayPal account using the email address listed on your payment receipts. From there, manage or cancel your recurring payment (subscription or automatic payment).
If you find later on that your account is still drawing payments, reach out to info@comicsexperience.com.
After following these steps, you should receive confirmation of your account’s cancellation. If you do not receive a cancellation confirmation email from info@comicsexperience.com, please let us know that you are attempting to cancel your membership. Your membership will remain valid until the previous payment period ends, but no further payments will be processed.Rejoin Comics Connection
To rejoin, simply sign up on the Comics Connection webpage: https://comicsconnection.net/.
How to set up a trial or gift membership
Each member can request a free 1-month trial membership for anyone who might be interested by providing the person’s name and email address to info@comicsexperience.com. After 3 months, another trial membership can be requested. If the trial member joins within that 3-month period, the referring member is eligible for a free month’s membership.
To purchase a gift membership, sign up on behalf of the person who will receive the gift membership in the same way you joined. If there is an “instructions to merchant” field for the PayPal form, enter the name and email address of the person the gift membership is for. Alternatively, as soon as possible after purchasing the membership, send an email with that information to info@comicsexperience.com.
How to change email address for Comics Connection Forums-related notifications
You can make updates to your profile by going to your page on the Member area of the forums. If you have trouble updating your information, contact info@comicsexperience.com. The email address you see on your profile page is not visible to other members, but is the one that Comics Experience will use to contact you, send private messages to, and send the weekly newsletter to.
How to address a skipped payment
If PayPal cannot process an automated payment, it should notify both you and Comics Experience of a skipped payment. Processing problems are most often related to an expired or changed expiration date on your credit card, a changed address, or an issue with funds in your account. PayPal usually tries to process the payment again in 5 days to see if the issue is resolved, and if it is not resolved in another 5 days, ends the automated payment. If you have difficulty identifying or resolving the issue, one option is to create a new automated payment profile by first canceling the automated payment as described above and then rejoining.
4) Messaging
How to send general questions or suggestions to Comics Experience
Email the general information email address at info@comicsexperience.com for any questions or suggestions. If it’s a somewhat specialized question, it will be forwarded to the appropriate staff member to address.
How to send and reply to private messages
Click the envelope icon near the top right of any page, then enter or search for the name of the member you wish to message. Enter your message, then click “Send” to email the message. If you have received a private message, the forum will also display a red icon to indicate that a private message has been sent. To reply to a private message, use the message board on the forum. If you reply directly to the message in your email system, it will send the email to the general info@comicsexperience.com address. The system has limited space for messages, so if your box is getting close to full, to receive new messages, you’ll need to delete some older ones.
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