***UPDATE AS OF 12/3/15 THE DOWNVOTE BUTTON HAS BEEN REMOVED***
- sign = a downvote
+ sign = an upvote
little flag = click to flag that reply/post/etc..
reply = clicking this will allow you to directly reply to a particular answer
- sign = a downvote
+ sign = an upvote
little flag = click to flag that reply/post/etc..
reply = clicking this will allow you to directly reply to a particular answer
This is now what the vote area looks like after the change on 12/3/15.
*** AS OF 12/3/15 YOU NOW HAVE TO CHOOSE A REASON FOR FLAGGING A POST FROM A DROP DOWN MENU WHEN YOU GO TO FLAG A POST***
*** WE NOW HAVE AN EDIT BUTTON AS OF 12/3/15***
After you post an answer you will now see the EDIT button appear under you post. If you click on it it will allow you to edit your post.
You can only edit your post 1 time. After you edit it the 1st time the edit button will disappear from under that post. You can also only edit your answer and not a reply.
Dashboard = will take you the main page you see when you 1st log in
My profile = where you go to edit your profile
My Glock Safe = where you go to add guns to your safe and email your wishlist
Training = where you go to take the Glock training
Answers = where you go to get to the main page of answers. The search function is available on this page
Glock Live feed = where you go to share pictures with others, and to view pictures others have shared
Events = where you go to sign up for or view upcoming events
Click on this button at the bottom of the question you are reading to answer that question. (click on the words and not the arrow). The character limit for this box is 62,936 characters including spaces.
Click on this button at the bottom right of an answer in any question to reply to that answer. There is a character limit in replies. The limit is 500 characters including spaces.
Enter a zip code in the box that reads "Enter Zip Code" and click the orange round button to find Dealers and Ranges near that Zip Code
Click on Video Library to go to the Video Library
Click on Messages to access your private messages
Click Log Out to log off of GID
Found on the "My Profile" page under the "Personal" tab
This is the section you need to complete to get your Rodger That patch
To get that patch you have to click on one of the professions in the "I am" section or click on "a GSSF Member" and enter your GSSF #
You can also add your bio here sharing anything you would like the rest of the members on GID to know about you, your favorite quotes, etc...
Also the place where you can change the email that GID has on file for you ( Click on "Change Email Address")
This is where you go to change you GID password (Click on "Change Password")
This is found on the 'My Profile" page under the " Glock ID Settings" tab
It allows you to control what things that you do are posted to the Activity Feed
You can set your profile to public or private
You can password protect your safe
Setup email alerts
Found on the "My Profile" page
Shows all the rewards you have unlocked
When you mouse over the level 5. 10. & 15 rewards it will show you your discount code
Found on the "My Glock Safe" page
This is where you go to log range time and upload targets
***when uploading targets if they will not upload try another browser as some browsers do not always work when uploading targets for some unknown reason
This page will also show you all your range stats from the range time you have uploaded and well as the targets you have uploaded
Found on the "My Glock Safe" page
Click on it to upload targets (click on the words and not the arrow)
This is the screen that pops up when you click "Upload Target" on the "My Glock Safe" page
Here is how you upload a target
1 - add the date that you were at the range
2- upload a picture of the target from your computer
3- add the distance you were shooting from in yards
4- list the firearm used
5- add the ammo used
6- add any note you want about this range trip
7- click submit
-Photo file must be 2mb in size or less.
-Also note that if it will not upload try using a different browser as some browsers are not compatible with this page for some reason.
Found on the "My Glock Safe" page
Click on it to log range time (click on the words and not the arrow)
This is the screen that pops up when you click "Log range Time" on the "My Glock Safe" page
Here is how you Log range time
1 - add the date that you were at the range
2- list the firearm used
3- list how many rounds you fired
4- add any note you want about this range trip
5- click submit
Here is how you Log range time
1 - add the date that you were at the range
2- list the firearm used
3- list how many rounds you fired
4- add any note you want about this range trip
5- click submit
Found on the "My Glock Safe" page
Click on it to add guns to your safe (click on the words and not the + sign)
This is the screen that pops up when you click "Add Firearm To Safe" on the "My Glock Safe" page
Here is how you add a firearm to your safe
ADDING A GLOCK
1 - click on the caliber of your Glock
2- find your firearm
3- Click "Add" under your Glock
ADDING A NON-GLOCK
1- Select your manufacturer
2- Type in your model
3. Click "Add To Safe"
Here is how you add a firearm to your safe
ADDING A GLOCK
1 - click on the caliber of your Glock
2- find your firearm
3- Click "Add" under your Glock
ADDING A NON-GLOCK
1- Select your manufacturer
2- Type in your model
3. Click "Add To Safe"
Found on the "My Glock Safe" page
Click on it to email you wishlist
Found on the "Answers" Page
This is where you can search for ?'s that have already been asked
Tips for searching:
Search by key words and not complete sentences
Search for articles by the URL
Search for videos by the URL
On this page you will also see the ?'s listed by order of activity. This has nothing to do with the order they were asked this only shows them by the last time someone did anything (replies, answered, upvoted, etc..) inside that particular ?
*** AS OF 12/3/15 THE WEEKLY RELOAD TAB HAS BEEN REMOVED***
Found on the "Answers" Page
Allows you to search ?'s by category
Allows you to filter ?'s buy 1 of 11 preset filter (the same ones you choose from when asking a ?)
This is what the "Categories tab looks like as of 12/3/15.
New additions:
GID Challenge Entries: Click here to see the announcement of the monthly challenge and entry posts for the monthly challenge
GID Challenge Winner: Click here to see the post that announces the winner of the monthly challenge
Found on the "Answers" Page
Shows you all your stats since you have joined GID
Side note: PLEASE IGNORE DOWNVOTES
For my opinion on DV's see this link
http://id.glock.com/answer/question/view/id/65466
This is the screen that comes up after you do a Search for something
Here you see a fraction of the results for the terms you searched for. (yes I wish they would ditch the crappy search feature on their site and upgrade to google site search. works sooooo much better)
If you don't see the result you are looking for wither search again using different keywords or ask the community your ?
To ask a question click on "Ask The Community"
This is the box that pops up when you click "Ask the Community"
The top box labeled "Question" will let you type in it all day HOWEVER it will only display the first 145 characters (including spaces) that you put in when asking a ?. This box is only meant for the title of the ? not for the ? itself
The box labeled "Additional Details" is where you can type all day on your ?. The character limit for this box is 62,936 characters including spaces.
The "Question is Related To;" tab box. Please choose the one closest to your topic so that people who want to use the filters to sort out the ?'s can
All that is left is click "Submit My Question" and it will appear on GID
Found on the "Live Feed" page
Use it to load comments and pictures to the Live Feed
Found on the "Event" page
Allows you to search for events by Zip Code and distance or see All Events
This is also the section you come to to sign up to attend events
This box appears when you click on the "messages" tab at the top of the dashboard. Here you can enter the members user name that you want to send a private message to. In the box directly to the right of this is where you type your message at then hit send at the bottom when done to send the message to that user. Directly below this image on the message page is a list of all the PM's that you have sent and received. |
This is found on the messages page. on the top right directly above the date on any given message. when you mouse over the sprocket it gives you the drop down menu with 3 options
you can click on them to
- Ignore messages from this user. This will prevent a specific user from being able to pm you in the future
- delete the message thread. this will delete the entire message thread for any particular message
- view the profile of the user that sent you the message (if their profile is set to public)