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This is the place for you to ask any question you may have on how to submit your works or notes for upload on the forum, or on donwloading of notes and essays already on the forum. Before you ask anything, however please read the FAQ carefully first. Additionally, if you would like to be able to save word documents as PDFs, Microsoft Office has an add-on called "Save as PDF". The file is attached for the sake of convenience but it can also be found on the microsoft office website. SaveAsPDF.zip Thank you, The IBSurvival Team.
Last reply by Davita, -
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I just wanted to ask a question about the new reputation system. When you rep someone, will that person know who has repped them? Similarly, if you get repped, will you ever know who repped you? Secondly, is it possible to open a helpdesk thread in the About forum so that people can post mini questions about the inner-workings of IBS without opening new threads?
Last reply by The Economist, -
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I read the thread about who created IBS, but I was surprised to see that a bunch of the moderators/admins/whatever are currently in IB. How is it that they (you guys) got to that position? Did you help finance the site, create new things, etc.? Just pure curiosity... cause I know IBS is older than some of the people in charge so I was confused
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Hi everyone, If you have a legitimate reason why you feel your account needs to be deleted, please contact either Mahuta or Sandwich via PM explaining why, and we'll happily remove it for you. Please note that intending to discontinue using the site, being bored of it, no longer requiring your account and so on are not considered reasons for account deletion. It's absolutely fine to just stop using your account one day and let it fall inactive. The staff will no longer be deleting accounts without a decent-ish reason for doing so, as deleting accounts is an entirely pointless task for both you and us under normal circumstances. If you are worried about IBS distracti…
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Glau
by MariusIBDP- 6 replies
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Just out of curiosity, why are there quite a few staff members that have Glau in their name (Desy Glau, Austin Glau)?
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Ok here's where you report small bugs around the forum Shoutbox was on every page but now moved to its places as before. Spoiler tags currently not working, according to deissi. -Actually I just checked...it's working...for me, so it might just be deissi. :/ The "post by" thing is not working. I tried posting this as Admin. Didn't work. [This doesn't affect any of you except the admins so don't worry. ] Anything else?
Last reply by Graeme, -
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Gamer: Kick Me: Point: Truce: Drinks: Hi: rotfl: Quote: Music: Shh:
Last reply by Emmi, -
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I was just thinking that since there are more people on the forum, and some actively posting, perhaps it's worth making the downloads only available to those who we htink deserve them. What I mean by this is simply that instead of there being a 10 post requirement, it's simply a matter of adding the user to the VIP group, for example. This way, a member has to prove that he/she is able to contribute a little bit before getting all the candy. B) Your thoughts?
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Hi everyone! I have a question to ask...I've been trying to figure out how to delete my previous posts, but I couldn't...I can't even delete my account. Do you know how to do this? Thanks for the help.
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I'm almost done with IB, 47 days away from final exam and i really hate this system. geniuses over cardiff being too idealistic and doesnt care about reality. i have about 3000 past papers in my hand, literally every paper in every subject, every timezone and every level. but i have no way to distribute it as it is illegal. i am very annoyed that I cannot put in in everywhere as i wish to help out all the other IB students.
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Are these posts on IBS scanned by online plagiarism checkers like Turn It In? I need some help with forming my EE RQ but I don't want to post in the forum, because I'm afraid if online plagiarism checkers will scan these posts in the forum and my teacher will think that I copy from here. The problem is because my EE topic is hardly known and I can only find two webpages talking about this topic, and they are actually the same entry posted in different blogs (making it hard for me to find out its history too, but I've got it from a reliable source through email). What I like though is that when my school checks my EE for plagiarism (we use Turn It In) the percentage of pla…
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Hey IB survival people. I am an IB graduate from Nov. 2010 and I would like to propose the creation of a new forum that reviews all of the textbooks for IB courses. I believe it will be a great tool for users, as the amount of publishers of IB textbooks is really growing. So, basically my idea is a separate forum that reviews the IB textbooks, you know course companions, pearson´s, study guides, osc revision guides, among others. I think that users need to know the features of the different IB publishers. This would help a lot in avoiding the purchase of wrong textbooks as well as the disillusionment of several publishers. Can some moderator or administrator tell me if …
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Hello. I'm relatively new to this forum, however, when I first registered I was kind of put off at first because of the vastness of the site. There are so many forums and posts that maybe someone new wouldn't know where to start. Therefore, why don't the IBS send a "Beginner's Guide" (using e-mail) to the new users, stating where they could get started, where they could introduce themselves etc. The IBS does have access to e-mail addresses of the users, right? The guide can be made very friendly and stuff (maybe include an example of one of the more entertaining threads or a screenshot of the arcade). It would state all the basic rules and stuff as well. That way, new u…
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It seems if you have HTML in your sig, your signature doesn't display properly on your profile, it just prints the html code. I switched back to using bbcode but just thought I'd post it here in case. As for the suggestion, I was hoping if it would be possible to have the lines adjusted a bit in the signatures, it looks like I'm skipping a whole line in mine. Plus, the preview in the Edit Signature section looks different from what you see in posts thanks to that Anyways, I tried adding "line-height: 1;" to the signature block in the ipb_style.css and it seems to fix everything.. So I guess that's my suggestion, adding a line to the css Would appreciate it though, makes…
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I was actually surprised to not see a section for Pre-IBers and MYP students when I first joined. (Middle Years Program, grades 7-10, for those that might not know) It would be extremely useful, both in providing advice and in promoting discussions about projects. The Personal Project by itself is a huge topic. From just choosing a suitable topic, to actually carrying it out and writing the final reflection, it's an incredibly confusing and harried process for most people I know. Wouldn't it be useful to have a forum dedicated to young IBers? Then there's also things like IAs and Museum Projects for History, not to mention ISPs for English. I'm not 100% sure if these proj…
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by Graeme- 49 replies
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Well, it's about time we get a new logo for IB Survival. We need a logo to represent what we do, who we are, and what we are here for... I'm no artist, and unfortunately I am therefore somewhat limited in my creativity. However, I figure that out of the thousands of people here, some of you must have some ideas! Now, I'm going to turn this into a competition if I can, where the best contributions can get prizes (maybe money, maybe special gifts? All to be decided!). In essence, at the moment I'm starting with a blank slate, so any ideas can be put forward. What I would really like is for you all to post ideas, images, photos (anything really) that you think would suit IB…
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I'm only asking this because I am very curious. The reason being is that, from what I can tell, most of the moderators are in IB or have recently finished IB, so who actually came up with IBS and who designed the site??? Is there place where the answers for this can be found? Am I looking in the wrong forum?
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I don't know why, but these past days, it was kinda hard for me to come to the forum. I'm using Firefox, but nowadays, when I type in the address, it often says that this is an unvalid site. (Even though I'm perfectly sure that I haven't mistyped. I favorited the forum, so it can't be.) I have to restart my computer (only firefox itself when I'm lucky) to come into the site. Is it only me or does some people have the same problem? Besides, I'm using a German network.
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Hey everyone my teacher provided us with all the past papers + mark schemes from 2007 up to 2011 for Math HL. He said he had no access to the 2012 May & November exams. Could anyone please share a like where I could find these papers or pn me if you have them. Thanks in advance.
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Hi 24 hours passed so we can talk about it. What did you choose prose or poetry? And most importantly, how well did it go? And by the way is it compulsory to answer the guiding questions (I did the prose -tz2- and I analyzed more the language, then th relationship betwen the two). Will I heavily be penalized- i mean what grades can I get?)
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When I created an account on this website, a couple of months ago, I asked myself what I, myself, would possibly get out of it. The site wasn't really as active as it is now, and there was only a 50 post requirement for VIP status. Apparently, the people on this site try to "help" each other, and when you "help" enough people, you get that luxurious VIP beside your name. Actually, its more of a + sign, but meh. Anyway, even with my lack of free time, I thought I would join the site for the lulz, and maybe help a few IB students that I could relate to - stuff that I was going through, or have already been through. To add to that, I learned that 50 posts was a "download" r…
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I'll be working on some new skins for the new forum (coming soon, when it's ready) . Basically just want some of you to suggest various different colours that you'd like to see in new forum skins. At the moment there will probably be a darker blue skin, and one skin with the current blue.
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I saw someone wearing a t-shirt that said: " IB, therefore IBS " Is that referring to IBSurvival or I BS? Cause I might want to get that t-shirt,
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Hello. How about having some kind of rating system for the files that the users have contributed? Therefore, the people that have downloaded the files can rate how useful they found it. It could be on a scale of one to five or one to ten. It doesn't matter really. It just has to be easily noticeable, easily understood and easy to use. What do you think?
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Is there any way to undo a rep? I just misclicked at the rep button and don't know how to de-rep the post. It's not a big deal though. What is the maximum limit of rep per day, by the way? And I think the "The New Reputation System" announcement needs to be updated. We don't have negative rep anymore.
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Well i just finished my first ever chem exam and i feel i did ok on it paper 1 had 40 multiple choice and i got all the questions so am excpecting a great mark however paper two was a little more difficult. However many of my classmates said that the ib question banks are the best way to study as that is where most exam questions came from does any one have question banks (those without viruses) for the following subjects HL Chem HL History HL English HL Math SL Math SL Physics SL French B
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I would like to get VIP and I know all the things about being an active user, posting files, etc. I would like to know more exact details: Does the post count affects getting VIP? If so, is there a number of posts that gets you there or something like that? How many files do I have to upload to get VIP? Does it depend on size, number or what? I would be thankful for any other detail. P.S. Can I upload textbooks?
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Hi guys! I recently made an account at ibsurvival.com and someone linked me to a specific file, but I could not download it. It says: "An Error Occurred Sorry, an error occurred. If you are unsure on how to use a feature, or don't know why you got this error message, try looking through the help files for more information. [#10342] We could not determine which forum this topic is in." What should I do? Please help me... Thanks
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So, I go to a high school in the US and I was wondering if it would look bad to drop to certificate. I enjoy all the classes i'm taking, however I despise the fact that I have to do the Extended Essay and ToK (which I hate with a passion). I have all A's in my classes right now, so would it affect me negatively in the future if I dropped the diploma program?
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Hi, I was wondering if the IBO had posted 2013 exam papers to buy? Thank you. Jordan
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Hey IBS. I've recently become a VIP but I still cannot download files. Why is this? Is there something I'm forgetting?? I've tried but it says "An Error Occurred You do not have permission to download this file" Thanks for your help.
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I feel sorta dumb asking this, but I don't understand how to access the group 4 forum! When I'm logged out, on the main page of the IB survival forum there's a link to 'group 4 projects' listed under 'experimental sciences'. However, when I'm logged in the link is no longer there. I don't understand; is this a bug or something?? If someone could let me know how to access the G4 problem that would be much appreciated.
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How do you delete your own topics you have posted or can you's do it for me? Thanks
Last reply by bobsmegdorf, -
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while reading some posts and people's answers i saw that some people have written what subjects on what level they have. can someone tell me where can i write it too?
Last reply by zakrzi, -
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I dunno, when I joined (and for a few weeks after that), I was completely oblivious to the links section, and it is really quite helpful. I was thinking that it would be cool to create a forum section that when clicked redirects to the links? Maybe just put it under General, and call it Links, etc?
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Since this is a very new site, we're still in the process of building it up. Considering the purpose of this site is to help IB students like you, we'd greatly value your input on improving the site. If you have any immediate suggestions of how to make IBSurvival more efficient and the best resource for IB student there is, feel free to post your ideas here. Thanks a lot.
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to post, but I just wanted to let you guys know of so,etching I've been experiencing lately. If I search for 'ibsurvival' in Google and open the first link (which I'm positive is the right one) I get a different page with what appears to be a bunch of ads. The page does not look reputable at all, so I just close it immediately usually. 30 seconds later, I'll try again, open the same link I did the first time, and the proper website will open. What is happening? This has only happened a couple of times. Once on a PC computer, once on a Mac, and just now on my iPad 2. Is it possible that I am the only one experiencing this? I ha…
Last reply by Graeme, -
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I paid for the VIP subscription to this website because I have a Bio lab due tomorrow and I thought the files would be of use. When I try download the document "Enzyme planning lab" it continues to say "Sorry, you don't have permission for that!" Why is this happening? Please help ASAP it is due tomorrow
Last reply by Graeme, -
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I've been trying unsuccessfully to delete a topic I created. Would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks!
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when I use Latex, if I press enter, it becomes a br tag. I know I can use [tex]\\[/tex] but it doesn't look as nice and it'll be difficult if I want to use a lot of Latex codes. I hope there's something that can be done to stop the line break from becoming br tags in latex. thanks!
Last reply by timtamboy63, -
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I think the requirements should be changed, not so that they are easier to reach, but so that they apply for everyone. The reason for this is that I have reached the VIP but have been restricted from downloading files, so why not change the requirements so that this sort of restriction on some VIP members does not have to be put into place? Why not have the requirements as something like: "be a member for a minimum of ** months with an average post count of ** posts per day"? This way you can have a minimum post count as well as ensure that they'll be on the site for a while and not just quickly get the posts and have to be restricted. What do you think?
Last reply by Taigan, -
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Hey guys... Don't you think having a status bar on IB Survival like Facebook to give us notifications of replies we get in forums is easier to track topics etc.?
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Hi everyone, I'm extremely new to this - and tried to look for a posting already on this topic - but I'm not sure how to figure out how the chat tab works? It'll say I have a notification, or two, but when I clock on it I have to enter it, and then I'm apparently chatting with whoever it ends up being that time - its been random so far. So if someone could help me out in that area of the forum, that'd be great! Thanks!
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The new Award system needs a few more awards, feel free to suggest any you can think of here. Suggest or Request an award here. Examples: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- IB Veteran: Users who've been around since the old IBS days -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title Awards -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MVP: Making Most Valued Posts -------------------------------------------------------------------------- V VIP: Valuable VIP -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overtime: Watch out for this mod's banhammer…
Last reply by Austin Glau, -
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I am a VIP, and when I looked at my profile it says I have 104 posts, but when I attempt to download anything, it says "[#10852] You do not have permission to download this file" Is it because I have posts that belong in the Chat section where it does not count towards my post count? Thanks
Last reply by Graeme, -
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Every time I log on IBsurvival from google, the browser automatically redirects to ht@tp://url@[email protected]/bef@ddb86. (remove the @s) Checked on different computers and networks: not my problem. I found this from another forum: Our forums had been exploited though a security hole in Invision Power Board. This has now been patched and everything is back to normal. Thanks for letting us know!! Code had been added though this exploit to steal Google search engine traffic. No other area or aspect of our server has been victim to this exploit.http://forums.cubecart.com/topic/46878-resolved-im-really-not-crazy-on-this-one-url-hijacked/ Since IBsurvial use IPBoard, I suspect t…
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I'm using the Opera web browser right now. I know the browser is unpopular lol, but it's reporting you as a malicious fraud site. I thought I should let you guys know. I'm sorry if this is in the wrong topic section.
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I was just wondering how do I add a spoiler/hidden content part for my signature, that requires someone to click before they see it?
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Hi, Im trying to collect data for my Maths IA and I would really appreciate if you could fill out the poll!
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Hi I am a vip but I can't seem to download any files Every time when I press download, I get the following message "[#10850.2] An internal error occurred. Please contact an administrator" Thanks
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