# Help **URL:** https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/c/help/18.md [Latest](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/tags.md) --- ## [Quick Guide to Posting on TPF](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/quick-guide-to-posting-on-tpf/52)
**Author:** [@Jamal](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Jamal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/quick-guide-to-posting-on-tpf/52 "2026-10-29T09:37:00Z")
To post on TPF, you don’t need to be a Markdown expert (Markdown is the simple formatting language used by the forum). The toolbar buttons work fine, and BBCode still works too. But if you’d like a quick way to format po… --- ## [TPF Archive: Can’t find an old discussion? Start here](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/tpf-archive-can-t-find-an-old-discussion-start-here/61)
**Author:** [@Jamal](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Jamal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/tpf-archive-can-t-find-an-old-discussion-start-here/61 "2026-05-25T16:11:29Z")
All discussions from the previous site, covering October 2015 to February 26 2026, are preserved in our read-only archive: :classical\_building: Go to the TPF Archive The new forum is a fresh start, so old threads are… --- ## [Installing TPF as a Progressive Web App](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/installing-tpf-as-a-progressive-web-app/470)
**Author:** [@Wayfarer](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Wayfarer)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/installing-tpf-as-a-progressive-web-app/470 "2026-04-06T00:12:34Z")
Another really cool Discourse feature: Discourse provides a Progressive Web App. That means the Forum can be opened in a window independently of the browser, with its own menu system and icon on desktop Windows or Mac (… --- ## [Markdown Editing Apps](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/markdown-editing-apps/448)
**Author:** [@Wayfarer](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Wayfarer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/markdown-editing-apps/448 "2026-03-28T13:27:23Z")
TPF’s Discourse platform uses Markdown which is a simplified markup language developed for use on the internet. Although Markdown can be written with any text editor - which is the point! - becoming familiar with the co… --- ## [Mathematical Notation on TPF](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/mathematical-notation-on-tpf/328)
**Author:** [@Jamal](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Jamal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/mathematical-notation-on-tpf/328 "2026-02-25T23:35:26Z")
1. Inline You can write an equation, such as E=mc^2, inline by writing $E=mc^2$ 2. In a block You can create a block by writing something like this: $$ \\sqrt{(-1)} \\; 2^3 \\; \\sum \\; \\pi $$ which renders like this: \\… --- ## [About the Help category](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/about-the-help-category/21)
**Author:** [@Jamal](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Jamal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/about-the-help-category/21 "2025-11-13T11:02:08Z")
How to TPF. Find out how to use this site. --- ## [How to Write an OP](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/how-to-write-an-op/51)
**Author:** [@Baden](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Baden)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/how-to-write-an-op/51 "2026-02-27T00:02:21Z")
INTRODUCTION Much of the following was written as an explanation to an individual poster concerning why their OP (original post, i.e., the first post in a topic) was deleted, and was also prompted by my general sense tha… --- ## [How to Report Problems or Flag Posts](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/how-to-report-problems-or-flag-posts/56)
**Author:** [@Jamal](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Jamal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/how-to-report-problems-or-flag-posts/56 "2026-02-16T22:44:32Z")
If you see a post that breaks the rules or causes concern, please flag it rather than replying publicly. How to flag a post Click the flag icon beneath the post. Choose the most appropriate reason. Add a short explanat… --- ## [New to Discourse? Start Here](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/new-to-discourse-start-here/53)
**Author:** [@Jamal](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/u/Jamal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.thephilosophyforum.com/t/new-to-discourse-start-here/53 "2026-02-16T20:44:26Z")
Discourse (the platform this forum is running on) has many, many features—but you don’t need to learn everything at once. A few simple steps will help you get set up. 1. Customize your account Go to your preferences. H…