Frequently Asked Questions

This site offers many options not only to get different types of content, but also share what you have with other community members. Just like in Terms & conditions, this is expected to be content from you and NOT copied and pasted from somewhere as that would lead to copyright issues.

In order to post any form of content, apart from a Guestbook entry, you need to be a registered member. Once logged in, you can post comments to existing articles, post new or respond to forum topics. Other types of content include proverbs, stories, events, photos, classified ads and much more.

The links menu for posting content is only visible to logged in members.

To start or submit a new article, simply go to "Create content" in the navigation block, select the type of content you want to publish OR go to a given content type link in the menu, e.g. Recipes & click on "Share a recipe" or for example "Submit a classified ad (are only visible to logged in members), below the "Classified Ad" link under "Other O.U. Services, etc. Follow the instructions for submission.

Below the form is a "Preview" button. Click it to review your content, correct any possible mistakes and if satisfied, "Submit" or "Save" your content.

In case of posting comments, if logged in you will be taken to respective form, if you click on "Add new comment" below any article you would like to comment on.

When submitting some types of content, look for a pulldown menu which has the right category befitting your article. If you are submitting a proverb or recipe for example, select the correct category, e.g. "Ugandan Proverbs" and "Potato dishes", respectively. The moderators reserve the right to delete any misplaced content.

Some content may be subject to review by site moderators, before it can appear on the site.

You can I get installation help and troubleshooting at Help & troubleshooting for the toolbar

You need to click on the banner on the site or access it here Orbit Uganda Toolbar: Download

The Orbit Uganda Toolbar is a cool add-on for Firefox and Internet explorer, just like the Google or Yahoo toolbar. It has a collection of useful tools, including a Google-powered search engine, a Babylon translator, a weather widget und best of all, you can access the largest collection of African and Africa-related radio stations that stream online.

Whether you want to listen to Metro FM from South Africa, Capital FM from Nairobi, Radio Uganda USA or Radio Kankan from Guinea, you just need to access them right from your browser after installation of our Toolbar.

There is a lot more you can do with it, including chatting with other users of the Orbit Uganda Toolbar. See all the features here: More about the Orbit Uganda Toolbar

Click on "User Login" link and then respectively, "Login/Register" and "Create New Account". Provide the required information and follow the given instructions. After registration and when logging in, please only use the "Remember me" feature to save your log in data, only on a private PC.

Yes, Orbit Uganda has a zero-tolerance policy towards racist, obscene or other similarly offensive content. As soon as we are aware of any abuse, it is immediately deleted. If you see any before our moderators or the site administrator, please go to the Contact Us page and use the form to email the Forum administrators for forum issues or the webmaster using one of the Feedback forms.

In addition to this, there may be some ill-intentioned visitors who submit off point content or ads, that are nothing other than spam.

Some content has a "report as spam" link. If for some reason you find such an article offensive or that can be classified as spam, you could also click on that link, which would also alert the site administrator.

Almost every function that you perform on Orbit Uganda is stored in a unique RSS feed. That means you can subscribe to an almost endless number of feeds. For example, you can subscribe to an RSS for specific topics, Upcoming Events, recipes and much more.

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