Mudbog.net and Zoints

I'm pleased to announce that we now utilize Zoints! To get an idea of what Zoints offers, please take this quick tour.

What is Zoints?

Zoints is a forum network and profile system utilized by more than 125 forums, including many of the largest in the world. It provides you with new features such as your own highly customizable personal webpage, photo albums, blog, page to show off your vehicle, means to keep track of friends, and MUCH more. In turn, Zoints is designed to help bring new members who share the same interests as we do to this forum. An example profile of a car forum member can be seen here.

Before I go further, if you don't want to use Zoints, don't worry, you can turn it off by going to your user control panel options page and unchecking the boxes at the very bottom.



Getting Started


To link to your profile, follow these easy steps:

Step 1:

Go to the Zoints dropdown at the top and click on "My Profile"






Step 2:

If you already have a Zoints account, login. Or select create your profile.






Step 3:

Create your account (it takes 30 seconds max) and that's it. You can now play with the most powerful profile system on the net



Various Helpful Tours

How to add a profile picture

How to add someone to your network

How to add a video to your profile

How to setup group permissions

How to add interests to your profile

How to add new blocks to your profile

How to message other members

How to create a custom content block


Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Do I HAVE to use Zoints? Can't I just turn off the box and links without linking to my profile?

A. No, you don't have to use Zoints. To turn it off, go to your user control panel, then edit options. Scroll to the very bottom and uncheck the two boxes under "Zoints Options".


Q. Does Zoints have a privacy policy? I'm concerned about them sharing my information.

A. Zoints' privacy policy can be read here.


Q. If i'm not sure how to do something on Zoints, who should I contact?

A. You can submit a support request on Zoints by going here or clicking on the at the top of your screen at Zoints.


Q. How is Zoints different from all those other social networks I already have a profile at?

A. Zoints is designed to benefit our forum. For example, they actively work to drive traffic to our forum. By using Zoints, you will help this site gain new members. In addition, Zoints doesn't suffer from many of the problems that plague other social networks.


Q. I really don't want anyone except members here to be able to view my profile. Is that possible?

A. Yes! Just set your group permissions accordingly.

This is posted just as a help feature for Zoints. While most of you have probably never heard of Zoints, the thing that it can be best compared to is myspace, but with forums in mind. Like myspace, this is a form of social networking, but rather than a simple one on one type of network that you would find at myspace, this is sort of a forum to forum network.

I have been watching as this program has been in beta testing until just recently. In the short time that it has been available to the public, there have been about 150 forums to join it, with new ones joining everyday.

Adding your profile to Zoints is totally optional, and at the same time very easy to do. If you choose to create a profile at Zoints, you will be able to search for other forums on the Zoints network, and at the same time meet people with common interests via your Zoints profile.

What we want to achieve with this program is increased activity on the forums by bringing in new people who are ATV enthusiasts just like all of us.

Update - I received a couple PM's yesterday from people unable to use this feature. It was temporarily disabled while making some code adjustements to prevent people from automatically being forwarded to the zoints profile.

The update is complete and the feature is fully functional again.