general questions
What is MEINL percussion community?
MEINL percussion community is an online video streaming service that allows anyone to view and share percussion videos that have been uploaded by our members.
How do videos get featured?
MEINL percussion's members rate the videos. We review who has the highest-rated video. Then, we consider it for the "Top Rated" section of the home page and the featured videos on the "Categories" page. Last step, our programming team takes suggestions from members at info@meinlpercussion.com and reviews the site for the videos that are in the running.
How do I join?
To become a member of MEINL percussion, go to the "Signup" page (http://meinlpercussion.com/no_cache/community/userarea/sign_up.html), choose a username and password, and enter your information. Then click on "Create account" follow the steps and you’re done.
How do I confirm my email address?
Confirming your email address is required to view and share videos on MEINL percussion.
New members can follow the steps below to confirm your email:
1. Once you’ve created your username in our Sign Up page (http://meinlpercussion.com/no_cache/community/userarea/sign_up.html), we’ll send a confirmation email with the address you entered.
2. Click on “Confirm your email address” in your email. You can also copy and paste the link onto your browser.
3. You’re finished! You’ll be directed to a confirmation page, and you can begin exploring the site!
If you don't receive the confirmation email within a few minutes, be sure to check your spam folder to make sure it wasn't misfiled.
If you’re told the username you chose is taken, how do I find a user name that works?
MEINL percussion community has many usernames. You may need to change your username. Try adding other characters before or after the usernames you wish to use. Many people add their birth year or other information. For example: Maria72, MariaNY. You can also bracket the name with other characters like this: xxUSERxx.
No spaces or special characters like dashes or underscores are allowed.
User names are not case-sensitive, so 123ABC will be recognized as the same as 123abc. Therefore, if someone else has the username you want but capitalizes different letters than yours, you can't create that user name.
I keep being asked to log in, even though I entered my username and password correctly. What should I do?
If you are unable to login with what your username and password, please make sure that you have your cookies enabled. If your cookies are already enabled, try clearing the browser's cache.
Enabling cookies
To find out how to enable cookies, click your browser:
· Internet Explorer 7
· Internet Explorer 6
· Firefox 2.x (PC)
· Firefox 1.x (PC)
· Firefox (Mac)
· Safari
Enable cookies for Internet Explorer 7
1. Click "Start" and select "Control Panel".
(Note: With Windows XP Classic View, click the Windows "Start" button, then select "Settings" and "Control Panel").
2. Open the Internet Options icon.
3. Choose the "Privacy" tab.
4. Click the "Advanced" button.
5. Check the box "Override automatic cookie handling" under the Cookies section in the Advanced Privacy Settings window.
6. Under First-party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option.
7. Under Third-party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option.
(Note: If you select the "Prompt" option you will be prompted every time a Web site attempts to send you a cookie to click "OK".)
8. In the Internet Options window, click "OK" to exit.
9. If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 7.
Enable cookies for Internet Explorer 6
1. Click "Start" and select "Control Panel".
(Note: With Windows XP Classic View, click the Windows "Start" button and select "Settings" and "Control Panel")
2. Select the "Privacy" tab.
3. Click the "Advanced" button.
4. Place a check in the "Override Automatic Cookie Handling" check box.
5. Under First Party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option.
6. Under Third Party Cookies, select the "Accept" or "Prompt" option.
(Note: If you select the "Prompt" option you will be prompted every time a Web site attempts to send you a cookie to click "OK".)
7. In the Internet Options window, click "OK" to exit.
8. If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 6.
Enable cookies for Mozilla Firefox 2.x (PC)
1. In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
2. Select "Options".
3. Click on the "Privacy" icon in the top panel.
4. Check the box corresponding to "Accept cookies from sites".
5. Click "OK" to save and close.
6. If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Firefox 2.x (PC).
Enable cookies for Mozilla Firefox 1.x (PC)
1. In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
2. Select "Options".
3. Click on the "Privacy" icon in the top panel.
4. Click on the "Cookies" tab.
5. Check the "Allow sites to set cookies" checkbox.
6. Click "OK" to save and close.
7. If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Firefox 1.x (PC).
Enable cookies for Mozilla Firefox (Mac)
1. Go to the "Firefox" drop down menu.
2. Select "Preferences".
3. Select the "Privacy" icon.
4. Under "Cookies", mark the checkbox for "Allow sites to set Cookies".
5. If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Firefox (Mac).
Enable cookies for Safari
1. Go to the "Safari" drop down menu.
2. Select "Preferences".
3. Select the "Security" icon at the top panel.
4. Under "Accept Cookies" section select "Only from sites you navigate to".
5. If this doesn't solve the issue, try: Clear the cache for Safari.
Clearing the browser's cache
If your cookies were already enabled or enabling cookies doesn't resolve the problem, you may also want to clear the cookies that are stored on your computer (Please note that while clearing your cookies may resolve the problem, it will also remove your saved settings for sites you've previously visited.)
To find out how to clear the cache, click your browser:
· Internet Explorer 7
· Internet Explorer 6
· Firefox 2.x (PC)
· Firefox 1.x (PC)
· Firefox (Mac)
· Safari
Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 7
1. Click "Start" and select "Control Panel".
(Note: With Windows XP Classic View click the Windows "Start" button and select "Settings" and "Control Panel").
2. Open the "Internet Options" icon.
3. Click on the "General" tab if it isn't selected already.
4. Under the Browsing history section, click the "Delete” button.
5. Click the "Delete cookies" button.
6. Select "Yes" if a box appears to confirm.
7. Click "OK" to close the window.
Clear the cache for Internet Explorer 6
1. Click "Start" and select "Control Panel".
(Note: Windows XP Classic View click the Windows "Start" button and select "Settings" and "Control Panel")
2. Open the "Internet Options" icon.
3. Click on the "General" tab if it isn't selected already.
4. Under the heading "Temporary Internet files," click the "Delete Cookies" button.
5. Click "OK" for the "Delete all cookies in the Temporary Internet Files folder?" prompt.
6. Click "OK" to exit.
Clear the cache for Mozilla Firefox 2.x (PC)
1. In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
2. Select "Options".
3. Under the "Private Data" heading, click the "Clear Now" button.
4. Click "OK" to exit.
Clear the cache for Mozilla Firefox 1.x (PC)
1. In Mozilla Firefox, select "Tools" from the file menu.
2. Select "Options".
3. Click on the "Privacy" icon in the top panel.
4. Click on the "Cookies" tab.
5. Check the "Clear Cookies Now" button.
6. Click "OK" to save and close.
Clear the cache for Mozilla Firefox (Mac)
1. Go to the "Firefox" drop down menu.
2. Select "Preferences."
3. Select the "Privacy" icon.
4. In version 1.5, click "Clear Cache Now." In 1.0, next to "Cache," click the "Clear" button, and then "OK." In 2.0, click on the "Clear Now" button under the "Private Data" heading.
Clear the cache for Safari
1. Go to the "Safari" drop down menu.
2. Select "Preferences".
3. Select the "Security" icon at the top panel.
4. From the Security dialog box, click "Bookmarks".
5. Click "Show Cookies".
6. From the Cookie dialog box, click to choose cookies from meinlpercussion.com, and click "Remove". Alternatively, if you want to delete all cookies, click "Remove All".
7. Click "Done".
I forgot my user name or password. How do I log back into the site?
1. Click the “Forgot your password?” link.
2. Enter your email for your profile.
3. You will receive an email.
I never received my confirmation email. What happened?
If you have just joined MEINL percussion, the confirmation link is included in the "Welcome" email you received after signing up. If you were already a member of MEINL percussion and are now confirming your email, you will receive a separate confirmation email.
If you don't receive either the welcome or confirmation email, check in your email client's spam folder. Some are more aggressive than others about identifying spam.
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