Frequently Asked Questions

The National English Club of China is a collision of cultures and an exchange of ideas. It is a place where friendships are born across China and around the world. It is a place where English becomes fascinating and fun.

Please meet the three people who run this site:

	My name is Star I and teach in the south of China. I hail from the United States. I love building websites and reading history in my spare time. This website was born out of a desire for me to provide my university students with an online forum where we could communicate in between classes.
	Houston is one of my former students and he's my 'go-to' guy on this site. He has been involved with the NEC almost from day one. Not only has he translated this website into Chinese, but he has also helped me debug numerous problems and given me helpful suggestions about running the site. His perspective as a Chinese guy has been invaluable as we move this site forward.
	Zakumi joined the NEC last year and he has been instrumental in bringing more members to our site as well as giving me direction on how to run the site. Zakumi hails from South Africa and he teaches in the north of China. He is also a moderator and his assistance and moral support are greatly appreciated.

Anyone is welcome to start a group on the National English Club of China. You don't have to be a teacher! You can start a group about almost anything you want!

However, in order to maintain the quality of this site, we must approve new groups. If you are interested in starting your own group, please send an email to:

groups@chataboutchina.com

Please tell us a little bit about the group that you want to start. Also make sure that you include your username in the email.

If you cannot find the answer that you are looking for in our FAQ and you do not feel comfortable posting your question on our forums then you may send an email to:

support@chataboutchina.com

Please note that it may take 2-3 days before your question can be answered. Thank you for your patience.

Our editors are constantly scanning the site looking for interesting content. If we happen to think that your blog or forum post is really cool, we will promote it to the top of the front page where everyone logging in will see it. You will receive 15 points if this happens.

But even if we don't promote it to the top, our members will still see your content a little farther below under the Blog and Forum Topic blocks.

First off, welcome to the National English Club of China. We are happy to have you. Here are a few first steps that you can take as you begin your exciting adventure on the NEC. Click on any of the items below to try it out!

• Edit Your Profile - Tell us more about yourself and what you like to do! Having a good profile will help you make friends quickly!
• Check out what's happening- One of the best ways to get started is to start reading and commenting on the great content this site offers.
• Make an introduction - The fastest way to make new friends out here is to make an introduction to all of us!
• Join a group- Check out all of the groups that we offer here on the NEC and find the one that is right for you.
• Check out the homepage- Want to see the latest posts on the NEC? Check out our busy homepage!

We hope that all our members will help us report posts or comments that are clearly inappropriate for this website. These are posts that contain:

• Profanity
• Spamming
• Sexual Content
• Personal and vicious attacks
• Anything else that doesn't belong here

Content that is reported three times to us will be automatically unpublished from the website and sent to us for review. You can 'flag' content by clicking on a special link below each comment or post.

Making and adding new friends is easy. Simply go to their User Profile (click on their username) and then request their friendship by clicking on a little icon below their information.

The user will have to approve you as a friend.

Whenever you participate (make a comment,add a forum topic,update your Facebook status,etc), you will automatically receive points. The more points you have, the higher status you will obtain on this site. Here are the status levels on the NEC. While we won't tell you exactly how many points you need to obtain each level, we can tell you that you will need around 100 to reach the second level.

1. NECC Newbie
2. NECC Contributor 
3. NECC Assistant   
4. NECC Expert  
5. NECC Leader  
6. NECC Super Leader

Having more points may also make you eligible to win prizes or other special privileges on this site.

Because of the high volume of visitors to this site, the National English Club of China uses advanced caching technology to speed this website up. As a result, your posts or comments may not show up for 3-5 minutes after you have made your submissions. If you don't see your content right away, please do not panic. This is normal. Your posts and comments should show up within a few minutes.