myAuntMinnie Help & Support

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Creating an Account

You can browse myAuntMinnie.com without logging in, but to participate in Forums or take Cases, you need to create an account. If you had an account on our legacy site, then your email address and password have been transferred to the new site. If you have any issues logging in with your legacy credentials, please reset your password by doing the following:

Click “Sign In” in the upper right corner of the page.
When the Sign In window appears, click on “Don’t remember your password” and the site will send you an email with instructions on how to reset your password.

If you did not have an account on the legacy site, or you cannot remember what email address you used, you can always create a new account. You do this as follows:

Click “Sign In” in the upper right corner of the page.
When the Sign In window appears, click on “Sign Up”:
Supply a password and click on “Sign Up”.
Check your email inbox for an email from AuntMinnie with a link to sign in using your new account.
Alternatively, you can login using a social media account (Facebook, Google) but do not use one which has the same email address as your email/password if you have already created an account.

Forums

Creating a Topic

Users can initiate discussions by creating topics in various forums. When creating a topic, users can provide a title, a detailed post body, and optionally add tags.

Steps to do:

Login into https://my.auntminnie.com/-> Click ‘Forums’ in the header menu
Click on a Forum category
On the Forum category page, to create a topic -> Click on the ‘New Discussion’ button.
Enter the discussion title and body content, and add tags optionally.
Click on ‘Post’ -> The newly created topic will be displayed at the top of the page if there are no Sticky or Super Sticky topics. (Note: Only Moderators and Site Admins can make topics Sticky or Super Sticky).
If there is a Sticky or Super Sticky topic available in the forum, the newly created topic will be listed next in the order.
Navigate to Profile -> Select Forums -> Select My Discussions.
All your created topics should be displayed.

Replies

Users can actively engage in existing discussion threads by posting replies. Replies enable users to respond directly to the original post and allow users to respond to specific replies.

Steps to do:

Login into Site -> Click ‘Forums’ on the header menu
Navigate to Forum -> Select Topic
Click on ‘Reply’ button to reply on the topic (or)
Select a reply on the topic, click on ‘Reply’ icon to reply for a specific user reply
Navigate to Profile -> Select Forums -> Select My Replies
All your replies should be displayed
Users can edit their own reply, but only within a 5-minute window.
Nested replies are restricted to a maximum of 6 levels.

Formatting

Users can enhance their posts with formatting options such as bold, italic, bullet points, and headings. Moreover, they can embed links to provide visual context to their contributions.

Steps to do:

Login into Site -> Click ‘Forums’ on the header menu
Formatting can be applied while creating a topic, replying in a topic, and replying to a specific user reply
Click on Formatting icon and select the styling to apply and click on ‘Post’ button

Mentioning and Tagging Users

Users can mention other users in their posts by using the “@” symbol followed by the username. This alerts the mentioned users via email.

Below is the sample email.

Steps to do:

Tagging users can be applied while creating a topic, replying in a topic, and replying to a specific user reply
Login into Site -> Click ‘Forums’ on the header menu
Select Forum -> Topic -> Click on ‘Reply’ button
Add @ symbol and provide the username and click on ‘Post’ button.

Mentioned user will receive an alert email.

Tagging Posts

Users can add tags with relevant keywords to improve searchability and categorization.

Steps to do:

Adding tags can be applied while creating a topic, replying in a topic, and replying to a specific user reply
Login into Site -> Click ‘Forums’ on the header menu
Select Forum -> Topic -> Click on ‘Reply’ button
Add tag in the ‘Add one or more tags’ section, more than one tag can be included in the comma separated -> Click on ‘Post’ button

Added tags will be displayed in the topic detail page

Edit Posts

Users can edit their own replies and correct any mistakes or provide additional information. This gives an option to provide reason (Optional field) and can keep the change out of log while editing.

Steps to do:

Login into Site -> Click ‘Forums’ on the header menu
Select Forum -> Topic -> Select your reply
Click on vertical ellipsis of your reply -> Select ‘Edit’
Make changes and click on ‘Post’ button

Favorites and Following Topics

Users can bookmark topics they find interesting, allowing them to easily access these topics from their profile for future reference.

Steps to do:

Login into Site -> Click ‘Forums’ on the header menu
Select Forum -> Topic ->Click on ‘Favorite’ button in the topic detail page
Navigate to Profile -> Select Forums -> Select My Favorites
All the favorite topics should be displayed

Reporting Inappropriate Content

Users can report posts or threads that violate guidelines or contain inappropriate content.

Steps to do:

Login into Site -> Click ‘Forums’ on the header menu
Select Forum -> Topic -> Select user’s reply to report
Click on vertical ellipsis on a user reply and click ‘Report Reply’

Notifications

Users can subscribe to specific forums and topics, receiving notifications for new topics and replies even if they have not posted in the thread themselves.

Subscribing at the Forum level results in notifications about ongoing discussions.
Subscribing to a specific Discussion leads to notifications about subsequent replies within that discussion.
Users have the option to receive notifications if others reply to their own comments.

Cases

Create an Account

You must create an account on the ICLE Site to edit cases.

CASE INSTRUCTIONS:

Click the blue “Take this Case” button. This enrolls you to have access to the case. Alternatively, the button may say “Log in to Take this Case.”
Click the blue “Start Case” button. This takes you into the Case.
Read the case history. The “History” section provides you with initial background information and may contain images relevant to the case.
Click the right navigation arrow at the top of the page. This next button takes you to “Quiz” section. Alternatively, you can click the “Quiz” button at the bottom of the page.
The “Quiz” section contains questions and additional case information. Select “next” after answering to proceed to the next question.
Click the “Finish Quiz” button at the bottom of the page. If any of your answers are incorrect, click the “View Questions” button to see the correct answer or select “Click Here to Continue” to move onto the discussion.
Read the Findings and Diagnosis. The “Findings and Diagnosis” is the last section of each case. It provides more relevant information.

Note- Throughout the case, you can use the left and right arrows at the top to advance forward or move backward. You can also navigate to any page using the case navigation menu. You may also retake the quiz as many times as you like.