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The staff at Briar Press consists of just two people. We’ll try to respond to your problems and inquiries, but we hope to address some of them in the help pages below. If your question isn’t answered here, consider posting it in this Discussion topic.

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About Briar PressViews
New here? Help us help you.7,266
General technical questions
Briar Press outages & Internal Server Error message7,854
Changing your email address and/or password?8,747
Changing your user/login name12,052
Created a username; did not receive a password9,833
How can I donate to Briar Press8,359
How to contact a Briar Press member13,857
My email was removed from my ad or listing. Why?6,196
No reply from listing owner to message I left in comment box8,649
Solving login problems21,063
Uploading photos to Briar Press ads, listings and forums17,611
Why won't my photos upload?9,203
Cuts & Caps
Creating shop aprons and other items with our Cuts and Caps9,162
How to request special cuts or entire alphabets10,733
Licenses for personal, commercial, and non-profit use23,141
Using ornaments on a letterpress27,799
Using ornaments on your computer33,303
Letterpress Classifieds
How do I get my ad at the top of the list? (Sticky ads)10,616
How to place, edit or remove a classified ad29,743
My ad was Sticky. Why did it disappear? 7,730
Paying for your ad: you decide10,101
Posting a classified ad: eligibility35,906
Recognizing scams and suspicious offers32,732
When your classified ad is declined or not published9,846
International Register of Press Names
Adding comments to Press Names listings8,656
Founders, sources, acknowledgements31,036
How to edit your Press Names listing6,707
Introduction to the International Register8,576
My press name was declined. Why?7,323
Prop cards: their purpose and format20,783
Register the name of your private press58,574
Register: frequently asked questions15,558
Printer's Yellow Pages
Adding feedback to the Yellow Pages listings9,569
How to claim ownership and edit a listing 7,683
How to contact a listing owner9,690
How to edit your listing in the Printer's Yellow Pages8,004
Posting a free listing: eligibility8,478
Discussion
Discussion posting guidelines7,314
How to report spam posts in the Discussion forums7,558
Subscribing to a discussion topic (disabled)9,025
Presses and printing
Beginner's guide to buying a letterpress: parts, repair, value65,878
Buying rollers, replacing old rollers24,188
Buying type: new or used?52,154
Determining the value of a press and other printing equipment76,719
Measuring the size of a press16,398
Press manuals: parts, care, and instruction84,071
Printing terminology and parts23,229
The California job case46,013