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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.6,423
General technical questions
Briar Press outages & Internal Server Error message7,147
Changing your email address and/or password?7,970
Changing your user/login name11,276
Created a username; did not receive a password8,848
How can I donate to Briar Press7,644
How to contact a Briar Press member12,421
My email was removed from my ad or listing. Why?5,662
No reply from listing owner to message I left in comment box8,025
Solving login problems19,609
Uploading photos to Briar Press ads, listings and forums12,420
Why won't my photos upload?8,511
Cuts & Caps
Creating shop aprons and other items with our Cuts and Caps8,482
How to request special cuts or entire alphabets10,146
Licenses for personal, commercial, and non-profit use22,415
Using ornaments on a letterpress26,768
Using ornaments on your computer32,428
Letterpress Classifieds
How do I get my ad at the top of the list? (Sticky ads)9,970
How to place, edit or remove a classified ad27,964
My ad was Sticky. Why did it disappear? 7,114
Paying for your ad: you decide9,433
Posting a classified ad: eligibility33,865
Recognizing scams and suspicious offers30,728
When your classified ad is declined or not published9,142
International Register of Press Names
Adding comments to Press Names listings8,058
Founders, sources, acknowledgements29,373
How to edit your Press Names listing6,140
Introduction to the International Register8,038
My press name was declined. Why?6,723
Prop cards: their purpose and format19,778
Register the name of your private press56,887
Register: frequently asked questions14,510
Printer's Yellow Pages
Adding feedback to the Yellow Pages listings8,570
How to claim ownership and edit a listing 7,204
How to contact a listing owner8,584
How to edit your listing in the Printer's Yellow Pages7,382
Posting a free listing: eligibility7,970
Discussion
Discussion posting guidelines6,664
How to report spam posts in the Discussion forums6,925
Subscribing to a discussion topic (disabled)8,376
Presses and printing
Beginner's guide to buying a letterpress: parts, repair, value63,456
Buying rollers, replacing old rollers22,649
Buying type: new or used?49,633
Determining the value of a press and other printing equipment73,089
Measuring the size of a press15,207
Press manuals: parts, care, and instruction81,494
Printing terminology and parts22,387
The California job case43,653