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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.7,303
General technical questions
Briar Press outages & Internal Server Error message7,888
Changing your email address and/or password?9,039
Changing your user/login name12,083
Created a username; did not receive a password9,872
How can I donate to Briar Press8,389
How to contact a Briar Press member13,971
My email was removed from my ad or listing. Why?6,221
No reply from listing owner to message I left in comment box8,691
Solving login problems21,116
Uploading photos to Briar Press ads, listings and forums17,817
Why won't my photos upload?9,230
Cuts & Caps
Creating shop aprons and other items with our Cuts and Caps9,195
How to request special cuts or entire alphabets10,757
Licenses for personal, commercial, and non-profit use23,169
Using ornaments on a letterpress27,859
Using ornaments on your computer33,337
Letterpress Classifieds
How do I get my ad at the top of the list? (Sticky ads)10,647
How to place, edit or remove a classified ad29,806
My ad was Sticky. Why did it disappear? 7,757
Paying for your ad: you decide10,127
Posting a classified ad: eligibility35,967
Recognizing scams and suspicious offers32,805
When your classified ad is declined or not published9,898
International Register of Press Names
Adding comments to Press Names listings8,684
Founders, sources, acknowledgements31,092
How to edit your Press Names listing6,729
Introduction to the International Register8,605
My press name was declined. Why?7,344
Prop cards: their purpose and format20,850
Register the name of your private press58,615
Register: frequently asked questions15,595
Printer's Yellow Pages
Adding feedback to the Yellow Pages listings9,666
How to claim ownership and edit a listing 7,705
How to contact a listing owner9,794
How to edit your listing in the Printer's Yellow Pages8,035
Posting a free listing: eligibility8,505
Discussion
Discussion posting guidelines7,337
How to report spam posts in the Discussion forums7,582
Subscribing to a discussion topic (disabled)9,049
Presses and printing
Beginner's guide to buying a letterpress: parts, repair, value65,983
Buying rollers, replacing old rollers24,268
Buying type: new or used?52,246
Determining the value of a press and other printing equipment76,873
Measuring the size of a press16,449
Press manuals: parts, care, and instruction84,215
Printing terminology and parts23,268
The California job case46,108