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Transition Diagram

Front Page The front page consists only of a brief summary of the site and two buttons: Create Account and Log In. Users will log in via their TERPmail accounts. The "Log In" button will direct the students to [|Log In Page]. Upon logging in, users will be redirected back to FBF. The "Create Account" button will direct the students to Create Account so they can activate their TERPmail account (if they have not yet activated it).

Main Page This is the first page a user sees when they log in. It advertises two of the most essential functions of FBF: finding people, and finding activities.

Activity Page If a user clicks on one of the activities on the main page, it brings them to that activity's page. It contains some external links related to the activity, as well as shortcuts to Profile Search and the forum. If a user clicks on the Profile Search button, it will direct the user to the Profile Search Page, with that activity already checked off. The Forum button directs the user to that activity's forum.

Profile Search Page This page can be accessed from Activity Pages, or from the link at the top of every FBF page. It contains detailed manual search criteria. If desired, a user, can click "Fill this out for me," which fills in the search criteria based on information from the user's profile; for instance, it will match the gender of the user, pick the age range of user's age ±1 year, and check off all activities the user has listed on their profile.

Profile Page Any time a user's photo and name are displayed, clicking on either (picture or name) will direct FBF to that user's Profile. This contains personal information about that user that may be relevant to other users looking for buddies. It contains links to send a message or buddy request to that user. The example page shown is how a profile appears to another user. A user's own profile will appear slightly differently: the message and buddy request buttons will be gone, and each element contains a button in the corner that allows editing of that element. A user's own profile is accessible from the link in the top-right of every FBF page.

Forum Page The forum can be accessed from Activity Pages, or from the link at the top of every FBF page. It's a standard internet forum, with sub-forums corresponding to activities, as well as a small number of other, general use categories.

Messages Page This is an intra-system messaging service. It's pretty straightforward; has an interface similar to most email services. The Messages Page can be called up with a new, mostly blank draft (only the recipient would be filled in) to compose if one clicks on a "send a message" icon associated with a user's profile. The Messages Page can also be accessed by the link at the top of every FBF page.

Buddies Page This page can be accessed from the link at the top of every FBF page. From this page, a user can browse all of their buddies, search for a specific one, visit buddies' profiles (by clicking on their names or pictures) and remove buddies. Buddies are listed alphabetically by last name.