Rules of the Forum ***PLEASE READ***

[Chief Tutor]

Hey All,

I have been reading how people are confused about the rules of the forum. Below I have outlined a number of the primary questions which have come up.
After reading these, some may think they make sense, some may think they are too stringent. From our point of view, we run this forum to benefit the people whom are members of the Forum. The way we see it, the Forum functions for the following reasons:
To serve as a community for real estate agents and real estate related professionals to share stories, exchange ideas and ask questions.
To allow consumers to ask questions of members of the forum in an anonymous venue.The Forum may serve other benefits for members, but first and foremost, it is a community. The following rules have been put in place to serve the community, maximize its potential to grow on the web and serve the members. The rules are as follows:
NO duplicate posts - These will be deleted
NO phone numbers in posts - These will be removed
NO mention of your product or website in every post. (That is what your signature is for). People found consistently promoting their product will be banned.
NO Email Addresses in POSTS. Please add these to your Profile or put them in your signature.
YES - be considerate of your other members in your posts.
YES - recommend others to join the forum. The more members the better the discussions.
Signature guidlines:
Your signature will not appear until you have a minimum of 15 posts in the Forum.
For a post to be valid, it must be 15 words in length.
Only 1 signature will show per page if you have posted more than once in a thread and your posts shows twice on that page. These are the basics which apply to most forums. The signature quidlines are too limit spam, one post wonders and keep the search engines still interested in giving us the rankings we have achieved since this website launched.

Thank you all for participating in the forums. Although you see advertising in the forum, the monies generated by the forum come no where near the time it takes to manage the forum so it is clear that there is an aspect of what we do which is our way of giving back to the real estate community.

Good Luck ALL with your continued success in Real Estate

BTW...Wouldn't it be interesting to see the combined value in dollars sold by the members of this forum in 2006......Just thought about that. I will have to work on how we could make that happen. Could be an interesting number :)

[Wholesaler]

How often can we post ads. I come across about 100 wholesale deals per month. And so I would like to do as many ads as what your website would accept. I am not here to blast your site. I just want to know my limits.
I like your site. And I want to be a permanent member and I do not want to violate your rules.

Thank you so much.

[rekid]

Thanks for your help.

[amberstar702]

Since the rules/guidelines have been set forth here in black and white, members now know what to expect and do not have to try to guess what is appropriate. When I joined up with this forum some time ago, the rules were different and I, like most people, are more comfortable knowing what is acceptable - and what is not!:)

[mge_1]

lets follow the rules.

[Traume]

Thanks Chief!:)

[militaryforsaleforrent]

Thank you for clear instructions! Looking forward for long relations with RealEstateForum.

[FlatFeeKing]

thank you Chief!! I am a member of so many forums they all have different rules. This one seems like a good one so I might have to come back. how can i find other realtors in my city?

[mdenton]

Got it thanks for the tip

[TrimarkProperties]

Hi! Can we post a link to our site in the introduction of who we are (and what we do)?

And how do we get our signature to automatically display?

[hollahovito]

for such a good forum.

[ImaNewb]

Is this something I can do in the control panel or is it a tag I have to carry around until I get a certain number of posts?

[miloskorac]

Maybe to rewrite it in a way that everybody see it at the begining of becoming member.

Milos Korac

[blange]

Nicely done. :)

[blange]

Nice suggestion Milos.
Maybe to rewrite it in a way that everybody see it at the begining of becoming member.

Milos Korac

[getty]

Appreciate the information. Looks like this forum may be a good one.
I'm new so any info is appreciated.

[merlincam]

This kind if valuable information is hard to come by. I really appreciate the hard work that has been done to maintain this level of knowledge.

[ventasman]

Sound fair to me. I have some links to my product (in fact is not preciselly my product, is my country where i work the realty) and pictures.

Talking about pictures, why don´t you leave the pics to appear on the threads?. that can add some color don´t you believe?.

Well thank you. The site is great and friendly. If you need some admin help here just say it.

Vents-

[IggysListing]

Since the rules/guidelines have been set forth here in black and white, members now know what to expect and do not have to try to guess what is appropriate. When I joined up with this forum some time ago, the rules were different and I, like most people, are more comfortable knowing what is acceptable - and what is not!:)

I could not agree more....I am only partially psychic.
Thanks

[Chief Tutor]

Maybe to rewrite it in a way that everybody see it at the begining of becoming member.

Milos Korac

I like this idea. I have integrated the basic rules into the Welcome message each new member receives.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Chief

[buslerj]

It's always good to know the ground rules.

[Honeycomb Properties]

New to the site and I appreciate you spelling things out. The site looks good and seems to be a strong source of information for both Realtors and consumers.:)
I was a little confused about guidelines when I signed up.:(

[Honeycomb Properties]

How to I change the remark that I am a renter under my name? I looked thru the profile options and didn't see where I could change it. I own my home and actually have investment property. Not sure people will think much of a Realtor that is a renter...
:confused:

[GringoBob]

yo Chief - any best estimate as to when we can use our own avatars ?

as of this afternoon, still get - "Upload failed due to failure writing temporary file"

[LOTrainer]

Thanks for posting those rules...I am a member for several other RE Networking platforms, so hopefully this one will turn out well!!

[carrot]

Hello everyone I'm new to the forum and want to learn more about real estate so I will be asking lots of questions.

[Jack_Pinski]

Ok,
I've read the rules, but I am new to this sort of thing. I know real estate but blogging is new. What is the real reason for blogging and how can I use it to help my business?

[larthestar]

I have a question that I think falls in this catagory. My HTML code is off. At what point will it go on?
Thanks

[iamsudhi]

Hi, I am new in this forum. Want to share my views and experiences of real estate investment. Also looking forward to learning whole lot of new things and also getting and providing new informations.

Rules are quite strict here! I wonder whether it really keeps the forum away from spam.:rolleyes:

[amberstar702]

Rules are quite strict here! I wonder whether it really keeps the forum away from spam.:rolleyes:

Not only strict but sometimes confusing. :p

[proleads]

Thanks for nice explanations of rules of this forum.
Well one who introduced him self to the community at that time he needs to define what's his business and in which area his business is serving.
Let me know, is there bad sense for the same?

Regards,
Chaitanya.

[Lakeshore Lad]

I was wondering why my signature was not coming up. Now I know...thanks.

[seo-expert]

rules are rules, thanks for clarifying them.
it's a pain when you're not sure if the rules are the same from forum to forum

are you ok with affiliate links in the text?

Just like to know, not that I'm a big affiliate linker, and it would always be 'on target' linking ... not just some banner ad linked in - I'd do it from the text.

but it's just good to clarify prior to doing it and then getting the boot.

[kevin huntley]

thank you for the breakdown.

[Mike@Taggline]

Thank you. I do have a question. What do I have to do to be able to offer services from my company. You may call if you like. PM me for my number. Have a great Mothers Day.

Mike Selz
Taggline.com

[apollo]

San benedetto built a very strong community based on rules.
Very good boss

[amjadindiaint]

Thanks,
Since i am new to this forum this post really helped me to know some basic guidelines of this forum.
thanks again

[jmeadrealestate]

Ok... I'll try to follow the rules as best as I can... I'm not here to promote a product (unlike I am on most other forums,) I'm just here to learn.

BTW, about the wealth counter... it's a great idea. The guys behind wealthyaffiliate.com have a wealth counter on how much money their members have made selling affiliate products.

Unfortunatly, I had to quit the site, and I've moved on to real estate!!
I hope I do well...

Have a great day! -Edward Brown:D:D

[Sapre]

Thank you. I just joined the forum to learn about real estate marketing here. Hope I can contribute some useful info as well.

[dsouza]

nice rule dear..... well i m dsouza new comer in ur community...

[sohel2]

Travel with clients from Miami and other points to country. There are many advantages of buying property in Costa Rica. You have the same ownership rights as a country. Property taxes are just
0.25% per year. Very stable Gov't. No army! I can go on.
If you have clients looking to invest in this exciting market please let me know. I have homes-condo's-land-hotel sites-developer sites,etc.

[ash05]

Since the rules/guidelines have been set forth here in black and white, members now know what to expect and do not have to try to guess what is appropriate. When I joined up with this forum some time ago, the rules were different and I, like most people, are more comfortable knowing what is acceptable - and what is not!:)

[proleads]

Since the rules/guidelines have been set forth here in black and white, members now know what to expect and do not have to try to guess what is appropriate. When I joined up with this forum some time ago, the rules were different and I, like most people, are more comfortable knowing what is acceptable - and what is not!:)

Hello Ash,

Welcome Back to The RE Forum,

You are now with another user id, and i think this is not acceptable.

I have marked your words in bold, which defines the same.

Don't u think, you need not clear out this over here.

Regards,


(http://www.projectsandleads.com)

[Matthew-HTDI]

How often can we post ads. I come across about 100 wholesale deals per month. And so I would like to do as many ads as what your website would accept. I am not here to blast your site. I just want to know my limits.
I like your site. And I want to be a permanent member and I do not want to violate your rules.

Thank you so much.


Still only 1 post after all this time? haha Maybe he'll get the notice that I replied to the thread and he'll come back and be a productive member!

[AustinReilly]

Thanks for posting these rules to the forum. I think it will help keep spammers out. How long does it take to lose the renter title?

[creativecommercialcapital]

getting a combined value of properties or deals sold through the forum would be an excellent idea. If you can figure that out you would make this forum more popular. I'm sure many more RE Professional would look at that and join.
Possibly a survey to all members to give aprox numbers for 06, 07.
Great Idea :D