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October 25, 2008 - 12:28 pm

Linar wrote:

I have been a member of this site for about four years now and your "report abuse link" is the first time I have ever heard of it.  Perhaps a "stickit" at the top of each section reminding forumites of their ability to have the increasingly blatant advertising removed immediately should be put up.

Thanks a lot for the feedback Linar. First thing Monday we'll make an effort to have the "report abuse" feature more prominently displayed in the forum. Letting as many members know about it as possible is extremely valuable to all of us. We need to be notified of defamatory content and inappropriate content before we can take action.

god_of_money.

We were actually directly contacted by representatives of Park Trent in regards to those posts. We agree that defamation is a tricky issue, as it has to be interpreted and where the burden of proof lies is not always clear. We did not believe that the statements were made carefully enough to warrant defending from potential legal action. A note was left behind on each post so that members would know what happened. I think if there truly was an interest being expressed in this company over our forum members, then the posts would be completely removed instead.

Whether a defamation case would hold up in court or not is a non-issue. The content was also deemed not constructive enough, and lacked evidence to back it's claims. We highly regard member opinion, but we also sympathise with businesses and their reputations. We know too little about Park Trent to make a judgment call.

In most cases the same message can be conveyed by simply wording a post more carefully, and by steering clear of offensive remarks.

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October 23, 2008 - 6:54 am

Linar,

We sympathise with what you're saying but:

1. It's often difficult to determine if a member is making false or legitimate positive claims about a company so it wouldn't be right to remove their post without good reason. If it is fairly obvious that the claims are false (WoodysGirl's post had piqued my interest) then we will remove it.
2. Libellous content possibly puts both the poster and PropertyInvesting.com in danger of legal action. Even if a statement is true, having no supporting evidence still puts the poster at risk.
3. If members are to criticise business practices then they should do so more tactfully. We will not remove content unless it could be construed as libel.
4. We try to keep the forums clean of blatant advertising. If members like yourself see posts that fit the description then please report it using the report abuse link that can be found on every post. Even if you're unsure.
5. We don't mind members advertising a business or service in their signature, or if it's relevant to their post. Just as long as the post is relevant to the forum thread. This can be a grey area however…

We appreciate help and understanding from the PropertyInvesting.com community with these matters. Please let me know if you have any questions.

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October 21, 2008 - 6:21 am

The posts have been edited due to potentially defamatory content which could provoke legal action. We require that members refrain from posting content that could be reasonably construed as libel (as stated in our terms and conditions).

In most cases this can be avoided by members simply wording their posts more carefully, and by avoiding derogatory remarks. Rather than completely removing the posts, we leave a note so that members realise what happened. It is for your benefit and not ours.

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October 13, 2008 - 3:12 am

Hi Katrin,

Steve's last seminar for this year will be in Brisbane on the 29th of November. More information will be released very soon through email (to those subscribed to our newsletter) and on the website.

Steve does hold seminars in Perth sometimes, but not very often because the demand tends to be greater on the east coast.

David

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September 14, 2008 - 11:48 pm

Hi Fiona,

The online shop will prompt you for a discount code on the order confirmation page (just before it asks for your payment details).

If you have any problems, please don’t hesitate to call our office on (03) 8892 3800.

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June 2, 2008 - 12:09 am

Hi guys,

Unfortunately, the data center where the RESULTS web server is hosted has been having major electrical problems. They assure us that it should be all up and going again sometime today, but they have not given us an estimated time of when that would be.

I will keep you posted!

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April 3, 2008 - 4:08 am

Hi MadProperty,

Please check your private message box, I have messaged you the details.

David

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November 2, 2007 - 1:43 am

Great looking puppies!

Considering all that you've done for the forums, these kinds of one off topics are fine by us. Good luck with finding them a good home Simon

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October 17, 2007 - 2:04 am

They aren’t able to once they’re deleted. But old posts will remain with “not verified” next to their name.

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October 17, 2007 - 1:32 am

Hi L.A Aussie,

If someone has that next to their name in a post, it means their account has been deleted.

David

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October 1, 2007 - 12:43 am

Hi Tara,

What browser are you using on your Mac? There are some known formatting issues for the Safari browser with this rich-text editor, but the basics should still work ok. If you would like the more advanced formatting options when using your Mac, I would suggest downloading Firefox:

http://www.firefox.com

At least until some of the issues have been resolved

David

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June 19, 2007 - 12:58 am

Hi Elka,

The spellcheck error should be fixed now, please let me know if you see it occurring again.

We're glad you're liking the new features

David

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May 31, 2007 - 3:33 am

Hi Guys,

A "Stickied" topic is just a topic that is noted as important. Topics that are "Stickied" are forced to the top of the forum regardless of the last time it was updated.

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May 30, 2007 - 12:39 am

The original post has been removed for obvious reasons.

Nathan, I recommend this site http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm. It's always good for a chuckle

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May 30, 2007 - 12:39 am

The original post has been removed for obvious reasons.

Nathan, I recommend this site http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm. It's always good for a chuckle

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May 14, 2007 - 12:09 am

elkam wrote:

Great improvements. Love the new features and the look of the site. Love the spell check.

One suggestion.

I wonder whether it is possible to limit the use of an avatar to one member only .
I have no idea how difficult or possible it is technically but maybe you could remove it from the list offered as soon as someone uses it.

I seem to be seeing 3 Steves and at one stage 2 Qlds007.

Elka

Unfortunately Elka, we're keeping those avatars available for public use as they're just a way to generally make a distinction between members (and there are a lot to select from). However, you should find underneath the avatar selection box a place where you can upload your own avatar. It's marked as "Upload your own avatar", and you just select an image off your hard drive which is less than 30kb in size. Ideally the image should already be 85×85 pixels or under so that this site doesn't have to resize it and potentially lower it's quality.

If people want an avatar outside of what we offer and don't really have an image on their computer that they would like to use, there are plenty of ones available on the internet. By just searching for avatars on Google, you'll find many websites dedicated to this

David

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May 12, 2007 - 2:44 am

Hi David,

There is actually a spellchecker. When you're ready to check your post for errors, simply click the spellchecker icon. It looks like this . It should underline incorrect words in red. You can then correct them by single clicking the word and picking one of the suggestions.

More improvements are on the way, thanks for the suggestions guys!

David

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May 9, 2007 - 1:48 pm

The speed shouldn't be much of a problem now. The comments in this thread were made before the new platform was launched (March 24th)

There is always room for further optimisation however!

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May 9, 2007 - 1:41 pm

Hi Guys,

We're glad you're liking the changes. There are more improvements to come, suggestions are always welcome.

David

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March 30, 2007 - 3:37 pm

Yes you can. Just click the subscribe post button under the first post in any topic. You can maintain your subscriptions from the "My Subscriptions" link in your user block to the right of the screen. You can also subscribe to whole forum categories from that link.

– David