Thanks, Chris.
Rick, while Chris works on the FAQ, let's review the situation. BTW, I personally cannot log on as a Registered Guest, so I can't confirm what a Registered Guest can do. If any Reg Guest sees a difference between reality and my impressions as laid out below, please let me know by Private Message, and I will fix it.
My impressions are:
(1.) As a
GUEST, I can
read (but cannot post in) several forums. The forums that I can read include:
- TM Reference Library (TM Info You Won't Find Anywhere Else).
- Prospective Owner Questions (1 forum)
- General Discussion area (5 of the 9 forums located there)
- Buy/sell (all 5 of the forums located there)
- Forum info (all 3 of the forums located there)
The FAQ is correct here, although it needs to define what constitutes the "Guest Area".
(2.) As a
REGISTERED GUEST, I believe I can see all of the same forums, and I can post in some of them - perhaps only to Prospective Owner Questions? The FAQ is unclear here, too - where can a Reg Guest submit a post?
Here is the biggie! As a Guest or Registered Guest, I cannot read (or even see) the Technical Discussion area - 12 very valuable forums, dedicated to specific areas such as Plumbing, Appliances, Solar Power, and so forth! I don't even know that these forums exist! The FAQ should point this out, for benefit of people who aren't sure about taking the next step.
(3.) If I take the next step and sign up as a
TRIAL MEMBER (free), I get full access, read and post, to everything. A taste of the good life, if you will, but only for 30 days. If I don't like the good life, I revert to Registered Guest, and full access goes away. The FAQ is correct about this.
(4.) If I like the good life and sign up as a
SPONSOR, I can see all forums and I can post to all of them, for a year. The FAQ is correct here, too.
Is this all correct? I think so.
Bill