Poster's State Is Now Displayed

Thanks Bunches for this feature........HOA TALK ROCKS.........Best site around for information for those of who try to survive and maintain their sanity while living in an HOA............LindaC3

Outstanding! Great new Feature.

Great idea. Thanks! Everyone is always asking, "what state are you in" before trying to intelligently answering a post. Harold

Thanks! This will help end the confusion.

DJ1 may not have filled out his location on his profile.....I just filled mine in when this new feature became available......Maybe he will update and then we will know where DJ is from........LindaC3

I think posting their state is marvelous and will assist many posters to give the right opinion that coincides with their state laws.

However, you state "if provide" why isn't it mandated that the poster give HOATalk their information before being allowed to post? I believe giving their state doesn't violate any confidentiality laws.

Well over 90% of registered members do provide their state, so we have not found it necessary to develop the code to require the state on initial registration. Plus they could always change it or blank it out later.

We don't plan to allow post editing for several reasons:
(1) To keep the integrity of the conversation flow; e.g. if major edits are made then the replies could no longer make no sense.
(2) To allow easier monitoring of posts. If a post has been looked at and deemed OK, then it will always be OK, because it can't be changed later.

The 30 minute idea is interesting, but our current software can't offer that feature and it would cost several thousand dollars to implement it.

We appreciate all suggestions and hope you understand why this one can't be implemented at this time.

Oh, not being able to edit requires one to really think before posting
Jane

Thanks! Makes this forum even better.
MaryN

Consider composing your reply in a word document first, editing, then past it to the reply box.

That's wht I do... most of the time, but using the spel chkr too helps. Spell checkers don't have brains, it would probably miss that one.
Do appreciate knowing the State!
Jane ;-)

I've tried to delete my state too, and I can't what am I doing wrong?

Should have added Michele that the CCR's here were based on those used in Arizona HOA's.

While we are all from different jurisdictions the thing that brings me here is seeing and learning how different HOA's from other areas operate on a day to day basis. Even though I'm not a HOA member (thought we were for a time but you know that story) I interact daily with members so I have a vested interest in gaining a better understanding the HOA beast so to speak.

Across all jurisdictional boundaries the one common element of all HOA's are the PEOPLE. It isn't the rules or laws that make or break a HOA, it is the People! Most of the problems are people problems not law problems.

Hope this disclosure puts your mind at ease that I am not a troll looking to bash HOA's.

Test.

Thanx Linda.

Full disclosure enabled for Michele.

It will be updated to display at 11pm ET each evening, as stated above:
" Your postings would be updated to reflect the change during the job run each night, so they won't change right away. "

You will see the new location tomorrow. If not, please use the form under Help to report the problem. Thanks!

DJ1 - I saw your state was still not displaying so I checked and corrected it for you.