TER has instituted a new policy that allows providers limited FREE TER VIP membership. The method of going about getting FREE TER VIP membership & the ability to give a hobbyist a Whitelist referral is as follows:

1) First off, a provider MUST have her username registered as a provider and tied to her TER Profile/Reviews. A provider must have at least one review; this is because without a review you have no profile. First check to see if this is already done by looking at one of your messages posted on this board and looking to see if there is a link which say "See my TER reviews" on the line under the subject line to the right of your username. If it's already there, then you're linked. If it's not, you need to send an email to [email protected] requesting registration as a provider. It's best to send the email from the same email address that is on your TER Reviews/Profile, as that makes verification easier. Please make sure to include your TER username, as well as the name on your profile and please provide a direct link to it (making it less time consuming).

2) Once registered as a provider, you should be able to whitelist ANY hobbyist member of TER. It doesn't matter if he submitted a review of you or not. You will also in most cases get access to the Providers Only board (great way to communicate with other Providers & share information. The PO board is a moderator free area, where all posters are automatically unmoderated [on that board only]) and you will have access to your limited VIP.

3) To White List, click on the "reviews" button near the top of the screen, and then select "Search White List" on the left side of the screen. Type in the hobbyists TER username (or his email address if you don't know his username, which may or may not match up depending on what email he uses on his profile). Once you find the hobbyist you are looking for, you click on the "Submit Referral Button", which only providers can see.

It should be that easy!!!

BTW, there are many added bonuses to registering your username as a provider:

1. You get access to the "Providers Only" discussion board.

2. You get a FREE limited VIP membership, which gives you access to the TER Mail/PM system AND access to the "juicy details" of your own reviews (but not other reviews).

Access to the TER Mail system is a great asset in itself. This allows you to communicate with moderators, staff, providers & hobbyists, without having to search for their email address or other form of contact.

3. Your TER Profile/Reviews automatically link to every message you submit on any of the discussion boards, making it easy for guys to find and increasing your exposure.

Hopefully, this all works as I'm being told. Please don't hesitate to reply here or send me or turnoutthelights a PM if you need help.

-p
Your friendly neighborhood moderator