Forum Tips and a Thank You to the Forum Members

I thought it would be useful to highlight the discussion forum and the DepositAccounts.com members who have contributed the most. We have over 10 members who have each written over 100 forum posts. Below are the top 10 members with their forum names and their post numbers as of last night. Thanks to all who have posted, but I would like to give a special thanks to the following members for their efforts in contributing to the website:

1. 51hh - 612 posts
2. Shorebreak - 499 posts
3. WhataBummer - 413 posts
4. pearlbrown - 312 posts
5. Mike - 262 posts
6. me1004 - 229 posts
7. lou - 180 posts
8. rosie43 - 120 posts
9. darkdreamer4u - 115 posts
10. pdxmale - 107 posts

Simple Way to View the Forum

The forum is definitely more complex than the old "open thread" post. Please understand that the forum makes things more organized which becomes important as more people leave comments. If you like a simple blog format, you can view the forum using this link. This page shows the latest featured threads in an expanded format that shows the first post of each featured thread. Click on the title of the post to view any comments for that post or to leave a comment. Unlike the blog, the forum requires you to log in before you can comment.

You can get to this Featured Threads page by using the forum menu and clicking on the "Featured Threads" link. Then click on the "Posts" link below the menu. I actually prefer the "Threads" view which shows just the title of the posts along with the number of comments or posts for each thread.

I'm the one who gives a thread "featured" status. I try to select those that I think are most interesting. The "Latest Threads" link in the forum menu will show you all of the threads including ones that haven't been marked as featured. The "Latest Posts" link will show you the latest forum comments.

Posting to the Forum

If you find a noteworthy bank deal or some interesting financial news, please consider posting this information in the forum. This can be done in 3 steps:

1. You have to be logged in to post in the forum. If you have never registered, just click the "Register" link on the top right of a DepositAccounts.com page. Note, you don't have to be logged in before you write your post, but it's required before the post can be submitted.
2. Find the appropriate subforum. Start at the top of the forum and click on the appropriate topic.
3. Click the "New Threads" button at the top of the subforum page, and follow the instructions. For the subforums that are specific to a particular bank, you first have to identify the bank. When you get to the message box, you can start typing your information. Note the icons at the top of the message box. These can be used to format your message. The one I use most is the link icon. This isn't active until you highlight the text that you want to convert into a link. Once the link icon is active, you can click on the icon which will open up a box where you can enter the web address.

Viewing and posting are more complicated in the forum than in the blog, but as I mentioned, this helps keep things organized. For more details on using the forum, please refer to my forum announcement post.