An influx of new users

At the end of 2008 we have started to have an large number of new users join GolfStakes. Just to help the new community members along, I'm going to point out a few neat community features that we have.

Course Favorites

When you're on a course home page you should notice that there is a hyperlink up in the upper right hand corner that says "Add to My Favorites List". What this link does is take the course that you're currently viewing and adds it a quick pick list which shows up on a users profile.

When you view your own profile you have will see a list of Courses as hyperlinks and also the option to remove the course from your list. Click on the course name will take you to that courses home page. Clicking on the remove link will delete this course from your course list.

If you are viewing another person's profile, you will see a similar list of course name, but with just a hyperlink to that courses home page.

 

Leaving comments

Another community feature that we're offering to our members right now is the ability to add comments to courses.

At the bottom of course home page you will find a section for comments. You simply type in your comment and click the "Add Comment" link under the text box and the comment will be displayed on that course page. As an added feature, the user who made the comment is displayed with a hyperlink back to their user profile.

Creating Friends on GolfStakes.com

If you are on a users profile, and you find that you have similar tastes in golf courses, we have a feature that you will like.

On a users profile you should be able to find a link called "Add as a Friend". What this link will link you with the other user. You will then be able to see this user in your Friends List,

and on your User Dashboard.

Your friends list is where you can add and remove friends at will, while on the dashboard you can only add a friend. The friends name is a hyperlink that friends profile. On Your Dashboard, you can also see when your friends have last logged into GolfStakes.

Wrap up

That's it for now, hope you enjoy the community features of GolfStakes, and remember you can always make suggestions for new features in the GolfStakes.com forums.