******IMPORTANT***** THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY FOR YOU TO GET PRE-TRIP UPDATES.... YOU MUST BE ABLE TO LOG INTO OUR FORUMS AND CHECK OUR PRIVATE MESSAGE SYSTEM AKA PM'S AND READ THE ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL.
To do this read below for the steps. DO NOT RELY ON THE COURTESY EMAIL...you will not get them all and/or they land in your spam folder. If you can not access our Private Message system you MUST CONTACT US. If you do not we are not responsible for you not getting important pre-trip updates.
Thank you for your understanding...and your compliance. We are run by a handful of VOLUNTEERS and yet manage approx 15 trips a year for our members. So it is IMPERATIVE that you be able to do this one very important task....
AND THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO LOG INTO THE FORUMS PART OF OUR WEBSITE AND CHECK YOUR PM'S. See below for how to do this. Email trips@singledivers.com for help if you can not do this,. 
HOW DO I SEE ALL THE PM UPDATES IF I AM ADDED LATER OR UNSURE I RECEIVED ALL UPDATES OR JUST WANT TO BE SURE I CAN LOG IN AND FIND THEM SO I AM COMPLIANT WITH YOUR REQUIREMENTS?
The updates which are sent in the email notices remain resident on the site. You can see them by logging in and looking up in the upper right corner where you see your screen name. Look to the left for an envelope icon or use the drop down menu and choose PERSONAL MESSENGER to take you to the PM system. There you will see PM's sent to your Member Name entitled DO NOT DELETE: Bonaire Nov 2022 Trip PM and you can send and receive PM's with other trip goers.
OR
- singledivers.com
- forums
- take me to the surface interval forums
- log into the forums in the upper right corner using your SCREEN NAME and Password
- click on the letter/envelope icon on the same line as your screen name once logged in
- read the appropriate PM in your inbox for this trip.
- DO NOT DELETE THAT PM or you CAN NOT BE ADDED AGAIN AND YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY UPDATES UNLESS YOU PAY FOR OUR CONCEIERGE TRIP UPDATE SERVICE which is $100.
The Trip PM (Private Message) feature of the SingleDivers.com Forums *usually* sends a courtesy copy email to your email address...DO NOT RELY ON THIS. IF YOU DO WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU NOT GETTING TIMELY AND ACCURATE TRIP INFORMATION
Messages are sent via the Forum's PM system to only the recipients specified i.e. the trip attendees; this provides limited visibility as the information is specific to trip attendees only. A courtesy copy email is generated to the email address associated with Member Profiles. the email message includes a canned subject line such as "{Member Name} has started a personal conversation" or "{Member Name} has replied to a personal conversation".
LET US KNOW YOU CAN LOG INTO THE PM SYSTEM IN THE FORUMS BY POSTING IN THIS TOPIC YOUR AFFIRMATION!
Please post in this topic you are currently reading to let us know you have accessed via the FORUMS & PM SYSTEM (not just got the email) and have reviewed the OFFICIAL TRIP PM aka the TRIP PM aka "DO NOT DELETE: Bonaire Nov 2022 Trip PM"
WHY BOTHER?......YOU MUST READ THIS!!!
This is the PRIMARY way we communicate with everyone on a trip at the same time with exactly the same information that can be accessed 24-7. It is IMPERATIVE THAT YOU DO NOT DELETE IT OR EVEN A DUPLICATE POST...we'll fix the duplicate post because 99% of the time you will delete the entire message and you CAN NEVER BE ADDED BACK. PLEASE 
do not attempt to delete a duplicate post nor the message NOR THE CONVERSATION as we can not add you back but most importantly...you will not receive the important trip update you need to receive.
NOTE: We can not add you to the TRIP PM until your membership is upgraded. This is why we now require your membership to be upgraded BEFORE you can book a trip. Then when you book we can add you to the trip pm vs trying to remember to do so after you upgraded. Clearly the latter had too many chances to miss someone. THIS ALSO MEANS IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES PRIOR TO THE TRIP YOU MUST RENEW IT IN ORDER TO GET THESE MESSAGES. ALL TRIP UPDATES ARE VIA THESE MESSAGES.
Thank you for helping us TO HELP YOU!!! 
HOW DO WE KNOW?
If you have logged into the original trip pm aka original source material then it will tell us when you logged in last. If you have NEVER logged in yet...it says that as well. Please check the original message ESPECIALLY the LAST 7-10 DAYS RIGHT BEFORE THE TRIP FOR MANY IMPORTANT UPDATES & LAST MINUTE NOTICES.
EXAMPLE:
WreckWench
Read: Today, 08:48 AM
superscube
Read: Not yet read
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THOSE WHO CAN LOG INTO THE TRIP PM SYSTEM VIA OUR FORUMS & HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IT:
- Kamala aka WreckWench
- Rebecca aka BarefootBook
- Chris aka kittydiverChris
- Joel aka Gigemdiver
- Nanci aka PB Girl
- Jang aka Jang
- Karin aka MoorishIdol
- Tom aka Fish Paparazzi
- Scott aka Cmdr. Clownfish
- Cecile aka Zil
- Eric aka Tankknocker
- Marvin aka marvo
- Tanya aka TigerSharkT
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Edited by dive_sail_etc, 06 October 2022 - 06:51 AM.
