Does it cost anything to use theDatevine?

No. The Datevine is all about sharing ideas on how to make the most of your favourite city. There will never be a charge for that.

Can I submit tips anonymously?

Yes. But you will miss out on all of the opportunities to personalize The Datevine for your own needs - such as saving a list of favorite tips on your own Profile page. You will also be unable to give feedback on other people's tips until you have registered.

Why should I register?

Registering lets you make full use of the Datevine. Once you have registered, you can personalize your Profile pages to save your favorite tips and tippers, easily access a list of your own submitted tips and the comments others have made on those, and see a list of your comments on other people's tips.

How do I know that tips are accurate?

There is no guarantee, though we do review and update tips for with obvious errors (like the wrong city!). But feedback from other Dateviners will soon correct any mistakes, so make sure you always give feedback or add new information to tips where you can.

How does The Datevine prevent spam from merchants?

While tips are not pre-approved, we do monitor the quality of tips. Anything resembling spam may be removed.

Will The Datevine always be free?

Yes. The community depends on everybody sharing ideas and giving honest feedback. The service is, and will remain, free.

Can I keep track of the tips I have submitted?

Yes. A list will appear automatically on your personal page.

Can I suggest new categories of activity?

Yes please. We always welcome new ideas from users on how to make the site and individual categories more helpful for users. Please send your suggestions to feedback @ thedatevine.com.

Can I add tips for new cities?

Absolutely. We encourage you to! On the Submit page, you can choose from a list of countries and cities, and if your city isn't listed, then click "add new city" to write it in manually.

Will the Datevine ever be available in other languages?

Yes. As the site grows we will launch local language versions.

Are tips ever deleted?

Only if they are completely wrong or breach our Terms of Service.

Can anybody comment on tips?

Any registered user is encouraged to comment on tips and to add new information to make tips more useful.

How can I tell if anybody has commented on my tip?

The list of tips on your profile page will indicate how many comments have been made on each. You can simply click through to read them.

What is a moderator?

The philosophy of the site is to allow the community to share ideas freely. A moderator is simply there to ensure that quality and accuracy are maintained.

What are tags?

The basic categories used are, for simplicity, limited and relatively generic. Tags are a very useful way to associate key words with your tips in a way that makes sense for you and helps others to find great tips that have been tagged differently from the basic classification. You can do basic searches just using the existing predefined categories, but adding tags will help us to refine the most popular categories and add new ones.

How do I use tags?

Simply add new tags in the space provided at the end of of the tip submission form. For example, if you entered a tip about Half Dome in Yosemite, the basic categories might be SF (or LA)/Sporting/Free and you might add the tags "hiking", "Yosemite", "Half Dome".

How do I make the text in my tip stand out - how do I make it bold? in italics?

Surround the text you want formatted with the codes "<strong>" and "</strong>" for bold or "<i>" and "</i>" for italics, with the words you want bolded or italicized in between the HTML tags (no quote marks needed, that's just for this explanation).

How can I create a simplified hyperlink in my tip?

Type in the complete web address following by the text you'd like to appear in the published version in square brackets directly after the link (no space between the link and the bracket): http://www.example.com[example]

Can I delete a tip I have already entered?

From your personal pages, just go to the tip in your Tip list, click "Edit" and then revise or delete as appropriate.