Guidelines
Review Guidelines
Members should take all the reviews posted on FYIndOut as individual, and subjective, opinions. The opinions expressed in reviews are those of FYIndOut users and not of FYIndOut. We do not endorse any of the ratings or reviews expressed by neither users nor the solution provider responses, nor are we affiliated with any establishment listed or reviewed on this web site. FYIndOut reserves the right to remove any content for any reason.
All user content must meet the following guidelines:
As this is a site for professionals, reviews must be professional and factual.
We all know that solutions and organizations change, so please do not enter any reviews on any solutions you have not directly worked with in two years or more.
Content must be unique and independent - We allow one review/rating per user on any given solution. No repeated reviews of the same solution by the same user.
Content must be original - Reviews should contain only original content and no quoted material from other sources.
Ratings and Reviews may only come from professional users. No reviews written by solution providers posing as customers or prospects, no reviews written by current or past employees or anyone otherwise associated or related to employees of a solution provider listed on our site.
We do not allow for "you review me, I review you" arrangements. All reviews must be legitimate.
All users entering content must be professionals over the age of 16.
We recommend your reviews be between 75 and 300 words long.
In order to provide quality information and be fair to solution providers, only those that have purchased and/or used the solution, piloted the solution, or have done in-depth due diligence on a solution because it was within their top three choices for purchase, may review said solution.
What to include:
- The business issue you were looking to resolve by using the solution.
- Your review should focus on specific features of the solution and your experience with it.
- The best reviews include not only whether you liked or disliked a solution, but also why. Feel free to talk about other related solutions and how this item rates in comparison or ties in/adds value to other solutions you may use.
- Standard e-mail etiquette - Please follow standard etiquette when writing your review. Do not use ALL CAPS, excessive typographic symbols, HTML tags, or slang. Most text and paragraph formatting, including lists, will not appear in ratings or reviews.
What not to include:
- Other people's material or second-hand experiences from others.
- Unverified information or rumors
- Profanity, threats, prejudiced comments, smear campaigns, or spiteful remarks.
- Obscene or distasteful content.
- Content that is irrelevant and unhelpful to other professionals
- Single-word reviews. We want to know why you liked or disliked the item.
- Phone numbers, mail addresses, URLs.
- Advertisements, watermarks on videos, promotional URLs or email addresses or any other promotional material.
- Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information.
- Solicitations for positive reviews.
Any review in violation of these guidelines will not be posted.
Guidelines for Posting Tips
As this is a site for professionals, please make sure that your tips are professional and factual.
What to include:
- Advice that saves other professionals time and/or money
- Advice that allows other professionals to get the most out of the solution
- Help with identifying and resolving possible bugs or issues with a solution
What not to include:
- Other people's material.
- Profanity or spiteful remarks.
- Obscene or distasteful content.
- Solicitations for business.
- Any advice or instruction that is in violation of the license or agreement for the solution.
Any post in violation of these guidelines will not be posted.
Guidelines for Posting Comments
As this is a site for professionals, please make sure that your tips and comments are professional and factual.
What to include:
- Advice that saves other professionals time and/or money
- Advice that allows other professionals to get the most out of the solution
- Help with identifying and resolving possible bugs or issues with a solution
What not to include:
- Other people's material.
- Profanity or spiteful remarks.
- Obscene or distasteful content.
- Solicitations for business.
- Any advice or instruction that is in violation of the license or agreement for the solution.
Any post in violation of these guidelines will not be posted.
Guidelines for Posting Research
As our Research setion is meant to help those with a business, please follow these guidelines:
- No personal or consumer information. Our site is focused on helping businesses.(no personal career tips, no consumer products, nothing for a person)
- No links that take users to a site that requires users to log into that site. A link has to take the user directly to the content without authentication.
- Our site focuses on helping small to mid-size businesses. It has to be something that helps you and others with your business(not career or personal life).
- Make sure the site or article is still legit.
- No general blog or site URL. The link has to point to a specific post.
- No links to newsletters or other subscription forms. We’re not pushing people to subscribe to anything. Links must point to a specific article or video that helps a business.
- Cool tidbits or feel good articles will not help someone learn something to help their business. They're great and we love them too, but they don't fit with our site.
- Press releases on a company taking funding or anything else that isn’t helpful our users. Please don't list them.
Any post in violation of these guidelines will be removed.
