This Bulletin Board is where Wwoof Australia Hosts advertise for extra WWOOFing help and WWOOFers look for hosts. Everyone is welcome to browse - but only registered Wwoof Australia Hosts and WWOOFers can become members of the Bulletin Board and post advertisements

To become a WWOOFer and contact any of the Wwoof Australia hosts, please JOIN WWOOF Australia. The WWOOF Book you receive with your membership has the contact information for ALL our 1,900+ hosts - including hosts who advertise on this Board.

 ~~~INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOSTS USING THE BULLETIN BOARD~~~      

To log in, click log in, then fill in the details, your Host Number is your user name & your password is case sensitive (if you select "Remember me" you should not need to log in again) click "log me in". You will see a screen that says "Thanks, you are now logged in as [your user name]. You will now be taken back to the BB and at the top it will say "Logged in as [your user name] (logout)"

POSTING A TOPIC IN THE HOSTS LOOKING FOR WWOOFers FORUM

To post an entry in the "Hosts looking for WWOOFers forum" (only Hosts can use this forum), scroll down the page and find your own state and click on, for example, "WWOOFers needed in Queensland" Go to the top, right hand side of the box with all of the Host entries, and click the blue "New topic" button. This takes you to the page where you put in your entry.

Fill in details as required. (DO NOT PUT ANY CONTACT DETAILS IN YOUR ENTRY, JUST POSTCODE & HOST NUMBER) click "Post new topic" When you are happy with your entry you can log out (if you wish, or stay logged in for next time by just closing the page)

The entries in the "Hosts looking for WWOOFers forum" cannot be replied to; they are only for you to advertise to WWOOFers.

EDITING ENTRIES on the BULLETIN BOARD

All other forums on the Bulletin Board (except the "Hosts looking for WWOOFers forum") can be replied to. Topics can be edited by the member who posted the topic (or by the WWOOF office), simply go to the topic, click on the "edit" button (bottom right), select either "full edit" or "quick edit", make the changes then click "submit modified post" if "full edit" or click "complete edit" if you chose "quick edit"

DELETING ENTRIES ON THE BULLETIN BOARD

At the bottom right hand side of the screen you will see a box that says "Moderation Options" click on the arrow and you can select "delete this topic", then click "go" if you want to delete your whole entry. (note only you or WWOOF can delete your entry)

WWOOFer and HOST PROFILES

To see a WWOOFer's profile, click on their user name (WWOOFer number), some WWOOFers will put photos, list their interests and skills in their profile.

WWOOF Hosts can add photos & information about their interests etc to their own profile, by clicking on My Controls at the top of any Bulletin Board page. On the left hand side of the screen there is a Menu. Under the heading Personal Profile you can edit your Personal Profile, signature (which CAN include a web photo AND your contact details), select an avatar (you can upload a thumbnail sized photo from your computer of yourself as your avatar) or upload a personal photo, which could be a photo of your property. This is a great place to tell WWOOFers all about yourself, your property and the type of accommodation you are offering. You can also tell WWOOFers about the types of work you are wanting them to do, the food they can expect and any special things you want to tell them.

There are 2 ways to put a photo on your personal picture and avatar,

*One is to use a photo that is already on a website, to do this, go to that website, right click on the photo you want to use, select Properties, then copy the Address (URL) of the photo, for example http://www.wwoof.com.au/picture_library/wwoofstaff.jpg Paste this into the URL box then click either Update Avatar or Update Photo

*The second is to click browse, then find the picture you want on your own computer and select it. Then click either Update Avatar or Update Photo.

To put a photo in your signature, it must be a photo from a website. Copy and paste the URL (to get the URL of a picture, find the picture you want on a website, right click on it & select properties, then highlight the URL, right click & select copy) into the text box for your signature, then highlight the URL and click the symbol with a tree on it, this will put [img] in front and [/img] after the URL and this will activate the web picture.

FEEDBACK

The Bulletin Board has a Feedback Rating System. Hosts can rate WWOOFers and WWOOFers can rate hosts from 1 to 5 Stars. All it takes is to first find the member on the BB, click on their User Name in order to see their Profile (not all WWOOFers use the Bulletin Board, so you will not always be able to rate your WWOOFers). On the left hand side you will then see Rating: Rate Me ***** Hover over the number of Stars and then click when you have highlighted the correct number of stars. You can only rate another member on the Bulletin Board once. The number of stars will average out each time each Host or WWOOF is rated. You cannot rate yourself but you can see in your own Profile how others have rated you.

TO ALTER YOUR PASS WORD

You can also change your password, if you wish, by via the My Controls link at the top of the page - use the link " Change Password " and follow the instructions

FORUM FOR HOSTS TO TALK TO HOSTS IN PRIVATE

This is a forum that only WWOOF hosts have access to, it is called "Infoshare for WWOOF Hosts only" and is intended for private discussion between Wwoof Hosts. Any WWOOF hosts who are currently registered to use the Bulletin Board will be able to use this section once they have logged in, it can be found on the Main Bulletin Board page, below the forum for "Ads for Travelling Companions". Hosts who have not yet registered will be able to use it once they have registered and we have validated their registration (that is, we have confirmed that they are hosts, this sometimes takes a few days) Until this validation has taken place, the forum will not be visible. 

Use it to share information with other Hosts about WWOOFers, how to handle difficult & uncomfortable situations and brainstorming about more effective hosting. Also use it to share your positive experiences, best WWOOFer stories as well as funny WWOOF experiences that you have had.

WWOOFERS LOOKING FOR A HOST

This forum on the Bulletin Board is for WWOOFers to tell hosts about themselves and where they are travelling, you can reply to these entries on the forum or contact the WWOOFers direct if they include their contact details. Here is how you can reply to WWOOFers Looking for Hosts on the Bulletin Board.

Firstly you need to 'Log  In'. Then go to "WWOOFers Looking For a Host forum" and scroll down until you see WWOOFer's entry, click on it and then click on "Add Reply" on the upper right hand side of the text box. You are able to now write your reply and can leave your message there. At the end of your message, just put in your postcode and Host Number - we will do the rest.  PLEASE do not put your private contact details in the WWOOF Australia Forum. This is for your own protection.

TRAVELLING COMPANIONS WANTED

This forum on the Bulletin Board is for WWOOFers to tell each other where they are travelling and to find travel companions, you can reply to these entries on the forum or contact the WWOOFers direct if they include their contact details (check their profile by clicking on their user name, they may have their contact details there).

WWOOFing RECIPES

A brand new forum where WWOOFers and WWOOF Hosts can add their favourite recipes to share.   

~~~WWOOFers FORUMS INSTRUCTIONS~~~     

Go to our web page, www.wwoof.com.au, click on the link to the Bulletin Board, register using your WWOOF membership number as your user name and as your display name, you can then log in and begin using the forum, which is located directly below the Host Bulletin Board.

WWOOFers must be verified by the WWOOF office before they can post an entry in the forums. The WWOOF Office check all newly registered Bulletin Board users each weekday and verify WWOOFer users so that they can post entries in the forums. If you register on a Friday evening or during the weekend you will need to wait until we have done this on Monday, usually by mid afternoon. If you urgently need to place an entry, you can ring the WWOOF office on 03-5155-0218 first thing Monday morning and we will verify you as a WWOOFer straight away. Before you are verified as a WWOOFer you are able to view entries in all of the other visible forums, and look hosts up in your WWOOF book.

Click on the forum that you want to go into, then you can either begin a new topic or reply to someone else's topic.  You can also e-mail other WWOOFers who have entries on the forum if they put their e-mail address in their post or in their profile.

You can look for a host in the HOSTS LOOKING FOR WWOOFers forum, there is a forum for each state. You cannot reply to these posts, to get the Host contact details just look the hosts up in your WWOOF book, or check the hosts profile by clicking on their user name as some hosts will list their contact details here. WWOOFers cannot post topics or reply in this forum, it is only for Hosts.

WWOOFers can advertise for a Host in the WWOOFERS LOOKING FOR A HOST forum, look for a travel companion in the TRAVELLING COMPANIONS WANTED forum, talk about your WWOOF experiences in the SHARING WWOOFing EXPERIENCES forum or share for favourite recipes in the WWOOFing RECIPES forum. In all of these forums WWOOFers and Hosts can reply to topics.

WWOOFer and HOST PROFILES

To see a WWOOF Host's profile, click on their user name (Host number e.g. QU245), some hosts will put photos of their properties, descriptions, web, email and phone details in their profile. (Only verified WWOOF members have access to each others profile).

To see another WWOOFer's profile, click on their user name (WWOOFer number), some WWOOFers will put photos, list their interests and skills, web, email and phone details in their profile. (Only verified WWOOF members have access to each others profile).

WWOOFers can also add photos & information about their interests etc to their own profile, by clicking on My Controls at the top of any Bulletin Board page, then filling in any of the fields they wish.  This is a great place to tell hosts all about yourself and the skills you have to share.  On the left hand side of the screen there is a menu to access your signature (which can include a web photo, and is the best place to put any contact details as only other registered WWOOFers & Hosts can see it) You tcan also select an avatar (you can upload a thumbnail sized photo of yourself as your avatar) or upload a personal photo.

There are 2 ways to put a photo on your personal picture and avatar,

*one is to use a photo that is already on a website, to do this, go to that website, right click on the photo you want to use, select Properties, then copy the Address (URL) of the photo, for example http://www.wwoof.com.au/picture_library/wwoofstaff.jpg then paste this into the URL box then click either Update Avatar or Update Photo

*the second is to click browse, then find the picture you want on your computer and select it. Then click either Update Avatar or Update Photo.

To put a photo in your signature, it will need to be a photo from a website. Copy and paste the URL (to get the URL of a picture, find the picture you want on a website, right click on it & select properties, then highlight the URL, right click & select copy)into the text box for your signature, then highlight the URL and click the symbol with a tree on it, this will put [img] in front and [/img] after the URL and this will activate the web picture.

TO ALTER YOUR PASS WORD

You can also change your password, if you wish, by via the My Controls link at the top of the page - use the link " Change Password " and follow the instructions