GTI Home Exchange - using the Members recently contacted Feature

Question: I am a brand new member & have notified another member just 12 hours ago using the Email Form provided at the foot of the listing. I now see a red "check" saying "delete from List" next to that members ID# (HEXXXXX) in the Members Recently Contacted list in my Member Area. Does this mean they are no longer available?

Answer: The red "check" simply allows YOU to delete that Members ID# from your Members Recently Contacted list in your Member Area when it is no longer useful to you - for example if you have received a reply from them and they are unable to accept your exchange offer.

Question: For that matter, when I review listings am I to assume that they ALL are still available?
Many Thanks

Answer:When you review the listings they are all still available unless (a) the listing carries the heading "Exchange Request Fulfilled" which has been placed on the listing by the Member because they have an exchange arranged and do not wish to be contacted regarding another exchange for the time being: or (b) if the Dates shown in the Dates available field are already in the past. When reviewing the exchange listings you should pay attention to the "Dates available" field. Whilst some may be very wide, for example "Open to Offers", or "From January 2005 until October 2005", some members will have been much more specific about their preferred dates and this could mean that dates may already be in the past by the time you view their listing. This is because a Member joins for a 12 month membership and therefore has the right for their listing to remain on-line for the duration of that 12 month period. Some members may wish to use the remainder of that time to seek further exchanges and amend the dates sought, but others may not do so, and it is these members not seeking to arrange a further exchange in the current year whose listings may carry dates which are past.