PM and Colleague Request Etiquette

[Jason Munck]

Hey BP Nation!

I'm new to the community...not just this community but ANY online community. BiggerPockets is the first site to actually get me interested in engaging in any kind of online group. There are some good sticky forum posts on etiquette in the forums but I didn't find much on PM/Colleague requests.

What would you say are good and bad manners when it comes to PM and Colleague Requests?

@Joshua Dorkin and James Vermillion pointed out in a post the importance of leaving a personalized message on your colleague request. Anything else I should keep in mind while networking on the site?

http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/25/topics/81082-colleague-requests

Look forward to hearing what everyone thinks.

Thanks,

Munck