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Founders pricing ends tonight
The first issue of The Cut Sheet: Founders pricing closes at midnight, five threads worth your time, and three new posts on the blog.
Archived issue, sent August 31, 2026. Founders pricing closed that night; current membership rates are on the membership page.
Welcome to the very first issue of The Cut Sheet — a short, occasional note with what’s worth your time on RPLS.com: a few good threads, what’s new on the blog, and anything you shouldn’t miss. Speaking of which, let’s start with the one that’s actually time-sensitive.
⏳ Founders pricing closes tonight (August 31)
If you’ve been meaning to join, today’s the day it matters. Through midnight tonight, you can lock in the Founders rate: $79 a year, for life. That price never goes up for as long as you’re a member. After tonight, membership is the regular $10/month or $100/year.
To be clear about what you’re getting, because we changed this for the better: reading RPLS.com is free for everyone, all 16 years of it. Membership is your voice and your rooms — posting and replying in every forum, the members-only Members’ Lounge, private messaging, your listings in the Marketplace and Find a Surveyor directory, and Politics & Religion if you want in. It’s how this community stays independent, spam-free, and surveyor-run.
Become a Founder before tonight →
The full story on why we’re doing this is here: Founding Membership Closes August 31, 2026.
Already a member? You’re set — and thank you. If you’ve got a colleague who’s been on the fence, today’s the day to nudge them.
🧭 Around the forum
A few threads people are digging into right now:
- Disturbing a boundary stone is more than just a lifetime of punishment — monuments, mischief, and 40 years of found stones
- Question about RTN field procedure — GNSS & Geodesy
- American made drones? — Photogrammetry, LiDAR & UAS
- Restrictive covenants for subdivisions — Business, Finance & Legal
- North Arrow of the Day — the long-running thread that’s pure fun
📝 From the Line & Grade blog
- Introducing the RPLS.com Product Spotlight — a one-time way to put your product in front of surveyors
- You Can’t Build a House on Rented Land — why we own our community instead of renting it from a social platform
- Introducing Find a Surveyor — the RPLS.com professional directory
🛠️ In the Marketplace
Fresh jobs, classifieds, and want-to-buy listings are posted by members every week — and you can list your own once you’re in.
That’s the cut sheet for this round. Thanks for being part of RPLS.com.
P.S. — The Founders rate ($79/year, locked for life) is gone after tonight, August 31. If you want it, grab it now.
