Help on using GaySwingFellows Swinging and Dogging Community site.

Help on using GaySwingFellows Swinging Dogging and Cottaging Community site.

This page answers all the common question and gives tips about getting the best out of SwingFellows Swinging and Dogging community

Advice on using the site:

How can I be more successful on the site?
# Upload a Profile picture:
# Get Photo Verified, prove you are who you say you are. It helps. Recive A Green Tick Icon.
# Create an Album in the gallery and upload some pictures.
# Become a GOLD Member, You come higher on searches and you receive a Gold Member Badge which High Lights your Profile.
# Login to the site regularly (at least once every 24hrs): regular users come higher on search results
# Get active on the site by private messaging, posting in the forum, participating in the Cam & Chat room and updating your status on your profile...
# Make sure you update your profile giving as much honest information as you can.

All you need to know about the left hand navigation block:
Profile Search:
Myinbox:
Audio:
Members Videos:
Recent Videos:
Dogging?Cottaging Locations:
Directory:
Become Photo Verified:
Points:
Locations:
Forums:
Find Users:
Private Proxy Search:
More may appear as we add more Features.

Remember
Hover over all links if they turn Blue they are clickable.

1. Create content:

a: Album: Here you can upload pictures and create albums.

b: Biography: Here you can tell everyone something about yourself.

c: Blog entry: Here you can post a blog.

d: Classified Ads: Post your classified ads

e: Upload an Audio Introductions.

f: Forum topic: Post your Forum topics

g: Post a Club/Pub/Venue

h: Video: Upload your videos

i: Post a Dogging/cottaging/cruising Location

2: My Account: This will take you to your user profile page.
a:Who's been looking at you. here you can find out who has been viewing your profile.

3: My Bookmarks: Here you can bookmark your favorite items.

4: My Buddylist: This will take you to all your Buddies here you can organise your Buddies.

5: My Inbox : Here you will find your messages and you can organise them into folders ect.

6: My Points: Here you can keep an eye on all the points you are earning:

7: User Listing: Here you will find all our members

8: Find Users: Here you can search for members by name or email address.

9: Members Videos: A quick link straight to the video gallery.

10:Recent videos: Here you will find all the new videos that members upload.

11:Blogs: Here you can read and post all blogs.

12: Invite your Friends And Colleagues. Here you can invite your friends to join swingfellows.

13:Mailing List: Here you can subscribe to swingfellows newsletters.

14:FAQs:Here you will find the answers to your questions how to use the site etc.

15:Privacy Statement: Advisable to read.

16:Terms of Service: Advisable to read.

17:Log out: Here you can log out of the site.

My Profile page and how to use it:

You can hide your profile show just to Just yourself / Just your Buddies / Everyone

At the top of your profile page you will find

View, Edit, My Classified ads, Profile and Track.

Click on Edit to change your password.

upload a profile picture,

or change your location.

Classified ads: Here you can track your movements around the site.

Profile: Here you can update your personal profile.

On Line Off Line Icon:

This lets other Members know if you are on line, if you hover over the Icon on other members profiles you will see when they were last on line.

Highlited in yellow:

Members Mood.

Here you can say how you are feeling.

History:

Here you will find your blogs etc.

Buddy List:

Keeps you up to date with recent Buddies you have added.

Invitaion Counts:

Keeps track of friends you have invited to join swingfellows.

Kudos:
See Your Kudos
Send Kudos to members your interested in Wink/Hot/Cool

Paypal Subscriptions:

When your Membership runs,you can Upgrade here.

Location:

Lets members know your location, by clicking on the google map you can find out how far

away you are from each other.

Private Messages:

Here you can message the member you are viewing.

Date of Birth:

By clicking on the Icon, you can find your daily Horiscope.

Leave A comment:

Write something on the members wall.

Cam & Chat:

Just enter your user name and your in.

Topics I've Participated in:

A quick reminder of your activities. All clickable.

Create an Album:

You Can Choose who views your Picture Albums: Just yourself / Just your Buddies / Everyone

Here you can upload pictures and make albums for the members gallery.

You cannot upload a picture to your profile here, you must go to edit at the top of your profile page!!!

Upload a Video Introdution:

Here you can upload your videos its fun.

Audio Introduction:

Upload an Audio introduction say hello to all the members.

At the top right hand side of your page you will see quick links to most of the content, including:

Search: Type in your key words and see what comes up.

Members Gallery and how to upload your Albums:

The Members Gallery is where you will find all Picture Albums, including your own.

If you wish to hide your Albums and choose who views them there is an option to do this.
They will not show up in the Members gallery unless you choose them to.

To upload an Album for the Members Gallery, go to your My Account (Your Profile) page.

Scroll down to Create Album, then select click here.

Please enter your username as the Album Name (if you want to upload more than one Album

use your username plus a number as a title), scroll down and submit, this will then

take you to the upload page, click on pictures Tab and browse to the pictures you want to

upload, scroll down and submit.

This is not where to upload your profile pic you must go to the top of your profile page and click the Edit Tab and upload your profile pic there.

I'm getting to many messages from single guys/people who are too old/people who are too young...

You can block . You can block people who don't match your age requirements. Please use the blocks on their profile page..

What do i do if i receive abusive messages on the site??

Firstly, DO NOT respond to them. Block the person. There is a link on each private message you receive. Next, Report the username by send an email to admin@swingfellows.co.uk. we take all reports of abuse very seriously.

Can I change my username?

Only Gold members can change username. If you are a Gold member, please pm Miss HeadCandy with a new username (that isn't taken) and she will make the necessary changes.

How do I delete my account?

To delete your account please email admin@swingfellows.co.uk from the email address you used when you registered. Your account will be deleted within 24hrs.

You're not sending me a verification mail / I can't click the link!

Check your spam folder. Some mail providers block our emails. If you're on AOL you may need to copy + paste the link into your browser. If you're still having problems try google's email service which works really well at googlemail.com. Please don't PM me about email verification problems, I can't manually verify your email address.

Are there any Rules in the Cam & Chat??

Have sexy fun and don't offend people. You can read the full chat rules here, please make yourself aware because rule breakers are banned from chat.

There is a delay in typing in the Cam & Chat room!

Some Vista users experience this problem in the cam & chat room. If you're experiencing a lag or delay or problems with typing into the cam & chat, then it is fixed by using FireFox instead of Internet Explorer to browse the web.

My cam isn't working.

If the cam isn't loading properly try the following:

# Delete temp internet files + cookies + history from your browser.
# Restart your computer
# Check you're using the latest version of the Adobe Flash player.
# Try again
If you still have problems, re-install adobe flash
Occasionally, there will be a problem with the cam & chat room software at our chat provider. In this case, try again later.

How can i broadcast my cam??

To broadcast your cam, you need to check the settings in the cam room. Near the "me" panel. You will see "settings" tab. The options to allow access to your cam can be found in there.

Can i block people from viewing my cam??

You can ban them straight from the cam room... ! Just click their name in the room list, and their details will appear at the bottom left. Then click "block". It's that simple. They will no longer be able to see your chat or your cam ,. You will no longer be able to see them or what they type.

How do I see who's viewing my cam?

If someone is viewing your cam, they will have a little blue flag next to their name in the OUT column of the users list in the cam & chat room.
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What are the site rules?

Anyone not following these rules will receive 1 warning email explaining the rules they have broken and given a chance to respond. If u continue to break rules your account will be suspended.

# You must over 18
# Strictly no offering sex for money. Escorts that are Gold members can place a classified ad as long as they do not offer sex for money.
#Always be polite and respectful of all other Members. If someone is annoying you block them, don't message them.
#Do not discuss locations or times in the forums but you are welcome to add to the Dogging locations in the classified ads section. Please remember to act safely and responsibly at all times.
# If you see rule breaking please email admin@swingfellows.co.uk.

If you cant find a room you are looking for you can add your own, once the room is empty for a period it will dissapear just remake the room.

Have Fun and Play Safe.

Mystique.