Your Account

• How do I change my email address?
  Go to your homepage and click account settings. Change your email address in the provided field and click "Save Changes". A confirmation email will be sent to your previous email address. Click on the link within the confirmation email to confirm the change.
  
  
• How do I delete my account?
  From your homepage click on account settings. On the account settings screen click on "Close Account". Your account will be terminated within 24 hours and can not be retrieved again.
  
  
• I can’t log into my account.
  Please verify that you are logging in with the correct username and password. We also recommend clearing your browser's cookies and temporary internet files and trying again. Note: Mac users should use Safari or Firefox for the best browsing results. If you receive an error message that your account has been disabled, your account may have violate the site's Terms of Service. Please read our Terms of Service.
  We cannot retrieve a deleted account.
  
  
• I have lost my password.
  Retrieve your password by clicking here. Please make sure to check your junk email folder.
  
  
• I forgot my username.
  Your Gaywatch.com username is the email address you used to create your account.
  
  
• How do I change my password?
  On your homepage click the account settings link. Now click the 'Change Password' link. Enter your current password then your new password twice for verification. Click the 'Save Changes' button.
  
  
• Is Gaywatch.com free?
  Yes. Gaywatch is completely free and we will never ask for your credit card information. Note: Advertisers on Gaywatch may require credit card information as payment for viewing their paid content. Please contact that advertiser with questions.
  
  
• How do I set my profile to private?
  Click on the Account Settings link located on your homepage. Once on the Account Settings page, you can update your profile privacy in the section labeled "Privacy Setting". Once you are finished updating your Account Settings click the 'Save Changes' button.
  
  
• I am trying to sign up but it will not let me. What's going on?
  Please be sure you are completing all required fields accuratly. Your date of birth must be 8 characters. Two digit month/Two digit day/Four digit year (01/01/2008)
  
  

Journals

• How do I post a journal?
  On your homepage, click the Post Journal link located on the left side in the 'Journals' table. Complete the required journal subject and text. Once completed, click the 'Add Journal' button.
  
  
• How do I view journals I have posted?
  On your homepage select 'My Journals' in the blue Journals box in the left column.
  
  
• How do I view all journals?
  On your homepage, select 'All Journals' in the blue Journals box in the left column.
  
  
• What are journals?
  Journals are posted by you and members listed within your friend list. Journals posted by you are only displayed on your friends' homepage. Please do not post anything in Journals that may violate our Terms of Service. Do not post advertisements, solicit for money or donations, links to unauthorized gay social networks, or anything that violates our Terms of Service.
  
  

Message Center (Messages, Comments, Friend Requests)

• How do I know when I have mail?
  The Inbox link will highlight in red within your Message Center on your homepage.
  
  
• How do I found out if a message I sent has been read?
  Click on the Sent link on your homepage. If the subject text is bold then the message has not been read by the receiver. If the subject text is not bold then the message has been read by the receiver.
  
  
• What are friends and how do I make them?
  Friends are a connection of profiles. To make friends on Gaywatch you must send another member a friend request. To send a friend request, click on the 'Add as friend' link on their profile. This will notify the member that you would like to create a connection with them. If the request is approved, each of you will be placed onto each other's friend list.
  
  
• How do I approve friends?
  On your homepage, click the 'Friend Requests' link. You can approve or deny the friend requests.
  
  
• How can I send a mass message to all my friends at once?
  We do not allow members to send a personal message to all members on their friend list. This helps prevent spamming and scamming on Gaywatch. If you would like to write a message for all of your friends to read, post a journal. Click on the 'Post Journal' link on your homepage. Journals will only appear on the homepage of each of your friends.
• How do I delete comments posted on my profile?
  On your homepage, click the Comments link. Click 'delete' next to the comment you would like to remove.
  
  

Photos

• How do I set my default photo?
  In your Upload/Edit Photos area, find the photo you want to set as your default photo. Click on the 'Set to Default' link under the corresponding photo.
  
  
• How do I add more photos?
  In your Upload/Edit Photos area, click the browse button and select the photo you would like to upload from your computer. Click the 'Next' button to continue the Photo Upload Wizard.
  
  
• How do I delete photos?
  In your Upload/Edit Photos area, click on the 'Edit' link under the corresponding photo, then click on the 'Delete Photo' button.
  
  

Reporting Abuse/Underage user

• Scams/Fraud
  If it sounds too good to be true chances are, it is. Offers described as Work-at-home, health and diet, chain letters, bulk email, business opportunities, effortless income, free goods, etc. are all forms of scams. Please use your common sense to avoid falling for these traps. These scams are solely designed to steal your money or your identity.
  

  Tips to Avoid Scams/Frauds
  • Do not wire/send money to anyone you do not know in person or you do not trust completely.
  • Do not meet anyone in person what you have met on the internet. You may not know their true intentions of meeting.
  • Do a reality check. Remember anybody can pretend to be anyone while on the internet.
  • Never cash/deposit/sign checks sent to you from someone you do not know or trust.
  
  
• How do I report someone underage?
  To report someone underage, click the 'Report Member' link on their Gaywatch profile. Fill in the reason why you are reporting the user. Your identity will be not reported to anyone.
  
  
• Someone is pretending to be me by using my pictures. What can I do?
  In order to verify your identity, please send us a "salute". This means we will need an image of yourself holding a handwritten sign with the word "Gaywatch.com" and your Member ID (your Member ID number appears immediately after "member_id=" in the web address/URL when viewing your profile). We can then remove the profile that uses your identity without your permission.
  
  Please be sure to include the web address/URL to the profile in question when you send your salute.
  
  If you do not have an account with Gaywatch.com please write in the email address that you are emailing us from instead of your member ID.
  
  If the profile is an extremely obvious attempt to be cruel/false, you may not need to send a salute. Sending a salute will definitely help expedite things, though!
  You can contact by sending an email to email@gaywatch.com
  
  
• Someone on Gaywatch is bugging/harrassing/threatening me - what can I do about it?
  If someone is harrassing you simply ignore them. Most of the time they will leave you alone. Set up a block between you and the offender by going to their profile and clicking the 'Block User' link. You can also remove that person from your friend list. We also suggest you delete all of their comments and any mail they have sent to you. If you ignore them completely, chances are they will just give up. Click here for a few safety tips while using Gaywatch.