Yes. The Progressive Global Commons site is free for approved members to use for as long as you wish, contingent on abiding by the published rules of the site and acting in a manor that reflects the better nature of humankind.

You are welcome to email us your ideas at info@progressiveglobalcommons.org or through the sites Contact function by using the Menu Help Button. We look forward to our members contributing to the success of the Progressive Global Commons.

Hover over your Dashboard icon and click on Avatar. You will be able to select an Avatar as your primary photo or you can upload a photo from your computer. You can also choose any photograph from Photos as your Default Avatar.

From the navigation menu, click on Blogs then click on Add Post button on the right side of the page. If this is your first blog, you will be asked to give your blog a name and a description (Blog Administration Page). You will only need to do this once. Every time after that when you click on Add Post you will be able to create blog posts.

Yes''' Click on Blogs from the navigation menu then click on My Blog. In the Actions block click on Edit Blog.

From the top row of the Menu Bar click on the Dashboard Button (Settings Icon). In the Account Control block under the listing Profile you will find a “Edit profile info” link. Or you can hover over the Individual Icon on the right side of the top row of the Menu Bar and click Profile. This will present a Profile page showing an Actions Block with an edit Button. You will be able to edit your profile details using either method.

You can edit your privacy settings by Hovering over the Dashboard Icon on the top row of the Menu Bar and clicking on Privacy Settings.

By default there are 4 privacy groups: 1) Me Only 2) Public 3) Members 4) Friends Each of these are considered privacy groups. If none of these privacy groups work for your needs, you can create your own Privacy Group.

From the privacy settings page you will see 4 blocks: 1) My Privacy Groups - This will list all privacy groups you create 2) Create New Privacy Group - Allows you to create your own privacy group 3) Default Privacy Group - All modules that have privacy settings are set to this option 4) Default Values - Displays the current privacy settings per module or functionality From the Create New Privacy Group block provide the title of your new group eg. Family, Best Friends, Co-Workers etc. From the Extends drop down list choose if you want this new privacy group to extend another privacy group. Even the privacy groups you create will be available from this section. Click Create. You will now see your new privacy group listed in the My Privacy Groups block. From here you can add members as well as remove members from this group.

Beside each privacy group are 2 icons (a green plus icon and a red minus icon). The green plus icon allows you to add members to the privacy group. Click the green plus button and in the keyword field type the username or part of the username you wish to add. Click the checkbox beside the user(s) and click Add. A number will be displayed beside the name of your privacy group which indicates how many members you currently have in this privacy group. To remove a member from a privacy group, click the red minus button beside the add button. Place a checkmark beside all the members you want to remove and then click Delete.

You can now use your new privacy group(s) on the features that are available to you such as Blogs, Photos etc. If you want all your Photos, Blogs, etc. to run off of your new privacy group, from your privacy settings page choose your new privacy group beside all features that are currently available to you. Applying this from your privacy settings will ensure all posts you make will be available to Only the users in the privacy group selected.

Click on Photos from the menu then in the upper right of the Photos page click the Add Album Button. Fill in the basic details, set your Privacy options than click Submit.

Click on Photos from the navigation menu than click on My Albums. Choose the album you want to upload photos to, then click Add Photos from the Main block.

Click on Photos from the menu than click My Albums. Choose the album you want to edit and then click Edit Album from the Main block.

Click on Photos from the menu than click My Albums. Click on the album that has the photos you want to organize, then click Organize from the Main block. In the Organize block, click and drag the photos to the placement you want them to be displayed as. You can Reverse the changes you made by clicking the Reverse button. Changes are saved on the fly.

Click on Photos from the menu than click My Albums. From the Administration block click Manage. Place a check mark inside the album(s) you want to delete than click Delete.

Click Photos from the menu and click My Albums. Choose the album that contains the photos you want to delete. Then click Manage Photos from the Main block. Check off all the photos you want to delete and click Delete.

Click Photos from the menu and click My Albums. Choose the album that contains the photos you want to move and click Manage Photos from the Main block. Check off all the photos you want to move and choose the album you want to move your photos to from the drop down list. Click Move to another album and your photos will be moved.

There are 2 ways you can send a private message to a user: 1) Hover over the Mail icon from the navigation menu and click on ComposeIn the Recipient field, type in the username of the user you want to send a message to. If the username exists, it will populate as you're typing in the Username. This will help to ensure you type in the correct username. 2) From the users profile you can click Send Letter.

Yes! Hover over the mail icon from the navigation menu and click Outbox. This will take you to your Outbox which contains Messages and Greetings you have sent. You can have just messages display or just Greetings by placing a check mark beside what you want to see. Removing a check mark beside Messages for example will display everything but Messages and vise versa.

Yes! Hover over the Mail icon from the navigation menu and click on Trash. This will display all Messages and Greetings you deleted. Choose what you want to retrieve and click Restore. The message(s) selected will now be back in your Inbox.

No! To save space on our server and to ensure the site is not running what it doesn't need to run, all old messages are removed every 180 Days.

When you subscribe to another user, that user's profile will be listed in your subscriptions page. This also applies to subscribing to other users activities such as blogs etc.

From the Groups main page click the Add Group button located at the top left side of the page. Fill in as much information as you can for better results. Fields that are marked with a red * are required fields. Once you fill in the details, click Submit. You will now be redirected to your groups page which will show you all your groups.

If a member of the site is harassing you, Ignore or block that user. If the problem progresses you should contact the site administrator ASAP.

We strictly enforce our Terms Of Service and make every effort possible to make sure all users are following them. Your account may have been terminated due to a breach in the Terms Of Service (aka TOS) our Privacy Policies, or Conduct Rules. These Terms and Policies can be referenced from the Menu Bar in the Help and About Us sections of this site as well as from the Footer at the bottom of each page of the site. If you felt that your account was terminated for no probable reason, we ask that you contact the site administrator (admin@progressiveglobalcommons.org).

Chances are you may have misspelled your password or had your CAPS locked on while typing your password. Try typing your password with CAPS off. If this fails, you can request a password that will be sent to the email address you provided when you registered.

The administrator may have chosen to have photos approved first. Navigate to Photos -> My Albums and then click the album you uploaded your photos to Click on Pending from the Main block to see if your photos are listed. If your photos are not listed in the Pending block try clicking Disapproved from the Pending block. If your photos are listed here, this means your photos were not approved.