AllMale Dating Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

This is the AllMale help section. AllMale is a fun, casual social and dating site that you can use to socialize, make new friends, build real relationships and meet hundreds of Singles in your area. Below, we will list some handy answers to frequently asked questions about the site to help you get the most out of the AllMale .

AllMale is a free and easy-to-use online dating community for gay, bisexual and bicurious men. Registration is quick and secure. You can start browsing for other guys in your area or build your dating profile. You'll get basic and more advanced search options provided you also enter that information on your own profile. Once you upload at least one profile photo you'll be able to send free, unrestricted chat messages to other profiles and view any public pics they may have posted. Your main navigation allows you to access your message inbox and will also alert you to other activity on your profile such as new follows, photo likes, and new profile visitors. You can also access the AllMale interest-based network to find guys with common interests. Interact, and be safe and have fun.

Any direct chat messages sent to you are available in the "Inbox" option in your navigation. This can include replies and alerts from the site admins. New messages are highlighted and you can review past conversations to start where you left off. You can reply and you'll have other options for each conversation. From the inbox window you can view, follow, or block any profile. Remember to send chat messages you will need to upload at least one public photo too your profile.

At AllMale, you have the power to choose and control what messages you receive from us and from other users in the AllMale Community. While you are logged, expand your main dashboard by clicking on your profile name and photo at the top corner. The "My Settings" area provides options to control what email alerts you receive from the website. This includes alerts about new messages, followers, likes, etc. You can also control who within the website can contact you with a block list you can manage and other contact filters.

Use your main dashboard to edit your profile and adjust your account settings to your liking. Once you click on your username/photo at the top right corner you can access your main dashboard that displays your profile completion status, logout button and links to your profile and account settings. At AllMale you enter location and other details when you register but sometimes things can change. Select "My Profile" to change the information displayed on your profile. Once you are on the My Profile page you will see the complete, unrestricted view you and only you get. Click on "view as Public" to see what everyone else can see. The edit profile option or pencil icon will allow you to change location, complete profile information, and share more about yourself with the community.

On our sign in page we provide an option to reset your password for your profile. Simply click "Forgot password?" You can then enter your email address into the filed provided to send a special email to your inbox. It will only send an email to the email address you used to register. You can access this option directly by going to http://www.allmale.com/forgot_password

Online safety is very important and the profiles are designed to express yourself and to be located in relevant searches based on location, age and other attributes you enter but does not show personal information. Your Date of birth (D.O.B) is never displayed, only your age and your name will never be displayed either. Most profile information is selected from a series of pull-down menus and you have the option to add additional information in the My Story and Ideal areas. Do not share personal contact information on your profile pages. You will also have options to make certain information private such as the community trophies you have earned or other profile information. You can also set photo album to private and only unlock as other members request access. You have complete control!

At AllMale, we'd love it if everyone had a photo. In fact, key features such as chat and viewing profile photos require you to have a public photo on your profile. There is no limit to the number of photos you can add to your profile and you can organize them into public or private albums. You can upload photos from your main navigation bar or on your profile photo page. You'll have multiple options no matter if you are access the site with a pc, tablet or phone. You can take a photo with any webcam or built-in cam and upload from your hard drive or from your favorite social networks. Upload one or more at a time and you can even add photos to a public or private album create albums as you upload. Manage your photos and you can always view your profile and photo section "as public" to see what others see.

The Privacy settings on individual photo albums can be controlled on your profile's photo section. Individual photos cannot be set to private, but must be added to an album that is marked as private. You can create and set privacy settings for albums during the photo upload process as well. Once your selected photo has successfully uploaded simply select a previously created private album from the list provided or create a new one and set it as private.

On our site you cannot simply send your private photos directly to other users unless they've sent you a request for access. Once you have one or more photo albums set as private another user can request access to your photos. They can only do so after you've actually sent them a message or you've replied to them first. This gets a real conversation going before anyone is hit with a high number of private image requests. Once you grant access to an individual user you can revoke it on your "My Settings" page.

Yes, deleting photos is easy and can be done in your profile photo section and when you view your own photos. A small edit icon is provided in the top corner of each photo allowing you to delete the photo among other options. Many key community functions do require you to have at least one (1) public photo so please keep this in mind.

We provide many ways to showcase your personal interest on your profile. Go to your profile page to quickly enter hobbies, favorite books, TV shows, Movies and more. Enter them one at a time. Each interest is added to your profile as an Interest tag. You can then click on popular or shared Interest tags to find other members who share that interest. Popular interests have their own Interest page that allows you to view others with common interests and leave comments. Get a discussion going and really connect!

Individual Interest pages can be accessed from your profile when you add them or from the "Interests" option in the main navigation. You can search for a variety of activities, hobbies, Movies, TV shows, authors, personalities and more. You can join an interest and add it to your profile right on the page and add a comment or reply to an existing one. Members that leave comments will be alerted to your reply. You can also receive votes on comments to push it up or down the list depending on the general opinion on your comment. You can quickly see who else shares your interest to view their profile, follow, or reach out in other ways.

AllMale is a free community but there are special options available to those with AllMale coins. Coins are earned by taking specific actions like completing your profile and logging in and being active on a regular basis. You'll get coins with each daily login too so it can be easy to build up your bank! You can view your coin balance at any time in your main dashboard. You can also click the balance to view other ways to use coins and earn.

Your AllMale coins can be used in a variety of ways including giving your profile more exposure in the community and sending gifts to other profiles. You can add your profile to the spotlight located at the top of the site and select to feature yourself in just your country or world-wide. You can also place yourself in the top of a user's search results for a limited time. You can send gifts when you visit another user's profile page. Simply select the "Gift" option and select from the available virtual gifts to really get their attention.

You can control who can contact you in many ways. Each profile has a block option. Once they are blocked they will not be able to contact you. You can manage your block list on your "My Settings" page. You can also set contact filter rules that keep select members from contacting you based on their location or profile info.

When you block another AllMale dating profile, they will not be alerted but they will receive an on-screen reminder that they were blocked if they try to message you again.

When you create your profile at AllMale, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address you registered with. Inside this email is a special verification link that returns you to the site. This is an important step, without verification you will not be able to use AllMale or connect with others. If you are not receiving your AllMale confirmation email we suggest you:

• Double-check that you have correctly entered your email address. You will see this on the page that appears after filling out our registration form. You will have an option to re-send the email or correct your email address and resend.
• Check your junk mail or bulk mail folder. The AllMale verification email might have mistakenly gone to your junk mail folder. If so, please mark AllMale as "safe" or "not spam".
• Many free email providers have free spam filters. Try turning off the spam filter temporarily and send yourself another AllMale validation email.
• If for whatever reason you are still unable to receive AllMale emails, please try a different email address. This can be updated on the page that displays after you register a free dating profile with us.

We have strict email verification rules to make sure our users can receive notifications from AllMale. We do this to improve the reply rate on AllMale and to provide a better dating experience for all AllMale users.

It is easy to change your account status in AllMale to either Deactivated or Hidden. This is done via the "My Settings" area available from your dashboard. Once you deactivate your account it is removed from all search results and your profile will no longer appear in the website. You can log back in to re-activate your profile for period of six (6) months after deactivation. Selecting Hidden status will hide your account from search results and not alert members when you view their profiles. Users can also contact customer support staff using the feedback from or email contact form to request complete removal from the system.