Help (FAQ)
Frequently Asked Questions
Please click on one of these questions to get the answer:
[ General Questions ]
What does it cost to use this wrestling personals system?
Do I need to be a member or create a profile to use your wrestling personals system?
How do I create a profile?
How do I modify my profile?
How do I search for profiles?
How do I check my messages?
How long are messages kept before they are removed from the server?
What is long version?
How do I get an alert when I receive a new message on my inbox?
How do I get "Verified" status on my profile?
How does the "Previously Wrestled" system work?
How do I check if someone is online or not?
How does the "Favorites and Admirers" system work?
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What is my password? I never received one!
I still did not receive my password after using the Password Request Page. What should I do?
I don't remember my password. Where can I request my password?
How do I change my password?
I am no longer using the e-mail associated to my profile. How can I change it?
I am no longer using the e-mail associated to my profile and I don't have the password to access my account. What should I do?
[ Miscellaneous Questions ]
What is the cube beside some of the profiles?
How do I make my text bold, insert line breaks, insert smileys or add colors to the description of my profile?
[ Search Questions ]
How do I make an advanced search?
How do I make a search by age or weight?
How do I make a search by state or country?
How do I make a search by height?
[ Picture Management Questions ]
How do I upload my pictures?
Can I upload more than one picture?
Up to how many pictures can I upload?
How do I remove pictures?
How do I set my primary picture?
[ Other Questions ]
How do I delete/erase/remove/disable my profile?
I have other questions not listed here. Where can I ask them?
How do I report abuse?
How do I block an user?
How do I un-block an user?
Who maintains the site?
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What does it cost to use this wrestling personals system?
Nothing. It's free.
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Do I need to be a member or create a profile to use your wrestling personals system?
No, but you can only search the profiles. You obviously can't modify a profile if you don't create one first.
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How do I create a profile?
To create a profile, click here.
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How do I modify a profile?
To modify a profile you already created, you will need to log in first, then you'll be given the option to modify your profile in the control panel.
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How do I search for profiles?
By using the search page.
How do I check my messages?
How long are messages kept before they are removed from the server?
What is long version?
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How do I check my messages?
Once logged in, simply go to the Control Panel and click on "My messages".
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How long are messages kept before they are removed from the server?
Messages are kept for approximatively 1 year before they are removed from the server. Meaning that a message that you write and send today will be removed from both your sent history and the receiver's inbox one year from today.
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What is long version?
The long version of messages allows you to view both the subject and the body of all your messages in your inbox in one go. Simply click on [ Long version ] when you are accessing your message inbox.
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How do I get an alert when I receive a new message on my inbox?
In the control panel, you can change your preferences. One of the preferences allows you to enable or disable e-mail notifications. To prevent spamming, only a maximum of one (1) message notification per day can be sent.
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How do I get "Verified" status on my profile?
If you have previously wrestled other users on bearhugger.net, visit their profile and add them as users you have previously wrestled. Once at least one user confirms that he has wrestled you, your profile will be automatically marked as "Verified".
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How does the "Previously Wrestled" system work?
If two wrestlers have previously wrestled each other, the two of them have to visit the other wrestler's profile and mark him as "Previously wrestled". When both wrestlers do so, they confirm and mutually agree that they have previously wrestled each other and they will be listed as such on their profiles.
Example:
1. User A goes on the profile of User B and confirms that he has previously wrestled User B.
2. User B goes on the profile of User A and confirms that he has previously wrestled User A.
Result:
- User B appears as a previously wrestled user on User A.
- User A appears as a previously wrestled user on User B.
As you can see here, the mutual agreement here is mandatory. Both User A and User B must confirm that they have wrestled each other in order to be listed on each other's profile as "Previously wrestled".
The mandatory mutual agreement is what makes this "Previously Wrestled" system different from the "Favorites and Admirers" system.
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How do I check if someone is online or not?
That feature is not implemented yet and there is currently no ETA for such a feature.
You can however make use of the listing of Profiles by last login that is located in the Control Panel to partially determine if an user is still online:
Users near the top of the list have a chance of still being online: they could still be browsing profiles or reading messages from their inbox. If you're lucky, you might even find them in the chat room.
If an user has logged in two hours ago, chances are slimmer that he is still on the site as compared to someone who has just logged in 5 minutes ago.
You can also use the Yahoo Online Status Page which you can also find in the Control Panel. If you use Yahoo Messenger, you will be able to chat with people who are currently online on Yahoo Messenger by looking at the Yahoo Online Status Page and by adding those people on your list. Note that if you are logged in, you will see both private and public e-mail addresses provided that the user in question has decided to reveal his Yahoo e-mail address to members only or publicly to everyone.
If the member has decided to hide his e-mail address or to show it only to favorites, that member's status will not appear on the Yahoo Online Status Page.
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How does the "Favorites and Admirers" system work?
It's pretty simple actually: When you add someone as a favorite, their username will appear on your profile as a favorite. On top of that, YOUR username will appear on THEIR profile as an admirer. So, in order to have admirers listed on your profile, other users have to visit your profile and add you as a favorite.
Example:
User A adds User B as a favorite:
- User A has User B listed on his profile as a favorite.
- User B has User A listed on his profile as an admirer.
A few days later, User B adds user A as a favorite.
- User B has User A listed on his profile as a favorite.
- User A has User B listed on his profile as an admirer.
Note that the mutual agreement here is not mandatory. In other words, User A may add User B as a favorite, but User B is in no obligation of adding User A as a favorite.
The optional mutual agreement is what makes this "Favorites and Admirers" system different from the "Previously Wrestled" system.
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What is my password? I never received one!
Don't panic. We will create one for you sent directly to your e-mail. Click here to go to the Password Request Page to create your password.
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I still did not receive my password after using the Password Request Page. What should I do?
Try waiting for an hour or two. Sometimes, mail servers take that much time to deliver e-mails. Try also checking your 'Junk Mail', your filters or any settings on your mailbox that could have blocked any mail delivery.
As a last resort, contact me and I will reset your password for you. Keep in mind that I will NOT replace your password with one that you will be choosing. Instead, I will give you a random new password and you will have to change it yourself once you are logged in.
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I don't remember my password. Where can I request my password?
If you don't remember a password, it can be sent directly to your e-mail. To do so, go to the Password Request Page by clicking here.
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How do I change my password?
To change your password, you will need to log in first, then you'll be given the option to change your password in the control panel.
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I am no longer using the e-mail associated to my profile. How can I change it?
I'm assuming here that you still have the password associated to the profile. Simply log in and modify your profile. You will given the opportunity to change your e-mail address.
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I am no longer using the e-mail associated to my profile and I don't have the password to access my account. What should I do?
Nothing I can do here. Create a new profile with your new e-mail and stop changing your e-mail address every so often.
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What is the cube beside some of the profiles?
You mean this cube? 
It means that the profile of the user you are looking at has a website. You can click the cube to visit the user's website or you can click the link inside his profile.
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How do I make my text bold, insert line breaks, insert smileys or add colors to the description of my profile?
Use custom text formmating tags in your description. You can click here to obtain more information.
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How do I make an advanced search?
Click on "Search". By default, it will show you the "Basic" search, so click on "Advanced".
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How do I make a search by age or weight?
Click on "Search" and enter the values of minimum age and maximum age.
In the case of weight, enter the values of minimum weight and maximum weight you are looking for.
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How do I make a search by state and country?
Click on "Search" and enter the state or province. In general, it's better to type just a single word.
You can also enter partial text: typing "New" as your state will return profiles that are in the state of "New Jersey", "New York" and "New Mexico". Similarly, typing "nn" as your state query will return states like "Pennsylvania", "Minnesota" and "Connecticut" because they all contain the string "nn". You can also type state abbreviations. For example, typing "NY" as your state query will return all profiles in the state of "New York".
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How do I make a search by height?
You can't yet. I'm still working on that. I appreciate your patience :)
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How do I upload my pictures?
I'm assuming you already created a profile: Log in, then go to the control panel. You will be given the option to upload a picture.
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Can I upload more than one picture?
Yes. For the time being, you can upload as many pictures as you want, provided that they are photos of you, or photos of you wrestling other guys.
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Up to how many pictures can I upload?
As of yet, there is currently no limit.
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How do I remove pictures?
Log in, then go to the control panel. You will be given the option to manage your pictures. When managing, you will be given the option to remove pictures.
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How do I set my primary picture?
Log in, then go to the control panel. You will be given the option to manage your pictures. When managing, you will be given the option to choose one of your picture and set it as primary. Note that this option will only be given if you have more than one picture on your profile.
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How do I delete/erase/remove/disable my profile?
Instructions to delete a profile can be found by clicking here.
You might want to consider disabling your wrestling profile instead of completely deleting it: that way, nobody can see your wrestling profile information, but you can still log in using your account to view the hidden and locked photos in video reviews or in bearhug uploads. To disable your profile, click here.
The other advantage of disabling your profile is that you can re-enable it at anytime if you ever change your mind.
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I have other questions not listed here. Where can I ask them?
Use the suggestion box or contact me to leave a question and leave your e-mail so I can reply. If you don't live an e-mail and your question is general and if I feel that many people will be asking the same question, then I will post the answer in this help file instead.
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How do I report abuse?
Each profile has a link near the bottom of the page that says "Click here to report this user." Note that you need to be logged in to report an user.
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How do I block an user?
Each profile has a link near the bottom of the page that says "Click here to block this user." Note that you need to be logged in to block an user.
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How do I un-block an user?
Go to Control Panel and scroll down. Mid-way through, you'll see a link that says [ My Listing of Blocked Users ]. Or, you can just click here.
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Who maintains the site?
I maintain the site alone and it is a lot of work trying to uncover and fix all the glitches and perform all the upgrades. So, your patience is appreciated while this site is being developed. You can contact me by clicking here.
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