POF Event Particulars

• Events are open to ALL POF members and their guests, no targeting of any one specific group of people. Where the above rule has some flexibility is only in age range. A suggested "Age Range" can be denoted if you wish in the appropriate provided box in the Event thread. This does not mean however, that you can disallow any members who do not fall into that age range



• All Events are to be posted by the Host. Any listed co-Host(s) must be current forum privilege holding members.



• Members of POF, who use the Events to further, or promote their own personal business or a relative's/friend's/business for profit in any way shape or form, will be removed from the forums or the site completely as this is SPAM. See the Acceptable Use & Posting Rules with respect to SPAM



• Event sign-up is NOT mandatory, hence POF members and/or their guests, shall not be penalized in any manner for non sign-up. Any POF members breaking this rule shall have their forum rights removed.



• You cannot divide the events of one evening into seperate Event Posts. This is excessive and unnecessary. Users that do so deliberately to occupy the inbox space will have their events deleted.



• You cannot advertise a party if you are a "professional" PARTY/EVENT organizer Hosting the Event. "Professional" does not mean you must have some formal accreditation.
  
  We simply want members who Host Events to be committed to making users have a good time.



• Events from other sites or venues are not allowed to be promoted here. POF is not to be treated as "free" advertising space for other venues to profit by. If you're Hosting a bonafide POF Event as per the rules laid out here - then of course it's fine.



• All Events will be exclusive to POF and not advertised on any other competitive dating sites.



• Do not post Events at a venue that has been previously removed, or for a member that has lost their forum rights as this will result in you losing your account as well.



• Only TWO Events PER month - Period - where you are the Host.



• NO 50/50 Draws, raffles, or any money collecting schemes are to be conducted by any POF member or venue staff whereby a Host/co-Host or any POF individual stands to profit in any way shape or form.



• As an extension to the no profit by any POF member policy, this includes any scheme such as bracelets, necklaces, or any sort of trinket that there is going to be a charge for. If the venue is going to give it away for free - fine.
  
  If it's not free - then it's not permissible. There should not be any monetary conditions imposed on any members whereby a small charge is levied in exchange for some sort of break on anything. Your patronage should be sufficient to bargain for discounts - period. This also applies to prizes given out by the Venue, they cannot charge towards the cost of those prizes nor ask for "donations". (Rule Clarification Sept 2008)



• Normal Cover Charges by the Venue are covered under Exceptions further down



• NO CHARITY EVENTS ALLOWED - PERIOD - Although there are many worthy causes - legalities prevent this site’s legal name, from being associated with such Events. Consequently no events advertising any charity drives will be permitted to be posted or discussed in the forums.



• You cannot advertise a Events that are "adult" in nature. Example: swinger parties, nudie bars, fetish parties, etc.



• You cannot advertise for an Event in which there are minimum requirements by the venue (for example: 300 guests needed to be able to Host the Event at that venue) We do not want Hosts putting up any upfront funds and then incurring losses.



• No private Events are permitted - in other words, if you cannot hold it open to all members without disclosing the location publicly, then don't hold it at all. If you want to hold a private Event, do so via email. We don't want to continually hear of people being told the Event is full and not being given the venue location simply because they were thought not to "fit in".

IMPORTANT

• POF is not a free advertisement forum for venues that cannot pay for their own advertisements elsewhere. Hence, Do not simply post an FYI to an external Event such as; a bar that has a band playing or a night club with details of admission.



• You must set up the Event as per the full rules in this thread, if not, it will be deleted as spam along with yourself.



• Post any non Event related ads and you will be banned - period. Repeat offenders will not be notified.



• Contact your Event Moderator for any exclusions - DO NOT post first, and then contact your Event Moderator



• Spam: Posts that include website URLs advertising your business(or that of a friend's), fall under the definition of "Spam". This includes "shill" posts. See the Acceptable Use & Posting Rules with respect to SPAM

FEES - EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULES

• Small cover charges to a venue are acceptable if they are charged by the venue as a normal course of operations.



• Any venue with a cover charge of $7 or more MUST BE pre-approved by Event Moderator prior to posting. In London UK, and New York this limit is $15.00



• If approved by Plentyoffish , a fee can be charged if it is charged ONLY to cover certain expenses



• Contact your Event Moderator for any exclusions - DO NOT post first, and then contact your Event Moderator



• While these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate everything. Consequently we reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate to ensure Events are carried out in good faith and in the spirit of the intent in which they were written. They are written in the broadest possible terms with enough examples that what cannot be posted is fairly obvious and why.

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND

HOW TO CREATE AND POST an Event

• The Subject Line
  
  City, Date, Venue Name, and any small description you wish
  
  e.g. Toronto - July 1st 2007 8:00pm - The Unicorn Pub – POF Dart Tournament



• Body of the Event Thread Must Include:
  
  WHAT: A brief description on what the plans for the evening are
  WHERE: Venue name and address
  WHEN: Date/Time
  WHO: Hosts/Co Hosts if available.

• Your thread will simply appear in your local forum awaiting approval.


• Please contact the Event Moderator or Admin for approval.


• If approved, your Event thread will be moved to (your Province/State) Singles Events sub forum.


• Don’t forget to Include the thread URL of the Event in your note to the Event Moderator


• The thread URL appear in the address bar of your browser when you view the Event thread.

• As you post more Events, you will not need to contact the Event Moderator, as when you create your Event thread in (your Province/State) Singles Events sub forum, it will be automatically approved.


• Be aware though, that your Events will still be under scrutiny, so ensure you follow the rules – if you have any questions as to the validity of your Event, contact the Event Moderator for approval.

• A "Sign-Up" button will appear for users to simply click on that will add their intent to join the Event.,
  
  
• A Mass Email link also appear. Use this when your Event gets closer to the date. An email will be sent to all the member in the surrounding area of the postal/zip code you enter in your thread.



• As the Host of the Event you will have the capability to edit the main post in case the venue changes or other important details need to be communicated.



• Entry boxes will also appear for you to enter any co-Host member names.



• If you cannot locate your Event thread, Click on your My Forums link, (or HERE) in the upper right of the forum page.



• IMPORTANT: Go back to your thread’s first post (yours) and at the bottom of the thread will be entry boxes for you to provide the Date, Age Range and Postal Code. If you do not enter this information, the thread will not be scheduled and appear in the green links above your Inbox area.

How to Make Your Party Successful

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Only the Host that posted the Event thread can now automatically start an Event Photo Thread by doing the following.



• Only the original poster of the 1st message can start the Event Picture Thread while being logged in with the same exact username (CAPS sensitive)



• You may assign another user the uploading rights to the thread. Just to be clear, if reassignment is given, this is to be done by the Host within the first message of the thread. Other members cannot start Event Threads.



• If other members have pictures that they wish to upload, please make a special request to the moderators to enable upload rights to the thread.



• In the initial message advertising your party, below all the images of people signed up for your Event, you'll see a clickable link:


Create a new thread to upload images taken of this party


• Click on it and you should now be able to upload images to your new thread. Just to be clear, you have to start the new thread before you can upload the pictures. Once you click “Post”, you can find your photo thread in your local State/Province forum, not in the Singles Events sub forum.




• Give your Event Picture thread the same title as your Event Thread for ease in locating.
  
  
• Picture threads are to be started after an Event has been completed. Pictures other than the party itself will be considered off topic and be deleted.



• While being accountable for the upload of pictures, it is imperative that you also respect any member's wish to not have their picture posted. While it is sometimes difficult to obtain everyone's consent, should a member ask you to remove a picture after an Event and their wish is not granted - the thread OP will have their forum rights revoked - this is an issue of privacy and should be respected - period, no arguments on this note.

Host FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

Event FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions