• Login
• Go to the Activity profile page
• Then click “Join this activity” just under the activity heading

It could be because the activity is full. If so, you can join a wait list if the Activity Organiser has allowed one to be created. If any members who have joined the activity drop out, the next person on the wait list is automatically invited.

• Login
• Go to the Activity profile page
• Then click “Leave this activity” just under the activity heading

Via the top menu header

• Login
• Go to the tab “Activities” from the top menu
• Choose an option from the first drop-drop down box (left most) under the activity headers (where, when, who)
• Then in the right-hand drop-down box choose either “that I attended in the past” or “all activities in the past”

Via the right hand menu

• Login
• Click “My activities” in the right hand menu to reveal 6 filters
• Click “Past ”

Via the right hand menu

• Login
• Click “My activities” in the right hand menu to reveal 6 filters
• Click on one of the filters to call the appropriate list of activities

Via the top banner

• Login
• Go to the tab “Activities” from the top menu
• Set the filter to “view all activities” to “that i have joined” or “that i have organised”

• Login
• Go to the “Activities” page from the top menu
• Set the filter to “view all activities” to “that i attended in the past” or “that i have organised (including past)”
• You can also use the tab ‘past’ of the module ‘my activities’ on the My time page

• Login
• Click “my feedback” in the right hand menu to reveal 3 filters
• Click on “Waiting for my feedback ” to call the list of activities that are still to receive your feedback (or rating)
• Click on a selected activity name to load the activity profile
• Scroll to the module ‘my ratings’ at the bottom of the page
• Hover with your mouse the circles/stars to set the rating you wish, click to lock it in
• Enter your feedback
• Submit

• Login
• Go to the activity or group profile
• Click ‘Invite to Activity’: this takes you to the invitation form
• Next to the label ‘Add recipients’: click ‘My Groups’, ‘Friends list‘ or ‘Find by username’ which will open a data entry field
• Do a mouse click within the data entry field (or start typing a name of a username when you are in the ‘find by username’ mode) to call a list of your groups, friends lists or a list of marching usernames
• In the list, click on a group, friends list or username to add as a recipient (allow a few seconds for the list of recipients to appear - this may take a while, especially for larger groups)
• In case some names have been crossed out, you can hover your mouse over those names to see why they are crossed
• Repeat the process if you like to add more groups, friends lists or usernames
• Compose your invitation (see ‘How to get your invitations accepted’)
• Hit ‘Send message’

• Login
• Go to the Activity profile - ensure that your activity is a privacy activity
• In the module ‘people attending’, click ‘Show all on new page’
• Add members into the right side module ‘selected people’ (using the ‘Add to list’ button that appears on each record)
• Click button ‘delete’

• Login
• Go to Create an activity
• In the module “Set access rights”, the third option allows you to set minimum and maximum numbers of participants
• Remember to “Save progress” at the bottom of the screen as you make changes

• Login
• Find an activity similar to what you want to create
• Click the “create a similar activity” button in the blue/grey bar below the activities information
• The next screen contains a draft of the new activity you want to create
• Change whichever details you want, then save the activity and publish it

A:  Yes. There are two ways you can do this. If it’s a question that other members might be interested in, you should post a comment in the Questions and Answers tab of the Activity page. This is like asking a seller a question in eBay or posting a comment on a blog. As in eBay, your question and the organiser’s answer may be posted publicly (so that everyone doesn’t ask the same question).

If it’s more of a private question, or you simply want to have a ‘conversation’ with the organiser to get to know them, the private messaging system is the way to go (click on their profile and write them a message).
Note: only subscribers can send a message. If your subscription has expired, or if you are on a trial membership, you can not send a message – this limitation is to combat abuse by spammers. 

Given the fact that only subscribing and therefore committed members can create an activity on Facetime, all  of the activities are for real. However if you are unsure, a good way to start is to check the organiser’s member profile. Did he or she provide a relevant profile description, with a recognisable profile photo? Some organisers even have received a rating for the activities they have received in the past, which is always a good sign.  If you’re still unsure, use the messaging system or forum to ask the organiser and/or other participants to confirm that the activity is going ahead, especially when there are few participants on it.

Yes. Simply open the activity via “My Activities’ (on your MyTime Page) or “Calendar” and change it however you like. Don’t forget to notify the activity participants once you’ve done this! You can do this via the Send a Message button underneath the list of participants on the Activity page. 

Of course you can. Via their Profile page, you can learn about their age and gender, their interests or see what they look like (can be helpful to spot each other in a public location) You can see how long they have been a member, what activities they have attended in the past, or in some instances learn what others have said about the activities they may have organised themselves.

Plus you can use the so-called ice-breakers to make a first contact much smoother: you can send them a personal message, participate in forums, start a live chat sessions with them or just send them a ‘hi’.

Yes, in 5 different ways no less:

• You can define and enforce the participant profile characteristics for your activity, so that members who do not meet these characteristics will not be able to join (or request to join) your activity.
• You can make you activity ‘private’, so that members can only join the activity after you have personally approved their request to join your activity.
• You can add certain members to your ‘Blocklist’, stopping them from joining your activities.
• You can make an activity hidden from view, so that only the people you personally invite get to see the activity page. Your ‘hidden’ activity will not be listed in the public activity calendar, not will it be searchable by other members.
• If you create a group activity, you can open the activity up to only members of your group.

No. You’re in control of who joins your ‘private’ activities. When someone asks to join, you can check out their profile (and the other activities they’re involved in), maybe even have a chat with them. Then go with your gut feel. If you don’t feel comfortable with them joining, simply decline their request to join your activity. If you choose to decline a request to join, you have the option of sending a short note explaining him or her your reasons.

Yes you can. If you have changed your mind about someone attending your activity, simply remove them from your list of participants via the Activity profile. If you choose to remove a participant, you have the option of sending him a short note explaining him or her your reasons.

Yes – in two ways.

• You can have an activity ‘not posted on site’, so that only the people you personally invite get to see the activity page. Your ‘non-posted’ activity will not be listed in the public activity calendar, not will it be searchable by other members.
• You can define and enforce the participant profile characteristics for your activity, so that members who do not meet these characteristics will not see your activity listed in our Calendar.

Can I use Facetime to organise a private date?
Of course you can – and many lovebirds do! The best way to do so, is by creating an activity that is ‘not posted’ on the site, so that only the person you personally invite gets to see the activity page. Your ‘hidden’ activity will not be listed in the public activity calendar, not will it be searchable by other members.

Facetime will automatically feature most activities that i) have 8 or more participants (1 week out before the activity date) ii) have a photo on the activity page, and iii) are organised by members with a completed profile. 

How do I ask to join someone else’s activity?
Once you’ve found an activity you want to join, simply click the “Join” button, and you’re on the way to having fun. While the organiser can decline your request, most activities are open to all-comers, so their organisers are more than happy to accept anyone who wants to join. That’s the point! It’s all about having fun with like-minded people, after all…!

How do I find an activity that I can join?
You can browse by category or location, or search by a particular word (such as the specific activity type and your suburb). Most activities are open to all-comers; all you have to do is ask to join.

There are several ways to invite another member, or entire groups of members, to join your activities and groups via an invitation page where you can select and add the members you want to invite to your activity.

Method: Via your activity profile

• Go to the activity or group profile
• Click ‘Invite to Activity’: this takes you to the invitation form
• Next to the label ‘Add recipients’: click ‘My Groups’, ‘Friends list‘ or ‘Find by username’ which will open a data entry field
• Do a mouse click within the data entry field (or start typing a name of a username when you are in the ‘find by username’ mode) to call a list of your groups, friends lists or a list of marching usernames
• In the list, click on a group, friends list or username to add as a recipient (allow a few seconds for the list of recipients to appear - this may take a while, especially for larger groups)
• In case some names have been crossed out, you can hover your mouse over those names to see why they are crossed
• Repeat the process if you like to add more groups, friends lists or usernames
• Compose your invitation (see ‘How to get your invitations accepted’)
• Hit ‘Send message’

Method: Via your group profile page

• Go to a group profile page (if you are the group member)
• Click ‘Invite group to an activity’ in the right hand column: this takes you to the invitation form, with the group automatically added as recipient
• To check who will be invited, click ‘+’ sign in front of the group name
• If you like, you can follow the process above to add more recipients
• Now select the activity (or group) you want to link to this invitation: mouse click ‘My activities’ to bring up data entry field
• Do a mouse click within the data entry field to call a list of your activities
• In the list, click on the activity to ‘attach’ it to your invitation
• Compose your invitation (see ‘How to get your invitations accepted’)
• Hit ‘Send message’

Method: Via a member profile page

• Click ‘Invite an activity’ on the left hand side: this takes you to the invitation form, with the member automatically added as recipient
• To check, click ‘+’ sign in front of the label ‘Individual’
• If you like, you can follow the process described above to add more recipients
• Now select the activity (or group) you want to link to this invitation: mouse click ‘My activities’ to bring up data entry field
• Do a mouse click within the data entry field to call a list of your activities
• In the list, click on the activity to ‘attach’ it to your invitation
• Compose your invitation
• Hit ‘Send message’

Whenever you meet someone new, online or off, you have to use your best judgement. When you chat with someone at a shopping centre or a nightclub, you use your instincts to judge whether you can trust them. The same applies here.

Simple: click ‘Create Activity’ button or links on i) you MyTime page, 2) Activity list page 3) Calendar page.

When clicking “Create an Activity ’, it effectively copies the activity data over and becomes your activity – however you can still edit any part of the activity should you wish. From that point your activity can be found by others in the search. We recommend you then do a search and invite other members to your activity.

If you absolutely can’t make it, you should go the activity page and click on “Leave Activity” – this will take you off the participants list. The organiser will be automatically informed. But remember, if you pull out of activities frequently, you’re probably letting quite a few people down. This means you’ll eventually be invited or accepted to fewer activities.

If the activity can still go ahead without you, you should contact everyone who’s participating, and let them know you can’t make it. You may also want to suggest someone to take over as organiser of the activity. Then click ‘Leave Activity’ on the Activity page.  This will open up the ownership to anyone of the participants who chooses to fill the vacant spot as activity organiser.
If the activity can’t go on in your absence, you can cancel it. But please remember that if other people have confirmed that they’ll be there, cancelling the activity will really put them out. Although it’s not an enforced rule, it’s considered poor netiquette to outright cancel an activity without a really, really good reason. And remember, if you bail out of activities you’ve organised, you’ll find it more and more difficult to get others to accept future invitations.

Yes!  As an organiser of an activity, you can nominate other participants of your activity to be a co-organiser of your activity, giving them equal access to all the activity management tools. This means that they can edit your activity profile, set the access rights and approve or decline join requests from others. The only thing they can’t do is delete the activity, or remove other co-organisers. Plus: only the original organiser of the activity will be credited with the ratings their activity might receive.

The Ratings System is there to give organisers credibility and to tell other members how much fun they missed out on! After each activity, attendees are able to complete a rating (1 to 5 stars) and make a comment about the activity. This rating, attached to the activity, will show in the organisers profile and an average of all ratings received will show on the organisers’ profile. We encourage all attendees to give organisers feedback via the Ratings system.

Yes. Simply open the Group page via “My Groups’, click ‘Update Group’ and change it however you like.

Yes, in no less then 5 different ways! 1) You can define and enforce the desired group members’ profile, so that members who do not meet your desired profile characteristics will not be able to join (or request to join) your group. 2) You can make you group ‘private’, so that members can only join your group after you have personally approved their request to join. 3) You can add certain members to your ‘Blocklist’ – this will stop them from even seeing anything you have posted on the site.   

No. You’re in control of who joins your ‘private’ groups. When someone asks to join, you can check out their profile (and the other activities they’re involved in), maybe even have a chat with them. Then go with your gut feel. If you don’t feel comfortable with them joining, simply decline their request to join your group. If you choose to decline a request to join, you have the option of sending a short note explaining him or her your reasons.

Yes you can. If you have changed your mind about someone joining your group, simply remove them from your list of group members via the Group profile. If you choose to remove a group member, you have the option of sending him a short note explaining him or her your reasons.

Facetime will automatically feature groups that i) have 1 or more upcoming activities 2) have a photo on the activity page, and iii) are managed by members with a completed profile. 

Once you’ve found a group you want to join, simply click the “Join” button, and you’re on the way to having fun. While the organiser can decline your request, most groups are open to all-comers, so their organisers are more than happy to accept anyone who wants to join. That’s the point! It’s all about having fun with like-minded people, after all…!

You can browse by category or location, or search by a particular word (such as the specific activity type and your suburb). Most groups are open to all-comers; all you have to do is ask to join.

There are several ways to invite another member, or entire groups of members, to join your groups via an invitation page where you can select and add the members you want to invite to your group:

• Click ‘Invite to group’ on the the Group page
• Click ‘Invite to Group’ on the members’ Profile page
• On the Members Directory (or member search results page), add the selected members to your Selected Members List and click ‘Invite to Group’
• Go directly to your Invitations page, and click ‘Compose’ to write your invitation, select the relevant groups and add members to your invitees list.

Simple: click ‘Start a Group’ button or links on i) your MyTime page, 3) Group list page.

What happens when the organiser leaves his or her group? Or when a group has no organiser?
If the group owner leaves his or her group, the ownership becomes ‘vacant’ – any group member can then take up this vacancy and become the new owner of the group.

Yes. If you create a private activity, you can create a private group. This means that members can only join your group after you have approved their request to do so. So while the name of the group will show up in your profile, no other users can click through to the details of the group unless you have invited them to join the group.

Check out the Update Group link on your Group Page. You can:

• Determine what group members can or can not do on behalf of the group, i.e. invite new group members; organise group activities, delete forum posts, upload photo’s or create the group profile.
• Change the newsfeed settings of the group, so that only the most relevant updates appear on the main group page (all newsfeeds are listed on a separate tab)
• Nominate additional group administrator, giving then equal powers to edit the group profile, define group member profile requirements, accept or decline new group members and change the newsfeed settings, etceteras.
• Change the email notification settings so you and other group members know (or not!) when things happen in your group.

If you are the owner of a group that is very similar to another group (e.g. both are located in the same city, and both evolve around the same activity type) then it might be an idea to suggest merging the two groups together. You and the other group’s owner can agree to both be owners of the new group, and settle on a new group title. After the merger has completed, all members of both groups are transferred to the new group. Also all the past and future group activities, activity ratings and group albums now appear on the new groups’ page.

There are two ways to do this:

Option 1:

• Login
• Go to My Time
• In the left hand module ‘Friends List’, click on a list to open the page
• Check the friends you want to message, and
• Click on the button ‘Message’ (or ‘Invite’)

Option 2:

• Login
• Go to Messages
• Click: “Create Message”
• In section ‘Add recipients’ click ‘Friends list’ to expand into an entry field
• Start typing the name of your friends list or selecting from the drop down. Then select a friends list. This will add the selected friends list as a Recipient

Note: you can click the + sign in front of the friends list to expand into all usernames that are contained in the list. If you like, you can then remove individual members of the friends list as recipient.

• Login
• Go to activity profile
• In the module ‘people attending’, click the link ‘message all participants’

There are two ways to do this:

Option 1:

• Login
• Go to a group profile
• Click ‘message all group members’: this will open the create message form, with all the group members already added as a recipient

Option 2:

• Login
• Go to Messages
• Click: “Create Message”
• In section ‘Add recipients’ click ‘My groups’ to expand into an entry field
• Start typing the name of your group or selecting from the drop down. Then select a group. This will add the selected group as a Recipient

Note: you can click the + sign in front of the groups list to expand into all usernames that are contained in the list. If you like, you can then remove individual members of the groups list as recipient.

• Choose “members” from the top menu, then enter a name in the ‘find’ box at the top of the page
• Press ‘Search’ on right of page

If you can not find the member you are searching for, it could be because:

• The search range setting is too narrow - eg if you have range set to 10km and your friends lives 50km away, he'll not be shown in the search results.
• Their name has been spelt incorrectly. You may have misspelt their name, or they may not have used their full name, or even spelt their name correctly as their Facetime username.

There are three ways to do this:

• From their profile, click “Send a Message”;
• In your Messages page, click ‘Compose Message’ and enter your friends’ usernames or email addresses in the recipients field;
• From the Member Directory, select the members you want to message and click ‘Send a Message’ in the Selected Members list.

There are three ways:

• From their profile, click “Invite to an Activity” or “Invite to a Group”;
• In your Invitations page, click ‘Compose Invitation’, enter your friends’ usernames or email addresses in the recipients field and select the relevant activities or groups;
• From the Member Directory, select the members you want to message and click ‘Send an Invitation’ in the Selected Members list.

• Login
• Go to my time
• Go to my account
• Go to privacy
• Under My public profile, you can choose to show your photo to all users, or only to your friends, or to no-one
• Remember to save your privacy settings when you've finished making changes

• Login
• Go to my time
• Go to my account
• Go to privacy
• Under My public profile, you can choose to show your age to all users, or only to your friends, or to no-one
• Remember to save your privacy settings when you've finished making changes

Go to your My Account section (via the link 'My Account' in the right hand side menu).
Click 'Email and username' in the left hand menu.
On the page "it's time to change", click the button 'remove account' in the bottom right corner.

Go to your My Account section (via the link on your MyTime page, top right hand side of page) and enter your new username, password or email address. Then click ‘Update Account’.

Go to your My Account section (via the link on your MyTime page, top right hand side of page) and enter your new username, password or email address. Then click ‘Update Account’.

Click on My Account in the right nav bar on the MyTime page. Then click My Emails in the left hand nav bar. You can choose if, and how often you want to be notified about new activities, messages and invitations; about new activity and group requests. We suggest you leave the default settings otherwise you might miss out on some fabulous activities. Our monthly newsletter informs you of new features and functions.

Yes you can. You can choose what to show your friends (eg your birthdate) which you may not wish to show the general public. Just go to “My Privacy Settings” on the left hand nav bar of your My Account section (accessible from link in the right hand nav of your MyTime page).

You can’t make your profile completely private, but you can hide everything except your username and state. To do so, go to your Privacy settings (via the link ‘My Account’ on your My Time page). But bear in mind that if you hide all your details, people won’t be able to get to know you. Even people you invite to your activities won’t be able to see your details. But we respect your privacy and respect your choices!

Termination of your membership will result in all references to yourself being deleted from the Facetime site. This includes:

• Your profile will be immediately deleted from the system – your profile will no longer come up in searches, and you can no longer be contacted by other members;
• Your user name will no longer be listed in Facetime members’ Friends Lists;
• Your activities will be immediately deleted from the system – your activities will no longer come up in searches
• Your Activity Group membership will be immediately terminated, and your user name will no longer be listed as an activity group member.
• Your Activity Groups ownership will be immediately terminated, and your user name will no longer be listed as Activity Group Owner.
• Calendar

As long as your calendar application supports the ICAL standard, you can simply subscribe to your private ICAL file on our server. Just follow the appropriate link on the calendar page to do this. Most mobile devices with calendars support ICAL automatically. So do recent versions of Microsoft Outlook® (2007 and later). If your version of Microsoft Outlook® doesn’t support ICAL, you can get a commercial plugin that will make it. (Just Google ‘outlook ical plugin’.)

There is no limit to the amount of Friends Lists you can build.

(From October) You can ask Facetime to automatically add new members, who meet the characteristics you define, to your designed Friends Lists. In that way, you can quickly build your personal contact lists of members who share your interests. This can be very useful if, at some later stage, you for instance organise an activity (say a kayaking trip) and like to invite all kayakers in Sydney to join you without having to perform a members search first.

Yes, you can purchase your Facetime subscription manually, by transferring the required amount directly into the Facetime bank account:
Bank: Westpac
Account name: Getalife.com Pty Ltd
BSB number: 032051
Account number: 121239
Please e-mail us your (electronic) payment slip to: info@facetime.com.au
You can also pay by cheque or money order
Please send your cheque or money order, payable to Getalife.com Pty Ltd to:
GPO Box 3729
Sydney NSW 2001

To upgrade your standard subscription to a premium subscription, you will have to make a payment either via direct deposit or via a cheque or money order. The payment amount will represent the difference (or balance) between the price of a standard and the price of a premium subscription, taking into account the remaining months of your current subscription. Please contact info@facetime.com.au.

Premium members are able to contact all Facetime members, including non-subscribers. 
In other words, Premium Members have a wider reach, and an increased ability to organise larger group activities that attract tens or even hundreds of participants (including new Facetime members who may prefer to try a few more activities, or meet a few more people, before purchasing a standard subscription).
So if you’re a very social, vivacious and active person with plenty of ideas for activities, or you really serious about expanding your social network of friends, a premium subscription may be for you!

To cancel our automatic renewal service, click on the Subscription link in on your Accounts page.

Click the Cancel Subscription link and the confirm on the following page by clicking Yes, please cancel my subscription.

Your subscription will be cancelled for future billings, and you'll keep having full access to all of Facetime’s member tools until your account expires.