Crisscross Help

Login & registration

Joining Crisscross Network is easy and takes just one minute. Click the register link at the top of the page. Choose a unique user ID and password and add an email address. You will be sent a confirmation mail. Open your mail program, open the confirmation mail and click on the confirmation link. You will be logged in and can start adding items to your profile

Your privacy is important to us. We do not show your email address to other users. We do not create mailing lists, and will never sell or transfer your email address to third parties.

Your profile

Click on the Profile circle in the top menu to access your profile. You will see your profile's About Me section. You can use the sub-menu to navigate to your Photos, Friends, Favorites, Goals and Account Settings

To edit your profile click on the green "Edit" button in the About Me section.

Uploading profile photos

Click on the Photos link on the sub-menu. click Add Photo to add a photo. Click on Add Gallery to add a new gallery.

Adding and approving friends

To request to become someone's friend go to their profile and click the Add button above their friend's list. If someone makes a request to become your friend you can approve or deny them in your profile page. You can see a full list of your friends in the Friend's sub-menu.

Notifications

You can use the Notifications sub-menu to access some controls. You can set the system to stop sending you mails. You can also change your password.

Sending invites

Please feel free to invite your friends, family and colleagues to Crisscross. There are two ways to send invitations

Each goal and favorite detail page has a section that allows you to invite up to four friends at once.
Click the Invite top menu circle to invite up to six members with your own personalized message.

You can invite as many people as you want -- there is no upper limit.

Mail

You can contact other users by clicking the Contact link in their Profile.

Each Crisscross user is given a free mailbox. When you receive mail on Crisscross, you will be alerted by a mail to the email account that you registered with. The Mail icon in the header at the top of the page will also change to red.

You can save important mails to the Saved Mail folder. If you receive spam (unsolicited commercial emails) please report it using the Report Spam button.

Please do not spam, or send commercial, offensive or threatening mails to other users.

Favorites

Adding Favorites

Use the input box on the favorites cloud page to add your favorites. Just add your favorites after "I like..." and select the section you would like it to be in (interests, Movies, TV shows etc). You can click the "easy selector" text which will open another page where you can add multiple items at the same time.

Make sure you separate each item with commas. If your favorite item includes commas use quotes to define it: "The good, the bad, and the ugly". Do not use exclamation points, periods or words like "etc", "a lot", "is the best".

Good	U2, The Beatles
Bad	U2 and The Beatles
Bad	U2...The Beatles

Good	The Rolling Stones
Bad	I like the Rolling Stones
Bad	The Rolling stones are the best

The system will then automatically connect you with other users that have the same favorites.

Please feel free to add notes and comments to your favorites

Goals

Browsing goals

Click on Goals or Favorites on the top menu to see the Goals or Favorites "cloud". The cloud shows all of the popular goals and favorites. Popular goals and favorites are bigger and more bold.

Use the sub-menu above the cloud on the right-hand side to sort goals and favorites by date, popularity, and see new notes and comments by other users.

When you click on a goal, such as Go to Japan you will see the goal detail page where you can see more information about the goal, such as who is doing the goal, who has completed it, who started it. You will also see and comments and notes from other users.

Joining Goals

Join any goal by clicking on the I want to do this button. When you complete a goal click I have completed this goal or if you give up click the I give up! button. When you join a goal you should write a note telling other users about your progress towards your goal. You do not need to join a goal to leave a note or comment about it.

Adding Goals

Add your goal after where it says "I want to..." (above the goals cloud). Click the "click here for more entry options" text for easy entry options.

Keep the goal text simple -- if you make the goal too specific you will not be able to match with other people. Don't mix two goals together. Do not use exclamation points, periods or words like "etc".

Good	I want to go to Paris
Bad	I want to go to Paris and have fun
Bad	I want to go to Paris with Joe
Bad	I want to go to Paris tomorrow
Bad	I want to go to Paris and Rome
Bad	I want to go to Paris - I love it!
Bad	I want to go to Paris!
Bad	I want to go to Paris etc...

If your goal is similar to other goals you will be asked to choose the one most suitable for you. The system will then automatically connect you with other users that have the same goals!

Notes & comments

Be sure to add a note to your goal to tell other users about your progress towards your goal, or add a note to a favorite to tell other users why you like that favorite. You can add notes and comments to other people's goals even if you have not shared the goal or favorite.

Tip: To avoid getting spammed do not write your email, address or website address in any post. We will introduce an internal mail system in a few weeks that will allow you to safely contact other users for free.

We moderate all posts by users to ensure a safe environment for our users. Please do not insult other users or post commercial, obscene, libelous or illegal messages.

Subscribing to goals and favorites with RSS

We currently have three types of RSS feeds on Crisscross.

You can subscribe to any favorite. These feed will let you know when a new user has joined the favorite.
You can subscribe to any goal. These feed will let you know when a new user has joined the goal.
You can subscribe to receive notification when a new goal or favorite is added to the system

To subscribe to RSS feeds you will need an RSS reader. If you are using Internet Explorer 7or Firefox, you can simply click on the [RSS] icon and follow the instructions. The feed will automatically be updated when new items are added.