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How much does it cost to open an account at GoPetition?
Opening an account with GoPetition is free. To see the great features offered by GoPetition, click here.
What happens to each petition after signatures are collected? Who sends the petition to the petitionee (target)?
Each petition author is the campaign manager for their cause. So each author is primarily responsible for presenting their petition results when they are ready. GoPetition does, however, provide many campaign and promotional tools to help authors achieve the results they want. Numerous petitions hosted at GoPetition have achieved outstanding outcomes resulting in real and meaningful change. Please browse our many success stories.
The petition creation process doesn't seem to work for me.
GoPetition requires cookies to be activated for some processes. Please adjust your security settings to allow cookies. After you have adjusted your security settings please try to start your petition again. If you continue to have difficulty, try to start your petition from another browser such as IE7 or Firefox, which can easily be downloaded to your computer. Please contact us if you have any further problems.
I cannot see the "verification code" to sign a petition or the code has strange characters.
Some browsers and computer configurations don't load our 4 character verification codes properly. Please try reloading the petition page to reset the code. Or please click on our "blue refresh button" to get a new code. The blue "refresh" icon is NOT part of the code. If you continue to have problems with the verification code try accessing the signature page with another browser such as Firefox. The Firefox browser should resolve any display problem you are having. The verification code is designed to stop automated robot spam. This is critical so that we can offer signature lists of the highest integrity.
What petition management features does GoPetition offer?
To see the great features offered by GoPetition, click here.
How do I edit and manage my petition? How do I download signatures? How do I delete unwanted signatures?
You can click on the login link at the top right corner of the site (or simply click here) and then use your email address and chosen password to log in. If you don't remember your password, there's a link to have it emailed to you. Once you have logged in, you will have several options, such as changing your details or managing your petition/s. If you're having any trouble once logged in, please use the contact us page for assistance. From your petition toolbox you can edit your petition and signature list.
When I download my petition signatures, what will they look like?
Your petition signatures are automatically compiled into an acrobat reader document (pdf), an Excel (or other spreadsheet program) style (csv) file, or they can be displayed inside the web browser for printing. Signatures are automatically drawn from our secure database when requested by the petition author. The signatures can be downloaded as many times as the author likes, at any time, for free. An example of the pdf style document can be viewed by clicking here. If you don't have acrobat reader you can get it here from Adobe.
What is the difference between an e-petition and a paper petition?
In essence there is no difference between the two. It is possible to collect signatures both online and on paper. It is also possible to transfer your signatures from paper by simply entering them online. So your campaign may use both Internet and paper formats to achieve the best results.
Do online petitions actually work?
Many online petition campaigns are extremely effective. GoPetition now documents its success stories to show exactly how effective they really are. If you want more information on how to write a petition, click this link.
GoPetition apparently sent me an email, but I did not receive it. Why?
Because GoPetition sends out many automatic emails to its users, sometimes these messages are flagged as junk mail, or spam. We suggest you check your spam/junk mail filter for the email and we also recommend all our users add 'GoPetition' to their whitelist (safelist). We never send any unsolicited emails and this helps to make sure we can get in touch with you when we really need to.
What is the best way to write a petition?
Please see our notes at how to write a petition. This page has many in depth resources for petition writing. We also have a more basic introductory how to start a petition page, which is less complicated, but equally as helpful.
How do I get people to sign my petition?
Please use our tell a friend facility. You should also raise your issues in forums and discussion groups. You should email as many relevant people as you can (but please do not spam people). Please also use our social bookmarking service which is located at the bottom of every petition.
You may also find it useful to get relevant web sites to link to your petition. Note that the more web pages with links to your petition, the more search engines will recognize it as an important page and send people to it, so try to get as many web links as you can. Knowledge databases such as Wikipedia.org sometimes have relevant articles, which can be linked to your petition. You should also search for sites/articles with similar interests to your petition and email the owners, as they will probably link to you.
You may promote your petition using our social bookmarking service. You may peruse the social bookmark icons which are located at the bottom of each petition page. These icons lead to social networking sites where you can promote your petition.
We also recommend that you consider purchasing a sponsored link from GoPetition to place your petition link on one of our high traffic pages. For details, contact us.
My petition authorship (name) is appearing in Google. How do I remove it?
If you are a petition author, the first thing you need to do is to log in to your account and access the petition/s with your name on them. In the petition settings towards the bottom you will have a setting called "petition display name". You need to change this from your actual name to your user name or anonymous. Note that anonymous petitions are far less well supported, so we recommend you use your real name and where this is not possible, your username.
My signature is appearing in Google. How do I remove it?
If you became a member when you signed the petition, then simply log in to GoPetition and remove your signature from the GoPetition site. (Alternatively, members can change their signature settings to make their name "Anonymous".) If you were not a member or did not become a member when you signed the relevant petition, you cannot use our membership edit facility. If you are not a member, then contact the relevant petition author and ask the author to remove (or make anonymous) your signature on the petition you signed. When your signature has been removed (or made anonymous) by the author please go to the signature list to confirm that your signature has been removed (or made anonymous). Once your signature has been removed from GoPetition (or made anonymous) then Google will update its listings when the Google index spider next visits the relevant GoPetition signature list. This updating process may take several days. So even though your signature has been removed from GoPetition (or made anonymous) it may still appear in Google for a short time until Google updates itself.
How do I edit or remove my signature? I made a spelling mistake, double entry, or regret my comments etc.
If you became a member of GoPetition when you signed the petition, then simply log in to GoPetition and edit or remove your signature from the GoPetition site. If you were not a member or did not become a member when you signed the relevant petition, you cannot use our membership edit facility. In this case please contact the petition author to ask for your signature to be edited.
I accidentally posted a message in the forums and I'd like it removed?
Please contact the relevant petition author and ask for your post to be edited or removed. If the author does not reply, contact us with the URL of the message (shown in the address bar in your browser), as this includes the message number, which is about 6 digits long. If you can't get the message number or URL, please send us the exact message text, the name on the post, related petition or any other information. Note that we currently maintain tens of thousands of petitions and hundreds of thousands of messages, so we could not possibly monitor all the content on the site, so we will need information to find your message. An administrative charge may be levied in some circumstances to remove content from the site. GoPetition moderation services operate on a periodic ad hoc basis and we rely on users or members to report problems or abuse.
My name is appearing on your site and in Google. I didn't place my name on your site. How do I remove it?
Someone may have placed your name in a signature list or on a forum without your permission. Please contact the relevant petition author and ask the author to remove your name from the petition or forum. When your name has been removed by the author please go to the signature list or forum to confirm that your name has been removed. Once your name has been removed from GoPetition, then Google will update its listings when the Google index spider next visits the relevant GoPetition signature list or forum. This updating process may take several days. So even though your name has been removed from GoPetition it may still appear in Google for a short time until Google updates itself. GoPetition cannot control the use of your name by third parties, however we will address any complaints if received. Please see the GoPetition Disclaimer.
How do I start a petition?
Please view our in depth help page outlining how to write a petition, as well as the more basic help page how to start a petition.
Can I make a contribution to someone else's campaign?
Contributions can be made by clicking here. After you make your contribution, simply email contact us with details of the campaign you are supporting.
Yes. However, it's important that the actual petition text does not change substantially (for legal reasons). Your edit request will be reviewed so that it complies with our terms and conditions.
Note there are also many options on your petition that can be changed at any time during your campaign using your control panel. If you own a petition and want to edit your petition, some of your petition settings, or you want to close your petition, please login by clicking the login button in the top right hand corner of this page, then enter your email address and chosen password to access your petition control panel.
I'm using WebTV and I can't sign the petition, what do i do?
For some reason WebTV has a problem with our signing process. The easiest way around this is to go straight to the signing page automatically. You need to manually enter the petition address. It will be http://www.gopetition.com/sign.php?petid=xxxx The xxxx is the petition number, which is normally the number in the URL, i.e. xxxx.html
How can I promote my petition?
You may wish to take advantage of our special campaign promotion facility. For a small monthly contribution you can feature your petition of choice on one of our regional homepages. Contact us if you are interested in this service.
We also have a facility whereby you may request the removal of ads from your petition and replace them with your own banner and tile. Please contact us if you are interested in promoting your petition with this service.
How can I link to GoPetition?
If you would like to link to GoPetition please view our banner page.
How can I sponsor my petition?
You may wish to take advantage of our special campaign sponsorship facility. For a small monthly contribution we can list your petition on our high traffic homepage or one of our regional homepages. To sponsor your petition simply contact us to discuss your level of sponsorship and then click on sponsorship for easy payment.
How can I support or donate to GoPetition?
Please click here to see our donation page.
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