The Personal Ad you submit will be available for viewing for 60 days starting with your submission. After that time it will no longer be shown. If you have selected to have a Personal Mail Box, individuals may respond to your Personal Ad and their responses will be placed into your Personal Mail Box. To access those responses, point your Browser to HV/Net's Personal Ad Page and click on the "Log-In" graphic. You will be asked for your Personal ID Code and Password. Your ID Code will be assigned to you once you submit your Personal Ad, you enter your own Password. At any time you may login and edit your ad. Simply login as if to view responses with your Personal ID Code and Password and select to edit your ad. By editing, you are automatically extending its viewablity for an additional 60 days.

Section #1 First we build your "Identity" by answering a few questions. The answers to some of these questions are not revealed to viewers of your Personal Ad, but are for logistical purposes with HV/Net and to weed out abusers. All questions in this section are REQUIRED for acceptance of your ad. First Name/Tag This is revealed to viewers! Your Real Full Name This is kept secret! Mailing Address This is kept secret! County of Residence Albany County Columbia County Dutchess County Greene County Orange County Putnam County Rensselaer County Rockland County Ulster County Westchester County New York City New Jersey Other, not in the Hudson Valley This is revealed to viewers! Phone This is kept secret! E-Mail This may be kept secret! It's up to you. Reveal E-Mail to Viewers? No Yes If you decide to reveal your E-Mail Address, potential matches will be able to directly contact you and you will no longer have the advantage of "distance." You should seriously consider this before answering YES! If you answer "yes", then HV/Net's programming will not provide the ability for viewers to post a reply into your private mail box here, all replies to your ad will be through E-Mail directly to you. Section #2 Now we build your "Public Profile" by answering a few questions. The answers to these questions are all displayed upon request by viewers of your Personal Ad. Ethnic Background No answer Caucasian/European African American Asian Hispanic Native American Age Be honest! Education Level No answer Advanced College Degree Undergraduate Degree Some College Vocational Degree High School Degree Some High School Illiterate Position on Smoking I smoke I don't smoke I don't smoke but you can I don't smoke and I'd rather you didn't I don't smoke and if you do don't respond Smokers are idiots!!! Religious Background Christian Fundamentalist Jewish Muslim Buddhist Other Agnostic Atheist Not applicable to me Political Affiliation Republican Democrat Independent Green Politics? Who me? Food Preferences Gourmet, food is a passion Generally like and enjoy just about everything Pretty picky about what I eat Strict Vegetarian! Mmmmmmm, carcass!!! Attitude toward Children Love em, got some of my own! Love em, got none... Ehhh, they're ok. Yikes! YUCK!!!! Breeders should be sent to an island... Financial Status Financially Independent and Secure Financially Sound, employed & happy Financially Sound but looking around Financially OK, but looking for more Strapped but surviving Employed but looking for job Unemployed, but that's OK Desperately looking for work Glug.... My Favorite Is Pick one No answer Dewy eyed puppies Sunsets on the beach Whitewater rafting Cuddling Bitchin' loud dance music Late night rambling Leather & metal Sweaty moaning bodies Blazing fire, comfy chair and good book Hot cars and fast companion A good friend Fine wine and cheese After glow Not on this list! Housing Rent an Apartment Rent a House Own a Condo/Co-Op Own my House Trailer Life, that's for me! Indoors??? Physical Attributes Awesome! Buffed Lean and mean Built Like a God Built Like a Godess Solid Physically Fit Casually Attractive Looking Good Ample Something's Slipped! Pass the beer and chips Seen better days... Get a hoist The mirror cracked!!! Hair Color Blond Brown Black Redhead Salt 'n Pepper Grey Coiffed to perfection Bald and proud! Eye Color Brown Black Blue Hazel Green Limpid You gotta see to believe! Life Experience New and eager Been around the block a couple of times I've learned and am growing Beat up but surviving What doesn't kill us makes us better Eternal optimist Looking for more and better Cheated It does get better doesn't it? Experienced beyond my years Open a new window every day! Tra la la la la... Section #3 Below are a few essay questions, take them seriously or not, your choice will help to reveal yourself to viewers. Although we have provided a lot of room for your answers, consider not writing a novel. Your entries will be checked for foul language and other objectionable words. You can select to totally ignore any or all of these, they are not required for acceptance of your ad. Only use your ENTER KEY to make a paragraph. Do not attempt to use any HTML in your text. World Peace What are your thoughts Miss America? Fridge Contents Assuming it isn't empty, what are the five most important things in your refrigerator? Reincarnation If you could be anyone, other than yourself, who would that be and why? Get a Life? Why are you trying to find someone interesting via a computer instead of hanging out at the bars? Section #4 Now to your ad! Below are three pieces of information that you MUST PROVIDE! Ad Type Seeking Friends Pen Pals Men Seeking Women Women Seeking Men Men Seeking Men Women Seeking Women Couples Seeking Others Password This needs to be at least 5 characters long, and not more than 10. This password is totally up to you to create. This password, plus a User ID we will provide you, is how you will log in to check your Mail Box. Password Re-enter your password for verification. Text for Ad In creating the text for your Ad, you should follow some common sense rules: It is recommended that you not include your name, address, phone number or E-Mail address in your message. You really don't want people being able to contact you directly as a result of this ad. Instead, you want them to respond into your Mail Box where you will have a chance to review and select the responses that interest you. From there you can directly correspond with them via email and make whatever arrangements you feel safe with. Use the message area provided to write something about yourself that will attract the type of person you are seeking. Be simple, direct and most of all, be clear. State what you want, what your expectations are and what you like. Describe yourself and your expectations honestly. Do not be sexually explicit, profane or intolerant in your message, that will cause your Personal Ad to be rejected. What will be shown to viewers will be this text and your first name (Tag). Other questions that you answered above, (with the exception of those items that were specified as not being revealed to viewers), will be visible from your Personal Profile, accessible from your ad. So you needn't spend a great deal of time covering that ground again. With the exception of filtering for disallowed words, we do not edit or make suggestions for you. At any point you can come back, login and edit anything you have entered here! Although we have provided a lot of room for your text, consider not writing a novel. Your entry will be checked for foul language and other objectionable words. Only use your ENTER KEY to make a paragraph. Do not attempt to use any HTML in your text. Section #5 Your answers to the following few questions will be displayed below the text for your ad that you entered above. You must select something from each of these. These questions are about the type of person that you are looking for. Age Range Not Important 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66 Plus With a pulse... Area The Hudson Valley is pretty big, what is the general geographic area you are willing to travel to? What are you looking for? Looking for a friend Interested in Casual Dating No Commitments Please! Interested in meeting, then who knows... Searching for a Long Term Relationship Looking for a Mate/Marriage Hot Times Wanted!!! Tomorrow be damned! Education Not Important In The Least Advanced College Degree Undergraduate Degree Some College Vocational Degree High School Degree Some High School What level of education accomplishment is important to you? I have read the Rules (found below) and I apply for acceptance of my Personal Ad. I certify that I am 18 years of age or older. I give permission to Hudson Valley Network, Inc. to release all PUBLIC PROFILE information provided by me on the profile form above. I understand that Identity Information will NOT be published with the exception of those things specified in the application. I understand that Hudson Valley Network, Inc. does not screen advertisers or viewers. I agree to hold harmless Hudson Valley Network, Inc. from any liability regarding the dating of individuals met through my Personal Ad placed with Hudson Valley Network, Inc. Add a Picture! Add your picture to your Personal Ad! It's really simple. Send us an image If you have a photograph of yourself scanned and formatted in either a GIF or JPEG, just attach it to a piece of email to us at hvnet@warwick.net. Send us up to three photographs of yourself and we will scan and composit for you. Photographs submitted cannot be returned, so don't send us the only copy of a precious image of yourself. Send photos to Hudson Valley Network, Inc., PO Box 1435, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925 Send a check in the amount of $10 (ten dollars), to Hudson Valley Network, Inc., PO Box 1435, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925 In either your e-mail or letter, reference your Personal Ad User ID and Password so we can verify that it is you submitting the image. That's it! We are sorry that we must charge a small service fee, but as this feature actually requires us to have to do work and impact your Personal Ad we must. HV/Net's Personal Ads remain FREE with the exception of the photograph. Limited Special Offer! Until December 31, 1998 HV/Net is waiving the charge for photographs to be included with your ad! Just get us the picture as instructed above and it will start showing up!

It is recommended that you not directly contact any individual that may respond to your Personal Ad. In responding they are requested to provide their E-Mail address as a way for you to communicate with them. This will appear for your use when you review the responses to your Ad by logging into your Mail Box. If they did not provide their E-Mail address, or the address is incorrect, you should assume they are not serious in their reply, or at the very least, you should seriously question their motives for requesting contact in other ways. As in all things, as an adult you should exercise extreme caution in responding to a blind meeting service. By participating and actively advertising and responding to anything you find here, you assume all liability and HV/Net, its Assigns & Agents, cannot be held liable or responsible in any way for anything that may transpire.

Rules & Disclaimer HV/Net does not make any claims of appropriateness or legitimacy for any Personal Ads appearing within its Personal Ad section. HV/Net strongly and urgently recommends caution on the parts of all individuals accessing this service. As in all things, adults should exercise caution when utilizing blind meeting services and take all appropriate precautionary measures. Specifically, HV/Net requires that its Personal Ad section not be used to: Solicit bizarre or unusual acts or any relationship that offends the community; Solicit minors; Solicit or pander in any illegal way. Further, by participating in the HV/Net Personal Ads, you agree that: You the end user assume all liability; You will use good judgement in participating in the HV/Net Personal Ads; You will refrain from using indecent, profane, sexually explicit or derogatory language; You will refrain from responding to any message that you don't agree with or that you think is stupid or absurd in an indecent, profane or derogatory manner; You will not abuse the HV/Net Personal Ads by posting repetitive messages; You will not abuse the HV/Net Personal Ads by using them as a vehicle for overtly commercial messages or other selling or promotional offers or any other commercial manner; You will accept that not everyone is going to agree with anything that you may have to say and that you may receive no responses to whatever you may post; You understand that as a Free Service to the community, use is a privilege granted and not a right, and as such you will refrain from overt hostility, improper acts and any other form of behavior offensive to the community; That Hudson Valley Network, Inc. has the right to remove any ad placed within the Personal Ads for whatever reasons it deems appropriate; That within HV/Net's stated guidelines, all points of view are allowed to be expressed, so long as the views presented are worded in a reasonably acceptable way; That should you experience any difficulties in the programming, forms or presentations while you are in the HV/Net Personal Ads, you will exhibit patience, and understand that the Personal Ads are in the process of being refined. If you experience any difficulties please inform us of them so that we can get them corrected; That Hudson Valley Network, Inc. is not responsible, and cannot be held liable, in any manner, for any ads or reply messages posted, or the failure of any ad or reply message to be successfully posted. HV/Net reserves the right to reject any Personal Ad or Reply to a Personal Ad submitted for inclusion in its Hudson Valley Personal Ads for whatever reasons it deems appropriate. Basically, all submissions will be accepted except for those of a generally objectionable nature dealing with vulgarity, obscenity, intolerance, hate or those that are sexually explicit, soliciting illegal activities or soliciting in exchange for money. Others may not be able to define any of those categories, but we reserve the right to recognize them when we see them and make the subjective call. HV/Net cannot be held liable under any circumstances for anything presented here. HV/Net expressly disclaims and excludes all explicit and implied warranties of merchantability and fitness of the information presented here for any particular purpose.

Length: The longer a profile is and the more information you give about yourself the more interested a man will be in you. Short profiles that just say, "Hi my name is..." or "SWM, 5'7", 145#" don't tell a man anything about your personality and aren't eye catching. A man is more likely to just skim over a short profile and more likly respond to someone who took the time to disscuss themselves. Content: Give as detailed description (both physical and personality) as possible. Include information such as height, weight, hair, eyes, and anything that stands out about you (ex. moustache, beard, tattoos). For personalities, try favorate types of music, hobbies, occupation, or education. Add the personal touch. Make the profile reflect your personality, add little bits of information that describe you (ex. most people think I'm child trapped in a man's body, those who can do, those who can't watch me do it). Do's: Pictures: The better your appearance, the better your profile looks. Smile in your pictures Look happy and relaxed Profile: Add short stories about something interesting you did Add anything personal that will help someone understand you better Dont's: Don't write bland profiles, make your profile interesting to read. If you can catch a man's eye in the first few sentences, he's more likely to respond. Make your introduction line appealing. Writing "Hi" is not going to get him to click on your profile. Try somthing more flashy and interesting.