Frequently asked questions

How does the rebilling work?

We now offer auto-rebilling for all new member subscriptions, which are auto-rebilled, by default, at the end of the subscription period.

Before your subscription expires, however, we will send you a reminder by e-mail, letting you know that your subscription is about to expire and giving you the option to cancel the rebilling, if you wish.

You can review your account settings and turn off the rebilling feature at any time by visiting the member options page. Note, however, that if you turn off rebilling, we cannot guarantee you will be able to re-subscribe at the same rate.

If you purchased your current subscription when we were using PaySystems, our former payment processor (Sep 2003 - Jul 2004), then you may be expecting your account to be auto-rebilled, as they had indicated when you paid. However, PaySystems no longer offers the merchant account plan we had been using, and so your account will not be rebilled. Instead, we will contact you when your subscription is about to expire, with information about re-subscribing or canceling your subscription.

General questions

How does the Atlasphere work?
How many members does the Atlasphere have?
How do members use the Atlasphere?
Is the Atlasphere affiliated with any other organizations?

Signup questions

If I join, who can see the information in my profile?
What if I only want a dating profile? Must I join the directory too?
How do I remove my profile from the Atlasphere?
If I subscribe, will non-subscribers be able to reply to my messages?
How will my e-mail address be used?
Can I get help formatting or uploading my photos?

Login questions

Why can't I log in?
How do I change my e-mail address?
How do I change my password?

Subscription questions

What are the benefits of subscribing?
If I subscribe, will non-subscribers be able to reply to my messages?
How do I subscribe?
Can I pay by check or money order?
How does the rebilling work?
How do I cancel the rebilling?

Directory questions

Who can see the information in my directory profile?
Can other members see my e-mail address?
How will other members contact me through the directory?
How can I remove my directory profile?
If I subscribe, will non-subscribers be able to reply to my messages?
How do I subscribe?

Dating questions

How many members of each gender are in the dating service?
Who can see the information in my dating profile?
Can other members see my e-mail address?
How will other members contact me through the dating service?
What if I only want a dating profile? Must I join the directory too?
What does the "suppress directory profile" option do?
How can I suspend my dating profile?
How can I remove my dating profile?
If I subscribe, will non-subscribers be able to reply to my messages?
How do I subscribe?

Column questions

How can I get notified each time a new column is published?
How do I submit a column for publication?
Do you pay a fee for columns published?