Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in joining the Project Avalon Forum. Please read the following carefully.
As you may already be aware, the Project Avalon Forum has a reputation among many for being one of the highest quality forums on the internet. It's more than a virtual community of friends; it's also a kind of open-source, online university containing over a thousand active members, many of whom are remarkable people.
We have scientists, authors, ex-military officers, teachers, lecturers, researchers, therapists, abductees, engineers, experiencers, psychics, visionaries, artists, musicians, and many plain and simple lovely, spiritual people — from all walks of life and from all over the world. Their ages range from 15 to 85, and their life experiences are similarly varied. They are united in their commitment (a) to personal learning and growth, and (b) to helping make the world a better place.
The members make the forum, and the detailed membership application process below is one of the ways in which the high quality of the membership is maintained. The reason we ask for so much personal information is simply to get an idea of who you are, what your values and interests are, and what you stand for. The information is never shared publicly, and is only used by the moderators of the forum to make a decision about whether to invite you to join.
As a result of your application (which may have several days to process, as the moderators will all read what you've written and discuss it with one other), we'll write back to you with one of three responses:
— We may invite you to the forum.
— We may let you know that you've not give us enough information to enable us to make a decision, in which case we'll invite you to say more.
— We may let you know that on the basis of what you have shared with us, we don't feel that we can invite you to be a member at this time.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We will definitely get back to you, usually within 1-4 days (but very occasionally, this may take longer). If our reply isn't in your inbox, PLEASE CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER. We never decline an application by not replying. If you can't find our response, you're always welcome to write to
[email protected], or use the forum contact form, to ask us what's happened.
So: please see this from our point of view. We welcome your interest, but we know nothing about you. Therefore the only way we can get to know you at this early stage is by what you write below. We thank you for this, and we look forward to reading your application.
The most important thing we can say is that we fully understand concerns about privacy, especially in these times.
We never EVER sell mailing lists, and everything you share with us is totally 100% private. The only reason we have an application form at all is to ensure that the quality of the forum’s community is maintained — no-one can ‘buy’ their way in, as with paywall-protected sites — and we've found over the years that this process really does a good job in keeping out the trolls, agents, bots, and others who may be hostile to our values.
Our best wishes — Bill Ryan and the Avalon Moderators Team