- How do I become a member of the Black Oak Lake Preservation Foundation?
- Black Oak Lake property owners, their family members and off-lake friends can become dues-paying members of the Black Oak Lake Preservation Foundation. Email Walt Bates at waterbirds@aol.com for information.
- How do I login to my account?
- You should have received an email in April/May 2020 stating your username and password. If you forgot your username or password or you never received one, email Walt Bates at waterbirds@aol.com and he will send it to you.
- Why do I have to share a username with my spouse and kids?
- Each nuclear family (that lives together all year round) needs to share a login to prevent duplicate addresses in the directory. Also, that way if you move, you only need to change your address in one place. And we have a limit of the number of members we are allowed to have in our software, so we need to keep the members list as concise as possible.
- How do I update my information?
- Login to your account, and you will be prompted to update your information. You can also add profile photos and other information if you want.
- How do I post something to the News Feed?
- You can post classified ads, photos, updates to the News Feed as follows:
- See this link: How to Add a Post to the News Feed
- You can post classified ads, photos, updates to the News Feed as follows:
- How do I add a photo to the Photo Galleries?
- See this link: How to Add a Photo to the Photo Galleries
- How do I enter the Photo Contest?
- Every odd-numbered year (2019, 2021, 2023…) there is a new directory printed. The previous year there will be a photo contest for the cover of the printed directory. Walt Bates will send out information.
- My family members and I have different last names. What do we enter under Last Name?
- Last Name and First Name are only used for sorting in the printed directory. On the website, the only thing that will display is your display name, which can be anything you like. So for example, if you and your spouse are Jane Jones and John Smith, your Display Name can be “Jane Jones and John Smith”. For your last name, decide whether you want to be sorted under the J’s or the S’s in the printed directory, and then enter the corresponding last name.
- How do I add a new family to my property, and get them a new login to use?
- Email Walt Bates and he will create an account and send them the information.
- How do I find things on the website?
- Click here for a search box and a list of frequently visited pages.
- Admins:
- Site Administration Help Pages are located here: