Private Adoption Public?


There are two types of Ring adoptions. Private, or closed, adoptions, are ones where the manager targeted a select group or single individual. Only those who were invited may accept the invitation; if a non-invitee attempts to adopt it, the Ring returns a "not invited" error. Public, or open adoptions, are ones where the manager elected to invite all members. Public adoptions also are open to any qualified user, as defined on the previous page.
Private adoptions remain as such until a qualified invitee accepts the invitation or WebRing opens it to all users. Unfortunately, the process is not automated and the Rings are rarely reviewed manually for length of time in private adoption.
Until now that meant that you could be waiting quite a long time to apply to adopt a Ring you have your eye on. WebRing has granted me permission to establish a process for opening up private adoptions.
All you need to do to is place the Ring ID (not title) of a privately adoptable Ring in the box below and send. If the Ring remains adoptable after fifteen days I will then convert it to a public adoption sometime after that fifteenth day.

Please note the following rules/guidelines:

  1. I do not request your user ID, so you won't be specifically or exclusively invited. It will be open to everyone.
  2. I do not ask for your email address, thus I won't be contacting you. Please track the Ring regularly after fifteen days.
  3. The final determination of management will be made by the automated adoption system. You must qualify to adopt it as shown on the previous page.
  4. The form I use DOES track IPs. Please limit your requests to one RING ID per IP address per fifteen day period.
  5. If the Ring you request is not made adoptable by the 22nd day after your request is sent, please resend it. However, be careful to track the days accurately otherwise it could affect another request you've made after the initial fifteen days.
Any failure to abide by these guidelines could result in the Ring you request not being made public.
Ring ID:
(The page which follows the submission will contain advertisements which you can ignore.)


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