Frequently Asked Questions

About Annotated Life

What is Annotated Life?

Annotated Life is both a study aid and a social utility that allows people to share ideas and knowledge about a common text.

Where can I find out more about advertising opportunities with Annotated Life?

Please contact support@annotatedlife.com

Sign Up, Login and Password

Signing up with Annotated Life is required in order to enjoy the key features of this site and build your personalized Annotated Life profile. When signing up, please provide accurate information and review the Terms of Use.

Can anyone join?

Anyone can join. All that is needed is a valid email address to use our annotation writing feature and ratings feature.

What do I need to do to sign up for this site?

From our Sign Up page, just provide us with your email address, password, displayed name, gender, and birthday. After you complete the sign up form, we will send an email to the address you provided. Clicking on the confirmation link will complete the sign up process.

I forgot my password. How do I get it back?

You can reset your password by clicking the "Forgot your password" link from the login box and follow the instructions from there.

How do I change my password?

You can change your Annotated Life password at any time from your user profile page. Click on Change Password option and reset your password.

How do I set my profile to private?

You can login to your profile and click on Change Personal Information. You can unselect the Privacy option.

My account is "temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance." What’s going on?

"Site Maintenance" usually means we are making an improvement to the database that your account is stored on. During this time you will not be able to access your account. Most maintenance will last only a few hours.

What browser does Annotated Life support?

AnnotatedLife is tested on Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.

How do I close my account?

Please contact support@annotatedlife.com to close your account.

Abuse and Policy

Where can I report a security issue?

If you find the comment or content to be inappropriate you can report annotation by clicking on Mark as Abusive. The annotation is promptly reviewed by Annotated Life administrators (within 48 hours) who immediately remove any content that violates the Terms of Use.

Miscellaneous

How do I post annotations?

You must be logged in to post annotations. Once logged in you can post your own views by selecting the highlighted sentence of interest. A refreshed window displays the verse you selected and a grey box of User Annotations. Click on Add your own annotations and begin your annotation journey. You can select privacy options for each annotation.