General Questions
What's the difference between an activist and a leader account?
How do I use the search to find other users that use the same or similar keywords as I do?
What can you search for in Quick search?
What is the Advanced Search used for and how do I use it?
What types of content appear on the global feed?
Who was involved in the creation of Roots of Liberty?
Profile Questions
How do I view my friends list?
How do I change my email address?
How do I change my profile picture?
How do I change the district I belong to?
How do I view the groups I am supporting/volunteering?
What types of content appear on my wall?
What types of content appear under the notifications tab?
What is the personal calendar used for?
Questions on Groups
What's the difference between a supporter and a volunteer?
How do I support/volunteer for a group?
How do I edit a Group's information?
How do I add/remove admins to my group?
How do I approve/reject volunteer requests?
If I am an owner of a group can I transfer ownership to another member?
How do I Cc or Bcc to all volunteers?
How do I view events posted by my group?
Questions on Liberty Bucks and Advertising
How do I buy/replenish Liberty Bucks?
Can I donate Liberty Bucks to other users, if so how do I donate?
Districts Questions
How do I view other events not shown in the events feed?
Roots of Liberty is a dynamic political organizing social network for conservative activists, leaders, candidates, and organizations.
You can create an account by either filling out the "Join the Roots of Liberty Network" form or going to the register link above and fill out the form. You will need a valid email and postal/zip code. Also make sure to choose between an activist or leader account when signing up.
What's the difference between an activist and a leader account?
Activist: The basic account for those who want to support or volunteer for the planned events and/or activities of others. They don't want to have to lead, plan or initiate events, but are vital in the process, because they are the indispensable workers who get things done.
Leader: The expanded account for those who self-identify as a political mover/shaker, and who head up one or more groups (causes/campaigns/orgs). These account holders can create multiple groups & can be administrators on multiple groups as well.
Keywords allow users to search for like-minded people based on the keywords they input. You can search for users by using keywords in Advanced Search or the search sub tab under the friends tab on you profile page.
How do I use the search to find other users that use the same or similar keywords as I do?
The top right side of the website has a link to Advanced Search. You can go there and search for members of the same keywords as you or other keywords by typing the keywords in the keyword box. Remember to separate each keyword with a comma. There are other options in the Advanced search to help refine your search for specific users.
What can you search for in Quick search?
You can search for members, groups, and videos.
What is the Advanced Search used for and how do I use it?
The Advanced Search can also be known as the Member Search. You can search for specific users using options like whether they're activists or leaders, which state and district they're from, e-mail address, and by keywords. You can combine any of these options to look for any user in Roots of Liberty.
What types of content appear on the global feed?
Anything that's related to you, your friends, or your groups. This includes posting comments, adding friends, creating a group, supporting/volunteering for a group, posting a video, or creating an event; whether these are done by you, your friends, or your groups all of these are shown in the global feed.
Just type in the word(s) that are related to the feed you're searching for and the results will filter the global feed below.
Who was involved in the creation of Roots of Liberty?
Radix Libertas, LLC, is the owner and operator of the Roots of Liberty website. The development of the Roots of Liberty website was overseen and managed by Three Group, LLC.
To add friends just click the "add as a friend/become friends" button whenever you are viewing a user's page.
To remove friends go to the friends tab in your profile and click the delete button.
How do I view my friends list?
Just click on the Friends tab on your profile page. There will be three sub tabs on the Friends page to view your friends: All, Leaders, and Activists.
Go to the "Edit Profile: link under the left column of your profile page. Once you're done editing your profile information just click the submit button to save.
Go to the "Edit Profile" link under the left column of your profile page. Once you're at the edit profile page look for the "Password" box and type in your new password. Make sure you also type the new password in the "Confirm Password" box. When you're done just click on the submit button below to save.
How do I change my email address?
Go to the "Edit Profile" link under the left column of your profile page or click on My Account on the Navigation bar. Once you're at the edit profile page look for the "Email" box to change your email address. When you're done just click on the submit button below to save.
Go to the "Edit Profile" link under the left column of your profile page or click on My Account on the Navigation bar. Once you're at the edit profile page look for the "Profile Name" box to change your name. When you're done just click on the submit button below to save.
How do I change my profile picture?
Go to the "Edit Profile" link under the left column of your profile page or click on My Account on the Navigation bar. Once you're at the edit profile page look for "Upload new profile photo". When you've chosen the photo you want to upload just click the submit button below to save.
Go to the "Edit Profile" link under the left column of your profile page or click on My Account on the Navigation bar. Once you're at the edit profile page look for "Keywords" and you can remove any existing keywords or add new ones. To add new keywords just type in a word describing you and add a comma at the end of each new keyword. When you're done editing your keywords just click the submit button to save.
How do I change the district I belong to?
Go to the "Edit Profile" link under the left column of your profile page or click on My Account on the Navigation bar. Once you're at the edit profile page look for the "Postal Code" box to change your postal code. Then look further down the page at the "Congressional District" box; your district should have automatically changed based on the new postal code. When you're done just click on the submit button below to save.
How do I view the groups I am supporting/volunteering?
On your profile page select the Groups tab and you will see the groups you belong to based on what groups you own, support, volunteer.
What types of content appear on my wall?
Comments posted by you or your friends will appear on the wall, as well as status updates like who you've added as a friend or which group you just supported.
What types of content appear under the notifications tab?
You will find friend requests under the notifications tab.
What is the personal calendar used for?
The personal calendar is for past, present, and future events that were posted either by you or by member(s) in a group you belong to. You can view these events by selecting a specific date and any events for that date will be shown. Events will show the event name, event details, date, and location.
Go to the Mail link on the Navigation bar and you will be taken to your inbox. Just click on individual mail to view the contents.
Go to the Mail link on the Navigation bar and you will be taken to your inbox. If look under the left column you will see "Compose" link under Messages. You can also send mail by clicking on the "Send a Message" link on the left column of a user's profile.
What's the difference between a supporter and a volunteer?
Supporter: A member of a group who will only get group broadcasts whenever a group he/she supports creates an event or action alert. Supporters also have the option to become volunteers for the same group they are currently supporting.
Volunteer: A member of a group who also gets group broadcasts, but will also have the ability to send mass mail to all volunteers from the same group through the group's email account. Approval by the group owner or a group admin is needed in order to become a volunteer.
How do I support/volunteer for a group?
When you are viewing a group page look under the left column and click on either the "Support this group!" or the "Volunteer this group!" link.
If you look under the left column of your profile there is a "Start a group" link. From there just fill out the information and click the create button.
How do I edit a Group's information?
If you are the owner or an admin of a group you can edit the group information by clicking on the "Edit Group" link under the left column of the group page.
How do I add/remove admins to my group?
Go under the members tab on the group page and click on the "Make admin" button next to the member you want to make an admin or the "Remove admin" button that's next to the member you want to remove admin status.
How do I approve/reject volunteer requests?
Go to the Notifications tab on the group page and there will two options next to the users' names that will allow you to approve or reject their request to become volunteers.
Go to the Notifications tab on the group page and there will an option located to the right of the member that will allow you to remove them as a volunteer. Members that are no longer volunteers are still supporters for the group.
If I am an owner of a group can I transfer ownership to another member?
Yes, you can transfer the ownership of a group to another member as long as that member is a leader. Just click on the "Transfer Ownership" link under the left column of the group page and select the member that is a leader that you want to transfer the ownership to.
You can only post an event if you are an owner/admin/volunteer for a group. You can create an event by clicking on the "Create Event" link on the left column of the group page.
Only users with Leader accounts can post videos in groups. A leader can post a video in a group he/she belongs to by clicking on the "Post Video" link on the left column of a group page. You can use a url or an embedded code as a source for a video. Just copy and paste the embed code from websites that have videos by clicking on the embed or share button that is usually somewhere around the video.
How do I Cc or Bcc to all volunteers?
Go to the mail tab on the group page and select the link on the left column that says "Compose". If you want send mail to multiple volunteers, type in the volunteers' names and ending each name with a comma. If you want to send mail to all volunteers in a group just select the "To All Volunteers" box. When you're ready to send the email, click the send button.
How do I view events posted by my group?
Select the Calendar tab on the group page and go to the specific date to see all events for that date.
Liberty Bucks are Ad credits for the site so that users have the ability to place advertisements. They currently cost $1 for 1 Liberty Buck.
How do I buy/replenish Liberty Bucks?
Select the "Replenish" link on the left side column of the profile page. You will be asked the amount of Liberty Bucks your want to purchase. Remember Liberty Bucks currently cost $1.00 for 1 Liberty Buck. Fill out the required information to purchase your Liberty Bucks and click Submit Payment.
Can I donate Liberty Bucks to other users, if so how do I donate?
Yes, whenever you are viewing a user's profile page, look at the left side column under his/her profile picture. Click the "Donate" link and you will be asked the amount of Liberty Bucks you want to donate. Click the Donate button below when you're done.
Under the Liberty Bucks amount indicator on the left column, select the "Place an Ad" link. Pick the start date for when you want your ad to start running and the number of days you want the ad to run. After inputting the information for placing an ad the last box will tell you the price of running the advertisement. Prices for how long your ad will run depend on which district you belong to. When you're done just click the Place ad button below. You can view any ads you placed by clicking on the "My Ads" link on the left column of your profile page.
Ads you place can only be seen by users in the state/congressional district you chose to run them. Users outside of that state/congressional district cannot see them ever. When you are placing an ad, you can choose all states or all districts in the state code and congressional district boxes if you want the ad to be seen by more than one state/congressional district.
The ads run for as long as the time you paid for them to run. The minimum you can have an ad run is 1 day.
District maps allow users to view their districts or other districts nationwide.
State page: When selecting a specific state, users will see how many activists and leaders belong to that state as well as who the leaders in that state are. They will also be able to see events located in that state and a state feed that broadcasts posts made by members of a group from the same state.
Congressional District page: When selecting a specific congressional district, user will see how many activists and leaders belong to that congressional district as well as who the leaders are in that district. They will also be able to see any events located in that district and a district feed that broadcasts any posts made by members of a group from the same district.
How do I view other events not shown in the events feed?
Just click on the Local calendar at the top left of the state/district page. From there you can choose any date that contains events.