Thank you for visiting Project Jason! Registration is free. Before you proceed, you must agree to the rules stated below.
Welcome to the Project Jason Forum for the Missing, an extension of the services we provide as a part of our nonprofit organization’s mission statement. Because of the sensitive nature of our work in missing persons, our posting guidelines will be different than on other forums. Please see our main website at http://www.projectjason.org for more information about our services and mission.
The public is invited to post here after registration; however the posting rules as noted below must be followed.
This is a forum used primarily as a vehicle to disseminate information and photos of missing persons of all ages with the desired end result being location.
Due to legalities and privacy laws, only persons who have been reported as missing to law enforcement and have an active rather than closed case can be posted.
Subject lines of posts should be uniform to those that already exist. Please refrain from using icons or other means to highlight certain threads. All missing persons deserve an equal opportunity to be seen; therefore bumping of threads should be only done on an occasional basis. (Please see an example of a posting template for a missing person below these guidelines.)
The content of postings should be similar to those already posted and contain a small photo of the missing person as well as the physical and last seen information. All sightings should be reported to a law enforcement agency rather than individuals. Contact information for family members of missing persons, such as phone numbers and email addresses, will not be posted for their security.
Project Jason's primary goal in using this forum is to provide awareness for these missing loved ones. The second goal is to provide a safe harbor for their families to see news and information. Project Jason’s forum is not a sleuthing forum. Other forums exist for that purpose. Registered members may post news, supportive statements, and other helpful information. Questioning of family members is prohibited. It is not up to Project Jason staff to discern which persons may or may not be qualified to investigate a missing person’s case.
With this in mind, the following will apply:
There will be no posted comments as to the character of family members of the missing, or the missing person themselves.
There will be no personal or unpublished details of a case, as that could hinder finding them and/or jeopardize justice.
Unfortunately, there are groups and organizations in existence which make claims they assist families of the missing, but they are not truly qualified, and in some cases, have motives which are self-serving, and possibly even harmful to the families of the missing. Because our guiding philisophy is care and support of the families, we cannot allow any "advertising" of such groups.
Project Jason only refers family members to other organizations or groups with which we have established close and trusted relationships. This is for the protection of the family members we serve, and to ensure that our good name stays intact so that we can continue to accomplish our mission for years to come.
There will be no visions, dreams, or "psychic" or other paranormal revelations posted as those are unproven and can cause hurt to the families and prejudice to the case. Project Jason stands firm in their policies that since psychics play no proven part in solving a missing person’s case, we will not refer them to family members, family members to them, nor “advertise” their claimed services. Should a registered member of this forum contact a family member of a missing person to discuss their case, that person will be banned.
What is encouraged and welcomed:
Postings of encouragement, hope, prayers, offer of assistance with poster campaigns, etc.
Families of the missing are our honored guests and will be treated as such. We strive to provide them a safe harbor of comfort AND information that could be helpful to them in their search.
We welcome our family members, friends, peers, supporters, researchers, media, and law enforcement partners to join us in our work. No effort is too small.
Any posts that do not fall within these guidelines may be edited or removed without notice to the author. Registered members who are not willing to follow these guidelines will have their membership terminated. Guidelines may be updated, so please refer to this posting periodically to check for new information.
If you have any questions about posting on this forum, please write to the moderators of the Project Jason forum or post your inquiry in the Questions Forum.
Template to use when posting a missing person’s case:
Subject Line: Missing Woman/Man/Girl/Boy: Name—State Abbreviation where missing from—Date missing in xx/xx/xx format
Photo
Name:
Alias / Nickname:
Date of Birth:
Date Missing:
From City/State:
Missing From (Country): USA Only
Age at Time of Disappearance:
Gender:
Race:
Height:
Weight:
Hair Color:
Hair (Other):
Eye Color:
Complexion:
Identifying Characteristics: Examples include glasses, braces, birthmarks, piercings, scars, and tattoos
Clothing:
Jewelry:
Circumstances of Disappearance:
Investigative Agency:
Phone: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Investigative Case #:
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