| Subject | Re | Created By | Start Date | Last Post | ||
| Rate-a-date | [10] | Anonymous | 15 Jan 13:35 | 5 Apr 11:31 | ||
| Why can't we pay? | [19] | Anonymous | 5 Jan 13:16 | 16 Oct 20:19 | ||
| Email notification of new members. | [7] | ♥Ari♥ | 6 Dec 16:03 | 29 Jun 17:42 | ||
| Help! | [1] | hbbchai | 21 May 02:51 | 22 May 08:18 | ||
| Clarify Age of the Person We Seek | [11] | dark magiq | 23 Mar 13:57 | 24 Mar 01:26 | ||
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| One of the key ideas which contributed to the success of eBay was its user feedback system. Every time something is sold on eBay, the buyer and seller are each expected to give a rating to each other, so that others may learn if they are trusty worthy or not. The questions is, should online dating websites use a similar system? Should a woman be able to leave comments for all to see that says “Nicest guy I've ever gone out with, but he's completely colorblind and can't tell the difference between a green light and a red one”? Is there a feedback system which could work in the dating arena? One which would give useful feedback, be honest and direct, without leading to petty grudges and harsh retaliation? Bueller? | |
| By: Anonymous - Do the Right Thing | |
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This is too dangerous. Spiteful people would blast the people who have rejected them. It happens anecdotally and informally in real life; let's not enshrine nastiness online. |
| SassyChick 15 Jan 3PM |
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Bad idea. Maybe if it was limited to good feedback. |
| Anonymous - Gene - 15 Jan 5PM |
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I could see adding a section were a person could put down references. Rating eachother is not only problematic because of spiteful people, but also because what is beautiful in one persons eyes could be horrible in another. References would allow those people who are a bit shy and scared of meeting someone off the internet to perhaps feel a bit more secure. |
| Harper 16 Jan 4AM |
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References sounds like a nice idea. I added that feature on the site a year ago... |
| ♥Ari♥ 16 Jan 10AM |
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Perhaps I am using it wrong, but I think your references only alllows you to put someone as a reference who is a member of this site. Despite how you advertise the site, many use it as a dating site and thus many married people are not so interested in signing up. However putting down some of my married friends would be nice. Therefore what I meant was a way to put down whomever one wants as a reference. You could have someone sort of email verification so some poor sucker doesn't get his or her phone number slapped around by some malicious person. Then again maybe I am just using the the feature in the wrong way... |
| Harper 16 Jan 12PM |
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I suspect you are using the feature properly. I think it makes perfect sense to have profiles for references aswell. Realistically, people viewing your profile would look over the profile of your reference and perhaps even send them an email, if it was easy and connected through the site. I'm not so sure if they would go out of their way and email your reference or call them. I think it's just nature of this being an online environment. Also, references to some degree are merely having a person vouche for you. You wouldn't list them if they wouldn't speak nicely of you. Therefore it is more about who the reference is rather then asking them about you. A profile can better give the person viewing your profile an idea of the reference. Married people can join the site. They don't show up in searches, but can contribute to the forums and serve as references and help/participate in other capacities here. |
| ♥Ari♥ 16 Jan 1PM |
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How would a married person make sure they don't show up on searches? I know a couple of married people who might then be interested. Can they scan profiles for their single friends? How else do you mean by "help" out? Also as far as references go, yeah I agree, that they are known ahead of time to say something nice, but it can still put some people's minds at ease. I'm a guy, I don't generally ask for references, but I've found women who seemed to be more concerned. Think of it as having a signed certificate in the computer world. Yes, it depends were the certificate is coming from, but it does add a layer of comfort (till that windows message pops up about it being from a insecure site, but I digress). |
| Harper 16 Jan 1PM |
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The search only searches through single members - if not, well I guess i need to fix it, but I'm pretty sure I set it up this way ;-). So a married person won't come back in the search. Otherwise, a person who is married has the same search features so they can search the profiles. Meanwhile they can contact members for people they are references for if they were also made proxies by the member. |
| ♥Ari♥ 16 Jan 1PM |
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One rating might be interesting -- which people don't bother to shoot you a "thanks but no thanks" e-mail after you contact them. I consider this rude beyond rude. It takes 2 seconds. Why would you just leave someone hanging? |
| SassyChick 16 Jan 9PM |
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well if peopledo not respond then it is safe to assume they are not interested. isnt that enough for you to get the message? |
| Anonymous - no one - 5 Apr 11AM |
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