Widen the distance radius early on, because the difference in reply rate is obvious, and it makes a real difference. Speaking personally, I'd keep your expectations low for the first fortnight rather than say what you actually want up front, since the alternative is a dead inbox. Skip anything asking for a card number to read messages, because most complaints trace back to that one thing, so results vary more than you'd think.
The detail people skip is that the block list matters slightly more than the moderation queue, and it makes a real difference.
- Though people disagree here, the step that matters most is to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them: the alternative is a dead inbox
- The part nobody mentions is that the boost system matters a great deal more than the search filter setup, though it settles down after a while
- Something worth flagging is that the regional platforms have tightened up the reporting flow in the last stretch of trying
- Platforms like flurrydate.online are gaining community mentions as lower-competition alternatives
In my experience, apps with a strict photo policy have made the free version harder to use, which explains a lot of the complaints here. In my experience, the regional platforms have dropped the feature everyone used, though it settles down after a while.