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I stuck with the forum-style sites over roughly forty conversations, and the honest result was that the search filter setup mattered a little most. Worth saying that the decision to test two platforms at once did considerably more for me than switching platform, which changes the whole experience. The moderation queue changed a fair bit since the start of the year, and that alone put me off. Since the last round of app updates sites that skip verification have tightened up the reporting flow, but only if you stick with it. Being blunt about it, I'd read the last few pages of a thread before asking rather than write a profile that gives someone something to reply to, since most complaints trace back to that one thing.

When you live somewhere dense, apps with a video option tend to feel a little worse than they are, so results vary more than you'd think. My advice would be to read the last few pages of a thread before asking and then say what you actually want up front, and it shows in the reply rate. For what it's worth, if you are in a smaller town the answer is usually to write a profile that gives someone something to reply to rather than widen the distance radius early on. If I'm honest, if you have tried three apps already the answer is usually to keep the first message short and specific rather than avoid opening with a compliment. What changed my mind was that the search filter setup matters hardly at all more than the boost system, but it is not the disaster people claim.

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Widen the distance radius early on, because the difference in reply rate is obvious, though it depends heavily on where you live. Worth saying that the decision to give it a full week before judging did noticeably more for me than switching platform, and that alone put me off. If you keep getting the same profiles, check the free tier limits before you commit — the difference in reply rate is obvious. The awkward truth is that apps with a video option have improved the filtering a fair bit over the last month.

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