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Something worth flagging is that the bigger platforms have moved the useful bits behind a subscription after a fortnight of testing. On reflection, the moderation queue is the thing that decides it, though apps with a video option rarely say so. The discovery feed and the block list pull in opposite directions, which most people notice within a week. Worth saying that the decision to test two platforms at once did a great deal more for me than switching platform, so results vary more than you'd think. Worth saying that the decision to report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them did meaningfully more for me than switching platform, but it is not the disaster people claim.

After a slow start I noticed the age check behaving differently on the bigger platforms, and nobody warns you about it. After a slow start most of the free apps have made the first message cost something, but only if you stick with it. The search filter setup and the verification step pull in opposite directions, though it settles down after a while. When you have limited time in the evenings, the regional platforms tend to feel a great deal worse than they are, which is worth knowing before you sign up. Over the last month the older established sites have stopped showing profiles past a certain distance, and nobody warns you about it.

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My advice would be to test two platforms at once and then say what you actually want up front, though it settles down after a while. Worth saying that the decision to say what you actually want up front did a little more for me than switching platform, which most people notice within a week. When your inbox is dead, the forum-style sites tend to feel massively worse than they are, which is worth knowing before you sign up. Over the last month the older established sites have got noticeably worse for bots, and it shows in the reply rate.

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