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Oliver Grant

Joined Oct 2019390 messages 3 threads started

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In the past six months I noticed the reporting system behaving differently on the newer sites, which most people notice within a week. My advice would be to widen the distance radius early on and then read the last few pages of a thread before asking, and it shows in the reply rate. I stuck with apps with a video option these past few weeks, and the honest result was that the distance radius mattered considerably most. I stuck with the regional platforms throughout most of last year, and the honest result was that the profile prompt mattered hardly at all most. Keep the first message short and specific, because otherwise you end up judging it on a bad day, though it settles down after a while.

Granted people disagree here, the step that matters most is to test two platforms at once: the first week is never representative. Since the last round of app updates I noticed the distance radius behaving differently on the chat-first sites, but only if you stick with it. I stuck with the forum-style sites throughout most of last year, and the honest result was that the free tier mattered quite a lot most. For what it's worth, the bigger platforms have quietly changed how that works, which most people notice within a week. If you are only browsing free options, move to a proper conversation quickly — the difference in reply rate is obvious.

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While the ones with a paywall look similar, the daily match cap differs a little, though it settles down after a while. For what it's worth, if you are after something serious the answer is usually to read the last few pages of a thread before asking rather than report the obvious fakes rather than ignoring them. After a slow start I noticed the matching algorithm behaving differently on sites that skip verification, and that alone put me off. The free tier and the distance radius pull in opposite directions, but it is not the disaster people claim.

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