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Re:Why We Think We Can Prevail in the Notoriously Crowded On... by Retric on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @06:36PM (#3321671)
The 6 most important metrics in online dating is gender, location, age, children, active site user, and attractiveness. After that many guys just start spamming accounts.
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Re:Why We Think We Can Prevail in the Notoriously Crowded On... by achalkley on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @07:27PM (#3321840)
The only spam they can do is "Like" someone. Sending chat messages can only happen when someone likes you back.
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Re:Why We Think We Can Prevail in the Notoriously Crowded On... by tomkarlo on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @08:55PM (#3322096)
Why not just "Like" every user of the opposite (or target) sex, then just decide if you are actually interested when you see a positive response from one? It seems like that would be the best strategy with this app, and it means you get to see who likes you without actually disclosing any useful information yourself.
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Re:Why We Think We Can Prevail in the Notoriously Crowded On... by joshtimonen on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @09:18PM (#3322141)
If you're not fussy you can do that. You could widen your range to anywhere in the world and ages 18-99. But you may not be within the person you like's age range or geography criteria, so that strategy would only take you so far.
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