| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/12/2009 11:03:25 PM | | It's only a slow start to what will eventually become a pay site which is sad, people should not have to pay the asinine prices that dating sites are asking just to talk with other people. I could put up with a 5 dollar a month service charge to maintain the website's security, constant development and adding new features and maintaining things like the chat program or whatever, but considering how bland this site is in terms of design and that it lacks the features that other dating sites have, it's not even worth a monthly fee. Come back and ask for money when you provide people with a proper matching system instead of giving me all these matches of people who do not meet the criteria of someone that I would want to be with and when you make a nicer site design with some BBCode for the forums so we don't have to make our own quote tags and stuff. Surely it isn't a lot too ask for some improvements is it not? I have been on this site for a few years and nothing has really changed that much and a lot of work needs to be done in order to make it even stack up to dating sites that have fees, and only then would people even consider paying money to use this site. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/13/2009 4:04:49 PM |  bravoooooooooo GuitarPlayer45! I couldn't agree with you more. Even the forums are beginning to suck. Notice how many OLD topics are being dredged up? Shouldn't there be a limit as to how long a post is active before it is deleted in its entirety? I have to laugh when I see people responding to topics that were generated 3 years ago. I especially love it in the "Testimonials" considering the original OP had left the 'building' LONG ago.
I'm just curious as to how SOME are getting these 'gold' stars in their profiles when they claim they hadn't even paid!! Are these bogus profiles? Employees of POF? Is Markus busy deciding who he likes and doesn't? If I pay and he doesn't like me, my opinions or profile, will he take my credit card number but FORGET to give me a gold star??  
gladragsnsmiles>>>>>>>>shakes her head, rolls her eyes and is sooooooooo glad she has a life BEYOND POF. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/13/2009 4:44:06 PM |
I just love on the top they still boast the "100% free put away your card"
I suppose some people have a different definition of 100% free?
To be 100% free, everyone should have 100% free upgraded "Serious Member" status with gold stars.
Otherwise, it's only mostly free. Is POF the largest "Mostly Free" dating site on the Internet? Because it's no longer the largest "100% Free" site... | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/13/2009 6:31:05 PM | Well not one to **** here but !
All I see with those who have this little big bright yellow badge is no advertisments beside their profile picture.
So if upgrading to pay not to have adverts beside my profile pic is an upgrade then screw that. they can post porn adverts up next to my profile pic who cares about the adverts. I don't waste my time even checkin out adverts.
I am on this singles site to find a woman or women what ever the dating seen holds on here. But calling a replacement for advertising as someone honestly seeking a mate is poor silly way to promote it.
And yes as soon as this becomes like those other paysites then I'm outa here and back to the meet in person dating at bars .!haha | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/13/2009 8:48:23 PM | "Even the forums are beginning to suck. Notice how many OLD topics are being dredged up? Shouldn't there be a limit as to how long a post is active before it is deleted in its entirety? I have to laugh when I see people responding to topics that were generated 3 years ago. "
Old threads get dredged up for the simple fact that new people come along and have the same questions people had three or more years ago. Protocol dictates that topics be researched and to use existing threads whenever possible, instead of starting new ones. Often there is wisdom to be found by reading through the old threads and adding new thoughts to them. The fact that someone who posted years ago may have left the pond has no bearing on anything. You want something new, then come up with something more profound and interesting.
The forums in no way have to do with what is happening on POF now, which is the topic of the paid upgrade, except that new threads have been created to discuss this current news.
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/14/2009 12:52:17 PM | "PLENTY OF FISH...100% FREE..put away your credit card"
"Free Dating Site"
I wondered how long it would take for Him (the founder) to get greedy enough to make this a paying site.
I guess he'll have to change the top of the page to "get out your credit card".."no longer free"
I have a friend on my favorites list with a gold star beside his name and couldn't figure out what it was. Well it didn't take me long to find out you can now "upgrade your membership". I wonder how long it will take before we "ALL" have to upgrade in order to continue to be a member here.
Bye, Bye, Plenty of Fish..to "More Fish to Fry"  (Should there be a $ sign at the end of the line instead of a fish?) | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/15/2009 7:47:48 AM | | To be honest, I have paid to use a dating site in the past. If I was going to pay again, I would go back to that site where your credits don't expire if you don't use them as opposed to a monthly membership... | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/22/2009 10:17:08 AM | Well.. I took the "serious member" test.. Doncha know I passed with flying colours and can now upload 16 pics if I want to and get priority in the searches... (providing I pay the fee).
I don't think so.
I've been on this site for a year and half, and I meet lots n lots of nice fishies at the events that I host and/or go to. The ones that email me are half my age (younger than my son), most of them are illiterate and send me SMS messages which I clearly detest! Though I'm not into flings, chat, online or long distance relationships (as stated in my profile), these guys message me anyway! So I have to pay $75 a year to get more of the same? LOL No thanks. 
This could be the beginning of the end for this site. Too bad too, because it's the best thing that's happened since gluten free bread.  | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/24/2009 5:10:15 PM | | the only difference is a gold emblem...why are people complaining if not required to pay...i understand the concept of the emblem, and some people obviously feel it's a feature they'd like to have on their profile...my point is, why can't a site site add new features that they charge for and help the site grow, without taking away anything from the old free features? Why are people against this? | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/25/2009 4:25:30 AM | stacie555 - I notice that you have several contact restrictions on your profile.
Suppose a new pay feature was added that allowed those members to bypass those restrictions. After all, non paying members that fell within your restrictions would not be able to contact you, only those that paid for that option. There are those who feel that would be a good feature.
So to answer your question of why people are against this. For the same reason you would be against the scenario I've painted in this post.
It's a slippery slope. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/25/2009 9:32:35 AM | I see no evidence of what you are suggesting, except for one blantant misunderstanding of what was being discussed. In your scenario, the contact restrictions would also be bypassable by gold members to other gold members as well, and that would surely be bad for business.
If that ever does happen, I suggest that you demand your $0 back. That's your hard-earned non-money being misused. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/25/2009 11:06:50 AM |
If that ever does happen, I suggest that you demand your $0 back. That's your hard-earned non-money being misused. Haha. Classic.
I think we should start being paid for our writing. I know there are people here who only come to the forums to read what we say. :)
I want to be reimbursed in lots of non-money. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/25/2009 6:43:49 PM | | sorry buggsy, but that makes no sense because i stated clearly that people with non-premium profiles would get to keep the features that already exist....when i gave my above opinion, that is | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/26/2009 2:30:13 PM | | I have as well come across this gold star thing but is it actully turning out to be like all other sites and charging just the men or are they all going to have to pay men and woman? i ask this becuase i find that it maybe heading down that road unless they are charging both parties | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/29/2009 6:32:18 PM | there are other free dating sites that have probably more matches there for us than pof, remember the whole world ain't on pof and some of us complaining we can't find a match on pof.
i don't mind paying, but why so much? | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/31/2009 11:29:38 AM | yeah you have the option to whip it out if you want to...your credit card that is
I am going to wait and see if people are benefiting from a paid membership and if the testimonials are great then I may consider signing up. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 3/31/2009 5:55:23 PM | The few people I have chatted to with it have told me it makes no difference. Actually the one gal wants it removed now because she gets wierd messages from men who think she wants marriage.
I don't really see how it will make a difference. I think its stupid that people claim paying makes one "more serious". I also believe it is a smokescreen for the site owner to raise more revenue. (like he needs it)
Players will be players. People who are not dateable (for whatever reason) will not be dateable. People who are dateable will be dateable. Wether or not you are gulible enough to pay will not change any of these facts. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 4/4/2009 10:23:49 AM |
I don't really see how it will make a difference......Players will be players
I just ran across a (ontario) profile with a "Serious" seal beside her name. She is 38 years old; openly states she is a cougar seeking men 22-38 years old for 'other relationship'.
I guess that sheds light on the definition of "serious".
Why people are paying for this is beyond me. | |
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| POF starting the long slow slide to a Pay-only site?
Posted: 4/4/2009 11:48:22 AM | My I , the way I figure it is desperation makes people do weird things.
The concept of the more you pay the better it has to be, or if you pay for membership you are somehow getting some sort of guarantee of instantly finding ones true love.
I suppose a person could search the world over, ask the most brilliant minds, spend millions on a task force to come up the the answer:
They're fools. | |
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