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Posted: 3/17/2007 4:49:59 AM | Yeah... gender restrictions are the pits.
The only people that usually talk to me are hundreds of miles away and out of what I would consider my "dating" age range.... which can be nice because I can share some of the crappier things that happen to me without any of the weird hesitation that you sometimes get when you're dealing with someone in your age group and right next door.
I dunno though... I don't think I really need a testimonial... I think it makes me feel like a vacuum. "I'm Mr. T, and I pity the foo that doesn't buy the Dirt Devil Pro, vacuum cleaner!!" ... I take it back... Mr. T, if you're out there... PLEASE write me a testimonial... | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 5:05:57 AM | | Nope, don't like that and to be honest the whole Favorites list should be called something else...like contacts or friends...but that's just my opinion. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 5:12:23 AM | Markus, I am thinking that perhaps you've not quite got this one surrounded?
Your overt yet subtle use of mathematics with the 2 (and exactly 2) roses and 30 day 'regrow' period was most amusing and potentially quite useful as multifunction 'action indicator' and 'player prevention' tool etc...
That said, I could be mistaken but it would apper this three bestus 'friends' list on the other hand is not quite so well thought through.
It would appear that no matter how you slice it, the 3 friends list reveals to much social and/or networking information for the marginal additional bit of potentially useful 'matchmaking information' it exposes. You've actually manged to lure, bait and loosely hook the rare and elusive 'match fish' into viewing your profile and now your going to cut the line or jerk the hook out by advertising some extra competition for yourself (same sex friend) or them (opposite sex 'friend') - this would seem to be counterproductive no?
Furthermore the original constraint you imposed that the 'friends' be the same sex as the profile owner also indicates your intent was not to have it be used to indicate what you are looking for as some people where thinking of using it for. I once naively thought that perhaps such a list of 'desirable profiles' should be implemented and would be a great way of indicating what one is looking for and that one of the best ways of doing it would be to allow anyone on a favorites list to be able to see the entire favorites list! Of course allowing that would be an unmitigated disaster fraught with many problems... I think you could pretty much guarantee that the worst case scenario involving unstable people and violence would undoubtedly happen sooner or later somewhere in POF land...
PS on a slightly unrelated topic -- Can I have my 'fish personality' (sometimes a 'feature' really is pointless no?) literally say "NO PERSONALITY" on the profile? - I really think that should be an option, since it is apparently what your implying in the settings! (what no 'Darwin fish' either? what about FSM for the religion etc?) | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 5:28:45 AM |
Different people will use it for different reasons.
You can only have people that added you to their favorites show up. Maybe when people start taking each other seriously they will claim each other by putting up each others pics. Will have to see what happens and how people use it.
yes I imagine this was exactly your original intention(s), which possibly makes the choice of 0-3 choices interesting in and of itself (care to elaborate?).
I guess my question is still pretty much does this new feature really net benefit POF users in a meaningful way? | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 5:30:47 AM | I think its great however, I can't seem to get down past 'l' in the list of people I have on my friends to select the actual top 3, it would also be cool if you could just fill the whole box on the bottom instead of just 3.
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Posted: 3/17/2007 5:34:02 AM | how is it different from your favourites?
I would assume you'd put your friends on your fave list no?
I don't really see the point , with the faves lists and the testimonials I think thats more than enough.
Although I initially joined this site for dating purposes (or hopes of hah!) I found I made many friends instead and wouldn't choose three as my "most favourite"
my most favourite favourites? kinda redundant. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 5:44:57 AM | I think its a n OK feature but what i dont really like is how when you choose people it says
THESE ARE MY FRIENDS
like i only have 3 of them or something LOL .. can you maybe change the wording to something like
These are 3 people i trust
these are 3 poeple i love
these are 3 people i care about
these are 3 people .......
something other than
These are my friends ??????? | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 6:17:48 AM | | I don't like it. If he was my favorite, I would not be looking. It's more like a popularity contest, which I am not into. My goal is to find a "keeper", not collect them. Just my two cents. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 6:19:58 AM | I think I'll pass on this one.
All of the people I have on my favourites list are amazing,and 'cool' to me. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 6:34:10 AM | Reading thru all the others that bothered to post their own opinions, it got me asking myself whats there to worry about????? Those that were concerned of 'stealing all the good ones'. If they were good ones, explain to me how you would be left by the wayside. To me, that would be one quick way to unload all the people who have nothing better to do then 'B.S.'.
The gender rule has curbed my list. I only know one female on this and she doesn't post her picture, and yes guys, she's beautiful. I also have a couple of male friends on here, but can't list them. So even though I voted yes, unfortunately it's of no use for me. So I'll just keep  for the meantime. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 6:47:46 AM | | i think the people who are actual seriously interested in the other will use this feature. those who dont want others to be in there business will not use it. i have been here i think 7 months and i have no one on my favorite list at this time. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 7:10:39 AM | | I would say that idea is something that would be very popular in high school. This is a dating site for adults not high schoolers. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 7:24:48 AM | Is the goal to show people three people we have listed as a favorite?
If so, why not just include a feature that will either allow us to show who we favorited or not? This businessof selecting only three might hurt the feelings of our other favorites.
Speaking of favorites, it would be great if there could be a link to them when we're on the forums page.
When we're on that page, I currently go to my mail page, then the favorite page. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 7:38:13 AM | | I dunno about all that. If it shows up on your profile, that wouldn't be good. I really don't want these local guys knowing I have girlfriends on this site. It would cut down severely on our note comparing on all the lies they tell us if they knew we knew each other. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 7:45:40 AM | S_C here: I added 3 of the couples we have be-friended on POF.
But I agree with many others on having the option to have a link that says "see my faves"
And then, to protect those who want to have more privacy, every user could have a "do NOT show me on any show my faves list" option. | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 7:46:18 AM | I would definitely not be able to pick just three of my favourites!
Another site that I am on....Hi5 I believe, allows you to see who each person has on their favourites. I like that idea because it gives you an idea of what they like. But to limit it to only three would be difficult for a lot of us here.
It would cut down severely on our note comparing on all the lies they tell us if they knew we knew each other.
Good point!!
On the flip side it would save some of these guys the embarrassment of copying and pasting the same message to each of us.....
JJ
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Posted: 3/17/2007 8:04:10 AM | I want to know where it said that they have to be same sex?..Ive looked and looked and i dont see anything that says that..oh and yeh~if someone reads this and wants to put me for thier favorite please~by all means,go ahead... | |
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Posted: 3/17/2007 8:08:43 AM | | LOL, cool thread..To me it's simple: It's the fact that he or she and they are willing to put up with all of my idiosyncrocies, no matter what...For they are my coolest friends!! | |
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