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 Bonita fish

Joined: 8/22/2007
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Astrology Signs/ Age
Posted: 11/5/2009 12:52:28 PM
If the signs aren't correct how can a search on them be valid? Why can't their be a question "show your sign or not?".... But POF calculates it so it is correct?
I've met too many guys with their sign incorrect on their profile!
Same thing with age. We should enter our age and POF calclates it so people can't lie, unless they do it upfront for DOB, and it adjusts when our birthday passes?
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Bonita fish
Astrology Signs/ Age
Posted: 11/5/2009 2:11:55 PM
If the signs aren't correct how can a search on them be valid?

The search is still valid the majority of the time. Nothing is perfect.



Why can't their be a question "show your sign or not?"

Why not just get rid of it all together.



.... But POF calculates it so it is correct?

POF based it on what the user enters and many do not enter actual birthdays to the exact day.
Some will fudge by a few years and some will fudge by a few days.
Some that fudge by a few days, do so as they believe it is not a smart thing to do (myself included), entering your actual birthday for security reasons, as birthdays are key pieces of information when attempting to steal ones identity.



I've met too many guys with their sign incorrect on their profile!

If it is a big issue for you, then I would suggest just asking them in an email if the sign that shows on their profile is the right one.



Same thing with age. We should enter our age and POF calclates it so people can't lie, unless they do it upfront for DOB, and it adjusts when our birthday passes?

How does that stop people from lying or not putting in exact date?
 trappedonbayst

Joined: 1/3/2005
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Astrology Signs/ Age
Posted: 11/5/2009 2:14:39 PM


If the signs aren't correct how can a search on them be valid?

No different than one fibbing about any other piece of information or if it's entered incorrectly.

Why can't their be a question "show your sign or not?"....

Simply the way the owner wants it.

But POF calculates it so it is correct?

Yes, based on the entered birthdate - POF will translate the month and day into a Zodiac sign - and remember some dates that fall on edge of two signs are defined differently on various Astrology sites by one day. So, whatever definition Admin uses could be off by one day depending who's definition he uses.

I've met too many guys with their sign incorrect on their profile!

... which is based on the birthdate they entered. If they've entered an incorrect birthdate, there's not much the site can do to ensure its validity.

Same thing with age. We should enter our age and POF calclates it so people can't lie

The Zodiac sign is already translated based on the birthdate you enter.

Not sure what the basis of your argument is, but suffice it to say that when you enter a birthdate, it's automatically translated to the corresponding zodiac sign - You cannot enter a Zodiac sign, independant of your birthdate.

When your birthday passes, the correct age in years will also update , or at least it should - experiences may vary.


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