| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/19/2006 10:49:57 PM | | The question I hear from women on here is "why do men copy/paste the same message to multiple women". Here's the answer: When there are tons more men than woman, and women read/delete emails without replying, men send out mass messages in hopes of getting a few replies. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 1:43:58 AM | Never done it personally. I respect the fact that each person I e-mail is unique, and therefore my words to each is unique as well. There is enough of the cookie cutter lifestyle out there as it is.
Never been into that, well except maybe when I was in grade 3 and writing out Valentines Cards. They all said the same thing!!! | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 2:25:39 AM | | Many of my students appear to think copying and pasting is the only way to write anything. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 6:14:22 AM | | I've had this done by one man in particular who has sent the exact same message to me 3x and I'm thinking geez is there no originality here? I mean it is obvious that it is copy and pasted and I dont go for that...........even if it's only a few lines, think up something that pertains specifically to me and my profile, then I know you have read about me! | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 6:16:59 AM | | Simple. Because some men dont want to spend 10 mins writing a well crafted out e-mail only to have it read and deleted time after time | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 6:42:24 AM |
what about the guys that copy and paste exactly wahts in their profile into an email and send it to you
haha now thats funny
Could be worse! I received an e-mail from a guy who wrote "I liked your profile because you said..." followed by a copy/paste of MY profile!
Sheesh.
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 7:16:31 AM | Some men never do this. Some men are deep and will write a message just for you, to you from how they felt when the read your profile.
Some men will express themselves on not worry about if 10 other guys are writing to someone and try to fabricate or create some form of generic expected response to instill desire.
Some men are real.
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 10:09:54 AM | IN DEFENCE OF CUT-AND-PASTE
(cross posted from another thread where I originally wrote this)
You girls need some perspective. Try creating a fake men's profile and getting attention from women. The reality is, it's really difficult. Men have to initiate contact (if men didn't, there would be a whole bunch of people signed up on this site, but nobody would be actually connecting). Then consider that men, on average, probably receive about 1% response rate to emails they send out. If women in general can't even be bothered to respond, why should men carefully construct 100 individual emails just to get one response.
(Side note - please don't post to tell me that YOU respond to every email you get. While this might be true, I'm talking about women on this site IN GENERAL.)
So what's the answer to this conundrum? I have a carefully worded generic email that I send to select women that look intesting to me. It's written mostly about me, and since I don't change from day to day, it's always accurate. It also asks some generic questions in hopes that it will initiate a dialogue. Yes, it is a cut-and-paste email and I'm not ashamed of it. It's respectful, interesting and funny, and it nets me about 30% response - if it works, why fix it? From there, my second email is completely original - based on whatever response I get, and converstation can flow naturally from there.
Face it - this site is a numbers game, with the numbers stacked heavily in favour of the women. It's all fine and dandy that you sit behind your computers, collect messages from men to feed your cravings for attention, and then snicker amongst each other that some of us cut-and-paste messages. As I said at the top, put yourself in our shoes. | |
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Posted: 10/20/2006 10:19:15 AM | "Face it - this site is a numbers game, with the numbers stacked heavily in favour of the women."
Actually, this sad fact changes later in life.  and boy it fun them.......  | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 11:13:06 AM | Copy and paste? Don't do it guys, It's soooo... lazy. I can spot a c/p job a mile off. It has no soul. The arrogance of some men shocks me, no wonder some women don't reply to emails if this is what they recieve. Are we supposed to be grateful that someone has deigned to send the same frigging email to everyone. One original line is far more attractive than any c/p job. As for this site being stacked in the women's favour. No way! Men often don't reply to emails either.
Face it - this site is a numbers game, with the numbers stacked heavily in favour of the women."
Who says there are more men than women on this site? Please enlighten me. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 11:27:57 AM | I don't copy and paste anything in e-mails.
It IS frustrating when you spend time reading profiles and
crafting a well thought out e-mail only to be ignored, but
it's just one of the things you have to deal with when it
comes to on-line dating. (I've even had women contact
me first then not reply when I answer them.)
I don't send out hundreds of e-mails so it's not a problem
to type out each one, but I do admit that I sometimes don't
give it my best effort......I feel a little foolish when I do
write a long message and it's ignored, and regardless of
the EXCUSES women use for ignoring them....it is RUDE!
I'm not talking about messages that just say "HI" or those
that ask for sex or make lude comments, or even copy
and pasted ones. Ignoring someone JUST because you're
not interested is rude and lazy.....and cowardly.
That's my opinion anyways!  | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 11:47:49 AM |
I can spot a c/p job a mile off. It has no soul.
That's because the soul has been sucked out by the 100th woman who didn't have the decency to even acknowledge the man who spent 10-15 minutes typing each of those unique mails. Some of us have demanding professional lives, and don't have the time to waste hours every day writing what women treat as electronic toilet paper. Our motivations are usually transformed into efficiencies. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 1:28:32 PM | The question I hear from women on here is "why do men copy/paste the same message to multiple women". Here's the answer: When there are tons more men than woman, and women read/delete emails without replying, men send out mass messages in hopes of getting a few replies.
^ Here's my response to that.....
Do you really think most women will respond favourably to spam?
You're obviously sending out messages in bulk to play odds someone will respond... but are you really interested in the person you're sending the message to, or is it just a number game?
I will more likely than not repsond to private messages of interest rather than spam... I have no time nor desire to waste on spam.... | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 1:56:35 PM | | If you've ever been to this dominantly Asian site called itzamatch.com you'll see that they have a rather comprehensive Profiling. Anyway, I once got this message from a guy that went, "I like you because you are ___ , ____ ,____ , _____. " Now this may not be copy-and-pasting but going out of his way to come up with a rather long message with ALL MY QUALITIES was too freaky for me. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 2:15:51 PM | I am not interested in guys who copy and paste.
I have gotten a couple of them, but most men write original letters relating to my profile.
Guys who put pickup lines like..`I like your look,its so laid back & just screems play with me...` make me go hu? got nothing smarter then that to say to me..hey have you even read my profile?? dude.
I wonder how this guy gets 40 some women to have him on their favorite list.. doesnt float my boat.
A man who takes his time and effort to write an original e-mail shows me that he is realy interested after reading my profile and doesnt just reply to another pretty face.
IT doesnt have to be a long e-mail at first..if they are afraid Im just going to delete it.
I try to read and reply to all exept if its just plain stupid and stuff like..hey sexy wanna meet...ugg.. dont have time for that.
The time they put in they r going to get back, thats that easy, even if I have to say to them that I am not interested , but I value their guts, time and efforts put into writing me. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 2:46:14 PM | | That's WHY so many women read/delete, we can spot a mass emailer a mile away. Especially those I get that say I loved your profile, would like to meet when my profile says I'm involved. Yeah, they read it, alright....sheesh! Those kind of emails are a waste of time. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 3:07:32 PM | I dunno if someone was to read my personal message to them and delete it then they are not for me :)
nuff said! | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 3:21:23 PM | I dont copy or paste but i do send out alot of emails. and yes its a numbers game for guys.why? well ive got 22 pages of contacts and only two or thee responded .and only for two or three messages.now the women im really intrested in i will make longer emails for. but not too long.a lot of women complain about dirty or rude emails .and i understand why you would delet them.but hows "hi im such and such i like your profile. and comment on something in her profile.if she has anything in her profile. would you care to chat?"so bad?i mean if you sent even two or thee emails you can find out a lot about a person.or ladys you can delet the messages and then go start another thead about how you cant find a guy.lol | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 3:23:20 PM | I got a copy and paste message from a women just the other day (my very first copy/paste as near as I could tell).
It read:
Hi sweetie, I read your profile and think your (sic) hot. I'm free tomorrow night. Send me a note at (email address) and if I like what I read, well (sic) hook up.
She was twenty years younger than me and very good looking in a crack addict sort of way. She was also a prostitute. Oh well, just my luck. Her profile was deleted by POF the next day so I couldn't even put her on my favorites list.
So see, us guys get those copy and paste jobs, too. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 3:25:58 PM | Yes Bill I did read your post.I stand by what I said. The first email is the one that matters, not the second.
It's all fine and dandy that you sit behind your computers, collect messages from men to feed your cravings for attention,
I certainly don't sit in front of my computer collecting messages to feed a craving for attention. I'm on here to find a DATE. You sound bitter, maybe you don't think women deserve better than a lazy c/p job. | |
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| Why do men copy/paste
Posted: 10/20/2006 3:30:40 PM | "It's all fine and dandy that you sit behind your computers, collect messages from men to feed your cravings for attention," Bitter, yeah...maybe it's the women you're writing to OP. If you're craving the attention whores, then you're feeding their need, so don't gripe about it. It's time to check your picker, you're the one picking them out, maybe that's what you like.  | |
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