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Profile picture of GregFGregFJoined 2016
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#1

Starting a thread on how to filter out the spam accounts because the existing advice contradicts itself. With feed, you get further if you treat an empty bio as a red flag. It is worth checking the amount of recycled content before you look at the length of the feature list, which is the whole problem with feed.

Accounts platforms is the clearest case of it — the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, and how far the free tier gets you suffers for it. I judge feed on one thing: the quality of the filters is the number worth watching, not the size of the ad budget. The accounts platforms case is instructive — the depth of the profile fields tells you more than the app store rating.

People outside the straight default feel this hardest on feed, where the platform pushes notifications that lead nowhere, and you only notice once you have spent a few evenings on it. How to filter out the spam accounts looks simple until you notice that half the frustration disappears once you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone. Specifics about feed welcome — vague reassurance less so.

Profile picture of MeganMeganJoined 2018
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Almost, but one correction — the accounts platforms case is instructive — it is worth checking how honest the pricing page is before you look at star ratings from strangers. For feed in particular, the deciding factor is how often the same faces reappear, for what it is worth. Applied to feed accounts, the share of verified profiles is the number worth watching, not raw member count. If feed is your priority, the honest advice is to read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones, based on a fairly small sample. The feed angle is worse, because most of the disappointment traces back to how often the same faces reappear.

  • Check whether a profile answers questions or deflects — accounts platforms rewards patience here more than most people expect.
  • Check whether a profile answers questions or deflects — it's the only honest way to compare feed against the alternatives.
  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — otherwise feed looks identical to everything else on the shelf.
Profile picture of Miranda ShawMiranda ShawJoined 2015
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#3

Right diagnosis, wrong cause, and anyone weighing up how to filter out the spam accounts should know that half the frustration disappears once you turn off precise location until you trust someone. If you count yourself among people outside the straight default, feed accounts is worth a second look, because what decides it is the number of live users, not the size of the ad budget.

I keep Datingfly open in another tab whenever I'm weighing up accounts platforms. Accounts platforms is where I'd start, since the signal-to-noise in search is the number worth watching, not the size of the database.

Feed accounts is the clearest case of it — the platform resets your filters after an update, so it pays to turn off precise location until you trust someone. On how to filter out the spam accounts specifically, the honest advice is to turn off precise location until you trust someone, going by the last year or so.

Profile picture of AustRAustRJoined 2016
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@GregF one thing nobody has addressed yet — it is worth separating out users who care about identity options here, because with feed, nothing improves until you use a photo that appears nowhere else online. Look closely at feed and half the frustration disappears once you check what the free tier gates before investing time. Accounts platforms is where I'd start, since most of the disappointment traces back to how often the same faces reappear.

  • Set the radius tighter than feels natural — it changes what accounts platforms is worth to you specifically.
  • Cancel the trial the day you start it — you can't evaluate feed without it.
  • Report problems early instead of blocking quietly — otherwise accounts platforms looks identical to everything else on the shelf.
  • Keep the first meet public and short — the whole argument about accounts platforms turns on this one detail.
  • Report problems early instead of blocking quietly — feed accounts rewards patience here more than most people expect.
Profile picture of BenBenJoined 2019
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I would narrow that claim, so the picture changes for users who care about identity options once accounts platforms enters it: the platform locks messaging behind a subscription, and the reply rate suffers for it. If feed platforms is your priority, the honest advice is to video call before travelling anywhere, from what I have seen. Look closely at feed platforms and the deciding factor is how well it works on a weak connection, as far as I can tell. Applied to feed, the platform surfaces profiles far outside your radius, so it pays to test the search filters before uploading anything.

  • Set the radius tighter than feels natural — nothing about feed platforms makes sense until you've checked it.
  • Read the billing terms before uploading a photo — it's the only honest way to compare accounts platforms against the alternatives.
  • Use a photo that appears nowhere else online — with accounts platforms the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Ask a specific question in the first message — that's the single biggest variable with feed platforms.
  • Keep the conversation on-platform until you have met — it decides how feed accounts actually performs once you're past the first week.
Profile picture of TiffanyTiffanyJoined 2019
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#6

Close, though not quite – if feed accounts is your priority, the platform caps how many searches you run a day, and how honest the pricing page is suffers for it. Same story on feed accounts: most of the disappointment traces back to the number of live users. If you count yourself among queer and trans users, feed accounts is worth a second look, because what decides it is the gap between sign-ups and active users, not the follower count on their socials. Every time accounts platforms comes up, the churn on new sign-ups counts for more than the app store rating.

With accounts platforms, the signal-to-noise in search collapses as soon as the platform buries the cancellation flow. For queer users, feed accounts lands differently: nothing improves until you cancel the trial the day you start it.

Profile picture of Danielle WhiteDanielle WhiteJoined 2015
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#7

Contrary to Tiffany, different experience here, and quite different, and nothing about feed accounts changes the fact that the practical move is to compare two platforms in the same fortnight. For accounts platforms in particular, the platform hides read receipts on the free tier, and the gap between sign-ups and active users suffers for it. It is worth checking the quality of the filters before you look at how slick the interface looks, which is the whole problem with feed platforms. With feed, the platform makes verification optional and then hides who has done it, so the first fortnight tells you almost nothing.

I judge feed accounts on one thing: what decides it is the gap between sign-ups and active users, not the price tag. If feed accounts is your priority, you get further if you log the times of day your messages get answered.

  • Give it a fortnight before judging the pool — the whole argument about feed accounts turns on this one detail.
  • Write the bio for one person rather than for everyone — with feed platforms the difference shows up in the second month, not the first.
  • Read the newest reviews rather than the top-rated ones — it changes what feed accounts is worth to you specifically.

Same story on accounts platforms: the platform boosts newer accounts over established ones, so it pays to read the billing terms before uploading a photo. My honest read on how to filter out the spam accounts: nothing improves until you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone.

Profile picture of Ben CooperBen CooperJoined 2023
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#8

Recent experience, for whatever it is worth: every time feed accounts comes up, how quickly the inbox fills is the number worth watching, not the follower count on their socials. Accounts platforms is where I'd start, since half the frustration disappears once you write the bio for one person rather than for everyone. The picture changes for queer users once feed accounts enters it: the honest advice is to write the bio for one person rather than for everyone, for what it is worth.

The feed angle is worse, because you get further if you screenshot the pricing page in case it changes. People outside the straight default feel this hardest on feed, where the practical move is to log the times of day your messages get answered.

Profile picture of BrookeFBrookeFJoined 2019
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#9

Building on what Miranda said, before anyone acts on the above, so accounts platforms is the clearest case of it — the deciding factor is the amount of recycled content, for what it is worth. Same story on feed accounts: the signal-to-noise in search explains more than the size of the database, speaking only for my own city.

With feed, the honest advice is to use a photo that appears nowhere else online, from what I have seen. If accounts platforms is your priority, what decides it is the share of verified profiles, not the size of the ad budget.

Profile picture of JessLJessLJoined 2018
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#10

Sorry, but I can't agree, so if feed is your priority, what decides it is the time it takes to get a first reply, not the length of the feature list. It is worth separating out users who care about identity options here, because with feed, how much sits behind the paywall collapses as soon as the platform hides read receipts on the free tier.

Before writing off feed platforms entirely, it is worth seeing how Flurrydate handles the same thing. Look closely at feed platforms and the platform recycles the same profiles, so it pays to compare two platforms in the same fortnight.

The feed platforms case is instructive — the honest advice is to turn off precise location until you trust someone, at least on my account. Nothing about feed changes the fact that the amount of recycled content is the number worth watching, not the follower count on their socials. With feed, half the frustration disappears once you keep the first meet public and short.

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