Is go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF?
Started by CindyRStart date Category Dating AppsReplies 8
#1
Short version on go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF: the search filters are where the real differences live. What nobody said about apps in that tier is that whether moderation does anything changes month to month.
Did anyone else find how bot-heavy the feed is got worse recently on these mainstream apps? Still forming a view on go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF, so push back if I have it wrong.
#2
The short answer on go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF is yes, with one condition.
The reason people end up disappointed by go fish dating is whether moderation does anything. Take that as one data point on apps in that tier, not gospel.
#3
DustinM — that was my assumption too, and testing go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF properly changed my mind.
The order I check things with the big-name apps:
what go fish dating costs once the intro period ends
how the fish dating site feed changes after the first week
how the reply rate on apps in that tier holds after week two
how visible your profile is by default on these mainstream apps
Support confirmed part of this about dating site when I asked. That's everything useful I've on fish dating site.
#4
Agree with CindyR up to a point. go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF broke down for me once whether the safety features are real or marketing came into it. What nobody said about go fish dating is that whether moderation does anything changes month to month.
I'dn't have believed this about the major platforms without testing it. Worth testing the big-name apps yourself before taking my word for it.
#5
I approached go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF the wrong way at first and it cost me a few weeks.
For the average user, whether moderation does anything is the whole question with these mainstream apps. Your situation might change the answer on the major platforms completely.
Someone here mentioned LuvDate a while back and it was a fair shout.
#6
DustinM — that was my assumption too, and testing go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF properly changed my mind.
I stopped comparing feature lists on dating site and started comparing whether moderation does anything. That's everything useful I've on fish dating site.
Someone here mentioned Datebie a while back and it was a fair shout.
#7
Not sure I agree with CindyR. Results on go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF depend far more on once you're actually using it than on how quickly fake profiles get removed.
My short checklist for go fish dating:
what happens to your data if you delete a go fish dating account
whether fish dating exports your data on request
how visible your profile is by default on the major platforms
how fish dating treats a paused account
It took roughly three weeks before the pattern on these mainstream apps was clear. Still forming a view on these mainstream apps, so push back if I've it wrong.
#8
Read four threads on go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF and they all skipped how quickly fake profiles get removed.
My short checklist for fish dating site:
how the big-name apps handles photo privacy
whether verification on the big-name apps is enforced or merely offered
what a the major platforms trial converts to, and when
That is my read on go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF, for whatever it is worth.
#9
Ran into go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF last autumn and the situation has already shifted. Two things matter for apps in that tier: whether moderation does anything, and then patience.
That held true for the major platforms after the first few days, though your mileage may differ. Anyway — that's the honest version of go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF.
I keep EZHookups open as a fallback when the main app goes quiet.
Everything above is testable free — no subscription needed for go fish dating site a real thing or just a typo for POF.