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ORIGINAL: ravishers
System can be changed though..if it is not functional

@ lady pact

Many scammers have multiple or alike accounts witht he same ingo.
I pressuem you have only 1 account?

Right now there are lot of profiles advertsisng for an other bdsm website .. with something like Http:// xxx.nl.ua
A spamfilter could get these out..as soon as there are multiple entrances over more then1 profile.

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ORIGINAL: handonyourneck

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Certainly. I will share the reasons/complaints I've encountered from clients I've done similar work for in the past.

1) Advertisers want accurate member counts. Artificially inflating your member base can cost you money and your sites credibility.
2) Fake accounts that upload images use up valuable storage and bandwidth, which cost you money.
3) If the object of a personals site (even a BDSM one) is to grow its member base (which it is), ensuring the accounts on your site are actual people should be an integral part of your business practice. Nobody wants to invest time wading through fake accounts and fake emails.
4) Exposing your members to these fake accounts leaves them vulnerable to phishing and other online scams will eventually lead to site abandonment. Not everyone is savvy enough to spot them. Being party to someone getting ripped off, even unintentionally, can hurt a site's reputation.
5) It hurts your credibility with the internet at large. I don't know any business owner who would enjoy googling his business only to find entire sites devoted to exposing the very fake accounts we're discussing here. I also don't know many business owners who would want to network their site with a site that can't keep a handle on this kind of activity. Circulation of traffic is the lifeblood of this business. I direct to you, you direct to me, we all make money.
6) Fake accounts can get you blacklisted with search engines and toolbars.

Those are just off the top of my head.

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact

MP and I could absolutely create a couples profile and have a lot of the same lines/phrases. Probably because I'd be the one writing it.

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ORIGINAL: ravishers

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OK, so you are acting like a 2 yr old having a temper tantrum, raising your voice to no one who can help you rather than actually trying to accomplish something.

all resistances once started with 1 voice
we have great examples of that lately in the news..

I wonder why so many discussion turn so personal so fast.

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ORIGINAL: handonyourneck

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl


In other words.... there isnt anything the site can do beyond vetting... and unless you are willing to start paying to use the site, thats not going to happen.

So, utilize your block feature and move on.

I do this for a living so yes, there are many things a site can do to. Keyword flagging, pattern recognition, challenge/response questions, etc.

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ORIGINAL: MisterP61



Yes, this is true. I am horrible about profiles. Go ahead and read mine and you will see.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

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ORIGINAL: handonyourneck

Seriously. How do you use a site where 95% of the messages and profile views you receive are CLEARLY spam accounts? At the very least they could flag accounts with the SAME URL in every profile description or members that claim to be "native american" and are clearly not.

Make room for me, Tazz.
Pst... some of us are native american. And yet I look "white".

Go figure.

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ORIGINAL: jlf1961

Personally, I think a system should be developed so that the computer from which a spam account originates from can be tracked down and then the computer owner's home is attacked by an elite squad of individuals who will fill the home to the ceiling with banana pudding.