FabSwingers.com forum: Fake profiles

By *omuk1977 OP Man
over a year ago

Aldershot

Is anyone on here in agreement that perhaps free membership shouldn't be allowed as it attracts all the horny d*unken wasters for about 12 hours who after have cum and satisfied their urges leave!!! Thoughts??

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By *oodymonsterMan
over a year ago

Near Shrewsbury

Agreed

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By *oloandsaabWoman
over a year ago

Essex

"Is anyone on here in agreement that perhaps free membership shouldn't be allowed as it attracts all the horny d*unken wasters for about 12 hours who after have cum and satisfied their urges leave!!! Thoughts??"

Block new profiles, simple

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

24 hour approval process for all new profiles and all photos.

Give the site a chance to eradicate time wasters and fakes.

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By *inful xWoman
over a year ago

In a sleepy little village

Filters and common sense will help you out with fakes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No I don't agree, if you don't want people who leave after 12 hrs contacting you then set your message filters to filter them out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Filters and common sense will help you out with fakes "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Horny d*unken wasters aren't the same thing as fakers at all, imho.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Central

Raised as an 'issue' every couple of weeks, introduction of a site fee would massively reduce the amount of users here, making the site worse Imo.

Fewer users means that there's a reduction in choice and fraudulent fake profiles could still pay, possibly meaning that the proportion of fake to genuine users could increase.

If you like to support the site financially, take site supporter membership and just meet people who have done the same - you may find different results.

It's sensible to implement common sense and behavior on any internet site and assume that it's 100% your own responsibility to out scams etc. It will never disappear as an internet problem.

Alternatively just use swinging clubs.

100% against a fee.

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By *otSoNewWalesCoupleCouple
over a year ago

South Wales

Free membership should mean dramatically reduced functionality and access. It should allow you to get a feel for what Fab is all about, but you certainly shouldn't be allowed to treat it as free porn and should have very little access to interact with full members until you show a commitment to become photo validated etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Free membership should mean dramatically reduced functionality and access. It should allow you to get a feel for what Fab is all about, but you certainly shouldn't be allowed to treat it as free porn and should have very little access to interact with full members until you show a commitment to become photo validated etc."

It's easy as anything though to set filters so that new members, free members, no-photo members, unverified members etc are unable to message you, if that is how you would like the site to be for you.

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By *otSoNewWalesCoupleCouple
over a year ago

South Wales

Indeed. And yet as this and countless other threads show, fake profiles and timewasters are a serious issue for many genuine Fabbers. So filters are only partly tackling the problem.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Filters and common sense will help you out with fakes "

Absolutely spot on!

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
Forum Mod
over a year ago

My Own Little World

I was on a pay site 6-7 years ago, set up my free single fem profile, set up 1 for my hubby too.

Strangely he received a message from my profile asking if he wanted to meet up. It would only cost him a £40-50 per month subscription to reply.

But here's the thing, I never sent any messages, the site was using my profile to message guys and rake in the ££s.

I deleted both profiles straight away, but I wouldn't discount the possibility that my pic is still on there somewhere.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Indeed. And yet as this and countless other threads show, fake profiles and timewasters are a serious issue for many genuine Fabbers. So filters are only partly tackling the problem."

If someone has filtered out free members but is still having problems with fakes and time wasters, it would seem to follow that making fab a pay-only site solves nothing.

I'm against it anyway. I don't believe that somebody being a paid member is any guarantee of their being genuine or that they won't mess anybody around. Also I think that fake/timewaster often translates as "decided not to meet me" or "met me but wouldn't have sex with me".

I've had some great meets with newbies and freebies.

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

"Raised as an 'issue' every couple of weeks, introduction of a site fee would massively reduce the amount of users here, making the site worse Imo.

Fewer users means that there's a reduction in choice and fraudulent fake profiles could still pay, possibly meaning that the proportion of fake to genuine users could increase.

If you like to support the site financially, take site supporter membership and just meet people who have done the same - you may find different results.

It's sensible to implement common sense and behavior on any internet site and assume that it's 100% your own responsibility to out scams etc. It will never disappear as an internet problem.

Alternatively just use swinging clubs.

100% against a fee.

This.

If people used the tools Fab provides they'd have a lot less angst in their lives. ..

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By *traightguy101Man
over a year ago

Darlington

You can adjust your settings to search for those who are site supporters, can't you?

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I think it'd increase the amount of entitlement. I can't speak for anyone else, but I already get messages from guys who think that because I'm on a swinging/sex site I'm not allowed to say no to them. I've also read people thinking that being a site supporter means they should have an easier time of it. I'm against the idea.

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

"I think it'd increase the amount of entitlement. I can't speak for anyone else, but I already get messages from guys who think that because I'm on a swinging/sex site I'm not allowed to say no to them. I've also read people thinking that being a site supporter means they should have an easier time of it. I'm against the idea. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a new genuine man to this site, I totally agree. There are a good number who create an account for a day or so, get a bit of excitement and then delete account. Then people like ourselves can enjoy the site and have great times.

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

Well put x

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By *G CoupleCouple
over a year ago

kent

No don’t agree. If we was forced to pay to join, we wouldn’t be on here. Others probably feel the same.

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By *entralscotscpl7Couple
over a year ago

Falkirk

As has been said on the previous 700 threads on this subject.

No.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As has been said on the previous 700 threads on this subject.

No."

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By *ynonvalleyboyMan
over a year ago

merthyr

I recognise a few who rejoin as site supporters

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By *ndrewkoMan
over a year ago

Bournemouth

common sense helps a lot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No I don't agree, if you don't want people who leave after 12 hrs contacting you then set your message filters to filter them out."

Maybe the op isn't so much concerned about them contacting him,perhaps more concerned with himself contacting them,in his horny d*unken state

Learn some self control.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

a simple message rating system Could solve most of the problems

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *ittle Pocket PerveWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

People should be responsible for their own bad choices... It's not the site's fault if a fabber doesn't turn up, or decides they really don't like you! they are not babysitters!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"People should be responsible for their own bad choices... It's not the site's fault if a fabber doesn't turn up, or decides they really don't like you! they are not babysitters! "

Exactly,too many over keen letting themselves open to a fall,then blaming the site.wise up.

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By *oodnitegirlWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

"As a new genuine man to this site, I totally agree. There are a good number who create an account for a day or so, get a bit of excitement and then delete account. Then people like ourselves can enjoy the site and have great times."

The irony

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

The irony"

I was about to say the same thing.

This has started my day with a

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

"a simple message rating system Could solve most of the problems "

How? I'm interested to understand how you think this would solve most of the problems.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Like it free with option to support which I did previously but no difference to meets.

Would like ALL profiles photo verified by Fabswingers

. That would get rid of fakers. How many actually bother to report them ?

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Like it free with option to support which I did previously but no difference to meets.

Would like ALL profiles photo verified by Fabswingers

. That would get rid of fakers. How many actually bother to report them ? "

It's my understanding that a mod looks at every picture (apart from direct) that goes on the site.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As you know verified photo needs face & website id. Lots don't bother. Asked by lady today if I had a verified meet ( previous time here ) she had one this month but no verified photo.

Who do you trust a verified photo or meet ?

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"As you know verified photo needs face & website id. Lots don't bother. Asked by lady today if I had a verified meet ( previous time here ) she had one this month but no verified photo.

Who do you trust a verified photo or meet ?

If I'm in any doubt I look at the verifiers, how well are they verified etc. I'd probably trust a meet (unless I had suspicions it was fake) over photo verification. Photo verification is just, this is a real person or couple who matches the gender(s) on the profile. A meet verification is "I met this person and at a minimum they are more or less as their profile claims". I'd prefer both, but meet is more important (and published better than not).

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By *udewhennudeMan
over a year ago

newport

I don't trust photo verified, many of the obviously fake profiles have been photo verified. I only trust several meet verifications if they look legit. Otherwise it's at least a telephone call.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As you know verified photo needs face & website id. Lots don't bother. Asked by lady today if I had a verified meet ( previous time here ) she had one this month but no verified photo.

Who do you trust a verified photo or meet ?

Our instincts

We aren't photo verified,nor do we ever plan to be

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I wasn't photo verified for awhile and one day was locked out of Fab until I did. It didn't help that (although I'd met at that stage) I'd asked to hold off on veris as I didn't want more attention than I was getting. I'm not going to speculate as to what happened, but, that's how I got photo verified.

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

"As you know verified photo needs face & website id. Lots don't bother. Asked by lady today if I had a verified meet ( previous time here ) she had one this month but no verified photo.

Who do you trust a verified photo or meet ?

A photo verification only agrees that the gender of the person matches the profile gender. It doesn't prove that it's true. Photo verifications are easily spoofed.

Meet verifications are really the only true test. Although I've heard of fake accounts verifying fake accounts, so it's a system that can be manipulated too.

I check meet veris and follow the trail if I have any suspicions....

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By *oodnitegirlWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Someone tried calling me a catfish earlier... until I pointed out a hundred and odd people say otherwise.

Meet veris are deffo where it’s at. (Don’t know how that helps the original post though!)

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

"Someone tried calling me a catfish earlier... until I pointed out a hundred and odd people say otherwise.

Meet veris are deffo where it’s at. (Don’t know how that helps the original post though!)"

You can add one more odd person after the Manchester social.

This also does not help the original post.

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

"As you know verified photo needs face & website id. Lots don't bother. Asked by lady today if I had a verified meet ( previous time here ) she had one this month but no verified photo.

Who do you trust a verified photo or meet ?

A photo verification only agrees that the gender of the person matches the profile gender. It doesn't prove that it's true. Photo verifications are easily spoofed.

Meet verifications are really the only true test. Although I've heard of fake accounts verifying fake accounts, so it's a system that can be manipulated too.

I check meet veris and follow the trail if I have any suspicions...."

He gets it.

We don't rate photo veries at all, anyone with an intent will soon figure out how to fake them.

Cam veries are suss too, easy to play a video loop into chat for a couple of minutes... we only rate them if we have seen them (both if its a couple) on cam and ask them to do something, like give a thumbs up.

Other than that, they need to have checkable (as in not hidden) veries from one or more people, and those people need to have a couple of checkable veries too.

Some say that's way over the top... but we are about to possibly travel, maybe even book a room, or turn up at someone's home, and potentially engage in something very intimate, we don't have the time, money and patience to waste.

And... the proof of the pudding... 10 years and not a single wasted journey.

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By *G CoupleCouple
over a year ago

kent

"As you know verified photo needs face & website id. Lots don't bother. Asked by lady today if I had a verified meet ( previous time here ) she had one this month but no verified photo.

Who do you trust a verified photo or meet ?

Don’t trust either now. Having been let down by both in our early days on here.

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