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By *ittleBoPeeping OP   Woman
3 weeks ago

Galway, Clare

I have a couple of questions I'd love help with, please

Firstly, WHY is it so hard for men to get a meet on this site? Are all the women just fake???

Ok.. JOKING!!!! My actual questions are..

Is it possible to block people with no profile pics to view my profile?

Also, I'm sure I have my filters set so people have to have public pics to message me but they're still getting through. And we haven't messaged previously. Is there a way around this?

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By *acd03Man
3 weeks ago

Naughtyville

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By *ohnFKMan
3 weeks ago

Where the Streets Have No Name


"I have a couple of questions I'd love help with, please

Firstly, WHY is it so hard for men to get a meet on this site? Are all the women just fake???

Ok.. JOKING!!!! My actual questions are..

Is it possible to block people with no profile pics to view my profile?

Also, I'm sure I have my filters set so people have to have public pics to message me but they're still getting through. And we haven't messaged previously. Is there a way around this?

"

Yes, there is an option to block messages from profiles without any public pics (At least I think there is?🤔). Just double check your filters..

As for your first question...that remains a mystery 🤷‍♂️😜

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By *acd03Man
3 weeks ago

Naughtyville

Click account..... message filters...... then scroll down to the last 4 on the list......to do with public pics, veri status etc etc.

Still the odd one gets through though, as you mentioned 🤦

Hope this helps 🫡👍

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By *owwow909Woman
3 weeks ago

La La Land

I don’t see any way to block them. I have all the filters up and get messages with no profile pics and friends only pics

I just block and delete but it’s a pain. Also no one reads bios so no point in having them either.

I have on mine, clearly stating not meeting and all I get is wanna meet. I don’t take fab seriously and use it when I’m bored,, but it’s a joke of a place. Even if I wanted a meet I wouldn’t accept one from a message, I’d wait to meet someone at an event/party as I’ve no interest in all the vetting worry that involves meeting someone solely online. Verifications also mean nothing to me, so many are fake.

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By *owwow909Woman
3 weeks ago

La La Land

Sorry didn’t mean to vent that much

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By *adger BrocMan
3 weeks ago

Co. Cork

Open to correction, as always, but I understand "message filters" only prevent the selected group from messaging you or replying directly to your posts on the forums and does not prevent anyone from viewing your profile.

The only way you can stop someone from looking at your profile is to block them specifically.

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By *ealitybitesMan
3 weeks ago

Belfast


"Open to correction, as always, but I understand "message filters" only prevent the selected group from messaging you or replying directly to your posts on the forums and does not prevent anyone from viewing your profile.

The only way you can stop someone from looking at your profile is to block them specifically.

"

Message filters don't prevent anyone from replying directly on the forums. Even a block doesn't as long as you don't specifically refer to being blocked.

Blocking anyone with no public pics isn't sure proof as all they have to do it make one pic public long enough to send the message and then hide it again

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By *adger BrocMan
3 weeks ago

Co. Cork


"Open to correction, as always, but I understand "message filters" only prevent the selected group from messaging you or replying directly to your posts on the forums and does not prevent anyone from viewing your profile.

The only way you can stop someone from looking at your profile is to block them specifically.

Message filters don't prevent anyone from replying directly on the forums. Even a block doesn't as long as you don't specifically refer to being blocked.

Blocking anyone with no public pics isn't sure proof as all they have to do it make one pic public long enough to send the message and then hide it again "

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Luckily I said I was open to correction.

Message filters may not prevent you from replying privately to posts on the forums but being block certainly does.

Posting a "reply and quote " to the post of someone who has you blocked leaves you open to being reported for attempting to get around being blocked and could lead to you receiving a forum ban.

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By *inacWoman
3 weeks ago

Cahir

I have it so that people with no profile pics can’t contact me; the odd one gets through. I wonder if they put one up temporarily then delete it straight away? I mean, just take a picture of a plant in that case but we’re not dealing with the sharpest crayons here…

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By *orknmindy21Couple
3 weeks ago

Newtownards

I'm afraid the majority of men ate fake and more often than not married or have a partner

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By *ealitybitesMan
3 weeks ago

Belfast


"Open to correction, as always, but I understand "message filters" only prevent the selected group from messaging you or replying directly to your posts on the forums and does not prevent anyone from viewing your profile.

The only way you can stop someone from looking at your profile is to block them specifically.

Message filters don't prevent anyone from replying directly on the forums. Even a block doesn't as long as you don't specifically refer to being blocked.

Blocking anyone with no public pics isn't sure proof as all they have to do it make one pic public long enough to send the message and then hide it again

....

Luckily I said I was open to correction.

Message filters may not prevent you from replying privately to posts on the forums but being block certainly does.

Posting a "reply and quote " to the post of someone who has you blocked leaves you open to being reported for attempting to get around being blocked and could lead to you receiving a forum ban.

"

Only if you are making an issue of the block and are aware that you are actually blocked.

I have replied to numerous people on here and wasn't aware that I was blocked. None of them drew my attention to it.

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By *electableicecreamMan
3 weeks ago

The West


"I have a couple of questions I'd love help with, please

Firstly, WHY is it so hard for men to get a meet on this site? Are all the women just fake???

"

The biggest problem is women and couples blocking us with filters.

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By *ionycusMan
3 weeks ago

Babylon

A NUKE option would be awesome, delete every presence of someone you had blocked. Just a picture of a pineapple and in place of the text #######... I have my reasons but won't bore you all today ❤️

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By *adger BrocMan
3 weeks ago

Co. Cork


"Open to correction, as always, but I understand "message filters" only prevent the selected group from messaging you or replying directly to your posts on the forums and does not prevent anyone from viewing your profile.

The only way you can stop someone from looking at your profile is to block them specifically.

Message filters don't prevent anyone from replying directly on the forums. Even a block doesn't as long as you don't specifically refer to being blocked.

Blocking anyone with no public pics isn't sure proof as all they have to do it make one pic public long enough to send the message and then hide it again

....

Luckily I said I was open to correction.

Message filters may not prevent you from replying privately to posts on the forums but being block certainly does.

Posting a "reply and quote " to the post of someone who has you blocked leaves you open to being reported for attempting to get around being blocked and could lead to you receiving a forum ban.

Only if you are making an issue of the block and are aware that you are actually blocked.

I have replied to numerous people on here and wasn't aware that I was blocked. None of them drew my attention to it. "

...

And I have had a different experience.

But isn't that the absolutely wonderful thing about being on fab. We all get to have our own unique interaction with the site.

🌈

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
3 weeks ago

There and Here


"Open to correction, as always, but I understand "message filters" only prevent the selected group from messaging you or replying directly to your posts on the forums and does not prevent anyone from viewing your profile.

The only way you can stop someone from looking at your profile is to block them specifically.

Message filters don't prevent anyone from replying directly on the forums. Even a block doesn't as long as you don't specifically refer to being blocked.

Blocking anyone with no public pics isn't sure proof as all they have to do it make one pic public long enough to send the message and then hide it again

....

Luckily I said I was open to correction.

Message filters may not prevent you from replying privately to posts on the forums but being block certainly does.

Posting a "reply and quote " to the post of someone who has you blocked leaves you open to being reported for attempting to get around being blocked and could lead to you receiving a forum ban.

"

Only if it's a direct attempt to circumvent the block, to further aggravate, etc. A normal on-topic forum interaction with someone who has blocked you should not ordinarily result in a forum ban.

OP, the filters are message filters only - you can't stop a whole subset of members from viewing your profile. The only way is to block each person individually.

The message filter for public photos includes the profile picture but as RB said already it's easy to bypass and that probably explains why you occasionally get messages from profiles without public photos.

I rarely, if ever, look at who has viewed my profile as it's kinda irrelevant so I stay in blissful ignorance 😊

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By *electableicecreamMan
3 weeks ago

The West

I remember there was a woman on here that was giving out that people she had blocked were replying to her in threads. A mod chimed in to say that was perfectly fine as long as the person wasn't trying to use the forum to circumvent the block and the reply was relevant to the thread.

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
3 weeks ago

Lucan


"I remember there was a woman on here that was giving out that people she had blocked were replying to her in threads. A mod chimed in to say that was perfectly fine as long as the person wasn't trying to use the forum to circumvent the block and the reply was relevant to the thread."

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
3 weeks ago

There and Here


"I remember there was a woman on here that was giving out that people she had blocked were replying to her in threads. A mod chimed in to say that was perfectly fine as long as the person wasn't trying to use the forum to circumvent the block and the reply was relevant to the thread."

Yep 👍

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By *ittleBoPeeping OP   Woman
3 weeks ago

Galway, Clare


"I remember there was a woman on here that was giving out that people she had blocked were replying to her in threads. A mod chimed in to say that was perfectly fine as long as the person wasn't trying to use the forum to circumvent the block and the reply was relevant to the thread."

And as RB said above, we generally have no idea whether a person has another blocked or not so I would think circumventing filters isn't in most people's minds..

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By *iscuits8Man
3 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham


"I rarely, if ever, look at who has viewed my profile"

Phew

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By *ildarekinkstersCouple
3 weeks ago

kinkytown

We have that filter and we do get mails from profiles without public pictures. Always put it down as people changing their pics to public to mail and then switching them back.

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By *inky Bear and VicsCouple
3 weeks ago

Northern Ireland

We have that filter too and we get blank profile pics all the time. Maybe it doesn't work at all?

While we are here, would it kill them to upload a pic of a sunset or a beach or anything. If there's such minimum effort put into this it's not a good sign overall. It's lazy.

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By *ealitybitesMan
3 weeks ago

Belfast


"We have that filter too and we get blank profile pics all the time. Maybe it doesn't work at all?

While we are here, would it kill them to upload a pic of a sunset or a beach or anything. If there's such minimum effort put into this it's not a good sign overall. It's lazy. "

You have to be in any pics you upload

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By *s LollyWoman
3 weeks ago

The pub then supermacs ...

Ive my filters set as tight as a ducks ass, every filter that's available set yet the blank silhouette profile's still get through🤷

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By *ionycusMan
3 weeks ago

Babylon


"Ive my filters set as tight as a ducks ass, every filter that's available set yet the blank silhouette profile's still get through🤷 "

Must be just too damn sexy Lolly, they can't help themselves

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
3 weeks ago

There and Here


"We have that filter too and we get blank profile pics all the time. Maybe it doesn't work at all?

While we are here, would it kill them to upload a pic of a sunset or a beach or anything. If there's such minimum effort put into this it's not a good sign overall. It's lazy. "

The filter is just "no public photos". Those with no profile picture can still message if they have other public photos.

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By *inky Bear and VicsCouple
3 weeks ago

Northern Ireland

I suspected that but it also begs the question why Fab doesnt have that filter as well. Although they are easy enough to delete without reading.

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