FabSwingers.com forum: Is The Sydney University Warning A Turn Off?

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

When you see that silly Sydney University warning that sooo many people put on their profile does it make you feel all

deflated... and turn you off the person or couple?

I can't help but feel it reflects poorly on the people who add it. Sometimes their write up about themselves is actually shorter than their warning to Sydney University lol

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

Find it a bit naff tbh but doesn't turn us off as such.

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

Nope because i tend to think that they have read others profile with the same stuff n thought that was the way to go, Safety wise

Gimp

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By *umpleteazerWoman
over a year ago

Flintshire

If it is otherwise a good profile it won't automatically turn me off, but if, as you say, the warning is longer than the profile then I do think that's a bit stupid, especially when there is no text or pics to even steal

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

my sydney university addition is more an invite than a warning lol

and yes ...very annoying when its one line about themselves and 10 lines to sydney bloody uni !!!

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

Is it designed to frighten people?

Her

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

whos sidney ??

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

"whos sidney ??

My social worker

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

We've add our own privacy warning just to be safe

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

my eyes just flick over it - not worth the copy and paste effort is it?

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

It makes me cringe

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

Hi... I'm from Sydney university on Cronulla beach.. surfs up!!!

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

To be fair, I have seen quite a few comical takes on it

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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

I wouldn't say it necessarily turns me off, but I do believe it's stupid, irrelevant and simply has no meaning. It also suggests a herd mentality.

And so to a degree, it reflects on the person who has added it to their profile, and imho, not in a good way.

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By * times sexyCouple
over a year ago

Staffs

"When you see that silly Sydney University warning that sooo many people put on their profile does it make you feel all

deflated... and turn you off the person or couple?

I can't help but feel it reflects poorly on the people who add it. Sometimes their write up about themselves is actually shorter than their warning to Sydney University lol

Totally agree with you. Amazed that this worthless piece of Tosh is still being used after all these years. It appears people just follow like sheep BAAA !! dont they realise how many pictures are copied from sites like this every day by geeks wanking over their laptops pretending to be a supermodel or Bradd Pitt then posting them up on sites like Facebook etc !! come on people wake up and smell the coffee !!

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

"I wouldn't say it necessarily turns me off, but I do believe it's stupid, irrelevant and simply has no meaning. It also suggests a herd mentality.

And so to a degree, it reflects on the person who has added it to their profile, and imho, not in a good way."

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By *luezuluMan
over a year ago

Suffolk

"When you see that silly Sydney University warning that sooo many people put on their profile does it make you feel all

deflated... and turn you off the person or couple?

I can't help but feel it reflects poorly on the people who add it. Sometimes their write up about themselves is actually shorter than their warning to Sydney University lol

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hey I had a wank yesterday, does that mean you think I look like Brad Pitt, wow thanks for that

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

Great thread

Restored my faith in forum users lol

To me the "disclaimer" shows a high degree of naivity and sheep-like tendencies. So quite a good filter tbh.

I've tried to actively encourage Syd to use our pics (for a price per pixel) but the buggers ain't biting!

Perhaps they realise the worth of these cross-country disclaimers

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

Oops

Forgot to answer the OPs question

And the answer is a simple - Yes

Deflated is a good choice of word by the OP

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

"I wouldn't say it necessarily turns me off, but I do believe it's stupid, irrelevant and simply has no meaning. It also suggests a herd mentality.

And so to a degree, it reflects on the person who has added it to their profile, and imho, not in a good way."

So well it may but don't forget when newbies register they may look at other profiles and think its needed and put it on the bottom of their profile so the herd cannot help it

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

Only if its the only thing on a profile however if they are verified its obviously no big deal to some is it

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By * for KinkMan
over a year ago

Bristol

"When you see that silly Sydney University warning that sooo many people put on their profile does it make you feel all

deflated... and turn you off the person or couple?

I can't help but feel it reflects poorly on the people who add it. Sometimes their write up about themselves is actually shorter than their warning to Sydney University lol

If Sydney University is undertaking research into swinging then they are taking their time. I suspect that it is, in reality, an urban myth and the sociologists at the University are laughing their socks off, inside their sandals.

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

"When you see that silly Sydney University warning that sooo many people put on their profile does it make you feel all

deflated... and turn you off the person or couple?

I can't help but feel it reflects poorly on the people who add it. Sometimes their write up about themselves is actually shorter than their warning to Sydney University lol

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maybe they don't know it's a load of tosh? In which case of give them the benefit of the doubt. Judging someone just because they have that on their profile sea bit stupid to me. When I started out I had it on mine as had no idea it was a load of crap.

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

I've made a living out of working at the Sydney research dept perving over all your profiles and pics ......

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

who is sydney ?

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

It wouldn't stop me meeting someone but I do think its silly. I find the made up ones with an attempt at humour as bad. When you've seen similar a hundred times its hardly unique or funny is it.

These people would never contact a lawyer to sue as their pics are hardly going to be used in a magazine answered they wouldn't spend the thousands of pounds it would cost to defend.

And how exactly is it keeping anyone safe. Get rid of it, it does make people sound stupid

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

I studied at Sydney Uni so its strange when I see it

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

It's bollocks and we all know nobody is taking legal action. If content from a profile is used.

Cut and paste at it's finest normally

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By *iss_Samantha_LovecockTV/TS
over a year ago

bmth /poole sometimes blandford

its often on a 1 or 2 line profile

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

it's laughable.....

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

"whos sidney ??

Them Tetly tea folk are time wasting picture collectors

No the warning doesn't bother me, problem is I don't read them most of the time, and some have taken the warning and made a humorous version that I only "see" if it comes up on the forum and I go and read it.

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

I'm not one for reading anything into a profile. Only a few things on a profile will put me off a man and an SU warning isn't one of them

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

It's daft but some people don't know it's pointless. They are just trying to protect themselves. They will learn.

I think the joke ones are dafter.

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

We see it more as someone who is following the crowd rather than trying to be informed. Admin have said many times before it's a waste of server space and could people take it down. The thing I have alway wondered is how much server space could be freed?

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

I just ignore it

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Hi... I'm from Sydney university on Cronulla beach.. surfs up!!!"

all this hate for sydney university... just as well I went to sydney polytechnic....

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

waste of text on a profile

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

It's a negative mark, but not a deal breaker

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

I take as much notice as I do of the health warnings on tobacco products

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

I'd like to think this thread has caused a few passers by to pull it off their profile

I agree it's not a deal breaker and everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt. But when someone's lovingly written a profile that makes you feel they're all sexy and intelligent and interesting...and then they stick this warning at the end...

I'm not being judgmental and would always give them the benefit of the doubt but when I come across the Sydney warning it casts a shadow of doubt across their intelligence, seeing as they apparently don't know how the internet works, and makes them look gullible and naive... are they really gonna spend all that money trying to pursue and sue someone for stealing a headless pic of their torso? It also begs the question...how much of the rest of their profile is copy and pasted?

So all in all I'd say it can't help but reflect poorly on the people who've added it...so maybe it's time to take it down guys

Oh and for all those lovely people who tried to spice it up by rewriting it in a funny way....sorry

but the minute I see the words 'Sydney University' I immediately presume it's the warning and don't bother reading it... maybe you'd be best off writing a different joke

If you've taken the Sydney warning off your profile because of this thread let us know here and we'll give you a round of applause...and, who knows, you might even get a few winks

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

sydney university.... what happened to him?? done some really comical threads he did

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

Yah.... Sydney U was a regular poster on here....not seen him for a bit!

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By *wiftieeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

"I wouldn't say it necessarily turns me off, but I do believe it's stupid, irrelevant and simply has no meaning. It also suggests a herd mentality.

And so to a degree, it reflects on the person who has added it to their profile, and imho, not in a good way.

So well it may but don't forget when newbies register they may look at other profiles and think its needed and put it on the bottom of their profile so the herd cannot help it

Well if that's the case, then people need to better aquaint themselves with the ways of the internet, instead of simply following the herd or flock!

Just my opinion.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

To the O.P.

Yes

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