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Quoting SinsualBlkDom:
I've found that the following two things should immediately raise Red Flags when beginning a dialog with a supposedly interested party: 1) Generic answers to Specific Questions: One of the first things I ask of person is just what it was in my profile that appealed or applied to them (I even tell them to do that in my actual ad). I've found that doing so greatly aids in determining if the person responding and I have similar goals here on InterracialMatch.com. If one of you is a paying member, if costs nothing for the person to respond fully to a clearly-presented question here on IMC. My experience has been that those who don't do that, but instead merely parrot whatever their own profile has in it either hasn't actually read your profile at all or doesn't regard what you have therein as important enough to address. In both instances, little good tends to come of that. 2) The "person" immediately wants to move the chat to another venue (say, "Y.hoo"): With the many improvements here on IMC, nowadays, it certainly doesn't hurt to begin a discussion by utilizing Chat thru this site first. A couple of chats here before moving offsite has done wonders to get a good feel for the person you're chatting with and weed out those of dubious intent. Spammers they tend to go for volume, so they'll quickly move onto easier prey Moreoften than not, you'll find both of the above presented within the very same mailing. I hope these observations can be of use to all here who're actually onsite to make a meaningful, eventually tangible connection.
I've found that the following two things should immediately raise Red Flags when beginning a dialog with a supposedly interested party: 1) Generic answers to Specific Questions: One of the first things I ask of person is just what it was in my profile that appealed or applied to them (I even tell them to do that in my actual ad). I've found that doing so greatly aids in determining if the person responding and I have similar goals here on InterracialMatch.com. If one of you is a paying member, if costs nothing for the person to respond fully to a clearly-presented question here on IMC. My experience has been that those who don't do that, but instead merely parrot whatever their own profile has in it either hasn't actually read your profile at all or doesn't regard what you have therein as important enough to address. In both instances, little good tends to come of that. 2) The "person" immediately wants to move the chat to another venue (say, "Y.hoo"): With the many improvements here on IMC, nowadays, it certainly doesn't hurt to begin a discussion by utilizing Chat thru this site first. A couple of chats here before moving offsite has done wonders to get a good feel for the person you're chatting with and weed out those of dubious intent. Spammers they tend to go for volume, so they'll quickly move onto easier prey Moreoften than not, you'll find both of the above presented within the very same mailing. I hope these observations can be of use to all here who're actually onsite to make a meaningful, eventually tangible connection.
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