Ive just seen the message about the chatrooms being free for a week.
I assume this is to try and entice some new members . Im all for that but would like to raise a few points.
The site has become noticeably top heavy with single males in the last few months. Although I am one (he he ) , there does seem to be a number of good couples / females who Ive got to know , who are drifiting off the site , and it will have a knock on effect . I know the bottom line is the site wants members to make money, but the bigger picture has to be taken into consideration. Lack of couples / females, will drive more males to other (far cheaper) sites.
Whilst I appreciate its almost impossible to verify , it wouldve been good to have had the free week just for couples and single females ?
As most of us are fee paying members , does that mean we will get our membership extended for 8 days free of charge ? That seems only fair.
I dont how mucg of an impact the free viewing will cause, but at a time when a lot of people are on holiday and will get chance to use the site more, it will be frustrating if paying members cant get into rooms becuase of this. Maybe the free access should be given to one specific main room e.g. The Pool ?
In our experience this sort of freebie only creates problems for the users of the chatroom.
We tend to stay away during the free week.
Thinking back it takes a short while to get used to these chat rooms. So many others chat facilities are so poorly moderated and destroyed by fools that folk take time to adjust.
I welcome the new influx and am glad that the NO directing advice has been clarified.
I think the pool regulars who may feel "our" room is being invaded should take refuge in one of the rooms at the end of the entry list where newbies will only fear to tread once they have found their feet.
We are rarely in thepool, prefering the hidden depths of the lower down rooms :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
I suppose a series of 'free' chat rooms could have been set up, for the use of those interested. Thus kettling them into an area that doesn't interfere with the normal running of the site.
Perhaps that would have made this issue, a non issue.
Judging by tonight it is a bad idea.
Everything is clogged up with single guys.
Really, wow, that never happened on any of the other free weeks!
Any problems with any member, New/Old or a Freebie if they are reported (Report button at the bottom of there profile)
Any reports are all looked into and dealt with the same as it has always been and the same as when the chat rooms have been opened up to free members for a period of time in the past.
Maybe stop free trial ones being able to whisper? It is quite annoying when you get 3 or 4 you have never even spoken to sending you random messages all at once-before you even get in the room properly. Just a thought.
Free chat week means more numpties than normal to ignore - not a problem i've been doing it for years. Does mean i leave my cam off now though simply to cut down the whispers (yes i know we can control them more now).
However the site crashing out constantly not just for me and blue on seperate computers but a large number of others in the Pool and elsewhere both Saturday and Sunday nights is already a pain. I gave up last night and that annoys me that as a paying member the crashing may well be tied up with the larger influx of numbers coming in who arent paying for the service at the moment.
I have given up, the reliability problem is doing my cake in.
A week is a very long time in swinging...............