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Contrary to popular opinion this site has not taken anything from standard members
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Contrary to popular opinion this site has not taken anything from standard members This post is only viewable by BBWMatchMate members. Join BBWMatchMate now! Following my advice may cause injury, insanity, financial loss, hemorrhoids, death and superpowers |
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A free membership here is similar to any other free sample given by a company. It's an inducement to try and get paying customers, not a human right. If a company has reps go to your local supermarket to give out free samples of a snack you are entitled to take the snacks they offer you. If you enjoy the snack and go back next looking for more they are under no obligation to keep giving themto you for free. When they stop giving them to you for free would you complain that they have taken your snacks away? That's just ridiculous, they haven't taken anything from you, they've stopped giving you free stuff. If you want more you're expected to pay at that point. This is the normal way of doing business. So when this site gives free members less than they were previously they also have not taken anything from you. They're still giving you free stuff, just not as much as before. Quit your bitching! Following my advice may cause injury, insanity, financial loss, hemorrhoids, death and superpowers
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I am a fee member and appreciate what is provided. Yes we are happy with more but that cause we as human are never happy with "just enough". Business is business and either respect it or feel free to leave.
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1/9/2020 2:43 pm |
Well, I agree on two points... following your advice may cause financial loss, and standard members are "Expected" to pay. However, you do not take into account some of the less desirable aspects of the site, such as the fake profiles, fake views and likes to entice you to buy and spend points or get membership, IMs that cost points but never get delivered, paying points to view a cam only to find out that they are on their phone, left the room, stay clothed for hours, and what the hell is the creepy puppet in the background????? Standard (not free) members pay points for all that shit, and yes, the points are reasonable, but that's not the point. I was a gold member, but the numbers don't lie. Females and couples make up only about 10 percent of the online population at any given time, so your chances to wind up in anything other than a sausage fest is pretty slim. There are dicks in the male cams, mostly dicks in the couples cams, and even the occasional dick in the female cams. If you discount the cam girls pandering for points, there are almost no females to even have a chance to meet. Other sites are not really any better, however, and occasionally you get a really good show on cam, so that is why I am a standard member. If you are getting your money's worth as a gold member, GREAT! I didn't, so now I pay next to nothing, expect next to nothing, and get next to nothing, and that suits me!
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"Quit your bitching!" You know that ain't gonna happen right? I mean, what else are the guys with no brains and no game gonna do but bitch. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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You know that those who bitch about the free stuff disappearing are still gonna bitch...right? Cause it's their right....  Sorry. I'm a free member, and there have been a few rare, odd times that the site has even gifted me a gold ball for a week or two. It was nice while it lasted. But it's not the end of the world that it no longer happens. There are still features I have access to, so it's good. Pagan  Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!
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Well, I agree on two points... following your advice may cause financial loss, and standard members are "Expected" to pay. However, you do not take into account some of the less desirable aspects of the site, such as the fake profiles, fake views and likes to entice you to buy and spend points or get membership, IMs that cost points but never get delivered, paying points to view a cam only to find out that they are on their phone, left the room, stay clothed for hours, and what the hell is the creepy puppet in the background????? Standard (not free) members pay points for all that shit, and yes, the points are reasonable, but that's not the point. I was a gold member, but the numbers don't lie. Females and couples make up only about 10 percent of the online population at any given time, so your chances to wind up in anything other than a sausage fest is pretty slim. There are dicks in the male cams, mostly dicks in the couples cams, and even the occasional dick in the female cams. If you discount the cam girls pandering for points, there are almost no females to even have a chance to meet. Other sites are not really any better, however, and occasionally you get a really good show on cam, so that is why I am a standard member. If you are getting your money's worth as a gold member, GREAT! I didn't, so now I pay next to nothing, expect next to nothing, and get next to nothing, and that suits me! I don't advise anyone to pay for the site, I said people should stop complaining. Following my advice may cause injury, insanity, financial loss, hemorrhoids, death and superpowers
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1/9/2020 3:03 pm |
True statements, IVF, yea, I take back the financial loss statement, apologies. I did get around to the stop bitching part...……………………………………... eventually.
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1/9/2020 7:48 pm |
And then there are those, like me, who couldn't care less if we tried
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Its all about adaptability. Im quite accustomed to making do of nothing. My goals are to be flexible and figure out a way to adapt.~~
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Well, it depends on how far you go back. Business models change as the customer base changes so you have to make changes to keep the business afloat. IMs used to be free. Standard members used to be able to watch cams for free. Neither of those things are free now, they all cost points.
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Well, if you talk to those who have been here a really long time... profiles were free, but not unlimited; emails were free, but not unlimited; IMs were free and unlimited; service was great; and TOS were strictly applied. Bloggers and posters earned points, and standard members earned points for lots of input and responses too. Paying members had benefits above the standard members - but not a whole lot. It was sorta like a drug dealer's business model - give them the candy, get them in the habit, get them hooked and then start charging for everything. So to say nothing was taken from standard members, is disingenuous at best. It's their site, so, it's their choice to charge - everyone else's choice to pay to play or to move on. But, if say Cox or Google - both who "give" free email accounts and service - load up their systems and servers with loyal customers and then shut down those services - the customers and the clients have lost that free service. Google is still going with their G-mail, Cox no longer accepts new email customers and lack of service is forcing existing email users to find better systems. What was a "free" part of standard membership, was in actuality a contract between all of these and their customers, clients, members - it was a part of their online members package, policies and their TOS. The benefits and services which were provided and agreed upon, were in fact, membership services. Pretty simple. It's not just a drug dealers model it is common for businesses to offer a free sample. You want to compare this site to google? Seriously? Googles business model is to sell your information. Is that what you want for this website? If not, the only other business model that justifies providing free access is to sell you something. There's a world of difference between limiting a free sample and taking something from someone else. Following my advice may cause injury, insanity, financial loss, hemorrhoids, death and superpowers
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IVFalternative replies on 1/11/2020 12:40 am: What made you think this website is different from any other business? I never said it was any different from any other business and I fully understand that due to the continually falling member numbers, revenue is obviously dropping dramatically. The subject of your blog post says, "Contrary to popular opinion this site has not taken anything from standard members". My reply to your post was to point out that the site has taken things away from standard members over the years as listed in my response - IMs, viewing member cameras as two examples.
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